Highlights
Quality
I like the sturdy build and i feel confident that it'll last me a good while.
The sound quality is excellent and clear, even on the loudest volume.
The speaker did advertise 15 hours of battery life, but alas this must have been proven on a low volume setting.
Had mine for one month, my daughter placed it in the tub, even with the seal, it quit working.
Price
And at such a good price point!
A plus is that i got this at an amazingly great sale price during the holidays.
And it was even 10 bucks less during christmas sale.
Little hard to believe that it’s retail without a sale is around $150-$200 as i wouldn’t pay retail for it.
Shipping
One hour later i was able to retrieve it 15 ft.
I really liked the sound of the jbl, but their customer service was attrocious.
On one trip, i brought along another cable and it didn't fit, but thankfully it was fully charged and it lasted us the entire weekend.
Packaging/appearance
This speaking is not only super stylish with an orange and magenta color scheme, but it also packs a relatively powerful punch ... Read More
Equally amazing sound (if not deeper bass) and compact, burly package.
Went on vacation in south beach and needed something that was water proof and packed a punch.
Which would be great for storing, however, we purchased this for a backpacking trip, so sadly the clamshell packaging won't be ... Read More
Competitiveness
Easily surpasses its competitors in this category by way of quality, performance and price.
I compared both to a single sonos 1 speaker (much heavier and non-portable), and sonos is significantly better across the entir... Read More
I was going to actually purchase a more rectangle one that was a little cheaper but the quality did not compare to the uboom.
Both carts had the same tunes rather than rivaling eachother.
Overview
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- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 5,016 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 13 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Bestbuy
I know that it’s waterproof but i haven’t had a chance to test that feature
Posted by a reviewer on Bestbuy
Previous speakers fizzled out when needed most
Posted by a reviewer on Bestbuy
I was like what is that is that where the music is coming from
Posted by a reviewer on Bestbuy
Our lives are suddenly filled with much more music
Posted by a reviewer on Bestbuy
This went on sale for like something crazy like 60 so i got it
Posted by a reviewer on Bestbuy
Box says it can be connected to 150 other boom speakers but i have no use for that
Posted by a reviewer on Bestbuy
The downside is that when you party up multiple speakers then the sound is out of sync if you are watching videos
Posted by a reviewer on Bestbuy
This syncing issue does not exist if you are using the boom 2 singularly