JBL Flip 6: The BEST Bluetooth Speaker?
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In this video, we review the new JBL Flip 6 portable speaker! We compare it with the previous model, the Flip 5, look at the design, sound quality, battery life and more to help you decide if this speaker is right for you.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:09 Design
04:18 Sound Test
08:32 Battery Life
09:02 Durability Test
11:59 Connectivity
12:39 PartyBoost
13:19 Verdict
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I have a flip 3, bought 4.5 years back and still going good :) love the new 6!
Same
I just ordered the flip 6 from amazon, i had a clip 4 and it was good for its size but i sold it to a needed person. I wanted something a little louder for my travels. I ride my bike a lot and need my tunes with me. Im also a DJ, so im always listening to my tunes on the go. I will be rocking the grey for the modern look i like. It will be a few days but i cant wait to rock out. I appreciate your review which helped with my decision. I have EQ in my music app and that is the sweet spot for all music on the go. Thank you much.
I love my Flip 6. The sounds great, light weight.
i have two flip 5 white and black color pretty satisfied by its usage and longevity of playing time
I have just unboxed my flip 6 and I love it already
We had a 1st gen Echo in our master bathroom for listening to music in the morning czcams.com/users/postUgkxABghAEkaIDGZfHRBH3D3rBrlraNmnC71 and while in the shower. I didn't realize how tinny and awful the sound output on the original Echo was until we replaced it with the Studio. It was a sonic upgrade far beyond what I was expecting. Just wow. I love it because it's like having speakers IN the shower. My friend likes it because the music is so loud that she can no longer hear me singing. So that's a win-win.
I have the JBL Flip 4 and decided not to purchase the Flip 5 but felt extremely excited that the Flip 6 could be my next upgrade! One key attribute the JBL Flip 4 has is its ability to produce sound not heard at levels from any other speaker its size! The pure clarity and depth were unmatched. Im pumped to hear the JBL Flip 6! I work with speakers for fun, fixing, installing and sometimes reselling them on the internet:
In my opinion, the anatomy of the JBL Flip 6 gives this speaker a reason to upgrade- single handedly! With the new driver working in combination with the single tweeter this speaker will offer a sound with true chest resonating bass and crisp highs, think of it like the Flip Version of the JBL Xtreme ahaha.
The one slight dilema when deciding to whether or not to upgrade from the JBL Flip 4 to the Flip 6 is the top factor: "How much louder is it?" We all know thats probably the first question we ask. If youre going to spend money for a small speaker, you would expect it to be louder right? Well I think JBL physically cant get much louder, speakers this size already do a good job getting loud and reproducing sound with ridiculous depth and clairty. From now on, Speaker upgrades will be made mostly internally and based on sound depth rather than loudness.
At the same time, wtf $129 is a definite kick in the nuts, and with lots of people owning Flip 4's they arent worth much on the internet for resale. Depening on your outlook, you may be having a difficult time making a decision whether or not to upgrade.
The reason I will be preordering this speaker comes down to these two resons:
1. It is the future for all JBL Speakers.
2. Its better than the JBL Flip 4 is just about every aspect anyways.
I just graduated college and I cannot explain how freaking awesome it was to hangout and party with people that also had the same speaker as I do. Pairing up speakers with your friends is honeslty a life changing feeling, basically sex for anyone wondering! With everything moving from Connect+ to Partyboost it is reassuring to know that his speaker will be extremely versatile and will have you connecting with all JBL speakers for years to come. Also, just think about it, better bluetooth, better battery, fully waterproof, and it looks sexy! Its like buying the new iPhone after selling the same model of phone for four years!
I cannot wait to hear this bad boy in person and move into the newschool JBL gang!
I hope this helps you find some transparency with my decision making and aid in making yours!
-Thomalama
Great breakdown
I respect your passion
Loving my JBL Flip 6! Second day with it
Also, upgrading from the Flip 4
How on earth did You manage to turn an absolute deal breaker and greedy money move - JBL artificially moving from connect+ to partyboost to make everyone have to upgrade - into something positive??
