JBLFlip 7 - Portable Waterproof and Drop-Proof Speaker, Bold Pro Sound with AI Sound Boost, 16Hrs of Playtime, and PushLock System with Interchangeable Accessories (Blue)

This speaker is awesome. The sound quality is great once I got the EQ down. Having the 7 band EQ is a big bonus over the previous generation. The battery live is super impressive as well. I took this guy on a camping trip right out of the box without charging it and played music for around 5 hours at a decent volume at our campsite and then for about another 6 hours while doing some spring cleaning. It's a perfect size to fit into a backpack or cupholder and the controls are pretty easy to use. My only con is that you can't connect to older JBL speakers which isn't that big of a deal but it would have been a nice feature to have.

Remarkable sound from a small package. It’s got clear highs, articulate midrange and tight bass. There’s actually noticeable soundstage, too. Much superior to the Ultimate Ears Wonderboom 4, which I purchased earlier. The Wonderboom is almost all midrange, like an old fashioned single speaker radio, albeit omnidirectional.

Great speaker that is smaller than the previous versions. Love the sound that it creates when playing music. I would highly recommend this speaker for all your needs.

There are a lot of things I liked about the Flip 7, and only a couple of issues that you should know about.First, the sound quality is really good for a portable speaker that's this small. A lot of speakers in this size range suffer on the low end, and even the midrange can sound weak. The Flip 7, however, is really well balanced. The lows aren't ground shaking, but they're good!Second, the volume is really impressive! Honestly, this little speaker gets surprisingly loud. For personal listening, I never went above 30% volume. If you crank this up into the 80% volume range, then you're DJing for the whole backyard. At the higher volume levels (above 80%), there is some distortion, but I never felt the need to go that loud.Third, the battery life is impressive. I got 12 hours of playback, even at louder volumes! That's truly a whole day of music without charging up.Fourth, it was easy to set up, as are most bluetooth speakers by now. You press and hold the bluetooth button on the speaker, then connect the device from the Bluetooth settings on your phone (or whatever you're playing music from). The signal is strong enough that you can carry your phone back indoors even while the speaker remains outside, and the music carries on.With that said, here are my few concerns...First, this speaker is really only meant for music or maybe something like podcasts or audiobooks. Unfortunately, there's a slight lag with the bluetooth, so it doesn't work well when paired with video. The audio will always be about a half-second behind the video. It's subtle, but it's annoying enough that I wouldn't recommend using this speaker for watching a movie or playing video games.Second, they make a bit of a fuss about the "PushLock" accessory system. Out of the box, you get a carry strap accessory and a carabiner accessory. The PushLock system works fine. Indeed, it's easy to switch between these two accessories. But why? Unless there are some interesting additional accessories coming soon, I'm not sure what the point is.Finally, the speaker does not come with a charging cable. I don't actually think this is a bad thing, per se, but it's something you need to know. A lot of people now have so many USB-C cables lying around that we really don't need another one with every device. Then again, some people surely do need or want one. The main thing is, I don't want you to be surprised about it when you open the box. If you think you'll need a USB-C cable for this speaker, you'll have to buy it separately.The price is the only other factor that I think is worth considering. I hope the price comes down over time, because it faces stiff competition from brands like Soundcore (Anker). I can find a Soundcore speaker that costs less than this (more like $60) with similar battery life and volume. For $110, I can find a Soundcore speaker that has longer battery life and is about 3x louder too. JBL may have an edge over Soundcore on sound quality, but I still think they're pricing themselves too far above the competition right now.

Really like this speakers it have a good color design,love the sound quality very portable for traveling or beach days and really good battery

It is a complete unit with great sound and long lasting battery lifeWell worth the money

Super intuitive, great battery life

It works great with clear sound