JBL Extreme 2 | Jumbo Bluetooth Speaker Made For Taligating | Powerful Audio And SuperPowerful Bass Bluetooth Speaker

JBL Xtreme 2 Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (Blue)

Review of the product :

The Xtreme 2 does sound better than the original, though you'll notice the difference more indoors than outdoors (the Xtreme 2 doesn't seem to play any louder but has modestly improved bass). It also sounds very much like a JBL speaker. By that I mean it's got some good kick in the bass -- it goes pretty deep -- and that little bit of treble push, sometimes referred to as "presence boost," to bring out the detail. The midrange can sound subdued (the vocals are a touch recessed and not quite as natural sounding as one might hope), but overall this is a portable Bluetooth speaker that delivers big sound in a medium-sized package. It's well suited to listening to today's pop and hip hop music. 

Part of the reason it sounds a bit better is that's it's simply bigger. It weighs in at 5.28 pounds (or 2.4 kilograms), which is more than what the original Xtreme weighed (4.66 pounds or 2.1 kilograms). The sound also seems to holds together better (refrains from distorting) at higher volumes. The presence boost gives the sound a slight edginess, which comes out more at higher volumes, so I generally kept the volume below 75 percent -- 60 percent is actually plenty loud. There's a volume control on top of the speaker along with a pause-play button.

With a detachable carrying strap and 10,000-mAh Li-ion rechargeable battery that's rated for 15 hours of playback at modest volume levels, the Xtreme 2 is designed to be portable, although you could certainly use this as a home speaker in a small to medium-sized room. Due to the size of its battery, it comes with its own AC adapter and doesn't charge via microUSB like smaller portable Bluetooth speakers do. You'll find an audio input under a gasket along with a USB out for charging devices (you supply the cable). It also has speakerphone capabilities.

Unlike JBL's Link series speakers, the Xtreme2 doesn't feature Wi-Fi audio streaming via Google Chromecast. Nor is it voice enabled, via Alexa or Google Assistant. This is strictly a Bluetooth speaker, although you can use the JBL Connect+ app to wirelessly link to up to 100 JBL Connect+-enabled speakers to augment the sound. 

With great sound and a versatile design, this is the best outdoor speaker of the summer

Pros 

Multipurpose design

Incredibly loud

Impressive sound quality

Cons 

No virtual assistant built-in

Expensive

Having a waterproof speaker has its advantages. Even if you're not into watersports or regularly hitting the pool, an all weatherproof speaker is a lot more versatile than the regular plug-in speaker that you have sitting by your living room sofa.

There are only a few companies on the market that really offer such a thing – JBL is among one of the most prolific. The company took it one step further with the original Xtreme by throwing in a handy carry strap, so that you could rock a speaker wherever you go. The all-new Xtreme 2 is the company’s second take on a portable, yet powerful sounding Bluetooth speaker

The good The JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth speaker delivers very big sound for a medium-sized portable Bluetooth speaker. It's fully waterproof, can charge devices from a built-in USB-out port (you supply the cable), has a built-in microphone for speakerphone calls

The bad A little pricey. Its slightly treble push can make the speaker sound a little too bright and edgy at high volumes.

The bottom line The JBL Xtreme 2 is a jumbo-sized Bluetooth speaker that trades light and easy portability for much fuller sound, both indoors and outdoors.