My brother gave me his XB33 a few days ago and he'd only had it for about a couple of months. I was blown away by the sound quality. No wonder lots of people love it.
Thanks for the video! This really helped me make my decision! I need something with a bit of a warmer sound so I'm gonna go with the xb33. Sounded really bomb in the store. I'm using mine to replace my car stereo for a time being since my 2014 corollas stereo died.
Dope vid but you forgot to mention that the sony speaker got a live sound mode which is pretty fckin dope brings out all the instrumentation in songs you legit hear sounds in songs that you normally never hear when they playin in standard mode💯💯
I owned a Sony XB33 and my sister has JBL Charge 5...as I've observed, the JBL has sound brighter while my Sony sound more bass-kicked and less vocal. But unfortunately, JBL sounds monophonic while Sony has stereo and I can hear its left and right channel separation especially when I set the Sony music player app to Studio effect. And through the EQ preset I have, it sounds perfect.
@@HermitKE 21 hours lights off and stamina mode on, around 14 hours bass mode on and lights off,and with live mode you get 7-9 hours maybe again lights off,note that these numbers are for 50% volume,as you get it higher the hours will drop of course but if you get a power bank you're golden.
@@alexz1189 I've got a Sony xb12 and I'm looking to upgrade in the near future. I appreciate your feedback to my responses thus far. I'm thinking I'll end up going with the JBL when the time comes as the sound seems comparable but the battery isn't and that's a large metric for me. Nonetheless, thank you for your help
@@subradiant_music No the Extra Treble comes from a separate tweeter in the JBL. But it also got a speaker for Mids and two radiators for Bass. That's why you're not lacking of Mids and bass. ;)
@@Ju5t4fun_25 This is a terrible way of explaining things. Do you think that speakers that lacks bass and mids just have tweeters in them ? Of course not ! Charge 5 is nicely tuned, end of story. By the way tweeters doesn't always mean better highs. If the tuning or the crossover are wrong, speakers without tweeters but that are tuned correctly will sound better. It's always about the tuning in reality.
@@ThibautMahringer No i explained, why the extra highs doesn't effect the mids and bass of the speaker. Because theyre from a separated driver. While mids and bass coming from another speaker. Sure speakers without tweeters can sound really good. But its always better to have more drivers because it means less distortion and a cleaner sound in general. That's why JBL decided to add this high frequency speaker.
i think you’re right, the weave isn’t so much loose as it is open. The aperture on the weave is large and is layered over a mesh, to give it more rigidity
I use power amp 10 band EQ When I set 32Hz +9.0 62hz -2.5 120hz -7.5 Xb33 bass is just ear ringing And mid and high are still maintain clearly I can't stop loving it
How come no mention of the "Priority on sound quality" mode that the Sony XB33 has! It playbacks using the higher quality AAC and LDAC codecs with compatible devices that support them. The XB33 is better than Charge 5 with my iPad Pro and the audio sync (latency) is absolutely superb! Charge 5 seems not as perfect in my opinion, may be cos it only uses SBC. If you watch videos I would definitely go for the Sony. Have to press the Vol + button and then the bluetooth button to flip from the normal SBS codec to the higher quality one. 3 blinks indicates regular and 2 blinks indicates the better sound mode. It does get a bit louder and clearer with my iPad Pro and I am happy. I think for Apple iOS the Sony is better as most Apple devices will automatically support the AAC codec. Whereas most Androids will support LDAC which is supported by Sony XB33 too! For Android, have to go to the Developer section in Settings and choose a different bluetooth codec. Please share experiences as this has made a difference for me. It is hard to find reasonably priced bluetooth speakers that support AAC and LDAC - Sony XB 33 seems rare in that respect and is a winner in my book!
I prefer Sony over JBL in terms of sound quality.. when JBL plays with 100% volume, it become hash no bass only lower bass which cannot handle hash ness around 6-7khz..
I like them both different sounds but love the mid sized speakers both company’s did a great job I love the lights on the Sony. For my pool class one charge 5 does it xb33 I use 2 in stereo awesome performance plenty loud. Great video as usual thanks.
I made a huge mistake getting the jbl charge 4 over the 33. I have the 43 and I loved it but I got the 4 because it was a tad cheaper and well that was for a reason the charge gets loud and treble but it sucks badly with clarity and bass
You hearing it with the right speakers? Lmao the jbl sounds awful compared. The sony sounds full and full of life where the jbl sounds tinny. I have them both and I was really sadden by the jbl and they lowered the bass. It gets decently loud but it's very forward with no separation in the instruments
you can get usb audio through the charge 5 in demo mode the problem is its for stores so none of the buttons at the top work (no party boost) and it charges the speakers while its plugged in However jbl can push firmware updates to the device and if the usb c on the charge 5 is a smart in/out usb c they should be able to push a firmware update with a toggle for audio over usb this would also allow you to use a usb c to 3.5 mm adapter where as it sits right now in demo mode the port needs to detect power from another device to wake up where instead they should be able to code it where when you toggle on the usb audio the port wakes up an listens for any incoming audio.
In truth apart from all features the only thing I care about it whether the speaker can switch devices without having to unpair and pair them every time... It gets really annoying doing this...
@@raysanders2224 it is a good option? I understand that it sounds good, but it still has a micro usb port, which makes think it's old and the new model could be about to be announced. So idk 😐
might have missed the xb33 STEREO pairing feature part of the review or im not aware of a jbl one that everyone else is but that seems like a huge missing feature from this review to me if it is missing. and if sound quality is an issue NOT combining left and right audio together, as with stereo pairing, into every separate speaker connected is a plus for me.. need two of them to take advantage of the stereo feature. the xb does have party pairing button as well as stereo pairing for one other sony speaker. too bad every individual speaker doesnt just have a left right or mid/both channels option for a bunch of speakers in stereo/surround sound.. or woofer for one big xb44. highlighting the indicator options like shutting off extra bass and lights was helpful
When he does a sound test, close your eyes, or just dont look at your phone, you can tell when the jbl is playing, it just sounds 100x more crisp and clean, bass is more of a punch too
I had the Charge 5 and both the appearance of the speaker and the sound quality is amazing, but I felt that it loses a lot of bass when the volume is turned up to more than 60%, and being mono I decided to sell it and buy the XB33, I'm going to try it and see if it convinces me more.
