What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
Bluetooth didn't change just the strength of the transmitters. They could've let the new ones run on either software - I'm guessing. There are only 2 products they are selling with Part Boost at this moment so wth? It's a terrible marketing idea to obsolete the connect+
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
Great analysis and test you showed us. You're definitely the best out there. I watch your videos more for the entertainment and curiosity factor than the actual purchasing advice. I think JBL did a great job ipgrading to party boost. Technology is all about innovation and improvement and they hit it right on the nail with this one. I does however suck balls that they didn't upgrade the Charge 4 and Xtreme 2. Especially since they haven't even been out for a year.
Probably a hardware thing since they upgraded them after 2 years which had given them enough time for improvements. The Charge 3 however did get Connect+ via software update, but that immediately sparked lots of issues... Most ppl even going as far as to say they're intentionally trying to make it worse so that the Charge 4 can stand out even more. I personally don't mind it but regardless, yes, it is a letdown
@@TechnikToni-Overtribe dude... daisy chaining speakers isn't dependant on the BT version. All of this is done by the manufacturer, hence why some brands don't have as good wireless stereo pairing regardless if it's got the latest BT version
I wished I had seen this video before I purchased the JBL pulse 3. I had seen other videos on the same product. This is one of the best reviews out of all the ones I have seen. I like the way you utilized the football field in comparing the blue tooth frequency range. This what I wanted to know what the range was. I'm impressed with the range of the JBL pulse 4 wow amazing. I would have purchased that model but due to the price of $200 was way too much I wanted to spend. I was going to buy the pulse 3 in Walmart of almost $170 and when I did a search on Amazon they had the pulse 3 at $120 I was sold and just recently purchased the pulse 3 on Amazon.
All my speakers are connect + and they all work perfectly anywhere in my home but every once in a while one of my speakers may crackle or pop but overall he connection is pretty solid
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
Like me...Only 2 speakers on their website use part-boost. It's like having a PC that won't take USB 2.0 Incredibly stupid ad BT is BT and they could've made the new speaker with both software compatible.
My friend has a JBL Charge 4 and I have a Xtreme 2, I can confirm the range is amazing, I work in a warehouse, we tested how far it would go, there's literally no place it wouldn't reach
I recently bought 2 flip 5's thinking they'd be a great stereo pair. It's been mostly frustration every time I use them since they periodically just cut out for a couple seconds and only 1 speaker will be playing until they reconnect. Really kills the vibe, I'll be returning them soon.
They are only able to make small to none improvements over the older gen speakers so they force consumers to upgrade using this. You very well can make better connectivity new gen speakers while keeping them backwards compatible. Sure once older speakers connected to chain quality and range would go down but that would be acceptable it won't effect new gen speakers but allow older ones to get in. So they are either lazy or sinister take your pick.
i was wondering why my coworker and i couldn't connect our 2 speakers, now i know about the different pairing technologies. annoying to find out but at least now i know
I really liked my JBL Flip 3. I sold a ton of friends on it, because being able to connect all the speakers together was great. But in a year the battery tanked. It can barely play for a few hours. Now a mere two years-ish later, they're repeating the exact same planned obsolescence garbage. I appreciate your perspective, and that JBL are trying to innovate, but I only see a company trying to make poor quality goods that will quickly make their way to a landfill for years. Where are our replaceable batteries? Why not have a fallback mode to connect/connect+. The reasons are obvious.
How did you measure those range tests? Cause officially the range between 2 paired speakers in partyboost is only 5 meters (6 yards), for best resulst recommend only 2,5m (3y). A friend of mine who has 2 Flip 6 said sth similar about his experience. My 2 sony xb33 (party connect) have a range about 10-12 meters (13y) with frees sight, for best results with people standing between 6m (7y).
They should at least maintain backward compatibility with Connect+. Pretty sure it's mostly a software limitation, maybe in a bad bid to make the previous products feel obsolete. Even the latest Wi-Fi AX routers maintain compatibility with wi-fi AC/N/B/G. The latest bluetooth technologies are also able to connect to older bluetooth devices. Seriously, This type of behaviour is what will cause JBL to lose customers over the long run - They're doing themselves a big disfavour. I have an Xtreme 2 and would have considered buying the Boombox 2 if there was backward compatibility. Too bad their engineers didn't bother to make that happen...So not buying any new JBL speakers for a long while.
