At upper volume the Boom 2 can sound a bit strained, adding to that perhaps.

For it's size and 2 driver layout, the Charge 5 is a really nice speaker.

Can't be stereo. Impossible. You have 2 monos playing the same thing.

I've never noticed that happening. I'm at work at 1AM during the week, so I wouldn't know if it did that or not. I have a white Link 300 next to my bed and it always seems to be fine unless the power has gone out recently.

@@JaysStraightUpReviews Thanks. I've reached out to JBL several times and they just ignore me so once I saw this video I figured I'd ask. Appreciate the response.

This video doesn't accurately represents real life sounds. It sounds way better in real life.

It's certainly a good option if you need a smaller boombox style speaker.

Отличий практически нет. Ultimate немного крупнее и всего на пару десятков db громче.

Not sure I have a clear favorite, but do like the Tribit Stormbox Blast quite a bit. It does everything above average, IMO. The JBL Encore was under $200 for a while and that is a tough one to beat at that price, plus it has great bass. The Soundcore Rave Neo 2 is sometimes $99.99 and that is an outstanding speaker for that price. The W-King T9 Pro just recently came out for under $200 and it is a very nice speaker, larger, with solid bass.

@JaysStraightUpReviews - thanks Jay for the info. I was thinking the Tribit or JBL as well, but knew you may have more options. Appreciate it. Keep the great reviews coming!

Мне стоит поменять SONY XG-500 на JBL Encore? Понятно, что время автономной работы Encore слабое. Но играет ли он громче чем Sony для пьяной вечеринки? Сомневаюсь...@@JaysStraightUpReviews

​@videokropka nah stick with the xg500 for big open spaces it's sound really shines through

The Stormbox pro is a totally different speaker as the form factor is much different from the Boom2, the Stormbox Pro is a 360 speaker whereas the Boom2 is more traditional with having a subwoofer and 2 tweeters for "stereo" effect.

I don't have the Stormbox Pro anymore. I had the older version that wasn't app compatible and I refused to buy another one. As mentioned, it is a multi-directional speaker, with two drivers firing opposite of each other and a down-firing woofer. That would be more comparable to something like the Tronsmart T7, which has the same layout.

The Boom 2 isn't as loud as Soundcore tries to market it as. They claim 3x louder than the Motion Boom. Come on, man. 😆

What do you reckon..50w? I belive the charge 5 is 40w..they say the boom 2 is 80w?..

@@DreSttarr-yi7lz I believe the Boom 2 is 60w, but when you kick in the Bass Up it goes to 80w.

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That's something you would have to judge for yourself.

@@JaysStraightUpReviews In your opinion which one sounds better?

Even when the extreme 3 is plugged ?

​Yes it has more bass then the Xtreme even plugged in and the bass from the soundcore is just overall deeper and has WAY more presence and depth to its bass that middle subwoofer makes a HUGE Difference but the Xtreme has it's perks 1 it looks better in my opinion it gets louder and sounds more powerful at higher volumes it also doesn't distort at higher valumes like the soundcore does and it has a more professional tuned sound and the fact that it gets a performance booste plugged in is also a good perk too but I like the bass and the lights on the soundcore so much that to me it's even better then the Xtreme 3 and a no brainer if you had to choose ​@@phrocasso5906

Soundcore still has way more bass regardless of the Xtreme 3 being plugged it it's kinda crazy and it's the bass you feel over your feet too

@@687donny good stuff... I might try the boom 2 when on sale, towards the end of the year or so because I know soundcore will release more stuff... They ready released a hundred of them in the last 5 months

It was closer than that for sure. I thought the Charge 5 fared pretty well.

JBL encore at Walmart $100 bucks

​@@jammer1mowhen? I have not seen this. YMMV in select stores situation?

@@akop87 I was in a little town in Jackson Missouri found three of them on a clearance aisle. Bought one for 150 bucks. A week later I went back down there they had one left and had $100 marked on it. Seen another one at a Walmart in Illinois. Not every Walmart's got them and they don't advertise them online. Needless to say I own two of them now LOL

​@@jammer1mogood find. Yeah that not across all Walmarts sadly. None in my area even have them in stock. Ill be keeping an eye out just in case.

That's up to each person. Both are good speakers, but the Boom 2 probably would be considered the better of the two to most people.

@@JaysStraightUpReviews Do you think the Charge 5 has better construction materials?

I like them both and they are both worth a purchase, just depending on what you like or need.

It's a tough call for me. I do like that the Charge 5 is more compact, but I think you get a slight edge in sound quality with the Boom 2's two tweeters and one woofer design.

I got the Charge 5 on sale for a little over $100. Great speaker and form factor