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the JBL boombox is finally here this is JPL's biggest and most expensive consumer grade portable bluetooth speaker and although pricey compared to other new speakers on the market right now of the same caliber let's see how the JBL boombox performs don't forget to Like comment and subscribe and you go on to my other videos here after you don't want in this video and there will be a sound test at the end of this video to the JBL boombox currently only comes in black but JBL says there will be an olive colorway of the boombox around January comment down below what other color ways you would like to see on the table boombox currently the JBL boombox retails for four 49.95 which is a hundred and fifty dollar price trim from the smaller JBL extreme which isn't really that extreme anymore if you want to pick this speaker up I'll have links to description below and I'll keep them updated so you can get the best deal possible the JBL boombox has the same classic design you can expect from other JBL portable bluetooth speakers the boombox is basically a JBL charge 3 that got a hold of a Mario mushroom and got super-sized it's covered by the same nylon mesh weave that does a great job of repelling almost everything you throw at it there's a base on the bottom with a built-in battery gauge that allows you to see its current battery status at a glance on top you've got the same binds as the charged 3 and extreme there's a multi-function button to control your music playback volume controls a bluetooth pairing bian and JBL's connect plus button also if you press and hold the multifunction button you can activate Siri on the back there's a rubber grommet that houses two USB port so you can charge up to two devices at the same time and AC in for charging and audio jack and a microUSB port for service aside from the power cable and owner's manual the JBL boombox doesn't come included with anything else when laid flat the JBL boombox is 10 inches tall 19 and a half inches wide and has a death of 7.7 inches in a weighs a modest 11 and a half pounds for everybody else using the SI system the JBL boombox is twenty five point five by forty nine point five by nineteen point six centimeters and it weighs five point two five kilos regarding speaker setup the JBL boombox has dual four inch woofers and dual 1.7 nine inch tweeters on the front and the side just like all other JBL speakers there are a dual passive radiators with the diameter of four point one seven inches unique to the JBL boom ice is a plastic carrying handle and unfortunately it doesn't come off and you can't attach a shoulder strap like you can on the JBL extreme although the handle does make carrying the boombox around easy after a while of lugging the boom box around it does get hard partially I think JBL should have included a shoulder strap option as well because for long walks you're gonna wish he had it trust me the JBL boom box also has a new sound mode laying on the back you can choose from either indoor or outdoor mode while in indoor mode the sound of the speaker has a little more death in the bass is much deeper but when an outdoor mode the overall sound gets pushed forward and the bass isn't as pronounced unless you know what to listen for or listening to music with a lot of bass you're not really going to notice a difference between the two modes at first tech specs on the JBL boombox is pretty standard when it comes to newer JBL speakers you've got bluetooth 4.2 and you can pair up to two devices at the same time and it's good for a wireless range of 70 feet with the right line-of-sight to your phone not bad if you plan on using this outside on a regular basis it's ipx7 certified so water is it a problem you can even submerge it and it won't even care and just like the JBL pull 3 the JBL boombox also floats in water and keeps playing music like a boss the table boom box is also rocking or rechargeable 20,000 milliamp battery and the box claims it's good for up to 24 hours of playback time and honestly I've only managed to get that 24 hour battery life on the JBL boombox by having it at a moderate volume and while in outdoor mode when using the JBL boom box in the slightly better sounding indoor mode and a moderate volume I averaged about 21 hours of playback time and when the JBL boom box was at max volume a Wilding indoor mode I got about 17 I was a playback time nonetheless the JBL boombox has a very solid battery life but in order to charge the JBL boombox from an empty battery to full it's gonna take a little more than six hours and unfortunately there is no official quick charging controlling sound quality a huge elo plays it safe with the JPL boombox I mean it sounds good with almost every genre of music the speaker has good estimate separation in a white soundstage but the main focal point of this speaker are the vocals admits bass is also good in at times there's even spine-tingling sub bass but although this speaker does get loud I did expect it to get louder and max volume the JBL boombox has an average decibel reading in the mid 80s rates but at that max volume the serous age does get a little narrow and stuff starts to roll off personally I think the speaker sounds is best all the way up to the 85% volume arc but just to be clear that's why the speaker is an indoor mode but also let me be the first to tell you that this speaker does require a break-in period it's also worth mentioning that two JBL boombox does sound a little better when it's plugged into the charger that one is simply being powered by the built-in battery and this isn't surprising because this is the same case with the JBL extreme the combined output power of the JBL boombox when powered by the AC charger is 30 watts whereas what is being powered by the battery the combined output power gets reduced to 20 watts and obviously it does this for battery life the JBL boombox also connects to JBL's connect tab and for the most part the app doesn't do much you can see your current battery status toggle from indoor mode to outdoor mode or you can upgrade your speaker to relay this firmware but unfortunately you can't adjust the EQ so you'll have to use a third-party app to do that but the app is handy when you have to manage multiple JBL speakers when you have them paired together as mentioned before the JBL boombox is using JBL connect plus with JBL connect plus you can connect up to 100 JBL connect plus and able speakers together and have them play music and sync right now the JBL boombox can only be paired to the JBL flip 4 and the JBL pulls 3 because they were both using JBL connect plus so you can't pair the JBL boombox to the GBO charge 3 or the JBL extreme which are using the older JBL connect but there's still hope representatives on JBL's forums have stated that the JBL charge 3 should be receiving a firmware update so they can connect to JBL connect plus enabled speakers the update for the JBL charge three should be avail in mid-october but it's still subject to change so it could still get pushed back or might not even come out at all the representatives however have also stated that due to technological limitations the JBL extreme will not be receiving any such form or update so there's still hope that the JBL charge 3 will still be able to pair with the JBL boombox flip 4 and pull 3 but the JBL extreme will never be able to pair with the JBL boom box at all and it's also worth mentioning if you have two JBL boom boxes you can pair them together and have them play left and right stereo audio and pairing multiple speakers together is super easy all you have to do is press the JBL can I plus buy an awning speaker and you're done just like all other JBL because the boombox also has a built-in microphone and right now I'm standing about five feet away and personally I don't think the microphone sounds that good but it'll get the job done but this audio clip is being recorded by the microphone on the boombox so you can visit up to that overall the JBL boombox is a very durable and good sounding speaker it's built like a tank it gets louder than the JBL extreme and the JBL charge 3 but it's still small and light enough that carrying it around isn't as big of a hassle like larger speakers in its price segment although I would really like to have a shoulder strap option as well whether you're using too JBL boom acts at a moderate listening level for personal use or at full volume while hosting a get-together the rechargeable battery will last you multiple listening sessions something the sony xba-4 XP 90 can't do sure it's pricey but if Portability and battery life are your top priorities while still having big sound then the JBL boombox is right for you okay it's time for the sound sense just a heads up the JBL boom box is in indoor mode as always all of these speakers are playing in the same room at the same decibel level streaming from the same device so hopefully the only 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