First off, JBL needs to drop party Boost until its backwards compatible with older gear. Second, and this is an idea that should be kicked around at JBL, being able to connect two speakers in stereo ( you pick which ones ), and have the rest play in "party mode". I'm actually surprised we don't the ability to do 5.1 or 7.2 surround on Bluetooth 5.2 yet. I think being able to add a Bluetooth sub-woofer would also, really add punch to many of JBL's smaller speaker lineup. The boombox is awesome, there no denying this, but its not a dedicated sub-woofer and its quite expensive. I have two extreme 2's, and if I was able to use them as dedicated subs (LFM) via the app, that would be awesome. I'm sure JBL could find a way to use them as such (safely), without damaging the drivers. The upper suits that run the Bluetooth speaker division over at JBL need ideas. They are dropping the ball here big time on party boost, and forgetting about the customers/products that got them where they are today. Don't shun connect+ as if its a redheaded stepchild JBL, keep it as part of the family.
With Partyboost, what happens with additional speakers? Do they all connect to speaker#1 (paired to the phone), or do they connect to the nearest speaker? In the first case, it would be possible to have a 200 yard diameter wheel with the main speaker at the center and other speakers 100 yards out, at the end of the spokes. With the second arrangement, it would be theoretically possible to arrange speakers in a line spanning many hundreds of yards, with one speaker handing off to the next. So can you clarify how this extended arrangement would work, and whether latency ever becomes an issue? Thanks for a great video and clever graphic illustration on the football field. You answered my initial questions perfectly!!!
@@Coolgamer322 Yes, I believe you are correct. I've now done some experimenting, with two Charge 5s and six Flip 5s, and I've also confirmed this via chat with JBL (very helpful). Thank you for responding.
I'm already having problems W Connect+ range, as my speaker was connecting to my neighbor's speakers instead of my other XTreme 2, there's no way I want more range... They should have focused on solving that kind of issue, as nobody asked to make a new technology to throw parties in a stadium...
Yeah! Do you think that they’re trying to make speakers that can literally eventually just be placed on the perimeters of Philadelphia Pennsylvania and still work?
I have a charge 4 do you think I can get another one and use the connect+ and being able to watch movies with both ? Would it have issues with latency Thanks I’m not an expert but I know you are
Great video. Are there are portable speakers that can pair together like this, but also double as home entertainment speakers? Guessing like a wireless Sonos speaker option
I hope u replaced the boombox 2 as it has party boost. Or else if u have some extra savings try purchasing the boombox 1 which can connect to ur other connect plus jbl devices. Or you can wait and continue with the party boost setup by purchasing the party boost set of speakers in the future. Either way both are good
Innovate and improve is fine but at the same time they should have dome something to make it backward compatible. I understand there might be a new hardware involved but still they should have provided a way to insert old hardware to support at least connect+. This will be very bad for sales as the dissatisfied customer like me will go for some other brand since any way i can't connect this with my older collection and this is terrible. most importantly, was planning to buy charge 5 but dropped the idea just because i can't connect it with other speakers and i cant just use one.
They did this with JBL connect, and now they’re doing it with ConnectPlus. If they really want to do this, they’ve got to refresh every single solitary one of their speakers at the same time. Or, they should put both technologies into the connect plus speakers, and put all three into the party boost speakers. This is insane. This is why Sony wireless party chain is better. It’s backwards compatible. Another way that JBL could make their protocols backwards compatible by using the same signal frequency, but just boosting it.
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
@@AS-fo8oi I don’t own any JBL speakers. I think that they will start out in duel mmono, but there is a way to change the mode. I don’t know how to though.
Of course it's programmed obsolescence, rendering a new line-up totally incompatible with the previous one for the sole benefit of extending the connection from 40 to 80 yards... who TF are you kidding.
I have a question on the range you can achieve with a third, fourth speaker and so on. Could you line them up an extend the range this way? or do the range have to be measured from the first speaker to any other speaker? We are wondering if we can skip alot of sound equipment on pour sport events in future this way. Here are my scenarios: 1. Speaker A on 0 yard. Speaker B on 60 yard. Speaker C on 120 yard. Phone connected with speaker B. Will all speaker work? 2. Speaker A on 0 yard. Speaker B on 60 yard. Speaker C on 120 yard. Phone connected with speaker A. Will speaker C work? 3. Speaker A on 0 yard. Speaker B on 60 yard. Speaker C on 120 yard. Speaker D on 180 yards. Phone connected with speaker A. Will speaker D work? I hope someone has tested something that special or could to it.
