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4.5
We had a bose soundlink mini but we let the kid take it to college. That's why we are in the market for another speaker. The current bose lineup has 3 speakers and I was rather confused so instead of getting the Bose I picked a different brand.The JBL charge 4 is much larger than the bose, the sound quality is good but the sound stage feels a little bit odd. The 2 radiators are pointing to the side which may have something to do with it? The Bose has all the speakers/radiators pointing in the same direction which may provide a better sound stage, or at least that's my theory.The JBL is also cheaper ($99 compared to the $129 price tag for the SoundLink Mini II) so it is worth the price, but it is slightly inferior to the Bose, but it is decent for listening to news or music in the office/home office.Bought this after using a friend’s, was very impressed with the sound quality and volume as well as the tough woven shell and silicone (I think?) end piece diaphragms. Size is comparable to a nalgene so easy packing in a water bottle pocket. Also liked the aux port for my iPod, though I’ve since bowed down to Spotify and would just as soon get the newer charge 5.Used a lot last year at work (construction) and partying. battery life is very impressive, will charge my neglected phone and play loudly all day which is real nice.After four or five months I noticed the cover that protects the charge and aux ports was splitting a little where I had to use a bit of finger nail sometimes to pop it open, especially if my fingers were a little wet.Despite that little flaw, the water proofness is pretty perfect. I tested the buoyancy of this thing many times while floating and rafting as well as using daily as a lift attendant all winter in a wet snowy wet place. Was planning to ask for a new plug cover, it seems easily enough replaced.That was until however until the poor little thing was set too close to a bonfire late at night and, by the time I noticed the flames were licking it and grabbed it (still bumping loud tunes) the rubber ends were soft and boiling hot and the fabric weave shell kinda seared my hand. I threw it in the sand and hit the power button with a stick.Thirty minutes later I turned it back on and the speaker sounded like nothing had happened when by all rights it coulda just blown up. Bonkers.Soooo I’m not claiming that it’s fireproof or anything but I am claiming that this thing is pretty dang tough. I’ve used and abused the thing since the near meltdown and it sounds great and has great battery life.That was until however the poor thing fell unnoticed out my passenger side door and sat in the gutter for a night, then got driven over the next morning by my Chevy 1500 when I left for work. I found it that afternoon in the ditch kinda cracked up and real sad looking under a few leaves. Turned it on and bududududuh! It lit right up and connected to my phone.Sooooo I’m not claiming that it’s invincibly uncrushable or anything butI will tell you that I’m buying another one soon. My current been-around-the-block-and-under-the-wheel speaker has a little static noise issue every ten or twenty seconds and is a bit quieter after the partial crushing but still good enough to listen to podcasts in my very loud crunchy old truck. Bonkers. Definitely with yer money.Ohhhk one small add on complaint sorta thing is that the only way to check battery involves turning the speaker on which makes the startup budududuh noise which can be very loud sometimes. Wish there was a way to check battery without the noise. Still gonna buy another though.Suena muy bienBest speaker in my opinion for the money!!!! Battery lasts forever.Love taking this out to the pool or to the beach, great sound!La funcionalidadThis speaker has been incredible. When I first got it I used it every day for a week and it still had battery. I have dropped it a few times and it’s seems indestructible lol. I do dishes a lot at work in the restaurant and water splashing on it all the time is no problem at all.Good quality product.I love my Charge4. Can I stop there? It's really all you need to know. I use it everywhere...golf course, beach, in my car, in my house, outside my house. Big sound, surprising bass, and loud. It's got a long life even at moderate, near-loud volume, and it will power your phone to keep the tunes playing. Newer versions might be better or louder, but this is more than plenty.J'ai acheté un produit rebuild de jbl, moin cher. L'état est impeccable, moin cher.Una de las mejores Bocina inalambrica con buen sonido y buena durabilidad de bateria.La verdad buena compra estoy satisfecho con el producto y es lo que esperaba, mis respeto para amazon que entrega sus productos a tiempo y en buen estado.Buen sonido, todo sus accesorios completos todo venía bien empaquetado buen producto.Parfait
