Since the bass radiators are out in the open, there’s the slightest chance that you can drop it in just the right (or wrong) way to damage them. It's neat the first time around, but you're likely using the Charge 3 at a party or in a large group so it'll mostly go unnoticed. We'll talk about the actual bass soon, but it's a bit of flash that doesn't impress me much. The exposed bass radiators are mostly a cosmetic feature so you can "see" the low end in action. The durable fabric face looks nice and can withstand a round or three in the park or in the dirt. While it's not drop-tested, there are a lot of rubberized components to avoid being labeled as fragile.
#Jbl charge portable#
That's practically a necessary feature for a go-to portable speaker these days, especially one that's retailing for $150. We've already talked about the battery pack, but it's also waterproof and can be submerged in 3 feet of water for up to 30 minutes. The JBL Charge 3 has features on top of features. So, if you want to hit repeat on that summer jam, you’ll have to do it from your phone or paired device. You can skip songs by pressing the Play/Pause button twice, but there's no way to go backward. The JBL Connect button lets you connect multiple Charge 3 speakers. Opening up the charging flap reveals a mini-USB input, a USB output, and a 3.5mm aux input.Īll the buttons to operate the JBL Charge 3 are on top of the speaker, raised so you can operate them by touch. Fully charging the speaker itself takes 4.5 hours and playtime sits around 20 hours depending on use and volume. There are a lot of dots on that pedestal, so let’s start there.Įquipped with a 6000mAh power bank, the JBL Charge 3 can, theoretically, be used only as a charging device and fully charge an iPhone 7 twice before needing to be recharged. The speaker sits on a rubber pedestal that includes LED status indicator lights. The oblong speaker has buttons on top, a rugged mesh exterior, and bass radiators on the sides (more on that in a moment).
#Jbl charge Bluetooth#
There are also a lot of features you need and expect to make a portable Bluetooth speaker stand out from the competition. The JBL Charge 3 performs admirably as a Bluetooth speaker and charging station. Sure, there are a lot of lightweight, waterproof Bluetooth speakers out there, but can they also charge your phone? That’s a great feature to have, even though it adds to the overall heft of the JBL Charge 3. Yeah, it's portable, but definitely on the opposite end of the spectrum than, say, the JBL Clip 3.Īnd, that’s not necessarily a bad thing. You can’t really dangle it from the handlebars of your bike or clip it to your backpack. It’s definitely portable, but it also weighs around 1.7 pounds - as much as some laptops. It fits in my hand, but it’s sort of spilling out, too. That too-big-sandwich experience is what the JBL Charge 3 reminds me of. I cannot give 5 stars, not even 4 this time.The bass radiators on the JBL Charge 3 can really pound things out. what can I do? I will stop using my optical mouse when enjoying my music, or definitely I will use my other speaker, instead.
I tried several times this test with the mouse and my JBL and I was convinced that my optical mouse interferes with my JBL Charge5 speaker.
Then, I thought that my bluetooth dongle could be causing such a failure but when I turned off my optical mouse I realized that the sound became great such as in the other speakers. So I decided to use my JBL partybox on-the-go instead, and no problem at all, and no other speaker had failed in terms of sound quality, only my new Charge5. When I was using for the first time my JBL speaker I suddenly notices that the sound was terrible, as if there was a false-contact in the sepaker, so I increased and reduced the volume trying to isolate the problem but I didn't notice any change. The sound is great, I love JBL products, but I sadly realized that the sound quality is affected by my optical mouse. Great speaker but affected with my optical mouse.
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