JBL Charge 5 - Portable Waterproof Speaker with Powerbank - Red

Honestly I just needed something loud enough to be heard over the sound of my freightliner roaring at me 11 hours a day. I mostly used my various speakers to listen to podcasts and audiobooks until now. I had the JBL Flip for years but it finally kicked the bucket, and I had the little JBL clippy gimmick I bought as a spare(it wasnt lound enough to easily hear my audiobooks so it sits in a drawer at home). I decided just to go big or go home. This thing is LOUD loud, with excellent noise quality. I actually enjoy listening to music again. The only negative, if you can call it that, is that the battery is drastically reduced if you use the speaker to its full audio capacity. When I listen to my audiobooks at mid volume I get almost the complete advertised runtime, but if I play high-volume bass-thumping jams I only get like 6 hours maybe. Not really a problem for me, but its worth mentioning. Overall I'm very happy with my purchase.

This little boomer sound tube worked well and sounded better than the international truck radio. Plus I could hear my blue tooth programs over the truck and road noise.

the speaker is great !! great value of money for the quality you receive. the battery lasts for what feels like forever. i used it for a full day on the lake and it still had a lot of charge left.

I like everything about it nice clear sound not to big best Bluetooth speaker ive ever had battery last a long time they say 20 hours but mine goes over that atleast 30 hours

This little speaker puts outta a lot of sound for its size. This is my second speaker of the same brand I now have a 5 and a 6...The battery life is better than most little speakers I have. I love at the beach so it's great that it can get a little wet and handles the heat well. Battery has a good life.

I just received this little powerful speaker a couple of days ago. So I can’t attest to the battery life yet, but it is really great sound quality! Has a nice base and I’m enjoying it thus far!! 🤘🎸

I never had a JBL speaker before and bought this as a gift, it has so much power, I always thought other brands had good quality and performance but this is another level , sound is so clear and a lot of power from a rather small speaker, I dont have to worry about carrying large speakers.

It's a great little portable speaker I take with me to different locations, mostly around my house. It's plenty loud for my needs, and I do play it a little loud. If I play it any loader, I'll disturb my neighbors. The sound quality seems to be pretty good right out of the box. I haven't had to download the equalizer app but I will eventually too also get any updates. The only two downsides are that it doesn't have a carry strap, and sometimes it just stops (no sound) while video is still playing on my phone. When this happens, I have to shut it off and restart it. That's a little frustrating when I have to stop what I'm doing and go restart it.

The clarity of this bluetooth speaker outdoors is insane its loudness is great despite all this noise that happens outside. the only downfall is the price but when youre paying for a name brand its worth it.

My JBL speaker was not authentic. I took pictures of it to compare with the authentic charge 5 JBL that I thought I was buying. Totally different! I thought I was purchasing this from Walmart website so I didn’t think I would have any issues. This speaker had JBL stickers peeling off. This one got sent back. Pictures attached