JBL Speaker Rankings and Reviews

A waterproof clip on speaker with a wide carabiner, a long battery, app EQ, and Auracast linking to other speakers.

A very light clip on speaker with a sturdy carabiner that hooks onto bags and belts and outlasts its rated battery.

A pocket sized fully waterproof speaker with tap to pair stereo linking, app EQ, and USB-C audio input.

A pocket sized waterproof mini speaker with a loop for hanging and app EQ.

A pocket sized waterproof speaker with a rope loop for clipping to a bag.

A bike speaker that snaps onto handlebars, with waterproofing, FM radio, and microSD playback for music on rides without a phone.

A waterproof medium speaker with a long battery and a power bank output, with more balanced sound than older Charge models.

A small, rugged speaker with very neutral sound for its size, an excellent choice for most people.

A small, very neutral speaker with slightly deeper bass than before, a tougher waterproof build, and an app EQ.

A rugged waterproof speaker with punchy, warm sound plus Wi-Fi streaming over AirPlay and Chromecast, long battery life and a phone charging port.

A rugged, fully waterproof speaker with punchy, warm sound and long battery life that also charges your phone.

A simpler, tough waterproof speaker with punchy sound, long battery life and a phone charging port, great when found on sale.

A fully waterproof speaker with plenty of volume and bass, long battery life, a phone charging port, app EQ and Auracast pairing.

A waterproof party speaker with a built in light show, app EQ and linking with up to 100 other JBL speakers.

A compact waterproof speaker with punchy bass, a separate tweeter, app EQ and Auracast pairing for stereo or multi speaker use.

A compact, affordable waterproof speaker that gets fairly loud for its size and connects to two phones at once.

A small, fully waterproof speaker with app EQ, ambient lighting, Auracast linking and USB-C audio input.

A fully waterproof party speaker with a 360 degree light show, a bedside lamp mode, app control and Auracast linking.

A loud, waterproof stereo speaker with deep bass, balanced sound and a power bank for charging devices.

A rugged, waterproof speaker with clear, punchy sound, a swappable battery, a power bank and excellent real world battery life.

A battery powered smart speaker with Wi-Fi streaming, AirPlay and Google Cast, Dolby Atmos Music and dust and water resistance.

A compact party speaker with balanced sound, punchy bass, mic and guitar inputs, and enough volume for a backyard party.

A compact stereo party speaker with great sound, strong output, and splash resistance for backyard parties.

An extremely loud boombox for its size with fully waterproof, dustproof build, a long battery and a flexible app EQ.

A big, waterproof stereo boombox with Wi-Fi, a long battery and enough volume for any outdoor party.

A loud, fully waterproof boombox with a dedicated subwoofer, a 24 hour battery and power bank charging.

A retro styled smart speaker with both Alexa and Google Assistant, a leather handle and battery power.

A battery party speaker with an included wireless microphone and a detachable shoulder strap.

A simple karaoke party speaker with a wireless mic, wired mic and guitar inputs, and a shoulder strap.

A retro styled Wi-Fi speaker that plays surprisingly loud and runs Alexa and Google Assistant at the same time.

A compact Wi-Fi home speaker that RTINGS found sounds much like the Sonos Era 100, with enough bass rumble to keep music full-bodied and enough output to fill a small room without compressing the bass.

A large smart speaker with a built in subwoofer, virtual Dolby Atmos, Wi-Fi streaming and both Alexa and Google Assistant.

Budget studio monitors with balanced sound and wide coverage that keeps the stereo image stable across a desk.

A compact studio monitor with a compression driver tweeter, good bass reach for its size and digital and analog inputs.

A compact coaxial desktop pair with Bluetooth plus RCA, aux and balanced inputs, usable with or without a cable.

A huge high output reference monitor with a 15 inch woofer and deep bass, built to play loud and clean from a distance.

Professional studio monitors with useful bass, a compression driver tweeter, and onboard processing for careful installs.

A very affordable nearfield studio monitor with useful bass, wide coverage, and simple boundary controls.

A compact powered 8 inch PA speaker with well balanced sound, Bluetooth app control and feedback suppression for gigs and monitors.

An easy to drive passive installation speaker with wide coverage, sized for restaurants, ballrooms and event spaces.

A versatile, loud 12 inch powered PA speaker with app control, deep onboard processing and enough bass for speech and lighter music.

A loud passive 12 inch PA speaker in a weather resistant birch cabinet, made for outdoor installs and venues.

A passive 12 inch installation speaker with wide coverage and high sensitivity, so modest amps fill restaurants and ballrooms.

