Anker Soundcore Motion Boom Plus vs JBL Xtreme 3 - Extreme review!

Anker Soundcore Motion Boom Plus takes on the JBL Xtreme 3 bluetooth portable speaker. Is the JBL Xtreme 3 a match for the powerhouse that is the Soundcore Motion Boom plus? Who has the biggest bass? Revealed in this bluetooth speaker review!
Soundcore Motion Boom Plus: geni.us/motionboomplus
JBL Xtreme 3: geni.us/jblxtreme3
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0:00 intro
4:42 Motion Boom Plus vs JBL Xtreme 3 60% volume
7:45 60% spectrum analysis
8:24 60% summary
11:34 100% maximum volume test
13:03 100% spectrum analysis
13:26 100% summary
14:45 specs
17:00 Motion Boom Plus vs Xtreme 3 conclusion
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Alan Ross Reviews Top Picks:
Pound for pound world champion:
Soundcore Motion Boom: geni.us/motionboom
Amazingly deep bass to 40hz for its size and price.
For a leaner more agile sound with seven more deep bass for the same price try the Mifa Wildbox
Still worth a look:
My former world champ the Soundcore Motion Plus can still offer great clarity.
geni.us/soundcoremotionplus
£50 champion:
Great bass for its size, Soundcore Boost: geni.us/soundcoreboost
Tribit Xsound Mega: medium sized mono speaker with fun bass and light show. geni.us/xsoundmega
Bass Heavy Speakers:
Soundcore Motion Boom Plus: Hard to beat for price, weight and loudness. A bit harsh. geni.us/motionboomplus
Very Deep bass (40hz) but lacks clear mids and highs JBL Boombox 2: geni.us/jblboombox2
Harman Kardon Go+ (mid and upper bass heavy but with decent balance): Play geni.us/goplay
Onyx Studio 6 (warmer than the 7, bass heavy in balance): geni.us/onyxstudio6
Bag of Riddim 2: dollops of mid and upper bass help to give a warm and open sound. Fun listen but not to accurate. geni.us/bagofriddim
Hi End Picks
Minirig mk3 2.2 system: geni.us/minirigmk3
Great for portable low deep kick: Onyx Studio 6 (more bass than Onyx 7): geni.us/onyxstudio6
Monitor Like openess and neutrality but lacks deep bass Audio Pro C3: geni.us/audioproc3
Travel Speakers:
Marshall Stockwell 2: geni.us/stockwell2
offers a decent immersive sound with full and tight bass. Beware though it does not go very loud
JBL Charge 5: geni.us/jblcharge5, mono but has a very clear and dynamic sound at low volumes and can go reasonably loud. Bit screechy over 80%.
Bose Soundlink Flex: geni.us/bosesoundlinkflex good bass heavy sound for its compact travel friendly size.
Denon 250bt, no longer made but the standard for size/quality ratio?
JBL Flip 6: geni.us/jblflip6 louder than the Bose Soundlink Flex and has better highs (though too much, bit harsh) but not as full sounding as the Flex.
Beosound A1 1st gen: sounds better than 2nd gen and goes louder but has app, connectivity and battery issues. Very deep bass for small size and clearer than the Bose Flex. geni.us/a1gen1
Best Mini/Micro Options:
Bose Soundlink Micro (warm): geni.us/bosesoundlinkmicro
Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 (clinical): geni.us/tribitmicro2
Also consider Beosound A1 1st gen (more HiFi). geni.us/a1gen1
Minirig Mini 2: geni.us/minirigmini2
Worth a Look:
W-King T9: geni.us/wkingt9
The T9 is a reasonably loud and balanced party speaker with a big bright detailed sound.
Budget Loud Boombox: no clear winner but my pick for fun outside listen would be:
W-King X10-1 for form factor and loudness geni.us/wkingx10
W-King D9 for bass with a little smoother signature: geni.us/wkingd9
Soundcore Motion Boom Plus or the older JBL Xtreme 3 :)
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[@alanrossreviews]

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[@alexeyivanov2960]

Hello, have you tested the new firmware 0.2.1.6 on jbl xtreme 3, thank you in advance for the answer

[@alanrossreviews]

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[@LukeMtech55]

Hey Alan, great review as always.

[@alanrossreviews]

thank you!!!!!! you are becoming a regular now 👍👍

[@LukeMtech55]

@@alanrossreviews Yeah, I'm getting back into the scene again. I just bought the Bose Flex, it's the first BT speaker I've bought in awhile.

