The Charge 4 addresses both these shortcomings with a bass that’s as big as you’d expect from the larger speaker housing while the treble is more refined and clearer than that of the Charge 3. Its stablemate, the Flip 4, is great with the treble but a bit light on bass. The sound produced by the JBL Charge 4 is, in my opinion, a real improvement on its predecessor, the Charge 3, which was a bit muddy and slightly muffled in the treble department. It’s also possible to connect two smartphones to the speaker simultaneously so you can pass over playlist duty to someone else while taking a well-earned rest or freshening up your drink. Obviously, the Charge 4 plays in stereo on its own, thanks to a pair of regular speakers and two passive radiators that amplify the bass, but the size of the speaker means you’re not going to get very great stereo separation or a convincing soundstage. Alternatively, it’s possible to set-up two JBL Charge 4s as a pair of stereo speakers, each playing a mono left and right channel, in order to create a wide stereo soundstage. Any JBL speaker that supports JBL Connect+ can be invited to the party so that every corner of the party room gets to hear the music. The clever feature about JBL Connect+, and its accompanying app, it how it can enable up to 100 other JBL speakers to be linked and playing in unison using Party Mode. Finally, there’s the JBL Connect button that offers more listening opportunities. Either side, there are volume controls as well as a multi-function button to skip a track or pause the music.
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Meanwhile, on top of the speaker, there’s a power switch and a Bluetooth pairing button next to each other. It takes up to five and a half hours to fully recharge the Charge 4’s battery, so a bit of forward planning is required if you want maximum playing time.
There’s no Google Assist or Siri support on offer so if that’s something you need, the Charge 4 won’t be for you.Īt the front of the speaker, there is a row of five white LED lights to show how much power is left. The other omission is voice assistant compatibility. Unlike some other JBL speakers, the Charge 4 doesn’t function as a Bluetooth speakerphone, so if that’s important to you then you need to look elsewhere. If the party becomes exceptionally raucous then the speaker won’t even mind being submerged in the pool, as it really is waterproof.Īt the rear of the speaker there’s a waterproof rubber hatch that opens up to reveal a USB C port for charging the Charge 4’s battery, a USB A port for supplying power to a smartphone, and a 3.5mm stereo input so that analog sound sources, such as a digital music player, can be connected, if necessary. If you’re lucky enough to live in a climate where you can have your Christmas party next to a swimming pool, you’ll be glad to know that this speaker, with its durable fabric coat, is IPX7-rated waterproof so it’s not going to mind a few splashes of water or even a tropical downpour. It can also double as a smartphone charger so you can top up the power on your phone while playing music to the speaker.
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The JBL Charge 4 can play for up to 20 hours continuously on a full charge, which should be enough for even the most bacchanalian of revels. There is a hefty 30-Watts of power on offer here, all in a package that measures 22cm in length and about 9.5cm in across, with a frequency response ranging from 60Hz to 20kHz.
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The JBL Charge 4 is no exception and is probably the loudest battery-powered speaker I’ve heard that’s still portable enough to be popped in a rucksack. The Charge range of wireless speakers has been incredibly successful thanks to their clever tubular design, long battery life, and superbly fat bass. The JBL Charge 4 is the latest Charge model to come out of JBL’s laboratories.
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