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JBL Charge 5 Bluetooth Portable Speaker

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Sentiment Breakdown (304)

This Product Is Best For

Outdoor Enthusiasts

Individuals who need a durable, waterproof, and portable speaker with long battery life for activities like beach trips, camping, or garden parties.

Music Lovers

Users who prioritize high-quality sound, strong bass, and clear audio for an immersive listening experience.

Party Hosts

Those who want a loud and powerful speaker capable of filling a space with music, especially for gatherings and events.

JBL Loyalists

Existing JBL users looking to upgrade from older models (e.g., Flip series) or expand their JBL speaker collection.

Positive Highlights (85%)

This is by far the best sounding small-ish Bluetooth speaker ever! In my opinion, it’s like someone set the mixer to have the perfect bass, treble, and everything in between. Bottom line: I love the sound, the color, the size, the link to other speakers feature, and the water resistance. If you care about whether your music “sounds right”, this is the speaker you want.

JBL has a winner with this portable speaker! The Bluetooth capability works seamlessly with any cell phone I use and the sound is remarkable! Very clear tones and vocals radiate from this durable compact speaker with a nice blend of bass. This purchase from Verizon was a great buy with the speaker on sale for 60% off.

The JBL Charge 5 delivers impressive sound quality with deep bass and clear highs. It’s durable, waterproof, and perfect for outdoor use. The long battery life keeps the music going all day. Bluetooth connectivity is strong and stable. A great choice for portable, high-performance audio on the go.

An upgrade from previous wireless speakers (Bose & UE Boom), all of which were very good, but this is a punchy wireless speaker with very decent base response, and definitely a step up! Used for entertainment on my roof top terrace and it's a terrific product, with great sound quality. Easy to connect. Nothing much not to like. The only thing is being a bit bigger not quite as portable but loving it. Perhaps the indicated play time of 20 hours is overstated? Nonetheless very very happy so far.

Quality:very high quality speaker, clarity in sound Performance:so far performing well, just 20/30% volume is enough, clear and loud item received fast, the speaker is so good, the bass is extremely satisfying, bought JBL ear bud, then this CHARGE 5, now because of the quality already bought JBL GO3, no regret 100%

It's always a win with JBL. The bass the clarity, and all around acoustics can't be beat. Not to mention the battery life is insane. omg over 18 hours and still bumping my playlist. Very attractive looking speaker. I'll never buy any other brand.. JBL BLUETOOTH SPEAKERS ARE THE BEST!!!

Solid & well-built with a fantastic sound quality & sound customization via an in-app equalizer. Easy, seamless connection via Bluetooth or wifi One is not forced to sign in or sign up before using the speaker unlike some other competing products. Great product from a great seller .

I’ve had my charge 5 for a few years now and still am obsessed with it! The sound quality is fantastic and it pairs with my phone, ipad, and macbook pro seamlessly. Additionally, it survived floating around in flood water for 5 hours when our house flooded during a hurricane. Gave it a rinse when I found it again and it still plays like it just came out of the box! Battery still is going strong and holds the charge well!

Quality:Extremely Good Performance:Extremely Good The JBL CHARGE 5 is an excellent product with outstanding quality! It arrived in well-protected packaging, ensuring no damage during delivery. The sound quality is superb, with deep bass, clear mids, and crisp highs. The waterproof design is a big plus, making it perfect for outdoor use. Delivery was fast and efficient, and the seller is highly trustworthy. Overall, a great product with great value—highly recommended!

One of the best speakers I have ever bought. Great quality sound for the size of the speaker . The sound is crisp clear and the music is permeating. The clarity in the variety of musical instruments provides great listening. Quite a durable and robust built speaker and portable. Great for outdoors and indoors and easy to carry. For its size very powerful speaker that has great loudness that maintains quality sound even when at its highest in volume. Great investment and highly recommended

Negative Highlights (8%)

The speaker is OK, The party boost feature is very low quality. The sound is scratchy and glitches every few minutes with a loud chirp. The range between speakers in party boost is limited to a couple metres and very susceptible to interference from other Bluetooth or wifi sources. Disappointed as this I why I purchased two, to have them play at the same time.

The Charge 5s are awesome with deep bass, great midrange and nice highs. The wattage is up there for indoors and they work well outside also. The only cons are that you cannot utilize the downloadable app to equalize when they are paired.

Speaker App has Serious issues JBL apps don't work on the most recent Apple devices. Forget about Stereo pairing with two Charge 5 speakers. People have been complaining about this App for years but obviously JBL is not listening. Don't believe me, just read the reviews on your iPhone App. Purchase at your own peril!

When I link the new charge 5's one will cut out for a few seconds. Also when you separate them about 20 feet the connection goes in and out.

Terrible Charge and Connect to interact for party I'm pretty upset that it doesn't connect with the new JBL connect 6 that I literally bought a few days after I bought the Charge 5.

Critical Issues (3)

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The PartyBoost feature does not connect with newer JBL Connect 6 speakers.

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Some users report that the JBL app has serious issues and does not work on the most recent Apple devices, affecting features like stereo pairing and equalization.

3

Some users report that customized graphics on the speaker can rub off or show white markings after a short period.

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Positive Mentions

It has an IP67 protection rating making it both dust and water resistant.

I never have to think twice about bringing the speaker to the beach or strapping it to my paddle board when I hit the lake.

I'm also impressed by the durable fabric JBL wraps these bad boys in combined with the rubberized bumpers protecting the passive radiators.

Negative Mentions

Naturally its Bluetooth version is now a little behind while newer refreshed JBL units like the new clip 5 and extreme 4 connect via Bluetooth 5.3 the charge 5 still uses Bluetooth 5.1.

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