(NEW) JBL Partybox Ultimate - Multi Dimensional Party Speaker

I was very skeptical about the quality of this Partybox, I watched review videos from multiple sources and eventually purchased it with fingers crossed .🤞. Pro’s: After having the speaker for a while and using it a minimum of 3 times a week, I can confidently tell you that I am still impressed with the quality and the volume is massive. For my home gym I turn it up to 20-30%, any louder and conversations are a bit tough to hear. Although if you workout alone, crank that baby up to 50%! For blaring through my 2300 sqr ft house, I turn it up to 40-50%. By the way, the bass will shake every wall in your home. I can guarantee I shake my neighbors walls if I went up beyond 50%. For our large backyard pool parties, I turn it up to 30-60%. Any louder and you will have neighbors complaining. I have tested the speaker at 70-100% and wow! Normally you would expect quality to go down but nope. This thing is loud and proud. I can’t imagine a setting I would ever be in to play at 80% +. It’s one of those speakers that I want to turn it up to 100% and drive 100/200/300 yards away to see if you can still jam. There are 3 different bass settings. First is No Bass Boost, it works exactly as stated. Good for keeping the pictures on the wall. This setting is what the song normally sounds like. Second is Deep Bass Boost, this is typically where I leave it for parties. Everyone will feel it. I had a pool party of 30 people and they all said they loved how they could feel the bass along with hearing all the mids and vocals clearly. Third is Punchy Bass Boost, I’m not a fan of this one. But I’m sure it has its uses. It’s not as gut deep as the Deep Bass but it’s still a good thud. I can easily move the speaker due to the wheels on the back. This works perfect for a budget buy. Instead of buying different systems for different events or locations. This Partybox is mobile! There are buttons/key pads on top of the speaker that you can keybind to specific sounds that come with the App. There are around 15 different sounds, maybe more I forget. Could be up to 30 🤷‍♂️ sorry I forget. My kids like to mess with them but I don’t ever touch them. The key pads allow you to alter the song that is playing. You can skip and scratch and all that DJ stuff. The RBG lights are amazing. Many different settings and different colors. Even the DJ pulsing white light setting. Lights are very fun and you can have them turn completely off or shuffle. There is a built in equalizer in the App. Con’s: Price is steep. The reason I decided to purchase a pricey speaker is because I wanted surround sound in my house. You are looking at $5k-$30k for that. But now I have a mobile speaker for every event I do. I never have to buy anything other system. There is no battery and it requires an electrical socket 🔌 plug in. If you wanted to use it in the middle of a parking lot, or a grass field, or at the beach, you will need to bring yourself a quiet generator. With the amount of power it takes to push the speakers I don’t think a battery would last very long. Most people don’t have a quiet generator and that costs even more $$. The wheels on the back are good for moving across flat surfaces, but if you need to cross a door threshold it can cause your partybox to bounce and jolt. I’m not a fan of bouncing around speakers that cost so much. There is a large handle on the top and a good grip space on the bottom. You can do it alone if you don’t mind lifting 90lbs in an awkward position but usually I just have a second person grab the other end while we move over a door threshold. Lastly the App. Let me start by saying you don’t need the App to use your Partybox. It’s a Bluetooth or WiFi connection and you can play your playlist. However if you planned on connecting through the App to control all the lights and the song equalizer. This is where I have problems. While my son is able to automatically connect every time through his Samsung, I must hard reset and force find to connect every time on my iPhone. It’s incredibly annoying and I have given up. I simply go to my Bluetooth and select the partybox instead and it works just fine. But this means I can’t control any settings from my phone. Overall: 10/10 with the caveat of my iPhone to App connection. I’m very pleased with the speaker and in my opinion is worth the steep price if you use it almost daily like we do.