But the main reason why the Pulse 4 is better of just used at home and not so much outdoors is cause it has an upward firing transducer… so this speaker is going to sound its best if its sound has a ceiling to bounce off of. So this is a speaker thats mostly going to live on the charger. But then there’s also battery life… the Pulse 4 has an awesome looking light feature and you’ve got multiple lighting modes to choose from, but it is a drain on its battery. So personally I wouldn’t risk getting the Pulse 4 wet. Even tough JBL claims that the Pulse 4 is IPX7 rated making it water proof… my first pulse 4 died the first time it touched water. But then there’s my personal experience with my FIRST pulse 4.
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First there’s durability… unlike all of these other speakers that have a fabric wrapped body, the Pulse 4 has an acrylic body which personally I would be careful with cause you could scratch or crack this body if you’re too rough with it.
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But then there’s the Pulse 4 which I would argue is the least portable bluetooth speaker here for multiple reasons and its better off just used while at home. So if you’re looking for something ultra portable then you’ll might want to go with the clip 4.
So you can just clip this speaker on to your back pack and get going. However there are two outliers here… first there’s the clip 4 which is the smallest speaker here and it has a built in carabiner. In general, all of JBL’s speakers are meant to be used at home but if you want to take them on the go with you either on a hike or camping then any of these speakers will be able to keep up. The Flip 5, charge 5, Xtreme 3, and Boombox 2 all have these exposed passive radiators on either side… they have a mostly fabric wrapped body thats going to have no problem standing up to constant abuse… and all of these speakers are rocking a water proof certification so you don’t have to worry about them getting wet. Now design wise all of these speakers share the same characteristics and principals.
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But nonetheless if you want to pick any of these speakers up they’ll be linked down below and if you want to learn more about any of these speakers please watch their full reviews and versus videos cause we’re only going over the main differences here. Now JBL likes to put all of these speakers on sale on a regular basis so I would definitely be on the lookout if I were you. Besides sound… there’s also battery life, ports, portability, and extra little features to take into consideration.īut first lets take pricing into consideration… the clip 4 has a retail price of $70, the flip 5 has a retail price of $120, the charge 5 has a retail price of $180, the pulse 4 has a retail price of $250, the Xtreme 3 has a retail price of $350 and the Boombox 2 has a retail price of $500.
Even though these are all just speakers depending on your needs you’ll be better off with one over the others. We’ve got the JBL Clip 4, the Flip 5, the Charge 5, the Pulse 4, the Xtreme 3 and the JBL Boombox 2. So today we’re going to break down JBL’s Partyboost speaker line up to see which one is right for you. So now that the JBL Charge 5 is here Partyboost is finally complete.