Very disappointed JBL partyboost not compatible with JBL Connect +. I got JBL Pulse 3 and recently bought JBL Pulse 4, I expected them work together in PartyBooost or JBL connect +. Unfortunately Pulse 4 PartBoost not compatible with Pulse 3 Connect +. So they don't work together. Pulse 4 only work with Flip 5. that's it. I wish JBL upgrade Firmware make PartyBoost backwards compatible with Connect +. Otherwise you all know. .
Yeah, there are only 3 scenarios here: scenario 1: It's just a new encoding method. - you can update the software that defines that, that is what the JBL app is for scenario 2: It's a hardware change. - what did you change? 1. The antenna - okay, the older speakers will have a smaller range, but whatever 2. The chip that encodes it. - okay, then MAYBE, if there truly was no way to make it compatible you have a point, but you can't seriously believe that there was no way scenario 3: You changed the frequency on which it transmits. - did you do this on purpose? just to make it not compatible? really?
Since bluetooth connection allows two different devices to pair up. Can you use a connect + and a partyboost connection at the same time? Then use all your connect + devices?
Should work on android. When I tried it on my iPhone back in 2020, it was an iPhone 7, I was encountering a bin full of disasters. Supposedly Apple added that functionality in iOS 13. They’ve probably removed it in the betas or something, because when I saw the video talking about it, the guy was running the beta version of iOS 13.
Hi, We'd like to connect wirelessly 9 headphones to my phone at the same time. We can use Bluetooth or Wi-Fi technology for higher audio quality and range. Our primary goal is to use 1 transmitter, but 2 transmitters are OK if it's needed. Our headphones have built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies so we want to use that. Could you please help us on how we can connect 9 headphones to one phone at the same time wirelessly using the headphones Wireless technologies? Thank you for your time and assistance.
Okay what I'm hearing is that I should ditch my charge 4 for a charge 5 just in time for the charge 6 to come out and have a connect platform that isn't compatible with the charge 5.
Anyone know where Altec Lansing's House Party mode stacks up? looking to move away from Altec as my waterproof stereo speakers. Not satisfied with the range, looking at JBL Extreme with Connect+ but wondering where it will stack up.
Do you know if JBL said anything about upgrading to partyboost on the charge 4 or Xtreme 2 ? I mean those two aren’t even out a year with Connect plus nd know there is something new that’s kinda stupid they at least need to upgrade those two in my opinion
DerTechnikKanal I got both of them it just weird that I can’t jam out in parties in party mode because signal interference of people’s think a setup for that
the takeaway from the video was they are genuinely making the connections better with party boost, but it's a really big let down that they didn't make it backwards compatible with connect plus
I use the speakers in my back yard for parties. I got rid of my JBL connect speakers because anything over 6 feet they didn’t work. The connect+ works to about 25feet
Fr if I was going that far I would take my speaker with so I can hear it more and also so nobody would try and steal it if I’m out in public like at a park or party ect
Yeah this is planned obsolescence. They could have released a wireless repeater if range really was an issue, which for the vast majority of customers it is not.
Does it remember? By this I mean if you connect to speakers with partyboost and put them in stereo, will they stay in stereo when you turn them off and on again? Connect did this but connect plus did away with it
Evyn Milligan no they don’t remember, which sucks considering the process for getting them into stereo is not super easy. 😤 First, be sure you are only connected to one speaker. I then get that speaker connected and playing, with the app open and it showing my speaker. Only then do I power on the second speaker, then connect the two with the PB buttons. At this point the app shows my speaker searching, then eventually shows the second speaker and this is when the PB and Stereo buttons become “live.” In addition to all this frustration (and the fact that you have to do it every time), my app doesn’t allow me to go back and forth between PB and Stereo after a short period of time. Even if I keep the app open, it will stop showing those buttons at the bottom and just say that I’m connected in PB mode (regardless of which mode I’m in). If I want to switch to other mode, I have to repeat the process. Great speakers; app and programming are pure 💩
Flip 5 Obviously, don't buy the FLip 4 like I just did to find out it's obsolete for multiple connections...even tho it's still a new speaker of theirs
I have the boom box and was going to buy a party box and a flip 5 today but if Jbl is trying to con it’s customers I’m out. Don’t sell me connect technology that no longer connects to a system that I’ve already sunk hundreds of dollars in to. Rip off, rip off, rip off.
