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even though I expected more for the last few months - JBL extreme - has been one of my favorite speakers period it's not too big it has a decent battery life I can take it almost anywhere and most importantly sounds pretty good and the extreme - has done a very good job of outperforming similar speakers that were released after it but today we're gonna put the extreme two up against two more large portable speakers let's see if the sony xba-1 G or the Marshall Kilburn - can finally be thrown to JBL extreme - all three of these speakers were released in the second half of 2018 and they all retail for three hundred dollars if you want to pick either of these speakers up I'll have links to description below and if you use the links he really helps out the channel I highly suggest you check them out coz Sony and JBL speakers routinely go on sale so you might get lucky and if you want to learn more about either of these speakers then please watch their full reviews design-wise these speakers look very different from one another the JBL extreme 2 is the smallest and lightest speaker here weighing in at five point two pounds and it's the most rugged speaker here because it has a fabric mesh body that does a very good job of standing up two bumps or scrapes users gotta be careful with those exposed radiators the kilburn 2 is also pretty rugged but honestly I would hate to damage that little girl in the front or scuff up the temple of her looking body but technically the coburn 2 is the most fragile speaker here because it's only rocking an IP x2 rating so I would keep the speaker away from water just to be safe but in general I'm a really big fan of the kilburn choose classic design and finally there's the sony xba-1 jean this is the big boy of the group it weighs in at almost 7 pounds and takes up the most table space but unfortunately due to its hard plastic body it's not very rugged because it does tend to scratch very easily and it's important to keep that in mind because all of these speakers are meant to be portable speakers that you take with you on the go because they all have some sort of carrying handle but JBL does win bonus points here cuz they were smart enough to build on a bottle opener on their cang strap and now I just want to quickly address a few things about the sony xba-1 jean this speaker has a built-in light feature a vacant control from Sony's music center app it looks decent and it does add an extra element to music but you do end up sacrificing some battery life the G in soon exp 501 G also stands for Google assistant 1 BTC is approximately six thousand three hundred forty four United States dollars you got it turning the studio light on this feature works very well and it can do almost everything on normal Google home can accept you can't make phone calls with it but if you don't want to you can just use the XP 501 G like a standard Bluetooth speaker but now I want to focus on ports because depending on your needs this can be a real deal pic for you the sony xba-1 G has a dedicated charging port in a USB C port but this USB C port can only be used to charge the speaker or charge your own devices it doesn't support data transfer so you can only play music off of the X B file 1g wirelessly and unfortunately this video doesn't have all deck support which is a huge supporter from sony's other speakers the marshal Kilburn - does still have an audio jack but sadly there's no USB out port so you can charge your own devices and finally there's the extreme - which i think has the best port set up here for a portable bluetooth speaker it keeps the audio jack if you really need it and it has a USB a out port so you can charge your own devices but I think the marshal kilburn 2 has the best bluetooth connectivity set up here it's rockin bluetooth flatpoint know it has app that support it can be connected to two devices at the same time and if you're an iPhone user it's good for watching videos because it has a very little latency the JBL extreme - can also be connected to two devices at the same time but the speaker isn't the best for watching videos cuz it does have a bit of latency but then there's the sony xba-40 1g this guy can only be connected to one device at a time and it's not suitable for watching videos whatsoever this thing has a lot of latency in both Wi-Fi and bluetooth mode and the colburn too has the best real-world battery life here with the volume set at 80% and with the base knob set to 5 which is about the same amount of base the extreme 2 has the speaker's gone for about 11 hours to playback time whereas the extreme chill is gone for about nine hours playback time and unfortunately the sony xba-1 g has the worst real-world battery life here of just six hours and that's because the battery has a lot more work to do here because of the extra base feature and the light feature but if you use this speaker with those features turn off thing you should be able to squeeze out a little bit more battery life out of the speaker but then that kind of defeats the purpose as to why you even got this speaker and now let's talk about speaker setups the XP 501 G has a single front were firing subwoofer and dual angle satellite speakers that do a very good job of covering a larger area outdoors than most other speakers the Marshall Coburn 2 has a single forward-firing woofer and dual tweeters but since there's a base of flector that shoots out the back the speaker does perform better when it's up against the wall and finally does the JBL extreme soon even though it's the smallest speaker here it has the most hardware gong for it it has dual form or firing transducers dual tweeters and dual passive radiators that shoot out the sides now we're about to sample to a scientist the extreme 2 is using the latest firmware update does only xB 501 G is an extra base mode and the Marshall kilburn 2 is playing with his volume knob set to 10 based at the 5 and trouble set to 7 never - feel you get to fight now both the sony xba-1 G in Marshall Kilburn to have the potential to have more base into jail extreme to and have almost as much base as to JBL boombox what the XP 501 G you can go into Sony's music center app and adjust its EQ from there and with the Kilburn 2 you can manually raise the bass in trouble with the knobs up top but bass isn't everything I can't help but notice the extreme to has the wider soundstage and better SMS operation whereas with both the Kilburn cheer and XP 501 g everything does sound a little close together compared to the extreme to so the extreme two does still have the better audio fidelity and in general it has a decent amount of bass but a very important detail i do want to point out is that if you use the extremes your wildest plugged into power is going to get louder and sound fuller with more bass or as with both the sony and marshall speakers if you plug them into power they aren't going to perform any differently so yeah if you want lots and lots of bass in a small package go with the sony or Marshall or if you just want a good sounding speaker go with the extreme - and overall I still think the JBL extreme 2 is the best $300 speaker here and here's why like I just said the extreme to you has the better audio fidelity here and if you use it while this plugged in it's going to get louder and have more bass it also has a decent real-world battery life that's going to have no problem asking you a whole deal listening and if you're at the beach or at the basketball court you can use it or charge your own phone if you're running low on battery something that the kilburn can't do and the extreme 2 is also the better investment here because if you plan on getting other smaller JBL speakers in the future you can pair them together with JBL connect plus whereas the Colburn 2 can't be paired up to any other speakers and the XP 501 G can only play in sync with other smart speakers using chromecast and that only works if you have Wi-Fi but the Marshall Coburn 2 is still a very close second for me because in some ways it's better than the extreme - I'm a really big fan of its classic design it has a lot of bass in a pretty small package I really like it's bluetooth performance it has a longer-lasting battery and it even has fast charging the only thing I hate about it is that it doesn't have a more purpose by into physically controlling music but I will only consider picking up the Marshall Coburn chew over the JBL extreme - if you don't plan on picking up any other speakers in the future at all 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