JBL Xtreme 2, Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker, Blue

Had this xtreme 2 for over 2+ years now .. and still no sign of age, problems, or decline of health, still super long battery life per charge, waterproof AND dust proof. Taken this speaker up a mountain with atv’s many many times and no dust, mud, or water damage. Taken many hard hits right on rocks and concrete. Worth every penny, great looking speaker for the value, incredible JBL sound quality big speaker and the shoulder straps practically make it so it’s not even there. The connect + feature is outstanding and awesome to party with friends with other (older models). However one flaw is the connect+ system won’t pair with the party boost with the new jbl’s, tested it with my buddy’s xtreme 3 and it didn’t pair, which isn’t a huge issue, just buy the older models if you want multiple devices playing at once. Overall incredible speaker for the price, great performance.. great sound quality. Definitely worth buying the xtreme 2. (I highly recommend buy it brand new for best quality, performance, and durability)

LOUD AND CLEAR!!!! Wonderful tones, great bass, worth every penny!!!Why did you pick this product vs others?:I tried cheaper speakers but none had the volume or clarity I needed. This speaker offers wonderfully clear sound! I even use it as surround sound on movie nights now!!!Durability:Very very durable, I take it to work with me on construction site!Charging ability:Charges very well, fairly quickSound quality:EXCELLENT

Extremely satisfied with this product. First one of this caliber ever. Always borrowed a friends when golfing or disc golfing. The sound quality is exceptional even at 75% plus levels. The battery lasts 7.5 hours at three clicks less than highest phone level setting on my android stylus. I've taken it to the beach, the river, golfing, disc golfing, the steam room, the sauna, this thing is not phased by the environment you bring it to. I've dropped it in the river while crossing and had to dive down 5 ft to get it and it was still playing music after that and years later. The Bluetooth technology is great and can link to multiple devices, I think 2 or 3 devices at a time. It's very durable and has a clean look. It fell from the hood of my truck and sounded unpleasant but keep bumpin. I have only experience distorted sound when the battery level gets so low the red low battery level light illuminates and I'm trying to increase the volume, otherwise its a great bang for the buck.

I had been using an old Dewalt worksite speaker for a number of things for years. It served it's purpose but was rather cumbersome for the nature of what I used it for so I was in the market for a nice rechargeable bluetooth speaker. Well my son has a smaller JBL bluetooth speaker that he has been very happy with bit I needed a louder one for my purposes. One of which is for a planning committee for a retreat where we use a lot of music that has to be listened to and voted in. It was kind of a hassle to lug the Dewalt along with the tote and other stuff I had to take then find a spot to plug the Dewalt in. This Speaker has made that process so much easier. I use the strap and carry I like a purse, freeing my hands up to carry the other stuff, saving me a trip from my car to our meeting spot! Also, I no longer have to use the cord from my phone for the sound! Also, we watch a lot of movies in the yard on a projector that had the 3mm jack and Bluetooth. Now I just use the bluetooth with this handy speaker. I was also able to take this speaker out on a pontoon where we all like to jump off into the river and swim. This thing had zero issue with water occasionally dripping off of us and it took up little space on the pontoon and made our trip so much more fun with music! It holds a charge for a long time, even turned all the way up! I have not used it in durations as to completely sap the battery but I can say that one weekend, I used it for 2 hours turned all the way up at a music meeting, then the next evening for 3 hours turned all the way up watching a movie outside and when I went to charge it back up, the battery was only down 2 dots out of 5. The folks on our retreat are so happy with what they have seen so far from the functionality and sound of this speaker that we have been having fundraisers to save up for the party box and microphones to have for our actual retreat to replace our old, very cumbersome sound system. I love the quality of JBL speakers that I have experienced so far. In the short time I have had this, I am absolutely thrilled with it. The difference between lugging that old worksite speaker and this little, potent thing is like night and day. Also, some of our work vehicles no longer have working radios and I even take it to work sometimes when in those vehicles and have music to make the work day less dreadful. I really hope there is a good sale on the party boxes so we can get one for our retreat in the spring. We are saving up!

The music playback sound is awesome and the durability withstands my travel. The charging ability is definitely with ease and quick. When I tell you it is a great value for the money I’m not kidding. I really didn’t expect it to be so big and I love the look just wish I could have gotten an orange one.

I decided on the JBL extreme 2 based on the features (Bluetooth, 3.5mm aux input, usb power output, long play time on battery life) obviously it is a portable speaker. I am using it to play songs from the phone, got a RCA to 3.5mm cable to add sound from the TV and a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable to use as a speaker for my computer. This is a definite sound quality improvement for the phone and computer and while my TV has good sound it is a welcome enhancement for that since I'm a big fan of music shows. The customer reviews about build quality and durability appear correct. So why 4 stars? I got this on a Black Friday deal at $50 discount for $150 so it isn't cheap. There were other brands much cheaper although they maybe didn't have as many features. I'm happy with my purchase because of the sound quality as I can listed to songs on my phone with the speaker in the living room while I'm in any room on the ground floor and the versatility mentioned above although I haven't used the USB to charge my phone, it is a nice feature to have.