Sorry, but that makes your review sound like a fanboy note and nothing serious. I appreciate the time you took to write it tho.
Bro it def seems like JBL themselves wrote this comment. It aint that serious my guy
How much were you paid for this lengthy cheer?
I have a flip5 and a charge 5 , I would recommend them both because they sound awesome and you can partyboost them together. I would buy a charge 5 for only like 15 dollars more than a flip6 , the charge is louder has more bass and a bigger battery
I just bought one... incredible sound for such a compact device!
Great review. Well explained. Thanks.
Love watching you, Louie!❤
Thanks for the review man I am going to buy this one and came to have a watch reviews
Beautiful review ❤️
This is one of the best speakers on the market.
I own a JBL GO 2 and just bought the flip 6. I was already pretty impressed with the sound of GO 2 given it's size so I'm definitely looking forward to hearing the flip 6!
❤
Hello guys, thanks for the great review. I am deciding between the Bose SoundLink mini 2 SE, Bose SoundLink Flex, or JBL Flip 6. Wich one would you recommend? Thanks from Hamburg Germany
I got Flip 6 for $98 after tax on sales this past week. It makes me realize that I have never listened to music properly before...
just ordered it.tomorrow it’s arriving.can’t wait✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
What is your expirience with flip 6, I want to buy it but idk should I do it?
EQ availability is nice. I like the larger sound of the Charge 5 and can guess JBL will implement EQ in a Charge 6. I'm waiting.
This speaker it's same to the flip 3 design am impressed small but powerful bold sound!
Can this speaker be connected via cable with a TV for example, or is bluetooth only way of connecting it?
I just got the jbl flip 6 but it’s coming from Amazon so I have to try it out and see how it work’s already 🎉
Great video and content. Thank you!
so is charge 4 better or flip 6 since they have the same pricing
Lol I got this from Walmart and they weren’t aware of the fact that it was the 6 and kept the same price tag as the flip 5 so I got a 30 dollar discount 😁
I've the JBL Xtreme and while it was 'boomy' (aggressive bass) when I first got it it settled in after many hours of play. I'm interested in your comments as to whether you've noticed this with Bluetooth speakers. I know audiophiles talk about it being true for high-end speakers.
I really love the sound of this speaker. With EQ adjustments it sounds much better than the Charge 5 or Marshall Emberton. I was shocked how bad the Charge sounds at lower volumes compared to the flip! Would love to see it in action against the Bose Flex (no reviews available at the moment)
Thanks for the feedback, we are hoping to do a Vs against the Bose Flex in the future.
Bruh what you saying, you can get the charge 5 for the same price as the flip 6 during the sales period and get something you can impress friends and a nice feel indoors
@@ofofononoiwa9397 Hey Bruh, did you compare both of them on your own? I didn‘t expect but the flip has better sound at lower volumes, due to the Equalizer settings. Of course the charge is a bit louder and has the powerbank feature, but is twice as big. I‘m sure that the Charge 6 will be great or maybe Charge 5, if JBL adds eq settings.
I bought both speakers for the same price (flip 6 and charge 5), now i‘ll sell the bigger brother.
With what EQ app?
@@worldtrippincouple1991 EQ will be coming to the charge 5 soon. They just lunch it with their latest product which is the flip 6. The flip 6 sounds better in lower volume cuz it’s tune that way just like the charge 5 sounds better in loud volume. Yes like I also said getting both for the same price is just validating what I said earlier
What is your opinion regarding sound quality between Flip 6 and Denon new envaya?
I own both flip 5 and flip 6 both are great speakers
I had the flip 5 starting out since I kept it in such good shape while I owned it, I sold it to a friend for I think $100 and at the time it was selling for $149 and I went ahead and got the flip 6 and I'm extremely happy with it I'm also glad that my friend will let me use the flip five whenever I want, even though I have the six and I love it I know everyone's entitled to their own opinion, but I love the flip 6 and I think it was worth every US dollar that I spent on it TBH
Sweet man
I started with charge 4, got the charge 5 in 2021 and just bought cyber monday flip 6, to connect with my charge 5.
