desertcart.com: JBL FLIP 6 Waterproof Portable Speaker Bundle
with gSport Carbon Fiber Case (Blue) : Electronics
Review: Engineer-approved (and parent-proof!) - I got this as a
gift for my brother, and he loves it. He’s an engineer and super
picky with electronics, so the fact that he’s impressed says a
lot. The sound quality is amazing for how compact it is, and it’s
durable enough to take biking or to frisbee games with friends.
Bluetooth connects quickly and easily—it’s even simple enough
that our parents figured it out (and they usually need a lot of
tech help 😅). I don’t have a photo, but it looks exactly as
pictured. All in all, an awesome little speaker that punches way
above its size. The battery life is impressive, and for the
price, it’s a good value.
Review: Compare Flip 6 vs Xtreme 2 and Xtreme 3 (vs Bose
Soundlink Micro and Flex) - I wanted to review three JBL
speakers, comparatively, in one go. I have in front of me now the
Flip 6, Xtreme 2 and Xtreme 3. I started with the Flip 6, to
replace some aging Bose soundlink Micros (Flip 6 is way better
than both Bose Micro and Flex, IMO). Overall, of the three the
Flip 6 is the best bang for the buck...great range of sound,
decent volume and bass for indoor use. Does distort a little at
max volume. I then got the Xtreme 3 with high hopes. It has
tremendously crisp highs, deep lows, but it is VERY lacking in
the midrange...the sound feels hollow, empty. Might be OK for
synthetic music, but for anything instrumental I was
disappointed. What I did find is if you pair the Flip 6 with the
Xtreme 3 in party mode, they together sound very good. The Flip 6
fills the holes in the sound of the Xtreme 3, the Xtreme 3
expands the sound of the Flip 6. A great pairing...but now you
need two speakers. So then I got the Xtreme 2...which I will be
keeping instead of the Xtreme 3. The treble isn't as crisp, the
base maybe not quite as low, but it has good midrange, a much
more balanced sound. A good way to explain it might be that the
Xtreme 3 is better for drums/beats but the Xtreme 2 is better for
bass and rhythm guitar. I wish that the Xtreme 2 could do party
mode with the Flip 6, I bet that would be awesome, but the Xtreme
2 doesn't pair with the newer ones. The Flip 6 I think has
slightly better range than the Xtreme 2, but it isn't as powerful
sounding. Xtreme 2 gets louder and doesn't seem to distort at
high volume. In conclusion, from my perspective: the Flip 6 is
the better overall, bang for the buck, for indoor use. The Xtreme
2 is really good, would take if over the Flip 6 for outdoors and
wouldn't be sad to have it in the house. The Xtreme 3 alone is
just plain lacking...but if used in conjunction with the Flip
6,together are quite good. Xtreme 3 plus Flip 6 is louder and
crisper than Xtreme 2 alone, a bit better range but not as
powerful of a tone and still not as balanced in the mids.
