JBL Charge 5 - when restyling decided the fate of acoustics

JBL brand products make us happy year after year with their wonderful novelties in the world of high-class sound. Only recently the company has had some problems. And most likely they are associated with the leadership, which is time to send on a well-deserved rest.

Otherwise, it is simply impossible to explain the policy of the company, which, instead of a new and technologically advanced product, makes a conventional restyling. And unreasonably increases the price by 30%.

JBL Charge 5 - Worst Product of 2021

 

It is under this heading that the new JBL Charge 5 can be safely launched on the market. And all the laudatory reviews of bloggers can be simply multiplied by zero. Since they all have income from the sale of a new speaker system. What are the features of the new JBL Charge 5?

• Declared sound scheme 2.2. Implementation - 2 subwoofers and 2 full-range speakers. This is something from the fantasy section.
• The rain protection suddenly received an IP67 rating. Only the column, if thrown into the pool, sinks to the bottom and stops playing. Absolutely.
• Li-Pol battery. The same volume as in the JBL Charge 4 (7500 mAh). What is the benefit - it is not clear, the dimensions remained the same - 220x95x93 mm.

In fact, they took JBL Charge 4which could not be fully implemented. We installed a new Bluetooth board on them, a battery, added a speaker. And they raised the price by 30% - this is a novelty. Even with the color of the case, no one bothered - everything is completely identical. At least DLNA was added - it would already be a plus in favor of the novelty.