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
Kind of ridiculous that partyboost isn't backwards compatible with connect + I'd have to purchase two new boombox 2s to achieve what i want in my yard. Smh
I have a Charge 3 and a Charge 4. Both have connect+. I was looking foward to grab a bigger one, but both the boombox 2 and the xtreme 3 are not compatible with the ones I awready have, so nope, I'm not buying this bullshit.
This is a real bullshit move by JBL! I have the charge 4 and this speaker at least should’ve been upgraded to partyboost.. I wish somebody was able to create some kind of custom firmware to side-load.
Damn dude hit sony hard , that was a great ending lmfao!!!😂😂😂 (Then your gonna end up like sony and not even make it to the 18yrd line!!!) Innovation baby!!!😋
QUESTION: Who on earth wants to make a party, friends only, in a football field? I'm just buying BB1 w Conect+, so I can connect w my 2 XTreme 2s that I can already spread all over my houses w their respective sizes... 👍
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
@@TecZilla I'm considering it, and I confirm that I can put the "master" speaker on a second floor and still connect the slave ones on the first floor, separated by a ceramic, cement, iron and plaster floor. Besides that, I already have issues w my slave speakers getting interference from the neighbor's speaker inside his house, so, increasing range w/o authentication will be hell. 👀
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Ill stay with my connect + speakers. Indoors connection is great and I dont need anything else
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
Bluetooth didn't change just the strength of the transmitters. They could've let the new ones run on either software - I'm guessing. There are only 2 products they are selling with Part Boost at this moment so wth? It's a terrible marketing idea to obsolete the connect+
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
@@AS-fo8oi so did you test them?
didnt expect that..
I'm surprised nobody ran by and grabbed a speaker , great vid btw I'm hoping for the JBL Pulse 4 review and please compare it to the Pulse 3 and 2
It’s not even the speaker! What about the phone?
Always am interested in how far you can pair 2 speakers from each other. Excellent video, thanks man. 👍
Great analysis and test you showed us. You're definitely the best out there. I watch your videos more for the entertainment and curiosity factor than the actual purchasing advice. I think JBL did a great job ipgrading to party boost. Technology is all about innovation and improvement and they hit it right on the nail with this one. I does however suck balls that they didn't upgrade the Charge 4 and Xtreme 2. Especially since they haven't even been out for a year.
Or my new Flip 4
charge 3 is the only speaker that had a firmware update to connect+
Just dont understand why they couldn't upgrade the charge 4 at least or the Xtreme 2 that's a let down
Eliazar Perez yea they at least need to update those two
Probably a hardware thing since they upgraded them after 2 years which had given them enough time for improvements. The Charge 3 however did get Connect+ via software update, but that immediately sparked lots of issues... Most ppl even going as far as to say they're intentionally trying to make it worse so that the Charge 4 can stand out even more. I personally don't mind it but regardless, yes, it is a letdown
Muhammad Ali well even from the Hardware it shouldn’t be a Problem they eben have the Same Bluetooth Version
@@TechnikToni-Overtribe dude... daisy chaining speakers isn't dependant on the BT version. All of this is done by the manufacturer, hence why some brands don't have as good wireless stereo pairing regardless if it's got the latest BT version
Muhammad Ali well GYMCADDY also talked about and mentioned something together with the Bluetooth version
I wished I had seen this video before I purchased the JBL pulse 3. I had seen other videos on the same product. This is one of the best reviews out of all the ones I have seen. I like the way you utilized the football field in comparing the blue tooth frequency range. This what I wanted to know what the range was. I'm impressed with the range of the JBL pulse 4 wow amazing. I would have purchased that model but due to the price of $200 was way too much I wanted to spend. I was going to buy the pulse 3 in Walmart of almost $170 and when I did a search on Amazon they had the pulse 3 at $120 I was sold and just recently purchased the pulse 3 on Amazon.
Pulse 4 looks dope.
All my speakers are connect + and they all work perfectly anywhere in my home but every once in a while one of my speakers may crackle or pop but overall he connection is pretty solid
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
@@AS-fo8oi dude.
What speakers do you have?
Thanks man. The other reviewers bashed JBL without considering this.
Like me...Only 2 speakers on their website use part-boost. It's like having a PC that won't take USB 2.0 Incredibly stupid ad BT is BT and they could've made the new speaker with both software compatible.
Partyboost is all about stable and quality connection. 👍🔥 Good job.
yeah except the fact this technology makes extreme, charge, and other series obsolete
Good Video.....I have to JBL Extremes 1 and just bought 2 JBL Pulse 4 and love them .... cheers
You cleared my all doubts, excellent work
My friend has a JBL Charge 4 and I have a Xtreme 2, I can confirm the range is amazing, I work in a warehouse, we tested how far it would go, there's literally no place it wouldn't reach
The range has nothing to do with it.
