The new JBL Partybox Encore essential 2 is actually a pretty solid small box speaker now thanks to its upgraded battery life and it gets impressively loud and has a lot of bass for its size. But today we’re going to see how it compares to the JBL Partybox 120 and some other small box speakers like the Sony XV500 and the Soundcore Rave 3S which is an amazing box speaker for karaoke.
So this is the JBL Encore 2 and there are actually a lot of big upgrades here compared to its predecessors, both on the outside and on the inside. Back then, I thought the original Partybox encore was a little hard to justify cause of its tiny battery and short battery life… but now the battery life on the Encore 2 is more than doubled. So if you’re looking for a super small box speaker then lets checkout the JBL Encore 2 cause this thing is actually pretty sick now.
Over the last year and a half, Sony has just been improving all of their speakers, headphones and home theater equipment. And last year, Sony released both the Sony ULT Field 1 and Sony ULT Field 7 which are two of the best small sized a larger sized speakers today… and more recently they just released their ULT Field 3 and ULT field 5 which are two great mid sized speakers as well. But today we’re going to break down Sony’s complete ULT Field series of speakers and lets see which one is right for you.
So for summer 2025 we actually have two brand new mid sized speakers to choose from, the JBL Charge 6 and the Sony ULT Field 3… but today we’re going to compare them to both the Bose Flex Gen 2 and Beats Pill. All of these speakers are similarly priced but both the JBL Charge 6 and Sony ULT field 3 are noticeably bigger than both the Bose and Beats Pill.
So if you’re looking for a small portable Bluetooth speaker for summer 2025, you actually have a lot of new options to choose from, theres the brand new JBL Flip 7 which just released in the spring, there’s the Bose soundlink flex 2 which came out in the winter, and we have the Beats Pill and the Sony ULT Field 1. So today we’re going to compare all four of these speakers and we’re going to see which one is right for you.
I feel that the Sony ULT Field 5 is a great large portable bluetooth speaker to consider. It has very clean mids, it gets super loud, it has a lot bass, plus its very portable and it has a good looking light feature that I feel is actually worth using. And in general, Sony has really been improving their speakers over the last few years. So today we’re going to compare the Sony ULT Field 5 to the Sony ULT Field 7, which is another speaker that ive been heavily recommending for the last year and we’re also going to compare it to the JBL Boombox 3, lets see if its worth it to you to go with something bigger.
So both the JBL Xtreme 4 and the Sony ULT field 5 are great large portable bluetooth speakers to consider. They get loud enough for lets say a 10 or more person get together, but they are small and durable enough to take to the beach with you. However, for less than either the JBL Xtreme 4 or Sony ULT Field 5, you can get yourself the Soundcore Boom 2 Plus… So today we’re going to compare the Soundcore Boom 2 plus to both the JBL Xtreme 4 and the Sony ULT Field 5, and lets see if its even worth going with these other two options.
So if you’re looking for a large portable Bluetooth speaker for summer 2025 then the most popular options are the JBL Xtreme 4, Bose Soundlink Max and the brand new Sony ULT Field 5. Now all of these speakers are portable and durable, but they are very different from one another. So today we’re going to compare the JBL Xtreme 4, Sony ULT Field 5 and Bose Soundlink Max, and lets see which one is right for you. Cause depending on your needs, one is going to be better than the other.
