Having used the beats earphones both the in ear tour as well as over the ear studio I can say as per my preference of music(bass heavy) beats does a good job.
So when going in for a wireless portable speaker beats was one of the options along with bose soundlink mini.
Now comparing the two bose has good clarity even at higher volumes although the output is less.
The beats one is stylish and has a better output although it tends to loose out on some clarity at higher volumes however as per my preference the bass heavy performance was more pronounced.
The only bad I see about it was hissing at higher volumes when no audio is being played.
The beat beatbox is easy to use and setup, the remote ensures you are able to operate it from any where in the room.