JBL Charge 4 – Waterproof Portable Bluetooth Speaker – Black

There is no microphone in the 4 there is one in the 3 they took out the microphone and to make up for it added a HUGE battery to allow the speaker to run upto 20hr

From Forbes.com…

"…it’s possible to set-up two JBL Charge 4s as a pair of stereo speakers, each playing a mono left and right channel, in order to create a wide stereo soundstage. … From Forbes.com…

"…it’s possible to set-up two JBL Charge 4s as a pair of stereo speakers, each playing a mono left and right channel, in order to create a wide stereo soundstage.

Obviously, the Charge 4 plays in stereo on its own, thanks to a pair of regular speakers and two passive radiators that amplify the bass, but the size small, approximate 11-inch length of the speaker means you’re not going to get very great stereo separation or a convincing soundstage."

https://www.forbes.com/sites/marksparrow/2018/12/04/jbls-new-charge-4-bluetooth-speaker-is-the-perfect-party-animal/#30cebf09294e

Yes, this speaker works while plugged in

The Charge 4 ships with a USB-C cable in the United States

Creo que ese speaker vino de mala calidad, a mi no me dura nada la batería y eso que casi no lo he usado y es nuevo.

On the sight and box it states 20 hr plus or minus if you charge your phone off it it will chew up the battery but if you let it run by itself I have have it run from 7:00am in the morning setting up a party for that night with it tethered to another charge 4 in there party mode and it lasted till we where done that ni… On the sight and box it states 20 hr plus or minus if you charge your phone off it it will chew up the battery but if you let it run by itself I have have it run from 7:00am in the morning setting up a party for that night with it tethered to another charge 4 in there party mode and it lasted till we where done that night at 12:00 am 17 hr ran with the host speaker on one dot and the extra one was on 2 so I think they will run 20 hr and maybe more

You don’t. This item is designed to be a throw-away when the battery no longer accepts a charge. Ours lasted just a little over 3 years (as many others have reported on reviews), so out of warranty. There are some guides on the internet on how to replace the battery, but it is complicated and the battery is not a stand… You don’t. This item is designed to be a throw-away when the battery no longer accepts a charge. Ours lasted just a little over 3 years (as many others have reported on reviews), so out of warranty. There are some guides on the internet on how to replace the battery, but it is complicated and the battery is not a standard off-the-shelf variety; you will need to go to a specialty battery shop and see if they can order it. This design is what is called "planned obsolescence", it is designed to need to be replaced by another of the manufacturer’s products over time. Bad for the environment and bad for your wallet!

No. This item is designed to be a throw-away when the battery no longer accepts a charge. Ours lasted just a little over 3 years (as many others have reported on reviews), so out of warranty. There are some guides on the internet on how to replace the battery, but it is complicated and the battery is not a standard off… No. This item is designed to be a throw-away when the battery no longer accepts a charge. Ours lasted just a little over 3 years (as many others have reported on reviews), so out of warranty. There are some guides on the internet on how to replace the battery, but it is complicated and the battery is not a standard off-the-shelf variety; you will need to go to a specialty battery shop and see if they can order it. This design is what is called "planned obsolescence", it is designed to need to be replaced by another of the manufacturer’s products over time. Bad for the environment and bad for your wallet!

You can through your phone but not the device as I know. Basically 4 buttons on the Charge 4..1: power 2: bluetooth connect 3: volume up 4: volume down.

Our JBL Charge 4 is only a Bluetooth-capable speaker. Please check our JBL Smart Speakers, which are wifi capable and have a voice assistant feature: https://www.jbl.com/voice-activated-speaker/

Did you try charging it first?

Our Charge 4 does not have a light indicator for its volume level. You can adjust the vloume by pressing the "-" and "+" buttons accordingly.

Our JBL Charge 4 has an Aux port, and you can connect your devices via wired using the 3.5 mm aux cable.

I leave my charging almost all the time unless carrying it somewhere outside. Battery life isn’t the greatest but I do love the sound.

No

The JBL charge 4 is a great product. I found it to be initially disappointing due to the warm sound signature. I have found that the highs aren’t totally accurate but they’re close enough to not distract you from the music. The highs are present but definitely aren’t strong which adds to the warm signature. The mids are very good and exceptionally clear for the size of this device. Because of this, the vocals are great in most songs. They are well represented unless they sneak up on the high notes which is when you can hear a slight distortion from accuracy. However, the vocals which dip into lower range sound really good as the speaker does a great job not to put too much emphasis on the radiators making it sound bassy and unrealistic. If you listen to high quality hifi tracks you’ll be able to imagine the singer right in front of you because of the presence and sound stage. As for the mono speaker, don’t listen to the critics of this new implementation because most of them either don’t know what they’re talking about or they are just picking at it because they don’t like the thought of it. You’re not going to get stereo by using 2 speakers 3 inches apart like on the last model and as for separation, this mono speaker separates just fine if not better than the last model especially in mid to lows. The speaker gets plenty loud for the average person and it manages to maintain its dynamics all the way to just under full volume. I’ve compared this speaker to many others such as charge 3, xb30, xb31, xb20, extreme, onyx… and what I’ve found is that while the highs are a bit lacking in certain songs it certainly makes up for it in other departments. The bass is very good in the charge 4. The bass notes are represented accurately and it’s able to hit lower frequencies most portable speakers of this size can’t (20). However, it’s worth mentioning it’s still no sub. This speaker has trouble representing very low frequencies. The radiators start shaking instead of making music which for those of you who don’t know (this doesn’t sound very good). The battery life of this speaker wasn’t as advertised and I found I could only get 9 hours on 60 percent volume which isn’t bad but is a huge deviation from the claimed 20 hours. After using this speaker for awhile and comparing it to other speakers, I’ve actually grown fond of this unit and it’s become my beach toy. Don’t take any critics in this review too seriously as I doubt most people are 50% as critical as me when it comes to audio but this one gets my thumbs up. Future improvements would definitely require a tweeter and possibly a bigger battery.

