20 head-to-head comparisons, each with a full specification grid, both speakers’ measurements side by side, and a verdict. Last updated: August 07, 2026.
These exist because the spec sheet usually can’t answer the question. A newer generation is not automatically better — several comparisons below reach the opposite conclusion, and each one says why with the measurements attached rather than asserting it.
If you don’t have two specific speakers in mind yet, start with a buyer’s guide instead: portable, powered, passive or subwoofers.
Portable Bluetooth Speakers
- JBL Charge 5 vs JBL Charge 6 — $179.95 against $199.95
- JBL Flip 6 vs JBL Flip 7 — $129.95 against $149.95
- JBL Charge 6 vs Soundcore Motion 300 — $199.95 against $79.99
- Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 vs Tribit Stormbox Micro 3 — $50 against $64.99
- Earfun Uboom L vs Soundcore Motion 300 — $50 against $79.99
- JBL Xtreme 5 vs Tribit Stormbox Lava — $349.95 against $100
- Tribit Stormbox Blast vs JBL Partybox Encore 2 — $179.99 against $330
- JBL Partybox 330 vs JBL Partybox Stage 320 — $629.95 against $549.95
- Bose Soundlink Flex vs Bose Soundlink Flex 2nd gen — $89.00 against $129.00
- JBL Xtreme 5 vs JBL Xtreme 4 — $349.95 against $380
- Tribit Stormbox Blast vs Tribit Stormbox Blast 2 — $179.99 against $300
- B&O Beosound A1 2nd gen vs B&O Beosound A1 3rd gen — $200 against $399.00
- JBL Boombox 4 vs JBL Boombox 3 — $549.95 against $399.00
- JBL Partybox Encore Essential 2 vs JBL Partybox Encore Essential — $209.00 against $329.95
- Electro-Voice Everse 12 vs Electro-Voice Everse 8 — $1,099.00 against $799.00
- Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 vs Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 7 — $139.99 against $298.90
- JBL Partybox 130 vs JBL Partybox 110 — $449.95 against $299.95
Powered Speakers
- Kali LP-UNF vs JBL 305P MKII — $349.00 against $299.00
Subwoofers
- SVS SB-1000 PRO vs Monoprice SW-15 — $599.00 against $374.99
- Monoprice SW-12 vs Monoprice SW-15 — $230 against $374.99
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