The JBL PartyBox 110 is a portable party speaker from JBL, with 160W of output power and LED light rings that pulse in time with the music. Inside are two 5.25-inch woofers and two 2.25-inch tweeters, and for additional low end, you can choose either bass boost level. The battery will last 12 hours on a charge, and the outer casing has an IPX4 splashproof rating. On the rear of the unit are the microphone and guitar input jacks for karaoke or for playing along. An AC power cord comes in the box for the nights that go longer than the battery does.
Head over to Amazon to get the JBL PartyBox 110 Party Speaker for just $300, down from its usual price of $350. That’s a $50 discount and 14% off.
A portable speaker that’s perfect for all your favorite music
Four drivers divide up the tasks within the cabinet. Each of the two 5.25-inch woofers produces the low frequencies while each of the two 2.25-inch tweeters produces the high end. That makes for a true two-way system as opposed to using one driver to reproduce both lows and highs. In terms of total power, this speaker is capable of producing 160W. There are also two levels of bass boost you can switch between, so a track that needs more thump gets it without you going into an equalizer and adjusting anything by hand.
The light rings that run around the drivers are what make a party speaker different from a regular Bluetooth speaker. The lights normally flash to the beat of the music, and they are customizable by color, pattern, and strobe effect through the JBL PartyBox app. That app also lets you control playback and settings without having to walk over to the speaker every time something needs to be changed.
Twelve hours of playtime is the battery rating, which gets you through an afternoon cookout and into the night. The AC cord in the box means you can keep going past that if there is an outlet nearby, and the IPX4 rating covers splashes, spilled drinks, and light rain. That last part matters more than it sounds, since most party speakers end up near a pool or on a patio at some point.
The mic and guitar inputs on the back are what make this useful beyond streaming. Plug in a microphone for karaoke or an instrument to play along with a backing track, though JBL does not include either one. Music itself gets to the speaker over Bluetooth, from a USB stick, or through an aux cable. If one speaker turns out not to be enough, True Wireless Stereo links a second PartyBox to the first and splits the left and right channels between them.
The JBL PartyBox 110 Party Speaker is $300 right now rather than $350, and the only real thing to plan around is the weight, since this is heavy enough that you will want to think about where it is going before you carry it very far. Everything else about it is made to sit outside and stay there a while.
