Customer Ratings & Reviews

Poor connection quality. Couldn't get to work. I returned this. Way too spending for the functionality.

We’ve moved past the era of the shelf system - into a sea of bluetooth connected speakers. The JBL Link 300 is one of those speakers, but what separates it from the rest of the fishes in the sea is it’s stunning sound and connected nature. The JBL Link 300 is not a portable speaker, but rather it fills that more traditional shelf system role, but in a fraction of the space. It comes with a power brick, which is somewhat of a negative in my book. Wall warts are bad enough, but if you install this on a kitchen counter or other location you have to deal with managing the cable and brick. It would have been nice to see an integrated power supply, and increasing the enclosure’s size would have been a valid trade off. The enclosure itself is solid and well made, with a decent amount of weight. The fabric covering the speaker seems high quality, and the shape is broken up by the passive radiator on the back. There are volume buttons, a bluetooth button, and Google Assistant button found on top, with a WiFi LED near the bottom. When you active Google Assistant, either via the button or saying “Ok, Google” 4 LED lights on the front will light up to show status and activation. Sound wise, you get a bass heavy relatively omnidirectional dispersion. While bass heavy, it’s important to note that the sound isn’t muddy. Unlike some smaller speakers that either rely on acoustic suspension, or bass reflex ports, the JBL relies on a passive radiator that puts on quite a show. The advantage of this speaker configuration is great bass performance. The radiator isn’t driven, but rather reverberates in a resonance with the enclosure and active drivers. It makes the bass very defined and punchy verses many other brands. Go listen to any JBL speaker, as they seem to have perfected this approach. Almost every JBL I’ve seen recently uses this design to great effect, and the JBL Link 300 is no exception. Highs are clear and crisp and mids seem to keep a decent definition without getting lost. Unless you’re standards are way above the budget of this speaker you’ll be impressed with the audio quality. Functionality wise, the Link is amazing. The integration of Google Assistant makes this speaker extremely useful. My house is filled with Alexa devices, so the Google Assistant is fighting an uphill battle in my household. Where Google excels is answering questions. Where I can trip up Alexa with most questions, Google does a great job of finding, and reading an answer. It seems more natural in how it approaches answers, and interactions with a human. Google can also recognize your voice, which is somewhat freaky. Some integrations want to identify you to avoid privacy issues. Furthermore Speaking of integrations, this is one place where the Google Assistant falls a bit short. It can integrate with many different devices, but some of them setup through the app, while others require asking the assistant to pair. Logitech Harmony integrates this way, while many other hubs can be paired through the app directly. I found this process a bit more frustrating than establishing skills on Alexa. Another downside for me was the lack (as of this writing) of integration with Insteon, which powers much of my home lighting (however I was able to setup some helpful groups using Harmony and activate them). These are some growing pains that I think will get worked out over time. Google assistant makes it easy to use YouTube music, Google Play music, Pandora, or Spotify. You can choose which service is your default, and asking to play songs is extremely easy. I’ve found that if you don’t specify the exact song title, Google is quite good an understanding the song you meant. Another advantage is the integration with other Chromecast devices. You can ask the speaker to play YouTube videos on your TV, assuming you have either a Chromecast or built-in casting in your TV. This is pretty cool, and quite useful. All in all the JBL Link 300 is an amazing speaker, with great functionality and sound. It outshines all but the most expensive speakers in its class, and offers tons more functionality with the integrated Google Assistant. Despite some teething issues with Google Assistant, there is more value here. Despite being an almost exclusive Alexa household, this speaker has taken over music duties in our living space, and is setup quite well to take over many of the automation tasks as it’s integrations grow. If you’re in the market for a Google Assistant - then look no further than the JBL!

Not a great value for price, even being heavily discounted. I wanted a Google Assistant portable speaker to move around to patio and garage gym, but way to bulky. Sound was not great for cost. Returned 2 days later.

The JBL Link 300 is a beast as far as sound goes. The JBL default sound stage can get a little bassy at high volumes but I honestly can't even crank it up anywhere close to that level in my living room because it simply gets TOO loud to listen to comfortably. There are like 50 volume intervals on this speaker so it may take some button presses to adjust the volume in a meaningful way but I have grown to appreciate that because you really can find the PERFECT volume for whatever your trying to do. It looks fine and will blend in to most shelves and end tables without anyone noticing but it could look nicer in my opinion. The worst thing about it in my opinion is the WiFi indicator on the front that is always lit up. It is roughly the size of a football, only slightly taller and the included power cord has plenty of length to reach to an available outlet. The power source is a part of the cable, though, so that may effect where the speaker can be placed in your home. The Google Assistant functionality is well implemented but it does have some functional gaps compared with Google's first party speaker offerings. Sending messages and tweaking the EQ settings first and foremost. Assuming those functions don't hamper your experience, the Link 300 represents a great middle ground for consumers halfway in between the original Home and the Home Max speakers in Google's own product line. It will be more than powerful for your living room and even when listening to audio at high volumes the microphones can pickup your voice from across the room.

