JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Speaker | up to 20 hours Battery Life, Waterproof and Dustproof - Blue - JBLCHARGE5BBLU

Okay so I'm fussy maybe? Checked out the Marshall speaker, good reviews but personally NO, Sound quality was poor in store (John Lewis) so went Bose Soundlink and didn't check it, as last one I had was good, but nope rubbish, very little depth and bass, but ideal for beach I guess as in a silicone body and small. Saw this JBL model on a cruise ship, so had a read, sounds good, so fathers day, I got as gift.. JBL are back....... I'm 49, ex bass cadet in my 89 Mustang GT pumping some GTO JBL and amps, but think they went budget and not good for many years, so did not even look at JBL to start with, but they hooked up with I think Harman Kardon?? Which are very good but expensive. Anyway whatever, its bigger than most but sits in back pack fine, it sounds great good bass, wide band of frequencies etc, it can also be used to charge mobile, etc. Yep it's a power bank too It's rubber coated and built durable. Only sight hang up? The grill texture would get sand trapped, also the 2 woofers, one at each end are exposed, kids will try and poke, causing damage I'd think. Edit: Just to add the battery life is crazy, used it over three days, maybe 4hr at a time, went to charge but was not even half empty. Go buy it, you WILL love it..

Present for a caravaner... Great sound plenty of volume simple to use

best for this size

Great speaker for the money

Ordered in the evening, arrived the next morning. Lovely chunky speaker almost fully charged on arrival. Easy to connect to my iPad. I will be using it at a flower show this weekend so I can’t really judge the sound quality until then but it sounds great in my living room.

Didn't expect how heavy it was the packaging was excellent and the sound quality is good 👍

Fantastic! Superb sound (as expected from the reviews) and a magical replacement for my car's B&O system which gives up after 5 minutes when stationary.

It is one of the best purchases that I have made so far. The base quality is excellent, and I really like the colour and design of it. I can't compare it with any other speakers.

Es un buen altavoz, con una buena batería recargable que dura muchas horas y te lo puedes llevar a cualquier sitio. Sonido muy bueno. Es el segundo que compro, este a sido para un regalo.

Great product, take it kayaking with me. Perfect size and loud

I have had a few Bluetooth with some trouble but this is the first one that worked directly, the sound is also really good.

Works amazing! Fast shipping en good qualitiy!

I purchased this speaker to play podcasts, audible books, and Sirius in and around my home. I did a search on “top Bluetooth speakers” and the JBL Charge 5 was #1 in several reviews. $180 is a hefty price so I opted for the “used/like new” option for $115. It came a few days later and looked perfect- sealed box & speaker! I also bought a silicone case: https://a.co/d/0o4lLtJ that fits it perfectly and looks great. Charge 5: The speaker is smaller than I thought it would be- about as long as a football but thinner and more cylindrical. It looks classy and has a large JBL w an exclamation point in the name- mostly black with an orange outline. The connectivity is great through Bluetooth although you can also go through wifi but I don’t understand how. If you connect through one device, you have to go into the menu of another device to switch over. The sound is very good and really rocks streaming music. The subwoofers really vibrate on both ends and the midrange & tweeter are in the middle facing forward behind the JBL! icon. In the app “JBL Portable” you can update its firmware as well as adjust a 3 bar sound equalizer. I put them all 3 all the way up for full sound, which is considerable when turned up! It has an option where you can link it to other Charge 5 speakers called “PartyBoost.” This would sound awesome..the only criticism I have about this speaker is that it is smaller and the stereo quality isn’t really there with just one unit. The charging is easy through the back is a USB-C to USB connection and so far, it has a long battery life. If you leave the speaker on without using it, it will turn off automatically after about 1 hour. There is also an ability to charge devices like cell phones in the back behind a rubber flap that is USB to whatever your device requires (see attached pic.) It comes with 1 USB to USB-C 3’ cord. co2CREA silicone case: I chose the black silicone case because there wasn’t an orange one. That would be choice #1 but the black looks classy. It fits tightly around the Charge 5 and has a handle on the top. My only criticism of this case is that the handle is soft silicone and flexes when you pick it up. If there were an embedded plastic piece in the handle it would be perfect. The slots that are open to allow sound are perfect, and the slots on the top under the handle allows you to adjust everything and see if the speaker is on. This case also comes with an adjustable shoulder strap with hook buckles that attach to raised silicone tabs. I’m not sure how much I will use this strap, but it seems pretty nice. It comes with a silver carabiner clip that can be used on one of the silicone tabs to clip to a backpack. I wouldn’t do this however, due to the softness of the silicone and the weight of the speaker.