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JBL - Refurbished Excellent - XTREME3 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black
Average customer rating
4.2
(150 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 150 reviews
5 Stars
98
4 Stars
21
3 Stars
9
2 Stars
10
1 Star
12
93%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for JBL - Refurbished Excellent - XTREME3 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black
Customer Rating
5
Power and easy to use.
on May 24, 2021
Posted by: Leowc
from Austin, TX
It's very loud and easy to use. You can play for hours without a problem using Spotify/iPhone.
I would recommend this to a friend!
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Customer Rating
5
Great medium sized stereo\./
on May 22, 2021
Posted by: Anonymous
from Colorado
Grear speaker. I've had many speakers, including many from ,_| B |_, and this is definitely a new favorite. The Xtreme 2 was too heavy to carry for me, and this is light enough as it lost about a pound of weight and kept the same battery life which is great. I'm impressed by the mids, the vocal frequency is better than the earlier versions.
The bluetooth clarity or tweeters and tuning are better because the clarity in the highs or treble, is much better than others out there. I'm 25 and have hearing that reaches over 17,000 htz, it's nice to actually be able to use it, unlike other speakers that claim to go into the 20k hertz and never reached it.
The elephant in the room you can hear rumbling in the background is the bass. I didn't like the Xtreme 1 because of the lack of clean bass notes, and although I never experienced the Xtreme 2 I thought it wasn't quite ready, but the 3, is very nice. The bass actually has a great kick and nice extension to 42 htz, with some reaction all the way down to 36 htz you can hear in a small bathroom. The mid bass performance from 58-80 htz is fantastic, and what it was tuned for. The upper bass is clean and doesn't interfere with the mids. Because of this, the speaker, for the first time in the Xtreme lineup, can play all music genres at any volume.
I am impressed with the full range of genres this speaker can play. Although it performs well, the bass doesn't overpower genres like rock, classical, jazz, folk, etc., and artists like Johnny Cash, and Elvis Presley, and similar stuff sounds great.
And because of the bass, it wubs, something not many speakers this size can pull off, especially when handicapped by passive radiators instead of using ports. (Ported speakers are inefficient and never water resistant nor waterproof)
This water resistance is important where I work is very dusty and I have to rinse my speaker in water to clean it.
The battery life is much better than expected, I get 18-24 hours of use with bassy music at half volume.
This water resistance is important where I work is very dusty and I have to rinse my speaker in water to clean it.
The battery life is much better than expected, I get 18-24 hours of use with bassy music at half volume.
The JBL design in the front is a very improved heat-synch. Much better than the small JBL before, and probably helps in hot weather.
The price is good because it makes it available more often than if it was under priced.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Incredible sound
on May 13, 2021
Posted by: DanDoc72
from East TN
Rocking the shop now! Great sound excellent bass and loud as I need it!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
4
Great speaker, but not completed
on May 7, 2021
Posted by: DMac72
from fl
I bought this and a Charge 4 2 weeks ago with the intent on experiencing them first hand after watching hours of online content.
They do sound amazing and seem well built. These are replacements for Bose portable speakers and i was surprised to find that both JBLs were superior in every way to the Bose although the Bose is about 3 years old.
JBL needs to take care of some app issues. The functions promised by the app are one of the biggest reasons for deciding on JBL and I feel as though it falls short, way short. Like a group of kids created it for an IT project in their senior year.
Getting the two connected together has turned out to be a crap shoot by using the app. When ive invested 12 minutes of life with them resetting and reloading the app and they work they are wonderful.
Fortunately my phone will play two speaker devices without their app so most of the time i close the app and play them via the ultra 21 however two is all that it will play. Our plans were actually to buy two more pair totaling 6 of these for a RV retrofit we are working on but after the poor app and connectivity issues we are looking at different options. Perhaps if i were connecting an extreme to another extreme it would be flawless but technically i should be able to connect 3 charge 4s and 3 extremes. That is not the case so the PB310 we were planning on using for the subs in the RV is out of the question. Maybe future upgrades to the app will correct the issues but the speakers do sound great by themselves.
They do sound amazing and seem well built. These are replacements for Bose portable speakers and i was surprised to find that both JBLs were superior in every way to the Bose although the Bose is about 3 years old.
JBL needs to take care of some app issues. The functions promised by the app are one of the biggest reasons for deciding on JBL and I feel as though it falls short, way short. Like a group of kids created it for an IT project in their senior year.
Getting the two connected together has turned out to be a crap shoot by using the app. When ive invested 12 minutes of life with them resetting and reloading the app and they work they are wonderful.
Fortunately my phone will play two speaker devices without their app so most of the time i close the app and play them via the ultra 21 however two is all that it will play. Our plans were actually to buy two more pair totaling 6 of these for a RV retrofit we are working on but after the poor app and connectivity issues we are looking at different options. Perhaps if i were connecting an extreme to another extreme it would be flawless but technically i should be able to connect 3 charge 4s and 3 extremes. That is not the case so the PB310 we were planning on using for the subs in the RV is out of the question. Maybe future upgrades to the app will correct the issues but the speakers do sound great by themselves.
JBL... How many apps do you need anyway? Connect, portable, partyboost and thats three without looking at the play store.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Xtreme 3
on May 4, 2021
Posted by: GREENC4CK
from Los angeles
Best speaker ever, sound and quality as well. I would like to recommend jbl products to my friends and family.
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Awesome Sound
on May 3, 2021
Posted by: 922Jimbo
from Carrollton, Ga
I’ve had it for about 2 weeks and it is the best Bluetooth speaker I have bought. Great sound and loud. It could be a little louder for my taste but it does crank up pretty good. I love it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Simply amazing!
on May 2, 2021
Posted by: Jblalock3
from Morehead city, nc
I bought this speaker with hopes of using it on the boat but also being able to use it around the house when not on the water. I am completely satisfied with the purchase.
When on the boat, the sound is great at 35mph and I have absolutely zero complaints. Moreover, I have found myself using it around the house more than expected. I use it when grilling and today used it when I was cleaning up the garage. The carrying strap is super useful and the battery life is exceptional. It charges relatively fast and lasts for the entire day with battery life still remaining.
Time will tell how long the battery will hold up and for this price I hope a very long tIme.
Overall, I am quite pleased. Nice product!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com
Customer Rating
5
Love it!!!
on April 27, 2021
Posted by: JoeMac1
from Hayden,Al
We bought this a couple weeks ago, and we absolutely love it. The sound is superb, and the speaker is easy to use. The party mode to connect up to 3 speakers is nice as well. Be advised that party mode will not work on older models of JBL speakers. But, top of the line product. Would recommend to everyone.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting jbl.com