WiFi Edition: JBL Boombox 3 ultimate review! vs Boombox 3 Bluetooth edition
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- Опубліковано 2 лип 2024
- JBL Boombox 3 WiFi Edition full review and comparison to the JBL Boombox 3 bluetooth only edition. not only do you get WiFi streaming support but you also get Dolby Atmos for music decoding for that immersive Atmos 3d expereince. Well sort of, all explained in this video. Best Boombox for 2023?
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0:00 Dreams come true!
1:04 Boombox 3 WiFi edition intro
3:19 WiFi vs Bluetooth editions
9:38 The Wifi advantages
12:26 JBL One App
13:49 Dolby Atmos Support
19:06 frequency response measurements
22:40 WiFi vs Bluetooth sound test
25:51 40% comparison WiFi vs Bluetooth editions
29:09 65% sound comparison
31:27 100% loudness test
32:36 100% spectrum analysis
33:00 summary
34:13 the elephant in the room
35:17 final thoughts
38:00 trying to sum it up
39:06 multiple eq's
39:40 not just a boombox
40:29 wrap-up
Alan Ross Reviews Top Picks:
Top for value:
Tribit Stormbox Blast: unbeatable deep bass for the money geni.us/stormboxblast
Soundcore Motion Boom: geni.us/motionboom Amazingly deep bass to 40hz for its size and price.
Learn more about Motion Boom alternative Mifa Wildbox: geni.us/mifawildbox
Still worth a look:
My former world champ the Soundcore Motion Plus can still offer great clarity.
geni.us/soundcoremotionplus
£50 champion:
Great bass for its size, Soundcore Boost: geni.us/soundcoreboost
Tribit Xsound Mega: medium sized mono speaker with fun bass and light show. geni.us/xsoundmega
Bass Heavy Speakers:
JBL PartyBox Encore: small battery but VFM for deep abss party speaker with karaoke geni.us/jblpartyboxencore
Soundcore Motion Boom Plus: Best package for price, weight and loudness. geni.us/motionboomplus
Harman Kardon Go+ Play 2: geni.us/goplay
Onyx Studio 5/6 (warmer than the 7/8, bass heavy in balance): geni.us/onyxstudio6
Bag of Riddim 2: mid and upper bass heavy. geni.us/bagofriddim
JBL Boombox 2 & 3: similar bass but Boombox 3 is more mids forward geni.us/jblboombox3
JBL Boombox 3 WIFI: More mid bass, less upper bass than bluetooth only version geni.us/jblboombox3
W-King D10 for upper bass with a balanced sound and well priced geni.us/wkingd10
W-King T11, party type speaker that can hold bass even at max volume (110 dB) geni.us/wkingt11
W-King H10, loudest speaker i have tested so far with the biggest battery geni.us/wkingh10
Soundcore Rave Neo 2: resonably balanced, lacks deep bass geni.us/raveneo
Tronsmart Bang max: can match the low bass of the JBL Boombox but has issues elsewhere geni.us/tronsmartbangmax
Hi End Picks
Minirig mk3 2.2 system: geni.us/minirigmk3
Rocksteady Stadium 2.1 system: good subwoofer, satelittes could be better geni.us/rocksteadyspeaker
Audio Pro C3: Open and neutral lacks deep bass geni.us/audioproc3
Vifa Oslo: expensive but very clear with deep bass, lacks warmth: geni.us/vifaoslo
Marshall Stockwell 2: balanced immersive, not loud geni.us/stockwell2
Dali Katch: lots of issues, best at low volumes geni.us/dalikatch
Soundcore Motion Plus: analytical, slightly bass light geni.us/motionx600
Travel Speakers:
Earfun UBoom L: detailed but lacks bass impact (firmware 0.4x) geni.us/ubooml
JBL Charge 5: geni.us/jblcharge5, mono, clear and dynamic at low volumes, reasonably loud.
Bose Soundlink Flex: geni.us/bosesoundlinkflex good bass for its compact size.
Denon 250bt: discontinued but still a reference for size/quality ratio.
JBL Flip 6: geni.us/jblflip6 can be a bit harsh).
Mifa WildRod: geni.us/wildrod sits between soundcore boost and tribiot maxsound plus
Beosound A1 1st gen: better than 2nd gen, connectivity and battery issues. Deep bass for small size. geni.us/a1gen1
Wonderboom 3: really nice form factor with reasonable sound geni.us/uewonderboom3
Bogasing M5: decent enough, bright sound up to 50%, 360 sound. geni.us/bogasing5
Tozo PA1: geni.us/tozopa1 cheap travel speaker with quirks but also custom eq - Розваги
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What a strange decision to remove the line input. Good that you pointed this out.
🤷 Its a mystery, 😞
Maybe quite the engineering feat to have the 3.5mm interrupt the WIFI or they needed to reduce the production cost.
Which is good to daily use, can u suggest plz?
Yeah whole point of having a boombox to play outside not with wifi at home. For me personally I have a Bose sound system at home for wifi multi room play and Dolby atmos so I won’t use a boom box wifi for that purpose . Also I like to dj sometime so it’s nice to have an option to take my controller and boombox and connect it via aux line and play outside which is not possible anymore on the wifi version.
