JBL - PartyBox Encore Essential
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Last updated: Dec 19, 2025 Scoring
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"A good robovac is a life changer. Even a $350 basic S8. It is a great place to start. ... I promise you that you will not be disappointed by a basic S8. It will change your life even if it can't fit under every piece of furniture you own. ... My two S8s just finished vacuuming our entire house in about 46 minutes. ... While my floors were being cleaned, I sat comfortably on our patio in the cool shade with a slight breeze and composed my far too long response to you while sipping a diet soda and relaxing. ... I will have to spend about four minutes maintaining my two S8s. This will be my entire contribution to my home floor cleaning effort for today. Four minutes!"
"Like 500$ these robots are currently the steal of the century ... You can get a mova p10 pro ultra (cannot remove its mops), equivalent to the l40/x40 for 500$ after a discount code"
"I got the Q5 Pro for $139. ... costs $450 less than what I paid for the S6 ... it is the best value option out there imo."
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"The quality and loudness for such a compact unit is great. ... I found the surround and the bass overpowering for my room so i keep them at a minimum. ... The bass is so over powering I have to keep mine on low settings so I dont disturb my neighbours. ... The main central speaker and sound speakers sound great."
"this is the only portable speaker that has heavy bass"
"You won’t find a louder speaker with that much bass for less."
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"has a battery for portability (goes well with a portable FLX4)"
"I think the charge lasts like 16 hour"
"highly portable"
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"The JBL partybox series have zero delay - if you plug into the daisy chain port"
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"it would leave something to be desired at the beach in terms of volume due to the noise from waves and wildlife."
"When i got it, I was very satisfied with the size and the weight. Then I tried to play some music and I was completely underwhelmed. The Micro 2 sounded like a small speaker."
"The TSM2 distorts quicker."
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"For example I believe some of the JBL PartyBoxes have lag on the aux in but not on the daisychain as that bypasses the DSP :)"
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"For example I believe some of the JBL PartyBoxes have lag on the aux in but not on the daisychain as that bypasses the DSP :)"
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"But if you're looking to add more over time then you probably want something like Bose or Sonos ... But that's as many as you can use with this product. If you wanted to add more over time to use within the same app or control system, you'd probably want Sono's IMO."
Ty for following up and addressing this. I have 10+ battery powered JBl speakers from flip to PartyBox in my house
r/JBL • I thought about buying charge 6 but I'm really scared after seeing few posts.. ->For 150-200$ look out for a partybox encore essential (used or not) this is the only portable speaker that has heavy bass). Or even look out for some used 100 series partybox
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • What's your favorite bass monster with decent sound quality under $150? ->JBL Partybox Encore, it's way bigger than most other mentioned. But sounds good and has a lot of bass.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Best Bluetooth Speaker for Car Use in 2024? ($200US or less) ->I agree. For the price and quality of frequency range. Other option would be a Yamaha HS3’s with a sub.
r/PioneerDJ • 8yo got a FLX4 for Christmas! (need speaker help, please!) ->Refurb JBL PartyBox Encore from their official eBay account. It’s big but sounds incredible and they often have sales, got mine for $120.
r/Metalcore • Best Bluetooth speakers for the heavy stuff ->Best bang for buck IMO
r/Metalcore • Best Bluetooth speakers for the heavy stuff ->It has 2 bass levels, one that enhances the super low sub level and another in lower mids and it gets fuuuuucking heavy.
r/Metalcore • Best Bluetooth speakers for the heavy stuff ->Yeah that's my issue ; really wanna just get the 6 because of the quality, not the BS but now seeing the Soundcores are louder , idk if I should just get an Encore instead of wait and actually get a nice Bookshelf pair for my player.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Help me choose the BEST portable speaker (BASE on your own experience) ->Oh absolutely 💯💯💯 That's why I was alluding to that instead of getting the charge 6 like I've been planning too but now that I've seen the soundcore does go louder. I mindswell spend the extra whatever for the encore with the %20 off it's not much more but again at that price point I really need to just get some speakers for my table
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Help me choose the BEST portable speaker (BASE on your own experience) ->The JBL partybox series have zero delay - if you plug into the daisy chain port
r/PioneerDJ • Travel speakers ->Depends on the speaker. Some of the delay is caused by Bluetooth, and some by the DSP (signal processing) - aux will bypass the Bluetooth, but not necessarily the DSP. Some speakers have minimal-to-zero lag on the aux (Minirig, Tribit Stormbox Blast) and some still have significant. For example I believe some of the JBL PartyBoxes have lag on the aux in but not on the daisychain as that bypasses the DSP :)
r/Beatmatch • Best portable speakers? ->JBL party box, the bigger the mode, the better
r/Beatmatch • Portable speaker recommendations for outdoor djing ->JBL charge series is always a great buy, With a $150 budget. I have had my JBL charge 3 since 2018, only recently upgraded to the party box series, because I wanted something bigger and with way more bass. For a desk speaker the charge 4-5 is perfect, it has enough bass with EQ added. The flip and the other smaller ones that you can clip on, are going to be slightly quiet compared to the charge series. The charge series is the happy medium between good sound and portability.
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