Customer Ratings & Reviews

JBL Xtreme outputs fantastic sound. Barely heard any distortion at the loudest volume. Nice balance between treble and bass. I had the Beats XL pill previously and this sounds much better in comparison. Even outputs a bit more volume as well. The hidden compartment with the inputs are great and allow you to charge up to two phone at the same time. The splash proof protection is also great to have as an add feature.

This is the best portable speaker i ever had (and i had a lot) very powerful with great deep bass... battery holds very good, Big plus, speaker is water splash proof.... I would definitely recommend this product to every one..... the size of it is a little big.....

this JBL speaker i compared to most on the market. i found Xtreme to have better sound quality, excellent bass, highs and loaded with extra features. i especially like that i can take it around the pool and not have to worry about getting it splashed on. doesn't get better than this for the money, but the name "JBL" says it all!

The JBL Xtreme is the best sounding speaker in it's class. It is rugged, splashproof, and although not the most portable, still very much manageable. The sound is incredible, it is not muffled at all. Bass is incredible! The place where this speaker really stands out is when used outdoors. You WILL NOT be disappointed!!

Pretty much ditto what everyone else said. The sound is great, it is easy to carry. Something that may help others...I use mine outside a lot. I am a dance instructor. It is important to be mobile for me. If you have doubts about sound traveling with this...don't, it is great. Base sounds good. Directions are a bit sparse so I have issues connecting sometimes and like everyones says, it does miss the first couple seconds of the song, but I forgave it for the sound. It is perfect for my purpose.

Good battery life, charges phone while playing music, connets to multiple devices, sounds great. Carrying strap is OK

Was hesitant about buying this item for the actual retail price and thought about it off and on for about a month. Was hoping the speaker would go on sale around the holidays and it sure did! I could not be happier about this purchase. Love the blue tooth connectivity and the battery life. Sound quality is on par with other speakers, yet the selling ticket for me is how you can connect multiple speakers together. Great buy!

This thing sounds absolutely incredible. It has ACTUAL bass, the treble and midrange are crystal clear, and the volume can be cranked WAY up without distortion. I absolutely LOVE this little speaker and would be it again in a heartbeat if it were to break on me. Only thing that would make it slightly better would be built wireless to connect it to my home network and stream music saved on my hard drive, like Sonos.

I've used the beats xl from a friend and that was a beast all around. And after a suspicious recall, I wanted to find a speaker ás portable and as good of quality. Along came the came the xtreme. Not only does it sound better, but it was cheaper and splash proof. It's hard to hear the quality until you hear it yourself. So really you get what you pay for.

Amazing sound and strong bass. Kinda heavy but worthy for the battery and sound.

JBL Kicks! Really has good sound and the Bluetooth works great. Battery lasts a long time jamming when not on charger. Good bass for such a little speaker. Can't wait to link 2 or maybe 4 of them up one day. This item gets 2 thumbs up.

This is a fantastic portable Bluetooth speaker. Durable, solid, well built. Unfortunately, the passive radiators at each end of speaker are not protected so I have to deduct 1 star. Great full range sound. Bass is phenomenal. Skipping songs or changing playlists will cause speaker to miss the first second or two of next song. This is a bit irritating but by no means a deal breaker. (Some have been able to correct this with a firmware update. I have been unable do so.) Overall, this is the best Bluetooth speaker I have ever owned. Highly recommend.

I have been reading reviews on this product for a while. I listened to a friend's and I knew I wanted one. Finally I purchased it and have not been disappointed, the bass is great and clear treble and the battery life as well as charging capabilities is just what I was looking for. I have a beats+ I love but no water resistance and I work with water so it's a no brainer.

This is a great sounding speaker, one of the best on the market. It fills a room with great sound and multiple speakers can be connected by Bluetooth. It looks great and is portable, although it is heavy in hand. It does drop the first few seconds of a song when you first start playing and is sometimes a little slow to connect to my laptop by Bluetooth. You also have to wait about three or four rings before answering when using it as a speakerphone. Overall, a great item.

