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Amazing Speaker for its worthy price

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015

JBL Charge 2+ is a speaker worth for its money. Anyone who wants to buy a speaker for loudness at affordable cost can go for this.

Here are the things that I liked about this speaker.

1) Sound loudness and quality is very good.
2) Social mode which allows to connect with upto 3 bluetooth enabled devices.
3) Splashproof which makes me not to worry about wet hands.
4) Acts as Powerbank which is not really needed for my smartphone but still it adds an additional source for power

Things I did not like in it

1) When 3 devices are connected in social mode and when any person who is currently playing the song from his device makes some other activity such as search on any other app or read a received a WhatsApp message or SMS, the play pauses by itself. This is really weird and annoying. I hope JBL team would give some solution for this issue.

2) There is no Aux cable provided IN THE BOX.

Amazon's Delivery:

Its important to tell about Amazon's shipment and delivery. They were just awesome. I got the product just within 3 days after order. Thank you Amazon.

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Eladio M

It stopped working and the power light is on!

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016

What do I do when it stops working and the POWER light is on and none of the buttons work?

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Praveen Alister

Amazing Speaker for its worthy price

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2015

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L V

This speaker has great sound quality while listening to digital music

Reviewed in the United States on November 10, 2016

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This review is for JBL Charge 2+ Splashproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker. This speaker has great sound quality while listening to digital music. It has bass reflex speakers on each side of the speaker tube which push out good bass for its size. I haven't tried to use it for 4 to 6 hours yet to test the battery life. I did try out the USB charge port built into the back of the unit it works great. If your day drained your phone battery you can charge your smart phone and use it to steaming audio, which is a excellent bonus. I also use this speaker so I can talk hands free and people I have talked to said that that the speaker has good quality mic. This is a nice speaker for the money.

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Les Lederman

Pleasantly Surprised!

Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2015

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Ive used a few different Bluetooth speakers and have been unhappy with the fullness of the sound that I received. So when I bought the Charge 2+ I went in the same expectations but still hoping for the best. I have to say that after listening to the sound for the first time, I was genuinely surprised at the level of quality emitting from the speakers. Here are the list of Pros and Cons:

Pros:
-Overall Sound balance
-Great Bass, you really hear the depth of the bass in songs which is surprising coming from a small package.
-Looks amazing and already has gotten many compliments
-Splashproof... Already got splashed at the pool so very happy for that feature.
-Havent tried charging my phone using the speaker's extra battery charging capabilities but its nice knowing I can.

Cons:
-Volume indoors was more than enough, but outside not as loud as I had hoped. Its good for an outdoor gathering with just a few people but if you have a lot of commotion going on, these speakers will be overpowered. Still would be good to have as light background music at a park, bbq, pool party, etc.
-Wish the charging port and USB had a covering for them so that I don't have to worry about getting water in them.

Overall I am pleasantly surprised by the quality of these speakers and would definitely recommend them to anyone wanting to bring speakers around with them that are relatively small but still have great sound. Looking forward to more usage out of these speakers!

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Tim

UTILITY AND PHENOMENAL SOUND QUALITY

Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2015

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UTILITY AND PHENOMENAL SOUND QUALITY... those are the first words that come to mind when I think about this little boom box. This is a fantastic product! It's hard to imagine anything in this footprint sounding better, and as others have stated, it's really the bottom end that surprises so much. It just brings a fullness to the sound that you wouldn't expect from something this size, and... like most JBL speakers... it just gets better when you crank it! : ) I wouldn't change anything with the EQ. I think JBL nailed it.

-- UPDATE --

Been enjoying this thing for a couple months now. I crank it up in my office space when I'm working late. I've had zero issues with it and just have to emphasize again that THE SOUND IS AWESOME! Don't waste your money on Bose, buy the cheaper version of this model (the non "splash-proof" variety), and you've got, hands down, the best product for the money.