Alan, you did it! My request granted! You are the best! 🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank jbl 😁 never thought they would send it 🤣
Had no idea they sounded different. Black Friday deals on the WiFi version. I’m a deep bass type of listener. Great technical review.
Great video as per usual Alan
Thank you 👌
WOW! I LOVE your review style! You're full of energy!!!! Let's GOOOOOO! 👍
im buzzinggggggggg 😝😝
@@alanrossreviews boom!
I want to know the battery life at max volume.
Would like to compare both in BT mode if there still is a difference im sound.Thanks
Thanks for Sharing Alan!
No worries! 👌
Excellent!!! Thank you!!!
👍
Nice review as always! Please test W-King D320, It seems good.
Hum, let me check it out, 😁
another smashing review from THE ALAN ROSS LAB!!!!!! about time jbl got of their ARSES!!!!! and sent the icon of speaker reviews a friggin device!!!! and of course????? jbl has changed somthing else, HOWEVA!!!!!! IT DOES SOUND BETTA!!! i wonder if they sent olivia one? things a little heavy packing up those alps!!! lmfao!!!!! cheers from across the pond!!!
Im not sure he ever got anything from jbl and now he doesn't really youtube so no chance 🤪
@@alanrossreviews imagine that 😉, lmfao 😆😆😆😆
What a nice surprise all of this, I was already shocked when you posted on IG that they sent it to you and the fact that its actually at least in my opinion a nicer sounding speaker, really like it. Still the price, uh that price. Makes me wonder about the Charge 5 wifi edition and how that one fares compared to the regular version.
dominik says his c5 wifi distorts a lot, not happy with it.
ha you are dominik, i mean domink reviews 😝😝
Haha no I am the other Dominik 🤣 the non reviews one 😜
yeah it gets confusing for me 😆
Alan sonos 2 is out I really looking forward to see your review of it sir .
Great video. Both great speakers. I recently bought the BT Boombox from Costco £260. I have a home with old Sonos speakers on the network at home. The WiFi boom to me is great higher maybe I’m wrong but i bought the boombox bt to play outside! Parties, holidays, football matches areas without WiFi. Great video the BT one is still epic and if you shop around you can pick up £250-£300
Nice video Alan, I have a question btw: on my Boombox 3, if I use it at high volumes for more than 30 minutes, the passive radiators start to pop out and become hard to push (ofc for the hot air inside the cabinet expanding, but looks like it's totally trapped in there and there's no way out! No sort of valve or something like that) basically like the first version of Motion Boom Plus did... does this affect your unit too? Or it's something about mine only?
No not on mine, you need to rma it
uff not good, thanks btw
Just thinking of a sound bar by now. I'll keep my 2 tribit storm and my 2 soundcore motion boom plus. l Think for indoors I'll start looking for a sound bar with subwoofer.. a real subwoofer now. Keep up the good work brother
yup soundbar with no sub is like a shower no water....
Found BB3 Bluetooth edition refurbished for £277 on jbl's website and WiFi edition for £317. Pretty good price!
I have this wiim mini wifi and with aux input for boombox 3bt will make it wifi version but with loads more functionality. Sound wise you can customise it further. Im happy with my setup overall. Also i got lucky when they have this in sale on refurbished website which makes it even better deal.
Hi Alan. I was thinking of picking up the Tribit Blast, and was hoping you can answer a few questions. Is that still the closest rival to the JBL Boombox 3? And where can I find your custom EQ for all your reviews-especially the Blast?
My eq is on my IG. The nearest to the bb3 is the encore really. The blast can't match the deep bass of the bb3 but can be eqd quite neutral. The bb3 ultimately is a boombox, note the bb3 bluetooth edition sounds different to bb3 wifi.
Again, your content is second to none. Do you mind if I link you on a new video? We typically do camping videos, but I show my new Tribit Strombox Blast I bought off your recommendation, wanted to give you credit.
Links have to be approved, i will check for it later 👍
@@alanrossreviews figured, just wanted to give a heads up.
@@alanrossreviews video isn’t up yet, just filmed it, still need to edit it.
When will the WiFi version be on amazon
This is a great detailed video with honesty and character 👏 hopefully JBL will send you the HK Go Plus Play 3. I would ask for it, but I am already having a hard time doing the x600 review.
ha! yeah ive seen you on your hols 😝 tx again for the tip but you are already a big supporter of the channel, no need for you to do that 👌
@@alanrossreviews Alan I always said to my self, If I were to do superchats it would mainly be you. You have always been a genuine, funny creator that actually teaches me something and never went against your own morals just to impress big companies but rather go against them like soundcore lately 🤣 people lose or waste money on small things and I said to myself I might as well support my favorite creator. And you have also helped me out in the pass as well👍
@@TheAscendedTechNinja 👌i cant argue with that 😝 but its really not necessary, im lucky i dont need to make money here but i cant deny breaking even would be nice 😎
@@alanrossreviews Just recommending my channel like you have done in the past is my version of breaking even👌 Hell I hope my X600 review gets a good amount of views because my channel is at a all time low. But u can manage to get it out by the first week of September or late August
@@TheAscendedTechNinja i think its bad month anyway as people on holiday. look at flossy he gets like 20k views for speakers from a base of 2 million. i think tech is suffering all round for views
I don't see myself buying one of these (big and expensive) but I really like the design. Plus the name Boombox is smart and cool because it's not promising to be super Hi-fi. Weird choice to drop the orange accents in the handle though! It looked sweet and orange is their color.
and drop the aux input 🤷♂️
@@alanrossreviews About the aux input...seems most people don't care and wouldn't miss it but it was already there and wouldn't it cost a little bit to delete it?
