so the choice likely comes down to personal preferences.

I decided against the Bose since it can’t pair with a second speaker for a stereo setup, is slightly older, doesn’t look as attractive (quite a dated look in fact) and the sound quality reviews do not put it above the other two.

Then I couldn’t decide between the UE and JBL, so purchased both. I compared them side-by-side for a week with the following observations:
1) Batteries on both last for a ridiculously long time. Yes, JBL lasts longer, but the 15 hour battery on UE is a week of regular use. What other electronics do you charge so rarely?

2) Both speakers are very loud. Assuming you’re not hosting an actual dance party, it would be surprising for either to run out of volume. JBL stays composed all the way to the max, maybe keep UE one notch above the very max on the bass-heavy songs.

3) UE has crisper high and mid frequencies, while JBL has a deeper, bigger bass. It took me a week to decide that this constitutes a tie for me, but most people would likely prefer the bigger bass of the JBL. Also, UE gives you the 360 sound, which is quite neat: you can put it in the middle of the room rather than against a wall. This could work as an effective sound multiplier since you reduce the distance to people if using it in a group.

I compared both to a single Sonos 1 speaker (much heavier and non-portable), and Sonos is significantly better across the entire frequency range than either UE or JBL. This is not to say that that UE or JBL produce low quality sound: they both sound surprisingly good for their size. My point is that we shouldn’t obsess with the sound quality comparison between the two because neither is close to being a reference sound device.

4) Size is important here. JBL is over 50% larger than the UE, which makes a huge difference. Please see the photos: the JBL is longer, wider and heavier than the UE. This was the main factor in declaring UE the winner by a good margin. The speakers are roughly tied before the size comes into play, and the UE is just a lot smaller. I am simply more likely to take it with me when travelling.

5) Other features. Both speakers are waterproof. Charge 3 will charge your phone, which is not exactly useless, but probably not a deciding feature. UE feels much sleeker design-wise, with fewer buttons and better symmetry.

To summarize: JBL Charge 3 is a great speaker, worthy of a 5 star rating. However, for my preferences, UE Boom 2 was the clear winner given its much more compact size and neater design due to them being close to tied in other areas, including sound quality.

我后来决定不买Bose那款，因为它不能与第二个扬声器搭配播放出立体声效果，款式也稍微老一些，看上去不那么有吸引力（实际上是相当过时的外观了），而且对于音质的评论并没有说它的音质在另一个之上。

然后我无法在UE和JBL之间做决定，所以都买了。我把它们并排放在一起用了一个星期，有以下观察结果：

1）两个的电池都持续了相当长的令人惊讶的一段时间。是的 ，JBL持续时间更长，但是UE的电池使用15小时也可以供你正常使用一周。其他还有什么电子产品你可以只充这么少的电呢？

2）两个音响声音都很大。假设你没有举办一个真正的舞蹈派对，那么它们的最大声音将会大得惊人。 JBL的声音一直保持在最大，也许UE保持在一个高于低音歌曲音量的最高的一个档次。

3）UE具有较高的中高频率，而JBL具有更重，更大的低音。我花了一个星期的时间才认同这对我来说是一个平衡点，但是大多数人可能更喜欢JBL的更大的低音。而且，UE给你360度的环绕声音，非常清晰：你可以把它放在房间的中间，而不是靠墙。这可以作为一个有效的声音倍增器，因为如果在一个组中使用它，可以减小与人的距离。

我比较了两个Sonos 1扬声器（非常重的和非便携式的），Sonos在整个频率范围内都比UE或JBL好得多。这并不是说UE或JBL会产生低质量的声音：它们的音量听起来都非常好。我的观点是，我们不应该对两者之间的声音质量进行比较，因为它们都不是同一个参考声音设备。

4）它们的尺寸很重要。 JBL比UE大50％以上，这就造成了很大的差异。请看照片：JBL比UE更长，更宽，更重。这是UE获胜的主要因素。在大小发挥作用之前，扬声器大致相当，而UE只是小得多。旅行时，我更可能会带着它。

5）其他功能。两个音箱都是防水的。第三种充电方式是用您的手机充电，这并不是完全无用的，但可能不是一个决定性的功能。 UE感觉设计更时尚，按钮更少，对称性更好。

总结一下：JBL Charge 3是一个很棒的演扬声器，值得一个5星的评价。然而，根据我的喜好，UE Boom 2凭借其更小的尺寸和更整洁的设计赢得了明显的胜利，更由于他们接近其他领域设备的设计，包括声音质量。

my music which is mostly Country,Rap,Rock and EDM. For what this speaker is its amazing as stated earlier and I have dropped this speaker multiple times on concrete and while outdoors. It's battery life on full blast will last roughly 2 hours. On medium with lots of bass you can expect 4-6 and with low volume you will see the 10 hours or so of battery life. I don't think many people will need to have this maxed out but some of us do. I compensated this by hooking up my speaker with a Jackery external battery bank.
TLDR:
Pros
Withstands brutal punishment
Loud
Doesn't "crackle" on high volume
Cons.
Battery life is on the weak side.

TLDR：

优点

很能经得起折腾

声音很大

高音量不会让人耳朵炸裂

缺点。

电池寿命是薄弱的一面。

eeds dedicated drivers for low/mid/high notes. Altering the sound via the app doesn't magnify anything, it only turns other sounds down. Example: turning up the bass does not make it louder or more powerful, it just dims the mids and highs - it ends up sounding muddy. High notes usually sound tinny no matter what, almost like cheap laptop speakers.

However, I could probably deal with the sound if not for one thing: the controls.

I don't know who started the trend of only putting a few buttons on Bluetooth speakers, but it needs to stop. No one is complaining about having buttons. To make matters worse, the "tap" controls on the Boom are TERRIBLE. Not only is it impossible to go to the previous song, but the speaker consistently fails to recognize taps. A single would be interpreted as a double or vice-versa, and the small delay between tapping and the speaker actually doing anything makes you wonder if it recognized the gestures.

Unfortunately the Photive speaker is built super cheaply and I've had it break twice. I can't fault the Boom 2 in that regard, it's definitely built like a tank.

但是，如果不是同一件事情的话，我可能会处理声音：控件。

我不知道是谁开启了在蓝牙音箱上只有几个按钮的趋势，但是现在需要停下来。没有人抱怨过有按钮。更糟的是，很好控制的的“轻拍”控制是可怕的。不仅有可能返回播放上一首歌，而且音响一贯不能很好的识别这个。按一次可能会被反应为按了两次或反之亦然，轻拍和扬声器实际上做的事情之间有小延迟，让你怀疑它是否能识别手势。

不幸的是，Photive音箱的价格非常便宜，而且我已经摔了两次了。在这方面，我不敢挑战Boom 2，Photive就像是按坦克一样来建造的。

more connection issues. I'll keep it because I NEED a Bluetooth speaker lol, but I will continue to buy JBLs from now on. The only reason for the switch is that I lost my JBL at JFK switching gates :(

ood at work. "I'll find out on monday" Other than that set up was super easy and I liked the custom EQ in the app.

and got them. Very happy.

ound, at that point I’d suggest Sonos or even Bose.