@@MrAlex-lk8zn i know i dont like the new models i feel like they only look good they are no giving us quality like they used to i still have my jbl charge 1 and still rocking
@@ash2098 yeah some of their products have been pretty questionable. But my Charge 3 really sounded good, sadly the battery was quite disappointing. And the Charge 5 is looking really good also, so far I really like it.
Some clarification about the switch between speaker layouts between the charge series: the charge 3 used 2 small drivers next to each other under the grill, and they played in stereo. Jbl did away with the stereo on it for one reason, the drivers are right next to each other and the treble was not great on the charge 3, so the stereo did not do much. For this reason, JBL used a larger single driver in the charge 4. Bass was improved a lot, and treble a little. With the charge 5, they added a second driver again. This does not mean the speaker runs in stereo, because the new driver serves a new purpose. It is a tweeter, a device designed only to produce treble, as seen in the Xtreme series. This will make the sound clearer, which I personally think has been an issue since the charge 2! (First JBL charge’s treble was okay, but suffered a bit with bass.)
Yeah I also agree with you. JBL shouldn't end or cut the party boost connectivity to lower version rather upgrading the software, the speaker and maybe wireless charging.
I still got the charge 3 and the charge 4. And they still sound pretty good with good depth of bass. However when i listening to the new jbl charge 5 the bass and the sound quality is truly amazing it took it to a different level. To my own opinion the charge 5 does sound much much better then the charge 4 and the charge 3.
I totally agree with you. I'm still using my charge 3 which I bought 5 years ago and It's still doing it's job. I've skipped the charge 4 because I couldn't hear much difference between the two but listening to the charge 5 I must admit that it's a different story. You can clearly hear how richer and fatter the sound is. I'll definitely buy it in the near future.
i still have my charge 2 from 8 years ago lol, it's been to the beach, a swimming pool and lots of rough environments, now it's still in perfect condition. I'm just using it for work, the JBL charge are truly a good deal
I concur, I recently purchased the JBL Charge 5 and the sound it produced was an up grade to my JBL Charge 4. I even purchased another Charge 5 to take advantage of the Party Boost feature which really fills up my living room when I connect both Charge 5's.
How long have you had the charge 4? I’ve been looking to get it but I see a lot of reviews about the speaker that stops working after 5 weeks or 3 months
I've been rough on my charge 4 in the past 2 years. it fell about 6 feet the other day and stopped working. just got the charge 5 today and it sounds alot better in my opinion. very tough speakers. I didn't hesitate to go with jbl again.
Good review covering most of the info I wanted. I,ll be staying with my Charge 4. The point about not having a minijack on the 5 is very important for those occasions when bluetooth cannot be established such as my "bad buy" Roberts Stream 94i. Will not connect to my Charge 4 at all despite updated software on both yet the Charge 4 connects to my iPad Air2 easily. With the Roberts I use a cable and voila, there it is. Wired connections still very relevant in the 21st century
The charge 5 sounds better in this video than many others. I feel like, if this is how it actually sounds, they have definitely fixed the problem I had with the others: messy treble!
@@FullForce1972 That’s not what my experience is with mine. If yours sounds blown, you might want to return it. One thing JBL does in these small speakers, is they have to boost the bass at low volume and reduce the amount of bass as you turn up the volume, because the small speakers inside really don’t have the capacity to make really loud bass. This means it might sound a bit harsh at high volume. However, it does not sound scratchy or like it’s blown to my ears, and I listen mostly quite a bit over half volume with these.
@@djijspeakerguy4628 I just went in and turned my phones EQ off and I'm just using the JBL EQ. Sounds better. I'll keep playing around with it before I send it back for replacement. Thanks for the info
I have four Flip 4, got them for half price, used, seems like people buy them, use them for a couple of months and then get bored. Don't like the sound too much since the highs are missing, almost sounds muffled, like from under a blanket. Now I'm going to get the Charge 5 since it has a tweeter, even though I can't connect it to my Flip 4s.
@@shoerice5083 also if you're using it as the main pc speaker and also needing a portable speaker. Which really sucks that they removed the headphone jack
@@dragos8839 why would you tho There are way cheaper bookshelf speakers that sound more powerful and were made for pc usage only Portable speakers were made for outside use and home use and portability
I'm not gonna lie I have a flip 5 and a charge 5 and when synced together they both cut in and out alot making it almost useless to use that party boost feature smh
I just changed the battery in my old charge 2 which has lasted 7 years, great little speaker, one day soon I will update to a new JBL speaker as I have had a great experience with Jbl.
They should just smash all e ports toghether. USB C is capable of neing both power in and out, as well as audio in. Also why not make it possible to connect speakers using a wire, allowing for older JBL speakers to connect with newer once? Shouldnt be that hard? I bet you already could get a third party device allowing just this (in stereo). I have both the extreme one, the boombox one, and the clip 1&3; so if I were to get the charge 5 i’d have 5 JBL that cant connect to eachother lol. Not that Ive ever felt the need to anyways tbh lol
I've had my Charge 3 for years, taken it on Kayak and OneWheel rides but doesn't seem to hold a charge anymore. Time to invest in something new. So Charge 4 or 5 seems like a solid investment
@@johnnyvarlow7851 I did replaced on my also, but I think because I broke waterproof seal now at sound level of 70% or over it has lots of distortion. So I got charge 5. The charge 4 made no sense to me as its literally downgraded charge 3.