@@NeopolitianNPLTN i disagree, a significant number of people do use the aux input.
@@alanrossreviewsNever seen any friends or family using Aux Input
How does the speaker behave with the line input? Not sure if I’ve missed this in one of your other vids, but obviously the line input removes the Bluetooth codec limits etc? I’m really interested to know how two speakers would sound coming out of a dual channel mixer..
i dont test this, im a bluetooth channel, there is a limit to what i can cover sadly.
@@alanrossreviewsappears to be a wifi channel now too :)
I was planning on buying a Boombox 3 (BT) because every review says that it's the best and all that stuff, but now I'm unsure about it because you said it's not "all-round genre friendly". I'm not a bass head nor an audiophile and I'm quite new to audio hardware in general.
So, what would you recommend me to get instead of a Boombox 3?
Depends what you want. Bb3 plays deep but the bass will overwhelm non bass heavy genres.
It's great to see JBL use WiFi because all the copycats will include it too and it's a step in the right direction for better audio quality.
You got a point there, i never really thought about it. Lets see what the knockoffs do 😁👍
@@alanrossreviews Hopefully it's a trend that others will follow. It's a technology already used by many outside of the audio realm for audio solutions (Microsoft as an example) I use WiFi to connect my gaming headset to its included wired DAC wirelessly. WiFi for audio is already being used but not by anyone who matters in the audio world
@@TBMartin this is the thing, wifi was normal before bluetooth speakers really took off. I guess the difference now is all the streaming services we have and the exotic formats that require wifi.
@@alanrossreviews Yeah there is probably more of a need now than back then because of these high quality streaming services. But if JBL cared about that, why still use SBC? It's a great way though to include it to push people towards the WiFi part of the speaker. Having LDAC/AptX and WiFi doesn't make sense to me but they could at least include it with their non WiFi speakers if they cared about audio quality
@@alanrossreviewsprobably a stormbox blast 2 with wifi
Alan you have to review the new BlitzWolf BW-WA3 Pro Bluetooth Speaker, it looks like a really good deal! It is marketed as having 120w, 16000mah, USB, TF, AUX, BT
Alan I want to thank you for helping me make a purchase decision ,of the Tribit Stormbox Blast. I got it for $159 and with it for $30 I got a tribit x sound go ,as a package. I’m gonna try your EQ when I get it. I heard your EQ setting is probably the best, unless you talk to “Oluv” who doesn’t like your settings..lol. Keep up the good videos, I was thinking of trying to put some content out and open a channel. I won’t be as technical and I’d probably recommend you for that content but I love BT speakers and want to make it known.
The more honest opinions we can get out there the more soundcore are gonna have to pay their shills 😁👍
You think oluv is a soundcore or earfun shill?….lol
I own one soundcore ….the Rave… my son loves it and uses it for music outside during his Soccer practices… it’s bass heavy and it’s a hit amongst the teenagers..lol
the rave was before they lost their soul, they are just a marketing company now basically
Alan I wanted you to know I tried your settings on the storm box blast and I was pleasantly impressed by the neutral warm sound . It had a clearer treble and mids and it didn’t lose its deep bass… thanks for posting your EQ setup .I like it better than the JBL Boombox 3 , the Boombox was a little shrill in the highs and the bass overwhelms the clarity. It’s basically obnoxious!
Alan , Which is better for rock music boombox 3 wifi or harman kardon go play 3?
Close but G+P3 has an edge of being the 2024 portable champion
I mean the best among the highest
You are a good speaker reviewer and you are very nice. I'm sorry but I don't understand English well, I have the boombox 3 bluetooth and I would like to sell it to buy the bb3 Wi-Fi. Do you recommend it to me? Does the boombox 3 Wi-Fi have the deepest bass or not?
bb3 wifi has deeper sounding bass yes but less upper bass
@@alanrossreviews thank you very much
Add partybox PA features well exp to the childish dj effect of partybox 310. Like mic/guitar Inputs, daisy chain auxiliaries, keep the aux input, add USB-C for charging of any device and even add optical input(not Ethernet port anymore)
This would be into harman territory 😝
Alan which one of these you choose harman kardon go + play 3 or jbl boombox 3 wifi ? i mean in all aspect I have listen to the go + play and I really like it but I did not experience boombox 3 wifi
the go+ play 3 is better value, depends if you want wifi and atmos or not
@@alanrossreviews even without considering the price ?
@@bornaetemadi go play is more balanced if that's what you want
Excellent comparison, Alan! I've noticed that some of your backgrounds come from Dota 2 game. Are you into it or just fancy the artwork?
Yup i just pick backgrounds that i like the look of, some im into but others just for looks 🤗
@@alanrossreviews let me know if you ever wanna play 😜
@@DragosStefanache ok, will let you know 🤣
Could you use the Dolby Atmos with a movie on like a TV or something?
not as far as i know, the support is for dolby atmos for music. anyway its just a stereo speaker, its not like true movie atmos
can you make a review of gomi speaker? It looks quite unique...and very sustainably produced.
how does it sound?
