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imwjl I'll add the UE WONDERBOOM is worth knowing about in all this. They have flat and quality tone for the physical size and truly good for the rugged and wet. They are a perfect middle ground between some that are less and more expensive. We have pair of HomePod mini and the WONDERBOOM often in rooms next to each other - WONDERBOOM in the kitchen where my wife refuses any cables or cords or something always on the counter. From that we verify the WONDERBOOM superior tone as much as we love the HomePod minis in their stereo setup.
I missed this one in my search. I would have liked to see some testing. Researched Bose, Sonos, B&O, Tribit. Ultimately the Sonos I looked at has great sound but it’s pricey and was trying to do a lot. But for me I didn’t need the extras. B&O top notch and simple but again pricey. Didn’t like the Bose portable BT options. I gave the Tribit consideration but again the model I was looking at was doing more than I needed. The JBL was pure portable BT speaker. Not a lot of frills, indestructible, great battery, great sound, was on sale and came with a separate power bank bonus. As Lee_Bo said, hard to go wrong with JBL. But next time I’ll add Wonderboom to the list to check.
Seriously! The instrument separation, soundstage, upper to lower frequency responses, just sweet Music listening. For a non in ear or over the ear, you’ll need a serious investment in a sound system to get the pro 2 sweet sound. But when guests are over, I’m in the pool/spa, working on the landscaping, or on workout days I just don’t want in ear, the JBL speaker is going to have to be enough for those use cases despite the sound being so below the Pro 2
12-11-2022 02:52 AM
