JBL

Flip

JBL Flip

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Overall

#296 in

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Sentiment score57% positive
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Last updated: Jun 25, 2026

Reddit Reviews

Reddit IconBS-75_actual
8 months ago

Audio is wholly subjective so it's whatever you prefer; I know people who are fully team JBL; I'm team Bose. Back in the day I purchased the first generation JBL Flip based on positive reviews, I disliked it so much I sold (flipped) it immediately. But they may have improved somewhat since then?

Reddit IconDarianYT
9 months ago

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.

Reddit IconRuttagger
about 1 month ago

Dude, all my JBL's have been rock solid. I have one of the first Gen JBL Flips that's over a decade old. It looks so haggard. I use it daily in the shower, take it to the beach, been around the world for travel. All these years later the battery is nearly as good as the day I bought it.

Reddit IconDropbeatsNotbombs
about 1 month ago

I’ve had two JBL Flips prior to getting the JBL Flip 3 and the only reason I had to replace the previous two was because of the damn micro USB connector getting messed up. The current JBL Flip has been rock solid for the past two and half years.

Reddit IconOrdinary_Low_8652
8 months ago

Im not really particular with the lows, mids, highs of a speaker but it’s pretty much decent compared to my previous JBLs (Flip and Go)

Reddit Icon2DEUCE2
7 months ago

This is what I use as well and my boat has a stereo system. JBL Flip sounds great and doesn’t drain my batteries.

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