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JBL - Charge Portable Indoor/Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.4
Rating breakdown 215 reviews
5 Stars
156
4 Stars
28
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
8
1 Star
14
86%of customers recommend this product.
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166 out of
194)
Customer Reviews for JBL - Charge Portable Indoor/Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker - Black
Customer Rating
5
Great for the price!
on July 3, 2014
Posted by: speakerbob
from Michigan, United States
I have had my JBL Charge for a couple of months now, and I chose it after demoing a dozen or so different bluetooth speakers. To me, the Charge has a forward mid tonality with decent bass and treble for it's size and price point. And it plays really loud compared to others in its price range that are this portable.
However, one could overdrive the speaker. The person in the other review who has had to exchange a few because of the speaker developing crackling probably ran it too loud. I find that it is possible to turn it up to where it is distorting if the audio signal is loud enough. Some people just haven't learned yet how not to kill speakers. LOL
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Sounds Good
on July 6, 2014
Posted by: Gabe
from Earlton, KS, United States
Works well with my cell phone and tablet. Not to well with my computer, although it does discover it. It's probably the computer. Lacks bass, but no speaker this size puts out much bass. The reason why I gave it a 4 instead of a 5 is nothing is perfect.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Simple and sweet
on July 13, 2014
Posted by: Marky
from Shreveport, LA
I bought this to use outdoors around the pool. My friends and I have no problem switching turns to play music, and the sound is simply amazing for such a small package. Everyone loves it and wants one badly.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Good Sound great package
on July 31, 2014
Posted by: Outlaw
from Henderson, TX, United States
This was a great addition to my bluetooth audio devices. I have a Bang & Olufsen for iPad, Bose Soundlink and now JBL Charge. Very portable. Slips in golf bag and plays a long time on one charge. Fits right in cupholder. The only downside is no microphone for phone calls.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
on August 5, 2014
Posted by: chocogun
from D.F., Mexico
Sound clear and nice for a small size speakers, good job JBL !!!!!
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Works every time, even after I drop it x10
on August 22, 2014
Posted by: Rudy
from Glendale, AZ, United States
I play music in the gym while coaching practices because I can move about the gym and control the volume and music with my phone. The sound is amazing for it's size and can fill the room even with lots of chatter from the athletes. I can be anywhere and have a continuous connection even across the length of the gym. It is loud enough for my athletes to stay focused and have fun. It gets knocked off the bleachers a lot and it is still working.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
JBL Charge
on September 11, 2014
Posted by: eebrad
from Bay City MI
I had a lot better time with this than the JBL Air. This came in the time expected and took just a moment to hook up and use. A nice sound also. The JBL Air never did work and I finally was able to return it. Letter to President of JBL must have gotten lost as I never heard from him. Finally got a new one after 6 months of non-use and that one is working. Never did get a review to fill out on the Air
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Really good for its size
on October 5, 2014
Posted by: twochannelsonly
from Southwest America
I had been checking these ...all the wireless sound boxes I could find for a few months, I work on the road a lot as a lineman so ability to travel is important. playing with the unit in rooms at home I could get the Best sound in the well dampened living room...as far as a audiophile rating goes you just cant compare to my home Magnapans on 375Watts of Carver power...but it does give you enough of it to make you want to move. The groove factor of this is quite a bit louder than most of them in the price range. Bose has a nice unit also but the style of this was just cooler to my eyes. I was surprised to see how it did for piano and violins, actually the YouTube streams from 2 Cellos sounded very good. definitely more room filling than I expected. The Version Charge 2 has more Bass but this is on closeout now for $20-$50 off so I bit the bullet and saved the money. It seams like it has recharged my Samsung G4 in about 3 hours to 98% , not sure how it will do on a second charge yet. It has played strong for just under 6 hours now. trying to really stress it, volume not max but loud. no one has been complaining of ear fatigue yet, but I do think the treble is slightly soft except when I place it near a solid surface.
I'm learning just like my home Hi Fi System placement is of importance if I want to really get into the sound. but when the granddaughter was running through the house and we where talking with our own kids the background ambiences of the box was fine, didn't really matter where I put it. looking forward to playing with this at work outside and see how it helps my days go buy. The thing is solid, heavier then any of the others in this price range, As of now everyone is happy with the purchase.
I'm learning just like my home Hi Fi System placement is of importance if I want to really get into the sound. but when the granddaughter was running through the house and we where talking with our own kids the background ambiences of the box was fine, didn't really matter where I put it. looking forward to playing with this at work outside and see how it helps my days go buy. The thing is solid, heavier then any of the others in this price range, As of now everyone is happy with the purchase.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com