Not much a huge difference to be honest. I’ll keep the Charge 4. But for people who are new to JBL speakers, of course get the Charge 5 if $ is not an issue, otherwise save yourself some $ and get the Charge 4 as I believe it’s much cheaper now.
Man I'm so disappointed to find out the USB C port is just for charging. I thought it would work as an audio input with an adapter for example. Not sure what to get now, the Charge 5 is on sale for 120 (normally 180 euros) and Charge Essential 2 is 90 euros. The audio jack has been useful to me as I've been able to use it as a temporary TV or DJ speaker for example so not sure why they got rid of that.
Well..I've never had a decent bluetooth speaker, I bought the charge 5 today at Walmart for 147.00 that's including tax. I think it's amazing.satisfied customer here
This is my current endgame bluetooth speaker. It's portable, durable and offers very enjoyable sound that I can eq with the JBL app. It's also loud enough to play outside.
I like the Tweeter / Woofer combo, since I like EDM very much, and EDM has a lot of bass, but it can as well lots of high's and the charge 4 just sounded muffled .
Definitely not too happy about JBL skimping out on the 3.5 input on their recent speakers bc that omission ensures that these speakers will eventually become obsolete disposable paperweights in a few years.
Na head phone jacks will become obsolete it's not JBL fault you gotta super old phone with a headphone jack I ain't had a jack on my phone in like 4 years
@@GYMCADDYhave you experienced the treble sounding scratchy over 30-40 percent like the tweeter is blown? I just bought one from Amazon on prime day and it sounds bad over 40 percent. Distorted treble.
@@FullForce1972 I just got my Charge 5 today and noticed the same thing , It might be a deal breaker for me as it annoys me to no end , I might send it back.
I have been down this road. I have spent, with no exaggeration, at least 50 hours in total looking into what is the difference. Ok, I'll sum it up as quickly as I can. JBL has 2 manufacturing companies. One in China and the other in Vietnam. The ones made in China use inferior parts in comparison to Vietnam however it really depends on what kind of sound you want. China's has better highs, sometimes too high for the average listener, and the ones from Vietnam have better lows. Now I'm not saying that there is a huge difference but if you listen to r&b rap reggae you would most likely go with the ones from Vietnam. If you like rock, jazz etc you would most likely want to go with the ones from China. OR do what i did. I got one gray ND, Vietnam, and one dark blue TT from China. The sound that I got was truly unbelievable. I had the best of both. Keep in mind this was back in June of 2023. The original ND was the one to go for if you wanted bass but the mids and highs suffered so they updated it and made the NT (Vietnam). If you care about having parties IN the rain or IN the pool then the Chinese ones have better waterproofing. You can look at the box and tell where it's made I believe. If not then it's DEFINITELY on the inside where the charging port is on the rubber seal (inside). I hope this helps anyone who is looking to buy. Also, keep in mind that if you have the money you can buy several and check them out for yourself. Most places have a 30 day return policy. At the end of the day after going NUTS I got 2. Something else, I put two on each side of me in my living room each one about 1 feet apart and when the sound hit the wall directly behind me it reflected to the front of the room. I could have sworn that there was a 3rd speaker in the middle. Watching movies and playing games sounded immersive. Like 3D. BTW, the colors don't matter. They used to help determine which speaker came from where but nowadays there's black ND's where it used to be all TT TL etc. Don't hold me to this but I'm thinking that the N's are vietnamese and the T's are chinese. My work is done here. ✌️
@@toastbrotman2444 im not looking at price like you lol... its not that much and the goal is to enjoy your speaker the most.. not to remember how much you paid for it
I didnt even know they had a charge 5 till I went to Walmart one time and I was oh shit nicee lol and I wanted to see a review on it to see if it's good enough to buy
The CHARGE series is usually noticeably heavier and larger than the FLIP lineup- still completely manageable in 1 hand (especially the CHARGE3 which is pretty small), but not the best for holding while walking a long trail or something, but still very portable. Some will say that the CHARGE is a “sweet spot”, with some of the sound of the XTREME and some of the portability of the FLIP, but others will say it’s too bulky, without the serious sound and the shoulder strap of the XTREME, nor the great portability of the FLIP. In the end, it’s up to personal preference- you do you! :)
I can very comfortably walk around with a flip 5 and not feel like something's out of place. but everyone will look at you if you do the same with charge 4. Lol.
@@KavanettOwO hi. Here is what I meant. During the sound comparison among the different models, I did not look at the screen to see which model was playing. I judge the models based only on sound. I could not tell a difference. They all sound the same to me. I'm easily swayed to think that something is better because it's newer, more expensive, or have better specs... But in reality, in actual function, there is very little to no meaningful difference.
