When my smartphone or tablet runs out of battery i simply plug a usb cable to the speaker to charge it when nearby plug ports are unavailable. From house parties, to barbecues, to picnics, JBL Boombox 2 provides all the portable sound you need.

It's better-built, and has an incredible battery life, lasting almost 24 hours from a single charge in our tests, though this can vary depending on your usage. A well-cared item that has seen limited use but remains in great condition ideally with the original packaging. A speaker like this was made for everything to do with being outside and makes for a perfect companion at outdoor parties.The Boombox 3 produces a noticeably deeper bass than its predecessor and offers a more balanced sound profile overall. Simply press the Connect+ button on your first boombox then press the Connect+ button on the nearby Boombox to connect. Its battery also lasts almost 24 hours, and it has an IPX7 rating for water resistance, though we don't currently test for this. If you come across a version not listed here, let us know in the discussions so we can update our review. JBL Connect + and JBL Partyboost speakers can't connect with each other simply due to hardware specifications on each product.

It offers a better-balanced sound profile that can produce a more extended low-bass than that of the Anker.These speakers are not equipped with apt-X-HD low latency audio codec and may cause audio-video delays. Although the Boombox 2 is a Bluetooth speaker, it does not support the two best codes: aptX and AAC. Now looks wise, the boombox 3 now has that huge JBL Logo on the front which I know some people just aren’t a huge fan of… but that’s neither here nor there. The Ultimate Ears can get louder than the JBL, with signifianctly fewer compression artifacts at max volume, resulting in cleaner sounding audio when the volume is maxed out. However, SOUNDBOKS can get louder than the JBL and offers a much longer-lasting battery life of almost 36 hours.

It also offers a longer-lasting battery life, though this can depend on your usage, and your experience may vary. For instance, the JBL logo on one side now has an exclamation mark, while the underside of the handle has a little extra color to it. The JBL Boombox 3 is using JBL’s PartyBoost, meaning that you can pair it up to other JBL speakers that are also using Partyboost like either another Boombox 3, a Boombox 2, Xtreme 3, Charge 5, Pulse 4, Flip 6, flip 5, or to the up coming Pulse 5. Fortunately, there's a graphic EQ featured in its companion app you can use to tweak its sound to your liking.Although it can get quite loud, there are some compression artifacts present at max volume, and the soundstage can be perceived as narrow, so it doesn't feel very immersive. Now the Boombox 3 still has your exposed dual passive radiators that shoot out its sides… but this speaker now also has a frontward firing subwoofer. JBL Boombox 2 also features a built-in powerbank to keep your devices charged so the music never stops. pounds… where as the Boombox 2 and original boombox weigh in at 13 pounds and 11 and a half pounds, respectively. You simply press on button on each speaker, they sync up, they start playing music, and skipping is not an issue.

It's also better suited for long listening sessions spent outdoors thanks to its IPX7 rating for water resistance and longer-lasting battery life of almost 24 hours.That said, the SOUNDBOKS is more customizable than the JBL and is one of the loudest speakers we've tested so far. However, the Boombox has a longer battery life as well as an IPX7 rating for water resistance, although we don't currently test for this. It's also better-built, with an IPX7 rating for water resistance, though we don't currently test for this.