Thanks Alan, I really did enjoy your review and comparison. I mainly listen to my BB3 via the aux input (you should try that!) together with my custom EQ using the parametric mode of Poweramp, so neither tuning or compression are an issu for me 😎
Besides, have you noticed any changes after the 0.6.9.0 firmware update on the BT-only version?
no changes for me, its on my IG
@@alanrossreviews Got it!
you are a cool guy 😎
I wish that was true but thanks anyway 😁
Would be interesting to compare it against Sonos five.
If you want standard Boombox 3 with partyboost protocol, but the tunning is somehow from Wifi edition with abit more refined mids, then you can make another Boombox model and add (+) to it's name(Boombox 3+ or Pro) Phase Out the Standard Boombox 3, and here you go, the King was born.(i forgot to mention The midrange woofers shall make it Racetrack Mid woofers looks like charge 4 woofer, add dual downward firing passive radiators to sides or back connected to the own chamber of racetrack mid woofers and instead of exposed soft dome tweeter, what about make it looks like compression driver with some short horn in it and waveguides (not exposing the tweeters anymore)
Do horn tweeters work on portables? 🤔 You lose some off axis response right?
@@alanrossreviews there is waveguides so it angles some to the sides. Is possible, JBL one of the greatest company in 18's the true JBL independent company is making one of advanced quality compression drivers and high quality woofers despite that it is paper material. Also in my opinion Paper material is better for producing good clarity and fuller mids.
its gonna make the speaker larger right?
@@alanrossreviews not really large. But to fit the coaxial type of setup the Tweeters housing should be small not beefy unlike what current Boombox 3 is. And make medium hole as a throat (if the hole is too small it narrows the treble result of inefficient power or lacking treble energy " Sony XE200/300 is) and add some screen to it preventing dust to enter inside the Tweeter housing, and the tiny horn
I’ll keep my Bluetooth only boombox 3. I have a literal Sonos movie theater system which plays music and movies beautifully. Plus I play music from UA-cam and the type of music I listen to is really rare to come across in lossless audio. There’s only like 3 songs I like that where in lossless but I only listened to them when I had Apple Music because UA-cam isn’t capable of streaming lossless audio music.
Yeah JBL just dipping their toes into wifi, they need something more balanced than the bb3 to really make it work i think
@@alanrossreviews same, there’s definitely an improvement in this new WiFi model but coming from someone who already owns the Bluetooth boombox 3 I don’t think it’s worth dropping $700 if you already own the BT one. But if you don’t have either then I would recommend getting the WiFi one or the BT only bb3 if you can find a great deal on it.
Nice one Alan, thanks for your wonderful in depth reviews as always, nobody does it better than Alan as far as BT speaker goes
The Wifi version sounds better but that price though...
If not for the high pricing of JBL speakers, this might be the next pound for pound champ contender if its around $250😅
What 360 degree speaker do you think is the best value, i need to upgrade my collectibles
My speaker tastes so far from small to large(thanks to your comparisons)
Tribit stormbox micro 2, Soundcore Boost, Soundcore Motion Boom, Tribit Stormbox Blast, now a best value 360° is missing from the list😅
Because they all have issues. At least the minirig mk3 can be played face on as well and you can add the subwoofer. I do like the beosound a1 1st gen for the sound at the given size
@@alanrossreviews Oh, i see
Thanks
I was even thinking about between the Tribit Stormbox Pro OR Soundcore Flare 2, that's because they are the ones within my budget range
Cool review, Alan, can the developers fix 700 Hz on BB3, what do you think?
i think its intentional.
Is Amazon music supported with Dolby Atmos in the JBL app, or only Tidal? I have both WiFi and Bluetooth versions.
i think so but im not subscribed to amazon unlimited so cant test it
@@alanrossreviews will you review the JBL Party Box Ultimate
Mickey Thomas from Starship is looking good these days
32:00 so basically now can compete against Tronsmart bang at max volume in midbass region
🤣🤣🤣
Apple Music isn’t supported for Wifi streaming? Doesn’t it have lossless/Atmos?
yes it supports airplay
I just purchased the Boombox 3 wifi edition. I have a boombox 2 and was hoping to use partyboost for parties but sadly BB3 wifi does not have that option 😢. Please tell me if there is any other option to use both BB2 and BB3 together. Thanks.
Not currently, i think there may be an update coming to allow this bit its all a bit confusing
Hope so 👍🏻
Samsung Dual Audio
Let's gooooo 🔥
here we go........................😁
@@alanrossreviews Is the 1.5khz peak an issue on the Wifi speaker ? Does it make the speaker sound unnatural?
its a boombox so i cant say it sound natural but its sounds more right than the bluetooth edition but outdoors might be a different story.
@@alanrossreviews I don't care about outdoors, only Blast is enjoyable to me for outside use 👍
But I really want to know if that 1.5khz peak on BB3 Wifi brings any harshness, because if it doesn't, I might consider it 😁
@@ThibautMahringer there is a little harshness i cant say none at louder volumes but not to the point of unlistenableble for me
You were excellent in Arthur 1 & 2 “on the rocks”.
thank you! im taller now too!