JBL wants to render your $500 speaker from last year useless.
I recently bought 2 flip 5's thinking they'd be a great stereo pair. It's been mostly frustration every time I use them since they periodically just cut out for a couple seconds and only 1 speaker will be playing until they reconnect. Really kills the vibe, I'll be returning them soon.
That’s kind of weird. You probably got two defective units. I know it sounds crazy!
Pulse 4 needs a firmware update for backwards compatibility.
They are only able to make small to none improvements over the older gen speakers so they force consumers to upgrade using this. You very well can make better connectivity new gen speakers while keeping them backwards compatible. Sure once older speakers connected to chain quality and range would go down but that would be acceptable it won't effect new gen speakers but allow older ones to get in. So they are either lazy or sinister take your pick.
i was wondering why my coworker and i couldn't connect our 2 speakers, now i know about the different pairing technologies. annoying to find out but at least now i know
I really liked my JBL Flip 3. I sold a ton of friends on it, because being able to connect all the speakers together was great. But in a year the battery tanked. It can barely play for a few hours.
Now a mere two years-ish later, they're repeating the exact same planned obsolescence garbage. I appreciate your perspective, and that JBL are trying to innovate, but I only see a company trying to make poor quality goods that will quickly make their way to a landfill for years.
Where are our replaceable batteries? Why not have a fallback mode to connect/connect+. The reasons are obvious.
great test. really good info. Thanks!
How did you measure those range tests? Cause officially the range between 2 paired speakers in partyboost is only 5 meters (6 yards), for best resulst recommend only 2,5m (3y). A friend of mine who has 2 Flip 6 said sth similar about his experience. My 2 sony xb33 (party connect) have a range about 10-12 meters (13y) with frees sight, for best results with people standing between 6m (7y).
They should upgrade speakers that came with connect+ already
So R.I.P Xtreme, Pulse 2, Charge 2+ and 3, and Flip 3 users including me using Charge 3:(
Wdym a lot of those speakers already didn't have connect plus
Charge 3 has connect + and uses Bluetooth 4.2. they just don't want to
@@dbp2625 Exactly! The BT is the same just they changed the software and the signal strength. RIP my new Flip 4
They should at least maintain backward compatibility with Connect+. Pretty sure it's mostly a software limitation, maybe in a bad bid to make the previous products feel obsolete. Even the latest Wi-Fi AX routers maintain compatibility with wi-fi AC/N/B/G. The latest bluetooth technologies are also able to connect to older bluetooth devices. Seriously, This type of behaviour is what will cause JBL to lose customers over the long run - They're doing themselves a big disfavour. I have an Xtreme 2 and would have considered buying the Boombox 2 if there was backward compatibility. Too bad their engineers didn't bother to make that happen...So not buying any new JBL speakers for a long while.
Same with me, I was thinking of the getting the boombox 2. No connect+, no buy!!
GREAT JOB DUDE!!
First off, JBL needs to drop party Boost until its backwards compatible with older gear.
Second, and this is an idea that should be kicked around at JBL, being able to connect two speakers in stereo ( you pick which ones ), and have the rest play in "party mode". I'm actually surprised we don't the ability to do 5.1 or 7.2 surround on Bluetooth 5.2 yet. I think being able to add a Bluetooth sub-woofer would also, really add punch to many of JBL's smaller speaker lineup. The boombox is awesome, there no denying this, but its not a dedicated sub-woofer and its quite expensive. I have two extreme 2's, and if I was able to use them as dedicated subs (LFM) via the app, that would be awesome. I'm sure JBL could find a way to use them as such (safely), without damaging the drivers.
The upper suits that run the Bluetooth speaker division over at JBL need ideas. They are dropping the ball here big time on party boost, and forgetting about the customers/products that got them where they are today. Don't shun connect+ as if its a redheaded stepchild JBL, keep it as part of the family.
Id love to see an update that includes Soundcore's PartyCast 2.0, any any other speakers that can support pairing more than 2 speakers
With Partyboost, what happens with additional speakers? Do they all connect to speaker#1 (paired to the phone), or do they connect to the nearest speaker? In the first case, it would be possible to have a 200 yard diameter wheel with the main speaker at the center and other speakers 100 yards out, at the end of the spokes. With the second arrangement, it would be theoretically possible to arrange speakers in a line spanning many hundreds of yards, with one speaker handing off to the next. So can you clarify how this extended arrangement would work, and whether latency ever becomes an issue? Thanks for a great video and clever graphic illustration on the football field. You answered my initial questions perfectly!!!
