The JBL PartyBox 710 is a large party speaker with a similar design to other speakers in JBL's PartyBox lineup. This mighty speaker comes with customizable RGB lights, mic and guitar inputs, and can get incredibly loud, making it suitable to use at large crowded parties. When placed vertically, and with its 'Bass Boost' feature set to 'Deep', its boomy sound profile can produce a thumpy and rumbling low-bass that can please fans of bass-heavy music like hip-hop or EDM. While it has a built-in handle and wheels to help transport it, it's still quite large and heavy and needs to remain connected to a power outlet to work, so it isn't very easy to transport.
Our Verdict
The JBL PartyBox 710 is good for music. When placed vertically and with 'Bass Boost' set to 'Deep', it has a boomy sound profile overall with quite an extended low-bass, so you can feel the deep thump and rumble in bass-heavy music like EDM or hip-hop, though this may overwhelm some users. Its balanced mid-range ensures vocals and lead instruments sound clear and present in the mix, though they can also sound a bit dark at times. Fortunately, you can customize its sound profile thanks to the graphic EQ featured in its companion app. It can also get incredibly loud, making it great to use at large crowded parties.
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Gets loud.
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Graphic EQ.
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Can produce quite an extended low-bass.
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Compression present at max volume.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is alright for watching videos and movies, though it isn't necessarily designed for this use. When placed vertically and with 'Bass Boost' set to 'Deep', it can produce quite an extended low-bass, meaning you can feel the deep thump and rumble in action-packed movies and videos. That said, while its latency performance is decent with iOS devices, it has higher latency with Android devices, which can cause syncing issues between your audio and visuals. However, some apps compensate for latency differently, and your experience may differ.
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Gets loud.
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Compression present at max volume.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is unremarkable for podcasts. While you can use it to listen to podcasts, this large speaker is mainly designed for parties. Still, it has a fairly balanced mid-range that ensures voices and lead instruments sound clear and present in the mix, though higher-pitched voices and instruments can sound a bit dull and dark at times. That said, it's large, heavy, and isn't battery-powered, so you can't easily transport it from room to room, despite its built-in wheels. Its soundstage may also be perceived as a bit narrow and directional.
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Gets loud.
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Multi-device pairing.
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Not very portable.
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Compression present at max volume.
The JBL PartyBox 710 doesn't support voice assistants.
While you can use the JBL PartyBox 710 outdoors, it isn't designed for use when you're on-the-go, due to its large and heavy design. Also, since it isn't battery-powered, it needs to remain wired to a power source for it to work. That said, it can still be a great option for outdoor parties. It has an IPX4 rating for water resistance that certifies it to be able to withstand small splashes of water, so you don't have to worry about it getting a bit wet at your next pool party. It can produce a deep, thumpy, and rumbling low-bass that may please fans of bass-heavy music like EDM or hip-hop and can also get incredibly loud.
- 8.0 Music
- 6.9 Videos/Movies
- 6.4 Podcasts
- 3.1 Voice Assistant
- 6.0 Outdoors
- Updated Nov 20, 2023: Added market comparison with the JBL PartyBox 1000 in the Style box.
- Updated Aug 21, 2023: Updated the Portability picture for greater clarity and consistency between reviews.
- Updated Sep 08, 2022: Updated review and test results to include graphic EQ with new firmware update. Also updated text since Bass Boost levels '1' and '2' are now called 'Deep' and 'Punchy'.
- Updated Jan 13, 2022: Review published.
- Updated Jan 07, 2022: Early access published.
- Updated Jan 05, 2022: Our testers have started testing this product.
- Updated Dec 15, 2021: The product has arrived in our lab, and our testers will start evaluating it soon.
- Updated Dec 08, 2021: We've purchased the product and are waiting for it to arrive in our lab.
Differences Between Sizes And Variants
The JBL PartyBox 710 only comes in 'Black', you can see the label for the model we tested here.
If you come across any other variants of the JBL PartyBox 710, let us know in the discussions, and we'll update our review.
Compared To Other Speakers
The JBL PartyBox 710 is a large party speaker from JBL's PartyBox lineup. Like the JBL PartyBox 310, this speaker comes with a built-in handle and wheels, though the handle isn't telescopic, so you can't adjust its height. It can get incredibly loud and can produce the thump and rumble in low-bass that fans of bass-heavy music tend to enjoy. Like other party speakers we've tested, the PartyBox 710 also comes with customizable RGB lights, as well as mic and guitar inputs that may please musicians and karaoke fans. Unfortunately, its large, heavy, and wired design doesn't make it very easy to transport.
