JBL Authentics 300 FULL REVIEW - Better than Marshall Speakers?

[@DannyPops]

My OTHER JBL Authentics Reviews: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nHezkIKGp86Foq8si=nm9U7Pdrqro53vBD JBL Authentics 200 review kzbin.info/www/bejne/hp-8oIiXhbWiq8Usi=31zVPXe2Jdmuq0B6 JBL Authentics 500 review

[@debatreyochakraborty5087]

Which is a better option as a portable speaker? How much louder and fuller is the 300 in comparison to the 200 based on the price gap? In India the price difference is ₹10K ~ 120US$.

[@TrevorDodd-ev1sx]

I have two of these set up as a stereo pair and I am more than happy with them.

[@jamesmichaelfrank]

Thank you . I am interested in doing the same thing . Do they pair (connect together) easy without issues ?

[@HIR0SE]

Danny boy, the way you review is like a friend telling me about stuff. So natural and easy-going.

[@prplflh71]

Had settled on buying Marshall Woburn III when I caught your review of the JBL Authentics 500. Was lured by the additional technology of the JBL and ordered it instead. I honestly wasn’t wowed by its looks or sound. Really disliked the control panel that in my opinion clashed with the vintage esthetic. I decided to order the Woburn III to compare side by side. After listening, the JBL was boxed for return within minutes. Looks and sounds much better in my opinion. I run the Woburn with my Google Chromecast Audio (WiFi) through the RCA with an adapter cable. Using Roon, this thing is amazing. I have a respectable vintage system (Sansui 9090DB with KEF 104/2) and a modern Marantz/Rotel/KEF home theater. The Woburn fits right in between to move between the rooms that don’t have a dedicated hifi system. I took it to my work Christmas luncheon last week and everyone was amazed by the sound. I’m guessing I sold a few for Marshall from my little demo. About to order a Tufton to be able to take that amazing Marshall sound on the road with the option of having a battery for true portability. Great reviews! I really enjoy them!

[@stevechou8670]

Massive massive thanks to you, Danny. When it comes to making my purchase discussion for any speaker, this is the go to channel. Let alone the incredible image and sound quality of your video. It is simply enjoyable.

[@DannyPops]

thanks Steve!!!

[@Smoovindecat]

Hi Danny, great reviews! I’ve actually watched a huge amount of your vids and some of other people too and it has to be said that not everyone out there has what it takes to be so natural and funny on camera but you seem to have it. Entertaining yet informative and they look great too, Your videos are a pleasure to watch and I’m about to get a Marshall tufton based off your great comparisons.. thanks!

[@DannyPops]

What a compliment! Thanks for the supportive words :)

[@afrolintin]

​@@DannyPopsi heard in the video you said the 300 was actually louder than the woburn 3, thats kinda crazy considering the size differences right? Anyway just wanted to say your videos about the marshalls and authentics have convinced me that i need more jbl in my life, i think im gonna try the 300 just to have that battery

[@rf_wbg]

Jbl sounded much better than other marshall speakers in this video, kinda confusing with your feedback. Kinda biased.

[@Burnman83]

It is not biased necessarily. You have to understand that he listens with his own hearing preferences and you compare it with yours, AFTER it went through the speaker, through a microphone, through post processing, through your sound card and its processing and out through your speakers or headphones that have their own weaknesses and strenghts. To say what he says is biased might be right, but you have no way of knowing as what you hear is by no means representative. In general you can say that the Marshalls have a lot flatter curve and thus are not as strong in the base, but have more emphasis on medium where the vocals typically are and the very high tones like symbals of percussion, whereas JBL has a big emphasis on bass and from there a general pretty balanced tone, but lack those very high notes, which you might only realize if you have a speaker right next to it that supports these so you can hear the difference. Best always is obviously if you have both to try and at the same time a much higher end system as I had with my Klipsch floor standing speakers and adequate amplification. As a bottom line: The flat curve of the Marshalls typically is closer to "how the artist intended the music to sound", but the JBL are set up way better for a party kind of setup. Generally, the Marshalls excel in Vocal, Rock or Metal tracks, while the JBLs with their huge bass portfolio have a big advantage in HipHop, Reggae, EDM. None of them is good in everything. If you want that, you will have to invest a lot more money and a lot more space in actual floor standing speakers, or at least into something in the neighbourhood of a KEF stereo pair that will cost you at least 3 times as much as these bad boys ;)

