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the JBL Xtreme is perhaps JBL's most popular speaker and it's light up and it's with good reason it sounds good it's durable and it's versatile and now we have the highly anticipated sequel the JBL Xtreme - it's also a good speaker I mean it's basically a refined JBL extreme but personally I did expect a little more here's what I like and what I don't like about the new JBL extreme - and do you really have to run out an upgrade if you we have the original JBL extreme the original extreme was first released back in September of 2015 and it currently retails for $200 the new JBL extreme 2 was released in May of 2018 and currently retails for $300 any of you color options to choose from black blue like I have here or green if you want to pick either of these speakers up I'll have links on description below and if you use the links it really helps out the channel I suggest you check them out because you never know when the extreme two might go on sale you might get lucky design-wise the extreme and extreme two are very similar to one another they both have the same basic shape they both have control buttons up top they both have a fabric mesh covered body and they both come included with carrying straps for when you take either of these speakers on the go with you but the extreme 2 is slightly all-around bigger and heavier than the original extreme the extreme 2 is also slightly more stylized than the extreme especially regarding the feet and softer rubber and cabs but one of the first things that I came to dislike about the new design under extreme - was just how hard it was to actually clip on the carrying strap compared to the original extreme under extreme it's fairly easy to clip on and clip off the carrying strap cause the hook has a good amount of room to move around but in the extreme - since the arches are so low profile you do have to clip on the strap in a certain manner I just wish these arches had a little more clearance for a better usability now I know this might be a non-issue for some people but the extreme - has a few of these Forks that just make you think JBL should have thought things to do better but since we're on the topic with the carrying strap the carrying strap itself has also gotten a few changes to make it look a little more premium most notably there's a built in bottle opener on the cang strap which is definitely only supposed to be used for soft drinks my only gripe with the new strap is essence it is a little more narrow it does move around a lot more I would like to see a little rubber on the bottom for better grip okay let's focus on the speaker itself on the back of the extreme tooth there's a rubber garment that houses your audio jack for Wired listening on mic USB port for service a USB out for charging your own device and in AC port for charging and the new power brick that comes included is slightly smaller than the power brick that comes included with both the original extreme and JBL boombox but JBL decided to get rid of one of the USB outs so you can only charge one device at a time whereas the original extreme lets you charge up to two devices at a time when it comes to battery life unfortunately things having changed both of these speakers come included with 10,000 milliamp hour batteries and since the extreme two is slightly bigger and heavier than the outgoing extreme I just don't get how none of it went towards improving the battery life now don't get me wrong both of these speakers have good battery lives but I would have liked to see in JBL increase the battery life on the extreme - from the original extreme JBL advertises the battery life of 15 hours on both of these speakers and in my testing with the volume set at 50 percent the extreme - actually managed to average 16 and a half hours of playback time and with the volume set at 80 percent extreme to average 10 hours of playback time even though these are all pretty good battery lines I would have liked it if JBL upgraded to a 12 or 15 thousand milliamp hour battery but one noticeable upgrade the extreme 2 has over the extreme is durability the extreme 2 now carries an IP x7 certification so it's waterproof to a certain extent whereas the original extreme is only water-resistant a splash of water isn't a problem but the extreme 2 can be submerged in water without any issues and also found that it floats ok now let's talk about speaker setup because it has been tweaked a little the original extreme comes included with duo 63 millimeter diameter woofers duo 35 millimeter diameter tweeters and dual passive radiators on each side the extreme two on the other hand has slightly larger 70 millimeter diameter woofers slightly smaller 20 millimeter tweeters and dual passive radiators on each side as well now before we got into the sound test I do want to point out that both of these speakers do benefit from a break-in period when I first got the extreme two there was a little distortion going on when the base really got going but after the break-in period the base and the extreme two has smoothened out and the boombox is playing indoors about the older JBL charged three and JBL extreme has sell signatures that put an emphasis on the mids in trouble but ever since the poll story came out JBL iself signature has changed to be more neutral but with a good amount of bass and treble that should make most people have you and as a result I feel the JPL extreme - sounds more balanced and clearer than the outgoing JBL extreme and personally I prefer how the extreme two sounds over the extreme now when it comes to Max's volume both of these speakers get equally as loud but since the original extreme has such a big emphasis on the trouble you may perceive it as being louder and as such the sound will also travel a little farther outdoors and this is what the boombox does when set to outdoors mode it relaxes the bass and puts an emphasis on the mids in trouble so it sounds louder whereas since the extreme two doesn't have as much emphasis on the trouble it might not sound as loud but it does sound overall better and max volume dandy extreme because you're actually getting a good amount of bass and mids instead of just blaring trouble that sounds way too bright well personally I would have liked to JBL also included and outdoors mode button on the extreme - like on the boombox for when I'm using the extreme - at home or for when I'm using it outdoors with friends again this is one of those things I feel JBL should have thought through since they are trying to market the speaker as this great companion for when you're outdoors hanging with your buddies but if you really want to get a little more volume out of the extreme - you can also just use your wall as plugged in and it immediately gets louder and even when the speaker is plugged in and playing a max volume the speaker still sounds good there's barely any Distortion now while the extreme 2 is plugged in it's rated as a 40 watt speaker but unfortunately I don't know what it's rated at when it's used with just its battery power I'm guessing maybe 30 watts but that's just a guess but perhaps the most important difference between the original extreme and the new extreme - is that the extreme tuned has JBL connect plus so you can pair it up to newer JBL speakers and get them playing in sync and if you have another extreme shoe then they'll play in stereo mode and JBL connect plus is the best and easiest way to pair of multiple speakers together you literally press one button on each speaker and the speakers will figure out the rest by themselves you don't have to mess around with any Bluetooth settings and you don't have to mess around with any extra apps but unfortunately the original extreme uses the older JBL connect so you can only pair it up to older speakers that also use JBL connect like a post to or the JBL charge 3 right out of the box now Vera is a former update for the charge 3 so can get upgraded to JBL connect plus but JBL has stated the original extreme won't be getting such firmware update cuz of hardware limitations so no the extreme can not be paired up to an extreme - now when it comes to Bluetooth connectivity the JBL extreme 2 has a stable wireless connection and it has no problem going through multiple walls but I have noticed there is a little latency when watching youtube videos it's not awful but it is noticeable ok and here's the microphone test and to be honest it's a lot better than I expected but this other clip is being recorded by the microphone on the JBL extreme - so to wrap things up the biggest differences between the original JBL extreme and the new JBL extreme - is a slightly better sound signature and ipx7 certification and JBL connect plus the JBL extreme to you is a good speaker but I would have liked to have seen better life improvements and indoor and outdoor mode button like on the JBL boombox and maybe even quick charging if you already have other JBL connect plus enabled speakers or if you plan on buying more JBL speakers in the future then I would consider upgrading to the extreme - but if you just want a single large portable speaker that he can throw around the summer then I would get the orbital extreme while supplies last I just want to make it perfectly clear the JBL extreme 2 is a good speaker and I like it but I did expect a little more if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and guess scribe helps up more than you realize support the channel by clicking on the links down below and I'll catch you next time