JBL - PartyBox On-The-Go Essential
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"The JBL partybox series have zero delay - if you plug into the daisy chain port"
"Vocals matched JBL PartyBox sound when playing daisy chained.. perfect 👍"
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"nothing compared to the bass and clarity."
"You won’t find a louder speaker with that much bass for less."
"personally for the same use as you I took a JBL PartyBox essential when I want big sound"
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"Loudest I’ve heard not even being plugged in"
"I think the charge lasts like 16 hour"
"highly portable"
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"You won’t find a louder speaker with that much bass for less."
"it knocks good bass for the price"
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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 :)"
InitialSpeech1620 1.0I just got this speaker to replace my SoundCore Boom 2 pro and idk I think I was expecting more rumble from a speaker this size, even with the price aside.. and no app support, but when I tried to use Poweramp eq to boost the sub bass, the speaker started to distort. I mean even bass aside, it's a very quiet speaker for its size. Was I tripping buying this thing or is there a trick on Android I'm missing?
Mannnnn I should've just got another SoundCore. I haven't used JBL since around the time the charge 5 launched. But my SoundCore randomly went out so I needed a replacement. Alright. Guess I'll return it and go get the Sony xv500 but I really wanted a portable speaker that was sold in stores, because I don't wanna have to wait for online shipments, and returning is that much harder. IDK maybe I'll keep looking. But this one is definitely being returned tomorrow. The SoundCore I had was 140w and I just found out this one is only 50w unplugged. That's such bs. A 50w speaker that's half the size of my current tower speaker.
WhatShouldIPutHere5 1.0Don't think you're "missing" anything... The PB OTG ESS just isn't an amazing speaker-- I've heard most of JBL's lineup and the Encore / Encore Essential are much better. IIRC according to FCC filings the OTG is actually built with "off the shelf" parts from Eastech while I believe most other JBL's have somewhat custom parts.
calmlikea3omb 0.6JBL is hard to beat. I’ve had and tried soooo many and pound for pound the JBL Partybox on the go is amazing.
Jerry__Boner 0.6There's also the Partybox On The Go. It's smaller but still.pretty loud. Also comes with a microphone and you can find affordable second party duffle bags that are made specifically for it.
safe_temperature_420 0.6I had a flip 4 for years my buddy bought a boombox and I was blown away by it, but I wanted to one up him so I got the partybox on the go and it’s been the perfect living room speaker
dazzedandcumfused 0.2I just bought the JBL party box essential 79.99 at ross
Pioneer86550 0.2Hello, personally for the same use as you I took a JBL PartyBox essential when I want big sound and otherwise for when I travel I took a Sony ult field 5 which costs less than 300 euros! I have a reloop mixtour pro controller and an iPad and I'm on djay pro
dr-phils-taint 0.0JBL 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.
AccountantWaste294 0.0Ty for following up and addressing this. I have 10+ battery powered JBl speakers from flip to PartyBox in my house
cosinederivative 0.0Joke lang, OP! Haha. JBL PartyBox lang kasi gamit namin. Pero di ko siya feel sa movies. Mas ok pa rin soundbars.
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