@@ferhatmur9710 Charge 5, louder than the XB33 and more clear sound. What I like about the XB33 is the Live mode because you can hear the stereo a lot better. The materials of the speaker is better on the Charge 5 too.
I presume that for this price point they output stereo sound on their own or do you need to pair them by two's for stereo fx? Jbl sounds more open by the way..more defined sound
The Sony XB33 produces stereo audio by itself because of its dual transducers whilst the JBL Charge 5 only produces mono audio. Personally I find stereo audio has more clarity over mono but with these sized speakers a lot of people do not notice a difference.
Both speakers don't put out stereo, you have to pair a second speaker to get stereo audio. Yeah, it's insane that a tiny mono speakers costs that much these days. These companies make a hell of a lot of money from these speakers that are certainly very cheap to build.
I bought an XB33 about a year ago. Overall it's a very refined speaker. The tech is pretty current, so it will age well. I wish it were more powerful. And an illuminated control panel would be helpful. Aside from that, I'm happy with it.
Can I charge the JBL and blast music at same time? I cannot on the flip 5 it dies and turns off. I can on the XB-33. That would be a deciding factor for me on who the winner is.
If you use a phone charging brick (which essentially fast charges the battery) you can do this, otherwise it will die with volume turned to max. The battery isn't designed for fast charging tho so I'd use it sparingly
Well there you go ladies and gentlemen the deal breaker for me is is the audio jack to be able to hardwire I don't care how good the speakers sound which one is better than which hard wiring is very important especially for battery life
So, I used to have some Sony speakers, sold them, got a boombox, got rid of it, and now I bought a charge 5. How do I carry it around while listening to it? Is there a good sling case or something?
I would really like everyone's opinion. I recently bought the JBL charge 5. I've had the three for a while and loved the sound profile, it has just been cutting out before dead battery. When I brought the charge 5 with me to the beach any acoustic or Rock even the voices started sounding very tinny. Has anyone else experienced this?
Thx for the Video, I would ve liked some comment about the sound of voices, I got the xb33 like last years spring at a good price, but I had been disappointed about the voices, regardless of the song I listenend to, all the voices sounded muffled, as if they sang through a thick pillow, it was extremely noticable to me, so didn’t like using it any more. I still kept the Sony, I had almost the same with the charge 4, now I got a big discount on the charge 5 and damn! What a difference. vocals sound soooo much better now. I’ll sell xb33 and definitely keep the JBL, they had cost me almost the same. I’m interested to what Sony changes the next gen.
At 3:28 the xb33 battery size is 2700 mah which to get thoses numbers is actually really good and which means it have better amp effiency vs the jbl as it has a 6,500 mah battery
I'm not impressed with the jbl charge 5. It's ok but I was expecting to feel the music way more. I bought it for my personal gym because I don't want to turn my ear buds all the way up. Any recommendations?
I’ve had the xb33 for two years and I got tired dragging it around the house so I decided I wanted another one for downstairs. I love the Sony but it’s now a €100 more now then what I got it for two yrs ago. So I bought the charge 5 this week. I connected this to my phone and it blew me away. The sony is no match to the JBL. I just turned the mids down by one in equaliser. The sony I had to change everything and it’s still now as clear. The bass is fantastic on both. But the JBL produces more sound. It’s a matter of taste. If you prefer a warmer sound, the Sony would be better. But I prefer a more realistic sound which is why I prefer the JBL. It actually amazed me straight from the box. I just hope the battery is as good as the Sony’s because I’ve heard ppl complain about it and the Sony’s lasts forever
How do know the XB33 is 30watts? Sony refused to publish the wattage b/c they know it's lower than its competitors. This explains why the Sony sounds too low and muted.
Not really man, actually sony somehow sounds better than the jbl charge 4-5, with live mode on it just wipes the floor with them, i got the chance to try all 3 of them and i ended up buying the sony.
Wipes the floor? I disagree. I've owned the sony for awhile now. Got it to replace my charge 3. Which sounds better than the sony. And now that the charge 5 has seperate tweeter it sounds way better than the sony. It also sounds louder which is my complaint about the sony. The sony does have an EQ adjustment but the jbl still has a 'wider' sound and louder.
Lo sony suenan muy bien!! 👍 pero algo que me gusto de Jbl son los bajos profundos, mientras que los de sony son mas secos a mi parecer.excelente video amigo😉
I went from 1 XB40 to 2 XB33s and I'm in two minds as to whether I like them. The party mode is alright but it stops the speakers from working in stereo. I thought 2 of the speakers working in tandem would allow for more volume but I'm guessing stupid E.U. rules put that idea in the bin because having 2 speakers connected at the same time makes no difference to volume. I'm considering sending these speakers back and buying the bigger brother to the XB33s.
That's because you don't know what you're doing I had boat 33 s43 and each speaker is at the same time as one so you do double the sound some know what you doing before you speak
Let's say a speaker outputs 90dB at 20watts at 1 meter. In perfect conditions if you double the power of that speaker, basically it would output 93dB. So as stated above, double the volume is not what you may assume.
What mic used for speaker test recording? What room? (its have acoustic treatment? ). Current record show equaly bad sound represention, both speaker have non-linear frequency reponse and tembral coloring, bad resolution just do it different ways. As i remeber sound of jbl IRL its play much better then on this record. (im listening it on good studio DAC and speakers) Maybe good idea time by time play original sound for comparsion but its have sens only if you record stuff good enough. For now its sound like you recorded on internal camera mic or external chip lawayer.
