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hey everyone this is Jimmy from Jim's review room welcome to another review today we'll be looking at the just-released JBL flip 2 for 2014 now this speaker falls into the budget-friendly price range of Bluetooth speakers of $99 the big question I get with this price range how does it sound and is it loud and Alma in the past the $99 price range was pretty low in there but these companies are refining and building better quality today so without further adieu we'll get started the flip tube comes in five different colors all are housed in a very strong and durable mesh aluminum with silicone grips on each side then with my testing and applying pressure the metal grille didn't flex or budge at all measuring six and a quarter inches wide and about two and a half inches high it's a very portable and rugged speaker to have around now the flip two really keeps it simple by offering really basic buttons and functionality of a Bluetooth speaker now as you can see going over to button layout on the left side you have power on and off in the middle of course your volume up and down buttons are included with a bluetooth pairing button on one side to connect your devices and a speakerphone button on the other side to answer phone calls if needed and the speakerphone option does work in my opinion like any other good speaker film that is despite JBL promoting noise cancellation and background noise reduction which with my test there was small ambient noise is still picked up and they're receiving it it's still good though but I thought you know with the superb JBL technology it would have been eliminated altogether now on the other side is Near Field Communication pairing for any phone or tablet with NFC compatibility you can just tap on the side of the speaker and it will pair with your phone or tablet instantly there's no need of going through the bluetooth settings and lastly on the back you have a micro USB port for the supplied wall charger and a three-and-a-half millimeter port for manually connecting your flip to your audio source and lastly you have these white LED lights that indicate how much better you have remaining when powering on in regards to power I really hoped with this year's model battery power lasted a bit longer but JBL claims the similar five hours of news as last year's model now through my testing for the charging the speaker then leaving the speaker on at exactly 50% valium which was comfortable listening lasted 3 hours and 20 minutes to be precise definitely on the shorter end when compared to the competitors so in the end how does this all sound so what I'll do to critique and then with the unit apply several songs and give you my verdict afterwards oh not so hot just like innovate just add a touch it is so fun it's all my hey baby we don't mind oh the watchin cuz if the Sun in closed room and there you have it folks all the artists information is found in the video description below now sound of course is best for in person and when playing through your speakers it's not the best depiction of audio quality well hence my review here the first thing I've noticed right off the bat it's a very loud speaker for the $99 segment it's actually as loud as my Bose Soundlink 2 from last year in the new $200 Sony x5 speaker which I'm also reviewing now my focus is filling a room with sound and not necessarily having sound damn it on one side of the room because the room is too large now with other speakers I've compared they were good for small rooms like bedrooms and dorm rooms with medium rooms hit or miss you can say like living rooms and dining room the flip - no question can fill a medium room size pretty easily so with sound for larger rooms being okay it's pretty decent for larger rooms now like most small speakers they do lack that deep Rumble from these sub based levels however mid to high bass levels are plenty and at a reasonable level where it doesn't drown out the other notes and that's comforting because from just a $99 speaker it's not bad at all the mids and high ranges are good as well where they're heavy on vocals listening to John Rose like pop and hip-hop are perfectly fine and at maximum volume there's barely any droning or tinging at the very highs but considering its price and its segment in small portable Bluetooth speakers it's not better gone actually still listenable now with the flip - you get what you pay for but you get the most bang for your buck in regards to sound quality in my opinion I'll say this again it's good for a small bluetooth speaker but a few ears are more peculiar or particular to sound stepping up to the $150 range will get you a bit more clarity depth and immersion into your music so if you can get past a little better life this is truly a very good sounding speaker compared to the ones I've reviewed in the past so be sure to comment below and tell me what you think about this speaker and for those who are considering purchasing I hope to help you in some way and as always be sure to subscribe to my channel for more content and like or follow me on Facebook or my Google+ pages this is Jimmy from Jim's review room thanks for the support bye