I want to know about battery life at max volume. Plz
2day i purchased boombox3 wifi version...very nice speaker...value 4 money👌
Great 👍
Did you have any issues with Bluetooth cutting out and stuttering? I bought 2 of these and they both have this issue.
On the wifi edition? I haven't had issues on either version
This is odd. What device are you using when playing music? I am using an iPhone 12 pro. I wonder if my phone is the culprit.
@@bsbarber73 yeah im on android, bb3 has no aac support i believe?
They gotta tune the normal boombox to sound similar to the wifi edition.. they can do it for sure, the drivers and the capability is the same , i think they just prefer people to buy the wifi edition.
yes its just re-tuned, headroom is identical. i think they tuned it for an indoors focussed sound.
Agree with you.
Personally, there's no way I buy the normal Boombox 3, I don't like how it sounds.
But the wifi version seems interesting to me. I will probably buy it.
Unless they change the sound of the BT version to be similar to the Wifi version. They can keep the bass of BT Boombox 3, but take the mids and highs of the wifi version. It would be so good.
@@ThibautMahringer but a balanced mode via eq button would have been great, they had indoor/outdoor on the b1 right?
@@alanrossreviews Yep, Boombox 1 had issues but this feature was amazing !
But to be honest, even without that, Boombox 3 BT needs a retuning as soon as possible.
It's not possible JBL got away with such a tuning at release.
Wifi version is a very nice improvement, but I would have loved to see the same bass as the BT BB3
Boombox 3+
Can you please post your eq settings … i cant find it on your instagram
Paid £279 - 10% in promotion for boombox 3 BT. I can get a better sound using Equalizer app (on android). Increasing mids and bass on the app can reduce/cover the unwanted pick also. For this price (similar to xtreme 3) is a great deal.
Yeah 350$
What about using outdoor? Is the BB3 wifi still sound better than BB3 Bluetooth outdoor?
No i said in the video bluetooth edition more suitable for outside use and wifi indoors
Can you explain why
The boombox 3s has a deeper bass compared to the normal boombox 3 ❤😮,I love it when it has a wifi version now 🎉❤❤😊
But less upper bass
Who cares about upper bass
This will make Flossy Carter’s fans wet their pants with excitement 😁
comment of the year 😝😝
lmfao!!!!!!!
i know 🤣
"It's your boy Floss"
I cant believe it 😟😟!!!!
JBL sent you a free speaker??? You getting big time now Alan. That Wi-Fi boombox sounds good, definitely better than Bluetooth. But that price (as always with JBL) is nuts 🤦🏽♂️🤦🏽♂️
they sent me a soundbar 2 yearsa go and i never heard from them again 😭 its looking the same way after the bb3 wifi, i never heard back from them 🤦♂️
@@alanrossreviews My theory is they probably watch your videos, and see you ain’t one to fake it. They need people that can kiss their you know what. Fortunately you ain’t one of those people 🤷🏽♂️
But yes every once in awhile they’ll probably send you a free speaker, but obviously the priority are for people that’s gonna “Do the script” lol
its all good, im happier having no ties anyway
Do you know if the Boombox 3 wifi can connect to a partybox 110?
Nope it doesn't support partboost
Did someone tested bb3 bt edition via aux connection to external DAC? I assume the sound quality should be even better, or I'm wrong?
Im not following what you mean. Dac to bb3 aux input? Why bother? Just hard wire straight from phone no? I doubt bypassing the phone dac would be noticeable on the bb3
@@alanrossreviews Hello Alan, Thank you for your reply! Please excuse my bad English. Yes, my point is, if I use external dac with my phone (like Audioquest Dragonfly or E1DA 9038D) if the sound will be improved or not. Because this little DAC dongles are very capable, but I'm not sure what will happen with the signal when the boombox process it.
@@valerinik5953 give it a try and let us know. my guess is the difference will be small. depends on the phone of course, some have better dacs than others. it would make more sense to feed headphones that way is my guess. these speakers are simply not that resolving.
Yesterday after I watched your review I canceled my order for bb3 bt edition and purchased the Wi Fi version. I have Tribit Stormbox Blast, but I'm searching for more refined sound.
Ps. I have tested the Tribit aux in with external DAC, but don't think the improvement was significant if there was any improvement at all.
@@valerinik5953 yup which is what im saying. these speakers have low quality aux ports other than minirig. wifi definitely better for more discerning ears 👍👍
Hello!
Has anyone with a Boombox 3 wifi tried streaming music with bluetooth from their Iphone, which is connected to an apple watch at the same time?
The music sometimes chops and when I turn off bluetooth on the apple watch, the choppy sound disappears.
Anyone have a solution?
My solution is stick with android 😭
😰@@alanrossreviews
i dont touch the apple ecosytem 🤷♂️
Can i get same quality from aux on bt edition like on wifi on wifi edition ? (im using tidal) I just bought some bluetooth dongle for my pc and i can hear some difference vs playing from mobile i think that sound is more defined but it can do bt version bcs my phone is using i think 5.0 and that dongle 5.3. on both pc and mobile i have tidal and i can clearly say spotify with youtube just dont have that quality even if you play tidal on bluetooth you can spot difference between tidal and spotify. but very nice review ,but another but in czech republic i bought bt edition for 13k cz crowns (529 e) normally 14k (570 e) now that version costs 10k (400 e) XD and wifi version costs 15,500 czk (620 e) its just so much overpriced if im right and can i get same quality on bt with aux joined to my pc and controling tidal with my phone (from custom plugin).
in theory yes you can play aux as though it was wifi in terms of quality but i havent tested this and often aux sounds different either because there is no processing on the aux or because there is too much processing. it really depends on how its implemented.
