JBL Xtreme (1st Generation)

Hello good people. My Jbl Xtreme finally died and I've been looking for a nice lil BT speaker for a bit and decided on the Jbl Charge 6. Now, don't get me wrong, it's a great speaker for what it is, but... I find it a little lacking. I took a leap of faith on buying a mono speaker and, it's not that it's bad, but I just want a stereo speaker. I also think that the bass, albeit there and not at all bad, is also just lacking a bit. Much better when the speaker is in a corner though! I think the Charge 6 is great for what it is and what it can do, but I'm looking for something a bit *more*. Something between a Jbl Charge 6 and the (modern) Xtreme maybe. I don't have much experience with other BT speaker brands, but I'm absolutely open to other brands. One thing I don't want is cheap(er) brands that try to offer the same as other brands, but at a cheaper price. They always come with caveats. What'd I'd like; * Something in size between the Charge 6 and Xtreme * Something with a bit more bass than the Charge 6. Around 20-30% more would be fine, I think? I listen to a lot of different music, but I'd rather tune down the bass in an EQ when listening to something like metal or rock VS trance/edm, than just not have the bass. * I'd like it to be a stereo speaker. That will mean it's bigger and more expensive, but that is fine by me. If it isn't really bigger than the Xtreme then that's fine. * I love the battery life of the Charge 6. It really does last a long time, probably it's best quality. I take speakers to festivals and events, which means going days or a week+ with no power. I am well aware that a bigger and more powerful speaker will not last the (advertised) 28h that the Charge 6 would, but something that doesn't die after like 8 hours would be great. * Hopefully it's in the "up to 400USD" range. I live in northern Europe though, so availability varies. Please no brands only sold in America. I do not want to import. Sorry for the wall of text, but I hope someone has some good recommendations. Thank you!

I'm absolutely considering the xtreme 4. I've just never used other brands of BT speakers, so I thought I'd at least ask. I would also prefer having 1 speaker, even if it's a bit big, instead of 2 smaller ones for stereo.

I was considering the link max as it was on sale here a couple of weeks ago. After a bit of research online, it seemed like the bass was the weak point of the speaker? Most comments on reddit and other forums, and comments on blog posts, said to look for other speakers/brands for fuller and louder bass. The speaker supposedly sounds great, and knowing bose it probably does, but this wasn't 1 or 2 comments...

Oh, yeah, for sure, but if I want to pack it in a suit case, a hiking backpack (festivals) or regular backpack (events) then it suddenly takes more space than I think I want my speaker to. It also weighs... Quite a bit, and I'm looking to take it with me on planes 😅

I've seen a lot of people praise this speaker, but I've seen just as many people say that "you get what you pay for". It costs basically the same as the Charge 6. I'm not sure that it could compete with the Xtreme, and the internet seems to think the same. Haven't tried it tho, so who knows!

Oh yeah, I already did that once already haha. It just one day started crackling and stuff, then there was a pop and it was dead. It lasted me more than 10 years. It's time for a new one. Right now I'm leaning towards just getting a new xtreme 4.

I went from a JBL Xtreme 1 to a Tribit Stormbox Blast v1 and couldn’t be happier.

I’ve owned JBL Charge and Xtreme, and the Stormbox Blast blows them away. Bigger, heavier, but the sound is way more impactful and the battery life is immense.

I am trying to recommend a bluetooth speaker to a friend who was insisting on purchasing a refurb charge 6 for $130. I have personally went from owning a JBL Charge 2+, JBL Charge 3, and JBL Xtreme Gen 1 (Xtreme still working fine after 10 years). I am not against recommending a charge but from previous experience with the older gens, they personally don't get as loud as I would like (cannot give an opinion on new versions). Is there a brand and model now in this gen that can get as loud as an Xtreme, still have good sound quality, and be portable under <$150 USD?

I got this Soundcore Boom 2+ about 2 weeks ago and im just in love with it. I got it for $100 at a nice discount on a on-line store in my country. From the build quality (verry nice not cheap plastic like some say abd its verry solid along with the thick metal grill on the front, again some said its thin and idk what they really consider thick enough). To the conectivity which is seemless even if we talk connecting your device or pair other soundcore speakers in tws or stereo mode. The battery on this thing is super good and can get thrue o full day no problem which to be honest i dont think we need more than that to say a battery is good. Lights are nice (i like the fire effect, the only one i use) but i dont really like tha fact that light react only to bass, but still its cool. And last but the most important, sound quality. Out of the box is boomy and hallow at least for my ears, but with the right eq man... this is a no brainer to go for. Verry good bass down to 37hz in my tests clear mids and sharp enough highs for indoor and out door, and that thanks to the in app eq which actually does something unlike other brands. And this comes from someone who has JBL xtreme series 1 and 4, partybox 120 and sony ult tower 9. This post was not sponsored at all in fact you can see this accout is just a normal guy one's. I just want to recommand this speaker for anybody who looks for best bang for your buck and you dont really trust other chinise brand speakers long term and you also dont want to pay lods of cash just for a "premium" brand.

I heard the ult 5 in a local shop. Highs and mids are clear and crisp but no bass at all sadly. And i am a bass head myself sometimes and music without bass is like food without salt. I dont say a speaker needs to be only bass cause that a bad speaker no matter how good that bass is but it needs to be as balanced as possible for its size. Which sony sadly is not and i wanted to buy it myself for its nice design. Ended up choosing the jbl xtreme 4 and after a bought the boom 2 plus xtreme sound like a toy in term of loudness and depth of the sound.

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.