[@unfriendme4427]

Always liked your reviews thanks keep it up 🔥

[@alanrossreviews]

I appreciate that! 👍👍

[@candyman111881]

We love this video comparison too. 👍♥️

[@alanrossreviews]

Thank you 🤗

[@_-Z-]

Thank you for the continued MB+ comparisons. I'll sit tight with my 2 motion booms for now. 🙂 The more you test the MB+ it makes me wonder even if they update the firmware to fix that peak (which would, of course, be a decided improvement) if it will ever sound really great if they decided to cheap out on the tweeters. Anyway, it's always a pleasure to watch your honest reviews in a sea of inaccurate and dishonest ones. Thank you again, Alan! 😁👍👏

[@alanrossreviews]

yes its only ever going to work as a loud party speaker for bass heavy music i think. i dont even like the passive radiators, tuned high and sound a bit non-musical

[@_-Z-]

That's disappointing news. 😞 It could have been so much more if they had done it right.

[@desmo7097]

@@alanrossreviews so i can get by with 2MB to listen to dubstep in a big room? will the result be better than 1 MB+? (the sound volume of my 2 MB is enough for me, I especially like the deep bass

[@uramalakia]

@@desmo7097 If I understand Alan correctly, MB is better for indoors, MB+ outdoors. Sooo... 2 MB?

[@desmo7097]

@@uramalakia I think the MB+ will always be preferable to the MB even x2 outdoors thanks to these more punchy basses. Outside I use my wking d10 which is effective outdoors. Inside, however, it is far behind my 2Mb which take advantage of the walls of my barn to send big deep bass.. in stereo 😎. Suddenly, the MB+ does not interest me because I listen especially my music inside where the little MBs are awesome!🤩

[@analyticalaudio1102]

Thanks Alan for the comparison. I think it's good that you go into the different purposes with the MB+. Many customers would not buy a whole collection of Bluetooth speakers just for outside. It's also partly a hobby. The MB+ can satisfy a very wide range of tastier music, although not all. It's amazing how much detail he's able to reproduce. Even if he exaggerates from time to time, I wouldn't want to give him up anymore. A loudspeaker with potential!

[@alanrossreviews]

if you are happy then job done 👍 i do wonder about sample variation though, some people saying no harshness at all and others like me finding our ears bleed after a long listen 🤭

[@Mehdital89]

Im looking for a speaker with strong bass to plug to my portable dj mixer for some hard techno, do you think the mb+ can deliver?

[@ropeburn6684]

​​​@@Mehdital89 It can. It goes deep enough for the usual "techno rumble" and is punchy enough for being really enjoyable. Tracks like Signate - Uruk Hai or Luke & Flex - Consciousness sound good on it. Definitely danceable! The aux input is also virtually latency-free which is important and not all mobile speakers do. So yes, it's suited for your task, perhaps better than other speakers in its price range.

[@HyeonsikLi]

@@Mehdital89 did you buy it and how was techno on it?

[@HyeonsikLi]

@@ropeburn6684 would you say its also good for reggaeton?

[@tonnyochieng118]

hey Alan thanks for the great reviews. what are your thoughts on the sharp ps 929

[@alanrossreviews]

sorry, know nothing about it

[@diegomahoudeau934]

I bought the MB+ mainly because of your reviews, other youtubers seem to be baised and paid by Soundcore, which it isn't a bad thing, but i like transparency and u give that and much more in your reviews. So far im very impressed and happy with my purchase

[@alanrossreviews]

thank you for that 👍

[@HyeonsikLi]

Hi im thinking about buying it. How loud is it if you compare it to other speakers in its size? Is it loud enough to use at a small party?

[@Toccataind565]

As of 5/5/23 at version 43 so far, I really dig the Motion Boom's handling.

[@cesarsanchez2140]

Cuales son tu altavoces favoritos de este año 2022? O los que más recomiendas por calidad de sonido!

[@emmanuelnoel494]

Thanks Alan for another indepth review featuring the MB+. The more of these reviews I see from you and the others, the more insight I get on this speaker. Do you think the missing deep bass of the MB+ is due to tuning or the type of hardware (that is the type of woofers used)? Would it be possible for Soundcore to implement deep bass through a software update? If I'm not mistaken I heard you say 65mm woofers which is different from those on the Motion Boom. Probably different brands. Can an updated tuning also make the twitters come alive more than they do now? Or we get what we get with the quality of Twitters put in the speaker?

[@alanrossreviews]

poor passive radiators i think, narrow 65hz tuning, dont sound very musical at all.

[@emmanuelnoel494]

Thanks Alan. Here's to hoping they will improve on the feedback you and a few other reviewers are bringing to light. I kinda feel they rushed it out. Hopefully it will get better n better with time. I plan on placing my order before the 15th...before the discount window expires.

[@Agjdbtighend]

As someone who follows a lot of speaker designers and diy forums, when I first received mine I thought the passive radiators looked too small for the woofer size. When I fired it up I definitely heard the passive radiators hit their end stops with certain frequencies. The Boombox and Stormbox blast don't seem to have this design issue. I'm waiting for the Stormbox Blast to come back in stock so I can order one personally

[@Grommet2007]

@@alanrossreviews 65 Hz?? That's pretty high. The Mifa Wildbox's PRs seem to be tuned to around 50 Hz, based on the measurements I've made. I'd be tempted to stick on some roofing tape on the insides of those PRs to see if I can drop their resonance frequency a bit.

