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today we're gonna break down JBL's current portable speaker line-up everything from the small and affordable but surprisingly useful jbo clip three but were coins that is the flip for the old man charge three the incredible looking pulse three the versatile extreme two and the big Daddy JBL boombox let's find out which of these speakers are ready for you just so we're clear this isn't a full review on either of these speakers I'm just trying to point out the most important differences between them so I can open your purchase decision if you want a little more about either of these speakers then watch their full reviews the JBL clip 3 is the smaller speaker here and we tell us for 60 bucks the flip for we tell us for $100 the charge 3 retails for $150 the polls 3 retails for $200 the extreme 2 retails for $300 and the JBL boombox we tell us for $450 if you want to pick either these speakers up I'll have links for description below and if you use the links it really helps out the channel I suggest you check them out cuz JBL speakers routinely go on sale and also check out the numerous shelf down below first off JBL's whole speaker line-up is all about durability and portability all of these speakers have a fabric mesh cover body that does a very good job at standing up to bumps and scrapes they're all ipx7 raiders so they aren't afraid of a little water and except for the clip 3 they all share a similar pill like design with exposed passive radiators on each side when it comes to charging the speakers the clip 3 foot 4 charge 3 and post 3 all charged via on mic USB port whereas the larger extreme 2 in boombox charged via an AC port on the back and this small detail is going to be very important when we talk about sound quality in a minute regarding battery lives JBL advertises double-digit battery lives on all of their speakers but only expect to hit those numbers if you're using these speakers at around 50% volume but I found that using these speakers at around 80% volume which I feel is more realistic either one of these speakers should have no problem lasting at least one day of extended listening if you were to take them to the beach or something except for the pulse 3 even though the post 3 does advertise our 12 hour battery life since it also has a light feature to power it it's better life is all over the place depending on the brightness and which light motor you're using your actual battery life will vary you can get anything from four hours of playback time all the way up to maybe fifteen hours if you're using light setting like jet at a lower brightness even though I love the poster II and it's perhaps the coolest looking speaker out there right now I would really only recommend it if you're planning on strictly only using it at home the pole story is one of those speakers that constantly lives on the charger and even though the acrylic top is pretty durable you could possibly scratch it or crack it if you constantly take it on the go with you I've dropped my pulse tree a few times in the studio without any issues but it's always landed on padded carpet okay now it's all about speaker setups the clip three has a single 40 millimeter transducer and a single bass radiator the flat four has dual 40 millimeter transducers and dual passive radiators on each side and the post three is kind of like a souped up floor for it has three 40 millimeter transducers are all underneath the fabric portion of the speaker which also makes the pulse three the only 360-degree speaker here and since the pulse three has larger passive radiators and a higher wattage down of the floor it also manages to get louder and has more base than the flip for the charge three has the same layout as the platform except it has dual 50 millimeter transducers and it's passive radiators are slightly larger as well but things start to change with the extreme - it has dual 70 millimeter transducers but it's not just a larger charge 3 the extreme tool also has dual 20 millimeter tweeters and finally there's the boombox which has the same layout as the extreme 2 but larger it has dual 101 millimeter transducers the same 20 millimeter tweeters and dual passive radiators on each side now Before we jump into the sound test just know the boom box is in indoors mode and the extreme 2 has the latest firmware update which then overall improve its sound quality the older speakers here like the flip floor in charge three have cell signatures that put an emphasis on the mids and trouble and even though they do have a good amount of bass and how our volumes do might start to sound a little bright but all the other speakers here have a neutral sound signature with just the right amount of bass in trouble so they sound good for almost every genre of music and personally I do prefer the new neutral sound signature over the older brighter sound signature obviously the larger the speaker here the louder and more bass is going to have but the clip 3 has quickly become my most used speaker here just cuz I love using it to listen to podcasts the flip for it is a good little speaker that's good for both listening to podcasts or music but there is a benefit for going with either the larger pulse 3 or the charge 3 but personally I prefer how the pull story sounds over the torch 3 it sounds more balanced and it has a little more bass than the charge 3 now remember at the beginning of this video when I said the extreme 2 and boombox charged via an AC port instead of a microUSB port like the other smaller speakers well that matters cuz these speakers sound different when they're running off with their battery versus when they're plugged in the extreme 2 is rated at 20 watts when running off of its battery and 40 watts while plugged in or as the boombox is 40 Watts when running off of its battery and 60 watch while it's plugged in and when either of these speakers are plugged in they're going to get louder and they're also going to sound fuller the extreme 2 does get more than loud enough and is able to easily fill a room with music but if you want that thunderous bass that's going to shake your insides then the boombox is the way to go when it comes to bluetooth connectivity all of these speakers have solid and reliable connections with very little late which is good for video and all of these speakers have JBL connect Plus which is by far the easiest way to pair multiple speakers together you literally just press one button on each speaker and the speakers will figure out the rest back themselves you don't have to mess around with any Bluetooth settings and you don't have to miss wrong with any apps it just works but unfortunately the clip 3 does not have JBL connect plus you can't pair it up to any other speakers which is a huge letdown when I first got it I assumed that it had it so let's wrap things up I personally really like the clip 3 because I love using it to listen to podcasts since it's super small and has a very strong Bluetooth connection and could leave my phone charging in one room and easily move about the house while I'm doing chores without missing any of my taking news and since it has a good battery life I can use it for multiple days if you're on a tighter budget you can't go wrong with it for it's an all-around good speaker for personal listening but if you want something larger than the platform and I would get to charge 3 if you plan on constantly taking it on the go with you or if you need that consistently long battery life but if you just want a speaker strictly to use at home then I would go for the pulse 3 instead of the charge 3 but if you're going to spend the big bucks then I would get the extreme 2 if you plan on using it at home equally as much as taking it on the go with you it's much easier to travel with the extreme 2 instead of the boom box because of that caring strap but if you want a big speaker that's mostly going to live at home and only occasionally plan on taking it somewhere then I would get the JBL boombox each of these speakers have their own pros and cons and depending on your needs one is definitely going to be better than the other now the majority of these speakers are pretty early on into their life cycles but personally I think for charge 3 and maybe looking for or next in line to be upgraded as CES 2019 aside from sound and battery improvements I would like to see fast charging and maybe even tweeters on the charge for if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and get subscribed it helps out more than you realize support the channel by clicking on the links down below and I'll catch you next time