@@rodiz830 Just got my Charge 5 back from service with a new battery replacement. Let's see how it goes... Anyway, I already lost confidence in JBL and most probably I will sell it and return to Sony which proved to be reliable for long-term usage. Charge 5 is the first and last speaker for me. I still have s Sony XB2 from 2016 which still works perfectly and holds up very well. PS: I also wanted to mention that my Charge 5 was only 2 months old... so the battery problems that I read on the internet turned out to be true... I also owned 3 pairs of JBL headphones (Live460, Live 660 and Tour One) and return them all because they had a lot of quirks and bugs and gave me the impression of a beta/unfinished product.
Focusing: * JBL..hip hop, trap, d&B, reggae, trance, rave. * Sony...electronic, lift-up, progressive, trip hop, downtempo, blues, rock, pop-rock, deep house, so long Test Chris Rea and you will love Sony Test Skrillex and you will love JBL. That's why people fights in opinions. ...
Here’s my take… I compared the XB33 that I had to the charge 4 and hands down the Sony beat the charge 4 by a lot… charge 4 sounded muddy and I just couldn’t do it, xb33 had way cleaner sound with decent bass. Idk how better is the charge 5 compared to the charge 4 and I keep hearing nothing but good things from it. The only thing was that the XB33 doesn’t get that loud in my opinion, but sound quality was really good. Again… sound can be subjective so everyone needs to hear this on their own to make a final decision.
I would be surprised if he did because it's not a fair matchup. The pulse 4 is kinda just for show. It has a short battery life and not much to show for the sound and volume
XB33 is the best the BASS Bluetooth speaker It’s amazing very strong the XB33 got 2 Subwoofers that’s BASS OUT Plus the radiators the XB33 2021 the best and cool asf Bass Bluetooth speaker love the 2 Subwoofers Inside of the XB33
@@simefestin got to a tech box store. If not i can tell you from hearing both that they both sound amazing. Only listening to both back to back will you hear a difference. Otherwise if you go with either, you won’t be longing to own the other one. They both fill a medium room with rich sound.
I tried both in the store and choosed jbl. More louder, better bass. I believe maybe better quality and higher chance of meeting someone with the jbl to connect at a party. I love it.
Open sound by JBL do not means automatically better. I find that the Sony has better overall sound, Sony bass are deeper. Another important thing that many youtubers miss in speaker comparison, is the sound quality in low volume, like in morning time during a breakfast or a romantic dinner or as a background speaker. I'm sure both will excel but Sony maybe better at lower volume because that JBL 10w twitter will take over all the high frequencies vocals and twits, I mean the sound on JBL will be just nosier. Let me know if you have both speaker which is better in low volume around 10 to 20%.
My flip 5 is too powerful than my new xb 33. Sounds no camparison both items jbl has too powerful sony has a good quality of sounds but li'l bit disappointed the volume of xb33 just a minimum in flip 5. Ilove flip 5 compared to xb33. now i plan to buy jbl charge 5 and I'm so excited
charge 5 for sure, i usually use mine for listening to videos on my ipad or playing music in the yard to play with the dog and its good for both indoor and outdoor use. outdoor about 80 to 90% if your far away and indoors around 30 to 50% depending on how well the audio is in videos. if the audio is compressed and low quality in videos making it very low volume then you need it on like 70% but for me i mostly use it indoors can use it for 3 days straight before the light starts blinking red so its good in sound and battery. is not fancy with lights but you cant have it all its why i also got the pulse 5.
@@nicandrews1370 sound is really nice on the xb33, i was in a store comparing charge 4 with charge 5 to see wich one to get,then i stumbled upon xb33 and i was shocked, i don't know how this guy got the charge 5 to sound louder than the xb33 but on my tests in the store the xb33 just blew the jbls out of the water, bought it hands down and i don't regret it, but i am not going to believe the hype around jbl speakers anymore, ppl are just overreacting to them. P.S The Sony has a live mode which when activated changes the loudness and the overrall sound stage tremendously, it's the best mode of it(stamina/extra bass/live) and with the app you can actually tweak the mids/lows/highs and this gives you another point up over the jbl.Not to say the price of xb33>120 euro while jbl charge 5 is close to 200 euro in my country,even the charge 4 was more than the xb33.Get what is cheaper for you but i can say for sure you won't be dissapointed in xb33 like i was with the jbls.
@@alexz1189 sony has no chance against the charge 5. Dunno what were you comparing, maybe a fake one. But i know that for this size and price, nothing beats the charge 5.. sony is all gimmicks. Nfc, some useless live sound button. The xb43 is bad as well, loses to the charge 5 in quality. So dont even put the xb33 in this comparison
@@YoungCarWiz lmao, u don't get the point i gues, its not even a fair match. The sony xb43 vs jbl extreme 2 or sony xb43 vs charge 5 would both be fair BECAUSE OF PRICE, But now you have a 139 eur speaker (sony xb43) vs a 300 eur speaker (jbl extreme 3)
You’re just sounding stupid by that statement. Sony XB43 can be compared to JBL Xtreme 3 because of the specs as they both have 2 speakers, 2 tweeters and 2 passive radiators so thats a fair comparison whereas, JBL charge 5 and Sony XB33 have almost similar specs excluding the tweeter on charge 5. So the comparison is not based on price but on the specs.
It ain’t 2016 we don’t need no auto jack, just make it so when you charge your phone are can connect to it through that also instead of using Bluetooth…
See, I tried the JBL and the Sony and hated the first and loved the latter. I consider myself an audiophile with experience in audio production. What I want to say is: what sounds "good" is highly subjective, so don't base you opinion on reviews like this.
@@BrianNC81 Ah shoot... That's a real bummer :/ Thanks though! Would you happen to know how frequently they have the sales, and are there any other options to buy the SRS-XB43 at a cheaper price??
