So right now IFA 2020 is going on and JBL just announced a few new speakers.
Now I want to start off with the new JBL Extreme 3 cause I think this is the most anticipated
speaker here.
Now just as expected the Extreme 3 has gotten a new design which I think looks a little
derivative from the Xtreme 2’s current design and this speaker has a different design language
from all of JBL’s other portable Bluetooth speakers.
But looks aside when it comes to tech specs thankfully this speaker is still rocking a
dual woofer, dual tweeter, and dual passive radiator set up.
Personally I was a little worried that the Xtreme 3 would move over to a single woofer
setup similar to how the Charge 4 and Flip 5 are using single transducers now… but
it didn’t.
And naturally JBL claims that this speaker sound better than its predecessor.
Now when it comes to battery life the Xtreme 3 still has an advertised battery life of
15 hours.
And quite frankly I feel JBL should have at least up this 20 hours.
And when it comes to connective the Xtreme 3 has been UPGRADED to party boost.
Meaning that the Xtreme 3 can only be connected with JBL’s newer speakers using party boost
like the JBL Boombox 2, Flip 5, or JBL Pulse 4.
And this also means that the JBL Xtreme 3 can not be paired to JBL’s older speakers
using JBL Connect Plus like an original boombox, Xtreme 2, charge 4, charge 3, flip 4, or JBL
Pulse 3.
Now the Xtreme 3 will retail for $350 and it’ll be available in October.
Now another speaker that JBL just announced is the new Clip 4.
And im going to be honest when I initially reviewed the clip 3 I did it cause I needed
content but I ended up loving it.
So I am looking forward to the Clip 4.
Now the clip 4 has a new design to it, it has the same 10 hour battery life… but more
importantly it now charges via a USB C port.
But unfortunately it doesn’t look like the Clip 4 has party boost which I do feel is
a shame and im also not 100% sure if it has an audio jack.
But personally I wouldn’t be surprised if it didn’t and do feel that that would also
be a shame.
Nonetheless the clip 4 will be retailing for $70 and it’ll be available in November.
But also JBL has announced 2 new Partybox speakers.
Now first off there’s the new JBL PartyBox On The Go which is a 100 watt speaker with
what looks like a single woofer and quadruple driver set up.
Unfortunately battery life doesn’t seem to be its strong suite case it has an advertised
battery life of 6 hours so this speaker isn’t a replacement for either the Xtreme 3 or Boombox
2.
But like the Xtreme 3 this new partybox has a shoulder strap with a built bottle opener
for beverages.
It has a built in light feature and it even comes with a pair of wireless microphones.
But it also has inputs for either a microphone or guitar.
Over all I think this speaker is pretty interesting, its going to be retailing for $300 and it’ll
be available in the states on October 25th.
And finally there’s the Partybox 310 which mostly a cosmetic upgrade from the partybox
300.
It still has the same speaker set up with the same 240 watt output and with the same
advertised battery life of 18 hours.
But this speaker now has built in wheels which is going to make lugging this 35 pound speaker
much easier than the original.
The 310 also has a new control panel up top so you can adjust the bass and treble on this
speaker and it looks like you’re finally going to be able to customize the light feature.
Now the 310 is going to be realign for $500 and it’ll be available in September.
But just keep in mind partybox speakers can only be wirelessly connected to one other
partybox speaker.
Meaning that you can not pair a partybox speaker to a JBL party boost speaker like lets say
an Xtreme 3, boombox 2 and so on.
But over all, JBL’s announcement was pretty big and look out for videos on all of these
speakers in the future.