I had a bose mini something. It was very nice, I really liked it, but I lost it, or it got stolen. My son had a charge 3. I could not find a charge 3 so I bought this charge 4. Basically the same but a bit louder. I really like the quality of the sound. Especially outside. You can hear the base way better than my Bose and the battery lasts way longer. I just wish it came with a strap or way to be attached to something like the bose did. It would be nice to be able to hook it to a handlebar, somewhere on a boat or hang it from a pop up tent.
Expected to be louder. Sound is decent, but according to the reviews, I thought it would be louder.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from jbl.comBy Leon at Customer Service, Customer Support, April 26, 2021
We appreciate the feedback you've provided us. Here are some steps for us to check your JBL Charge 4:
1. Try using a different music player and if you're using an equalizer, turn it off. 2. Try using an aux cable to check if the sound is the same compared to Bluetooth. 3. Use a different source ex. (phone, tablet) to check if the sound would still be the same.
If you need more assistance please contact us, we're here to help: https://support.jbl.com/us/en/#call
Recently my speaker cuts in and out while playing music, it doesn't matter if it's music on my phone, Pandora, Amazon Music, or any other music service. I've tried resetting the speaker, moving it closer, un-pairing and re-pairing the speaker to my phone and nothing works. It happens on other peoples phones as well. I can't seem to find a fix for it and it is very annoying when the music cuts in and out.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from jbl.comBy Jem at Customer Support, Customer Support, April 24, 2021
We appreciate the feedback you've provided to us. We'd like to work with you directly so we could try some troubleshooting with your JBL Charge 4. Please reach out to our Customer Support at https://support.jbl.com/us/en/
I bought two of these 3 weeks ago and have no regrets. The sound quality is rich for this price. The pairing feature connects super easily which makes that a significant feature. I'm looking forward to taking them with us to the river and lake this Summer!
The battery life is amazing, I didn't have to charge it for over a week using it multiple hours every day and the sound quality is tremendous for the size.
I bought this to update to one with a power bank. The sound on this sounds almost digitized compared to the charge 3. The charge 3 is also slightly louder. I would of returned it. But you cannot return something that was personalized. It’s still a good speaker, good but not great.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from jbl.comBy Leon at Customer Service, Customer Support, April 21, 2021
We appreciate it for taking the time in providing us with this review. Here are some steps for us to check your JBL Charge 4:
- Try using a different music player and if you're using an equalizer, turn it off. - Try using a different source ex. (phone, tablet) for us to check if the sound would still be the same. - Try using an aux cable to check if the sound is louder compared to Bluetooth.
If you need more help, please contact us, so we can assist you: https://support.jbl.com/us/en/#call