JBL - Charge

People are insain, I don’t even comment here anymore but bro the jbl is so much more advanced with far superior drivers and design not to mention much better dsp. All these comments must be ai about UE or something. I stupidly purchased mini booms years ago they sucked ass. UE products are durable kinda but sound shit with borderline genetic acoustic design lmfao. They are manufactured by Logitech the whole Bluetooth design so not really a UE product like the in ear monitor that kicked off the brand decades ago now

Original jbl charge users know what I mean, even that 15yo speaker cooked modren UE… There is a reason they were better reviewed and more available, they are better. But tbh I got “convinced” UE products were of quality so I can’t blame people that don’t know or haven’t heard much.

In 2025, you're not getting something that last years. To put on perspective I still daily drive a JBL Charge 1. And prefer it over my Flip 4 that's battery decided to kick the bucket after 3 years and had to replace 2x and my brother's Flip 6. There's even the Xtreme 4 still having battery issues. You want something to last get an older speaker find a way to replace the battery with Lithium Solid State batteries and add fans and Sensitive speakers. In short DIY as if a part breaks then you can replace that part.

Me too. There's the Klipsch KMC series (the Groove Series are the same thing just newer). the Sony X5 and X7 and Jawbone Big Jambox and Jambox and Jambox Mini. Soundfreaq Soundkick and can't forget the JBL Flip 1 and Charge 1 and Pulse 1. The Pulse 1 is cool as it doesn't even need to change the colors (there is one) and when it's laid on its side it changes the lights to a Landscape position. Mainly all of them sound great. And guess what it's easy to replace the rechargeable batteries except the Pulse 1 (but even then it's not hard just have to disassemble them more.

I have a JBL Charge 1 and a JBL Charge 3 both still work good. bought rhem around 10 yrs ago

I use a JBL charge in my truck and a JBL earbud when walking.

Until it's too hot and shuts itself off. In an ffv, the side window is possibly better

Yeah, realistically that isn't going to happen, replacing 10 speakers with 1-3 is tough as it is, much less when those 10 speakers were designed for the space they are in and those 1-3 are jammed into an enclosure with the amp and battery in a single unit... I mean the closest you will get is a one of the big JBL Party Boxes which honestly isn't very portable at like 75 pounds and 45 inches tall, not to mention they run a grand or so. If you just want decent sound quality -AND- portability the JBL Flip, Charge, or even the Extreme series are pretty decent, but for high end quality you are going to be going well over the $500 mark... KEF, Bowers & Wilkens, Sonos, etc. And Bose... Yeah, I am not a huge fan... I would take the Infinity system in my Hyundai over it in a heartbeat for sound quality.

Cu banii aia îți cumperi un jbl flip de black Friday acum și ai calitate. Și la 150 de euro găsești jbl charge care deja rupe 

I've been using the same JBL charge for probably 10 years. When/if it dies, I'll go buy another one just like it.

Can't go wrong with a JBL Charge or Xtreme for that price, depending on sales

Flip, absolutely no question. If the extra cost is within reason, go for a Charge. You won't want for more than that.

You probably want the charge. The Flip/Charge/Xtreme are part of the same family, but each are fairly drastically different sizes, with the boombox being the biggest by far. The biggest upgrade from Charge to Xtreme will be deeper bass, but it's harder to carry around in a bag due to its size. You should get an idea for the scale of each before buying.

I wouldn't recommend any Earfun speaker to someone who isn't very tech savy. Every Earfun speaker sounds mediocre out of the box and they need EQing. I really like my UBOOM X, but I just can't recommend it to my mom. That's why my mom has a JBL Charge. Also, any of the stock (normal or OLUV's) EQs are way too focused on deep bass, which isn't the best with classical music. And it's not very portable I think, it's rather huge.

Flip is too small. I love the JBL charge. Great battery, sound and bass.