I think they all connect to speaker #1.
@@Coolgamer322 Yes, I believe you are correct. I've now done some experimenting, with two Charge 5s and six Flip 5s, and I've also confirmed this via chat with JBL (very helpful). Thank you for responding.
I'm already having problems W Connect+ range, as my speaker was connecting to my neighbor's speakers instead of my other XTreme 2, there's no way I want more range... They should have focused on solving that kind of issue, as nobody asked to make a new technology to throw parties in a stadium...
Yeah! Do you think that they’re trying to make speakers that can literally eventually just be placed on the perimeters of Philadelphia Pennsylvania and still work?
@@Techlifeandmore Is it sarcasm? (Sorry, I'm not a native EN speaker)
That's a nice test and a fair opinion. Kudo's all the way!
GREAT GREAT VIDEO, well done. Keep it up!!!🤝
With my flip 4, two charge 3, one charge 4 and one xtreme 2 I'll never change connect+
I have a charge 4 do you think I can get another one and use the connect+ and being able to watch movies with both ? Would it have issues with latency
Thanks
I’m not an expert but I know you are
Great video. Are there are portable speakers that can pair together like this, but also double as home entertainment speakers? Guessing like a wireless Sonos speaker option
You can pair these as a home entertainment center. But I would suggest getting a bass boosted party plus model for the bass and then turn on tws
I know using connect + has a lag when using TH-cam between every song. Does partyboost fix this?
I was wondering why my boombox 2 wouldn’t connect to other jbl speakers.
I hope u replaced the boombox 2 as it has party boost. Or else if u have some extra savings try purchasing the boombox 1 which can connect to ur other connect plus jbl devices. Or you can wait and continue with the party boost setup by purchasing the party boost set of speakers in the future. Either way both are good
Innovate and improve is fine but at the same time they should have dome something to make it backward compatible. I understand there might be a new hardware involved but still they should have provided a way to insert old hardware to support at least connect+. This will be very bad for sales as the dissatisfied customer like me will go for some other brand since any way i can't connect this with my older collection and this is terrible. most importantly, was planning to buy charge 5 but dropped the idea just because i can't connect it with other speakers and i cant just use one.
They did this with JBL connect, and now they’re doing it with ConnectPlus. If they really want to do this, they’ve got to refresh every single solitary one of their speakers at the same time. Or, they should put both technologies into the connect plus speakers, and put all three into the party boost speakers. This is insane. This is why Sony wireless party chain is better. It’s backwards compatible. Another way that JBL could make their protocols backwards compatible by using the same signal frequency, but just boosting it.
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
@@AS-fo8oi bruh.
@@AS-fo8oi I don’t own any JBL speakers. I think that they will start out in duel mmono, but there is a way to change the mode. I don’t know how to though.
Solid video!
Of course it's programmed obsolescence, rendering a new line-up totally incompatible with the previous one for the sole benefit of extending the connection from 40 to 80 yards... who TF are you kidding.
I have a question on the range you can achieve with a third, fourth speaker and so on. Could you line them up an extend the range this way? or do the range have to be measured from the first speaker to any other speaker? We are wondering if we can skip alot of sound equipment on pour sport events in future this way.
Here are my scenarios:
1. Speaker A on 0 yard. Speaker B on 60 yard. Speaker C on 120 yard. Phone connected with speaker B. Will all speaker work?
2. Speaker A on 0 yard. Speaker B on 60 yard. Speaker C on 120 yard. Phone connected with speaker A. Will speaker C work?
3. Speaker A on 0 yard. Speaker B on 60 yard. Speaker C on 120 yard. Speaker D on 180 yards. Phone connected with speaker A. Will speaker D work?
I hope someone has tested something that special or could to it.
No i guess it all depends from the first speaker
Very disappointed JBL partyboost not compatible with JBL Connect +. I got JBL Pulse 3 and recently bought JBL Pulse 4, I expected them work together in PartyBooost or JBL connect +. Unfortunately Pulse 4 PartBoost not compatible with Pulse 3 Connect +. So they don't work together. Pulse 4 only work with Flip 5. that's it. I wish JBL upgrade Firmware make PartyBoost backwards compatible with Connect +. Otherwise you all know. .
