Customer Reviews for Clip 5 - Ultra-Portable, Waterproof & Dustproof Bluetooth Speaker, Big JBL Pro Sound with Punchy bass, (Pink)
Customer Rating
4
Pros and cons
on August 24, 2025
Posted by: Wombatwombat
I bought 2 clip 5s to replace the single clip 2 that I've had for years. My initial thought on this speaker while using a single one was to give it 3 stars for the following reasons.1. Even though this gets slightly louder than the 2nd gen, I thought the 2nd gen sounded better. 2. The speaker no longer has a built in mic like it's predecessor disabling access to your voice assistant like Siri and phone calls directly through your speaker. Which is surprising considering the next thing I'm going to mention. 3. This speaker is much larger and heavier than it's predecessor. Now the reason I gave this speaker a 4 star rating instead of 3 is because I updated all the firmware and was able to setup a stereo group in the app and gave the 2 speakers a listen with a true stereo sound. They did sound pretty good in stereo mode and they will work individually with your phone and will connect in stereo automatically simply by turning them on once a stereo group has been setup in the app. Also, for those V I folks using voiceover on your iPhones, it's been pretty accessible so far with the app and I hope that the people maintaining the app continue to keep this level of accessibility for the blind.
Use for ebike rides along the trails, so i purchased it for the clip feature to hang it off the handlebars. Definitely pleased with it all the way. Great sound in a small package.
I purchased this almost a month ago for my Yeti Camino, which is currently trending. I have only used it once while fishing poolside and at the dock. I will provide an update later after I use it more.
I bought this a few weeks ago, thinking I had lost my first one. To my delight I found the first one and kept this because you use both at the same time for TRUE stereo! Sounds good by itself, too, in shower and when I’m paddle boarding. And it’s so easy to adjust volume or stop music on the speaker in case phone is tucked away. The best find is the JBL app which contains a custom equalizer, allowing for nice bass, mids and treble. I also own the JBL 4, but I use the 5 a lot more due to its clip and louder volume! No regrets!