Reviews for JAMBOX by Jawbone Wireless Speaker - Black

This is my SECOND Jambox and only because the first one I bought essentially didn't work or if it did, only sporadically. The worst part was the hassle I had to go through to get it replaced. Yes, Jambox did finally send me a new one but said that I would have no guarantee on it, because I refused to pay for the postage to California (from BC) - - heck, why should I when I'd spent $200 on a 'Jambox guaranteed' device that didn't work?

The 2nd one, while better, still has issues: pop and hiss like our old LPs for crying out loud! Blue tooth failure? I don't know why this happens everyday several times a day in mid-stream. Then, the delay to get it to connect with its annoying blooping noise. The amount of TIME I spend on trying to reconnect is a total pain!

On the positive side, when it's working properly, in a small space, it can sound good (not loads of volume but certainly adequate for the size). Packing up is easy: you can throw it in a backpack or purse and off you go.

In the end I would not buy another Jambox: too expensive for the hassle.

I was delighed when I got the jambox out of the box and set it up: it's a beautiful design. I was also happy with the ease of set-up; anyone could do it. But then I turned on the music. I couldn't believe how horrible the sound was. It was so bad I thought I had it set up wrong and tried again. Same story. The sound is far worse than you would expect for a $20 speaker from Radio Shack. For $200 I expected a lot more.

Luckily I bought it at my local Apple store, so I returned it easily, quickly, and with no questions asked.

I received my Jambox a few weeks ago and for a couple of days it worked really well. I loved the sound quality (big bass for something so small) but then it wouldn't hold a charge. I'd plug it in for about 3 hours until it had a full charge and then start using it. After 1 hour and 17 mins, it was dead. Charged again and played again - same result, same time. After a few more tries I was still getting 1 hour and 17 mins so I returned it to the Apple Store. My replacement has just arrived and I am keeping my fingers crossed that this one works.

I was recently given a Jambox by a family member, who had also bought one for herself. Within two days of minimal use (sound quality is good except on lower-register) the mini-usb port in the unit was somehow jammed inward.

There was no irresponsible handling of the device or charger, and when I called customer service and finally got them to understand the scenario, she seemed unsurprised and offered immediate replacement by mail (backordered) or at any corp. AT&T that would happen to have it in stock. Return was easy since I had the original receipt, and didn't even have the accessories, but the problem with my new one is that now the stereo wire has already broken near the input jack. Now have to replace that. Typical Apple problem (e.g. headphones).

I picked up the jambox yesterday, straight out of the box it was dead. Plugging into usb or the wall outlet I was greeted to a super loud, long beep. Thought that was odd - couldn't find any information about it. After trying some different usb outlets, the beep stopped and began to charge. I let it charge for about an hour, then updated to the 2.1 firmware an I was ready to try it out.

LiveAudio sounded a little better than the standard mode, but it too quiet to really enjoy (using iTunes equalizer I could bump it up a bit, but thats only in iTunes). I mostly listen to electronic music, tracks with moderate bass. I found it clipped very easy, and sound quality was poor. This was over bluetooth on my iMac (yes, setup as bluetooth headphones), so I tried my iPhone - same results. Plugged directly in via the audio cable, again same thing. Having read tons of reviews praising the quality of it, I thought I might of had a dud.

Returned my first one, tried a 2nd unit. It was worse than my first. Now tracks that previously had mild distortion were clipping in a really unpleasant manner. Leading me to believe its just a poor quality product overall. Other nitpicky things: no way to mute UI sounds, UI sounds don't adjust to the volume level (as in when its low volume the up and down sounds should match accordingly).

I really wanted to enjoy it - It looks great, the way it pairs and its customizable features are nice, but in the end it's sound that matters, and this doesn't deliver. I have a feeling most people aren't as obsessed about sound quality as me. At $200 this isn't acceptable. $50-80 would be a better price point for the sound output of this device.

Hopefully Jambox 2, if a new one is created, solves these issues.

this product is overrated, it is not worth 213.00 its small yes, but its not very loud like the adds suggest. if i were at a party, and this was the speaker providing the music like the video showed, than it would b worth it. but its not i tested it out and its not all that great, plus its way over priced. next time make a product that is worth the money..i might as well buy a new iphone 4 for that cash. if this were louder than advertised, than its worth it, but in my opion no.

Bought this yesterday because my girlfriend bought one and it sounded amazing. After opening the box and using it for an hour, it asked me to plug it in to charge. No problem. After charging for 4 hours, almost twice as long as what is needed for a full charge, I paired it with my iPhone. 5 minutes later it asked me to charge it again. My girlfriend and I swapped AC adapters and cables. Charged it over night and it still wont last for over 5 minutes. I am sure I am a unique case, as this seems to be an error only specific to me, however, for $200 for a speaker I expect it to work.