I mean he can’t say no was urs in the beginning
Great review!!! Thanks
What about the effect for watching movies?
Can you please compare Flip 6 with Tribit stormbox which one has more bass effect for watching movies?
I have a flip6 recently bought it...kick ass sound....lv the kick-ass bass ...I recommend it....
Just ordered the Flip 6 and it's coming Wednesday! I can't wait to use it 😁
Got it already?
@@ricardoandrade1983 yes
@@ethansteiner how does it sound bro
@@user-lw8ej6id5y It sounds awesome!
How's the flip 6? I read a lot of reviews about the speaker died after 2 to 4 months. The speaker won't turn on or charged.
I honestly enjoyed this review most detailed real world review so far I just wish the real world battery life was tested. And another thing I found by surprise is durability test no one really does that anymore JBL should go back to using harder rubber and plastic "Looks mean nothing if it can't take damage"
Thank you
That is what I wanted to see
Thank you
Love my flip 5!
So because it has no microphone, if I am playing music on my phone through the speaker, and somebody rings my phone, will I know if a call is coming through if I'm not looking at my phone? Thanks!
Had no idea there was an app for the grey flip 6 thanks so much!!
i use 2 jbl fip 5s as my studio monitors, the tweeters is so hype, but i hope now for a charge 6 that goes full stereo 2 speakers aand a middle tweeter maybe or 2 outer tweeters, the charge always was known as midrangey and this has to be the era where the really make the charge the absolute goat, 2 speakers 2 tweeters that needs to be the charge, and itd be the best studio monitor speaker
Best speaker I got for my money, got it for $75 new, absolutely love it, would recommend
Still maintaining my Tribit Maxsound Plus
Excelente vídeo 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I’m tempted and ordered one
Worth every penny. Buy it!
Can you please review the bang & olufsen beosound explore. Seems like a very well built speaker but just not sure on the sound quality
amazing review
I won a flip 6 in a raffle at work. Sounds great!
Wanted to check out the new flip 6 since I been using the flip 4 for quite a while was hoping they would have brought back the aux cable option or the built in microphone but sadly not. I'm not such a big fan of the large jbl logo on the new one either. Still this is a great review and basically showed everything I was curious about!
Dude is your flip 4's battery also draining quick af after a while?
@@rayankhalil2495 mine is!
Hi. How can i connect karaoke microphone to my jbl flip 6 is there any options please let me know. Thank
Can you compare it with Huawei Sound Joy, Bluetooth 5.2, Onehop Sharing, Devialet sound tuning, 8800 mAh, USB C, Spruce Green ?
Those were some good songs for the test 😁
I’m going to buy it!
So I’m opening up a small meditation studio/20 people and I asked a couple other electronic/speaker influencers on here and they said to buy 4 JBL Flip 6’s for best surround sound.. 🤔 I would greatly I appreciate your advice and feedback on which speakers would be the best for this! 🙏💕 Thank you!!!
Need to upgrade from my flip 4
Can we connect the app to a go 2?
I have a fire tv. When i try to connect to tv audio, the flip 6 works on amazoin and nexflix, but wont transfer when the over the air channels are used.
Got the Flip 6 for a month now.
I can say that compared to the Marshall Emberton the sound is way better. I was a big fan of the Bose Soundlink Mini 1, which IMO has the best sound period. People say there's too much bass but I disagree. Anyway, the Flip 6 used as a single speaker could match my Bose (although I had to get used to less bass or rather used the JBL app's equalizer to turn up the bass). What really convinced me, though, was using two JBL Flip 6 in PartyBoost Stereo Mode. Best sound experience from a small bluetooth speaker ever!
BUT (!) why the F**k is it not possible to pair two JBL Flip 6 in PartyBoost Mode when connected to a laptop ??? What the f**k!?
I was looking forward to watch netflix in Stereo Mode but only now that I got two Flip 6 I realized that PartyBoost only works when connected to a smartphone.
