JLab - Go Party Speaker Bluetooth Speaker with RGB Lighting - Black

Small, compact and great design, great sound for a low price BT speaker. This speaker has better battery life then higher priced competition. I have yet to find any reason to dislike it yet. To me this seems like an all pro no con speaker choice.

Very cheap price, price definitely does not reflect quality. It’s has very clear sound and it’s cool how it allows you to change the color rotation and all of the other settings for the color. Best speaker I have ever gotten.

JLab, a world-renowned manufacturer known for quality earbuds, headphones & portable speakers, introduced the Go Party Portable Bluetooth Speaker. Measuring 8.27" H x 3.74" W x 3.07" D, it weighs a miniscule 1.452 pounds, while packing a room full of sound from two 2" speakers & two 2" passive radiators. A handy carry strap & volume control knob on top add to the ideal design. This is the perfect speaker for poolside or outdoor party fun & is IP56 rated for protection from dust, rain & high pressure water. Attractive RGB lighting is customizable using the free JLab app. The built-in rechargeable battery is estimated to last 16 hours without the RGB lighting & 8 hrs. with the lighting. My test found this battery life to be realistic. Pairing with Bluetooth could not be easier. Press the power button, then search your smartphone Bluetooth list for JLab Go Party. Touch your phone to connect, after which the app will search for a firmware update. The JLab app controls RGB lighting, LabSync to combine up to 100 Go Party Speakers, equalizer to optimize sound, and many other parameters. Bass Boost (Eq preset # 3) sounds the best to my ears for most listening. CONCLUSION: JLab Go Party Bluetooth Speaker is the ideal portable speaker with great looks & sound for music on the go, incredible Bluetooth range, & earns my highest recommendation.

Really nice portable speaker. It feels well built and has some heft to it. Little con is there was no charging cable included at all. It uses a type C USB port to charge. Setting it up was super easy, turn on and goes into Bluetooth pairing mode, my phone picked it up immediately. If you want, you don't need to do anything else and start using it. However, if you download their Jlab app, you can further customize it, and more importantly, update its firmware (there was an update) which generally fixes hardware issues. With it you can also change its RGB lighting (really nice, has a nice diffuser on it), to different lighting modes (I like the music eq one). It also has EQ modes you can change too and its Labsync feature, where you can pair it with other Jlab speakers in tandem. You can also tune its battery saver where it will auto shut off after certain time of inactivity. You can use voice prompts too. I also love the easy control on the top, it has a wheel that spins for volume and buttons for play, pause etc. Now, onto the audio quality, I was greatly surprised at the nice amount of bass it has, for such a little speaker, it does sound boomy and clear. I love that is water resistant and its USB port has a nice plastic cover to avoid water going inside. Great little speaker for pool parties or just on the go. Only con is its not google home compatible, that's it. (oh, and no charging cable included).

This JLAP “Go Party” portable speaker has a good sound for smaller areas where you aren’t looking to bring down the house. It filled my living room at a higher volume and once I tweaked the equalizer with the JLAB app on my phone, I got it to sound just how I like it. The box contains the speaker and some directions to get you started that are typed on the inside of the box with a QR code to point you to a full manual should you need more information. I was a little surprised that a USB-C cord wasn’t included. I’m sure for most people this won’t be an issue but, if someone isn’t overly familiar with connectivity options or doesn’t have a lot of other technology, they may not have an extra one laying around that can be used for charging. When I powered it up, I was pleasantly surprised that the speaker was fully charged allowing me to connect and use it right away. It went into paring mode at power up and my phone immediately saw it. Because I have another JLAB product, I was already familiar with their app but if you don’t have it, be sure to download it to your phone or tablet, you’ll be able to tweak some of the sound settings and update the firmware, which mine did right away. The speaker is under a foot tall and a cylindrical shape that doesn’t take up much space at all. It has two full-range drivers and two passive woofers giving you some excellent stereo sound. On the top are the typical controls for playing, pausing, changing the track forward or back and a knob that you use for volume and pausing or playing the current media. There are also lights built into the top that you can change to different patterns which sync with the beat of the music. It boasts 16 hours of battery life but goes down to around 8 while the lights are on so just keep that in mind if you are trying to use it for a full day. Other features include the ability to setup multiple speakers in what is called “Labsync” allowing up to 100 JLAB speakers to be connected and synced at one time. There is a built-in microphone so you can use it to take calls or record memos. Additionally, it is rated at IP56 to make it water resistant which will keep it going in rain, on the boat or if it gets some water on it when by the pool but, it is not fully submersible. Overall, at this price point, with its compact size, battery life, and customizable sound options, you won’t be disappointed with this as an additional speaker for when on the go or just hanging out in a smaller contained area.