The JBL Go 3 has long been renowned as the Bluetooth speaker you can toss in a bag without thinking about it. This limited-time Amazon deal dropping the price of the Go 3 to just $30 is fitting then, because it’s a deal you can just hit “Buy” on without thinking too much.
The Go 3 is small enough to fit in a jacket pocket, light enough to clip to a backpack strap, and loud enough to fill a hotel room, a shower, or a picnic blanket with sound that has no business coming out of something this size. JBL’s Pro Sound tuning pushes real bass out of a speaker that looks like it should only manage tinny midrange, and the result is a surprisingly full listen for casual music, podcasts, and phone calls.
Small, But Tough
The IP67 waterproof and dustproof properties make the Go 3 genuinely go-anywhere rather than just “portable because it’s small.” You can confidently bring your tunes to the pool deck, beach, or campsite — the Go 3 can withstand submersion in up to a meter of water for 30 minutes. The fabric-and-rubber exterior can also take all of the jolts and drops that are inevitable during a fun and active summer.
That durability can be put to use indoors as well — IP67 waterproofing is more than sufficient to use the Go 3 as a shower speaker. It’s not going to replace your TV’s soundbar or the bookshelf speaker that fills a room with sound, but it’s easily going to outperform the no-name “waterproof” speaker that says it’s ok to use in the shower yet mysteriously conks out within weeks.
Perfect Grab and Go
The JBL Go 3’s battery life is roughly five hours, which is par for its size — enough for an afternoon at the park or a long shower playlist, but not enough for an all-day event. For longer sessions, the JBL Go 3 is a complement to a bigger speaker rather than a replacement. But that’s not going to impede what the Go 3 is truly made for — the moments when you want music and don’t have a speaker handy. It works best when it lives permanently in a bag, a car console, a shower, or a gym locker.
At $30 during this limited-time Amazon deal, the Go 3 is the kind of speaker you buy one of for yourself and a second one as a gift you keep on hand for when you need one. The limited-time pricing won’t last, and at this price, there’s nothing to overthink.