Good job on f*ck*ng up a really cool speaker and make it kinda shit, JBL, congrats.
You'll to wait for a hardware update for sure
@@AbderrahimLahrach Guess you mean a software update.
For sure hope that JBL will fix this issue, but I doubt it.
Why not connect to the laptop with Bluetooth?
hey! was it fixed?
Bro can use a aux cord 💀💀💀💀
It can connect to jbl flip 5?
Does it pair with the JBL BOOMBOX 2?
i was gonna get a charge 4 since i have $25 and grtting $100 from my dad on christmas, prob gonna earn more or get more on christmas and i like bass more and i have a ton of speakers which means if i ever break my speaker accidentally i can solder my otger speakers
Speaker is great, better then flip 5
I'm in the process of choosing between The UE Megaboom and the JBL Flip. The lack of omnidirectional sound and the ability to suspend the Charge from objects was a deal breaker. My end use is to have two playing in Party mode at a campground of roughly one hundred feet. They will either be suspended by tree branches or Shepherds hooks. Coverage of the space is critical and I end up getting a third speaker to really surround the encampment. Currently I've been using the original Wonder-boom and they fall short on loudness and Bluetooth range. The Wonderbooms literally cut out when someone crosses their path. I also hypothesize that there is a lot of radio interference when we are camped at public events. I hope the newer Bluetooth standard will help mitigate these issues.
I have a co worker that uses one of those UE speakers and it does pretty well and I can easily here it across the shop. His doesn’t cut out unless he walks outside with his phone but any Bluetooth speaker will do that once a wall gets between them or you get out of range.
Flip 6 vs Sonos Roam. Let’s go!
We hear you! Coming soon :-)
💎Flip 6 💎
Sonos Roam is not even in the same league as the flip 5. It's no comparison and the flip is much cheaper. Buy the JBL
Encouraged by your comment. I was impressed by a friend's Roam, but then i saw the price & ordered a Flip 6 instead. Waiting for arrival & based on your comment, guessing I'll be impressed. Thanks.
Is the app available for windows 11 PC?
I live in an apartment and even with the volume on 2 it was too bassey... the app didnt really turn much up or down as the sub bass is just there all the time.. I found the sound a little muffled but it is amazing also if you dont care so much abour details..., especially if you were using it louder or outside..... but as I said, I am returning it for a less bassey one because my neighbours will hear this one :) and I wont be able to use it without stressing about that
Bass too much, do you live in a refrigerator. It's a tiny speaker
I would not rate the JBL Charge, Flip, or Extreme models standing vertically, due to the end mounted bass ports.
The minimum volume is still too high and if i go further down it just drops to zero. Feels like it goes from 10% of volume to 0% in just one click. How can i solve this and get more intermediate controls, like 5% or 2 % volume? Thank you
Had this problem with the flip 4 and just got the flip 6. What's with that damn hissing sound can it be turned off?
Thanks Jimmy
Can I use the EQ app on Dell Laptop?
Love my flip 6 battery life is amaising i plahed it over 20 hours😊
Found a Flip 5 that just needed the charge port changed.... long story short I tried doing it myself but didn't work lol.... So been wanting one of these every since one had a altec lansing one much smaller and that lil thing sounded really good hate I sold it... but yeah just ordered one of these today that I plan to use mostly at work when I'm Painting Rooms etc as I like wearing headphones but have a hard time hearing of they call me on the radio so this will be perfect cause I watch lots of videos and movies vs music with the speaker 🔊 will make watching movies while
Painting a room much better and perfect for music in my apartment... depending how much I like it I'll definitely get the Charge 5 or Xtreme3 next
I am waiting for the boombox 3 and maybe even the Extreme 4...
Unfortunately this review didn't answer either of my questions. Can you connect two into a stereo pair? Do you have to turn them on at the unit before they will work or does connecting from your device turn them on?
