JBL - PartyBox 520

JBL Partybox 520 would be the best there is that’s battery powered imo and for battery life you can buy multiple battery’s

The party box 520 is a lot better in my opinion, the soundboks is just technically louder, I meant it’s the loudest battery powered speaker other than professional DJ speakers that would weigh a few hundred pounds

Jbl 520 will be the way to go if you don’t mind the size, I mean the swappable batteries are convenient as hell with no downtime really.

I got two PB 520’s. I’m now getting called for every family get together… “can you please bring the music”?!? As loud (and chest thumping) as you would ever need for a backyard party. Even one did very well. I just HAD to get another. Portable… it has an extendable handle and wheels. Wish they had side handles for lifting, but not too bad. You can get covers (I did) that have handles built in. Good luck.

I have [the partybox 520](https://www.reddit.com/user/mohammedBird/comments/1mozjck/portable_party_speaker_with_big_sound_and_long/), and I absolutely love it. I upgraded from the 320, and the sound quality is better, louder, and the battery life is longer. I use it for pretty much everything from outdoor parties/events to movie nights to kareoke.

All depends on where you taking the thing. If you just want a speaker that'll sit in one spot then get a PB Ultimate or 720, of you actually need to move the thing then a PB 520 is a really good sweet spot

The 520 are battery powered i believe makes sense tbh that the bigger ones arent probably impossible to make something that big and powerful portable without needing a power outlet

you say its not super expensive but they are £899 the jbl partybox 520 is a lot cheaper is the soundboks 4 that much louder ?

I want to get the 520 but it might be too expensive for me right now do you think the 320 would be loud enough ??

Even on full volume the 520 lasts 12 hours

I already have 2x520 (just bought the second one, open box, for 500) and one 310 from way back. When I heard two speakers playing together I actually thought that 2x310 or 2x320 would be enough for everything. I just wasn't sure if there was a difference between 310 and 320. Now I plan to get another 310 for cheap for indoors. For outdoors it's 520 or 720, definitely, but they are too loud for indoors - 310 just sounds better and tighter.

JBL is really covering the portable party speaker market. Depends on the type of party you are having and how much $ you want to spend for real advice but the big JBL 710 has no battery and the new 520 is getting good reviews and has a replaceable battery. Pair of JBL 120 is what I would use unless this was a real event where you need bust out the 18" subs and 130 db mains. The LG stage 301 and Zealot sS89 are getting good recommendations from Jagist reviews if you want something smaller than a big partybox.

I’ve got 2 PartyBox 120’s, 320’s and now 520’s. They all have loads of bass. Obviously more as you go up in woofer size. So the Ultimate probably has the most right now. I’d probably say the PartyBox 120 is the sweet spot. It outperforms the Boombox 3 considerably but it is still portable and has a replaceable battery.

I double up and recommend two party boxes 520, then OP only has to run two times. So what's the problem? Stereo sound is worth a lot of effort.

Wait for the JBL Partybox 520, which is due to be released soon.

What it says on paper is not as important as the sound of the speaker in reality. Sony has never really convinced me with its party speakers, but JBL has. That's why I have high expectations of the Partybox 520. If you had the opportunity to listen to both speakers, that would of course be the best way to make a decision.