Pero el XB33 tiene Equalizador y al ajustarlo con los agudos y medios altos suena super bien, aparte tiene la opción Live Mode, y esta hace que el sonido sea super amplio para series y películas, incluso las canciones suenan más amplias con este modo activo
Gracias por esa informacion, me gusta El Sony pero JBL se oye mejor. Pero tienes reason con la opcion de "Live Mode" hace El sonido mas amplio. Entonces pienso que voy a comprar El Sony. Gracias.
My brother gave me his XB33 a few days ago and he'd only had it for about a couple of months. I was blown away by the sound quality. No wonder lots of people love it.
That’s a good brother.
Keep him close and again that’s a good brother not a lot of those in this cruel selfish world.
Honestly I love Sony speaker but not a big fan of design tho
@@konge3589 me too, I'm in love with energy systems designs but they're not great sounding :/
Ong on c that shit look asf charge 5 is bad
Thanks for the video! This really helped me make my decision! I need something with a bit of a warmer sound so I'm gonna go with the xb33. Sounded really bomb in the store. I'm using mine to replace my car stereo for a time being since my 2014 corollas stereo died.
Dope vid but you forgot to mention that the sony speaker got a live sound mode which is pretty fckin dope brings out all the instrumentation in songs you legit hear sounds in songs that you normally never hear when they playin in standard mode💯💯
Cool for my type of music. Alternative/soft rock
I owned a Sony XB33 and my sister has JBL Charge 5...as I've observed, the JBL has sound brighter while my Sony sound more bass-kicked and less vocal. But unfortunately, JBL sounds monophonic while Sony has stereo and I can hear its left and right channel separation especially when I set the Sony music player app to Studio effect. And through the EQ preset I have, it sounds perfect.
How is the battery life on the sony with extra bass on while the the lights are off?
@@HermitKE 21 hours lights off and stamina mode on, around 14 hours bass mode on and lights off,and with live mode you get 7-9 hours maybe again lights off,note that these numbers are for 50% volume,as you get it higher the hours will drop of course but if you get a power bank you're golden.
@@alexz1189 Thank you for the detailed response! This has helped greatly.
Which you love the most...???
@@alexz1189 I've got a Sony xb12 and I'm looking to upgrade in the near future. I appreciate your feedback to my responses thus far. I'm thinking I'll end up going with the JBL when the time comes as the sound seems comparable but the battery isn't and that's a large metric for me.
Nonetheless, thank you for your help
Awesome review just got a charge 5 speaker needed to know more about the purchase! Thanks
I like the extra treble of the JBL as well as the longer battery life. Thanks for the video. Greetings from Jamaica.
That extra treble means zero mids and a lot less bass. You can always adjust the eq on the sony. Can't on the jbl
@@subradiant_music No the Extra Treble comes from a separate tweeter in the JBL. But it also got a speaker for Mids and two radiators for Bass. That's why you're not lacking of Mids and bass. ;)
@@subradiant_music Lol! I am using Poweramp ap on phone and I can make equqlizer by myself in it)))))believe me it is better
@@Ju5t4fun_25 This is a terrible way of explaining things. Do you think that speakers that lacks bass and mids just have tweeters in them ? Of course not !
Charge 5 is nicely tuned, end of story.
By the way tweeters doesn't always mean better highs. If the tuning or the crossover are wrong, speakers without tweeters but that are tuned correctly will sound better. It's always about the tuning in reality.
@@ThibautMahringer No i explained, why the extra highs doesn't effect the mids and bass of the speaker. Because theyre from a separated driver. While mids and bass coming from another speaker. Sure speakers without tweeters can sound really good. But its always better to have more drivers because it means less distortion and a cleaner sound in general. That's why JBL decided to add this high frequency speaker.
One of the better videos, keep up the good work. Thanks brother.
I believe the xb33 has a less tightly woven mesh to let the internal lighting shine through
i think you’re right, the weave isn’t so much loose as it is open. The aperture on the weave is large and is layered over a mesh, to give it more rigidity
it also allows for more sound to come through. a tightly woven mesh reduces sound clarity
Not to mention sound
thank you for the video. helped a lot! definitely gonna go with Charge 5.
Tremendo video! Gracias! Saludos desde Paraguay
I use power amp 10 band EQ
When I set 32Hz +9.0 62hz -2.5 120hz -7.5
Xb33 bass is just ear ringing
And mid and high are still maintain clearly
I can't stop loving it
Bro I do appreciate yours videos 👍👍👍 I wish you would make a video upon LG PL7
How come no mention of the "Priority on sound quality" mode that the Sony XB33 has! It playbacks using the higher quality AAC and LDAC codecs with compatible devices that support them. The XB33 is better than Charge 5 with my iPad Pro and the audio sync (latency) is absolutely superb! Charge 5 seems not as perfect in my opinion, may be cos it only uses SBC. If you watch videos I would definitely go for the Sony. Have to press the Vol + button and then the bluetooth button to flip from the normal SBS codec to the higher quality one. 3 blinks indicates regular and 2 blinks indicates the better sound mode. It does get a bit louder and clearer with my iPad Pro and I am happy. I think for Apple iOS the Sony is better as most Apple devices will automatically support the AAC codec. Whereas most Androids will support LDAC which is supported by Sony XB33 too! For Android, have to go to the Developer section in Settings and choose a different bluetooth codec. Please share experiences as this has made a difference for me. It is hard to find reasonably priced bluetooth speakers that support AAC and LDAC - Sony XB 33 seems rare in that respect and is a winner in my book!
Sony remain its full sound balance in full volume.while jbl gets a bit missy.bass get low
great reviews!
I prefer Sony over JBL in terms of sound quality.. when JBL plays with 100% volume, it become hash no bass only lower bass which cannot handle hash ness around 6-7khz..