@@alanrossreviewsi didnt expect you will answer me , but thanks i think jbl have that aux uncompressed on xtreme 2 it was noticable by loudness and highs were pretty much sharper, i find out if you push in eq by one click higher mids it will hide little that peak idk why they just dont fix it by the update if the wifi edition is identical expect that it has wifi connection.
@@originaldomino69 they dont have a great track record of tinkering after release
Have you tried the rockville sonic-xxl? It's a rebadged xdobo beast like the monster adventurer max, but its only $115.
Beast as in?
@@alanrossreviewsxdobo beast is the model name
The sad thing is, because of the processing induced latency of the boombox 3, its aux input is unusable if you would like to connect it to other speakers/PAs, the latecy is just noticeable.
25ms for me, not good for aux but not awful
I'm confused why the aux input is so important to people.. it's a Bluetooth speaker the point is to be wireless.. hell most phones nowadays don't even have a headphone jack lol
For djs and mixing and to bypass the limited codecs
@@alanrossreviews I'd just expect them to get the partybox 310 for dj same price point this more like a flex speaker lol
But if it’s still sbc wouldn’t that limit the hi res by like quite a lot? Wasn’t that the whole reason the x600 had Ldac… even though these still sound better at standard 😂
right, but we have wifi, so yes sbc is not good and for the money i just dont get it but wifi unlocks everything.
Ohhh so it’s only limited on Bluetooth mode then… that’s fair I guess would’ve been nice if it wasn’t but perhaps they’re saving that for next year or something 😂😂 how’s the Arnos stack up to the spatial audio?? By the sounds of it it works quite a bit better but not really…
@@williamhall3043 you cant do any spatial or surround formats on bluetooth, simply doesn't have the bandwidth
nice, good and bad things about a wifi speaker, 1 thing you have to use the hospot in your cellphone to connect, with me and the sonos roam dint work so good, second probably consumes more battery, 3 more expensive as usual jbl style prices. good things, audio quality increase, bit rate is faster, long range of use, and probably if you have jbl soundbar or wifi speaker they al ca cast, i have some similar system with google now speaker, and can have good sound everywhere and control all with a speaker.... greatings mr ross nice review...
how do you mean you have to use your phones hotspot? you mean when you are away from home?
@@alanrossreviews yes, its to connect the speaker to the phone to get wifi quality and voice control, while youre not home.
I agree with this review. Having both speakers side by side it is hard to decide. First, the difference in sound is small. I feel that the Wi-Fi version is slightly rich in mids and high compared to the Bluetooth version. second, the software is completely different in both. Wi-Fi version software is more dynamic and focuses more on streaming services and Chromecast audio. EQ here is better. The only side-down I see on the Wi-Fi version when is working with Bluetooth the JBL One app is useless.
downside is not pairing with other jbl partyboost speakers
@@alanrossreviews yes, that is also true. I don't know why JBL didn't make this speaker works on both apps. When is working with WiFi use JBL one app, when using Bluetooth work with JBL app for partyboost enjoy. In that way will retain both features.
@@carlosgraphic i dont think it supports partyboost is the issue, thats hardware/chip i believe.
@@alanrossreviews I think it could support it. The problem will not be hardware, it will be selling the Bluetooth version. If you make the WiFi version be able to do partyboost too, so many people will choose it over the Bluetooth because they will have all the features in one speaker.
Something I forgot to mention, I don't remember if you did in your video it is that the Wifi version has a Self-Tuning feature maybe for that reason it sounds richer than Bluetooth.
Please review any KLIPSCH
Please bear in mind that I have 2 Boombox 2s which doesn’t sound the same, one is softer and more pleasant to listen to than the other.
So, no 2 speakers will generally sound the same.
Thanks for the thorough review
i have mentioned this many times however there are limits to speaker variation, the bb3 wifi and the bb3 bluetooth are tuned differently, beyond speaker variation.
Are you sure your speakers came from the same manufacturer? Maybe one is refurbished or was repaired previously? I have two JBL charges 5 and they sound the same, also I have two JBL boombox 3 WiFi and their sound is the same. To add, one of my Charge 5 was sent back to JBL for warranty, they sent me a new one and the sound is still the same.
I wish the top model of Boombox 3 is PL variant, where it's the greatest model for both Xtreme 2 and Boombox.
And they still claim the letters are just geographical locators and all models are the same 😭
@@alanrossreviews the letters like ND, GG, TL, CS. Those are called Variants. In vehicles if you say For example, The Toyota innova has 3 variants, the least impressive ones is the innova E, and the top Variant is V. The same as G. So basically what i mean is. Letters like that symbolize the variants of the same model, from worse to greatest.
