VeGue Karaoke Machine, Bluetooth Speaker PA System for Adults & Kids with 2 Wireless Microphones, 8'' Subwoofer, Wireless Singing Machine for Christmas Party, Wedding, Gathering(VS-0866)

Why it's worth it

The VeGue VS-0866 pairs an 8-inch subwoofer with a 3-inch tweeter and two UHF wireless mics, plus a remote for playback control. It's shorter and lighter than our top pick and still rolls on swivel wheels with a pull rod.

The remote is the feature you'll use every single night. Play, pause, skip, all from wherever you're standing with a mic. On machines without one, somebody has to keep walking back to the speaker, which kills the momentum of a group singing together. It's a small piece of plastic that changes how the evening flows.

UHF wireless mics pair automatically the moment you switch everything on. No buttons, no menu. Hand one to a guest and they're singing. Independent treble and bass knobs let you dial back boominess in a small carpeted room or push the low end outdoors, and there's a separate mic volume control so one loud singer doesn't drown out the track.

From our review of 8 karaoke machines

What we like

• +The remote is the feature you'll use every single night
• +UHF wireless mics pair automatically the moment you switch everything on
• +It handles more inputs than most machines at this size
• +At roughly 23 inches tall it slides into a closet in a way our top pick doesn't

What to know

• –Battery life runs about 8 hours, a solid few hours behind the JYX
• –There's no HDMI here either, so lyrics live on your phone