A -> JBL flip 6 + JBL flip6 for party boost mode 😊 two separate ones of the same version, they both are able to connect for that mode. :) I have not gotten mine yet, but I bought the JBL flip6 because of that new feature 🥰 can’t wait to get my second one if the first is not loud enough for my liking 🤣 but doesn’t everyone love a party sound?
i need a detail connection of party boost using up to 4 jbl speakers to connect stereo
I am so tempted to buy the Flip 6, but still waiting for to be release in the Philippines. Though does the circumference fit well in a water bottle holder? I will be using that speakers on my bicycle
Yes it fits on the bike perfectly
How does it sound when connected with TV?
Flip 6 or Charge Essential 2, what to buy?
I'm confused Between JBL Flip 6 and charge 5 ! Can you suggest, budget is not the issue, which one is the best ?
Thanks for watching and great question! We actually have a comparison of the Flip 6 and Charge 5 coming out very soon. In the meantime however, if you have the budget for either and are happy with the bulkier design of the Charge 5 then this would be my recommendation! We have been really happy with the Flip 6 but as the Charge 5 is a bigger and more powerful speaker, it offers a superior sound performance plus has a better battery life! Hope that helps :)
@@smarthomesounds Thankyou for your time and response, yes it helped for deciding me between flip 6 and charge 5, I'll be waiting for the comparison video of yours.
Appreciated your work
Good luck, all the best.
God bless you with all the happiness and success 🙏👍
It has the perfect Size for a Outdoor BT Speaker.
Great video
Does any other speaker on the market this size sound better?
I just bought the flip6 and it’s my first jbl product ever. Love the sound and the volume but the battery drowns too quickly for me. I will listen at a lower volume in general but I love it.
Thanks for sharing
how long does the battery last
@@HarshSingh-bi3zv if I listen at a lower volume, below 50%, 10 to 30%, watching youtube videos (not music, but vlogs or voice stuff) it lasts a week or even more. But if I listen to loud music at over 50%, like between 80 and 100%, it lasts for about 5 hours. Nowhere near 12 hours but that is probably meant for a 50 to 60% volume. All in all not at all a bad experience as the sound is really amazing for me but definitely not meant for an all night party if there is not a socket around.
Can you play your phone through the USB-C cable? Put it in another way, does it have DAC? Great review!
Bluetooth is digital, sound is analog, so every Bluetooth speaker has DAC?
@@TamasVarga-VatartPhoto no
How do you get it
I'm still using the flip 3... but the battery don't last long anymore... so, should i up grade to flip 5 or flip 6? Flip 5 is much cheaper now cause of the flip 6 on the market... which is the best between this two?
Go for flip 6.. design and audio quality much better
@@jwhaley26 already bought the Charge 5 bro... abit heavy.. but love the bass and sound much louder... 🙂
How much the price?
How app is that can the flip 5 get the app
the charge 5 works with the app i have used it since i got it
Does anyone know if this has a next track / previous track physical button?
Would be awesome in the shower or at a party when you can’t be bothered reaching for your phone.
Thanks!
Double press pause to go forward. Triple press to go to the beginning of the song then triple press again to go to the previous song
@@TR4SHPAND4 Awesome, thanks for that... very useful info!! Cheers
So the flip 6 can partyboost with flip 5
Just got one of these at a pawn shop for $65.00 in original box with original charger in like New condition !
When will jbl launch flip 7 any idea???
Is the flip 6 speaker sound good
What's the app called for flip 6
How long does it take to charge the flip 6 from zero battery to full charge? Anyone have experience with it ?
Its says from an hour & a half to 2 hours an a half
Can the flip 6 and the charge 5 be paired with party boost?
Yes, but I think not for stereo..
I bought the flip 6 played one bass song and now it rattles the bass and clearness of it is good but it’s not worth your money when you could get something like a sound core rave bro for cheaper and more
I recently bought this speaker. Looks nice. Sounds good. But no 3,5mm contact. WHY WHY WHY NOT???
Even Clip3 has it. Taking in consider the risk with bluetooth, connecting the speaker with cable to the smartphone is very appreciated when you are within range of other unknown people.