[@kanthr9395]

I just discovered your channel and love it. I wanted to get a speaker and was debating on JBL Charge 5 or the Marshall Kilburn II or Action II, any recommendation? Want it to have good lag for video streaming

[@alanrossreviews]

not tried the acton but the kilburn was better than charge 5 for me for streaming

[@kanthr9395]

@@alanrossreviews thank you so much. thats really helped

[@cutia2vt064]

Great timing, I just got the MB+ for $77, what a steal !

[@alanrossreviews]

yeah i see soundcore now doing deals. makes all of us who signed up for the early bird discount mugs. this isnt going to help soundcore in the long run.

[@aPache43211]

Can you compare your typical lineup with the fitting qual of the dynaudio music series I was thinking of buying a music 5 instead of a boom box. Would love to see you tear and test them apart!

[@alanrossreviews]

its not something that will happen soon

[@suohll]

Do you have a video on ur eq settings for the soundcore boost?

[@alanrossreviews]

i dont recall but the actual eq is in each video and on my ig 👌

[@70Perra]

Great stuff as always. Any risk you could get an Aiwa exos-3 or even a Teufel rockster cross to kill off the Jbl's with? :) I do own a Boombox (1) and I like it for what it's doing at party's and such, but it is too big and heavy to always carry around. I would like a smaller speaker but to me the soundcores' has to much of a plasticky look and feel to them. The search continues. Have a good 1 and Cheers!

[@alanrossreviews]

anything is possible but not anytime soon....

[@Kamotazo]

I think the appareance of the speaker is not the most important thing! Looks like SC Motion Boom Plus gives u a really full and balanced sound, I think it's a good option. If u're searching for a more "beautiful" and small one, u can try the SC Motion Plus. But overall DON'T buy the JBL Xtreme 3. I have it and it's not even near to what I expected.

[@boing_bln]

I'm just testing both speaker. In my opinion the JBL sounds more balanced, vocals are warmer and fuller. Complex music sounds cleaner in comparison to the Boom Plus. Even if you increase the highs on the JBL, it sounds more pleasant. As you already mentioned, the Boom Plus' highs are harsh. Try listen to UB40 or Queen, your ears are going to bleed with the Boom Plus. BUT the Boom Plus is louder and much cheaper. Boom Plus is recommended for parties. JBL is the allrounder.

[@alanrossreviews]

yup, you nailed it 👍

[@jcmolero71]

in my case the xtreme 3 keeps being balanced with the eq curve, specially with songs of my old country by Pastor López, some of his songs has a bass notes sequence that sounds out of proportions in other speakers as notes go higher, instead in the xtreme such notes keep approximately the same level making more pleasant to listen, that’s the reason I don’t like the boosted upper bass In other videos I listened the soundcore and it tended to harsh in trebles (supposedly corrected in recent firmware), abandoning the bass in 65% and saturating over 85%, and always having those mids

[@BiGMxCMusic]

@Alan_ross_reviews ...how did the boom plus compares against the w-king x10 powering on eq (deep bass boost bout 40-60 with phone eq) or sth? ^^ would be nice if you have a video 'bout it =) best wishes =)

[@alanrossreviews]

not compared them yet but my guess is the boom plus will crush the x10

[@BiGMxCMusic]

@@alanrossreviews i mentioned, that the x10 will run pretty well at high eqs on the back pack under spl, but then i have find out, that the triangle side-passive radiators can lodget in them self (i hope i translate it right😅) so i ask me 4 a while, if in that case, by bikeriding using some speaker in a backpack, they would compare, and if its possible, waither that boom + thang fit in backpacks at all cause of the size 😅 4 now i can putting 2 x10 in a backpack and it hear rumbing well, even when driving down a mointain with 40kmh 🙈 to 2 wking x10 it will not compare, i guess, did you would say too to that 🤔🙈🙊 😅😅

[@carlosgalarza5591]

Hello Alan, what do you consider better and cheaper options for jbl xtreme 3?

[@alanrossreviews]

the stormbox blast for cheaper or motion boom (not plus) fpr smaller.

[@davidbezzant9820]

Awesome stuff Alan! I'm still happy with my boom plus for 129 lol. I think it'd be straight back if I paid full price

[@davidbezzant9820]

I mean, for the price I paid you'd only get a JBL flip 6 lol

[@highflyer011]

129???

[@davidbezzant9820]

@@highflyer011 early bird price. Paid 1 pound for like 63 pounds off here in the UK

[@alanrossreviews]

or one and half motion booms 😁

[@davidbezzant9820]

@@alanrossreviews haha yeah even better!

