
JBL’s offering sounds great for the price and is more than rugged enough to cope with a day at the pool.
JBL FLIP 5 VS SOUNDCORE FLARE 2 PORTABLE
If all you want is a portable Bluetooth speaker that sounds as good as you can currently buy for around £100 ($100, AU$119), you’ll be hard-pressed to better the fantastic Flip 5.
JBL FLIP 5 VS SOUNDCORE FLARE 2 FULL
Read the full review: Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 3 There's no built-in mic or app, like the Wonderboom 2, but even still, the Wonderboom 3 is an eminently portable, great-sounding Bluetooth speaker that won't break the bank at its £90 / $100 retail price. When pressed, it restricts the bass frequencies, allowing the UE to play louder through the midrange, which in turn makes the sound easier to hear when the unit is used outdoors, making it all the more attractive a speaker to bring with you on a trip. You also get a ‘boost’ button on the underside of the unit that's a rollover feature from the Wonderboom 2. Bass is impressive given its small form factor, and the sense of dynamics on display is similarly impressive. Sonically, the Wonderboom 3 is an exciting listen. It's waterproof and dustproof plus, it's also designed to float, so it should withstand the most lively of pool parties and outdoor adventures. Battery life is 14 hours and a full charge takes around 2.6 hours on average. And the follow-up to the five-star Wonderboom 2 is the Wonderboom 3. Ultimate Ears has really made a splash in the Bluetooth speaker market with a number of colorful, fun-sounding and portable models. Newer rivals have more nuanced, engaging sound For a nominal price hike over the launch price of the Flip 5, there’s certainly more detail here, too. If you want more from the midrange and less from the treble, you can now tweak it thanks to a new EQ feature in the app, which adds significant value. We might have thought we’d be advising JBL to rework the Flip by now – add a few more features, change it up a bit to keep up with the competition – but instead, we are left praising the sonic chops of a proposition that now offers extra durability (it is now IP67 water- and dust-proof, over the waterproof-only IPX7 Flip 5) as well as an extra ounce of space within its trademark zealous and musical presentation. Yes, it's still 'just' a Bluetooth speaker – but what a great-sounding Bluetooth speaker it is. Given that the Flip 5 (listed, below) is a past What Hi-Fi? Award winner, it will come as little surprise to learn that the Flip 6 is another resoundingly five-star product.

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