M12™ Bluetooth® Jobsite Speaker w/ PACKOUT™ Compatibility

Yes, that and longer runtime away from outlets, since you can have multiple batteries charged to swap. The M12 packout speaker is quite good.

Be careful, if you say that a Milwaukee speaker has the same or better audio quality than another brand like JBL, you're automatically labelled as deaf by certain people here. I had a brief discussion with another user here who told me I was just wrong and my hearing sucked when I dared say that the M12 packout speaker sounded just as good as JBL speakers I've heard. I say brief, because my different view offended them so much that they blocked me. I don't claim to be an audiophile, but I appreciate good sound, and I will give Milwaukee the credit they deserve for that speaker.

No, I understood your first comment. The M12 packout speaker supports volume sync with the phone. The volumes are one in the same. They are not 2 different volume controls. 

Yeah, I got in on that deal too. I bought two, in the hopes that the "audio link" feature could make them work in proper stereo. However, that wasn't the case, so I returned one set. They accidentally refunded me for both. Oops. That said, I don't really have a use for the batteries, so I'll probably try and sell them locally. But, the speaker is quite good, and certainly better than you'd expect from a tool company. It's also built a lot better than your typical audio brand speakers, and would definitely survive a fall or other accident better.

Milwaukee's speakers can be hit or miss. Some good, some bad. It's obvious you've never actually given this one a chance, since your assessment simply isn't accurate for this one.

>I have heard it, as a matter of fact. It suffers from the same sound distortion and bass issues as all of the other Milwaukee speakers that I've heard, and produces far inferior sound quality to similarly sized speakers from UE or JBL. It sounds like the one you listened to was defective. Mine does not have those issues. It compares favorably to multiple JBL and UE speakers that I've listened to. >It's obvious that you don't give a shit about audio quality Interesting assumption. Wrong, but hey, you do you boo. >and like to make asinine assumptions about other people's points of view and experiences. Says the poster who just made an asinine assumption about my views and experiences.

I have it, and it sounds just as good as the JBLs I've heard, which are considered very good amongst speakers this size. And, you don't have to worry about the batteries wearing out or going bad and turning the speaker into a paperweight. Those complaining about the lack of bass are simply expecting too much out of a speaker this size. The Bose speakers make it "sound bigger," but at a huge cost to actual sound quality. I'd rather have good sound, than fake, bloated bass.

Don't get me wrong; I love good bass. The key is **good** bass, not fake, bloated bass.

Well, for many of us, we already have way too many batteries. They'd just go unused and rot away.

The new Milwaukee M12 pack out speaker that launched last year has insanely good sound quality. Definitely stepping up their game and in my opinion every bit as good as a JBL. Plus swappable batteries that JBL doesn’t have

I got the Packout M12 for the batteries. My local drug dealer (Do it Best), threw in two 5.0s. Speaker + Batts for $129.

https://preview.redd.it/kpsy1ypu3bof1.jpeg?width=4284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=aeb717526519e0bcdcd5c35a064902f4200e1bbb My M12 Packout version has Treble/Bass controls settings under the cover. The larger speakers give a little better bass response. It’s not audiophile, but was a fun build.

I've been using the m12 packout speaker and I love it. It sounds great. I have a Marshall speaker of similar size, and I think the Marshall sounds better, but doesn't get as load as the m12. Also, the packout feature is really cool. It feels pretty premium and I've heard people say it's comparable to JBL speakers.

I bought this on a HD glitched bundle that ended up being like $65 bare tool. I like it, but honestly, it doesn't really sound much different than the M12 Bluetooth radio. I like that it has packout compatability though. That was a very nice touch. But if you already have the m12 radio, imo I don't think it's really worth it.

Have you messed with the audio settings? My speaker already had the bass levels raised out of the box. After lowering it and playing the same song through both speaker and radio, I couldn't tell much of a difference. I would say though, the bass boost on the new speaker is noticeably better. But for the most part, they're very close imo.

I bought this on a HD glitched bundle that ended up being like $65 bare tool. I like it, but honestly, it doesn't really sound much different than the M12 Bluetooth radio. I like that it has packout compatability though. That was a very nice touch. But if you already have the m12 radio, imo I don't think it's really worth it.

Have you messed with the audio settings? My speaker already had the bass levels raised out of the box. After lowering it and playing the same song through both speaker and radio, I couldn't tell much of a difference. I would say though, the bass boost on the new speaker is noticeably better. But for the most part, they're very close imo.

If all you will use it for is the Bluetooth speaker and not the radio the newer cylindrical m12 for its size is ok, my coworker has it and it’s significantly louder than mine- I have the older style m12 that’s rectangular and has a radio. I have to say I wasn’t blown away by the sound quality but it isn’t bad. If I were to choose between the two having neither I’d buy the newer one he has, as I really very rarely listen to radio. All that said I was working in a garage for months during the winter and wanted something that was gonna make some real noise and I have m18 and m12 batteries. I tried every m18 radio they make other than the flat packout one and returned all of them. Hooked up to my phone none of them seemed loud to me in the garage. I had recently been looking at JBL because I thought it might be a better value but never got around to pulling the trigger on one. Sadly I’ve just said fuck a radio lately (very unlike me) and have just been going AirPods all day. Pros and cons to that of course but I definitely prefer a radio experience all things considered if you can find one that’s a good fit for your work environment.

Milwaukee hands down. No worries about the internal battery failing and turning the whole unit into a useless brick. I