[@nickrunaway2]

Does the motion boom plus have quite a bit more bass compared to the motion boom? Also what’s peoples opinions on 2 motion booms vs 1 boom plus?

[@alanrossreviews]

overall yes but its thumpy upperbass sounding while the mb sounds deeper and fuller and more right.

[@billdepalma161]

The motion boom plus is unbelievable amazing for 179.95.

[@youngtk7993]

How is your Jbl xtreme 3 rubber feet? Does it still hold? Thats make me like holding back from getting it, also the same for charge 5 does it hold?

[@alanrossreviews]

mine are good but they dont get played that often

[@yuureichan]

what is best version of extreme 3? GG or ND?

[@g4do]

Not to mention the jbl xtreme and its siblings had the microphone removed. No taking phone calls . I bought the soundcore motion boom plus for $125.00 and I'm glad I did. You get more for your money . Yes it is harsh at louder volumes but I still rather pay $125 for louder sound , a microphone, better app ....

[@lighttechzeon7026]

does wking x10 compare to these in bass

[@estonianbot5383]

When the Xtreme 3 was released then it didn't say + tweeter W, they only said the woofers W. And 3-4 years ago they advertised like that on boombox 1 and xtreme 1 and 2.

[@ThibautMahringer]

That's because these speakers don't have active crossover, so both the woofers and the tweeters on Xtreme 3 share a 2x25W (plugged in) or 2X15W (battery) amp

[@alanrossreviews]

they shouldnt be saying +, it isnt plus. With the boombox they actually state 160 watts and 80 watts plus 80 watts, thats simply not true.

[@BenJamin-ou7kd]

Do they have similar battery life??

[@santi8751]

Is the Motion boom plus vs Mifa Wilfbox up next?👌🏽

[@alanrossreviews]

no i couldnt do it as part of this run of motion boom plus reviews as i was waiting on an updated version but in the future it will get done

[@santi8751]

@@alanrossreviews okay okay alan no problem man! Appreciate the what you can give us anyhow

[@WindiCityG]

I bought the motion boom plus and I'm thinking about returning it. The heat trapped in the speaker is making the bass passive radiator swell outwards and leaves no room for the radiators to flex and it's already showing damage on the corners. Very disappointed. I was wondering if you are experiencing the same on your end with your testing.

[@alanrossreviews]

already replied to....

[@waynedexter]

Price is often a proxy for quality. No one knows this better than JBL and Bose. If JBL slashed all their prices tomorrow they’ll probably lose half their fan base. Exorbitant prices are part of the brand’s appeal. Psychology is a bitch, much?

[@alanrossreviews]

maybe we can bring reality to the woke generation???

[@waynedexter]

@kurt drexler no offense and apologies for being down in the dumps but one sad reality that the so called “woke generation” painfully knows (we all know actually) is the world they’ll be inheriting is royalty f’d up, and that’s through no fault of their own. So with that said they’re annoying but they do have my sympathies

[@planetag310]

@@alanrossreviews "woke generation"? You just lost me, bro.

[@hdsarma]

Any plan for a review of JBL Partybox 110, hope the hype about it is confirmed by you.

[@alanrossreviews]

too big for me, maybe one day.....

[@hdsarma]

@@alanrossreviews Agree, it's the smallest of the big ones which is somewhat okay for indoor listening.

[@Deadmau5Fan]

I neee d a w King x 10 vs Motion boom Plus Test ...PLEEEEASE!!!!!

[@roscodotemmas]

Yes sirr Alan

[@alanrossreviews]

yo mr Rosco!!!!!!!!!!

[@roscodotemmas]

@@alanrossreviews I’m glad I’m here with you ❤️❤️❤️

[@rexpacificussabay5771]

I have a couple of JBL.... But I was very happy with Soundcore Motion Boom Plus.

[@philjoysavio6805]

i'd go with the xtremely priced 3

[@alanrossreviews]

thats because you have ears and you want to keep them 😁

[@philjoysavio6805]

@@alanrossreviews yeah!👍🏻👂🏻

[@Shibby7634]

Really only sounds good in a corner indoors. Anywhere else it sounds pretty flat on the low end IMO, and far too quiet at max volume for the price. If you don't want the MBP, don't settle on the Xtreme3... look elsewhere entirely lol. MBP fills the party speaker shoes perfectly well for me though.

[@shawnzorshpongled]

Can you help me out with something? Is there anyway to connect the JBL extreme 3 with the Soundcore motion boom plus and use them both together?

