Over the last few months, JBL has put out their Partybox 310 and their Partybox 110. And both of these box speakers are great. They sound and look amazing. But then out of nowhere, JBL announced their Partybox 710. And this thing is simply overkill. But if you’re thinking about pickup the Partybox 710… then this is the video for you.
Regarding pricing, the Partybox 710 retails for $800. And for comparison sake, the Partybox 310 now retails for $550 and the Partybox 110 now retails for $400. Thanks inflation. Nonetheless, like I mentioned earlier the Partybox 710 is going to be over kill… and if you’re looking for a large box speaker the Partybox 310 will surely get the job done… But regardless, if you want to pick the 710 up it’ll be linked down below.
Now first lets talk about the design of this speaker. The 710 looks like all of your other Partybox’s… except bigger. This thing even dwarfs the Partybox 310. We’ve got a mostly plastic body which can be a scratch magnet if you plan on moving this speaker around from place to place. And we’ve got a metal grill on the front. Now just like the 310… the 710 also has built in wheels and these wheels are a little larger too. So you can roll this speaker around, which can be a big help. However, unlike the 310… the 710 doesn’t have a built in telescopic handle. Its fixed. So rolling this speaker around is a little more awkward than the 310. Now even though its great and all that the 710 has built in wheels… sometimes you will have to carry this behemoth around. And just be warned that this big boy weighs in at 62 pounds. And for compassion sake… the 310 weighs in at 38 and a half pounds and the 110 weighs in at 23 pounds. However when it comes to overall durability… the 710 is rocking an IPX4 rating. Meaning that this speaker is splash proof. So if this speaker were to get splashed on by a canon ball, or if a drink get spilled on it, or if you leave it out over night and if it get rained on… this speaker should be perfectly fine. Just as long as the compartments on the back are sealed. However, I do gotta point out that the 710 doesn’t have a speaker stand mount on the bottom like the 310 or 110. So you’re not going to be able to raise this speaker.
But now let's talk about the light feature on this speaker, cause in general… JBL has some very impressive light features. Now for starter’s you can control this light feature from JBL’s Partybox app. And this light feature is an upgraded version of the light feature found on the 110. As in the light rings that surround the woofers are conjoined… unlike the light rings on the 310 which are separated. But the 710 also has additional colored LED’s imbedded into its face which does give it like a star effect… and there’s also these colored LED strips on either side which aren’t found on the these other Partybox’s. Overall, the light feature on the 710 looks amazing… but personally I really wish the tweeters also had light rings around them. I don’t know… I just really like the look of the illuminated tweeters on the 110.
But now lets talk about tech specs. When the 710 was first announced I assumed that it had a built in battery just given JBL’s past naming structure. Partybox’s that started with an odd number like the Partybox 100, 110, 300 and 310 all had built in batteries… and partybox’s that started with an even number didn’t have a built in battery like the Partybox 200 and 1000. But unfortunately the Partybox 710 doesn’t have a built in battery. You can only use while its plugged in. And you’ll might want t get an extension cord cause the included cable that you get with this speaker isn’t super long.
However, everything else about the 710 is pretty much the same as the 310 and 110. The 710 has 2 quarter inch inputs so that you can plug in a pair of microphones if you want to do Karaoke. Which I’m sure your neighbors are going to be so happy. I know I am. And if you want, you can play around with the bass, treble and echo on your microphone. However just keep in mind this will only affect the sound of your microphone not your music. And there’s also these DJ effects buttons. Now personally I wouldn’t use them… but they’re there. And you can customize them through the Partybox App.
Now continuing on the topic of ports… the 710 has a USB A port which you can use to either plug in a USB stick and play music off of it… or you can use it to charge your own devices. Now I think its great and all that you can use the USB A port on this speaker to charge your own devices… but I really wish this speaker also had a USB C port which you could use to charge your own device and or use it as a wired connection cause most phones these days now come included with USB C cables instead.