A powered 12 inch PA speaker from JBL’s tour grade line, with plenty of amplifier power and onboard DSP presets.

A large three way touring speaker with two 15 inch woofers, deep bass, very consistent coverage and massive output.

A powered 15 inch PA speaker with good sound, fairly deep bass, app control and built in EQ and feedback suppression.

A passive 15 inch installation speaker with high sensitivity and power handling for strong output in large rooms.

A passive 15 inch installation speaker with very wide coverage and high sensitivity that fills a room from modest amplifier power.

A passive installation speaker with two 15 inch woofers and a narrow horn for long throws in ballrooms and event spaces.

A powerful three way 15 inch PA speaker with deep bass from a tour grade line, rated at high output for big events.

A powerful tour grade 15 inch PA speaker with onboard DSP presets and combo inputs for large gigs and events.

A tall passive column pair with highly accurate sound, wide even coverage, and enough bass to run full range without a subwoofer.

A passive column speaker with accurate, even sound across a wide audience and switchable vertical coverage for long rooms.

A passive column with switchable vertical coverage for long or medium rooms, a speech or music switch, and a wall bracket included.

A slim column that blends into a wall, with very wide coverage and a transformer option for distributed speech and background music.

A slim, compact column for restaurants, shops and meeting rooms, with wide coverage and a transformer for distributed systems.

A tall column with thirty-two small drivers that keeps steady coverage for clear speech in echoey rooms.

A compact column with eight small drivers and steady coverage that helps speech stay clear in echoey rooms.

A one meter column with sixteen small drivers and switchable vertical coverage for clear speech in reverberant spaces.

An excellent ceiling speaker for background and foreground music, with smooth, even sound across a wide area on 70V and 100V systems.

A slim on-wall speaker with very wide coverage, a built in down tilt and a rain cover, wired for 8 ohms or 70V and 100V.

A loud passive installation speaker with two 8 inch woofers, a rotatable horn and wall or ceiling mounting points for larger rooms.

A passive installation speaker with an 8 inch woofer, a rotatable horn and wall or ceiling mounting points, sized for mid-size rooms.

A passive installation speaker with two 6.5 inch woofers, wide square coverage and wall or ceiling mounting points.

A small passive installation speaker with a 6.5 inch woofer, a horn tweeter and wide coverage for wall or ceiling mounting.

A compact passive speaker in JBL’s AC install range, with wide coverage and wall or ceiling mounting points.

An ultra-compact passive installation speaker with two 5.25 inch woofers, built for wall mounting in commercial spaces.

A slim on-wall speaker for background music, with a built in down tilt, a rain cover for outdoor use, and 8 ohm or 70V wiring.

A light battery PA speaker with a four channel mixer, phantom power for condenser mics, and a swappable 12 hour battery.

Affordable current bookshelf speakers with a waveguide tweeter for smooth dispersion, magnetic grilles and solid build.

A compact bookshelf speaker with an aluminum tweeter in a waveguide, offered in espresso, latte and black ash finishes.

A retro bookshelf speaker with a walnut veneer cabinet, colorful foam grille and punchy upper bass.

A rugged, shielded install speaker with overload protection, built for wall mounting.

Retro styled bookshelf speakers with an 8 inch woofer, titanium tweeter, bi-wire terminals and the iconic foam grille look.

A big modern take on a classic studio monitor, with a 12 inch woofer, smooth even sound, deep bass and adjustable treble controls.

A classic three-way studio monitor style speaker with a 12 inch woofer, front ports and high sensitivity that modest amplifiers drive easily.

A high-output 8 inch professional monitor with a compression driver and waveguide, designed to run bi-amplified with JBL processing.

A big high-output studio monitor with a 12 inch woofer, compression driver, deep bass and front-panel treble controls.

A compact JBL studio style bookshelf speaker with a horn loaded compression tweeter, solid bass extension and an adjustable treble control.

Big floorstanding speakers with a horn tweeter, high sensitivity and solid bass, an easy to drive home theater pair at a modest price.

Floorstanding speakers with a horn tweeter, triple woofers, high sensitivity and very low distortion, made for loud music and movies.

Affordable floorstanding speakers with a horn loaded tweeter for wide dispersion, twin woofers and top terminals for Atmos add-on modules.

A tower with a horn tweeter and twin 8 inch woofers that is easy to drive and suits home theater.

An easy to drive tower with twin 8 inch woofers that plays loud with low distortion for the price.

A horn loaded center channel with four woofers and a compression driver that plays loud and clean in large rooms.

