JBL Professional All-in- 1 Personal System with Bluetooth, XLR, Black, Rechargeable Portable PA (EON ONE Compact)

In this space of all-in-one battery powered speakers, this seems to have all the bases covered, especially for a one person show. The four channel mixer is easy to use, especially with the JBL “pro” app. It also has effects like reverb, chorus and delay, great for acoustic guitar and vocals. Best of all, it sounds better than the others I tried in this space (didn’t try Bose S1). I got lucky and bought it “like new” and it was just like new. The only thing I don’t like on it is the on/off method, but getting ised to it Used it in a medium room for a show, barely had to turn it up. Going for an outdoor gig next. Might want to get another one to synch up for more sounds coverage. But we’ll see.

great highly recommended won't regret

I did a lot of research to find the best sound from a lightweight battery operated speaker because I needed to run dance fitness classes outdoors during the pandemic. this speaker seemed to fill that criteria but I quickly learned that the power button panel has a majorly flawed design - the button gets skewed and then you can't turn the speaker on or off. Even after opening the panel and resetting the button, it would get stuck again. (See picture showing button in the stuck position. the scratch marks are from when we tried to use keys to pry the button out so we could turn it on). Of course, this started to happen right after the 3 month original return button. I've been back and forth with Harmon on the warranty for more than a year. It took months for a licensed local repair person to get the part in stock to fix the button. so that was infuriating because I needed the speaker to run classes. It was finally fixed 7 months after purchase. Then it was winter and we didn't run many outdoor classes. We started to use it again this spring and summer and it's broken again. Now it phantom turns itself on randomly so I have to keep it plugged in if I need to use or else the battery will drain.Then when I unplug it, it often will not connect to bluetooth, so we try to turn it off and on again...except it won't turn on. The company will not give my money back, so I have to go through another round of trying to get this repaired. Save yourself a headache and look for a different speaker. (fwiw we have NEVER had problems with our EVs, however they don't make a loud battery operated option)

I am a big Bose fan, have the smaller portables, head phones, HT set ups etc. I wanted a loud Bluetooth speaker to use outdoors and in the garage. I originally just got the Bose, then got this one. Figured I would leave one in the garage and one in the truck for outdoor stuff. I looked at a ton of reviews and at the end of the day, the feedback was split on which is better. After having both, the one thing that I really didn’t appreciate was having a full EQ on the JBL. Out of the box the Bose sounds better but it does have that “Bose” filter on it. It sounds good but does sound like my other bose products. The JBL sounded weak in the mids and harsh on the high end, the bass also seemed to have a sharp drop past 150hz.With the full EQ, you can get this speaker to sound however you want and are not “take it or leave it” like you are with the bose. Want more mids? 5 seconds on the EQ and done. You can tailor the sound to however you want. Since this speaker also goes lower, the range is bigger also. Want it to be flat? Increase the EQ curve and done. I was playing with it for 5 minutes and got it sounding perfect. Also, the volume on this thing is very high 112dbs is no joke. I doubt anyone will ever get past 80% on this thing unless no one is sitting within 15ft.Long story short, get the JBL and tune it to whatever sound profile you prefer. I didn’t mess with the PA features, and I have no intent of playing instruments in my lifetime. From what I understand they are better on this unit though. Just wanted a very loud Bluetooth speaker, this unit checks that box for me.Ended up paying the restocking fee and grabbing a second JBL.

If your bass sounds lacking bump the eq a few dbs around 100 hertz with a wide parameter (low number).Learn the app. I was frustrated at first with the physical dials and seeing everything in the sunlight then got the app and it blew me away. It is easy to use for pros and feature rich compared to basic DSP on other speakers. It might not be as easy to use for a someone new to tuning their speakers. I highly suggest learning these features to make it sound how you want it.It likely doesn't have strong preamps to keep the price down per unit. I'm cool with that. Use it with an external mixer. They don't cost much. I use a Yamaha MGO6X (with a battery pack when needed for portability). It get great volume, and sounds incredible when paired with this speaker.I was debating between this, Maui 5 Go, and a Bose S1. I chose this because I can get 2 for nearly the price of a Maui 5 Go and have better stereo separation. A tripod is more stable on uneven ground and with wind. I can use it as an easy setup monitor for DJing, easily bring it anywhere with minimal setup and breaking down (the bag sold separately is also awesome and convenient). It also isn't multiple pieces like a column array. The Bose S1 sounds great but has much more limited low end (critical to a professional sound when playing music), doesn't get as loud, and distorts easier when played at high volumes for extended periods of time.For best sound quality use a wired (non-bluetooth connection) with two of these set to stereo. Bluetooth compresses the signal and limits the potential of sound quality and remember to start with great quality audio files (high quality MP3s, and lossless .wav, .aiff, or .flac when possible).