So for summer 2024, there are two new portable Bluetooth speakers that are competing to be at your next get together. Theres the JBL Xtreme 4 which has had some very big and important upgrades to it, and then there’s the Bose Soundlink Max which really feels likes a first generation product. Nonetheless, if you are thinking about picking up either the JBL Xtreme 4 or Bose Soundlink Max, lets see which one is right for you.
So JBL’s new Partybox 320 and 120 are surprisingly portable cause the 120 is relatively small, and the 320’s built in wheels just makes it super easy to roll this speaker around. However, if you’re looking for something even more portable, then you’ll might want to look at the JBL Boombox 3. Now yeah, the JBL Boombox 3 is more portable and durable… but it costs almost as much as the Partybox 320. So naturally, how does the boombox 3 sound when compared to either the Partybox 320 or Partybox 120.
So over the last few months Sony has really been refining their box speaker and giving them a much more neutral and balanced sound signature. But JBL also just refined the upgraded their new Partybox Speakers. So today we’re going to compare the Sony XV500 to the JBL Partybox 120 and we’re going to see which small box speaker is right for you.
I have been very pleasantly surprised by the Soundcore Boom 2 cause it gives you a lot of sound in a relatively compact package and its very affordable too… making this a great speaker for summer 2024. Now the Soundcore Boom 2 sounds very impressive all on its own… but if you get two and pair them up, they sound even more impressive… so impressive that they actually give big speakers like the JBL Boombox 3 and Sony XG500 a real run for their money.
So for the past few months sony has been upgrading their box speaker lineup with their new XV family of speakers. And I personally really like the Sony XV900 and the XV800 is great as well. But now we have the newest addition to the XV family, the Sony XV500 and it does have some upgrades over the XP500 .
So the JBL Partybox Ultimate is an unnecessarily large bluetooth speaker that sounds great and looks amazing… But there’s also the JBL Partybox 710 which I feel is also overkill… and for any sane person, one is more than enough. Nonetheless if you’re trying to choose between getting the JBL Partybox 710… or going all out for the JBL Partybox Ultimate, lets see what these two speakers are all about and lets see which one’s right for you.
This year at CES 2019, Sony announced their new Sony XB32 and XB22 speakers… But weirdly enough, they haven’t announced a new Sony XB42… instead they announced their new Sony XB12. Its a small single transducer speaker that has a new built in strap that’s small enough to take with you anywhere. But for 60 bucks… I think its a hard sell.
On paper the LG PK7 sounds like the complete package, its a large portable speaker with dual passive radiators, dual transducers, and dual tweeters with “meridian audio technology”. It even has a built in light feature and it somehow won a reddot design award. The LG PK7 is basically a mash up between the JBL Xtreme 2 and the Sony XB41… But this speaker performs as good as it looks.