Always a tradeoff of some kind but it seems to me like the JBL Encore offers a better value overall than the Boombox 3s. Preferences and personal use case will always be a determining factor, though, and it's a given that a premium will always be paid for that big, shiny JBL logo. 😉 Thank you for another great review and comparison, Alan! 😁👍👏
at £350 its a good buy, but it aint £350 🤣
Can you compare the Tronsmart bang max to the JBL boombox 3 please?
that was literally the last video i did
Doesn't support partyboost 😢 I ordered this and came to know after the purchase
They told me it might after update, i say might cause im not sure he understood what i was talking about 🤣
Hi, what do you recommend buy it? Bluetooth or WiFi? Regards from Colombia
i literally made a whole video about that 🤦♂🤦♂
@@alanrossreviews sorry but my English is regular :(((
wifi=indoor
blutooth=outdoor
@@alanrossreviews thank you so much.
I don’t understand having a wifi version of the charge 5 so late in the game. That speaker has been out for way longer than a minute. I guess in a round about way JBL is telling us not to hold our breath for the charge 6 to come out in the near future
Btw, I hope JBL sends you a charge 5 wifi 🙏🏾
lets see how they deal with this one 😝 same thing happened when they randomly sent me the jbl 5.0 soundbar, never heard a word after 🤦♀️
i agree, these speakers take a while to come to market so not having it in a charge 6 does signal a nothing imminent message
Dear Alan is this a sub woofer or mid woofer???
define subwoofer, it certainly is a 3-way with a woofer for the lows, a mid driver and a tweeter. strictly speaking the woofer is a subwoofer as its designed for low frequency but its not like having a proper subwoofer that does 20hz
I highly appreciate that you mean it to JBL BOOMBOX3. However, the biggest difference between portable Bluetooth speakers and Wi-Fi speakers is that Wi-Fi signals with large transmission data consume a lot of power. In particular, low-power wireless Bluetooth signals are a must-have option for battery-mounted portable models. To use the JBL BOOMBOX3 Wi-Fi, you must plug it in and use the DC power plug. This is because when using Wi-Fi as a battery mode, battery usage time is significantly reduced compared to when using Bluetooth. This is because power consumption is high. And I think it's a better choice for the Dolby Atmos-enabled Wi-Fi speaker to buy the JBL Authentic 500 and use it indoors as a regular fixture, and just use it if there is an existing Boom Box 3. Have a nice day.
No less work for Audio to process rather than compressing audio in SBC from Bluetooth.
The higher the quality, less work, longer battery life
@@HAIYANE9910 Oh? If that's possible, then I don't need to use Battery built-in Bluetooth speakers anymore, right? Then I'd like you to show me a link to the material you're talking about.
@@user-kv4kt6dp8t we currently searching for rugged materials, but i think i gonna use aluminumand fiber glass body
@@user-kv4kt6dp8t Is a comparable size into Samsung Galaxy Fold. But it does have 3way 360° speaker system, that's my dream, also battery is Solid state, so it last abit too long than using Lithium ions.
You can also use the boombox WiFi with Bluetooth against the old boombox 3 with Bluetooth, then you can immediately see the differences😃
huh?
Has anyone experienced volume issues when connected to the bluetooth? When I stream music through Wifi, the volume is whatever you put it as, but when connected to bluetooth, even at max volume, It's really quiet, I can speak louder than it?
No bluetooth and wifi should sound the same at max volume
@@alanrossreviews So Weird, I'm currently at work and can't connect to the work wifi so switched it to bluetooth and the volume is garbonzo! Thanks for the reply though brah, gonna speak to the customer service and see what's up
@@JasonRamejkis have you maxed the volume on the speaker itself and in the app?
@@alanrossreviews It's okay, I fixed it. I didn't try the old age solution of disconnecting the Bluetooth then reconnecting it back, fixed it entirely!
Also thanks for this whole video, it was this video which made me choose the WiFi edition, thanks Alan!
Hello. I have some bluetooth speakers.
and I made my own.
1. JBL extreme 1. Has everything but not a flat frequency response!
2. JBL Extreme 2 v1 Has everything but not a flat frequency response!
3. Harman kardon
go + play edition1.
4. Altech imt800 with 7 EQ. adjustments.
5. Logitech 984-000181 Wireless Boombox.
6. Homemade. 3 inches from a logitech squeezebox radio and 1 inch car treble and TPA3116 bassed amplifier card from ebay and bamboo boxes from ikea.
7. Marshall kilburn 1 speaker.
8. Bose soundlink mini 2
Who do you think has the best sound quality? and in what order are they in?
i wouldnt vote for any of those of those of the ones i heard. id go go+ play 3
@@alanrossreviews My homemade has the best sound without a doubt, of all the ones I mentioned. It is also the easiest to make!
Almost flat frequency and no loudness effect but the same sound and bass no matter how loud you play.
Harman kardon go+play first edition is number 2.
Jbl extreme 2 has everything else but not a flat frequency response!.
Are you used to good sound and good sound equipment, then the jbl extreme series is not for you!
Will you try out the recently released Sony XB100?
no plans at the moment.
All sony speakers slack dont evem waiat time with those
@@asenciolosangeles6778 watched Louis Rossmann’s video on some of Sony’s earbuds having battery defects that they can’t be bothered to fix, I hope such issues aren’t present on any new BT speaker.
