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if you're on the market for a midsize speaker some popular options are the Sonia xp3 JBL pulse 3 and the JBL charge 3 they all hover at around the same price point and have very similar audio capabilities but they all have very different designs and feature sets so which is right for you we're about to find out don't forget to Like comment and subscribe and you can watch these speakers individual reviews here after you're done watching this video and there will be a sound person between these speakers at the end of this video as well first let's start with the Sony xp3 it usually retails for one $49.99 and most retailers but it's actually on sale now and can be had for 118 over at Amazon making this speaker the best bargain in this group for now the JBL charge 3 is the oldest speaker in this group and usually retails for one $49.99 and most stores but I've managed to find it for as low as 121 over in Amazon just as long as you're okay with the turquoise colorway and then there's the JBL pulse 3 it's the newest of these speakers and it retails for 1 $99.99 almost everywhere if you want to pick either of these speakers up I'll have links and description below and I'll keep them updated so you can get the best deal possible ok I'm gonna do a quick rundown of these speakers design and build quality the sony xba-4 upper outer shell there's a metal painted grow on the front there's a built-in light feature that flashes to the beat view music it can be laid down flat or stand on its side control buttons and the NFC touch point can be found on the top and on the back of the device you will find a 3.5 millimeter audio jack a 5 volt DC charging port in the USB I don't so you can charge your own devices the JBL charge 3 is almost the same size as the xB 30 but the majority of its body is covered in a tight nylon fabric weave there are LED battery indicator lights on the front of the device the control blinds are also found on the top of the device except there's no NFC chip and the blinds are very textured and on the back of the charge 3 you'll find a microUSB port for charging a 3.5 millimeter audio jack in the USB else you can charge your own devices just like on the XP 30 and finally there's the pulse 3 it's the largest of the group in the most fragile the majority of the body which houses the light feature is made of acrylic and although it is tough you do run the risk of scratching it the lower portion of the polls 3 which houses the three transducers is covered in the same nylon fabric as a charge 3 and the control buttons and LED indicator lights of the post 3 can be found on the back as well with an extra button to cycle through the light features and you will also find a microUSB port for charging and a 3.5 millimeter audio jack but unlike the charge 3 or the XP 30 there is no USB out so you can't charge your own devices and overall all three speakers wait about two pounds or one kilo and neither one of these speakers are afraid of a little water the sony xba-1 but it can't be submerged under water in the jb upholstery and the charge 3 or both ipx7 certified which means they can also get wet and they can get submerged underwater without any issues now let's talk about speaker setup the sony XPS dual 1.8 9 inch or 48 millimeter diameter full range speakers in a passive radiator in the center the JBL charge 3 also has dual speakers but they have a diameter of 50 millimeters or 1.9 7 inches and dual passive radiators on each side with the diameter of 48 millimeters or 1.8 9 inches well unlike the sony xba-40 or the JBL charge 3 which only shoot sound out through the front this JBL post 3 is a 360-degree speaker it houses its 340 millimeter diameter or 1.5 7-inch transducers in the bottom portion of the speaker that's covered by the fabric at the zero 120 and 240 degree marks relative to the JBL logo on the front and it also has dual passive radiators on each side which are slightly smaller coming in with the diameter of 44 millimeters or 1.73 inches but at the end of the day all three of these speakers managed to achieve relatively the same decibel levels and max volume which is in the mid 70s but even though all three of these speakers do get just as loud they do sound and perform differently when played at the same loudness the most noticeable difference between these three speakers are the vocals in this group the charge tree has the vocals pushed way back whereas the post three is the most worn in the group but then you've got the sony XP 30 which places the vocals right between the post three in the charts 3 which I prefer and I know I'm gonna get a lot of hate for but I think the charts three is the worst sounding speaker in this group it's starting to show its age the bass doesn't deliver and there's a lot of amplification going on in the mids and highs which does cause raspiness and when set at full volume the charge to Reese suffers from the worst amount of distortion in this group whereas the