[@alanrossreviews]

you can try dual audio on your phone but they need to have similar latency or will be out of sync

[@shawnzorshpongled]

@@alanrossreviews thank you for the quick response. I love my motion boom plus and just had someone offer me an extreme 3 for $200 which is fairly cheap compared to market. I may still pick it up just wanted to check if they could be connected. I could always run an aux splitter from the phone and go dual aux to both speakers when not near water :)

[@shawnzorshpongled]

@@alanrossreviews I have really appreciated the videos you share on your channel they really do help the average consumer to be more satisfied with their purchase so props. In the future I would love to see some videos showing which models and companies are cross compatible. Knowledge like this may help sway a consumer to buy different models if they knew an older speaker still connected to some new model or different manufacturer. I just know you have a lot of speakers so if anyone is the man for the job it's you lol.

[@alanrossreviews]

you wont get cross compatibility between companies, you mean to link in stereo?

[@shawnzorshpongled]

@@alanrossreviews yes

[@akachristopherlee597]

Can you pair the soundcore motion+ (not boom) with soundcore 3 together?

[@alanrossreviews]

Nope

[@akachristopherlee597]

@@alanrossreviews bummer

[@90sGasPrices]

Please God Alan, run the w-king X-10 vs everything. You’re the only one I care to listen to with this kind of stuff. It’s only $100. Consider it if you can.

[@alanrossreviews]

trouble is i dont personally rate the x10 too high and i dont have too much spare time to spend that on the x10.

[@90sGasPrices]

@@alanrossreviews well no worries then. If the short of it is that the x-10 is underwhelming, that’s all I need to hear. I understand that this is kind of a loaded question, but do you have a strong recommendation at the $100-120 price point? I love bass n all, but I feel like such a small speaker should emphasize clarity.

[@edensl8759]

be surprised, in my country its 190 dollars. and thats a great deal, and the speaker looks and sounds nice to me

[@TheAscendedTechNinja]

Funny thing is my mom had her birthday party today and she and 10+ family members and friends just use the Xtreme 3 and when I asked them do they need more they said there were good 🤷‍♂️

[@alanrossreviews]

omg! you didnt let her use the boombox 2??? happy birthday mom 👍

[@TheAscendedTechNinja]

Thanks bro but I had the charge 5 and boombox 2 ready for indoors but no one ever came in😂

[@user-hx1uj2sm3d]

What I want to see is a bigger Motion+ but with the same design.

[@alanrossreviews]

thats what we thought we was getting 😭

[@jaydann0995]

Alan, JBL Extreme 3 is Mono or Stereo?

[@alanrossreviews]

stereo

[@jaydann0995]

@@alanrossreviews thank you.

[@Aenkor1982]

Im listening to this video on my Soundcore MB+. Very good box IMO. No regrets. I personally think with any Bluetooth Box talking about quality sound is strange. If i want quality sound i listen to music on my big DALI boxes and in Flac, not via Bluetooth. Just my 2 Cents.

[@alanrossreviews]

You decided to watch a review of a speaker you already had and found it strange when this review that you chose to watch talked about the sound quality of said speaker. Lmao 😄😄

[@jjm4161]

Hi.. in my country motion boom plus costs slightly more than JBL xtreme 3. Which one to buy ?

[@alanrossreviews]

For me x3 but others may prefer the light weight upper bass heavy boom plus

[@jjm4161]

@@alanrossreviews okay I don't go with others will go with the boss Ross . You are such a experienced guy in sounds yt has everseen. You may be considering long time listening for x3 and definitely the ears.

[@jjm4161]

Dear Alan I purchased my first JBL charge 5 seeing your review, but my mom took it. Then I purchased Xtreme 3 seeing your several reviews and charge 5 performance. But eventually I have become more addicted to deeper bass. Unfortunately motion boom or plus not available in my country. Now I want another portable (portability like X3) speaker with much more deeper bass and loudness more than x3. I have been many hours in your channel, but unable to figure out which might I should get. Please refer me some. With battery n without battery. Im too ready on sacrificing battery in portability for sound, since I travel a lot and will use indoors.

[@alanrossreviews]

tronsmart bang max? whats your budget? go+ play 3 has deep bass but bad battery.

[@jjm4161]

@@alanrossreviewsgood evening, 1st priority is portability, as I will have it my carry in baggage . I'm afraid to let any speaker in my check in baggage. So I can't have anything bigger than Xtreme 3. JBL Boomboxes, tranmart bang, go play 3 , tribit blast, Sony xg500 are all very big to be carried . Motion boom plus was little big but okish sized to carry but not available.😭 Can any of these below better in deepbass and loudness better than Xtreme 3 ? Any Marshall? Beolit 20? Sonos move ? Buget 300 to 600 dollars.

[@aktunav]

MB+ again...Impressive...But not that good enough abt deep basses, right? Mifa can be better option maybe...

[@alanrossreviews]

mb+ does not do deep bass, its a mid/upper bass monster but for ears like ours we hear too much of what is missing. 😝 hope all good with you?

[@schef777]

Hay Alan, was ist besser Go Play oder Boom plus?