Charge 5 is an absolute fuckin beast of a bluetooth speaker, almost beats the extreme ,if you dont believe me ,buy one, you wont be disappointed, i know its hard to just buy something on a whim per say, but trust me, its the best 250 i ever spent( i live in canada so prices are more expensive and i bought it brand new without even realizing there was the 4 cause i hsd my flip 5 before that)
The cons about charge 5 in my opinion is that the rubber feet at the bottom of the speaker tends to get wear out after a long time, i d rather get the charge 3 and 4 rubber feet as it doesnt wear out unlike the charge 5
@@mustafafkaya well its sure is clearer than the charge 4, i am not so sure if its better than the charge 3 though, i guess it has a bit more deeper bass then the charge 3?
I bought jbl clip 3 in 2018 and its still rock solid... I do recommend jbl speakers. But one of my friend buy this beast i love it man. Tmrw will go for buying dfntly
I am contemplating to invest in JBL Charge 5 or HK Onyx Studio 6. Which one is more recommended in terms of overall quality sound? Thanks in advance for the kind reply. Stay safe.
I live in Canada and the cheapest I can get a charge 5 is 350 dollars but the charge 4 I can easily get under 200 dollars so I am going to stick with the charge 4
Is there a JBL app for a desktop Mac computer which allows me to connect to 2 x Charge 5 speakers to use one as a Left speaker and the other as a Right speaker? I can do this with the JBL app on my iphone but it seems like I can only connect 1 speaker at a time to my Mac Studio. Also my iphone can no longer connect to the charge 5 while my Mac Studio is connected to it!
I got my charge 4 for $67. Used, but looks and sounds amazing. I believe I won here. Let someone else deal with the depreciation of these products; I'll still be able to enjoy them. God bless OfferUp😁
I just bought mine yesterday, and it was starving a little bit, so I decided to put it back in the box that it came out of, and the sound is on a different level...
Got one recently as it has a a great discount. The removal of headphone jack is a bummer as I'm planning to use it for my 90s Panasonic portable CD player but it's fine for me as there's another solution for that. Overall, it sounded great for all my music needs.
Do you have any info on the connect vs connect+ issue concerning Stereo mode in synced speakers? I heard stereo-mode is no longer an option with connect+ models.
not being able to use this as an output for my desktop pc when friends come over is such a deal breaker. On such a big device what use is there removing cable inputs???
My charge 3 just dropped from the stairs and now it's crackling and cutting sound :/... I've used it for years and really loved the thing. Used it daily mainly to listen to UA-cam vids while I did other stuff tbh and not really for music. Man the charge 5 is fugly with that huge logo. The metal red logo plate on the charge 3 and 4 is so much better
Lol I’m just here because I just found this under a bench outside where I work it was already charged up and clean I’m playing this video from it right now LAUGHING MY FUCKIN ASS OFF LOL
Got the charge 5 and wow it's amazing I like it I had it for about 4 months and then got a deal I couldn't pass up for another one so I got two and now wow
@@RenanJeffrey Imagine that I don't want to hold that all day, especially when I need both hands to workout and there is no bench or whatever to put that except on the ground, haha
Dude I bought the Pulse 5 and the thing never finished charging. The last segment of light always blinked and the cable was always providing 6.4w of power. Filed for replacement and same story. Does this happen to you on any of the JBL speakers?
Nowadays we don't need an audio jack do people need one they need to update their shit and as far as headphones we have bluetooth headphones nowadays time to move on
@David Miles hey, question for ya. Can you still play music while it is charging? I’m looking to get a speaker to put in my old Jeep for off reading, and would like to not have to worry about if the battery is charged.
this speaker is loud on flat eq but if u want it even louder set bass,mid,treble to max and listen music on yt music app because its louder that spotify,youtube
Is there a "usb to 3.5 (female) jack" connector that would be compatible with this speaker? I just bought one of these on impulse and I really wish I had watched this video first. It just arrived today and I'm already disappointed as the audio jack was the first thing I looked for. Thanks for the vid. Any help would be appreciated from you or any viewers that may have some advice for me.
JBL is done getting any business from me for the foreseeable future, after changing the multi-speaker connection protocol once again. The move is anti-consumer to put it in the lightest way.
Help me please! I took my job charge 5 to the bathroom while I was showering and the place got humid and now the bass is a bit broken, what can I do to fix it?😭
SI NO LE GUSTA DE MASIDO RUIDO ES MEJOR EL FLIP 5. SI ESTÁN POR COMENZAR CON UN JBL EL CHARGE 5 ES PERFECTO. SI LES GUSTA EL RUIDO O QUIEREN QUE SUENE LAS PUERTAS VENTANAS ESTE .XTREME 3. LO TIENE YO TENGO LOS TRES PERO MÁS USÓ EL CHARGE 5 POR MI TRABAJO Y DEPENDE EL VOLUMEN LA BATERÍA EL MARSHALL ES ESTÁNDAR NO GUSTA EL JBL ES AUTOMÁTICO. EL BOSE NO SUENA IGUAL CON CABLE GRACIAS.
