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6181-JBLJBL
JBL Flip Bluetooth Speaker
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I was excited when I could just play stuff from my iPhone while I made quesadillas, but this speaker took it to the next level. It has become such a casual but integral component of my everyday tedium—I mean, it has a rechargeable battery inside it, so actually brushing my teeth for three full minutes to a song at full blast is just fucking fun. I live in an apartment, so I haven’t turned it on full blast yet, but that’s just a testament to its large buffer for sound output, and the damn thing is 6 inches long and 2.5 inches in diameter through its circular faces on either side! Admittedly, its bass capacity is a bit lacking and doesn’t quite match that of a Braven speaker that I’ve tried—which is a different ball game when it comes to speakers. Personally, I like a nice flush of tones to permeate the atmosphere with audio play. Even so, the portability of this speaker remains its number one draw. It was nice to take it onto my porch during a rain/thunderstorm and only worry a minimal amount about drawing a lightning bolt to my vantage point. –Alexander Ortega