Sony Xperia suffers from the least amount of distortion when set at full volume in the mids and highs don't crash I think the sony xba-40 is the best sounding speaker in this group and the poultry is the safest is good for personal listening the sound is neutral but there's enough bass to keep you satisfied but battery life is also important to take into consideration the Sony XP as the longest advertised battery life coming in at 24 hours but that's what the light feature turned off and at relatively low volumes weald world used with the light features turned on and the volume set at 50% we're looking at around 18 hours of use then does the charge 3 with an advertised battery life of 20 hours and since it doesn't have a light feature to power I recently get more than 20 hours of playback time and then there's the pulse tree with an advertised battery life of 12 hours with the music set loud and the brightness of the light feature turn all the way up you'll be lucky if you get 8 hours out of it but with the volume set at 50% in the brightness set at 25% I've managed to get around 13 hours of playback time and with the light feature turned off you can squeeze out 15 hours of playback when it comes to battery life the JBL charge 3 is the winner here for one big reason my biggest pet peeve with the Sony's extra bass portable speakers is that when the speaker gets to 20 percent volume they will abruptly stop the music say please charge and you will have no other option than to put the speaker back on the charger because they won't go past 30 percent volume I absolutely hate this feature but if what you're most concerned about is the light feature then hands down the JBL pulse 3 is the best choice obviously there's no light feature on the charge 3 but the poetry has the best light feature on the market right now through JBL's connect that it's super easy to control you've got equalizer rave rainbow and fire just in a few and you can even make your own and you can change the color of each light feature just as easy with the color wheel or color matching with your phone's camera the main selling point off the post three are the lights the light feature on the sony xba-4 you don't have as many customization options and cycling through the light modes isn't as easy unlike the post 3 that has a dedicated button directly on the speaker to cycle through the light settings you can only turn the light setting on the XP 30 on or off by pressing and holding the extra base button and if you want to cycle through the light mode you have to do that through Sony's music center app which likes to act up from time to time on my iPhone but under sony xba-4 rave chill strobe or Raven without the strobe lights on the side and there's a few calm options as well but like I said the life feature on the xB 30 or the xB 40 is nowhere near as impressive as the one at the pulse 3 and there's one more thing I want to touch on before wrapping this video up which is apparently speakers together with the sony xba-4 dubose loading speakers together like the xB 20 or the xB 40 and if you have two of the same model speakers you can have them play left and right stereo audio in order to pair them you have to press and hold the ad + + button together for a few seconds until the speaker's beep with JBL speakers you literally just press one button on each speaker and you're done it's much easier but the torch 3 is using JBL connect so you can only pair to other speakers that are also using JBL connect like the JBL extreme JBL pulls - or another charge 3 the JBL poster 3 is using the newer JBL connect plus so you can pair the post 3 to another post 3 or a flip for or the upcoming JBL boom box look out for my JBL boom box review in the future but you cannot pair the pulse 3 two speakers that are using the JBL connect protocol like the charge 3 or the pulse 2 or the JBL extreme ok so this video is getting a little long but here's the main takeaway if you're trying to decide between these three speakers you pick the JBL pull story because it looks great and the sound is going to satisfy you for personal listening you pick the JBL charge 3 if you're looking for the best battery life and durability and you pick the sony expedient the best bargain it sounds great and has a good enough light feature but just a heads up even though JBL officially announced to JBL boom box and if at the beginning of september i'm willing to bet JBL is going to at least enesta JBL charge for at CES 2018 and here's the sound test all of these speakers are playing at the same decibel level in the same room and streaming from the same device so hopefully the only difference is sound quality I'm also going to max the volume out of them later into the test so you can hear them at their loudest comment down below with which one you like best I'm feeling lonely navona Mustafa and they're right they need to Saudi without to lift me up this time you were the only one other words 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