A:AnswerOur JBL Authentics 200 has the following audio inputs: Bluetooth, aux, Alexa cast, Airplay, and Chromecast. You can play your audio books depending on how you will play it to the speaker, either from your source device or by commanding the speaker via voice assistant. To enable to casting audio via Airplay, Alexa, or Chromecast, you will need to set up the speaker through your home network using our JBL One App, and/or Google Home App and Amazon Alexa App.
A:AnswerThanks for your inquiry. Our JBL Authentics 200 does not have the same JBL PartyBoost feature as our JBL Charge 5. You can connect your JBL Charge 5 with other JBL speakers with the same feature, like JBL Xtreme 3, JBL Flip 6, and JBL Boombox 3. While our JBL Authentics 200 has a multi-room playback where you can stream music on your device with other Chromecast-enabled/AirPlay/Alexa speakers.
A:AnswerYes, there is a physical volume control on the top (the large knob on the left). You can also control the volume by voice control (Hey Google) or with the phone app.
A:AnswerThanks for your inquiry. Although our JBL Authentics 200 has a built-in microphone, this is only used for voice control and automatic self-tuning.