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JBL - Charge Portable Indoor/Outdoor Bluetooth Speaker - Blue
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 - Blue
Customer Rating
3
Music works alright, until you need to charge it
on January 30, 2014
Posted by: Mikey1234
from Los Angeles, CA, United States
Gender:Male
I bought this a month or so ago, and used it finally enough to warrant recharging, but conveniently the charge cable that came with it doesn't work. I had to plug the charge into my phone charger.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Sound Excellent, battery not so much
on July 2, 2013
Posted by: Ronaldo18holer
from Chatham, Ontario
Gender:Male
While I do like the sound quality of this speaker, I found the battery life to be lacking. Fully charged, only lasted for 6 hours at about 2/3 volume. Also, charges very slowly, and the USB outlet connector included seems pretty cheap.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
1
does not work with tab2...
on March 31, 2014
Posted by: papa
from Santo Domingo
Just bought it and it works apparently well with my ipad, but not with the samsung tab2...
and it is not said, until you get to the notice after opening it... frustrating, and i will probably go now for some other product, different company...
and it is not said, until you get to the notice after opening it... frustrating, and i will probably go now for some other product, different company...
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
1
Not as advertised
on May 12, 2014
Posted by: Nope
from Dallas, TX, United States
I was never able to connect to blue tooth. Quick start guide can't be read on mobile devises. Tech support phone line had me waiting for over ten minutes and the best they could do was to "try and get a refund".
The market is too huge to waste your time and money on this piece of garbage.
The market is too huge to waste your time and money on this piece of garbage.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
1
worst bass
on December 14, 2014
Posted by: zaid123
from Kansas City, MO, United States
i bought it before ten days and bass is horrible, try playing magic by cold play and worst sound ever
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
2
Not what I expected from JBL
on December 25, 2014
Posted by: NBJ1014
from Birmingham, AL, United States
This was my second product as far as portable speakers go and it did not compare to what I had in the past. My first JBL speaker was for an iPod and the sound was amazing. So I went out on a limb and purchased this product, especially with the added bonus of being able to charge your device while listening (just like my first purchase) I thought I was winning all over again. I thought the sound was good until my daughter started playing her JBL Flipp, and from downstairs her speaker was drowning mine. I was too upset. I paid more plus my speaker was larger I couldn't understand how it was happening. Nonetheless I don't play my speaker in the house while she has hers on, it's aembarrassment. I am in search of a new speaker and just recently saw that the Charge II is now available. I am strongly considering this or maybe I should just go with the Flipp II since I know the quality of the Flipp I
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
1
Bad for video or computer sound playback
on January 5, 2015
Posted by: MartinDK
from Denmark
Using bluetooth connection, the sound feels like almost a second delayed, which can be rather annoying when using it for video sound playback, as the sound and picture will be out of sync.
If the unit detects the source sound is unchanged for a certain amount of time it shuts the speaker sound off, and when it feels the source sound changes again it takes about a second for the speaker sound to turn back on. There is no way to disable this (not even while the unit is being charged) and it leads to annoying clipping of the sound. So avoid using it for unvarying sounds.
I miss a feature to make it automatically turn on/off at the same time as it is being plugged in/out of power source, so that it can turn on along with the sound player. Being a portal unit does not mean it should always be used that way.
Have been thinking about modifying it myself by taking out the electronics and use it as a passive speaker, as the speaker units inside deliver a nice and smooth sound... when they actually play something.
Considering the price tag, I think it gives little value for the money.
If the unit detects the source sound is unchanged for a certain amount of time it shuts the speaker sound off, and when it feels the source sound changes again it takes about a second for the speaker sound to turn back on. There is no way to disable this (not even while the unit is being charged) and it leads to annoying clipping of the sound. So avoid using it for unvarying sounds.
I miss a feature to make it automatically turn on/off at the same time as it is being plugged in/out of power source, so that it can turn on along with the sound player. Being a portal unit does not mean it should always be used that way.
Have been thinking about modifying it myself by taking out the electronics and use it as a passive speaker, as the speaker units inside deliver a nice and smooth sound... when they actually play something.
Considering the price tag, I think it gives little value for the money.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Like it
on February 18, 2014
Posted by: Rissi
from Baltimore, MD, United States
Gender:Female
Favorite music genre:Rap
I like the speaker ! When you first charge your phone; the phone goes on off then on again.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com