However this speaker still has your standard 3.5 millimeter audio jack so you can always just use a wired connection with it… but it also has a pair of audio in and audio out jacks. So if you’ve got a spare speaker lying around you can always daisy chain it to the 710 and get them to play in sync regardless of size or brand.
But when it comes to bluetooth connectivity, this speaker is using Bluetooth 5.1 but more importantly it can be connected to 2 devices at the same time so that you can either hot swap from one device to another regardless of operating system which is great for power users. Or so that you and a friend can both be DJ. And when it comes to performance… this speaker has zero latency across the board when watching movies or videos whether you’re using an iPhone or an android device.
But now lets talk about listing to music with this speaker. The Partybox 710 has your pretty standard speaker set up for any Partybox. You’ve got a pair of frontward firing woofers, you’ve got a pair of frontward firing tweeters and you’ve got an exhaust port that shoots out the back. And when it comes to output, JBL promises 800 watts out of this guy. And like with most other Partybox’s… the 710 has a bass boost button to it. And you’ve got 2 levels to choose from. Now personally I really like using bass boost level 1 on both the 310 and 110 at all times… but I actually found that with the 710, if you’re going to use it indoors just use it with its Bass Boost turned off cause if not the bass can over power the mids and highs… or even worse… the bass on the 710 will shift your furniture around. And in general I highly recommend that you only pick up the 710 if plan on mostly using it out doors. But nonetheless, we’re going to jump into the sound test. The 710 is playing at 38% volume cause I don’t want to get a visit from the cops… and we’re going to be cycling between all the bass boost levels.
So sound signature wise, the 710 has your standard Partybox sound signature of strong mids and highs so that vocals are well defined and the bass comes in when it has to. Now regarding the bass boost feature… like I mentioned earlier, if you’re going to use this speaker indoors I think it sounds perfectly fine with bass boost turned off. And trust me there is way more than enough bass. However if you turn on bass boost, you’re going to notice that the 710 really only increases the physicality in your bass. The mids and highs stay relatively untouched. Overall, when you turn on the bass boost on this speaker… you’re really turning on your earthquake machine. Cause the physicality you get out of this speaker is insane. And when it comes to max volume… this thing gets disgusting loud. Personally I feel that for indoor use 25% to 38% volume is going to be more than enough. And for outdoor use, I don’t think you’re going to need to go past 60% volume. Any higher and you’re most likely going to get a visit from the cops. Personally I really feel that this speaker is overkill for personal use. Especially for indoor use.
But now lets talk about pairing this speaker up with other speakers. Now with the Partybox 710 you can wirelessly pair it up to either one other Partybox 310 or to a Partybox 110 and get them to play in sync. Or if you have 2 Partybox 710’s you can wirelessly pair them up and get them to play in sync, or you can get them to play in left and right stereo mode.
However, you can only have a total of 2 partybox’s paired together. But if you want to have more speakers paired together like I did… then you’re going to have daisy chain them. And also keep in mind, you can not wirelessly pair a Partybox 710 up to any of JBL’s smaller party boost speakers. So if you have a JBL Boombox 2, Xtreme 3, JBL Charge 5, Flip 5, or JBL Pulse 4… they won’t connect to your Partybox.
Now overall, JBL does speaker pairing protocols very well. And the Partybox’s connect to one another very quickly and they keep a stable connection. But Partybox’s TWS is very limited compared to JBL’s Partyboost which is found on JBL’s smaller speakers. You can only have 2 speakers paired together and you don’t have as many options. Personally I still really wish that JBL would just add JBL Connect plus to their partybox’s.
But with all that being said, the JBL Partybox 710 is simply just overkill either for personal use or for indoor use. But nonetheless, the 710 really does deliver on its promises. This speaker sounds good and stays clear even at those higher volumes which realistically I doubt most people will ever use. And the light feature really is impressive. The only area that I feel this speaker needs improving is its port set up. There’s a lot of horse power here thats going unused. I really wish you could hook up more things to this speaker. Especially if you like to moonlight as a DJ. And I also really wish that JBL would just bring Partyboost to their Partybox speakers.