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Hello and welcome! Today I would like to give you a direct sound comparison of the the new Teufel Boomster NG and the even newer JBL Xtreme 2 Some may say the Xtreme 2 is a she, I think it is a he. No idea if speakers are male or female in reality But some of you may remember around 3 years ago I was sitting exactly here and presented both side by side That video still seems to be quite popular as I am still getting comments, but it is not up to date anymore. Therefore I wanted to make a new video as both units were released in a new generation Some months ago Teufel released the new Boomster NG JBL the Xtreme 2 and while the old Xtreme could still more or less keep up with the old Boomster maybe not so much in sound but more in overall loudness this was also my biggest point of criticism for Teufel, that the Boomster was not loud enough it seemed as if it have played twice as loud and this was finally corrected with the new version it is really pretty loud although it reduces bass at high levels quite a lot but it is nearly as loud as the JBL Boombox, not being as bassheavy but sounding much better overall The Xtreme 2 on the other hand is considerable softer than the old version thus much softer than the Teufel Boomster at the same time and although sounding better than the old version, I would say it sounds more mature but only up to half volume above half volume you can notice how it loses power, bass is getting reduced it starts sounding quite metallic and it cannot play really loud, above 3/4 there is hardly any change in loudness anymore but price wise both are quite comparable, also regarding functionality the Teufel has also a radio built in, even an additional digital radio it also has a swappable battery this means if the rechargeable battery is empty, you could even insert normal batteries instead. and above all the rechargeable battery is quite decent, at maximum volume I managed more than 5 hours, while being much louder than the Xtreme 2 I thought we are going to have a listen to both, I would like to demonstrate how the sound compares between them for those who didn't know it yet, you can also compare them through my database this is a database where I included recordings of all speakers that I had at home the recordings are binaural, so you have to listen through headphones and you can compare the Xtreme 2 to the Teufel, the Teufel to the JBL Boombox and so on I like the sound of the Teufel quite a lot also the JBL Xtreme 2 is really decent, even a bit more sparkling up to half volume but above that there is not much first we will go inside and listen to both at normal levels like up to half volume later we will go outside, turn them to maximum as outdoors you can hear the difference in loudness more easily as always please use headphones as this is a binaural recording let's get inside and take a listen volume on both is at around half, this is also the sweet spot of the JBL at half volume it simply sounds best the subwoofer is set to neutral now and let's start with it immediately the JBL the JBL sounds even fuller, therefore I like to turn the sub to +3dB this also makes the sound more balanced which results in a consistent smiley response so it also becomes more comparable to the JBL with bass at 0dB there is some bass missing compared to the treble which is raised quite a bit but you can hear, also mids are more pronounced here let's try something else the JBL on the other hand plays with a bit more sparkle, here upper treble is more pronounded depending on the recording this can be an advantage or disadvantage but I would have claimed, that the Teufel plays a bit more mature another track it's quite remarkable that the smaller speaker can keep up that well here, at least up to half volume it sounds nearly just as good but we will hear later on that the Teufel can in fact play deeper, but you won't hear this will all tracks you have to play tracks which still have some lower bass below 50hz but I think you can hear, that the bass here is simply.... yeah, deeper! but here the highs again, which give the sound some additional brillance I really like it a lot, at moderate levels only though something else here you should hear the difference, if you listen to the bassdrum although it is pretty close but you will notice that the bass is not that boosted but rather deeper with more power here it is a bit more boomy of course I could boost bass even more but yeah... here you should hear it well especially the lowest bass note here, which is an F sharp I guess this F sharp this should be around 46Hz the Teufel plays this really clean and the JBL I think you cannot hear it that well as I am probably sitting in a negative room mode here, so I'll stand up Teufel again yes, here you can hear it well, this F sharp is really very nice the JBL again it is rather only harmonics, the fundamental is not played at all these are as mentioned around 46Hz although you can also hear that it has better dispersion to the sides above here the tweeters are maybe a bit hidden I will sit a bit more centered, and let's try this it's from the current album from Soulpersona and Princess Freesia 'Sunset City" the JBL has some nice kick but as soon as I increase volume a little bit you can hear, it has already lost a bit and the Teufel here there is simply no bass anymore it almost starts to scream, but I would suggest to listen to them outdoors also at maximum to hear how it sounds outdoors so I will start with the Teufel again, bass is set to +4dB now and volume around half, not sure if you can see it, and another track from Soulpersona and Princess Freesia the JBL you can hear it sounds a little bit metallic, it plays at around 2/3 and you can notice that it already sounds thinner until half it is OK, but above that the sound becomes too thin and I will increase the volume a bit sounds still OK the JBL and yeah, it becomes thinner and thinner and if I increase volume even more I'll go farther away and maximum the JBL also at maximum, and nothing happens anymore neither does it become any louder it is indeed a difference I'll try something else and I can go away even farther while still hearing it well the JBL yeah, now it starts sounding completely lost it becomes even softer, you can hear the limiter is fighting quite a lot but it is not comparison anymore I will listen a bit more off axis both have tweeters so should disperse the sound to the sides nicely as well but the JBL sounds really ridiculous something else I will go a bit farther away again yeah, with the Teufel here, you can nearly have some party at this sports field here and the JBL... it becomes something like a kitchen radio this is really maximum, I don't fake anything here you can see it doesn't become any louder up from here and it is fighting quite a lot, with titles like this where you have lots of loud mids, you can hear how the limiter is pushing down loudness all the time I think you can hear this the Teufel twice as loud I would have said it is nearly as loud as the JBL Boombox although still much smaller and lighter they are not comparable anymore the JBL sounds just ridiculous now I mean I can come closer here 3-4 meters another track, I will go back again not to blow our ears the church bell joins in as well yeah... of course nice that both do not distort at maximum volume but the JBL is not loud at all, for outdoors it is hardly usable I would have said also because it becomes too thin above half volume also the Teufel becomes thinner, but at the same time it is much louder something else here I can go farther away again JBL yeah... what shall I say? as good as it sounds up to half above that there is nothing left anymore you can forget it I am maybe 5-6 meters away, and you can hardly hear it the Teufel the difference is more than obvious as shown, this is really maximum, it doesn't play any louder something else, for our rock-fans maybe and again, there is nothing left I can come closer this is maximum volume it's indeed a huge difference I think you could hear it well, the Teufel Boomster NG is a completely different beast loudness wise the JBLXtreme 2 had no chance at all both were not even comparable although indoors up to half it sounds really great it can even keep up with this larger speaker here but as soon as you increase volume a little, bass gets lost it also starts to pump pretty quickly thanks to this strange limiter so for outdoors, for what it is meant for thanks to this sturdy and waterproof design etc. it is completely unusable loudness is lacking it has no real power, even the old one is better in this regard although against the new Boomster NG it doesn't have any chance either Teufel really has improved and refined the original Boomster while JBL managed to correct the sound, because the old Xtreme sounded a bit awkward but loudness wise simply unsuable for outdoor use I hope this video could give you a nice comparison also regarding the new versions I think you cannot even buy the old Boomster anymore so for festivals outdoors etc, the Boomster NG is the much better choice also price wise, currently I think available for 250€ then you add this boombag, so that it is more rugged and protected for outdoor use and battery life is also great at maximum more than 5 hours I haven't tested the JBL yet, but the old one also managed something like 5:15h so the new one should manage this as well, simply because it is softer now I hope you liked it, and see you in the next video many thanks for watchin, bye bye!