The Charge 5 presents a clear and well-defined soundstage with every track I pass through it. My first assumption before listening to the speaker was that it would be heavily bassy, but it turns out that while the Charge 5 does produce large amounts of bass, it’s also it’s a clear, concise and impressively powerful performer, easily vaulting itself into the category of the best-sounding speakers around the £150 mark. Playing The Beatles Hey Jude at full blast and walking from one end of a garden to the other and the signal didn’t break up once, which was better than the Emberton II fared under the same conditions. With Bluetooth 5.1 connectivity the strength of the connection is reliable over long distances. In case you’re interested in attempting a Guinness Book of Records, the world record is 1000 JBL Flip 4 speakers. PartyBoost allows for pairing the Charge 5 to another for stereo listening as well as pressing allowing the speaker to wirelessly chain more than 100 JBL PartyBoost compatible speakers together. Firmware updates and the ability to enable JBL’s PartyBoost functionality make up the rest of the features. There’s a three-band equalizer for customizing audio, the name of the speaker changed, or battery levels checked its battery life. The JBL Portable app presents a sprinkling of features but nothing too in-depth. At least there’s that option of using the speaker as a powerbank to charge another device when you’re outside. There is no fast charging available and a full charge of the tank from zero takes four hours. That stamina is dependent on what you’re listening to (bassy tracks will tire the speaker out quicker) and how hard the volume is pushed. Battery life is 20 hours, which is around double the Sonos Roam (11) but less than the Marshall Emberton II (30+), for comparison to wireless speakers in the same price bracket. There’s nothing out of the ordinary on the feature side, with the Charge 5 graced with the usual features anyone who’s had a JBL wireless speaker would expect.
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