So, I bought the new GO 5 about a week ago. I've tried the GO 4. And I just bought the CLIP 5. Why? Because the new GO 5 is significantly underwhelming and I'm returning it.
The GO 4 has punchier bass compared to the GO 5. You can feel it when powering it on. The signature JBL power on sound just rumbles more in the palm of your hand on a GO 4.
The new GO 5 has significantly less bass. You have to play with the EQ to get some punch. The "JBL Signature" EQ setting is pretty thin, so you MUST adjust the EQ. The new lights are pretty cool though. Most people find them tacky. And I can understand. But they are fun.
But the new GO 5 just isn't loud enough. It's probably 10% louder than the GO 4, but on its max volume, it just becomes thinny. I recommend one volume down (90% max). I need it to fill a room and still sound good when it's loud(est).
So, I just came home with a CLIP 5 after playing with it at the store. It's SIGNIFCANTLY louder and more punchy. This thing can fill a big room and it would be good for outdoors, too. Hell, it can even be too overpowering. I can change between the GO 5 and CLIP 5 on the fly and it's immediately obvious which one is which. Now, the CLIP 5 doesn't win any beauty contest, but the carabiner is very useful.
I have a few more bars I can slide up and down in the GO 5 EQ settings. It's more waterproof (IP68). It looks better and smaller. It's got Bluetooth 6 and fun lights. But in the sound department, the CLIP 5 blows it out of the water. Battery life on the GO 5 is 8 + 2 hours, while the CLIP 5 is 12 + 3 hours.
Oh, by the way. The GO 5 is faster to power on and off. It's quicker to react when pressing buttons. Especially when powering off, the CLIP 5 is incredibly sluggish, but you really have to do side-by-side comparison.
Habiendo tenido muchos y también los primeros soundcore hasta Boom original (plus también)... Lo mejor de ahí a mi gusto son los boost, son increíbles, como los HK Luna...
Ahora si quieres más mas adelante, yo conservo motion Boom para exterior, pero mis predilectos son según tamaño (que tengo) JBL go4, harman Kardon Luna, y Harman Kardon Go + play 3, con eso, mi busqueda terminó...
Yo uso 3, el difinitivo y versatil es el HK go+ play 3, suena bien a bajo volumen, pero mas chicos uso swgun necesidad el HK Luna y el JBL go 4, este ultimo debe swr lo que necesitas...
I have the Go 4, it is fine, if you can find a Costco nearby, they were selling packs of 2 for 30 dollars, not sure if that deal is still around, but even without the deal, it is a solid speaker. Default tuning is quite boomy but an EQ later and it should sound flatter, bass extension goes to 80~85Hz so it is solid for the size. With water on the front fabric it'll sound a lot more muffled, to be expected.
The best deal I've seen on Amazon is the Motion X500 for 50 dollars. It is much larger, like MUCH LARGER, than those you're picking between and less portable, but I'm pretty sure it is louder and sounds better than them too. Given that it is basically 50% off the typical discounted price (original 170 dollars is bc they want to charge extra for spatial audio BS), I would suggest you give it a consideration if you can tolerate the extra size and weight.
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