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SOUNDBOKS Go
JBL Boombox 2
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
Our Verdict
SOUNDBOKS Go
JBL Boombox 2
The JBL Boombox 2 is a better speaker than the SOUNDBOKS Go overall. The JBL offers a better-balanced sound profile out-of-the-box and a wider and more immersive-sounding soundstage. It's smaller and lighter, making it more portable. It's also better-built with an IPX7 rating for water resistance, certifying it to be immersible in up to a meter of water for 30 minutes. However, SOUNDBOKS can get louder than the JBL and offers a much longer-lasting battery life of almost 36 hours.
Variants
- Go (Black)
- Boombox 2 (Black)
- Boombox 2 (Camo)
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Music
Threshold
Music
6.4
7.3
Soundstage
4.5
7.2
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.5
7.2
Dynamics
8.3
7.5
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
7.3
8.2
Dimensions Photo
Volume
2,388 in³ (39,124 cm³)
1,529 in³ (25,053 cm³)
Weight
21.4 lbs (9.7 kg)
13.0 lbs (5.9 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
AC & Battery
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
6.4
7.5
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Great
Water Resistance
No
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
No
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
No
Unspecified
Controls
4.9
6.6
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Good
Great
Feedback
Great
Good
Music Play/Pause
No
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
No
Forward Only (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.5
7.2
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.07
-0.20
Std. Err.
4.99 dB
3.25 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
49.7 Hz
49.0 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
13.7 kHz
19.1 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
4.5
7.2
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
6.64 dB
5.25 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
8.3
7.5
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
106.6 dB SPL
96.5 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.34 dB
3.01 dB
Active Features
Battery
7.8
8.9
Battery Life
35.7 hrs
23.9 hrs
Charge Time
2.1 hrs
3.9 hrs
Power Saving
No
Yes
Charging Port
AC
AC
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
7.9
7.9
App Picture
App Name
SOUNDBOKS
JBL Portable
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic + Presets
Graphic
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
Yes
Bluetooth
8.2
8.3
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.1
Bluetooth iOS Latency
48 ms
146 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
92 ms
121 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
No
2 Devices
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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