JBL - Boombox Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Forest Green

After having one I wanted another. The stereo connect+ is good with app. control. Can be improved on connect ability. I only use these outdoors and think they are incredible for small to medium gatherings. I play Alternative, dance and reggae all requiring good drivers. Compliments my complicated playlist well. You’ll want 2 too.

Love it I take it out on my jet ski every time a couple of bungee straps and we are on the go no worries dropping it in the water.

Great speaker Good base good power And good connectivity

Is what i always wanted 24 hour of non stop music and is finally here love the bass

This will come in nicely during a brownout in the Philippines. Or on the beach. With my iPod touch connected through a cable, this plays all day & night. And it is LOUD. I play reggae music, so the bass is important. And this unit comes through excellently, irie mon.

Bar none, the best Bluetooth speaker on the market under $500! Incredible sound, waterproof and a 24 hour battery life make this a valuable piece for anyone who loves outdoors!

The following was my picking points on buying a new bluetooth/wired and wireless speaker: * Must produce ample loud sounds to fill at least 250ft room * Must be able to be powered by AC cord in case battery fails/runs out * Must be able to use bluetooth although I prefer WIFI such as google integration and/or alexa * Must have long battery life in this case being a truly Lithium ion powered speaker * Must be able to be portable/easily carried * Most important of all can battery be bypassed so you can use AC (because with all battery devices, the battery life is limited) Now everything else outside these bullet points are a bonus in the purchase! Let me just say I have found the speaker that i use 100% of the time now for music. This speaker is used more often than my home theater 400w subwoofer + satellite speaker system. The sound is so legit that I see no use to increase my home power watt usage just to listen to music. The BASS is what is so killer along with the HIGH RANGE TREBLE. I mean the BASS is what is really so phenomenal about this speaker, period. The passive radiators on both sides move in and out when sub sonic bass notes hit and the low end sounds it makes is just incredible for its size! So music/sound is really subjective and how do you really rate speakers in general? I do not use high end acoustic measuring tools to define how good speakers are, i leave that to technical pros who measure all frequency curves, etc. I do not bother with that but I will say this speaker just plays JAZZ, and rock music very, very, very well. I don't think it's even bad for POP music but for anything like smooth jazz, it just sounds A+! Although there is no EQ adjustments on the unit, you can simply use your app to adjust more bass/treble (from google home app) - this is not a good idea from purists/audiophile's perspective, however. They prefer flat EQ/no EQ. But since you can't adjust anything you really don't need to for this thing is really balanced well out of the box! The battery life on this thing lasts a long time - i got it around 13+ hours (at about 35% volume) and the best part is that it includes two USB ports for charging devices (no data) - and i hooked up a chromecast audio (via 3.5mm to the 3.5mm input on the JBL) so i can wifi transmit music from google easily. No need for built in but I'd rather have it built in. The bluetooth range is nice it works between walls 3 walls but I don't use bluetooth primarily when it is at home. Charging the unit takes a long while about 7-8 hours I got from being LOW. There are 5 LEDs to indicate battery capacity and it's located on the front bottom and is in white and very visible - EVEN when being AC powered. Doesn't bother me on bit, however. It is plugged into the wall for power 99% of the time, however. I will say there to me I don't notice a difference in performance when running off battery, however. Maybe slight loudness drop at max volume and speaking of max volume, this thing is LOUD. I will say it can blasts a huge room easily with music and distort ever so slightly based on the type of music you are playing but at max volume it's so loud your ears are gonna hurt first in a smaller room before you leave it at max levels. I have not played this thing outside so I can't comment on that. I'm very sure this will be heard half a mile away outside no doubt! You can hook up TWO of these speakers for a STEREO configuration via the JBL connect+ app! You can even link up to a crazy 100+ speaker combination (not stereo) to have multiple speakers play together via the JBL connect+ system. The speaker is IP67 rated so it can handle humidity/even being dunked in water (I did not do this myself but watched Jim's review room on youtube do this). I don't need that feature but it's a bonus! The speaker is just so good with the balance of high/mids/low especially the low end; it thumps hard when the right low notes get played. If you are questioning how good the bass is, trust me and buy this speaker and play your bass test track on it and you will be astonished to how good it is and you forget it is a PORTABLE SPEAKER! The size isn't too big and heavy either and the handle bar is perfect for transporting. So if you are in the market for a speaker that you can take with you and plug in power if you require more power, along with the best sound you cannot miss out on this JBL Boombox. I mean I didn't even get a chance to hear it in the best buy store because the demo unit was not working but after youtube reviewers claim it's so good, i gave it a chance and i'm telling you this speaker is the best bluetooth speaker bar none! I tried the overhyped Marshall speakers and I'm TRULY disappointed. the treble performance is there but the mids/low notes are lacking so badly. The stanmore II was nice build but man the performance is not in the same league as this JBL boombox!! Even the smaller JBL Extreme 2 sounded so much better than the Marshall's! So now here are the cons for me personally: * Looks - it doesn't look like a high end performing speaker - in fact it's quite ugly design; but having black unit it doesn't stand out in my black bookshelf so that's good. * The battery isn't full user replaceable but with it being able to be powered by AC I can't be too unhappy. Most likely due to the IP67 rating the unit is glued all together. And I don't think I've seen JBL directly sell a battery replacement. Perhaps you can find on ebay/3rd party if needed * I don't have a problem with weight but it isn't all that light for weak muscle men/women. This isn't a con but I wish they had some grille mesh to protect the side passive bass radiators in case of transporting you puncture those by accident! * No built in integration but has 3.5mm aux port. I wish it had alexa or google assistant built in. But I am using chromecast audio via 3.5mm so I can get wifi streaming easily anyway. IT does have some sort of voice integration but you have to push button on unit manually. * AC power brick is a bit bulky; wish it was integrated inside unit but then may add to even heavier weight of unit. * lastly the PRICE - I paid nearly $400 out the door on sale including taxes. So this is not a cheap bluetooth speaker. BUT given the sound quality/performance, this is the best $400 spent! So if you have the money to spend and want a portable+home speaker that can play music genres of all kinds and give you such great low notes and balanced mids/highs, look no further this speaker is really living up to the hype! I didn't even get a real listening test at the store but at home I realized I made the RIGHT decision and i'm so happy with this unit I may get a another one for STEREO configuration for even better stereo separation when/if it goes on sale again! This speaker gets a 5-star rating and not even that expensive onyx studio 4 or 5 can compare! This speaker is the BEST portable speaker bar none. JBL even has a larger one called the PARTY BOX! But that thing is a monster and for me this JBL Boombox is the best choice. PS - The JBL Boombox has option for TWO BLUETOOTH CONNECTIONS SIMULATANEOUSLY. You can BT connect from two separate devices and both can play music in turn.

This speaker is amazing! It's worth paying almost $500 for something that has amazing sound and bass and it's just amazing. Great for indoors and outdoors. Great for parties and family gatherings.