r/negative
It's always the JBL people 9/10 times. I notice those out all of the other ones because they sound like mids coming from inside a black hole and boomy non tasteful bass. Sounds compressed and congeste
What one Redditor said
“The Extreme 4 blows the Charge 6 out of the water. There is no comparison.”
What Reddit thinks
Pros
8- +insane battery life
- +Preferred over studio monitors for some situations
- +upgrade from the Charge
- +more portable than boombox 3
- +a lot of deep bass
- +aura cast
- +future-proof features
- +blows the Charge 6 out of the water
Cons
6- −expensive
- −lacks 7 band EQ
- −lacks IP68 rating
- −lacks lossless over USB-C
- −excludes features
- −falls short in punchy bass (70-100hz range)
Where Reddit talks about it
61 comments · 19 subreddits
r/JBL42%
19 mentions↑ 42
r/geometrydash0%
6 mentions↑ 189
r/BassGuitar0%
5 mentions↑ 8
r/stupidquestions0%
5 mentions↑ 30
r/Bluetooth_Speakers0%
3 mentions↑ 12
r/aotearoa0%
3 mentions↑ 50
Reddit reviews
+ 10~ 43− 8
r/neutral
Honestly after using several medium sized bluetooth speakers including the Extreme, I would probably step up to the boombox category. No matter how good they sound I still wanted to get more out of th
r/positive
The Xtreme 4 with the right EQ absolutely blows away the Ult mode.
r/positive
even choose my JBL Extreme 4 over my KRK monitors sometimes.
r/JBLnegative3
U can get just as good or better for cheaper price... IF u have to have a JBL then I would say the Xtreme is definitely an upgrade from the Charge no question. But for the price, I’d look into other b
r/JBLnegative2
I didn't mind the size increase I just think with the charge 6 it makes the extreme 4 look like crap without the 7 band eq IP68 rating and lossless over USB c
r/JBLnegative2
I was disappointed with the Extreme for excluding those features
r/JBLnegative2
For punch in the bass (i.e. the 70-100hz range), the XTREME4 falls short. It has a lot of deep bass at the cost of the "punchy" upper bass.
r/JBLneutral1
The Xtreme 4 also has aura cast and other features that will future-proof it better, but the power of the boombox 3 outweighs this imo.
r/JBLneutral1
im also thinking what to get. charge 6 or extreme 4. my playlist is more on jazz funk fusion blues genre. i usually play 50% and below volume levels. using it in my small room most of the time
r/Bluetooth_Speakersnegative8
I also saw the Extreme 4 on supersale but I already knew that speaker blowed, LOL.
r/BassGuitarneutral2
Thank you!! The pickups so far seem very pleasant and bright. The tonal options are a bit more limited than on my old SR because you can't isolate the coils on the humbuckers here, but I didn't find t
r/AttitudeEraneutral2
Funny they were never called team extreme… In their entrance screen it would always say 2xtreme
r/JBLpositive11
The Extreme 4 blows the Charge 6 out of the water. There is no comparison.
r/JBLpositive3
Extreme 4 can go for three days when playing music at mid Volume, has excellent battery life💯
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