Thanks for the best review 🤠 man
Now I'm salty that both the XB43 and JBL Charge 5 aren't sold in my country... :/ Guess I'll have to use Amazon
I like them both different sounds but love the mid sized speakers both company’s did a great job I love the lights on the Sony. For my pool class one charge 5 does it xb33 I use 2 in stereo awesome performance plenty loud. Great video as usual thanks.
I bought JBL charge 5 im really happy with the sound it has especially when listening to techno or some old school beats.
Does it have a good amount of bass??
@@Elevated805 sure
@@4Y4ZATA Thanks, I'll check it out.
@@4Y4ZATA Thanks! I just switched the Volume Level in Spotify from "normal" to "Loud"
I made a huge mistake getting the jbl charge 4 over the 33. I have the 43 and I loved it but I got the 4 because it was a tad cheaper and well that was for a reason the charge gets loud and treble but it sucks badly with clarity and bass
I just wondered 🤔! What speaker do you use?
when do u think the new Sony XB33/34 in 2021?
Congratulations 🥳🤍
Your channel is growing up !
I think it was 16k subs when i joined
You deserve more ❤️
The JBL does sound better however, where i live the JBL costs twice the price of the Sony. Sony it is for me.
Its the opposite to us JBL cost so cheap and Sony is too expensive.
@@averilazurbatoy6853 not really on Amazon I seen the xb43 for like a $118 plus tax
You hearing it with the right speakers? Lmao the jbl sounds awful compared. The sony sounds full and full of life where the jbl sounds tinny. I have them both and I was really sadden by the jbl and they lowered the bass. It gets decently loud but it's very forward with no separation in the instruments
you can get usb audio through the charge 5 in demo mode the problem is its for stores so none of the buttons at the top work (no party boost) and it charges the speakers while its plugged in However jbl can push firmware updates to the device and if the usb c on the charge 5 is a smart in/out usb c they should be able to push a firmware update with a toggle for audio over usb this would also allow you to use a usb c to 3.5 mm adapter where as it sits right now in demo mode the port needs to detect power from another device to wake up where instead they should be able to code it where when you toggle on the usb audio the port wakes up an listens for any incoming audio.
In truth apart from all features the only thing I care about it whether the speaker can switch devices without having to unpair and pair them every time... It gets really annoying doing this...
My xb33 can pairs two devices as the same time
Why they cut out the 3.5 jack if they didn't put aptx ll bluetooth? They don't know that we have lipsync? ( when is about 🎥🍿)
Uboom review coming ?
I just bought XB43. Can we use it while charging?
I still have the JBL Link 20. Will the charge 5 sound noticeably much better?
Yup
Wow it's Very Difficult, I Love Both of Them!!! 🤤🤤😍😍
@Junior Colin Woaw What's Different between Netflix & Flixzone 🤔🤔🤔
Hey gymcaddy! I'm interested on buying a megaboom 3, but I don't know if it's better to wait the megaboom 4 to be announced... What would you do??
Get the 3
@@raysanders2224 it is a good option? I understand that it sounds good, but it still has a micro usb port, which makes think it's old and the new model could be about to be announced.
So idk 😐
The charge 5 is a better speaker.
I was going to get the charge 5 but was said it didn't have a Aux port..
Good review
Thank you. I bought a Charge5 from Woot last week. Snared it for $125.00
might have missed the xb33 STEREO pairing feature part of the review or im not aware of a jbl one that everyone else is but that seems like a huge missing feature from this review to me if it is missing. and if sound quality is an issue NOT combining left and right audio together, as with stereo pairing, into every separate speaker connected is a plus for me.. need two of them to take advantage of the stereo feature. the xb does have party pairing button as well as stereo pairing for one other sony speaker. too bad every individual speaker doesnt just have a left right or mid/both channels option for a bunch of speakers in stereo/surround sound.. or woofer for one big xb44. highlighting the indicator options like shutting off extra bass and lights was helpful
How's the sound quality bass sound on Sony? Better than iphone speakers?
When he does a sound test, close your eyes, or just dont look at your phone, you can tell when the jbl is playing, it just sounds 100x more crisp and clean, bass is more of a punch too
I had the Charge 5 and both the appearance of the speaker and the sound quality is amazing, but I felt that it loses a lot of bass when the volume is turned up to more than 60%, and being mono I decided to sell it and buy the XB33, I'm going to try it and see if it convinces me more.
What do you thing is better?
@@ferhatmur9710 Charge 5, louder than the XB33 and more clear sound. What I like about the XB33 is the Live mode because you can hear the stereo a lot better. The materials of the speaker is better on the Charge 5 too.
I presume that for this price point they output stereo sound on their own or do you need to pair them by two's for stereo fx? Jbl sounds more open by the way..more defined sound
The Sony XB33 produces stereo audio by itself because of its dual transducers whilst the JBL Charge 5 only produces mono audio. Personally I find stereo audio has more clarity over mono but with these sized speakers a lot of people do not notice a difference.
Both speakers don't put out stereo, you have to pair a second speaker to get stereo audio. Yeah, it's insane that a tiny mono speakers costs that much these days. These companies make a hell of a lot of money from these speakers that are certainly very cheap to build.
@@olli2591 Most (if not all) Bluetooth speakers with at least two woofers are stereo, whether you can hear it or not is another story.
STOP REMOVING THE HEADPHONE JACK! USB-C supports audio transfer why tf would you make it purely a sharing port?
Which one best in rock and acoustic?
I bought an XB33 about a year ago. Overall it's a very refined speaker. The tech is pretty current, so it will age well. I wish it were more powerful. And an illuminated control panel would be helpful. Aside from that, I'm happy with it.
I just bought the Sony xb33 off of Amazon and I’m excited!
Can I charge the JBL and blast music at same time? I cannot on the flip 5 it dies and turns off. I can on the XB-33. That would be a deciding factor for me on who the winner is.
