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today were to be comparing some of my favorite midsize speakers I actually like each of these speakers for different reasons and depending on your budget and needs one of these speakers is going to be better suited for you we have the brand-new JBL charts for the also brand new ue boom three the sony xba-1 and perhaps one of the coolest looking speakers on the market right now the JBL plus three money-wise the JBL charge for Sony XP 31 and ue boom three all retail for $150 whereas the JB upholstery retails for $200 but it's typically on sale now for $170 so if you want to pick either of these speakers up I'll have a little description below and if you use willing to really help set the channel I highly suggest you check them out because Sony's and JBL speakers routinely go on sale stream I collec and if you want to learn more about either of these speakers then please watch their full reviews first let's get the base of stuff out of the way most premium portable speakers these days have a few things in common they all have a fabric body because a fabric body does a much better job of standing up to bumps and scrapes than a cheaper plastic body and most premium portable speakers these days also have an ipx7 rating which means the waterproof but if you want a really durable speaker that you can take with you almost anywhere then the boom 3 or XP 31 will might be more up your alley since these speakers are fully enclosed they're both rocking an ip67 rating and they're both shockproof so you really don't have to worry about them if you cram them into your backpack the choice for is also pretty adorable but due to JBL trademark expose passive radiators you really want to be careful not to push them in or you were spraying them and finally there's the JBL pulse 3 even though it is waterproof it's objectively the most fragile speaker here due to its acrylic top you do is scratching it or cracking it if you drop it and again you have to be mindful of those two exposed passive radiators so for those reasons how about we said the post 3 is a great at-home speaker now also quickly want to go over ports because they're pretty different and significant depending on your needs the boom 3 only has 8 mic USB port that's use for charging there is no audio jack in there is no USB a out port see you can't charge your own devices the post 3 also doesn't have a USB out port but it does have an Jack in charges we have Mike USB port the sony xba-40 one also charges via a microUSB port and has an audio jack and since it has a USB a output you can charge your own devices and finally those two JBL charge 4 which has a slightly more updated set up than the XP 31 it has a USB C port which is strictly used for charging and it keeps the audio jack and USB a out ports true you can also charge your own devices but now let's talk about battery life the charge for XP 31 and boom 3 will all have no problem lasting you at least one full day of playing music at 80% volume from a full charge but the charge 4 has the longest real-world better life here of about 11 hours of playback time whereas the boom 3 has the shortest real world about your life here of about 7 hours of playback time even though the XP 31 has an advertised battery life of 24 hours with its extra base mode and light feature turned on and with the volume set at 80% this speaker is good for about 9 to 10 hours of playback time so if you want the speaker with the longest world world battery life here than the JBL charge for is you guy whereas the JBL pulls 3 has the worst real world battery life here even though it has an advertised battery life of 12 hours due to its life feature and what brightness you have it set at it's battery life is all over the place if you use a less intensive light mode like jet you'll be able to squeeze out about 8 hours of playback time or if you use a more intensive light mode like rainbow then you'll be lucky to get five hours of playback time but you also have the option to use a post 3 with this light feature turned off but what's the point so regardless like I said earlier I feel the post 3 is a good at-home speaker cuz it's mostly going to live on this charger when it comes to Bluetooth connectivity all of these speakers have stable connections that don't cut out and they can all go through multiple walls and since these are premium speakers they better but if you're an iPhone user looking for a midsize speaker to listen to music with and watch videos with then the boom 3 is your best bet this speaker has the least amount of latency compared to all of these other speakers and the bloom 3 is also good for watching videos even if you're using an Android device the sony xba-40 one is also good for watching videos but only if you're using an Android device cut is going to have zero latency but if you use an iPhone then there is going to be some latency and unfortunately both with abl speakers Josa orange suitable for watching videos because they both have latency whether you using an iPhone or Android and I find that weird because the clip three doesn't have an alien see but it also doesn't have GB X plus so maybe we ever correlated but now let's talk about speaker setups the post three is a 360 degree 21 speaker with a total of three transducers all under the fabric portion of its body and it has dual passive radiators think of the pool three as they slightly souped up flip 4 with an extra chance juicer the boom 3 is also marketed as a 360 degree speaker but it's really not it has the dual transducer and dual passive radiators setup but since the boom 3 shoots all of its music out of its size there is a major dead zone on the front and we have the speaker if you use it outdoors but if you use the boom 3 indoors since the music is able to bounce off of walls then it creates that 360 degree effect whereas since the post 3 has a triple tensor setup you still get that 360 degree effect even outdoors so keep that in mind if