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T11012

Best for money

Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2016

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I love this speaker. I have heard many other brands that friends own and I have listened to I think all in stores. My style music is mostly rock. But all types from mellow acoustic to 90s grunge and from Beatles and Stones to Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam. Heck...Sinatra and Joni Mitchell too. This speaker is crisp and clear and surrounds you when listening to acoustic music and soft female vocals. And can fill a medium sized room with full bass and mid range when listening to some rocking classic or 90's Rock. Even outside on my deck it delivers decent sound when lesser quality speakers sound like crap due to the openness and no walls. Battery great. Looks great. Little bass devices on both sides really move and tweeters deliver sweet sound. Blows away anything I listened to below 300 bucks. It's a steal.

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Eladio M

It stopped working and the power light is on!

Reviewed in the United States on July 19, 2016

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What do I do when it stops working and the POWER light is on and none of the buttons work?

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Amazon Customer

This is a really nice Bluetooth speaker

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2016

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This is a really nice Bluetooth speaker, it's replacing $50 Bluetooth speaker I recently purchased that I plan to return. It came in when I was out and my girlfriend said it was, "#$&@ing amazing" and the term "eargasm" was used. I'm not quite that excited about it, but it's still sounds really nice for its size. It puts out much more bass than you would think it should given its size giving it the ability to fill a medium room at an easy listening level and it's still small enough to put in my pack. It also cuts the music when a call is incoming which really makes life a bit easier when working from home.

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Cory Brickner

Great value and decent bass for a portable speaker!

Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2016

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This is a great deal and better sounding than the new model Charge 3.

Pros: Easy bluetooth pairing; long battery life; reasonably high volume with low distortion; decent bass relative to the size (~ a 24 oz Beer Can); reasonably portable enough to take just about anywhere.

Cons: It's a bit flat in the mid-high frequencies but still a decent audio experience; while considered splash-resistant, the connectors are exposed on the bottom of the speaker.

I think this speaker is a great value and really has better bass than anything I've listened to at even more than twice the price. I've looked for a while for a decent portable speaker. The biggest gap with others I've listened to and even purchased is the bass response. Bass is a factor of how much volume can be moved in an enclosed space, so the fact that I can actually hear stuff down to around the 200 hz level is pretty impressive from something that's about the size of a 24 oz beer can.

The Charge 3, while waterproof, doesn't sound as good as the Charge 2+, plus you pay a 50% premium because it's a new model. They may do a software tweak to fix it eventually, like they have done to the Charge 2s. However for now, this really is a great price for what you get if you don't need something waterproof.

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Sky

Nice little BT speaker!

Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2016

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Best BT speaker I've owned. There are many choices at this size, with price tags almost half of what this speaker costs. But right now, no regrets buying this. Nice and loud, plays really well.. Bought it after I was so impressed at a BBQ by this little guy. Just got it last week and have only used it indoors for a couple of hours (bathroom and kitchen). Pairs quickly. Haven't used the charge or call functions so I cannot attest to their respective efficacies. The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because I want an even more fuller sound (so I'm looking at the JBL Xtreme). Maybe it's a bit unfair because physics dictate that something this size can only go so low. It's also a bit directional so sometimes I would roll it on its back a bit if I wanted the sound to be directed at me while I'm standing up (the round design is great for this, unlike most other BT speakers that are boxy). Another thing is that the sound level controls aren't lit like the rest of the buttons, so if in the dark you'd have to feel around for it a bit (if you wanted to turn the voulme up or down). This would make a great graduation or birthday present.

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and happy with limited volume levels

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2016

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If you are working with a budget, and happy with limited volume levels, then this is your best bet. Better that the similar size Bose soundlink mini 2, less in prize as well. And that is because, the tech used in the change 2 is more contemporary, than the bose which is dated. Look for reviews where you get to know the sound frequencies delivered by these two, and u can see what I am trying to say.

Also, if volume is not your concern, then I would say, don't pay the extra for the JBL extreme! The charge 2 basically delivers the same frequency range as the extreme, but obviously at a lower volume because of smaller drivers.

One thing to notice is, it doesn't have the proprietary JBL connect. Well of course the Bose or any other speaker doesn't have that as well (cuz, of course its JBL proprietary), but most of the recent JBL BT speakers have that. The advantage of that is, you can pair two speakers to play stereo. I am talking away one star for that.

To sum it up, best speakers at the this price point.

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