Reviews for Big JAMBOX by Jawbone Wireless Speaker

The hardware is solid. Good sound in a small footprint.

Unfortunately, the product is unusable in many scenarios. Specifically, there is no way to disable the startup, shutdown, pairing, and un-pairing notification sounds on the Big Jambox. These loud tones are played any time the device powers up, powers down, or comes within range (or goes out of range) from one of its paired Bluetooth hosts. There is no way to disable these sounds, unlike on its smaller counterpart, the regular Jambox.

What's worse is that these notification sounds do not obey the current volume setting. So, even if the volume is set to low, these sounds play at full volume.

As a result, this device makes loud noises all the time. So, for example, if you ever thought of leaving this plugged in and using this as a speaker in a baby room, or in another part of your house, forget it. It will play the unpairing sound any time your iPhone or iPad goes out of range. And play the pairing sound the next time you are back in range.

12 of 16 people found this useful

Simply the best portable speaker solution on the market. I use the device every day and could not be happier with my purchase. Every bit worth the price.

1 of 2 people found this useful

High Quality. Bought this over the Bose Soundlink. The major selling point for me was the battery life. Still have its shortcomings that can be improved.

My suggestions to really enjoy the product:
1. Set the right personal expectation on performance. Though for it’s size, it puts out amazing sound, don’t expect this speaker to match a high end hi-fi system or you’ll be disappointed.
2. Use a good input source. It is said – garbage in, garbage out. Expect the speakers to pump out rich sounds but don’t expect it to compensate for low quality input.
3. Voices and vocals are very clear. But this drowns out the bass. On songs with a lot of bass, use your ipod’s EQ settings. I had to use treble reduction (not bass boost!) on some of my 'bass-heavy' songs. I wish I could even reduce the treble one more notch… sample of songs I’m talking about: Apologize from One Republic, Coming Home from P. Diddy; However, songs from Adele, Michael Buble, Savage garden sound great.

How the Big Jambox can improve: Create a better built-in music profile that can be downloaded. Bose’s ‘warm’ sound is my standard of excellence. The Big Jambox seems to have the hardware capable of making better sound but is not yet there. This for me could fulfill the product promise of ‘it gets better with time’.

11 of 11 people found this useful

Nice product, clean lines. The Bluetooth range is impressive, and like with any speaker, placement is key for optimal sound quality. The Big Jambox offers good sound with an impressive bottom end. There are grippy rubber feet on the unit to keep it from walking across the table at max volume. That's a nice feature, as the device is pretty light.

Set up was a snap. I can not comment on the battery, as it remains plugged into the wall for my application. I also leave it on at all times, and there is no annoying white noise or buzzing while it is not receiving a signal and I keep it at full volume. Response is immediate, and it does not clip between tracks.

A remote would be a nice addition as I tend to pump up the volume for certain songs, and when the phone rings, I find myself fumbling with the iPad, and that's not the best solution. I played with the speakerphone a bit, but choose not to use that feature. I have other products with sound settings similar to Live Audio. Nice gimick, I don't use those features as they require selective inputs, or you get garbage out.

Four stars because I just don't give five. I would recommend this product to a friend. I think the price is about $50 higher than necessary, but it's in line with similar products.

54 of 55 people found this useful

Two units so far and each one had a defective battery.
It seems to be a manufacturing problem.
Maximum charge is only 3/4.
Sound is OK for these tiny speakers.
The Bluetooth works well.

15 of 23 people found this useful

This little brick continues to impress! Has all the cool styling and quality that I had been looking for. This little brick pounds out some nice highs and lows. Has so many cool features and is a cinch to use. The quality is there, just wish it was a touch less expensive. (my only gripe)

74 of 74 people found this useful