JBL - Charge 3
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"A good robovac is a life changer. Even a $350 basic S8. It is a great place to start. ... I promise you that you will not be disappointed by a basic S8. It will change your life even if it can't fit under every piece of furniture you own. ... My two S8s just finished vacuuming our entire house in about 46 minutes. ... While my floors were being cleaned, I sat comfortably on our patio in the cool shade with a slight breeze and composed my far too long response to you while sipping a diet soda and relaxing. ... I will have to spend about four minutes maintaining my two S8s. This will be my entire contribution to my home floor cleaning effort for today. Four minutes!"
"Like 500$ these robots are currently the steal of the century ... You can get a mova p10 pro ultra (cannot remove its mops), equivalent to the l40/x40 for 500$ after a discount code"
"I got the Q5 Pro for $139. ... costs $450 less than what I paid for the S6 ... it is the best value option out there imo."
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"They're pretty water resistant, I've (accidentally) sent them through the wash in my pants pocket and they still work just fine."
"I even washed them accidentally and still worked perfectly fine afterwards."
"are water resistant (I've run mine through the wash and they still work no problems)"
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"10-15 day battery life"
"16 days battery life on my fenix. ... The other aspect I really appreciate about my fenix is the battery life. 16 days or so. With everything I have to change these days (laptops, mice, keyboards, headphones, watches, phones), I appreciate not having to worry about it too often."
"the battery lasts 2 weeks, that's with 5 days worth of tracking runs and day to day use. Incredible."
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"High mode goes real loud but it’s more high and mid prominent so better if you have it paired with the minirig sub. ... Wife got me a whole setup and it can get pretty loud for parties. ... We’ve set up little DJ stations on cookouts and stuff with the setup and it perfect for outdoors bc it’s so rugged."
"they are by far the loudest small size speakers"
"kinda the loudest and best quality mini speaker system you can get"
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"fits in overhead compartment of plane"
"It’s my daily pram and I’ve taken it on 5 overseas trips plus many miles in the city and trains/overground."
"It fits in the overheard on planes!"
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"About a year and the right bud would last about 15 minutes on a full charge."
"after about 6 months of use, the battery life fell off dramatically. ... I'm lucky if I get 45 minutes out of a full charge. ... This battery issue affected both sets of Elite 65t earbuds."
"my vivoactive 4s died a few months ago now after a few good years services, I wanted to change it. I couldn't because I had the change the whole watch, planned obsolescence."
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"they lack resolution and imaging for my taste. ... Very meh sound. ... It sounds muffled and narrow ... there is not much instrument separation or resolution. ... o Red tem mais graves e subgraves do q o D13 inclusive mas falta definição e recorte ... o som dele não entrega nada que impressiona na minha opinião ... o som abafado e gravudo do Red. ... o Zero Red não entrega tanta definição pelo preço ... não é um som ruim mas fica pra trás com tranquilidade."
"Raycon Everyday have an absolutely disgusting V-shaped FR, you can barely hear anything besides bass."
"Everything you described is how it sounded to me."
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"I have a Bose SoundLink revolve I'm thinking about upgrading to a charge 6 but scare that that might not be as loud"
"only thing I don’t like when it’s at in max volume you can hear in some songs how the volume goes up and down because its to protect the speaker from blowing, it’s not that noticeable But just a bit of a catch there. ... only thing It does is that if a song has too much bass but in max volume you will notice the volume goes up and down. But it’s not as noticeable, still its acceptable to Hear in max volume. ... Yeah I agree, I have noticed that in max volume that in certain songs with too much bass you can hear how the volume goes up and down whenever the bass hits."
"doesn’t have ANC for listening, so not ideal if you're looking for isolation"
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"heavier than the bose ... doesn't have handles (optional to order handles from aliexpress online, but doesn't come included in the box) ... very bulky and large compared to the other two ... To carry it you need it on your shoulder and for me it's kinda weird to walk like this."
"imagine lugging that thing into the shower.."
a1cshowoff 1.0My charge 3 lasted nearly 5 years of outdoors use in the Midwest. Summer, winter, forgotten about overnight, it was a tank. Side story: when it recently broke, I ordered another... Or so I thought. I was a little tipsy and bought the boombox instead. This giant box arrives, and let me tell ya, that thing POUNDS.
DarianYT 1.0Jawbone did start it. They would have been around longer if they didn't do a "Sears" aka instead of sticking with something they are good at they went into different categories. The JBL Charge kinda replaced them but the charge wasn't as good as the Pulse. But I think the Charge 3 was what started JBL to be great. I remember when the Pulses actually sounded great the Pulse 3 still destroys the newer ones and the coolest looking one.
dr-phils-taint 1.0JBL charge series is always a great buy, With a $150 budget. I have had my JBL charge 3 since 2018, only recently upgraded to the party box series, because I wanted something bigger and with way more bass. For a desk speaker the charge 4-5 is perfect, it has enough bass with EQ added. The flip and the other smaller ones that you can clip on, are going to be slightly quiet compared to the charge series. The charge series is the happy medium between good sound and portability.
e_____eeeeeeeeeeeee_ 1.0cant help with new speakers, but the charge 3 does that(its nine years old now )
mine holds 14 hours (box says bought in 2016) its actualĺy even stereo( drivers are 5 cm apart)
for a nine year old speaker [its alright i guess](https://youtube.com/shorts/TPyP26r7c8M?si=p8_Xagb2RfqhGxdQ)
it is ipx7(probably 67 as the seal doesnt let water through for half an hour)
Two charges(maybe even the 6)
EnnitD 1.0My JBL charge 3 is waaay more than loud enough to use in the shower, and is totally waterproof (can even be submerged up to several metres). This is why although i now have a Minirig 4 / Sub 3 (2.1 setup) i am going to keep my JBL charge 3 (2.0 setup) for use at the beach, in the rain etc. As Minirigs are not waterproof at all unfortunately. The only thing about JBL’s is they are bass heavy, which is great for electronic / dance / hiphop / reggae music, but not so good for podcasts etc. Still perfectly fine, just not as clear as say, a Minirig
gigashadowwolf 1.0Charge 3 was peak! It was the last one to have a built in microphone so it could handle calls. I still have two working ones, although one of those is Frankensteined from 3 other ones.
hawaiianthunder 1.0I've had a JBL charge 3 for years, that was enough for me to buy the charge 6. Only complaint is no cover flap on the charging point but it's just as great as the last one
Had my JBL charge 3 for 6 or 7 years. It's still great but the battery needs to be replaced. Just picked up a new charge 6 and I will only recommend JBL now.
Historical_Form_9317 1.0Don’t fall victim to to the ai hate. I have had multiple JBL speakers throughout the years from charge 3 and charge 4 to party boxes and have never had any trouble with any of them. If there is any truth to the fires it probably fake shit you buy off of temu
Hunt69Mike 1.0Bought my charge 3 in 2016 and it’s still going strong. Admittedly, it hasn’t been used much in the last 5 years or so but it still powers right up and sounds great.
Jbergun 1.0Same i got the charge 3 its great
I have a jbl charge 3 that has lasted me almost 10yrs i dont use it all the time but it keeps a good charge and still sounds amazing.
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