Charge 6 Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker

I recently used the JBL Charge 6 Bluetooth speaker during both half marathons and the London Marathon, and overall I was very impressed with the product. The build quality feels excellent, it is durable, easy to carry, and the sound quality is outstanding even outdoors and in busy race environments. The volume and bass performance were particularly impressive during long runs. However, my main issue was with the battery life. When used at full volume for approximately 3 hours, the battery dropped from 100% to around 10%. During longer running events I had to use the speaker more sparingly to make sure I still had music later in the race. The marketing material states the speaker can provide “up to 24 hours on a standard charge, plus up to 4 extra hours using the Playtime Boost feature”, but in my experience this was not achievable under real-world usage conditions at higher volumes. Overall, the JBL Charge 6 is a fantastic sounding and well-built speaker, but the battery performance did not meet my expectations based on the advertised figures.

I’m from Sri Lanka. I bought mine in September last year. And I had no issues with it at all. But after a month, when I plugged it into charge, always after around half an hour, it starts to beep. Like that warning beeping. But there were nothing there inside the charging port and in the cable. I have never put this into water. Even after a day, it did the same. I usually charge it like twice a month. And after 3 days of happening this, I switched my cable to a better cable. Even with that, same happened. The charger I was using was a Samsung 25W PD charger. Then I tried different cables, different chargers , different outlets even different houses. But it was the same. And then somewhere around October, it stopped beeping but it started charging very very slowly. So now it takes a full day to me to get it fully charged. To be exact, it takes around 10 minutes to charge 1% of the battery. The store I bought this refuses to let me claim my warranty. So I couldn’t do anything. I cannot give this to a local repair shop as most of them are not trustworthy. Because, last time I repaired my JBL headphones, after the repair, the sound was so muffled. Could you please help me with this JBL?

This is by far the best Bluetooth speaker I’ve ever owned! I’ve had a lot of different UE speakers that I thought were great until I got my hands on this beautiful purple Charge 6. Checks all the marks for a Bluetooth speaker. Durability? Check! Portability? Check! Well-made/designed? Check! Battery life? Check! And most importantly…sound quality? Check plus!! I’m absolutely in LOVE with this speaker I really am. I have no idea how JBL is gonna top this with the next addition to the “Charge” series but I can’t wait to find out lol

Excels in all departments for its size. Battery is brilliant, power is great for its size, durability is great although I’m going to be treating it well anyway. Volume is high with better bass at top end. Portability isn’t an issue at this size and realistically could be slightly bigger if needed a larger enclosure etc. Connectivity is great with the latest Bluetooth standard. And most importantly for me, the bass is more than adequate, although I hope in future we can push for better bass response from the charge series and if needed increasing the enclosure size slightly. Improvements to max volume bass roll off and lowest frequency response is welcomed in future.