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JBL Flip 5
Theater Solutions B83GR
Tested using Methodology v0.8
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Tested using Methodology v0.8
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Our Verdict
JBL Flip 5
Theater Solutions B83GR
The JBL Flip 5 is a better speaker than the Theater Solutions B83GR overall. It has a much more balanced sound profile and can reproduce a more extended low-bass. It also has much better directivity, which allows your audio to sound clear from all angles, is more portable, and has a longer battery life. That said, the Theater Solutions can get a bit louder than the JBL with fewer compression artifacts at max volume. It can also be paired with up to 99 B83GR speakers and has a unique rock-like design, which some users with a large outdoor space might prefer in an outdoor speaker.
Variants
- Flip 5 (Black)
- Flip 5 (Black Camo)
- Flip 5 (Blue)
- Flip 5 (Camo)
- Flip 5 (Gray)
- Flip 5 (Green)
- Flip 5 (Pink)
- Flip 5 (Red)
- Flip 5 (Sand)
- Flip 5 (Teal)
- Flip 5 (White)
- Flip 5 (Yellow)
- B81GG (Granite Grey)
- B82GS (Sandstone Brown)
- B83GR (Slate Grey)
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Granite Grey
B81GG
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Black Camo
Flip 5
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Sandstone Brown
B82GS
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Blue
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Slate Grey
B83GR
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Camo
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Green
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
6.0
4.9
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.3
4.7
Soundstage
6.3
4.4
Dynamics
5.8
7.3
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.3
7.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
47 in³ (771 cm³)
1,240 in³ (20,314 cm³)
Weight
1.2 lbs (0.5 kg)
6.2 lbs (2.8 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
No
Build Quality
7.5
6.6
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Material Quality
Great
Decent
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Water-resistant (IPx rating unspecified)
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
No
Unspecified
Floats In Water
No
Unspecified
Controls
6.6
3.6
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Decent
Feedback
Good
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
No
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
No
Track Next/Previous
Forward Only (Physical)
No
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
No
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.3
4.7
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.31
0.16
Std. Err.
3.76 dB
5.63 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
68.3 Hz
116.5 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
13.7 kHz
10.5 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
6.3
4.4
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
3.29 dB
6.70 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
No (mono)
Dynamics
5.8
7.3
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
85.5 dB SPL
87.9 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.74 dB
1.25 dB
Active Features
Battery
7.3
5.6
Battery Life
8.2 hrs
6.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.6 hrs
6.3 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
DC
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
0.0
0.0
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
No
No
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
App
6.6
0.0
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
No App
iOS
Yes
No
Android
Yes
No
EQ
No
No
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
No
Party Mode
Yes
No
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
No
Bluetooth
8.4
7.6
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
4.2
Unspecified
Bluetooth iOS Latency
154 ms
126 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
96 ms
102 ms
Bluetooth Range
219.8 ft (67.0 m)
229.7 ft (70.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
Wi-Fi
0.0
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
No
No
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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B81GG
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Black Camo
Flip 5
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Sandstone Brown
B82GS
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Blue
Flip 5
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Slate Grey
B83GR
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Camo
Flip 5
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Gray
Flip 5
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Green
Flip 5
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Pink
Flip 5
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Red
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Sand
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