Finally the charge 5 came out. Time to get the charge 3!
Lmaoo
@@Dacrazygrape ayyee charge gang
You read my mind
Currently vibing with my charge 4, saving for the 5
Exactly. They come out with new models that get rid of features they shouldn't have. Aux in, the ability to connect to JBL speakers you already have.
I'm still rockin' my Charge 3. Can't believe I bought it 5 years ago! How time flies...
My charge 1 Still rocking I bought it about 8-10 years ago
My Charge 3 battery is socking out....disappointing it’s been like 3 years
@@MrAlex-lk8zn i know i dont like the new models i feel like they only look good they are no giving us quality like they used to i still have my jbl charge 1 and still rocking
@@ash2098 yeah some of their products have been pretty questionable. But my Charge 3 really sounded good, sadly the battery was quite disappointing. And the Charge 5 is looking really good also, so far I really like it.
My Barricade mini. I bought 3 years. It very good.
Some clarification about the switch between speaker layouts between the charge series: the charge 3 used 2 small drivers next to each other under the grill, and they played in stereo. Jbl did away with the stereo on it for one reason, the drivers are right next to each other and the treble was not great on the charge 3, so the stereo did not do much. For this reason, JBL used a larger single driver in the charge 4. Bass was improved a lot, and treble a little. With the charge 5, they added a second driver again. This does not mean the speaker runs in stereo, because the new driver serves a new purpose. It is a tweeter, a device designed only to produce treble, as seen in the Xtreme series. This will make the sound clearer, which I personally think has been an issue since the charge 2! (First JBL charge’s treble was okay, but suffered a bit with bass.)
That clears things up for me thank you. I am going to get 2 ch 5's
Thanks for the info 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
@@frankcrawford416 I'm buying 7.
Yeah I also agree with you. JBL shouldn't end or cut the party boost connectivity to lower version rather upgrading the software, the speaker and maybe wireless charging.
I still got the charge 3 and the charge 4. And they still sound pretty good with good depth of bass. However when i listening to the new jbl charge 5 the bass and the sound quality is truly amazing it took it to a different level. To my own opinion the charge 5 does sound much much better then the charge 4 and the charge 3.
I totally agree with you. I'm still using my charge 3 which I bought 5 years ago and It's still doing it's job. I've skipped the charge 4 because I couldn't hear much difference between the two but listening to the charge 5 I must admit that it's a different story. You can clearly hear how richer and fatter the sound is.
I'll definitely buy it in the near future.
i still have my charge 2 from 8 years ago lol, it's been to the beach, a swimming pool and lots of rough environments, now it's still in perfect condition. I'm just using it for work, the JBL charge are truly a good deal
I concur, I recently purchased the JBL Charge 5 and the sound it produced was an up grade to my JBL Charge 4. I even purchased another Charge 5 to take advantage of the Party Boost feature which really fills up my living room when I connect both Charge 5's.
How long have you had the charge 4? I’ve been looking to get it but I see a lot of reviews about the speaker that stops working after 5 weeks or 3 months
@@SaturnV69 jeezzz, what type of mansion do you live in to need TWO charge 5s to fill your living room😂
“Oversized logo” lol that’s the best way to describe it
I've been rough on my charge 4 in the past 2 years. it fell about 6 feet the other day and stopped working. just got the charge 5 today and it sounds alot better in my opinion. very tough speakers. I didn't hesitate to go with jbl again.
Great review I actually just bought my JBL CHARGE 5 today my first one ever & I love it 😻
Good review covering most of the info I wanted. I,ll be staying with my Charge 4. The point about not having a minijack on the 5 is very important for those occasions when bluetooth cannot be established such as my "bad buy" Roberts Stream 94i. Will not connect to my Charge 4 at all despite updated software on both yet the Charge 4 connects to my iPad Air2 easily. With the Roberts I use a cable and voila, there it is. Wired connections still very relevant in the 21st century
yeah
Flat out loved this! Charge 5 definitely love my charge 5!
The charge 5 sounds better in this video than many others. I feel like, if this is how it actually sounds, they have definitely fixed the problem I had with the others: messy treble!
exactley that. the charge 5 on it's own without eqing it and such sounds fuller then the previous.
I just bought one and anything over 30-40 percent the tweeter is scratchy like it's blown
@@FullForce1972 That’s not what my experience is with mine. If yours sounds blown, you might want to return it.
One thing JBL does in these small speakers, is they have to boost the bass at low volume and reduce the amount of bass as you turn up the volume, because the small speakers inside really don’t have the capacity to make really loud bass. This means it might sound a bit harsh at high volume. However, it does not sound scratchy or like it’s blown to my ears, and I listen mostly quite a bit over half volume with these.
