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I like the earfun uboomX or the party box encore.
I have a encore 2 its very good for the price.
The boombox 4 rivals the partybox encore. If you want portability get the bb4. Trust me when i say you won't be disappointed if your wanting bass
Is fatter but not necessarily bigger. Its just an odd shape to carry. The encore does get louder overall but the bb4 is easier the carry
Knowing your price point, if speaker size, weight matters much for you, if you need it fully water proof or just water resistant, what your budget is, etc would all be helpful factors if you added that info to your post. If you want Deep Bass then JBL never really fails in that department. I have JBL encores and they are great in Deep bass, especially if you turn the Equalizer bass up in the JBL app and if you turn on bass boost and then run another bass boost EQ on your listening app, for me that app is Spotify. Outdoors it’s good bass, indoors it’s insanely good bass! Equivalent to having a subwoofer
Considering what the speakers are, only a 5.25 driver two tweeters and 100 watts RMS. It truly is insane with how much bass they output! I have a full sound system in my car with 12” subwoofer and with the two Encores in the cabin they are pretty close to comparable in bass and maybe even better sound quality.
They are great speakers, I have one and am very happy with it. Amazing value, sturdy, great battery life, nice sound and good low end. Partybox encore sounds better and is louder, but battery life is not as good and isn't waterproof which were deal breakers for me. Uboom probably sounds better but I couldnt find any in aus. Don't have any regrets tho I love my blast.
JBL partybox encore, but better the partybox 100 or any of the successors like 110. (you could try to get a used partybox 100 series, also an older model) . The 1XX weighs about 20 pounds but it has a lot of volume and is enough to have an outdoor dance party
The Encore isn’t that big, easy to travel with.
eBay has good deals on refurbished JBL PartyBox speakers sometimes. I have the encore you mentioned with the two mics. It’s plenty loud. Edit: Might be beneficial to get a 110 vs the encore.
You can always turn down a louder speaker. The smaller speakers would just be annoying to me personally. Zero bass outdoors! I would just want to turn it off if you pushed those pitiful little BT speakers past 50% and with 25 people it would just be added noise. I would not want to listen to anything smaller than a JBL Encore/ Tribit Blast/ect. If there is a wind or background noise it is hard to hear the vows or any officiating and a mic will allow people to speak normally instead of yelling to a group.
If bass and loudness are your only concern, get a party box! Whatever the largest size is in your budget. I have an encore and certainly can feel the bass if indoors, but nothing to crazy. I also have a 320 and that thing you can feel inside or out, and it will absolutely rattle your walls and cabinets if your inside.
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