Juat got the Boombox 3 for BF..sound isnt to good..bass is good IMO but the highs and mids habe a bad distortion sound like there pushed to high.CMON JBL
Alan I'm sorry to blow up all your comment sections I just grabbed the charge 5 wifi had it for 129 at Costco and man it does sound damn good for size of speaker did update rught away works flawless in wifi at my home.. now bt is whole nother story set it into bt amd man it cuts out nonstop that's with my samsung s23u 5 ft away shut off speaker disconnected all my connections repaired re set up in jbl one app go to bt connect same fn thing this is bs man and now reading reviews and watchin I'm seeing others have had this issue too altho some say update fixed it but just did mine and doin same shit
Why don't you try a replacement? Sods law if its good on WiFi they have to wreck it somehow 😭
What about charge 5 WiFi vs Bluetooth
I do not have it
I want the Wi-Fi Edition
I got one on Amazon open box like new for $309 dollars. In the app settings it said it only had 3hrs played on it!! Best purchase I’ve made in a while! Also I had the Bluetooth one and returned it I didn’t like the mids at all. The WiFi one sounds so much better to my ears!
Any other portable speakers with atmos ?
You cant do atmos over bluetooth, that's why very few have it. And remember its still only virtual atmos, there are no height channels
I have charge 5 wifi and I'm not so happy, more distortion, yes, more bass than its predecessor and much nicer sound, but for double the price?
thats the thing, the price, its all about the price. does the charge 5 wifi have dolby atmos support?
@@alanrossreviews i think yes but i dont use tidal so i cant test it
@@alanrossreviews i was wrong it doesnt support dolby atmos because its MONO
@@DominikReviews ah 😁 but of course it could have worked quite nice for a pair
@@alanrossreviews Dolby support on a mono speaker ? Unless you buy two it's useless right ?
I wonder how compare this WiFi tunning to Boombox 2.
maybe someone one day will show us 😝
@alanrossreviews did you sell yours?
@@TheAscendedTechNinja no i still have it, i was being funny here. i want to take a break now but at some point i might do that and the encore.
@@alanrossreviews Encore vs Boombox 3 WiFi vs 2 nd STANDARD.
@@HAIYANE9910 bb2
standard?
A jbl ainda não entendeu que ninguém quer carregar o celular na caixa de som. Se tivesse o p2 seria bem melhor
Eu uso bastante a caixa como powerbank
Is it worth buying for $350 Dollars, new? Its on sale. I have a Sony xg500, is it a better speaker the Jbl?
which one? i havent heard the xg500 in person
@@alanrossreviews Jbl bb3 wifi is on sale here in the US for $350 before tax but since I have the Sony xg 500 is a boombox, I dont know if its worth buying the Jbl. I have only test it the bb3 wifi in a store but a high vol. I think it sounds thin. Have you tested the bb3 wifi with eq bass at full and high vol 100%?
@@adobad5361 no i have no use for trying that since it limits way before that. however it makes sense if you are subscribed to a higher tier streaming service that makes use of hi res audio and dolby atmos. even without that wifi sounds better than SBC bluetooth. sont i know has ldac so difference is smaller. i guess the question is can you make use of dolby atmos music?
@@alanrossreviews I think I will pass for now to get the bb3 wifi and wait what Jbl releases later cause paying a streaming service for dolby music not for me. Thanks Alan for your fast response and opinion.
@@adobad5361 thats the thing, its all well and good charging a premium for dolby atmos support, but to stream that costs a lot every month
If the price tag wasnt so high inwould have kept it but it hurts wallets 😂
indeed but then when wa s ajbl cheap?? 😝
@@alanrossreviews go 3 is cheap 😂😂
@@techderaudios not much boom though 😝
@@alanrossreviews haha pretty flat mostly with a extreme short battery life
@@techderaudios short everything 🤣
Youre just paying for all the perks of having wifi such as answering phone calls and scrolling social media without distrupting the music. Things that dont have to do with the hardware essentially
true but sometimes its a nuisance depending on what app you are in to change the volume
JBL Boombox 3 Wifi is better, but only color black?
Why not Camo color?
🤷 They often start with black and add more colours later
“Any color you want, as long as it’s black”
Nah, black is boring.
@@miksumasterjbl8899 but obviously cheapest to mass market
@@alanrossreviews Of course, but a blue JBL Boombox 3 would be cool.
🤩🤩🤩🤩
JBL Xtreme 3 blue color.
Hey Alan, i dont know if you will see this but, i would love if you could get your hands on a Slovenian company Speaker (Xplore xp849) it says it has 100w for 40 bucks, it says it has two drivers and a hidden woofer, i dont believe this crap.
i dont believe it either 😁😁
i buy boombox 3 wifi and regular boombox 3 again ( but with nice price )
Why?
@@alanrossreviews For testing comparing to authentics 300, encore. I bought wifi for 530 euro and normal for 281 (maybe i will keep it)
you are spending a fortune these days 😁
@@alanrossreviews 😭😭😍😍well now boombox 3 wifi is 100 euro cheaper
Really?? Boombox 3 is GG or CN??
Could you take a look into the -probably overpriced- Beosound A5?
Beyond my budget sadly
@@alanrossreviews :( I get it
(Maybe one day you could go to a store, give it a listen, and just tweet your first impression… can it at least beat the Stormbox Blast?)
there's a Wifi Boombox?
yeah been out for a while
Well well, well
🤷😁😁