I compared this speaker to the Bose Soundlink lll and I picked this speaker because to me you get better bass, good quality vocals, and splash- proof feature is a plus. Super easy to connect with Bluetooth and wireless... awesome.

Sounds great and plays really loud without disorting. Love that i can charge my phone while listening to music. Was a great choice.

I purchased this JBL Xtreme to replace my old Beats Pill XL. The Pill XL was an awesome speaker, unfortunately, it had a battery issue and I returned it to Apple. After I returned the Pill XL to Apple, I struggled with finding a speaker that had similar sound quality, battery life and some of the other little features I liked about my Pill XL. So when I was walking through Best Buy I stumbled upon this little gem and purchased the blue one. Here are the things I liked (in no particular order) 1. First off, it plays extremely loud and doesn't seem to have any issues, even at higher volumes. The bass is extraordinarily loud AND clear. It's not boomy for the sake of it. The sound quality is very balanced and works great both indoors and outdoors. When listening this, everyone will enjoy it and have a great time. 2. I love that it has indicator lights to show how much battery is remaining, which by the way is a long time. I have used it for 7-8 hours and it is still showing 5 full battery lights. Not bad for something that is supposed to last only 15 hours. 3. I like that it has a USB output to charge phones, tablets, etc. while using the speaker. 4. I like that this is splash resistant, so when I am at the pool or outdoors, I don't have to worry about rain. Keep in mind, it's splash resistant not waterproof. So don't try dunking this in the water. 5. The included carrying strap makes this easy to carry around. It's actually a little more convenient than the handle the Pill XL had as I can sling this on my shoulder and use my hands to carry other items. And like the Pill XL, this is not light. But still easily toted around. 6. I like that it has volume and play/pause controls on the top. I wished they could have added track control, but not really that big of a deal breaker for me. 7. The companion smartphone app is pretty decent. JBL recently updated it to allow you to designate how the play/pause button on the speaker works. You can use it to control play/pause of the music or you can change it to activate your phone's voice assistant (Siri/Google). I also like you can perform firmware updates through the app, thus reducing the need to connect the speaker directly to a computer through micro-USB. 8. Even though it is cylindrical, it has nice little rubberized feet at the bottom to keep it upright and from rolling of a table. 9. You can connect up to 3 devices at one time and at any time, you can play music through one of those 3 seamlessly. Now for the things I wish that were improved: 1. While I understand that the zipper used to hide the power ports is to keep the water out, it doesn't open enough to allow easy enough access to the charging port or USB port. You have to kind of push the zipper sides aside to get to the ports. After a while you get used to it, but I feel like there could have been a better design. 2. I wish that this could have been charged using Micro-USB instead of proprietary charger. You get a separate charger with a decent sized brick. I get that they probably did this to keep the weight down as it is already heavy, but it's another thing you have to carry with you and it's not small. 3. I wished that JBL put some sort of metal protective grill over the two side speaker cones. It definitely looks cool to see them in action, but I worry about something coming into contact with them, like an errant foot or rock if you leave it on the ground. I would definitely sacrifice that little bit of extra weight for security for the speaker drivers. Overall, I am extremely happy with this speaker. It sounds fantastic, has great battery life, is water resistant and is portable. Sure there are some items I don't like about it, but the positives definitely outweigh the negatives.

I heard good things about this speaker and was looking for something portable without sacrificing good sound quality. This speaker has clear highs and deep lows. A great feature is the Bluetooth, which lets me connect to my phone to play music wirelessly. This is a great overall speaker!

Of all the Bluetooth speakers I have, this one is by far the best. Great sound overall. Plenty of bass. The sound definitely fills the room. Holds its charge well. It is not as portable as other smaller speakers, but the sound more than makes up for this fact.

I bought the JBL instead of Bose because of the water proof feature as we wanted to use it near our pool. It sounds great and the bluetooth was easy to set up. I have a Bose for indoors and it probably has a little better sound but the JBL is great too. Would definitely recommend.