[@alanrossreviews]

Huh?

[@schef777]

@@alanrossreviews Hi))

[@schef777]

@@alanrossreviews привет Алан, что бы ты посоветовал из этих двух динамиков , MB+ сейчас по акции 109 евро

[@schef777]

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[@DerMelvinHerfet93]

I had the MB+ with me on a camping Weekend. Normally i am a little bit sensitive to harshness, but I don't really now where those complains come from. Outdoors the tweeters are well needed for clarity and don't sound harsh at all and we used it indoors on full Lvl volume, where it looses very much bass. And from 70 people nobody heard harshness and everyone celebrated the punchy bass and loudness. The only explanation for me is that i used it as a party speaker with EDM and HIP HOP and not high quality Jazz etc. And the last question I have is: when the speaker sounds too harsh, why would you EQ al the highs so much louder? My EQ has a big deep Bass up bump and then a little mids vor Vocals and only a little bit of highs. When you push the highs to +6 it has to sound harsh, doesn't it?

[@alanrossreviews]

no! the highs push you talk of is a push into the harmonics where the boom plus tails off, so its a flat eq. the harshness is mostly at 6khz, did you not hear me say that over and over? and so i have eq'd around it. flattening out the mids also helps balance the overall sound allowing for more eq at the high end.

[@DerMelvinHerfet93]

@@alanrossreviews sorry i am sure I heard it, but i saw many reviews since the launch. Just forgot that. Makes sense, i'll try it the next days. Nevertheless, especially outside, it doesn't sound harsh for me. And no one around me complained. Have you tried it with "party music" and outside? We only had an Xtreme 3 there to compare, without EQ for the JBL the MB+ sounded clearer, way loudery waaaaay more bass and overall better. (But you said that in your review too so that's no critic). Thanks for the answer, your reviews are very good and detailed even if my ear slidely disagrees with this one :)

[@alanrossreviews]

thats fine if your experience is different, im just giving my take on it. however i am not alone in finding the highs harsh.

[@marcoantoniomora3912]

Does this speaker play music with a pendrive?

[@alanrossreviews]

nope

[@ypoora1]

The wattage rating on the X3 confuses me. JBL actually states 30w woofer + 10w tweeter on the Charge 5, and that seems to make sense, as said Charge 5 actually has dedicated amps for each as well. So why go for bollocks on the higher end product?! On another note, in this comparison i feel like the MB+ shines. It's highs are weirdly recessed though. This speaker needs work for sure.

[@alanrossreviews]

this is with my eq which is to tame the highs to my ears, its not that rolled off though. what are you listening on?

[@ypoora1]

@@alanrossreviews a set of Beyerdynamic DT990's on a Schiit amp, so i am aware i might be a bit of a treble masochist. That said, a high 6Khz peak is shrill and nasty so i hope they rebalance the base profile of this speaker. I bet the thing has a lot of potential in it and i like it's pretty elegant look.

[@alanrossreviews]

its hard to believe they wont fix it in firmware some time

[@danielh.461]

I hope for a change in sound with next update for the motion boom+ but I think its a hardware related problem due to the cheap tweeter

[@alanrossreviews]

yup!

[@kushagrasingh7731]

So which one do you think has a better bass

[@alanrossreviews]

boom is deeper but x3 is probably better quality

[@kushagrasingh7731]

@@alanrossreviews I just got the soundcore today, to add to the disappointment, it just worked for 5 minutes. I will probably buy the boombox 2 now or if you can suggest something else for my Garage gym I will be glad. Thanks

[@manti1923]

JBL when it comes to their prices are just crazy but you know lots of people out there buy into that...it's like Apple and Bose and their products why so much but people want to buy into their whole eco system name and brand..crazy if you ask me!!!

[@alanrossreviews]

it shows the value of a brand as oppose to the product, sad but true

[@wed265]

Alan you have to compare the plus to the storm box blast. Supposedly that speaker is incredible also. Hopefully my two motion booms will still be better than the storm box blast. Ray

[@turkishfear9977]

Yeah bro , i mean . Tribit Stormbox Blast is incredible speaker .

[@alanrossreviews]

i will when i can get hold of one 😁

[@migks37]

The storm box blast is of another category, like JBL boombox2, and quite bigger than the Soundcore boom plus

[@MeMe-in8tj]

It would be an easy decision, but now the JBL is only $30 more

[@alanrossreviews]

id take the motion boom even at same price, i just prefer the warmer sound.

[@olibolli13]

Can the tweeters be replaced?

[@alanrossreviews]

as a diy project? sure.

[@olibolli13]

@@alanrossreviews Just need 1 inch tweeters...good ones...any recommendations?

[@alanrossreviews]

its not my thing, i dont diy, but plenty of good forums for that.

