Reviews for JAMBOX by Jawbone Wireless Speaker - Black

The Jambox is a great speaker for on the go with surprising sound quality for such a small device. My only complaint is the volume of the speaker is somewhat limited in my opinion but the sound quality makes up for that small gripe. The website is easy to navigate and the ability to change the settings and download new updates for the speaker makes me excited for the prospect of things to come.

4 of 6 people found this useful

For the size I am mystified how they get such quality out of a box this small. Chrystal clear sound and for watching movies it is great. It is small enough to take anywhere. My wife and I used it in the hospital so we could watch movies together on her Kindle. Wish it was less expensive though. A bit pricey though. Not a bad speaker phone either for group calls or handsfree calling at home

12 of 13 people found this useful

I recently received a Jambox and it works great. I have an iPad 2 and an older iPd touch (3rd Generation) and it pairs quickly and sounds great for a device of its size. I also use my android phone to many calls on speaker phone and i havent had any problems with it, it imagine it works the same way an an iPhone. one problem, it wont pair with my MacBook Pro. it isn't the new retina display model and i dont know if that makes a difference but it wont pair. all in all, great product.

4 of 5 people found this useful

Bought it thinking it would sound good. Tested with: 1)Gym Class Hero-Martryial Girl and 2)fighter. 3) Nicki Minaj-Roman Revenge and a bunch others.

The sound of the speaker is minimal. If you want a loud speaker, avoid this one . The sound is very muted. it sounds like if you were to put a blanket over your speaker. That is what the Jambox sounds like. That said the speaker can't handle bass very well. It is cracking at the loudest volume. The treble is set low so it's not very clear. Horrible quality. Will end up returning today.

I did buy the Beats Pills by Dr Dre. It sounds much clearer, much louder, and can handle the bass of the 3 songs mentioned above. I would have kept it, except that it doesn't support the iphone5. Seriously??? Husband called their support line and was told that we will have to mail it to them so that they can upgrade the firmware. Forget that. I'm not mailing anything. The Pill is going back to the store too.

Will try the Bose next...

10 of 20 people found this useful

Although I own and have owned the bigger (version of this product) happily for the last 6 months, I can say that it is and enjoyable product.
Give it a couple of minutes to connect via bluetooth for best results. The sound is phenomenal, powerful, full, rich etc. Do not hesitate on this product. But again, I'm reviewing and recommending the larger jambox---which has the same look entirely.

58 of 61 people found this useful

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.

70 of 72 people found this useful

For the price, it's certainly disappointing. My iPhone 4 bluetooth connection is stable, but the volume won't fill even a small room. From a Macbook Pro (Late 2008), the static, tiny gaps in sound, and pops make it of unacceptable quality. See their own forums and you'll see lots of complaints. I returned mine.

21 of 23 people found this useful

It has an amazing base to it for just a small little thing . But if you want to rock out to something or blast your music really loud . this is not the right speakers for you . i just got it tonight and its just to quiet for my type , yes its loud but i like to blast my music . But very good quality worth your money (:

31 of 32 people found this useful

Pros
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Battery life lasts for hours, of course it depends on the volume setting and type of sound being played.
Compact.
Reliable Bluetooth, rare among Bluetooth devices. It connects and stays connects while battery is strong enough.
Simple battery indicator.
Sound is descent. Not as tiny as I had expected. Not overly bassy.

Cons
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I use it to watch movies on my iPhone/iPad.
Unfortunately, much of the movies digitized on on the Internet, especially Netflix has not been done correctly. Meaning, some movies are fine, but most have audio problems. The sound is barely audible on a lot of movies, especially before digital audio recordings was popular.
Jambox lacks a hardware algorithm called sound normalization, which could solve this problem. It's cheap, uses little power and highhly effective. Small speakers could all use this.

Sound accuracy could be better. Especially in the higher frequency and voice range, which should be within the realm of possibility for speakers this size.

Rape/hiphop is not the cup of tea for many listeners so for me at least base is not important.

Speakerphone mic could be a whole lot better and have noise cancelation function for a device of this size especially.

Hisss from the speakers. Reminds me of the old analog days. Not a goood thing.

The sharp 90 degree corners will definately show wear and tear very quickly as well as be weak poonts if ever dropped.




Recommended uses.
Listening to music in cars.
Use on the bedside, when home theater systems are not welcomed by neighbors.

37 of 42 people found this useful