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JBL - Pulse Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black
Average Customer Rating:
4.1
Rating breakdown 80 reviews
5 Stars
44
4 Stars
16
3 Stars
8
2 Stars
6
1 Star
6
79%of customers recommend this product.
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56 out of
71)
Customer Reviews for JBL - Pulse Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black
Customer Rating
4
It's an amazing product with one personal flaw
on November 20, 2013
Posted by: pmtwreckhouse
from Texas, United States
I love it! It's LOUD and the visuals are just amazing. ONLY reason no 5 stars is because I want the app on the Play Store. No Android really? Whole reason I went with this is because I hate the Beats and all Apple stuff so I thought JBL was different because my Samsung laptop has JBL speakers. Come on be cool with Android please. Otherwise, it's an awesome product!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from jbl.comBy Domenick, JBL Customer Service, November 27, 2013
Thanks for the feedback. We have some good news for you and all of the Android fans out there. The JBL Pulse Android App will be available by the end of December.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Amazing quality and sound
on November 27, 2013
Posted by: Lonn
from België
Gender:Male
I bought this speaker a few days ago. Its sound is amazing and so are the light effects.
Just like the other person here, I tought it was a shame it only has an app for apple products. But now I just found out here, there will be an android app! What can I say? That's amazing service from JBL. I love it :) Thank for listening to us android users, we'll keep listening to our music with JBL!
Just like the other person here, I tought it was a shame it only has an app for apple products. But now I just found out here, there will be an android app! What can I say? That's amazing service from JBL. I love it :) Thank for listening to us android users, we'll keep listening to our music with JBL!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
3
Visual colors aren't customizable.
on December 25, 2013
Posted by: Katherine
I received this as a Christmas gift. iPad set-up was quick and easy. The speaker is loud enough to be heard throughout the house. The sound quality is good for its size: I wasn't amazed by it, but it's definitely a nice little package. The quick start guide is very Ikea: it's image based and doesn't answer many questions, which is a shame as it's the Pulse's only manual.
The disappointing aspect of the speaker is its colors. The visuals could be nice, but the colors are generic. You can only choose a solid block of color or a pre-programmed color set. We spent an hour trying to put Christmas colors on it, to no avail. We could make the Pulse green or red, not both at once. (Pre-programmed color sets included yellow and green or red and blue.) Forget putting favorite color combinations on it, or sports team colors on it, until they give users the option. That oversight lessens the visual quality of the speaker, and I would wait to purchase until they add the functionality.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
A speaker that is actually fun!
on May 5, 2014
Posted by: AwesomeLED
from Seattle, WA
Used for 1 week so haven't had experience with battary life. However, it is cool speaker that can be even better in the creative area by leveraging the LED's. Here is some suggestion:
(1) Expand JBL app to include beyond patterns, such as time, date, emotional icon (happy, wild, etc.), and messages
(2) Open up the API for the user community to create apps to expand the basic profile provided by JBL
(1) Expand JBL app to include beyond patterns, such as time, date, emotional icon (happy, wild, etc.), and messages
(2) Open up the API for the user community to create apps to expand the basic profile provided by JBL
I was looking for a way to expand the use of the JBL pulse speaker but unable to do that. I can imagine myself writing an app that can utilize the LEDs that can later be incorporated back into the JBL app. JBL, can you help?
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
3
Doesn't play in stereo.
on March 14, 2015
Posted by: Timothy
from Saint Peters, MO, United States
I'm not as happy with the Pulse as I thought I would be. I connect from my iPhone 5C and the Pulse only seems to be playing one sound channel, rather than playing in stereo. Thinking the problem might be with my iPhone, I connected an mp3 player directly to the Pulse, and the sound is the same. I hear one channel loud and clear, but the other channel is very faint. I'd give the Pulse 5 stars if I was hearing stereo rather than almost mono.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
1
fun for while it lasted
on July 20, 2015
Posted by: kjphilson
from Salt Lake City, UT, United States
Just over a year and it stopped working... turns off and on constantly... no fix online or by contacting JBL... out of warranty. really disappointed for paying 175.00 bucks for.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Lights up our porch with fun
on November 10, 2016
Posted by: Peggy
from Sebastian, FL, United States
I bought this for my husband for Christmas, and could not wait. And so glad I didn't, WOW, it just lights up our back porch with music , flashing lights and all we add is the fun. The carrying case was well worth the extra investment, to protect and keep secure our new party animal.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
1
I don't get it.
on October 24, 2014
Posted by: titaniumkf
from Boston
I'm hooking it up OSX for the 1st time, noticed 2 issues. What's up with the loud alerts...how about NO alerts? Annoying. Also it looses connection to OSX after a minute. Most tracks a longer than a minute.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com