If you use a phone charging brick (which essentially fast charges the battery) you can do this, otherwise it will die with volume turned to max. The battery isn't designed for fast charging tho so I'd use it sparingly
Well there you go ladies and gentlemen the deal breaker for me is is the audio jack to be able to hardwire I don't care how good the speakers sound which one is better than which hard wiring is very important especially for battery life
So, I used to have some Sony speakers, sold them, got a boombox, got rid of it, and now I bought a charge 5.
How do I carry it around while listening to it? Is there a good sling case or something?
Should have went with the xtreme…
DIY
I would really like everyone's opinion. I recently bought the JBL charge 5. I've had the three for a while and loved the sound profile, it has just been cutting out before dead battery. When I brought the charge 5 with me to the beach any acoustic or Rock even the voices started sounding very tinny. Has anyone else experienced this?
Sorry for late reply. I don’t think I have this issue with my charge 5.
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Thx for the Video,
I would ve liked some comment about the sound of voices, I got the xb33 like last years spring at a good price, but I had been disappointed about the voices, regardless of the song I listenend to, all the voices sounded muffled, as if they sang through a thick pillow, it was extremely noticable to me, so didn’t like using it any more. I still kept the Sony, I had almost the same with the charge 4, now I got a big discount on the charge 5 and damn! What a difference. vocals sound soooo much better now. I’ll sell xb33 and definitely keep the JBL, they had cost me almost the same. I’m interested to what Sony changes the next gen.
You guys probably have bad models because mines don’t sound bad!!!
Cant decide between these two. I just want a good deep bass without the use of custom EQ.
Go blindly for sony
The Charge 5 now has an equalizer through the JBL app. Now you can turn that bass up even more!
Lol! I have Poweramp ap on phone with equalizer and its more better))))Charge is best yes?
Walmart has the charge 5 for $140 so I picked it up the Sony at Best Buy $119
Can you do a comparison with the Charge 4 and the Sony Xb33
I did that in a store, charge 4 is simply dead meat compared to xb33 :D
At 3:28 the xb33 battery size is 2700 mah which to get thoses numbers is actually really good and which means it have better amp effiency vs the jbl as it has a 6,500 mah battery
JBL has 7500mAh battery
@@ashrimoybanerjee0312 ok thanks for correction because sometimes I get it wrong the 6,500 mah battery was the charge 3
@@coolsquad7428 welcome Brother ❤
@@ashrimoybanerjee0312 np
To be precise, it have a 7,4V 2700mah battery, which translate into 3,7V 5400mah.
JBL have a 3,7V 7500mah
Charge 5 doesn’t have any EQ adjustability. XB33 does and after two mins of tweaking the EQ, it’s freaking awesome.
Use software EQ?
You're welcome.
Which setup is the best
Yea man show us yoursettings pls
True but you can make adjustments on your smartphone even though you can't make adjustments on thr Charge 5 unit.
Not anymore after last update. Charge 5 EQ works pretty well
If jbl can do that 2 way set up in 2 channel, I'd move... but sucks they don't do LDAC streaming. Do type c audio in if you won't do LDAC!
I have my JBL extreme 3 and I am loving it!
I found a charge 3 in the trash bin. As expected, the battery is dying.
Same here I been pissing off my co workers lol
I just ordered Sony XB33 after watching your reviews. Couldn't find Charge 5 on Amazon.
It's not available in India yet :(
@@umangoza9502 it's available today for Rs. 11490
@@MultiSpidyman charge 5 is not available
Thanks!
I'm not impressed with the jbl charge 5. It's ok but I was expecting to feel the music way more. I bought it for my personal gym because I don't want to turn my ear buds all the way up. Any recommendations?
Boombox 3 maybe xg500 should fit what you need
The jbl charge 5 would cost about $1800 in my country's currency. That's quite expensive for me!
Wtf what?
@@umangoza9502 maybe he said 180$ even in my country
BTW sony xb43 cost 120$ was over killed JBL C5
@@konge3589 ah that's nice, in my country xb33 us for 180$ and xb43 is for around 220$
@@umangoza9502
18 000 000$ in Ukraine
@@ehidneus perks of leaving USSR
Jbl seems to have tight punch than Sony. And also that extra tweeter is giving sharper highs adding more dimension to the sound.
I’ve had the xb33 for two years and I got tired dragging it around the house so I decided I wanted another one for downstairs. I love the Sony but it’s now a €100 more now then what I got it for two yrs ago. So I bought the charge 5 this week. I connected this to my phone and it blew me away. The sony is no match to the JBL. I just turned the mids down by one in equaliser. The sony I had to change everything and it’s still now as clear. The bass is fantastic on both. But the JBL produces more sound. It’s a matter of taste. If you prefer a warmer sound, the Sony would be better. But I prefer a more realistic sound which is why I prefer the JBL. It actually amazed me straight from the box. I just hope the battery is as good as the Sony’s because I’ve heard ppl complain about it and the Sony’s lasts forever
How do know the XB33 is 30watts? Sony refused to publish the wattage b/c they know it's lower than its competitors. This explains why the Sony sounds too low and muted.
Not really man, actually sony somehow sounds better than the jbl charge 4-5, with live mode on it just wipes the floor with them, i got the chance to try all 3 of them and i ended up buying the sony.
Wipes the floor? I disagree. I've owned the sony for awhile now. Got it to replace my charge 3. Which sounds better than the sony. And now that the charge 5 has seperate tweeter it sounds way better than the sony. It also sounds louder which is my complaint about the sony. The sony does have an EQ adjustment but the jbl still has a 'wider' sound and louder.
like always, jbl is more treble pronounce. but i might have to give this one to sony.
JBL has it's distinct signature sound that when you listen to the sony you knew its not JBL.
How long does it take to charge the battery from 0 to100 jbl and sony ?