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The JBL PartyBox 710 and the Sony SRS-XP700 have different strengths. The JBL can get louder and has a better-balanced sound profile that can produce a more extended low bass, meaning you can feel the deep thump and rumble in bass-heavy music. While it comes with wheels to help transport it, it needs to remain plugged into an outlet to work. That said, the Sony is smaller, lighter, and battery-powered, making it more portable than the JBL.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is a better speaker for most uses than the JBL PartyBox 1000. These are large wired-only party speakers with many of the same features and functions, but there are a few key differences. First, the 710 can playback stereo content, and it comes with a companion app and a graphic EQ for easier sound customization. However, only the 1000 has a DJ pad on hand, which some users may prefer.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is a better speaker for music than the Bose S1 Pro+. The JBL is a much larger speaker, and it can reproduce a more extended low-bass to bring more thump and rumble to the mix. The more portable Bose may be more suitable for some users. The Bose is geared towards musicians, too, so while both speakers have microphone and guitar inputs, the Bose offers more customization features to make the most of these devices.
Although the JBL PartyBox 710 is a better speaker than the SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 3), they have different strengths. The JBL offers a wider and more immersive soundstage. It has less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner-sounding audio at louder volume levels. It also has a more balanced sound profile that can produce a slightly more extended low bass. That said, the SOUNDBOKS can get louder. It's more portable than the JBL, and you can also connect a DJ mixer to this speaker, thanks to its two XLR ports.
Depending on your preferences, you may prefer either the JBL PartyBox 710 or the JBL PartyBox 310. The 710 is a larger speaker that can produce a more extended low bass than the 310. It has better directivity, resulting in a wider-sounding soundstage. The 310 is battery-powered and comes with a 12 DC In port to charge it from your car's lighter port. It's smaller, lighter, and has a telescopic handle and wheels built-in, making it more portable. Also, it has less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio during louder listening sessions.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is a better speaker than the JBL PartyBox 110. The 710 is a larger speaker that can get louder than the 110. It can produce a more extended low-bass, meaning you can feel the deep thump and rumble in bass-heavy music like EDM. The 110 is much more portable thanks to its smaller size and lighter weight.
The JBL PartyBox 710 and the Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM are very different speakers, and depending on your listening habits, you may prefer either one over the other. The JBL is a much larger speaker designed for use at parties. It comes with customizable RGB lights, mic and guitar inputs, and the JBL PartyBox app, which features DJ effects and karaoke settings. It can also produce a much more extended low-bass, meaning you can feel the thump and rumble in bass-heavy music. That said, the Ultimate Ears is much smaller and battery-powered, making it more portable. Also, while it doesn't get as loud as the JBL, it has significantly less compression present at max volume.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is a better speaker than the JBL PartyBox 300. The 710 can produce a deep, thumpy, and rumbling low-bass and offers a wider-sounding soundstage. It's compatible with the JBL PartyBox app, which you can use to access DJ effects and Karaoke settings for the speaker. That said, the 300 has significantly less compression present at max volume, so your audio sounds cleaner during louder listening sessions. It's also battery-powered, so you can take it outside with you without worrying about needing to plug it into an outlet for it to work.
The JBL PartyBox 710 and the JBL PartyBox 100 have different strengths. The 710 can produce a much more extended low-bass, meaning you can feel the thump and rumble in bass-heavy music like EDM or hip-hop. It's also compatible with the JBL PartyBox app, which you can use to access extra party features of the speaker. However, the 100 is much smaller and is battery-powered, making it more portable. It also has less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio at louder volume levels.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is a better speaker than the JBL Boombox 2, though they have different strengths. The PartyBox 710 is a much larger speaker designed for use at parties. It can get louder and can produce the deep thump and rumble typically present in bass-heavy music like hip-hop and EDM. You can also connect a microphone and guitar to the speaker. While the Boombox 2 is still fairly big, it's still significantly smaller than the PartyBox 710. It's also better-built and is battery-powered, making it better suited for long listening sessions spent outdoors.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is a better speaker than the JBL Flip 5, though they're designed for different uses. The PartyBox is a much larger speaker designed for use at parties. It comes with RGB lights, mic, and guitar inputs and can get much louder than the Flip 5. It can also produce the deep thump and rumble in low-bass that fans of bass-heavy music tend to enjoy. That said, the Flip 5 is designed to be taken along with you on the go. It's smaller and is battery-powered, making it more portable. You can also connect it to multiple other PartyBoost-compatible speakers to amplify your audio across larger areas.
Test Results
The JBL PartyBox 710 is a large party speaker with customizable RGB lights surrounding its drivers. Its design looks similar to other JBL speakers in the PartyBox lineup. Like the JBL PartyBox 310, the PartyBox 710 has a groove on its top to rest a phone or tablet. It also has built-in wheels and can be placed vertically or horizontally. That said, while it has a built-in handle to help roll it around, it isn't telescopic like the 310's, so you can't adjust its height. It isn't quite as large as the JBL PartyBox 1000, either.
