Customer Ratings & Reviews

Worth it. I have 3 jbl products and all are great.

Good sound quality (great for the size) / so-so app (Android) / bad documentation. My Flip 5's (I have two) are v0.5.6 firmware. The Flip 5 sounds great for it's size. The bass does roll off the louder you listen. It does have a mild audible background hiss during playback if you're sitting close and the audio is quiet. It attempts to conceal this (and perhaps save power) by muting the output during audio silence. If you listen to podcasts this may be annoying. Some podcasts use noise gating in their audio which means the Flip 5 is constantly muting and unmuting the output between words or sentences when the person talking pauses. The problem here is that there is a slight audible popping sound in the Flip 5 when it unmutes. In music this doesn't seem to be happening because there is no true silence in a song, but it could happen between songs. The JBL app is okay, not great. It requires location services be enabled to work. The app won't connect to a Flip 5 that is in PartyBoost or Stereo mode. It prompts you to take the Flip 5 out of PartyBoost / Stereo mode providing incorrect instructions on how to do (a short press of the PartyBoost button on speaker is the correct way). Contrary to the documentation the PartyBoost vs. Stereo setting does not stick. If you power off the Flip 5 it returns to PartyBoost mode. There is also no way to switch to Stereo mode without the app. So if you want to use a pair of Flip 5's for stereo with another Bluetooth audio source like a PC or MP3 player, you need your phone, use the JBL app on the phone to set the first Flip 5 to Stereo, then disconnect your phone from the Flip 5, connect the other BT audio source to the Flip 5, and then add the other Flip 5 using the PartyBoost button on each. The Stereo setting should stick through a power cycle, and there should be a way to switch between Stereo and PartyBoost modes without the app. Specifically by using some sequence or combination of button presses on the Flip 5, like a double click of the PartyBoost button when you have two speakers linked, or holding down the PartyBoost button and pressing another button. Sony's BT speakers can be put in and out of their Stereo Pair mode without an app with just the buttons on the speakers.

I bought this as a replacement for my old JBL speaker. A price I could afford. I don’t need a lot of projection.. just for my patio and various rooms. I don’t want to annoy the neighbors, but I suspect if cranked it up full it might. The tone is very full and rich for a small speaker. I’m happy!

You know anyone buying a portable speaker is probably for a teenager or a parent. The sound quality is average for bluetooth connection, I would say it is around the same quality as Sonos or Beats by Dre. It is a solid purchase for gift giving.

I brought this as a gift for my husband. He loves to use it especially when he barbecues.

Great speaker and connects wonderfully to my iPhone, definitely recommend it to anyone that needs it

This is a great speaker. I bought it for my husband for Father’s Day. He loved it so much

Got it for my wife for a Christmas gift she loves it

I have seen how the JBL speakers would play music so loud and good quality sound. I have two sisters that they have JBL and never give them any problems and the device is amazing. I have end up buying one for my fiancé since he likes listening to music a lot. It was amazing gift to him. He loves it.

Great speaker loud High quality audio great value.

Teen loves it,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

Worked as advertised. No issues at all. Would buy again

Good sound quality for the price. I like that it's smaller in size and very portable.

Bought for friend he thought it was a great gift!!

Great little portable speaker. Sounds good for the size. I haven’t measured how long the battery lasts but run time seems very good.

I previously owned a competitors model and the plug in failed after only a couple years. Glad I made the switch.

Got this as a gift for my father and he loves it!!

I bought this as a (wireless) speaker for my outdoor projector. Lugging a pair of Sonos Play:1s and the Connect box and all the wires into the back yard was too much of a pain. This has been great. Plenty loud and battery powered so no wires. More get pick up another one to do stereo.

Purchased this item for my brother's birthday and he absolutely loved it.

Good product.Recommend to buy this product again soon.Plan to buy for my family present