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JBL - Partybox Encore Essential Portable Wireless Party Speaker - 2022 - Black

Model:
JBLPBENCOREESSAM
SKU:
6511782
Highly rated by customers for:
Clearance
$296.99
Save $33
Comp. Value: $329.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars with 740 reviews

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  • Sound Quality

    Rating 4.9 out of 5 stars

  • Battery Life

    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

  • Range

    Rating 4.8 out of 5 stars

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96%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers are pleased with the Partybox Encore Essential's great sound quality and insane bass. Many appreciate its portability, convenient size, and super cool lights. However, some customers feel that the battery life could be improved.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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    Sound quality
    Best Buy Employee

    Jbl speakers

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    Best Buy Employee
    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Nice soud and cute. Easy to carry around for camping and play.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    JBL Encore

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent product. Amazing sound and durability at an affordable price.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Best Speaker Purchase

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love love love the JBL Partybox mini! I’ve always loved JBL branded items and have never had any issues with them.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Jbl speaker

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great sounds and quality amazing deals Excellent experience with the shipping faster and safe

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Party speaker

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Love it, use it for my shower concerts and couldn’t be happier with the product, highly recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Awesome

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    My husband loves this Bluetooth speaker!!! He loves the fact that we can hook it up to our smart tv

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Love it

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing sound. Great battery life. Made our karakoe nights so fun

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Deep bass mode party

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Good sound for what I paid for. The app makes it a party when my coworker pairs ours together. So I'm definitely considering getting another one.

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Bought for hosting parties

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great for hosting parties and also using it as a sound system for my living room tv

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Good sounds

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent device, and very high sounds quality was very surprised about the performances love it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Simply amazing!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Simply amazing! Lots of beautiful clear sound out of this box. A steal when it’s on special.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Awesome Speaker

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome Bluetooth speaker. Great sound quality for your parties.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Great Product

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Brought this item for a work function. It didn’t disappoint! Love it

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Very good

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Increible sonido, a pesar de tamaño es un opcion 100 porciento recomendable

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • JBL party box Encore

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great sound, easy to use, perfect for indoor animation

    I would recommend this to a friend

  • Small but terrible

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Excellent sounds and easy to bring anywhere due to its compact size, bought a microphone too, for karaoke. Highly recommend!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Bass

    Sound quality

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I recommend 100% worth it! Bass is good and battery life decent!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Great

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I bought several but this is the best one.Great & solid sound.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    This thing is loud!

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great speaker for indoors or outdoors. Gets really loud and so far appears to be durable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Very convenient

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome speaker I got it for my family and they enjoy it so much at cookouts and barbecues :)

    I would recommend this to a friend
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