JBL Xtreme Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (Black) | JBLXTREMEBLKUS

These speakers are hands down the best in their price bracket, superior to their competitors in both aesthetics & sound quality. They last years and can be used for any occasion

The battery after being fully charge just takes 3 hours playing to be empty again and the replacement batteries you find selig online are half of the capacity of the original It was a complete waist of money

JBL Xtreme caught my attention because a YouTuber clavinetjunkie was first to upload a video of JBL Xtreme. So I decided why not, it looks like a Bazooka but can it beat the leading competitors Beats Pill XL, Logitech UE MegaBoom, Big Blue Party & never forget the long lost Jawbone Big Jambox (rolling on the floor laughing because it's just that bad). My first impression that looked like bigger version of JBL Charge 2 & Infinity One. Comparison (I own all kinds of Bluetooth from the best to the worst) It really stands out against all odds thinking especially outdoors in a noisy area. Compare to MegaBoom Xtreme is much louder and more bass. Example it sounds like a room with the surround sound bass. As MegaBoom just loud with little to no bass. Then against sad Americans claiming Bose the best (in a million years) this destroyed the Soundlink 3. (Reality Bose Soundlink 3 sounds exactly like 2 just longer battery life.) Big Jambox? I laughed so hard because sounded nothing like it. Finally Beats Pill XL due to Apple recall I sent mine back. (It was claimed that one day the battery could just explode due to huge defect in build of the battery.) Pill XL sounds decent but over whelming in bass that sort of muddy as Xtreme was clean in bass and excelled in Highs and Lows (go wild with your EDM bass heavy tracks) Quality It has good build but they could have made it submerge-able. The grill seems a little weak as it could easily dent if it hit something hard enough. The expose bass radiators seems to be big thing to me because if something gets between it or sharp it could cut it open. Then it become useless leaking all the sound. Battery 10,000mAh is pretty large but could have been larger up to 22,000mAh because inside the battery is like your Laptop battery. It uses special 1 cell battery and inside has 8 of them. Doing the math 10,000 divide by 8 equals 1,250mAh a cell. The largest I've seen these cells go is 3,850mAh. Inside so compact there no room to expand the battery or change it since they purposely did that. Portability It isn't something that would put in your pocket but small enough for a backpack. Or use the strap that looks like a seat belt which makes it easier to carry around. One handing is possible but it put stain on your hand. Features Now we all know that our phones has a small battery and always carrying battery packs to keep it charged. Well this speaker could do same thing but two devices. To charge your phone or tablet you need plug your device in, turn on the speaker once it charging then you can power down the speaker. There also a USB port that's only for servicing like updating the unit firmware and not charging. I've tried and nothing happens. I did try as a USB thumb drive like my Sol Republic Deck. Sorry that doesn't work. What's inside the box? Your usually the speaker, manual, wall charge it's a brick with extension plug (Play Station 3 Slim plug) pretty common plug for power bricks. Accessories Unfortunately there no carrying case or sleeve but I'm sure there be one made and sold on Amazon. There is Connect App (honestly it's useless). There no NFC (Near by Field Commutation) it just faster way to pair but eh not a big deal. Cons 1 second delay when playing music when it stops. But skipping tracks there no lag time. It apply to all JBL Charge speakers. Reason that people don't know why it does that because speaker goes into small power saving mode. When no music playing it cuts power from the drivers so it doesn't make that humming sound (very annoying). Could have used a bigger battery and make a submarine. (Captain: were going under water. Marine: Sir it isn't water proof. *speaker broken* tears start rolling out.) yeah don't have it near the pool or pond. If it falls in well best solution contact customer support. Or leave it out in the sun to dry. That pretty much my slight ramble/review of JBL Xtreme this really all the info you need about it. Aren't convince read ever single review on Amazon. In all it worth the price and could be the best speaker for $300. Update 10/23 (many weeks after using it) This thing is mind blowing and well Xtreme. It can get loud, how loud? Loud enough for half a college campus to hear on normal day with cars and people going by. I was in middle of campus on 4th floor of a building of balcony and cranked it to 75% and people be looking my directions. My friends turned away but I stood there proudly blasting my music and waved as people too pictures and videos. $300 was well spent and never regret. Also once getting use to the speaker the battery will charge faster but still hold your 15 hour battery life. It takes from dead battery 3 hours tops. Half power left? 1 hour charge. So this charges as fast as your phone. It's water resistant but how much can it handle? Rain and pouring water maybe spills it be fine but submerging it is chancing your luck.

perfect!

Actually extreme

Yes it's awesome, as good as I hoped. Bought it un seen. Very happy. I have a jbl200 soundbar which was actually more expensive, but at a quarter of untie size the sound quality is very similar. The sound bar is louder and has more power, but for portable it's really nice. The strap is a necessity as the unit it almost too big to Palm, and it's heavy. That's the only negative, but worth it for its power. My windows phone doesn't work with it as well as my iPhone. Haven't tried it with android. The Jbl app for iPhone is nice for renaming the unit and connecting with other Jbl units( if u have one ). Most importantly sound and price are great. Battery is ridiculous, I went 2 weeks using it here and there before it needed a charge. I'm glad I bought it over the charge 2. Was going to buy a Jbl either way

Vale la pena la inversión, la calidad del sonido es bastante competitiva a otras bocinas de marcas reconocidas, después de 2 años de usarlas en eventos, viajes y reuniones siempre han ofrecido buen sonido. La bateria es duradera, dependera del volumen al que se use, unas 5 horas a max volumen y unas 11 con volumen medio, las he tenido cerca de albercas y no he tenido problema con salpicaduras.