With partyboost, mine will disconnect from each other after around 20-30 minutes leaving only the master one playing. Do you have this issue as well?
You probably have a defective master speaker. Have you tried using different speakers as the master speaker?
I hate that the flip 5 and charge 4 are mono. Im happy with my flip 4 and charge 3.
charge 4 is louder than charge 3 and has more bass and freakin high mid-range, but sound clarity in charge 3 especially the treble is good.
can the flip 4 and charge 3 connect together?
Actually the distance might be even less because there might be a buffer of the music data still playing while the connection has already lost.
But the order should stay the same in theory…
Yeah, there are only 3 scenarios here:
scenario 1: It's just a new encoding method.
- you can update the software that defines that, that is what the JBL app is for
scenario 2: It's a hardware change.
- what did you change?
1. The antenna
- okay, the older speakers will have a smaller range, but whatever
2. The chip that encodes it.
- okay, then MAYBE, if there truly was no way to make it compatible you have a point, but you can't seriously believe that there was no way
scenario 3: You changed the frequency on which it transmits.
- did you do this on purpose? just to make it not compatible? really?
Since bluetooth connection allows two different devices to pair up. Can you use a connect + and a partyboost connection at the same time? Then use all your connect + devices?
Should work on android. When I tried it on my iPhone back in 2020, it was an iPhone 7, I was encountering a bin full of disasters. Supposedly Apple added that functionality in iOS 13. They’ve probably removed it in the betas or something, because when I saw the video talking about it, the guy was running the beta version of iOS 13.
Hi,
We'd like to connect wirelessly 9 headphones to my phone at the same time.
We can use Bluetooth or Wi-Fi technology for higher audio quality and range.
Our primary goal is to use 1 transmitter, but 2 transmitters are OK if it's needed.
Our headphones have built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies so we want to use that.
Could you please help us on how we can connect 9 headphones to one phone at the same time wirelessly using the headphones Wireless technologies?
Thank you for your time and assistance.
cant even connect the charge 4 and pulse 4 togehter via aux cause jbl pulled an apple on the pulse 4.
Okay what I'm hearing is that I should ditch my charge 4 for a charge 5 just in time for the charge 6 to come out and have a connect platform that isn't compatible with the charge 5.
Anyone know where Altec Lansing's House Party mode stacks up? looking to move away from Altec as my waterproof stereo speakers. Not satisfied with the range, looking at JBL Extreme with Connect+ but wondering where it will stack up.
Do you know if JBL said anything about upgrading to partyboost on the charge 4 or Xtreme 2 ? I mean those two aren’t even out a year with Connect plus nd know there is something new that’s kinda stupid they at least need to upgrade those two in my opinion
DerTechnikKanal I got both of them it just weird that I can’t jam out in parties in party mode because signal interference of people’s think a setup for that
But no one would go 80 yards, I just need my charge 3 to flip 5 to connect together
the takeaway from the video was they are genuinely making the connections better with party boost, but it's a really big let down that they didn't make it backwards compatible with connect plus
Please, watch the video again. It's not only about distance, it's about how many walls you have at home too.
I use the speakers in my back yard for parties. I got rid of my JBL connect speakers because anything over 6 feet they didn’t work. The connect+ works to about 25feet
Fr if I was going that far I would take my speaker with so I can hear it more and also so nobody would try and steal it if I’m out in public like at a park or party ect
@@TecZilla nobody has THAT many walls. you usually use a phone and a speaker in the same room anyway lol
Yeah this is planned obsolescence. They could have released a wireless repeater if range really was an issue, which for the vast majority of customers it is not.
How many speakers can you link with the party boost tho? I can’t find that info anywhere it just says ‘multiple’ 🤷🏽♀️
It's a ridiculous number like 99 or 100 I believe
Does it remember? By this I mean if you connect to speakers with partyboost and put them in stereo, will they stay in stereo when you turn them off and on again? Connect did this but connect plus did away with it
Evyn Milligan no they don’t remember, which sucks considering the process for getting them into stereo is not super easy. 😤
First, be sure you are only connected to one speaker. I then get that speaker connected and playing, with the app open and it showing my speaker. Only then do I power on the second speaker, then connect the two with the PB buttons. At this point the app shows my speaker searching, then eventually shows the second speaker and this is when the PB and Stereo buttons become “live.”
