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hey everyone Jimmy Wynn Jim's review were back with you with another budget review I hadn't tested the JBL clip 2 that was released earlier this year that was priced at $60 retail today I'm testing out a very similar competitor with some very similar features like waterproofing a small design and an included carabiner clip to attach this to your bag or bike or whatever it may be so electronics provided these units for showcasing here and currently they're going on Amazon for $46 as always I'll place my links in the good description below click about links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time so without further adieu my channels here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to jim's review go over the physical features it's nearly the same size and weight as the clip to fitting right into the palm of my hands the exteriors wrapped in a silicone or rubber like material with a very strong aluminum grille on top person this part did not compromise the speaker at all now there's an included carabiner that folks can use this to attach somewhere in the shower or wherever you'd like the clip isn't as beefy though as the JBL's but it still works nonetheless now go over the buttons there's power up top that also works for a bluetooth pairing and answer phone calls button makes this figure basically work as a speakerphone and during my testing it sounded pretty good folks can tell that you're on a speakerphone though with a very slight echo but the mic can only pick up my voice when I may be within 3 to 4 feet of range beyond that I would have to speak much louder now finishing up the buttons here there's a bottom up and down on either side and if you can hold it down here you can also skip songs at the very bottom is an LED light indicating the storm is charging or synced and then rotating to the rear there is no three-and-a-half millimeter port or wire like the JBL model but there is a microUSB port for charging the sole is climbing up to eight hours of use and with my testing leaving this on at 50 percent volume and waiting for this drain the storm lasted nearly exactly basically eight hours but with an additional two minutes testing this at full volume Aksum basically sadly it only lasted an hour with the JBL clip - I was able to achieve a crazy 22 hours at 50% volume and about four and a half hours at full blast and last one of the main reasons why you would get either the JBL clip 2 or the SOL storm they're both water-resistant however with the JBL clip 2 its IP 7 rated meaning JBL can be submerged underwater and with the soul it is IP 6 rated meaning it's only splash or spray proof however during my testing the storm does float if you accidentally drop us into a body of water which is great now I wouldn't recommend doing the following but I just went ahead and tested it anyways I press the speaker underwater several times and the audio still works fine I didn't experience the muffled audio when the speaker is wet as some other consumers have mentioned on Amazon reviews but the vine does decrease a slight bit and once it's dried it does work perfectly fine again now moving on to the final part here the sound test I'll play several samples for you guys and then I'll give you my verdict afterwards you're my baby fooling myself lately looting is what they contain yes it's ooh me to be a sushi and there you have it folks both speakers and especially any speaker of the size you're not going to get big sound for this price class that's really geared towards those who really just needed music in general or maybe listening in a very small room or just on a small budget but just want something better than your cell phone not to mention portability and before I forget here they blew through the range and the speaker performs as well as other name-brand models having the speaker on one side of the house and then using my LG v10 smartphone upstairs on the opposite side never did I lose signal but getting back to the sound test here both speakers surprisingly sound nearly identical the only way they can tell a difference if you did have them side by side or back-to-back here and both the clip two and the storm has the same loudness a storm on the other hand though has an ever so slightly less amount of bass as you may have noticed in the audio test that regard the mids they're clearly perform as well as the JBL clip two and for the high frequencies at maximum volume still a very minor amount of distortion on top and from both the JBL and soul storm but overall for the price and size of the speaker this is still very much reasonable performance I would say if you're just needing sound you're not intending on dropping this into the pool or lake accidentally that is this storm is a good alternative for $15 more if you need peace of mind for waterproofing your speaker and if you're intending on using this at full volume most of the time the JBL clip 2 will be suitable for your needs at the end of day both still provides good audio for the price range and I believe the soul storm is priced perfectly for how it performs and what it has to offer so that's it for this review here be sure to LIKE and subscribe follow me on Facebook Twitter or Instagram and both my personal social media accounts here or for strictly reviews follow me at gyms review room you guys take care and I'll see in the next one I you