[@d.3671]

From what I hear, the JBL 300 seems to be the most balanced soundwise, the Marshall's sound is a bit muddy by comparison, specially the Acton and the Stanmore... But it could be my ears. Thanks for this review Danny

[@MarkoKoskenoja]

Great review Danny👏 I am going to order the JBL Authentics 200 now that you confirmed the 300 was good but too expensive. I don't need the battery, but as an Android user with a large library of hi res music, I need Chromecast.

[@Kyoungminyshka]

are you willing to get authentic 200 as well? I'm really curious how good it is compared to acton 3

[@aladdinswunderlampe]

I heard it and generall sound is ok, but the voices are to covered by the rest of the music. What in this price range will deliver a better sound overall, especially with voices?

[@rodpremium]

Your videos are phenomenal, congratulations

[@zudabenhur]

Just bumped into your channel, Danny. Great work. Keep it up.

[@tomasfoldyna5357]

Hi i am deciding between marshall x authentic JBL to get what will be more fine with conectivity on pc? Or I should rathert just buy the kipsch heritage 2.1 ?

[@carsonsaturday4640]

Hey Danny klipsch come out with updated models of the three and the one now they are called the one plus and the three plus.

[@MrMakito22]

I'm stuck choosing between this JBL auth 300 and Klipsch The Three Plus. It would be great if you could compare these two in near future some how.

[@piotrfi8004]

Mam ten sam problem !

[@edamameme1789]

300 is a portable speaker, the Klipsch is not. Not the same category. Like comparing a car to a motorcycle. If its just in-house listening (you never move the speaker) the Klipsch is superior...if you wanna take it to the back yard, obviously you cant...you'll need the JBL 300...but i you want to take it even further, the JBL is too big, you'll need something smaller. Depends on your needs.

[@gogilerku]

Thank you for the simple and informative review of these speakers :)

[@jorgeluisfernandez2560]

Between this and bb3 and sony xg500, which you think is better in terms of sound quality and bass? For use it in and outdoors, thanks a lot

[@ravington666]

Great review as always, just one question...which has more bass, this or the woburn 3 ?

[@DannyPops]

@@ravington666 I'd say the woburn, the 500 is super heavy bass

[@kimberlyH1984]

my wife and i had tickets to future islands. we were so excited to see a show after covid mandates were done. i asked when future islands was. and she was like two days ago. we totally forgot about it the week of.

[@DannyPops]

God, that sucks I can't wait to see them in concert. Hopefully, you can see them soon.

[@GOLFADDICT65]

Hi Danny...awesome review....ACTON 3 is currently 299 ( Canadian ) ... 215 ( US ) ......would you say thats a great deal and worth the money ? thx bud...the JBL AUTHENTICS 200 is 499 here in Canada.....in your opinion is it worth 200 more than the Acton 3 or does the marshall win pound for pound ?...cheers from Canada

[@Natsukashii1111]

I liked the sound signature of the jbl but yeah it does seem to lack volume. Does the JBL have stereo?

[@ar72204]

Any clue as to how well it "plays" with the Spotify app or do we have to run Spotify thru the JBL interface/app.

[@Hucts]

Hey, quick question i bought this speaker and I couldn’t be more happier with it, but I been wanting to know if I leave it plugged does it drain the battery or something? Or should be fine?

[@skyelark155]

No it doesn't

[@Hucts]

@@skyelark155 thank you

[@ZacharyGendreau]

Is having a separate Google assistant device required for the use of voice assistant or does this replace it?

[@DannyPops]

You don't have to have any extra google or alexa device, its built in!

