JBL - Pulse Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black

I bought this as a X-Mas gift for my girlfriend and she absolutely loves it. It is very loud, the colors and patterns are nice and enjoyable to watch. It seems to have good battery life and no problems connecting to Bluetooth, so she loves it and therefore I love it too!

When I saw this speaker I knew I had to have it. At $200 it's not for everyone or for every budget, but it's such a cool piece to have. All of my friends are always complimenting me on it and want one themselves. It's great to have for parties or to take to the pool. Sound is great, battery life is impressive for a speaker with a built-in LED light show, and it's easy to connect your phone/computer with. Would definitely recommend!

The lights on the JBL Pulse catches everyone's eye at first, but they've also been impressed by the sound. It can get pretty loud, but the bass isn't great. This can easily be solved by placing it near a wall or in a corner to get the sound to bounce off it. All of the controls are easily accessible on the top of the speaker (in a vertical position). You can turn on Bluetooth, cycle through the different light shows and colors by simply sliding your finger over the buttons. If you download the JBL Pulse app, you can control it from your phone as well as play music installed in your phone. The battery life seems to be pretty good, but not as long as described (I think 10 hours). That might be the case if you kept it on, then turned it off and used it again without charging, but I don't think it'll go 10 hours straight. You can turn off the lights to preserve batter life so that's a good option. It can still run for a good 3 hours straight, which is more than enough for a small house party. It can play and charge at the same time, but don't let it drain all the way because it may not have enough juice to connect to your phone and play music even when it's charging. Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase, considering it was $50 off when I bought it. For the price point of around $150 and the quality, I say it's a good buy and better than spending $200 to $300 for the latest JBL or Beats Pill. The lights alone separates it from those and it's also cheaper.

I bought this speaker a little over a month ago and I'm in love! I haven't had a portable speaker before and I for sure wanted one that was going to be great for my first one. The sound that comes from this thing is amazing! It doesn't need to be turned all the way up for me to hear it throughout my whole house and I love that! The sound is super clear and crisp. Of course the bass isn't going to be mind blowing on a portable speaker but it is good enough. It doesn't really take away from the music though so that's good. As for the lights they are bright and colorful and look so nice in a dark room. I absolutely love this speaker!

This speaker was purchased as a Christmas present for our 15 year old, to listed to music when he's out and about, such as the beach, soccer fields, etc. We currently own a JBL Charge and love that speaker, especially the convenience of being able to plug in a phone to the USB port to charge the device. The Pulse is sound is just as good as the Charge, but with the addition of the "light show", which is actually kinda cool. The user can switch through various light show modes, or even turn off the lights to increase the battery run time. This is also handy if you were to use this to listen to music at night in bed, as the lights are enough to be distracting if one was trying to fall asleep to music. Sound is decent from a speaker of this size. The highs are "decent" as is the bass. Don't expect sound like you would from a bookshelf speaker, as the drivers are small. The only feature I wish it has was the USB charging port like the Charge. So JBL, maybe a Pulse 2?

I have both of the blue tooth speakers. For sound I would chose the bose ....for the light show plus a lesser sound quality I'd pick the jbl pulse. The jbl pulse is also lighter and easier to take on the go then the bose. Which is a bit heavier. Yes charge life is less with the light show, but the WOW FACTOR is awesome. Sound is not so deep and rich as the bose, but is what I'd expect is this price range.

whats great about this is it's "surround sound" with the cheaper models as soon as you move away from being directly in front of the speaker you use 75% of the sound NOT with this one. 360 degrees sound is the SAME. It lights up which is great for parties and looks cool. Very happy with sound quality also once the thing is charged take it where ever you want. I put this speaker in my kitchen and you can hear my music throughout the entire house. My only complaint at $200 dollars its pretty exspensive

Produces quality sound, it connects to phone via bluetooth w/o any problem, has good battery life and looks great too.