Customer Ratings & Reviews

The speaker sounds and looks amazing, but it leaves much to be desired in the app. I feel there should be more visual modes that sync to the music and just more visual settings in general. Sometimes, the app takes forever to connect, which means it cannot be used. Lastly, I'd love the ability to just turn on & control the lights without my phone connecting to it and without the need for it to be plugged in. Hopefully the next Pulse can include these quality of life features. For now, it is great for parties and a beautiful centerpiece with a speaker!

I love the light and the app, sounds good, but only thing is not matching with the description is the battery lasts 3hrs on a loud volume which was not really cool about this product. Cheers

Received the product in good condition. Found a little scratch on the speaker body. Fun speaker to have

It sounds wonderful. Better than the older version this one replaced. I really love the light settings, the weather one is my favorite. I use it in my classroom to connect to my laptop. But the main drawback I feel it has, is that the volume buttons were removed. That’s why I gave it a 4. As far as how loud it can sound, the quality, and all of the other features, it’s an awesome speaker. I have many other JBL speakers and you may sacrifice a few things because you trade off for the lights, but even as an audiophile, I’m still impressed with this. I do also plan to use it for music and parties etc, but my students watch movies and lessons with it, and the sound really makes a difference. It fills my whole room and I’ve been asked to lower it a few times, so that’s gotta tell you something. I definitely still recommend it.

I would give this speaker 5 stars if it held a charge while using the light features. As long as the lights are off the speaker will play for about 20 hours. If the lights are on you get about 3-4 hours of use. The sound is excellent! Overall I’m very pleased with my purchase. I don’t use the light feature that often anyways. I use the speaker outside by the pool and it produces very clear sound and has held up well. I use the speaker daily and haven’t had any issue. The app is also user friendly.

Bought it for my husband this Christmas. He uses it everyday! The sound is great, it is a little heavy but works well and love the lights!!

Another good product by JBL, but let's be honest. This speaker's cool because of the lights. The app provides options for the lights, but only a couple are very good. JBL's XTREME, charge, and flip are all better options speaker wise in terms of sound and battery; however I can't help but enjoy the lights and the fireplace visual.

Would have been 5 stars but the smudges.. oh man the smudges. It also doesnt hold up to the previous model in outside environments. Additionally, the jbl link isnt cross compatible with the previous model. Other than these things its an amazing speaker. Sounds great and is sturdy.

The speaker is a great speaker with good updates to the previous version. The lighting effects are better then previous versions and they added in the JBL app different settings including EQ which is a 3 band. The speaker also has features of ambient noise you can play like the ocean, outdoors campfire etc. the notes the speaker produces are crisp and clear. The battery life is great. Some cons for this speaker are the JBL connect to other speakers being party mode only works with the last gen speaker line up not the 3s or older at least at this moment of review. Another con is when you have the speaker in rain or water in gets on it in general the water traps in the top grill and will make the sound quality worse until water is removed however the speaker works great still. USB C is lovely all in all I recommend the speaker I just wish it was a little cheaper by like 50 dollars

Love the lights and what it can do while playing music. Very expensive for the sound it puts out, but still has great depth of sound. Wish it had volume buttons on the speaker itself.

Great all around sound and nice lighting effects. Nothing super spectacular but for the price point I feel it’s pretty solid you get what you pay for.

I mainly bought the speaker for the light show but the sound quality is also a plus. I would rate this a 8/10. If you look for a good light show this speaker is for you!

I like the 360 sound, it’s pretty loud, it doesn’t hold charge the best but it’s not bad either.

[Employee of bestbuy] Really great deal considering it almost more than half off with a few small scratches but overall sounds loud and clear .

Good speaker, but my had issue with light so I retern it

Small but terrible means good compact design.Good sound,but I was expecting more bass.

Best bluetooth speaker for setting the mood at the pool, beach, campfire, party, and many more occasions. As far as sound quality, yes there some that outperform the JBL Pulse 5 in the same price range. However it's not by much. This thing BUMPS! For what it is, you won't be disappointed.

Works well, and would be great for parties. Has a sync feature to play in tune with multiple others of the same product. Only problem i have is, that it has difficulty connecting to the app if you switch bluetooth connection between different phones.

This is a good speaker. I upgraded from the pulse 4. This speaker has good base, charges fast, and I really like the different light options.

This product is a great purchase if you primarily want a cool looking speaker that sounds alright. However, if you want the very best audio quality for your money then ditch the lights and go for a different model.