you're trying to choose between the boom 3 and post 3 now the sony xba-1 is a 30 watt speaker and has a very traditional forward firing dual transducer setup and dual passive radiators in the center that shoots out the front and at the back of the speaker whereas the JBL charge 4 is also a 30 watt speaker but has a new symbol over transducer that's been offset to the right and dual passive radiators that shoot out its sides now before you get all up in arms and to charge for is obviously worse than the xB 31 and is a down way from the charge 3 Curtis moving from a dual transducer to a single one it has a negatively affected as performance in any way since the dual transducers on both the xB 31 in charge 3 are always working in sync there aren't giving you any left and right channel separation anyways so that's why the larger signal transducer on the charge for isn't a big deal but now we're gonna jump into a scientist just so you know the boom 3 is using it's the standard EQ setting and the xB 31 is playing with its extra base mode turn-on stuck in my ways then I've been stuck in for days I've been staring at the clock I'm a slave yeah about stopping my secret speech all these speakers sound good for mid-sized speakers now even love the poetry and charge for shared the same neutral sound signature with just the right amount of bass and trouble to keep most people happy the choice for does have significantly more bass in the post 3 and the poultry does have the least amount of bass here compared to these other speakers even though it's the smallest speaker here the boom 3 does have more bass than the pole story and that's why I like to boom 3 so much even though it's very small it has no problem keeping up with larger speakers like to charge for and XP 31 and Yui also gives you the ability to adjust its EQ settings so you can make a sound however you want depending on the type of music you listen to Sony also allows you to adjust exp 30 ones EQ settings and even though it does have as much space as to charge for it does struggle a bit when it comes to clarity so if I drink these speakers from best to worst it would go as follows I like to charge for the most year because it has the best clarity and bass here the boom 3 comes in second because it has better clarity than the XP 31 but not as much space bar remember the boom 3 is only worth using indoors the XP 31 does come in 3rd cuz even though it has good bass I do think clarity could be better and sound wise the post where he comes in last because I feel it has the least amount of clarity and the least I'm gonna base here but when it comes to max loudness even though the UE boom 3 sounds pretty good it is the quietest speaker here and max volume but all these speakers have no problem for in a large room with music the pole 3 does get a little louder than the boom 3 and it's almost up there with the XP 31 in charge for but to charge for and XP 31 both get considerably louder than the post story and suffer from this distortion and next volume if you plan on pairing multiple speakers together on a regular basis then I still highly advise you invest into JBL's eco system they have the easiest and fastest way to pair multiple speakers together you just pressed a JBL connect plus button on each speaker and that said the speakers will figure out the most by themselves you ease pairing method is also pretty simple because all you have to do is drag and drop the speaker's through the app but objectively JBL's method is easier cuz you don't even need to open an app but both methods still work pretty well unlike Sony's pairing methods where you have to press the WPC button on each of their speakers hope that all of your stories are perfectly aligned open up their app click on the change speakers tab and grab your Lucky's rabbit foot and hope that you don't get an error message and sometimes even when you do manage to successfully pair your sony speakers together sometimes you get an echo effect that could only be fixed by turning all the speakers off and pairing them back up again what I'm saying is Sony's pairing method is not always easy and it's not as foolproof as other pairing methods so for those reasons I feel that Sony speakers are great if you want a single speaker the sony SP 31 brings a lot of bang for its buck it's very durable and rugged because if it's enclosed fabric body it has a much improved light feature from the previous Sony XP 30 and it has a pretty decent battery life even though it does get pretty loud and sounds decent I do feel it's clarity could be a little better whereas the boom three is all about clarity in a very small package if you need a small rugged speaker that gets louder than it actually is the boom 3 has a good option and the boom 3 is also my speaker of choice whenever I'm going to watch videos I my phone now because of its low latency but if you want the all-around best sounding speaker here then the chars 4 is the way to go even though it's not all that different from the charge 3 it does have more bass and like I said it does sound clearer than the XP 31 while having the same amount of bass but if you do plan on taking the choice for on the go with you then you do have to be mindful of those exposed passive radiators but if you plan on getting more JBL speakers in the future then you're going to have the best and easiest pairing method out there and finally there is a post 3 the pull 3 is cool and all but it's mostly about looks like I said earlier is a souped-up floor for with without a doubt the best-looking life feature on the market and the post 3 is going to look awesome in any bedroom or dorm room but don't expect it to sound like the charts for what the post 3 isn't gonna have a problem filling a large room if the music instance the post 3 has a triple transducer setup you're still going to get that 360 degree effect even outdoors if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit 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