The JBL PartyBox 710 isn't very portable and isn't designed to be brought along with you on the go. It isn't battery-powered, so it needs to remain wired to a power source to work, making it difficult to use outdoors. There's a built-in handle and wheels to help transport it. However, the speaker's quite heavy and bulky, and its handle is fixed, so you can't adjust its height like the JBL PartyBox 310's telescopic one. This can make it awkward and uncomfortable to wheel around, especially for taller users. You can see the JBL PartyBox 710's dimensions in its entirety here.
The JBL PartyBox 710's build quality is decent. Like other speakers in this lineup, it feels pretty solid. It's mostly made of plastic, and there's a large metal grille protecting its drivers. When the speaker is placed vertically and its rubber flaps are tightly sealed, it's rated IPX4 for water resistance, meaning it's certified to be protected from small splashes of water. There's a built-in rubberized slip-proof handle and wheels to help transport it. There are rubber feet on its bottom and its side to place the JBL PartyBox 710 either horizontally or vertically. That said, due to its heavy weight, the rubber pads on the bottom corners of the speaker came off as we repositioned it.
The JBL PartyBox 710 has a wide selection of controls that are straightforward to use. Atop the speaker, there's a power button, Bluetooth button, and a 'Bass Boost' button to add extra bass to the mix. You can set 'Bass Boost' to 'Deep', 'Punchy', or turn it off.
There are dials you can use to adjust the PartyBox 710's volume and RGB lights, with buttons on top of them to play/pause your audio and turn the lights on/off. The RGB lights indicate your volume level as well as the percentage of any firmware update it processes. You can double press the play button to skip tracks and triple press it to backtrack. There are also mic and mic/guitar inputs, each with volume and gain knobs, and are Bass, Treble, and Echo dials to customize the audio from your connected microphone with three buttons underneath for special effects. You can also use the TWS button to connect the speaker to another compatible one to create a stereo pair.
The JBL PartyBox 710 has a great frequency response accuracy. Its sound profile is boomy and can produce quite an extended low-bass, meaning you can feel the deep thump and rumble in bass-heavy music like hip-hop and EDM. Its mid-range is fairly balanced, so vocals and lead instruments sound clear and present in the mix. However, the underemphasis in the treble range can cause higher-pitched voices and lead instruments to sound a bit dark and dull at times. Fortunately, you can customize its sound profile to your liking thanks to the graphic EQ featured in its companion app.
Note: Our sound tests were performed with the JBL PartyBox 710 placed vertically since it doesn't adjust the left and right stereo channels when placed horizontally, causing the channel separation to be heard as coming from the top and bottom instead of from the left and right. Its 'Bass Boost' feature was also set to level 'Deep' by default.
The JBL PartyBox 710's soundstage is good. Its directivity is alright, though it can cause the soundstage to sound a bit narrow and directional. Also, like the JBL PartyBox 110, you can tell the stereo speaker's left and right channels apart when it's placed vertically. That said, when it's placed horizontally, it doesn't adjust the left and right stereo channels, meaning the channel separation is heard as coming from the top and bottom instead of from the left and right.
The JBL PartyBox 710 has an impressive dynamics performance. This large party speaker can get incredibly loud, making it ideal to use at large parties. That said, there's quite a bit of compression present at max volume, which may affect the quality of your audio when the speaker is pushed to its louder volume levels.
The JBL PartyBox 710 isn't battery-powered and needs to remain plugged into a power outlet for it to work. That said, if left inactive for around 20 minutes, the speaker will turn off.
The JBL PartyBox 710 is compatible with the PartyBox app, which you can use to access and control the speaker's RGB lights, DJ effects, and bass and treble karaoke settings. There's a graphic EQ too to customize its sound profile to your liking. You can also use the TWS button to connect the PartyBox 710 to another compatible speaker when you want to create a stereo pair.
The JBL PartyBox 710 comes with a USB port, though we don't consider it to support USB Audio since you can't use this port to wire devices like a laptop to the speaker. However, you can still use it to play your favorite tunes from a USB stick or to charge devices like your phone from the speaker. There's an AUX input you can use to wire older devices to the speaker, as well as an AUX output. There are mic and mic/guitar inputs, each with volume and gain knobs. Also, there are In and Out ports you can use to daisy chain speakers together.
The JBL PartyBox 710 has great Bluetooth connectivity. You can pair it to up to two devices at once, which is handy when you want to quickly switch between audio sources. It also has an outstanding range, so you don't have to worry about your paired devices being too far away from the speaker. However, while its latency performance with iOS devices is decent, it has somewhat higher latency with Android devices, so it isn't ideal for watching videos and movies. That said, some apps compensate for latency differently, so your experience may vary.