@@djijspeakerguy4628 I just went in and turned my phones EQ off and I'm just using the JBL EQ. Sounds better. I'll keep playing around with it before I send it back for replacement. Thanks for the info
I have four Flip 4, got them for half price, used, seems like people buy them, use them for a couple of months and then get bored.
Don't like the sound too much since the highs are missing, almost sounds muffled, like from under a blanket.
Now I'm going to get the Charge 5 since it has a tweeter, even though I can't connect it to my Flip 4s.
What kills it for me is lack of 3.5mm jack! I'll go with the 4.
i have the charge 3 for over 3 years and never used a jack once
@@arthursnoeck might as well get the 5
If youre using an old laptop with no bluetooth then go with the c4.. thats pretty much it
@@shoerice5083 also if you're using it as the main pc speaker and also needing a portable speaker. Which really sucks that they removed the headphone jack
@@dragos8839 why would you tho
There are way cheaper bookshelf speakers that sound more powerful and were made for pc usage only
Portable speakers were made for outside use and home use and portability
I'm not gonna lie I have a flip 5 and a charge 5 and when synced together they both cut in and out alot making it almost useless to use that party boost feature smh
I noticed that with the pulse 4 and flip 5 as well same for xtreme 3 and pulse 4
To make it work you need to connect just one of the speaker to your phone, just press the partyboost button on both and it should work.
The 5 sounds really open but I'm really ticked off JBL thought including a jack input port wasn't necessary.
Still gonna roll with the 4
I almost bought the charge 5 until I saw this comment.
Found this out after I bought it. T.T Now I'm looking for a adapter...
still using your vcr too?
you won't be able to get sound in the usb c@@cindywa2721
I just changed the battery in my old charge 2 which has lasted 7 years, great little speaker, one day soon I will update to a new JBL speaker as I have had a great experience with Jbl.
They should just smash all e ports toghether. USB C is capable of neing both power in and out, as well as audio in. Also why not make it possible to connect speakers using a wire, allowing for older JBL speakers to connect with newer once? Shouldnt be that hard? I bet you already could get a third party device allowing just this (in stereo). I have both the extreme one, the boombox one, and the clip 1&3; so if I were to get the charge 5 i’d have 5 JBL that cant connect to eachother lol. Not that Ive ever felt the need to anyways tbh lol
They won't want us to use it with older speakers, so we need to get more new ones. That's how they make more money. 🙂
But JBL are great speakers.
I've had my Charge 3 for years, taken it on Kayak and OneWheel rides but doesn't seem to hold a charge anymore. Time to invest in something new. So Charge 4 or 5 seems like a solid investment
I replaced the battery on mine its not too hard
@@johnnyvarlow7851 I did replaced on my also, but I think because I broke waterproof seal now at sound level of 70% or over it has lots of distortion. So I got charge 5. The charge 4 made no sense to me as its literally downgraded charge 3.
good for you
I just brought one today at best buy, and I love it!
Where did you bring it to?
Decided to go with the charge 5 over the Flip 6 ... EQ functionality across now
Not much a huge difference to be honest. I’ll keep the Charge 4. But for people who are new to JBL speakers, of course get the Charge 5 if $ is not an issue, otherwise save yourself some $ and get the Charge 4 as I believe it’s much cheaper now.
*_And the Charge 4 has auxiliary audio jack connection while the Charge 5 doesn't._*
@@moriel01 what’s auxiliary audio jack ?
@@mikejames8290 3.5mm audio jack
Still rockin the charge 3
Man I'm so disappointed to find out the USB C port is just for charging. I thought it would work as an audio input with an adapter for example. Not sure what to get now, the Charge 5 is on sale for 120 (normally 180 euros) and Charge Essential 2 is 90 euros. The audio jack has been useful to me as I've been able to use it as a temporary TV or DJ speaker for example so not sure why they got rid of that.
I’ve watched so many reviews on which JBL for Xmas and your video was by far the best to watch 💯
Thank you 🥹
You finally got it, well done 👏
Well..I've never had a decent bluetooth speaker, I bought the charge 5 today at Walmart for 147.00 that's including tax. I think it's amazing.satisfied customer here
Me too great price 179 is too much
@@carlosnunez1742 u live in one of the highest paying countries smh u really care that much over 30 bucks lmao
@@hercules_E164K jaja well with tax it was like 192 i got it for 150 with tax so it was great deal for me lol
should have got soundcore motion+. best speaker for 100
@@carlosnunez1742 ye soz I'm jw bro
This is my current endgame bluetooth speaker. It's portable, durable and offers very enjoyable sound that I can eq with the JBL app. It's also loud enough to play outside.
İs it charge 5, does it sound clear or muffed?
I like the Tweeter / Woofer combo, since I like EDM very much, and EDM has a lot of bass, but it can as well lots of high's and the charge 4 just sounded muffled .
i like EDM very much too, particularly in big room music, is pulse series suitable?
pulse isn't bad but sounds mix too much
Got the charge 5 today and its real nice , sounds great by itself . Even better linked to my flip 5
I just bought this one and you can connect a flip 5 to it too?