A long, low center channel with four small woofers and high sensitivity, so it plays loud on modest receivers.

A large cinema surround speaker with wide coverage and plenty of power handling, able to fill a big room’s side or rear wall.

A high output in-wall speaker with four woofers and a horn tweeter, giving very even, accurate sound across the room.

An in-wall or in-ceiling speaker with a horn tweeter, high sensitivity and bi-amp terminals for custom home theaters.

An affordable way into a premium in-wall range, with a horn tweeter and consistent coverage across the room.

A flagship in-wall speaker for left, center or right with two 12 inch woofers and enormous output for large home theaters.

A compact in-wall speaker with a horn tweeter, very even coverage and bi-amp terminals for custom theater installs.

A round in-ceiling speaker with a waveguide tweeter, styled to match a premium in-wall range.

A fully submersible outdoor speaker with a 6.5 inch woofer and a waveguide tweeter for wide coverage on patios.

A fully submersible outdoor speaker with magnetic grilles and a waveguide tweeter for wide coverage across patios and decks.

A large outdoor speaker with an 8 inch woofer for deep bass, huge output and a built in transformer for multi-zone systems.

A weatherproof commercial outdoor speaker with wide coverage, sturdy mounting hardware, and a built in transformer for multi-speaker installs.

A ported 12 inch subwoofer with dual rear ports, aimed at medium to large rooms.

A 10 inch down-firing subwoofer in real wood veneer finishes, with a simple design that suits music systems.

An affordable 10 inch ported home theater subwoofer with dual rear ports and lively, punchy bass for movies.

For a slim single bar it produces surprisingly deep, room-filling bass, so films have weight without a separate sub.

A slim bar with a 10 inch wireless sub that reaches deep, so movies get convincing rumble.

A 7.1.4 system whose battery-powered surround speakers detach from the bar ends, so you get real rear effects only when you want them.

Budget wireless over-ear headphones with full, natural bass, a light build and a very long 50 hour battery.

Light wireless noise cancelling headphones with a balanced, natural tuning and very long battery life.

An affordable wireless over-ear headphone with a balanced tuning, a claimed 76 hour battery and a wired option.

Light noise cancelling headphones with long battery life, LDAC and LE Audio support, and a gently warm, mellow tuning.

Wireless noise cancelling headphones with a very long battery for flights and commutes, tuned warm with heavy bass.

Wireless noise cancelling earbuds with full, natural bass and mids, splash resistance and good battery life.

A very compact, light clip on speaker with a built in carabiner and its own attached aux cable.

A light clip-on speaker with a built in carabiner, real waterproofing, and an aux input, easy to hang from a bag or belt loop.

A small waterproof clip-on speaker with a built in carabiner and an aux input, handy for hanging in a shower or on a backpack.

A rugged waterproof speaker that floats, charges your phone, lasts a long time per charge and links with other JBL speakers.

A compact, light waterproof speaker with a carry strap and USB-C charging.

A compact waterproof speaker with an aux input and decent battery life.

A light, simple waterproof speaker with an aux input, good for travel and casual listening.

A waterproof speaker with long battery life, a speakerphone and a big battery that charges your phone.

A waterproof speaker with long battery life that charges your phone and pairs with a second unit for stereo.

A speaker with a big battery that charges your phone, a speakerphone and a mode that lets several phones take turns.

A rugged, waterproof stereo boombox with long real-world battery life and a USB port to charge your phone, now discontinued.

A waterproof stereo boombox with a speakerphone, an aux input, and pairing with other JBL speakers, now discontinued.

A great sounding stereo party speaker with two wireless mics included and plenty of volume; now discontinued but worth buying used.

A waterproof boombox with a long battery that also charges your phone, and linking for many speakers.

A water resistant stereo boombox with a 24 hour battery and linking for many speakers.

A party speaker with quite neutral sound and deep bass, plus mic and guitar inputs, now discontinued but worth buying used.

A now discontinued party speaker with crisp highs, punchy bass, plenty of inputs and lights, worth buying used for backyard parties.

A budget studio monitor with surprisingly accurate sound and smooth in room response, now discontinued but worth buying used.

A compact coaxial desktop monitor pair that fits a small desk.

An affordable 8 inch studio monitor with a wide waveguide tweeter, deep rated bass, and bass and treble trim switches.

Discontinued powered horn speakers with deep bass, streaming, and Bluetooth, a convenient full range living room system.

Budget sealed bookshelf speakers with a soft dome tweeter and an even, smooth balance in a typical room.

