JBL - Flip 4

I've never heard of this brand before. My only experience is a JBL Flip 4. I've had two and both of them had battery issues within the first year so I want to switch brands. What better speaker do you have? The soundcore boom 2? Have you owned JBL speakers and how do they compare?

I have JBL Flip 4,6 JBL Charge 4 JBL Pulse 5 JBL Xtreme 3

Flip 4 and Xtreme 3 are the best of each lineup. 😎

I just had a Flip 4 and the battery started going really fast and I saw a Flip 6 on Amazon for like $69 and I got it but I'm not happy with it...

I also think that it being a mono speaker is what was really sounding so different to me, that's why I don't think I like the sound of it because my Flip 4 is stereo. But I would appreciate your opinion on buying refurbished/certified I've read some horror stories on here and others do it and don't have a problem. Would you buy refurbished/certified? The Xtreme 4 is the one with the replaceable battery right? But I've read so much good about the Xtreme 3... Thanks I appreciate it, I'm really struggling with making a decision lol....

I have a JBL flip 4 that does the job. The newer versions don't have aux in, so beware. But there's no noticeable latency with it.

I use a JBL Flip 4 speaker. Great quality, small, works perfect for my needs Edit: I don't know if you can adjust the bass setting and such, but I've never had an issue playing various sorts of music through it, or even sometimes using it if I'm watching a show/movie in my downtime on a tablet

I use the little JBL flip 4 as it is true stereo and sounds pretty damn good. Battery is good and 1/8 in jack. :)

Yeah this is why I stick with the flip 4 and it's a true stereo output. This is my second flip only cause dogs chewed other. Lol Tough and waterproof with the input and good sound. I rarely use bt to prolong battery.

I have so of them minus the Beats Pill. The overwhelming consensus on this one is that if you stay within the 50% volume range, it'll sound great but as you go up in volume the sound starts to break and sound terrible. From the others, the best is the Bose Flex. The sound is more "closed" standing up, but it's beauty is that its EQ changes completely when on its back (position #2). The speaker opens up and the highs come out. It sounds great! So much so that it actually sounds like a real speaker. It's sound never breaks up at any volume and has enough low end to be satisfying (movies or music) and It just sounds"right". It's BT lag is the best in the business so you will have voices sync when watching videos. It's also hard a great mic for calls. And I can't believe it's from Bose because I can't stand the brand! The JBL Flip and Sony don't sound "right". The Sony may be louder and bassier but even with its EQ, the sound never sounds right. The mids and highs always sound like a blanket has been put over it. The Flip may sound more right than the Sony but sounds hollow in the middle when you put it up against the Bose's balance. Just remember that the Bose sounds great on it's belly, but standing up, sounds closed like the Sony. The Bose goes on sale constantly so try to catch it at $109 or even better come Black Friday. I grabbed the Filp and Sony for $99 but again didn't compete against the openness and balance of the Bose!

For only shower go series is enough, but for anything else Flip will be better (I use my old GO2 for work, biking sometimes and I wish it had more volume especially on the bike or in an open field).

Jbl flip is a good portable speaker. Just pay attention because jbl removed the line in jack from later versions of the flip.

It's possible. I've used my wireless system and a 1/4-1/8 converter to connect my bass (via my Helix Stomp as preamp) to a JBL Flip which was the 'poweramp'. The results were amusing from a quality standpoint, but it would have worked fine for quiet practice at home, were I not to have many other non-absurd better options. The obvious issue is that these speakers aren't designed or voiced for bass guitar, and they don't have a preamp; so you'll need to find a way to preamplify your bass for starters. Then, even when you do, the sound will be wacky, muffled, unmusical, and just plain shit, and that's assuming you don't crack the speakers pumping a bass guitar through them. All you're doing is setting yourself up to have wasted a reasonable amount of money. But, just to avoid raining on your parade fully, you can totally use powered full range PA cabs to amplify a bass, and you can find these all over the place on the secondhand market, in pawn shops and on FB Marketplace for really cheap. They're a better solution, and often way cheaper (like $80-150) than a JBL. You'll still ideally need a preamp of some sort to control your tone, but I've done coffee-shop style gigs with my Alto 112, which is about 100w RMSish I reckon, and I got that for $100AU (60USish).

The Charge has a bit more bass and volume vs Flip. Sony Ult 1 or 300 XE are nice items. I was able to try Ult 1; nice sound. Soundcore Glow, 300, 600 are good speakers too.

I think technically Bose Flex is the absolute best sounding small personal speaker. The JBL Flip 6 is a great sounding speaker. To me, it sounded better than the prior model the Flip 5. I do like speakers with small footprints personally. I do like the Flip and Charges from JBL and the Wonderboom and Boom from UE because of the small footprint.

They are mono, I think. At least, when I've mastered a track, I often find anything I've put wide in the mix seems to have phasing issues on the JBL. Might not matter for jamming with Move though

JBL flips are pretty small and they bang. Obviously don't mix on them but for writing they're great.

Sony has warmer sound, also looks and feels better. Especially for older people sony sound better Jbl Flip has a bit more 'power' tho, that you don't need if you are not outside with your friends trying to blast loud music You could also consoder Soundcore Motion+ for this price, but you'd have to tweak a bit in the EQ. If you want a bigger speaker overall, Charge Essential 2 might be an option. All around the price region of the Sony, especially witz black friday coming up

JBL. I have had one for years. It’s water resistant. Has great sound. Not the cheapest but not the most expensive. I have literally dropped it in the bath tub with the kids and it still sounds great. Also for rock you can turn on “party mode” which makes is louder and heavier bass.

I have the Flip.

Jbl Flip for sure

JBL flip series. Fits perfect in a bottle holder or can be mounted to the frame.