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While the JBL Boombox 3 shows refined features and a more sophisticated design, its performance, specifically in terms of bass response and overall sound quality, doesn't quite justify its premium price, especially when compared against more affordable competitors like the Tribit Stormbox Blast.
💼 The JBL Boombox 3's sound is more sophisticated, especially in the upper mids to treble ranges.
...The JBL definitely sounds more open, though it sounds slightly more sophisticated, seems to be better tuned from upper mids to treble...
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🌟 Improved design and durability with a metal grip, making the Boombox 3 look nicer and potentially more durable.
...Boombox 3, it looks a bit nicer with this metal grip now...
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🔊 The JBL Boombox 3 offers a more refined sound compared to older versions, with enhancements in the way it processes sound.
...It's larger, heavier, sounds slightly more refined maybe than the old ones...
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📦 Packing a three-way speaker system, the Boombox 3 promises better sound dispersion and quality, setting it apart from two-way systems.
...Now it's a 3-way system, unlike the old one which was 2-way...
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🔄 App connectivity issues with the JBL Boombox 3 were frustrating.
...Yeah, this is why I hate apps. Those longing for apps to control something from the earphones, it's horrible, you can see. Everything is going to be prepared, so how long is he fooling around here? ... Maybe they are both interfering with each other, therefore this app mania. Having an app for everything is just... I'm sorry, maybe we can try this later on when I go outdoors, but now it doesn't work...
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🔊 Bass quality on the JBL Boombox 3 was seen as lacking, especially in terms of kick and dynamic feel.
...The bass of the JBL seems to be tuned also pretty neutral, so with no obvious bass boost, just some maybe lower bass emphasis, which you won't hear with normal recordings. ... But you can also hear that the Earfun seems to have slightly more kick to the bass, here it's just some hum maybe...
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💰 Price to performance ratio of the JBL Boombox 3 appeared disappointing when compared to competitors.
...I bought it for 550€, which is quite expensive... So, here it sounds a bit more assertive. ... And I don't perceive it much louder than the 3-bit. I mean, for more than twice the price and also size-wise, I'm actually not that blown away...
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📉 Multiband compression on the JBL Boombox 3 impacted the mid-bass negatively, making it disappear in certain tracks.
...Here, mid-bass disappeared again. So, they have some strong multiband compression on bass alone. They tried to keep the slower bass by reducing mid-bass, maybe to avoid some distortion. But despite the 3-way system, it still doesn't sound 100% clean...
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🔊🔧 The bass drum and dynamic range of bass were notably poorer on the JBL Boombox 3 compared to expectations for outdoor performance.
...You would hear them more if setting some room mode, but outdoors I would rather say, that the mid-bass is more important. ... But yeah, I mean, it doesn't sound bad, actually. It's really a nice sounding speaker, so I'm curious to hear them closer to maximum. Let's try this track maybe. Let's try this track maybe...
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