@@thomasunderwood8833 yes
Only bluetooth one speaker. Put the speakers close together and push the party boost button's at same time and your done
Definitely not too happy about JBL skimping out on the 3.5 input on their recent speakers bc that omission ensures that these speakers will eventually become obsolete disposable paperweights in a few years.
Na head phone jacks will become obsolete it's not JBL fault you gotta super old phone with a headphone jack I ain't had a jack on my phone in like 4 years
@@687donny Apple Fanboy
@@687donny so their old phone doesn't have Bluetooth? Lol don't be ridiculous
Very good quality video man, good job
Glad you liked it!
Great review. Looking back at it, your prediction of the price drop missed the target but you totally nailed the flip 6 with a tweeter!
yeah, this inflation is making things hard regarding pricing.
@@GYMCADDYhave you experienced the treble sounding scratchy over 30-40 percent like the tweeter is blown? I just bought one from Amazon on prime day and it sounds bad over 40 percent. Distorted treble.
@@FullForce1972 I just got my Charge 5 today and noticed the same thing , It might be a deal breaker for me as it annoys me to no end , I might send it back.
I have been down this road. I have spent, with no exaggeration, at least 50 hours in total looking into what is the difference. Ok, I'll sum it up as quickly as I can. JBL has 2 manufacturing companies. One in China and the other in Vietnam. The ones made in China use inferior parts in comparison to Vietnam however it really depends on what kind of sound you want. China's has better highs, sometimes too high for the average listener, and the ones from Vietnam have better lows. Now I'm not saying that there is a huge difference but if you listen to r&b rap reggae you would most likely go with the ones from Vietnam. If you like rock, jazz etc you would most likely want to go with the ones from China. OR do what i did. I got one gray ND, Vietnam, and one dark blue TT from China. The sound that I got was truly unbelievable. I had the best of both. Keep in mind this was back in June of 2023. The original ND was the one to go for if you wanted bass but the mids and highs suffered so they updated it and made the NT (Vietnam). If you care about having parties IN the rain or IN the pool then the Chinese ones have better waterproofing. You can look at the box and tell where it's made I believe. If not then it's DEFINITELY on the inside where the charging port is on the rubber seal (inside). I hope this helps anyone who is looking to buy. Also, keep in mind that if you have the money you can buy several and check them out for yourself. Most places have a 30 day return policy. At the end of the day after going NUTS I got 2. Something else, I put two on each side of me in my living room each one about 1 feet apart and when the sound hit the wall directly behind me it reflected to the front of the room. I could have sworn that there was a 3rd speaker in the middle. Watching movies and playing games sounded immersive. Like 3D. BTW, the colors don't matter. They used to help determine which speaker came from where but nowadays there's black ND's where it used to be all TT TL etc. Don't hold me to this but I'm thinking that the N's are vietnamese and the T's are chinese. My work is done here. ✌️
just bought the charge 5 today! the charging set up was mad confusing at first lol. loved the video!
Do you know how many watts it put out
@@WargodFilms 40
When Charge 4 came out, i bought my Charge 3 at Walmart for 90 dollars.
Lol i just bought my charge 4 for 95.- now that the charge 5 came out
@@toastbrotman2444 😂😂😂
@@toastbrotman2444 the thing is that the charge 5 is much better lol
@@shoerice5083 not for double the price lmao
@@toastbrotman2444 im not looking at price like you lol... its not that much and the goal is to enjoy your speaker the most.. not to remember how much you paid for it
I didnt even know they had a charge 5 till I went to Walmart one time and I was oh shit nicee lol and I wanted to see a review on it to see if it's good enough to buy
of course it is.
The charge 5 look pretty large compared with the flip 5 is the difference in the hands very noticeable?
Haha. It's VERY noticeable. Night and day, my friend
The CHARGE series is usually noticeably heavier and larger than the FLIP lineup- still completely manageable in 1 hand (especially the CHARGE3 which is pretty small), but not the best for holding while walking a long trail or something, but still very portable. Some will say that the CHARGE is a “sweet spot”, with some of the sound of the XTREME and some of the portability of the FLIP, but others will say it’s too bulky, without the serious sound and the shoulder strap of the XTREME, nor the great portability of the FLIP. In the end, it’s up to personal preference- you do you! :)
I can very comfortably walk around with a flip 5 and not feel like something's out of place. but everyone will look at you if you do the same with charge 4. Lol.
Using my charge 5 while watching this just got mine and its pinkkkkkkkk 🥰
I have 2 charge 5s one blue I got it 1 2 or 3 days ago and a black one I had for
About 1 mouth
With my eyes closed, if I had to tell the difference between the three based only on sound to save my life, I'd be dead.
i dont understand my friend..
@@KavanettOwO hi. Here is what I meant. During the sound comparison among the different models, I did not look at the screen to see which model was playing. I judge the models based only on sound. I could not tell a difference. They all sound the same to me. I'm easily swayed to think that something is better because it's newer, more expensive, or have better specs... But in reality, in actual function, there is very little to no meaningful difference.
