Jbl Pulse 3 - Wireless Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker - Black

jbl pulse 3 wireless bluetooth waterproof speaker black

JBL Pulse 3 - Wireless Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker - Black

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Take your listening experience to the next level with the JBL Pulse 3, The portable, waterproof Bluetooth speaker that combines 360° sound with 360° Lightshow
With a built-in rechargeable battery that delivers up to 12 hours of playtime and an IPX7 waterproof housing, Pulse 3 is perfect for worry–free listening by the beach or pool – or even in it
With JBL connect+ Technology, you can wirelessly Link more than 100 JBL connect+ enabled speakers to amplify the party
With the noise and echo cancelling speakerphone you can take calls from your speaker with a touch of a button
You can make your music look amazing by customizing the light sequences and easily adjust your settings with the JBL connect app

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Brand : JBL
Category : Electronics,Portable Audio & Video,Portable Speakers & Docks,Portable Bluetooth Speakers
Rating : 4.8
Price : US $199
Review Count : 6458
SalesRank : 0

jbl pulse 3 wireless bluetooth waterproof speaker black

JBL Pulse 3 - Wireless Bluetooth Waterproof Speaker - Black

I\'ve been buying these kinds of mobile speakers all the way back to the wired days, and it\'s amazing to see the technology progress. It\'s a challenge, certainly, combining performance and portability although, in this case, most of the size is dedicated to the light show, so it is impressive how good the sound is, considering the actual size of just the speaker components.Usually, I like to buy brands like Anker and others that are known to produce high quality without charging a lot, but, I picked up one of these (at the shockingly full price of $300, yikes!) and was very pleased, so came here looking for another one to try the paired performance and found it for less than half of what I paid! Should\'ve started with Amazon, I guess, but I was excited to try the pairing and it certainly did not disappoint.Many \"big brand\" speakers honestly don\'t seem worth the big price tags, next to smaller, much more affordable brands that have mastered or even improved on similar tech, so this was one of my few \"bigger name\" buys in terms of speakers, and I have to say, at the price here on Amazon at least, this felt worth it, compared to cheaper buys I\'ve made over the years. The sound is truly full and rich and rewarding. I like these 360 degree set-ups, which do produce a bigger sound than front facing types, and these speakers really fill up a room, especially paired, although even one is impressive and worth the asking price here.Why not five stars? Well, as others have noted, the app is quite buggy, and is really surprisingly limited, considering the selling point of the light show. While it is very cool that you can literally pick any color, by aiming your camera at any object (and the speaker will do a decent job to \"match\" that color in its light display) the gimmick element fails to impress with the limits of what the app can do. One should be able to specify or choose the displayed range of colors, for example, as well as have more pattern options and set up paired speakers individually or in unison.It seems not unreasonable that there should be far more options for the light show, and the app itself should not be so temperamental. Often, the two speakers will fail to do as asked, and it takes repeated tries, which is frustrating. Once set up, it works fine, and, with some effort, you can get the same light show on each speaker, but they really seem to make it far more difficult than it needs to be, due to producing a pretty disappointing app.At this price point, with a main selling feature of the lights (and most of the speaker size dedicated to the lights) one would think JBL could have hired some decent app developers, and made the light show feature really worth something, instead of just a somewhat boring side note. Not that the light show is awful, but it\'s just very basic, which seems odd for a lighted speaker and is a let down in terms of what was hoped for.So, not five stars, just four, because of that disappointment, but, from a sound perspective, this is great, and paying more has definitely yielded superior performance and I\'ll certainly consider JBL for future purchases, knowing that the sound quality here is worth paying more.Bluetooth connection is quick and easy, and speaker operation is also simple, and pairing two of them, from the speakers, works well, although, as I say, the app often loses the speakers, or can\'t find them, or has a hard time adjusting to stereo or party settings. Battery life is less than many speakers have today, but is long enough for most purposes and it will operate while being charged, so no complaints in that area. I did buy a case for each of my speakers, and I\'d recommend it, since these feel like they could suffer damage rather easily.Definitely hope JBL will improve on the light show factor. Otherwise, seems a bit pointless and not worth adding extra cost for not doing much with that element. And, the light show bit also makes these seem more fragile, given that, if dropped, I\'m pretty sure the plastic housing (which is most of the speaker area) would easily crack, as just mentioned above.I do recommend this, but with the caveat that you do know the app and light display elements are a bit disappointing, depending on expectations. The sound, however, is what counts and that side of things is a big win. I just wish now I\'d paid for a cheaper JBL that didn\'t have the light show, but still had the great sound factor.As a basic lighted speaker, they are cool to have on display, but why JBL did such a poor job on the app and available options is certainly a mystery, given the marketing of this product.Hope this helps in your shopping. Thanks for reading! :)
My 3rd. Jbl in the series, awesome sound
Battery life is only like 5 1/2 hrs