Reviews for JAMBOX by Jawbone Wireless Speaker - Black

I like my Jambox overall. It has a pretty good sound overall and works as promised.

However, there are a few issues. One is that updating the software via the website is too difficult. It's odd to install software that needs to be open and then visit a website -- why not just have the software itself update the firmware?

A bigger issue is that pairing isn't as easy as it should be. When I bought this I thought it used AirPlay -- it does not -- only bluetooth (or a direct wire). The bluetooth drops quite frequently -- and then I have to do a complete bluetooth / power cycle. It's quite annoying to deal with this as often as it happens.

Also, the system sounds are a bit over the top. At first I thought it was kind of fun, but now I just think they are way too loud.

I'm still pretty happy with my purchase, but there are quite a few improvements they could make.

I want to love this product, but I just can't. It has wonderful potential because of all the bells and whistles it has built into it, but it fails short of it's primary goal as conference call box and wireless speaker. It fails as a conference all box because the mic SUUUUCKS and the speakers in general or just ok.

There are a lot of bells and whistles with this speaker. And it does exactly what I need. I wanted to enhance the sound using a portable speaker(s). Since most of what I use for is streaming sports, this works great. But for music - save your dollars.

Pros- Pairs easily, decent voice sound, portable.

Cons: PRICE, music sound,

If you are like me and just want something to boost the sound level from the iPad speaker, this unit is good. At $99 I would give 5 stars and highly recommend. at $199, there maybe better options out there (I did not find).

Well, I got this and it seemed pretty cool its extremely portable. Its great for carrying it around for a quick listen to a song.

Although unfortunately my Macbook (black late 2008), has better audio output than this thing. It sounds pretty solid at lower volumes when you start to bring up the volume on higher pitched notes it makes a ringing sound, as if someone was dropping alot of glass and metal on a concrete floor.

Sort of upset at that, and for 200 bucks, should of went for the Beats by Dre.

This is surely a cool item. Super-portable, wireless, and good range. Perhaps my expectations were too high, but the high end sound quality is certainly lacking, and the speaker phone is sub-par at best. I've tried the speaker phone a number of times with little success. When sitting 3 feet from the Jambox, all of the callers have said "I can't really hear you very well", and I have ended up switching to the handset. Certainly expected a bit more from Jawbone.

Though the bass from the speakers is somewhat astounding(it will literally move the Jambox), the higher end frequencies sound metallic and distorted....even at moderate volume.

Upside: Bluetooth range is great. Very portable and comes with well designed collapsable case. Easy sync with all of my devices...iPod, iPhone, iPad, and MacBook.

I got this on the Black Friday sale and paid $150 for it. I don't feel cheated perse, but disappointed. There are many speaker systems and headphones out there for the normal $200 price tag that I would invest in before the Jambox. I get the feeling that this is the first generation of a product that will see tremendous improvement in future generations. So I would wait.