Jbl takes about 2-3 hours to charge with 3A charger
My xb33 take 2-2.5 hours with 5v 2.4A charger
sony have fast charging on there speaker
we need audio jack for lossless audio (HIFI)
Lo sony suenan muy bien!! 👍 pero algo que me gusto de Jbl son los bajos profundos, mientras que los de sony son mas secos a mi parecer.excelente video amigo😉
how to turn on tha bass mode?
I would love to know how the charge 3 compares to the charge 5. I love my charge 3 alot but want to upgrade
The charge 3 has a little bit more clarity and ever so slightly a wider sound stage besides that it sounds like a toy compared to the Charge 5
Just get an xtrem 2
@@joltser7641 well that depends if he doesn't care for low volume listening because the Xtreme 2 sucks at it
Sound are about the same but the Charge 5's Mid and Treble are better ... Charge 5 Is basically a Retuned Charge 3 ... Charge 4 sucks BTW
@@legendaryblood1937 oh yeah ik the charge 4 sucks reason why I didn't upgrade to it🤣
But u can use AUX from the usb type c that is there
I still have no idea which one sounds better xD please help me ahahah I’m leaning sliiiiiightly more towards the Sony one..
I went from 1 XB40 to 2 XB33s and I'm in two minds as to whether I like them. The party mode is alright but it stops the speakers from working in stereo. I thought 2 of the speakers working in tandem would allow for more volume but I'm guessing stupid E.U. rules put that idea in the bin because having 2 speakers connected at the same time makes no difference to volume. I'm considering sending these speakers back and buying the bigger brother to the XB33s.
That's because you don't know what you're doing I had boat 33 s43 and each speaker is at the same time as one so you do double the sound some know what you doing before you speak
??? I don't see how the EU would have anything to do with that.
It's physics, having 2 speakers playing at 90db doesn't give you 180db
Let's say a speaker outputs 90dB at 20watts at 1 meter. In perfect conditions if you double the power of that speaker, basically it would output 93dB. So as stated above, double the volume is not what you may assume.
@@kimekholm7178 One same speaker more, it means 3db more; not the double db's.
@@GODSONDJ that’s exactly what I said lol
What mic used for speaker test recording? What room? (its have acoustic treatment? ). Current record show equaly bad sound represention, both speaker have non-linear frequency reponse and tembral coloring, bad resolution just do it different ways. As i remeber sound of jbl IRL its play much better then on this record. (im listening it on good studio DAC and speakers)
Maybe good idea time by time play original sound for comparsion but its have sens only if you record stuff good enough. For now its sound like you recorded on internal camera mic or external chip lawayer.
For me. The JBL is more special. ❤️
Can the charge 5/ filp 5 be use with a microphone pluged in to a phone as a PA system?
Yo dude some great speaker reviews, keep at it 👍
I got my charge 5 for 109 on sale at Walmart JUST because they had to use more tape on the box :)
The JBL has much better sound quality but I got the XB33 because of the lights and it still sound amazing. You can’t go wrong with either.
@@yeahsurewhynot lol. No
@@yeahsurewhynot nah that's a big cap
Oh yes you can actually go wrong with JBL in general because of battery problems that a lot of JBL speakers have.
@@AcasaInNatura I have one charge 5 and baterry never dies I swear man 5 hours listening music and the speaker still full of battery
@@rodiz830 Just got my Charge 5 back from service with a new battery replacement. Let's see how it goes... Anyway, I already lost confidence in JBL and most probably I will sell it and return to Sony which proved to be reliable
for long-term usage. Charge 5 is the first and last speaker for me. I still have s Sony XB2 from 2016 which still works perfectly and holds up very well.
PS: I also wanted to mention that my Charge 5 was only 2 months old... so the battery problems that I read on the internet turned out to be true... I also owned 3 pairs of JBL headphones (Live460, Live 660 and Tour One) and return them all because they had a lot of quirks and bugs and gave me the impression of a beta/unfinished product.
Focusing:
* JBL..hip hop, trap, d&B, reggae, trance, rave.
* Sony...electronic, lift-up, progressive, trip hop, downtempo, blues, rock, pop-rock, deep house, so long
Test Chris Rea and you will love Sony
Test Skrillex and you will love JBL.
That's why people fights in opinions. ...
Here’s my take… I compared the XB33 that I had to the charge 4 and hands down the Sony beat the charge 4 by a lot… charge 4 sounded muddy and I just couldn’t do it, xb33 had way cleaner sound with decent bass. Idk how better is the charge 5 compared to the charge 4 and I keep hearing nothing but good things from it.
The only thing was that the XB33 doesn’t get that loud in my opinion, but sound quality was really good. Again… sound can be subjective so everyone needs to hear this on their own to make a final decision.
Hey @gymcaddy , what about a pulse 4 vs charge 5 video?
The pulse 4 is way quieter and has less bass
pulse 4 is like the flip 5..
I think he should to show how over price the Pulse 4 is great lightshow poor sound performance for 250$ and also it would be interesting to see
I would be surprised if he did because it's not a fair matchup. The pulse 4 is kinda just for show. It has a short battery life and not much to show for the sound and volume
@@aidanminnick9306 he actually kinda did on the JBL Partyboost explained video he did
XB33 is the best the BASS Bluetooth speaker It’s amazing very strong the XB33 got 2 Subwoofers that’s BASS OUT Plus the radiators the XB33 2021 the best and cool asf Bass Bluetooth speaker love the 2 Subwoofers Inside of the XB33
The Harman Kardon Onyx Studio speakers are the best in term of bass
Try first the charge before bro to ensure
@@kasoundlyrics.6588 😥
I still use my Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 5 and dissapointed by both the xb33 and charge 5, gonna get a clip 4 for portability
just purchased a JBL 5 and I'm very glad I did! sounds amazing!
