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re: Bluetooth speakers under $150

Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:52 am to
Posted by PoorOtis
Marietta,GA
Member since Sep 2007
222 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 5:52 am to
Had a Boom 2 for years it was awesome and still sounds great. Gave it to my daughter. Replaced it with MegaBoom 4. Sound was terrible, bass especially. Sent back same day. Their quality has definitely taken a dive. Bought JBL Charge 6. The sound difference is night and day.
Posted by chrome_daddy
LA (Lower Ashvegas)
Member since May 2004
2595 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:14 am to
Looking for a couple of speakers for my retirement plan of living in different cities. Our first place is a two-floor condo.

I see that JBL has Auracast. Does anyone have a couple of speakers they've linked? What about indoors? I'm thinking a speaker each for upstairs / downstairs.

Please share your experience.
Posted by Jon A thon
Member since May 2019
2559 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:24 am to
I've had a JBL Flip for several years, and we were gifted a significantly more expensive Turtlebox Ranger. I've never really replaced the JBL Flip in the garage and the Turtlebox is still sitting on my office desk. Not that it isn't nice, but the JBL does everything it needs to do.
Posted by LSUisSEC
Member since Oct 2011
235 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 6:38 am to
Sonos Roam 2 $139 at BB currently
Posted by StonewallJack
Member since Apr 2008
1069 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:04 am to
W-King!

Good and loud boomer

Speaker
Posted by 756
Member since Sep 2004
15946 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:32 am to
One of my favorites is my beta testing first gen Amazon Echo..still got it...still great sound
Posted by jasonbr1975
Lafayette, LA
Member since Sep 2024
2313 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 7:54 am to
Had a JBL flip 5 for almost 10 years. Battery was starting to fin only lasting about an hour. Wife bought me a turtle box ranger for Father’s Day.

The JBL was a great product
We’ll have to see how long the turtle box lasts.
Posted by VernonPLSUfan
Leesville, La.
Member since Sep 2007
17871 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:27 am to
I got the Altec Lansing with the magnet for around a hundred. Charges and not near the cost of Turtle.
Posted by Flyingtiger82
BFE
Member since Oct 2019
1646 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 8:41 am to
Any JBL above 5th Gen will allow you to play multiple JBL 5th Gen or above in sync so it’s awesome for parties or tailgates or stuff.

JBL Flips are awesome portable and fairly indestructible.

JBL Boombox has amazing sound and loudness that I think surpasses Turtlebox in outdoor settings.
Posted by Chucktown_Badger
The banks of the Ashley River
Member since May 2013
37385 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:54 am to
quote:


Are Tribit's any good? Someone mentioned them earlier.


Might have been me. I have two, the xSound Go and the Mega. The battery life is awesome and they sound great for the money. We also have a JBL Charge 5 so I know both and the Tribit, while perhaps not as good or as much bass, provides really good value for the money.

One small critique on the Charge 5, the bottom is too rounded so it tends to roll off things or roll over if bumped.
Posted by iwyLSUiwy
I'm your huckleberry
Member since Apr 2008
42913 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 9:59 am to
quote:

Marshall is in that range


Cannot recommend the Marshall Bluetooth speakers enough. Got a couple of them in varying sizes around the house. The bigger ones pump out some sound and bass. They look great too.

Though the ones I've bought have all been $200+
Posted by Redlos
Baton Rouge
Member since Jul 2005
1189 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:01 am to
Soundcore Boom2…can network multiples in party mode
Posted by Shwapp
Gonzales, LA
Member since Sep 2016
1041 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 10:57 am to
Wife’s uncle bought 4 jbl flips and some mounting brackets for his back yard. Hung them all up and synced them together. Pretty cost effective wireless speaker system.
Posted by RileyTime
Gulf Breeze, FL
Member since Oct 2008
7115 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:08 am to
I don't know if you like to golf, but I really like my Bluetees Speaker. It's like $159.99 tho.
Posted by TopWaterTiger
Lake Charles, LA
Member since May 2006
12424 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:08 am to
quote:

I've had a JBL Flip for several years, and we were gifted a significantly more expensive Turtlebox Ranger. I've never really replaced the JBL Flip in the garage and the Turtlebox is still sitting on my office desk. Not that it isn't nice, but the JBL does everything it needs to do.


I've had JBL for a long time. I even have the waterproof JBL. My son was gifted a turtle box standard and ranger. Turtle box is great but sorta like Yeti, it comes with a higher price tag (and their customer service is top notch, his ranger blew and they replaced it in 2 days), but its hard to beat any JBL for the price.
Posted by CBandits82
Lurker since May 2008
Member since May 2012
59161 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:12 am to


find one of these used.
Posted by BTROleMisser
Murica'
Member since Nov 2017
14944 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:48 am to
The Bose Soundlink Flex (2nd gen) is available for under $100 bucks now. I love mine. It's water proof, durable, and sounds great for the price and size.
Posted by BTROleMisser
Murica'
Member since Nov 2017
14944 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:53 am to
I had one of those for years and loved it. Sound was awesome for such a small speaker. Replaced it after 10+ years when it quit charging, with the smaller even more portable and waterproof Bose Sound Flex 2nd gen. and love it. Sounds admittedly not as good but it was half the price and still sounds great.
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
37308 posts
Posted on 6/24/26 at 11:57 am to
We have a Bose Soundlink Revolve that we’ve had for 9 or 10 years, and it still works great.

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