This JBL Charge 4 is the most powerful portable speaker I have ever owned, for such a small speaker to pump out that much sound, it’s almost ridiculous. The bass is solid, it does not rock the house, but I definitely incredible for a portable speaker. That said the highs could be better but I don’t mind it much as this will be mainly used outdoors and garage as we have dedicated speakers inside the home. The ability to charge and play music from an external connected device is a great feature too, strong battery life as advertised (I have yet to drain a full charge yet).

I would also like to suggest a solid carrying case for the speaker as well https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JPXCJQ9 it holds the Charge 4 plus charging cables, it’s well made, solid outer shell, great price, must have to transport and store the Charge 4.

Great portable speaker!

The media could not be loaded.  Alright first of all the reason I’m here writing this is I lost one of these off the bed of my truck at about 25mph on an asphalt road. It dropped rolled and bounced into the ditch and I found it a few hours later. (see video) now first thing I thought was this thing’s toast. Nope! Not this speaker! Dang thing fires right up and goes right back to playing solid sounds! I love these speakers, I have since day one. I’m here after a year of pretty consistent use to say I still love these speakers. Battery life is great for the sound they put out. The connectivity option to listen with multiple at one time is the reason I bought them and I love that. 10/10 would buy again! Jbl or bust in my book.

I bought this last week. The speaker sound quality & volume is good & I was happy with the purchase. I bought this after seeing on JBL website that the speaker has speakerphone support.

Plz note this speaker DOES NOT have speakerphone feature. The information on JBL website is wrong. I chatted with their tech support & they confirmed that they will remove this description from their website.

I’ve been using a JBL Flip 2 for the past couple of years so I felt confident in the brand. The JBP Charge 4 is fantastic. It has a good, solid, durable feeling in the hand and the sound quality is great. The volume is fantastic. On my bike I run it at like 4 out of 10 and it’s blasting. If you’re looking for a studio speaker this isn’t it, but if you’re looking for something to take out on your bike, or on a picnic, or out in the woods, or in the workshop then this is it. It’s a fantastic speaker and well worth the purchase.

Great build quality.
Great sound!
Does not automatically reconnect when you walk out of range and then back into range.
Battery indicator only shows you charge level when you first turn it on. After that, pause, play, or change tracks to display the battery level.
Sound profile automatically changes when you exceed a certain volume. Most people won’t notice. But I’m sure it does this to protect itself.
Bass is plentiful.
The rest of the audio range can be tuned by your music app.
First impressions are great.
We’ll see how long it lasts.
JBL app requires GPS location. They are data mining. Don’t use the JBL app!

The big debate about this speaker not being stereo like the Charge 3 is really a mute point when the speakers on the charge 3 are only a few inches away from each other anyway. Not enough stereo separation to make ANY difference in real world listening environments, in my opinion. I found the sound quality and loudness of the C4 to be very impressive for such a small Package and would not use the fact that it only has one main speaker in front affect your buying decision at all ! Great little speaker and long battery life….just what I was looking for

Before charge4, I believe Denon dsb 250bt is the best midsize portable Bluetooth speaker. However charge4 really surpasses 250bt to me in sound scale, dynamic, bass response, loudness, and friend to use. 250bt may have wider sound stage, more balance sound. But lack of scale, slow resonance, lay back mid. So Denon doesn’t do great job on electric, rock, pop music. charge4 with no issue on these genre except metal which makes charge4 struggling sometime. Usually you may think Denon will win on classical and jazz anyway. Unfortunately I don’t think so. Classical piano like Mozart piano sonata as example, Denon gives more transparent treble, while jbl charge4 provides piano scale at low frequency and mid. Treble may be not as extension as Denon but it’s absolutely enough for me. Charge4 playing classic Jazz 1950- 1970 is brilliant while Denon always miss bass and sax scale. Jbl charge4 is great improvement from charge3. It’s not easy to be seen by the person only listening to boom boom music. Quite lot YouTube comments really underrated charge4. To me it’s best mid range speaker so far. Mono sound isn’t matter for this kind small speaker. Charge4 has much better sound separation than charge3 which has 2 full range units. Don’t be fooled by simply reading the specifications and you even don’t understand specifications meaning well. Listen it with your favorite music. Don’t trust YouTube review too much even some one with million subscription.

New Megaboom has no AUX input

Might not be a big deal to other but occasionally I like to use an Aux cable to connect to a speaker.
1. Wired sound is better than Bluetooth
2. Battery lasts longer in both Speaker and source if BT off/not used
3. Not all sources have BT or have fiddly BT connection.

Just my two cents.. I see pro reviewers not mention the missing AUX on Mega 3

El sonido excelente.
El conector tipo C era necesario.
La calidad de construcción.
Batería en volúmen medió dura muchísimo.
Batería a volúmen máximo es allí donde se queda tal vez corto unas 6 horas.

Lo uso mucho y para mi lo único que le faltó fue un poco mas de batería de resto excelente.