JBL Charge Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Review

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Product DescriptionThe JBL Charge delivers unsurpassed portable audio performance from your mobile devices and tablets. It provides more than 12 hours of playback time from its built-in, high-capacity, 6000mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery, and it can even charge your other mobile devices on the go via its built-in USB port. With two 1-5/8-inch (41-millimeter) full-range drivers and a built-in bass port, it produces full-range JBL sound with exceptional bass. It also wirelessly streams audio from any Bluetooth-equipped smartphone or tablet. The JBL Charge wireless speaker is a portable audio powerhouse for any environment.

JBL Charge Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (Grey)

Customer Reviews:* If you are looking for the best PORTABLE Bluetooth speaker on the market for the money this one is it!!! I had been looking for the perfect PORTABLE Bluetooth speaker and NONE of them was exactly what I was looking for until JBL just released the CHARGE.It's about the size of a Tall Boy Beer Can and if properly placed can put as much sound as a full sized stereo speaker and sound just as good. THERE IS A DEFINITE WOW FACTOR. And your first reaction will be how can something this size sound this good & this loud?? This is one of those items you don't think you need until you have and you find it quickly becomes something you're using every day and you wonder how you got along without it. It will become your sidekick around the house & yard and on outings.This will be your companion at the beach, camping, boating, hiking, in the garage, barn, in the bathroom while taking a shower, etc. By the way the sound in garages & the bathrooms in an enclosed bookshelf, etc. is even more impressive due to the acoustics.PROS: 12 Hour Run Time on Full Charge (which is excellent)/Recharges fairly quicklySOUND - Excellent. More clear distortion free volume than you'll ever need. Sounds better than any other comparably sized & priced PORTABLE speaker. Forget the Jawbone Jambox and all the the rest, the JBL Charge beats them all for sound & price.BUILT IN USB CHARGING PORT: Chances are your cell phone will run out of juice before this does, so JBL has that covered with a USB charging port.Water/Weather Resistant: With a lot of models you might be reluctant to let them be exposed to sand, sun or water. This is a very high quality plastic coated unit, that you probably aren't going to freak out over if it a light rain suddenly kicks in.CONS: (Very Minor)1. No Pause, Mute, Forward & Back only volume control on/off/pairing. It does lose a few brownie points for this. The Jambox has it why JBL decided to skip it I have no idea. Not a big deal, but some people will use it as a shower "radio" and forward & reverse buttons are a plus when you can't otherwise use your smartphone or tablet. JBL hope you're reading this for your next CHARGE model.2. As this is a new model JBL should have probably made it NFC capable, but it's not a big deal for most people................YET. JBL I hope you are reading this for your next CHARGE model.3. The ham radio guy in me wishes they had also included an a Small LED Clock display and an HD AM/FM/NOAAA/NOAA Alert weather radio. As it would have made an excellent device for short term blackouts. These days it wouldn't add much size or weight. But that is just wishful thinking. If JBL included this on their next CHARGE model it would be an even bigger hit.FYI - The sound that comes out over Bluetooth is EXACTLY what the origin device is putting out. So if your desktop or laptop has a high quality soundcard and DFX or other sound enhancing programs, it will sound better than just streaming from your smart phone or tablet which also still sounds fine.BOTTOM LINE JUST BUY THIS SPEAKER IF YOU DON'T ALREADY OWN A PORTABLE BLUETOOTH RECHARGABLE SPEAKER!!! HELL BUY IT EVEN IF YOU DO.YOUR FRIENDS WILL BE NOTICEABLY IMPRESSED & WANT ONE FOR THEMSELVES!!!YOU WON'T REGRET THIS PURCHASE!!! * Im that guy who reads every review and drives to Best Buy to play every product way too loud to ensure I am buying the right and best product. Buying the Charge is a trade off. Great overall product. The reviews that compare this product to the Bose Soundlink are a bit silly. The Charge doesn't sound nearly as good. But...I would choose the Charge over anything on the market:1) It's only $1502) 12 hour battery life3) While not the Bose, the sound is still great, loud, and rich.4) Everything else in this price range or above is not as rugged.5) I live at the beach and this fits perfectly in my beach chairs cup holder.6) Slightly better sound than the smaller Jawbone with more volume.Buy it, but don't expect the Bose's sound.