[@hugoboss9470ify]

well i vcan say the MB+ is nicer als verry much speakers, but i really ligth5 to transport and very nice to play with the Tbit blast forme was not the great thing, mostly when u cant tune it same with the d10 from wking, valued money its more better from MB+

[@alanrossreviews]

ok thats first thumbs down i heard to far for the blast...

[@migks37]

Thanks Alan… boom plus sounds twice louder.

[@alanrossreviews]

its a loud machine thats for sure and thats what it does 😁

[@alexlaw1892]

Soundcore is twice as good while the Xtreme is twice the price.

[@danieldevine]

Got both, I think the JBL "Sounds" better but i got the Soundcore for festivals for the bigger bass and can't quite justify the Boombox 3 (need usb C charging)

[@alanrossreviews]

yeah basically as the xtreme 3 runs out of steam the motion boom plus takes over

[@richymcconey]

So i know you probably wont see this rn, but I can get the Xtreme 3 for like 200~~ meanwhile I cannot buy the Motion Boom Plus either because stock or because its 280~ and sold by third parties with no guarantee. Will keep looking up to see what else can i get

[@alanrossreviews]

Stormbox blast?

[@richymcconey]

@@alanrossreviews it's an option! Dont know if the weight might be a problem considering where I currently am (literally middle of nowhere, we go party to a bus stop in the highway close to where work has living quarters), i sometimes want something more strap on and go trecking

[@alanrossreviews]

@@richymcconey there is always the motion boom

[@ThibautMahringer]

First ! Two speakers I like for once 😝

[@turkishfear9977]

No first bro 😁 i am first

[@alanrossreviews]

2nd 🤗 aha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! its win win then

[@Eron55555]

Not sure if you saw my reply to a reply in here Alan. But I observed the oddest thing. The passive radiators on my two boom pluses were puffed out and rattly as heck in the morning. I took a break, came back outside and noticed the radiators were now magically recessed looking a lot better and the rattle was pretty much gone for my second round of playing. What da heck? This is a verry hit and miss speaker.

[@alanrossreviews]

very hit and miss, those tweeters and the passive radiators scream cheap!

[@hondaccool]

Soundcore for the win 🥳 very good video as usual 😄

[@alanrossreviews]

Thanks 😁

[@slmyatt]

Expect JBL Extreme 3 Price to drop to @ $200 by 2023 Black Friday.

[@guyaldrich5878]

Both are off my shopping list because they both don't have a TF slot !

[@alanrossreviews]

⚠🤣

[@guyaldrich5878]

@@alanrossreviews I like just putting music on the microSD card verses having to use my phone ! What I've noticed is the cheaper units have a TF slot and the more expensive units don't !

[@dancemusicorganisation]

Yes it seems the MB wipes the floor with the JBL, but that 6k spike is quite nasty on the MB, especially at full volume.

[@alanrossreviews]

yup!!!!!! someone must have been having a laugh to add that to an already sharp/bright speaker. 😂

[@dementsprechend1542]

Like the humour

[@alanrossreviews]

😁👍👍🤭

[@ComeAtMe]

The Soundcore has that deeper bass sound the JBL sounds more flat with higher treble

[@alanrossreviews]

i wouldnt agree with that, the bm+ sounds very upper bass heavy to me while the x3 does have a some semblance of hearable deeper bass.

[@LEANDROGOMES-hp9rg]

About battery? How long life?

[@alanrossreviews]

not great, maybe 6 hrs at 50%

[@LEANDROGOMES-hp9rg]

@@alanrossreviews this is bad. the box says 20 hours

[@brenthastings7881]

@@LEANDROGOMES-hp9rg It might give 20 hours at 25% volume. I have it and so far it seems to be going that rout. I listen to it at work so cant have it loud.

[@RonXKred27]

@@alanrossreviews I get about 6-7 hours using it only around 20% volume! I contacted Soundcore and they said that we should be getting 20 hours at 50% battery with bassup off. I am using a custom EQ and getting nowhere near this at much lower volumes. Want to point out this is my second Boom Plus as well. I returned first one due to harsh sound and bad battery. Waiting on the so called second update to see if the sound improves but the horrible battery life on the second unit leads me to believe this is not an isolated problem. Could be a big batch of bad batteries out there. I won't be trying a third to test this theory. Everything points to Soundcore rushing to get these out the door with little QA testing. I expect more things to pop up over the next few weeks too. I noticed my left passive radiator emits a vibration noise at about 50% volume too on bass heavy tracks. Fantastic! /s

[@MegaMaxism]

It's embarrassing all over again for JBL extreme 4 the motion boom plus it's the king of speakers!

[@alanrossreviews]

Will always be known by the name extremely overpriced

[@slmyatt]

I just realized what this channel is missing. It would quadruple subscriptions. A Benny Hill type ending.

[@alanrossreviews]

being chased around the table by several scantily clad nurses?