In addition to all this frustration (and the fact that you have to do it every time), my app doesn’t allow me to go back and forth between PB and Stereo after a short period of time. Even if I keep the app open, it will stop showing those buttons at the bottom and just say that I’m connected in PB mode (regardless of which mode I’m in). If I want to switch to other mode, I have to repeat the process. Great speakers; app and programming are pure 💩
How many speakers can you pair together ?
Unfortunately partyboost is disabled when you use it as tv speaker
You can connect up to 100 party boost speakers together.
But why they dont put like to be conpatible with all the connect and + and patyboost..
Some extra range? Come on at least make the XTREME 2 compatible
Roses ML yea and charge 4
Just make all of them compatible. They all use Bluetooth 4.2 so they can do it
@@dbp2625 Exactly!
i donot have any jbl device now but want to have one which one do you recommend flip 4 or 5
Flip 5 because all of their speakers are going to have partyboost from now on
Flip 5 Obviously, don't buy the FLip 4 like I just did to find out it's obsolete for multiple connections...even tho it's still a new speaker of theirs
I have the boom box and was going to buy a party box and a flip 5 today but if Jbl is trying to con it’s customers I’m out. Don’t sell me connect technology that no longer connects to a system that I’ve already sunk hundreds of dollars in to. Rip off, rip off, rip off.
so, the question is: HOW MANY PARTYBOOST SPEAKERS CAN I CONNECT SIMULTANIASLY?
Up to 100
Can you connect JBL PartyBoost speakers in stereo mode to a PC or laptop?
i have this question too.seems like no
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
Kind of ridiculous that partyboost isn't backwards compatible with connect +
I'd have to purchase two new boombox 2s to achieve what i want in my yard. Smh
I have a Charge 3 and a Charge 4. Both have connect+.
I was looking foward to grab a bigger one, but both the boombox 2 and the xtreme 3 are not compatible with the ones I awready have, so nope, I'm not buying this bullshit.
You could buy the Boombox 1 or the Xtreme 2 which have connect plus
@@georgearaujo6532 That's what I did, got myself a boombox 1, but it sucks to have to buy older models.
@@ubvrox a couple of years is not "old". it's what corporations make you think.
Hello the boomboc is compatible with flip 5 ?
The Boombox 2 is compatible with the flip 5 because both have partyboost... Boombox only has connect plus. Sorry it piss me off too
I prefer connect plus
Can we connect Xtreme2 with Pulse4 ?
nope
Pulse 3 best speaker of all time
Why the hell can’t they just let us join backwards. Such a cheap way to make you buy more speakers
That’s annoying I have a charge 4 and just got a pulse 4 smh I didn’t even know
Sony can barely go across my pool sadly.
Water eats wireless signals. Try raising the speaker up a foot or two if possible.
@@xorbe2 maybe I'll try that next time, thanks!
Yea i pared a flip 5,charge 5 and pulse 4
This is a real bullshit move by JBL! I have the charge 4 and this speaker at least should’ve been upgraded to partyboost..
I wish somebody was able to create some kind of custom firmware to side-load.
pulse 4 is the bezelless
Fuck me. I just bought the jbl flip 5. I have the jbl charge 4
This not good Jbl..
I disappoint
Damn dude hit sony hard , that was a great ending lmfao!!!😂😂😂
(Then your gonna end up like sony and not even make it to the 18yrd line!!!)
Innovation baby!!!😋
Wow just released this now, JBL u srs...
I think I am just going to buy another pulse 2 and use that pair with my JBL Extreme.
QUESTION: Who on earth wants to make a party, friends only, in a football field?
I'm just buying BB1 w Conect+, so I can connect w my 2 XTreme 2s that I can already spread all over my houses w their respective sizes... 👍
Please, watch the video again. It's not only about distance, it's about how many walls you have at home too.
What if i connect 2jbl extreme 2's?will be stereo or two thimes mono? and what if connect 3 or more? im just waiting for my extreme 2's and would like to know how will they perform!
@@AS-fo8oi 2 "Connect+" capable OF THE SAME MODEL = Stereo
Anything else = Mono
Hope it helps 👍
@@TecZilla I'm considering it, and I confirm that I can put the "master" speaker on a second floor and still connect the slave ones on the first floor, separated by a ceramic, cement, iron and plaster floor.
Besides that, I already have issues w my slave speakers getting interference from the neighbor's speaker inside his house, so, increasing range w/o authentication will be hell. 👀
@@KalidioDzk thanks man!
Flip 4 is still better than Flip 5.
No. I like Flip 5 better.
No
WHHHYYYYYY
:D
100
not worth
2nd
Pure Greed.
Partyboost🗑