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if you're in the market for a large portable speaker you might be looking into popular options like the Sony XP 41 or the JBL extreme - or you could be looking into the LG pk7 which is essentially a mash-up between the XP 41 and the extreme - you got a built-in light feature and a similar speaker setup to the extreme - so let's see which one of these speakers is actually worth your money all three of these speakers are in you for 2018 both the Sony XP 41 nlg pk7 we tell us for $250 and the JBL extreme 2 does carry a premium because it retails for $300 if you want to pick either of these speakers up I'll have links to description below and if you use the links it really helps out the channel I suggest you check them out coz both Sony's and LG speakers routinely go on sale so you might get lucky and if you want to learn more about either of these speakers then watch their full reviews and check out the new more shelf down below both the JBL extreme to you and sony xba-40 one or rockin fabric outer shows which I personally really like they're able to stand up to bumps and scrapes without any problems where else dlg pk7 has a plastic body that does get scratched easily if you plan on taking the speaker on the go with you the PK 7 is also the biggest and heaviest speaker here weighing in at six point three pounds even though the PK seven does have a built in carrying handle this speaker wouldn't be my first choice for taking it on the go with me if you're looking for a speaker to routinely take on the go with you then I highly recommend the JBL Xtreme - even though it weighs in at five point three pounds the detachable shoulder strap makes carrying the speaker around super easy there's even a built in bottle opener that does come in clutch and finally there's the XP 41 which is the smallest and lightest speaker here weighing in at three point three pounds traveling with the speaker also isn't that bad because you can just throw into your backpack and it's not going to take up too much space next before the one is also the most rugged speaker here since it has an ip67 certification so you can submerge it in water and you don't have to worry about getting dirt inside whereas the extreme two has an IP x7 certification so water isn't going to be a problem for the speaker but you should avoid getting dirt or sand in the exposed passive radiators and finally there's the pk7 even though it looks like it's the toughest speaker here cuz it looks like it fell off a tank it's actually the most fragile speaker here cuz it only has an IP x5 certification so a splash of water isn't going to be a problem but you shouldn't submerge it and overall I'm not a fan of the looks of the pk7 it's big and bulky whereas the extreme 2 and XP 41 are much more minimal so when you're not using them they just blend into their environment now let's talk about ports all three of these speakers have an audio jack for Wired listening and all three of these speakers charge via a DC input but you can also charge the sony xba-40 one via eights of mic USB port as long as you have a 5 watt power adapter and I really like this cuz if you take the XP 41 to a friend's house and if it runs out of juice you could just borrow one of your friends chargers so you don't have to worry about walking around with the charging cable all the time and finally both the XP 41 and extreme to have a USB out which you can use to charge your own devices whereas the ljpk 7 doesn't even have a USB out when it comes to battery life sony advertises a 24 hour battery life on the XP 41 but with real world use with the light feature turned on and with the music set at 80 percent volume extra 41 is good for about 12 hours of playback time LG advertises a 22 hour battery life on the PK 7 but under the same circumstances this speaker is good for about eight hours playback time and finally there's the JBL extreme 2 with a real-world battery life of about 9 hours of playback time now let's talk about speaker setups because all three of these speakers sound very different the sony XP 41 has the least amount of hardware going for it and as dual front were firing transducers and dual passive radiators in the center that should at the front and out the back of the speaker whereas both the JBL extreme to UNL gpk 7 also have fun with frying transducers and they also have dual passive radiators but their passive radiators shoot off to the sides but both the extreme 2 and PK 7 also have dual Twitter's which is something the XP 41 is sorely lacking we're about to jump into a sound test where we're going to hear the XP 41 and PK 7 in their various listening modes and the extreme two is running the 1.6 firmware update first off I'm just gonna plainly say it I hate live sound mode on the XP 41 I never use it I used to listen to the XP 41 in extra base mode or I'll just use my own EQ setting but when it comes to overall sound quality though when easily goes to the JBL extreme to the extreme to has a neutral Sano signature with the right amount of bass and trouble but what makes the extreme to stand out here is its clarity wise soundstage and Istomin separation both the XP 41 and PK 7 sound a little muffled compared to the extreme - but I feel the XP 41 still sounds better than the PK 7 the vocals on the P case have an or much more pushback than on the X P 41 and a sound stage is a little narrower and when it comes to the bass the X before the one still beats the PK 7 but sound quality aside the PK 7 is also the quietest speaker here when all three of these speakers are playing at max volume and playing the same section of the same song the PK 7 struggles to get over the hundred DB mark and this means this speaker isn't good for the outdoors and my Labor Day cookout people kept asking if we could raise the volume on the PK 7 whereas the X P 41 is the latter speaker here but there is a good amount of distortion at max volume so the happy medium here is the extreme - it gets almost as loud as the xB 41 but it's sound quality stays together at how our volumes and keep in mind if you were to use the extreme 2 with a wired connection it's going to get a little louder which is good now when it comes to pairing these speakers to other speakers LG is the most limited here you can only pair this speaker up to one other LG speaker whereas with both Sony and JBL you can pair these speakers up to 100 other speakers but like I've said in the past you don't really need that but if you do plan on carrying multiple speakers together on a regular basis then I highly advise you invest into your JB hos ecosystem you literally just press one button on each speaker and the speakers will figure out the rest of themselves it just works it's not like Sony where you have to do we think perfectly and if you mess up you're gonna have to start all over again and finally let's adjust the light features on the PK 7 and xB 41 hands down the light feeds from the xB 41 looks much better than the life feature on the PK 7 a light feature on the PK 7 just isn't as bright as the xB 41 it's not as capable and it doesn't perform as well in brightly lit environments the lighting modes on the PK 7 is also very limited compared to the xB 41 with the xB 41 you can choose from a few different lighting modes that will better fit your mood personally I like using to the most but with the xB 41 you can also choose the feasible lab to customise the light feature and even though Sony's app always aren't the best you can also go in and tweak the EQ settings on the xB 41 so you can get a little bit of performance out of it so in conclusion like I said on the full review I can't recommend the LG pk7 I feel LG saw the success of the sony xba-40 and JBL extreme and decided to combine them and made the PK 7 and they somehow managed to fall short in every category I feel that Sony XP 41 is a good option if you just want a single speaker and if it's on sale I would absolutely jump on it but if you want the better audio fidelity then the JBL extreme 2 is the way to go and like I said if you plan on pairing multiple speakers together on a regular basis then JBL connect plus is a huge added benefit 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