Compact bookshelf speakers with a PolyPlas cone woofer and a fairly flat direct response.

A discontinued budget bookshelf speaker with a titanium tweeter, a flat forward response and decent bass for its size.

A discontinued compact bookshelf speaker with a port plug for sealed or ported setup and wide dispersion.

A discontinued bookshelf speaker with an aluminum tweeter and wide, consistent dispersion through the midrange.

A compact discontinued three-way studio monitor with classic JBL styling and level controls.

A three way passive studio monitor with a 12 inch woofer, very flat response, deep bass, and high sensitivity for loud, clean output.

A bookshelf speaker with very flat mids and treble, smooth dispersion, and a slight bass lift that sounds full and natural.

A three way horn speaker system with high sensitivity and an even, accurate sound, built to pair with subwoofers.

Sealed three-way bookshelf speakers with all titanium drivers, very even sound and high sensitivity, best paired with a subwoofer.

Budget bookshelf speakers with smooth, even sound and solid bass for their size, now discontinued but worth buying used.

Retro two-way bookshelf speakers with deep bass, consistent sound around the room and the classic foam grille look.

A large anniversary studio monitor with a 12 inch woofer, deep bass, smooth sound and high sensitivity that is easy to drive.

A compact three-way with a horn-loaded compression driver for high, clean output from a stand-mount speaker, now found used.

Large retro three-way bookshelf speakers with a 12 inch woofer, front level controls and high sensitivity.

A huge THX Ultra2 home theater speaker with twin 10 inch woofers, beryllium horn drivers and very high sensitivity.

Bookshelf speakers with a compression driver on a waveguide and punchy midbass that stays controlled at high volume.

A large home theater speaker with twin 10 inch woofers and beryllium horn drivers, built for very high output.

A large discontinued JBL studio monitor with a 12 inch woofer, horn loaded compression drivers, front level controls and easy to drive sensitivity.

A late 1980s JBL bookshelf speaker with a titanium tweeter, flat midrange and strength on vocals, found only used now.

A large discontinued JBL studio monitor with a 12 inch woofer that plays loud with plenty of bass from modest power.

A big horn tower with twin 12 inch woofers and very high sensitivity, so it plays loud from almost any amplifier.

A former flagship horn speaker with a 15 inch woofer and beryllium super tweeter, built for huge, effortless output.

A budget tower with a waveguide tweeter that spreads sound widely and stays fairly flat, an easy to drive bargain.

A large horn tower with a 15 inch woofer and beryllium compression drivers, built for high output.

A horn-loaded tower with twin 8 inch woofers and a super tweeter, easy to drive with a flat direct sound.

A horn-loaded tower with a 14 inch woofer for very high clean output and deep bass, available used.

A discontinued large tower with twin 8 inch woofers, a horn tweeter and high sensitivity for big, easy output.

A three way center channel with smooth, accurate sound and easy to drive sensitivity, now discontinued but worth buying used.

A horn loaded center channel with a compression driver and fairly deep bass, now discontinued but worth buying used.

A three way center channel with horn loaded compression drivers and two 8 inch woofers for high, clean output.

An affordable sealed center channel with a horn style waveguide tweeter, a good match for a budget system with a subwoofer.

A compact center channel with a horn loaded compression tweeter between two 4 inch woofers.

A long, very shallow center channel designed to sit in front of a TV, best paired with a subwoofer.

A discontinued wireless patio speaker with smooth, accurate sound, a built in amp and battery, so no speaker wire is needed.

A compact discontinued outdoor speaker with a waveguide for wide coverage and a ported cabinet for some midbass punch.

A durable outdoor speaker for commercial installs, with a flexible mount and a built in transformer, resistant to humidity and salt air.

A compact 12 inch subwoofer with a powerful amp, low distortion and adjustable crossover and phase for easy blending, now discontinued.

A discontinued sealed 10 inch subwoofer with a 300 watt amp, multiple line inputs and an adjustable crossover.

A pro cinema 18 inch ported subwoofer with very strong upper bass punch, suited to adding impact in a modest room.

A discontinued, inexpensive Bluetooth over-ear headphone with an easy load and a dark tuning.

Discontinued true wireless earbuds from a big name, simple to use with no cable to manage and a charging case.

A cheap sweatproof sport in-ear with a bass heavy tuning, inline remote and mic for workouts.

True wireless earbuds with boosted bass for extra weight on kick drums and bass lines, now discontinued.

Basic wired in-ear headphones with lifted, bass-heavy sound and an easy load for any phone, now discontinued.