Same here. No regrets
But in my country charge 5 costs more of xb33..even more of xb 43
Pls make compare between xb 33 and 43
The xb 43 is overall better then the 33 but the 33 is no slouch...it's up to u save money and get the 33 or go all out on the 43
@@reyfuentes4572 i know but i would like to hear them
@@simefestin got to a tech box store. If not i can tell you from hearing both that they both sound amazing. Only listening to both back to back will you hear a difference. Otherwise if you go with either, you won’t be longing to own the other one. They both fill a medium room with rich sound.
Now i have both of them and sony xg500
I tried both in the store and choosed jbl. More louder, better bass. I believe maybe better quality and higher chance of meeting someone with the jbl to connect at a party. I love it.
Ya my charge 5 sounds good partyboosted to
my flip 5
Open sound by JBL do not means automatically better. I find that the Sony has better overall sound, Sony bass are deeper.
Another important thing that many youtubers miss in speaker comparison, is the sound quality in low volume, like in morning time during a breakfast or a romantic dinner or as a background speaker. I'm sure both will excel but Sony maybe better at lower volume because that JBL 10w twitter will take over all the high frequencies vocals and twits, I mean the sound on JBL will be just nosier. Let me know if you have both speaker which is better in low volume around 10 to 20%.
I just bought the XB33 for 89.99 new which to me is a great deal.
I got the Flip 5. Very good budget friendly speaker and it got good bass
My flip 5 is too powerful than my new xb 33. Sounds no camparison both items jbl has too powerful sony has a good quality of sounds but li'l bit disappointed the volume of xb33 just a minimum in flip 5. Ilove flip 5 compared to xb33. now i plan to buy jbl charge 5 and I'm so excited
charge 5 for sure, i usually use mine for listening to videos on my ipad or playing music in the yard to play with the dog and its good for both indoor and outdoor use. outdoor about 80 to 90% if your far away and indoors around 30 to 50% depending on how well the audio is in videos. if the audio is compressed and low quality in videos making it very low volume then you need it on like 70% but for me i mostly use it indoors can use it for 3 days straight before the light starts blinking red so its good in sound and battery. is not fancy with lights but you cant have it all its why i also got the pulse 5.
Sony. Get two for a rediculously good stereo pair
'rediculously'
me and my friend got the xb33 and its fucking lit
@@Max-vz4qc How is the bass and can you hear yourself speak when it's the loudest?
@@nicandrews1370 sound is really nice on the xb33, i was in a store comparing charge 4 with charge 5 to see wich one to get,then i stumbled upon xb33 and i was shocked, i don't know how this guy got the charge 5 to sound louder than the xb33 but on my tests in the store the xb33 just blew the jbls out of the water, bought it hands down and i don't regret it, but i am not going to believe the hype around jbl speakers anymore, ppl are just overreacting to them. P.S The Sony has a live mode which when activated changes the loudness and the overrall sound stage tremendously, it's the best mode of it(stamina/extra bass/live) and with the app you can actually tweak the mids/lows/highs and this gives you another point up over the jbl.Not to say the price of xb33>120 euro while jbl charge 5 is close to 200 euro in my country,even the charge 4 was more than the xb33.Get what is cheaper for you but i can say for sure you won't be dissapointed in xb33 like i was with the jbls.
@@alexz1189 sony has no chance against the charge 5. Dunno what were you comparing, maybe a fake one. But i know that for this size and price, nothing beats the charge 5.. sony is all gimmicks. Nfc, some useless live sound button. The xb43 is bad as well, loses to the charge 5 in quality. So dont even put the xb33 in this comparison
Excellent video. The JBL is certainly better.
Ur really just a jbl fan, if you want a fair match you need to do the charge 5 vs sony srs xb43, because of the price
He is just speaking fax of the JBL
@@YoungCarWiz lmao, u don't get the point i gues, its not even a fair match. The sony xb43 vs jbl extreme 2 or sony xb43 vs charge 5 would both be fair BECAUSE OF PRICE, But now you have a 139 eur speaker (sony xb43) vs a 300 eur speaker (jbl extreme 3)
@@sebastien2428 you’re right. The Sony is good for the price
You’re just sounding stupid by that statement. Sony XB43 can be compared to JBL Xtreme 3 because of the specs as they both have 2 speakers, 2 tweeters and 2 passive radiators so thats a fair comparison whereas, JBL charge 5 and Sony XB33 have almost similar specs excluding the tweeter on charge 5. So the comparison is not based on price but on the specs.
@@Silentapertures i agree. The comparison cant be judged on price but on specs.
In UK jbl is in same price with sony srs xb43
It ain’t 2016 we don’t need no auto jack, just make it so when you charge your phone are can connect to it through that also instead of using Bluetooth…
See, I tried the JBL and the Sony and hated the first and loved the latter. I consider myself an audiophile with experience in audio production.
What I want to say is: what sounds "good" is highly subjective, so don't base you opinion on reviews like this.
You can get an xb43 for the price of a charge 5 right now. I would pick the 43 over the charge 5 because it's not a mono speaker.
Really?? Can you tell me where to look? I've been checking on Amazon and the xb43 is about $250...
@@itj0606 unfortunately you missed the sale they had the xb43 for $199 at Best buy last month.
@@BrianNC81 Ah shoot... That's a real bummer :/ Thanks though! Would you happen to know how frequently they have the sales, and are there any other options to buy the SRS-XB43 at a cheaper price??
Pero el XB33 tiene Equalizador y al ajustarlo con los agudos y medios altos suena super bien, aparte tiene la opción Live Mode, y esta hace que el sonido sea super amplio para series y películas, incluso las canciones suenan más amplias con este modo activo
Gracias por esa informacion, me gusta El Sony pero JBL se oye mejor. Pero tienes reason con la opcion de "Live Mode" hace El sonido mas amplio. Entonces pienso que voy a comprar El Sony. Gracias.
@@neogeo79 yo también 😬
@@neogeo79 y además las luces 😍
Ya le pusieron ecualizador al jbl bro
14:00 that point is bs. Because phones can now connect to multiple devices. So just use your phone.