@@Paul_Dalangpan you are listening to it on shitty system or you are deaf, one of those things.
Minimal difference in the actual sound through my studio mastering headphones too.
Its one of those things that you hear best in person 💁
I like the oversized logo, looks better imo
Charge 5 is an absolute fuckin beast of a bluetooth speaker, almost beats the extreme ,if you dont believe me ,buy one, you wont be disappointed, i know its hard to just buy something on a whim per say, but trust me, its the best 250 i ever spent( i live in canada so prices are more expensive and i bought it brand new without even realizing there was the 4 cause i hsd my flip 5 before that)
Just upgraded got the charge 5 after having flip 4 for the longest. And man the charge 5 knocks!!💪🏼💪🏼
The cons about charge 5 in my opinion is that the rubber feet at the bottom of the speaker tends to get wear out after a long time, i d rather get the charge 3 and 4 rubber feet as it doesnt wear out unlike the charge 5
does it sound clear or muffed? İ prefer clear, do you suggest
@@mustafafkaya well its sure is clearer than the charge 4, i am not so sure if its better than the charge 3 though, i guess it has a bit more deeper bass then the charge 3?
I bought jbl clip 3 in 2018 and its still rock solid...
I do recommend jbl speakers.
But one of my friend buy this beast i love it man.
Tmrw will go for buying dfntly
Can you do charge 3 vs flip 5? Theyre both 20 watt speakers it would be really interesting
The lows on the charge 5 are amazing too
Great job!
Thank you for that kind of informative video!
I am contemplating to invest in JBL Charge 5 or HK Onyx Studio 6. Which one is more recommended in terms of overall quality sound? Thanks in advance for the kind reply. Stay safe.
This comparaison is a no brainer. Studio 6 has litteraly a subwoofer in it 😅
Which one would u recommend me to buy
JBL charge 5
UE boom 3
UE mega boom 3
I live in Canada and the cheapest I can get a charge 5 is 350 dollars but the charge 4 I can easily get under 200 dollars so I am going to stick with the charge 4
Bought this speaker today for $120 plus tax. This speaker gets LOUD! I like it so far. Not sure my neighbors do though
Is there a JBL app for a desktop Mac computer which allows me to connect to 2 x Charge 5 speakers to use one as a Left speaker and the other as a Right speaker? I can do this with the JBL app on my iphone but it seems like I can only connect 1 speaker at a time to my Mac Studio. Also my iphone can no longer connect to the charge 5 while my Mac Studio is connected to it!
Im looking for a very portable speaker to bring to the skatepark & AirPort this one looks like the one
I got my charge 4 for $67. Used, but looks and sounds amazing. I believe I won here. Let someone else deal with the depreciation of these products; I'll still be able to enjoy them. God bless OfferUp😁
JBL Flip 6 coming in IFA 2021 that's all I do know so far RIP JBL Partyboost? Found out in the next episode 😂
Hmmmmmmm JBL Partyboost + perhaps?
Imagine if the boom box 3 had a single race track woofer that was huge 😂
Charge 5 is so lit.. bought one
bought one today🔥💯wish i bought it sooner
I’m just trying to sell my JBL Boombox so I can get one of these. Nobody wants the boombox… 😭
im listening to this on my new charge 5 and impressed
I just bought mine yesterday, and it was starving a little bit, so I decided to put it back in the box that it came out of, and the sound is on a different level...
Got one recently as it has a a great discount. The removal of headphone jack is a bummer as I'm planning to use it for my 90s Panasonic portable CD player but it's fine for me as there's another solution for that. Overall, it sounded great for all my music needs.
Do you have any info on the connect vs connect+ issue concerning Stereo mode in synced speakers? I heard stereo-mode is no longer an option with connect+ models.
not being able to use this as an output for my desktop pc when friends come over is such a deal breaker. On such a big device what use is there removing cable inputs???
Hello. Plz can u suggest me something better than JBL Charge 5. In Bose or Marshall Brand. I really want to buy premium brand. Thanks
My charge 3 just dropped from the stairs and now it's crackling and cutting sound :/... I've used it for years and really loved the thing. Used it daily mainly to listen to UA-cam vids while I did other stuff tbh and not really for music.
Man the charge 5 is fugly with that huge logo. The metal red logo plate on the charge 3 and 4 is so much better
You CAN input audio through usb c in service mode.
Lol I’m just here because I just found this under a bench outside where I work it was already charged up and clean I’m playing this video from it right now LAUGHING MY FUCKIN ASS OFF LOL
Excellently made review video. Congrats!
Yes what I’ve been eating for
Lol eating
Lol I be posting mine later😄
Bro I did not see that
Nobody is doing a demo with actual instruments for some reason. Can’t get a proper acoustic sound quality test with digital sounds.
My thought exactly
Got the charge 5. it's the best small speaker, bar none. the bass is fenomenal.
