Customer Ratings & Reviews

Im super happy Best speaker ever Jbl did a great job ..

As expected JBL did it again. Love this speaker and so will you

Very nice for outdoor and indoor i love it. I recommend this speaker .

I like it awesome great sound !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Amazing and portable!!!!! Water proof !!! 5 stars!!!!

the sound is great I loved it, I recommend it 100%

Love the sound, got it for gatherings and totally love it

I liked this speaker is perfect for you party, sounds great !!!

JBL IS A BRAND NAME I TRUST AND ARE ALWAYS AMAZED AT THE TOP QUALITY PRODUCTS THEY PROVIDE. THE PEOPLE AT BEST BUY ARE A EXAMPLE TO THE SALES AND SERVICE PEOPLE IN THE INDUSTRIES. PERMANENT CUSTOMER

I’m a truck driver and this is what I needed. Nice sound

Nice speaker better sound I recommend this speaker

Excellent speaker love it would highly recommend it

It wasn't what I expected, the battery doesn't last 24 hours as the advertisement says...

That alot of BASS. Pretty good speaker. Little heavy tho , but is really nice for some music COULD BE CHEAPER.

I was beyond satisfied with my purchasing experience through best buys website and same day shipping! My product came in mint condition with no complications or mishaps

It's good but the jbl #3 has more connections at the back

The only real music box ever created worthy of every dollar

I like it, I like it a lot. I would say this is not a joke

This more than a boombox..its awesome banging power.

I'm cheap. I mean, my license plate reads I am codo (that's a Spanish word for cheap). I never thought in a million years I would spend close to $500.00 for a bluetooth speaker. But sometimes, it's just worth it. Since I chase deals and low prices, the first BT speaker I bought was the Harmon Kardon Onyx Studio 8 that was on sale at T-mobile for $199.00! Wow, what a deal, right? Wrong. While it had decent volume and some low end punch, it just wasn't loud enough outdoors. So I returned it the same day. I was going to buy the JBL Partybox Encore Essential that they had on sale for $229.00, but it, too, wasn't loud enough. Then, I went to Best Buy looking for the Ultimate Ears Hyperboom. I was ready to spend $400.00 for it, but I saw the Sony SRS XG500 for a crazy low price of $199.00, so I decided to get it. It was okay loud on the demo stand compared to the Hyperboom (there wasn't a Boombox 3 nearby to compare) so I thought this was the speaker for me. When I was checking out, the salesperson told me I had a smoking deal on the Sony, but that if I wanted more bass and volume, I should have considered the Boombox 3. It was $500.00, but oh so worth it according to him. I wish he didn't tell me that... I brought the Sony home and used it for almost a week. It was decent, but the bass wasn't that strong and the highs weren't that prominent (that's what audiophiles call a warmer sound). The LED lights on the passive radiators were too gimicky for me since you really couldn't see it and it took away from the battery life. I went to the Best Buy in Fullerton and sampled the Boombox 3. OMG! It hit hard, was loud and sounded better than the Sony. So, I returned the Sony and walked out with the Boombox 3. Pairing was easy, but the app wasn't as detailed as Sony's with only a bass, mid and treble EQ. It could also pair with two phones at the same time, so my wife and her iPhone could pair along with me and my Galaxy. Of note, her iPhone produced a louder sound than my Samsung... Range was excellent with almost 20 feet on the beach from my phone to the speaker with no drop outs. Charging was easy and relatively fast (6 hours for a full charge) and the battery life was about 13 hours at loud volumes. For 2 days at the river at about 70-80% volume, we still had battery life left. The shape of this thing is its major drawback. It rolls around and I have to shove it between towels or pillows in the back of our Jeep or van to keep it from rolling. The weight and heft of this thing gets old, too, especially when you're carrying beach chairs, a cooler, an EZ up and beach toys. I got a strap from Amazon that freed up my hands while letting me keep the Boombox close (I'm afraid someone might steal it). I use a bicycle lock to keep it secure, especially at the beach, when I'm in the water, since this thing cost a grip. But for the amount of sound enjoyment we get, it was well worth it. I've even paired it with my Hisense 85" 4K TV and it was a pretty good soundbar. With the top off of the Jeep, I can stream to both my Jeep stereo and the Boombox and the combined sound is excellent. While I didn't like the price, I'm in love with the sound and quality of it. I was at the river on a crowded weekend and there were families around me blasting their music. It was really tight and we were packed in under our EZ ups. My son said he couldn't hear the Boombox from the other speakers, but that was intentional. I didn't want to blow out the other people who were there first. However, I knew that I could. The other families had speakers that sounded tinny with only moderate bass that was muddy sounding, especially when turned up. When I was packing up for the day, the guy next to me asked me to turn up my Boombox. When I did, you couldn't hear the other two speakers on either side of me and the bass was much more punchy and defined than the other speakers. This speaker is like driving a Ferrari on the street. You know you could beat most any car at a stop light, but you smile knowing you could without having to prove yourself. The Boombox is similar. I know I could blow out most other BT speakers, but I don't have to prove it to know it sounds better. I just know.