Pro: Great audio quality Google Assistant and Chromecast built-in Streaming via Chromecast provides multiple advantages (see below) Far-field mics do good job of picking up commands CONS: Expensive No hands-free calling feature Big and bulky

barely responds to the verbal commands, too bulky, NOT PORTABLE, don’t bother.

I already have the regular Google Home which sounds OK but this JBL Link 300 speaker sounds incredible so my device moved to the bedroom and this speaker took it's place in my living room. It's deep rich sound reminds me of the sound you get from a Bose speaker and it really fills the room. I rarely used my old Google Home to listen to music, I only used it to answer questions and turn on my lights. With this unit, I enjoy listening to music all the time. One of the things I like about it is the microphone is very sensitive and can hear me say "OK Google" and give it my next command from across the room even when it's playing music at it's loudest setting. I've tried various genres of music from soft easy listening to hard rock and everything sounds fantastic.

This speaker produces balanced sound and offers more functionality on the speaker itself than the Google Home or Google Home Max. It's not as loud as the Google Home Max for obvious reasons such as (smaller and less speakers/unit) yet much louder than the Google Home. I should note that the Google Home wasn't built with listening to music as the primary function. The JBL link 300, 500 and Google Home Max were built with music as the primary function. The JBL link 500 is more comparable to the Google Home Max in terms of loudness, but this is about the JBL link 300. If you're looking for room filling sound and you have a small to medium size room, then one JBL link 300 will be more than enough. I purchased a second one because the first one by itself sounded so good with strong bass (not overpowering) that I thought two would be even better and two of these together don't disappoint in the least bit. The one thing that I didn't particularly care for is the fact that the volume doesn't really crank up until you hit 60% or more on the volume control but once you get to the mark then every incremental increase in volume from that level is big. Aside from that it's practically a Google Assistant minus the ability to place voice calls directly from the speaker itself, which isn't a big deal for me. I'm fortunate enough to have caught a pair of these at half they normal price, so I feel as though this was a steal.

So i am a whitewater rafting guide on the ocoee river in Tennessee and something thats always eluded the majority of the rafting community is audible music while rafting the river. Well i risked it with my Jbl Charge 4 that ive owned for roughly 3 years now. I strapped it to my boat with a cam strap and played mostly key glocks as we proceeded to flip our boat at every possible opprotunity which left the speaker fully submerged in 1500 cubic feet per second of water and it didnt miss a single beat. I know its not to be water proof but as far as im concerned this speaker is fully submergeable

Small speaker, HUGE full sound! This little speaker fills the room easily. Other manufactures take note! This is how I expect speakers in this price range to sound. The Google assistant works great too. Only downside is it's not portable because there is no battery.

Great sound, google assistant works mint, you will LOVE IT!!! Especially at the $125.00 price... The only reason I gave it 4 stars was because i thought it would be a little bit louder but its loud. It's about 3 xs louder than the regular google home.

After doing much research, I purchased this device. From all accounts, I see this as excellent. Agree with other five star reviews...

If you are looking for a good sounding speaker, the JBL link 300 is for you. But if you are looking to use Google assistant to its fullest, stear clear. I purchased the JBL Link 300 for the speaker and Google assistant. Not stated anywhere from JBL, Best Buy or Google that 3rd party google assistants do not have the full function of the Google Home speakers. No broadcast available, no calling available, plus more. Pretty much this speaker can look things up for you and cast music, which is great if that is what you are looking for.

Overall I'm happy with the sound of this unit. It really does pack quite a punch for it's size. However, every time there is even a momentary internet outage, the speaker loses connection, and has to be rebooted to reconnect. I have three Google Home Max, and five Google Home Minis that have zero issues getting back online, so not sure what the Link's problem is. Really hoping JBL gets this resolved. I honestly want to add two to three more of these in my house, but with this glitch it would be more hassle than it's worth.

Bought this when I saw it on sale and hoped it would work well with my Google Assistant BUT after setting up, I found that the routines and sleep timer would not work. Whenever I tried to use them, it responded that "routines are not working on this unit". I contacted support and after 2 days and another phone call I talked to someone about the problem. They seemed perplexed and felt sure that the unit would run routines but could not come up with a solution. In the end, I returned to store for a refund. The sound was so-so, not what I would have expected. I guess I will wait for the Sonos One when they get the Google Assistant enabled.

I bought a few link series speakers to fill up my house, sound is good but support is lacking. DO NOT BUY if you are going to put it in your bedroom. The ok google set alarm feature DOES NOT WORK. It hasn't since the end of January 2018. JBL says a fix won't arrive until the end of April 2018. Stick with google products like the home max to stay up to date with the latest firmware if google assistant is important to you.

The Link 300 is 4 versions old in firmware updates. It will not do voice callling. It does sound great.

Don't bother with any "smart" anything from JBL. I bought a Link 20 in February 2018. A few months later, it started popping and clicking during playback. Sent it in for a warranty exchange. Same problem with the new speaker. Used it as a dumb speaker (didn't connect it to WiFi), which fixed that particular problem. THEN earlier this week the charging port stopped working. Worst tech purchase I've ever made.

this speaker is for you. It sucks, bluetooth just stops, lights just flash, then out of no where music plays. This is a piece of garbage.