Hi,
Which version do you have?
@@zeljkozuber6629 Charge 5.
@@aryinc
Sorry, I meant which version of Charge 5.......TL or ND ?
@@zeljkozuber6629 dont know. Just charge 5.
@@aryinc Ok
would you still get this over the JBL xtreme 2 if they were the same price?
Got the charge 5 and wow it's amazing I like it I had it for about 4 months and then got a deal I couldn't pass up for another one so I got two and now wow
The charge 5 just stopped working for me and i have been searching on yt and cant find anything
GYMCADDY is your charge 5 a tl or nd?
Charge 5 definitely better
My charge 3 is 4 years old and start to crack... maybe it’s time for the 5.
Ok so only one question charge 5 or xtreme 3 size does not matter money too which is beter
What was so hard to put a strap like in the Extreme series...
Ikr that would make it so much more portable
Why do it need a strap when it can fit in your hands by itself?
@@RenanJeffrey Imagine that I don't want to hold that all day, especially when I need both hands to workout and there is no bench or whatever to put that except on the ground, haha
And I just got the Charge 4. Damn. The timing.
Dude I bought the Pulse 5 and the thing never finished charging. The last segment of light always blinked and the cable was always providing 6.4w of power. Filed for replacement and same story. Does this happen to you on any of the JBL speakers?
Nowadays we don't need an audio jack do people need one they need to update their shit and as far as headphones we have bluetooth headphones nowadays time to move on
I got the camo charge 5 in camo. I've seen other reviews with pics, and the camo pattern was different on all of them!
@David Miles hey, question for ya. Can you still play music while it is charging? I’m looking to get a speaker to put in my old Jeep for off reading, and would like to not have to worry about if the battery is charged.
@@stewartj3407 Yes, it does, keeps a charge too!
Literally just got the charge 5, it's actually my first speaker
Congrats! JBL is a good brand. I have a jbl partybox 710 it is a fucking BEAST. Also have the flip 4. They're all great speakers 😊
I literally went to Best Buy 2 days ago and bought the Charge 5 open box for $159.99. Nothing was damaged. The charger and everything was there
I got mine online for 180
@@Covid_42069 nice 👍🏻.
I bought mine for 139 brand new at Walmart!
@@lpppp9360 what
@@Covid_42069 i went 2 days ago and picked up the gray one for $139
Can’t they make a half audio Jack half usb 8 outport? Like they do it with everything else I don’t see how it can’t do the same ya know?
Hi there GC, Is there any differences between TL,CS and GG serial number of jbl speakers like every other reviewers talking about .?
This turkey hasn't got a clue about TL etc.
this speaker is loud on flat eq but if u want it even louder set bass,mid,treble to max and listen music on yt music app because its louder that spotify,youtube
They need to turn this into a football you can toss around while it's playing music lol
Is the bass better on the charge 5 than the flip 5? I have 2 flip 5's and was thinking of upgrading. Thanks
Thats my opinion but the Bass on the Charge 5 it's a shit. I was expecting something better on this new one but is No.
Still rocking the Charge 2+
When will it connect with wireless microphones?
Is there a "usb to 3.5 (female) jack" connector that would be compatible with this speaker? I just bought one of these on impulse and I really wish I had watched this video first. It just arrived today and I'm already disappointed as the audio jack was the first thing I looked for. Thanks for the vid. Any help would be appreciated from you or any viewers that may have some advice for me.
I'm not sure look it up on Amazon or eBay
did you find out if it works that way?
I recently broke my charge 4 and the charge 5 just came out. Perfect timing. I got the last one at best buy I was so happy
How did you break it lol
Mono sound brings me back to the 60's.
No, it harks back to the 40's.
JBL is done getting any business from me for the foreseeable future, after changing the multi-speaker connection protocol once again. The move is anti-consumer to put it in the lightest way.
@Dale Cummer Highly doubt that one. Just one person chiming in on their absolute goofball move every year
I support all the upgrades u requested for jbl also they kill the sound game so why not try just make the speaker more versatile
Should I purchase warranty for charge 5 ? Thank u
Help me please! I took my job charge 5 to the bathroom while I was showering and the place got humid and now the bass is a bit broken, what can I do to fix it?😭
SI NO LE GUSTA DE MASIDO RUIDO ES MEJOR EL FLIP 5. SI ESTÁN POR COMENZAR CON UN JBL EL CHARGE 5 ES PERFECTO. SI LES GUSTA EL RUIDO O QUIEREN QUE SUENE LAS PUERTAS VENTANAS ESTE .XTREME 3. LO TIENE
YO TENGO LOS TRES PERO MÁS USÓ EL CHARGE 5 POR MI TRABAJO Y DEPENDE EL VOLUMEN LA BATERÍA EL MARSHALL ES ESTÁNDAR NO GUSTA EL JBL ES AUTOMÁTICO. EL BOSE NO SUENA IGUAL CON CABLE GRACIAS.
Which is the red colour aux cable that you're using?
Does it have a microphone?
For calling