[@slmyatt]

@@alanrossreviews exactly.

[@alanrossreviews]

ok i better start searching for some nurses who aren't politically correct 😁😁

[@darkman09]

16:19 😂😂😂… awesome..

[@alanrossreviews]

😁

[@pasop5304]

So Anker is loudness and lower price JBL has quality sound with deeper bass.

[@alanrossreviews]

And much heavier

[@tomcatzorro8778]

👊💯😺❤️👍

[@jeffmccrady9456]

as always alan? excellent review!!! always been a jbl boy since ? kinda family heritige! lol! got my money back for the exteme 3! cant seem to give away my extreme 2,s. dragging out my extreme 1,s and calling it done!!! for the money and sound? i sticking with my soundcores! as far as jbl?? its about trying figure out the russian, ukraine war from the media!! whos telling the truth???? lmfao!!!!

[@alanrossreviews]

well I dont trust JBL thats for sure 😂

[@diesel6916]

so the Ukraines are lying about be bombed?

[@turkishfear9977]

First ⭐🤗

[@alanrossreviews]

almost 😁😁

[@DominikReviews]

As the first three people I can write that I am the second 😂

[@turkishfear9977]

😂👻👻

[@NJ-wb1cz]

I'm also people and I can write that you're the first!

[@alanrossreviews]

fourth 💪

[@Eron55555]

More playing with the mb plus. The radiators rattle ffs. Not with everything. But it's there. Thing is kinda ghetto, and I don't mean ghetto blaster.

[@alanrossreviews]

yes im afraid this isnt the highest quality speaker soundcore ever put together 😂

[@Eron55555]

@@alanrossreviews Ok Alan. This is really strange. I am not sure if it's temperature, or something else. But my radiators were all puffed out earlier and really generating that rattle/buzz. (on both my boom plus') Turned em off for a bit, came back and they are now recessed in more not puffed out and the buzz / rattle is gone - less prominent. I'm sure it will be back. Maybe these things double as a Hygrometer.

[@vincentc13]

@@Eron55555 same problem on mine, shower humidity solved the problem for an hour and now it's back...

[@udim7284]

If money is not an issue I'd go for the JBL - just more reliable and durable from my experience

[@alanrossreviews]

id still go smaller boom

[@udim7284]

@@alanrossreviews we'll make both companies happy

[@adordeleon9969]

The sound of jbl is like the cheap Bluetooth speaker w no bass . Its like 50 dollar speaker in the market

[@alanrossreviews]

its not quite that bad 😝

[@theokool1736]

Put my order in for MB+ Amazon black Friday £119 😊🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶

[@alanrossreviews]

💪

[@miksumasterjbl8899]

JBL Xtreme 3 is not worth the money.

[@alanrossreviews]

i wish someone would tell JBL that 😝

[@nikihoffi7313]

honestly I am annoyed of the 15k peak at the JBL it hurts my ears

[@jcmolero71]

The 6khz peak of anker is worse for me

[@DominikReviews]

@@jcmolero71 JBL Have that same peak

[@Bound4Earth]

I agree the JBL xtreme has been overpriced since the 2 dropped years ago, but nothing comes close to delivering real bass. I wish they offered a more in depth EQ, but at least they give you one now. I just watch for a few week/months, bought the Xtreme 2 for $180 and the Xtreme 3 for $220, still paying too much but the bass for me is worth it. Soundcore speakers always sound great and can often get louder, but the lack of bass.

[@alanrossreviews]

Motion boom isnt that far behind

[@SIPISA]

Anker is much better.

[@thatboyneedssomemilkholemd819]

First 🔥

[@S.ShepherdXO]

second! i think 🤣

[@thatboyneedssomemilkholemd819]

@@S.ShepherdXO So close to each other. Alan is gonna break the tie

[@turkishfear9977]

@@thatboyneedssomemilkholemd819 lets try together bro 😉 i am first

[@thatboyneedssomemilkholemd819]

@@turkishfear9977 1b 😉

[@miksumasterjbl8899]

Alan Ross was first. DEAL WITH IT.

[@anupamkumar5697]

first

[@alanrossreviews]

good try 😭😭😭

[@spaceted3977]

My 150 watt Fenton Bluetooth Speaker Sounds Better than those Expensive Small Speakers !!!

[@alanrossreviews]

lol

[@garymcscary5329]

a sense of deep bass.......LMAO

[@alanrossreviews]

avoid coffee late at night 👍

[@marcbaigrie2295]

Jbl sounds tinny compared to the mb+ imo

[@alanrossreviews]

Well i wouldn't personally say tinny 😝

[@DangG3r]

JBL really piss on Anker ..at bass and clear high/trable ,as for 100 RMS of course it is 100 Rms but that will not be in the loud ,it go in clarity/bass ,some 30 wats can be louder than 60rms but shit quality