[@romeokamil]

This thing is 460usd in europe, is there anything close to this speaker (both portable + stationary) around 300 ish? I wish i could conpare few of them in a dtore but there are none around me

[@DannyPops]

I'd look at soundcore motion boom + and tribit stormbox blast for cheaper alternatives.... or a used marshall tufton.

[@paulmycroft9466]

Hi Danny, this is very useful. Can you tell me if it's possible to hook up my Apple laptop wired to the back as I DJ locally in a small venue and JBL recommend not to use Bluetooth. Is there a comparable portable Bose speaker? Thanks!

[@azkarmuhammed8326]

@danny pops I got a deal authentic 300 for 322€.. Is it worth for this? What do ypu think?

[@michael_caz_nyc]

How does the Bose Soundlink Max compare to the JBL Authentics 300 ???

[@luizcaparelli]

Hi Danny, nice review, as usual - easy understand. Today in Brasil, 04/24 - price of JBL Aut. 300 is the same of Marshall Acton 3. Marshall does not have technical assistance here, JBL does. But soundwise, according to your review, Authentics 300 is more suitable for indoor use, compared with Marshalls…?

[@richardporter999]

Your reviews fab and really help - thanks

[@backwoodbandit8351]

Just got this for a steal, for $150 you can’t beat it

[@jimdavis081]

WHEREEEEE??????

[@vest7734]

What’s the song you played in the beginning?

[@diavolara8532]

Whats the song you used for the comparison called please?

[@glatocha]

so would the yt music work on this over wifi? I am expection spotify would

[@noeljohn31]

Hi Danny, Is there any competition between soundcore X600..!!! Or any other than marshall speakers.

[@marcelkuckei3]

X600 absolutly no Chance.

[@alanrossreviews]

lol!

[@jorgeluisfernandez2560]

Can i connect this speaker to a dap to play loseless music? Thanks

[@thoughtfulsd]

The speaker is at least £ 80 cheaper than Stanmore 3 . I am confused by your review .

[@DanielCagle]

Best Buy has the 300 and the Stanmore for $349.99 each. So would that make the 300 a better buy?

[@howardgoldberg5318]

I just ordered the 300 at pc Richard for 349. I had the tufton which was really good but had to try this Always a soft spot for jbl

[@peterterlaje495]

Could you mention the total watts or separate watts (ie: tweeters/bass) for every speaker system you are conducting a review under. Actial Prices per speaker is welcomed...

[@krypthortan2249]

Can Anyone compare xtreme 4 vs jbl authentics 300. Why is no one doing it?

[@maxlum7241]

they are targetted towards different market segments. xtreme 4 is more for portable outdoor usage while authentics 300 is more towards indoor audiophile grade

[@krypthortan2249]

@@maxlum7241 thank you for giving your time with my question.. appreciate it

[@JuanFlores-eq7ws]

Great Tutorial!

[@manojthawani2797]

Jbl 300 vs jbl boombox 3 . Which is better. Plz suggest

[@Labios_Rotos]

Since when is Marshall a premium speaker?

[@Villarreal422]

Why do you need a forward and backward button? Most people just use their phone

[@goon_nut]

Thank you for allowing to experience some of the sound that these speakers can put out. W MANS

[@BabaYagaSH]

The 300 is on sale now, 189$. Worth it?

[@DannyPops]

yes that’s a good price and a good speaker.

[@BabaYagaSH]

@DannyPops I have the JBL party box 300. I'll buy this one if it is considered a good price.

[@Bangtang_Aje]

can it also be powered with power plug and cable?

[@DannyPops]

@@Bangtang_Aje yes you can power it via cable or battery

[@Bangtang_Aje]

@@DannyPops oh Thank you. another question plz, I currently have a Harmon kardon Aura Studio 4. If I buy JBL A300, will you consider it as an upgrade or no?

[@Whoopie2016]

I’m getting mine today

[@CocoPhamHannie]

10:00 What is song name?

[@nkg14111990]

Come closer by Notize

[@Cursey69]

Hi Danny your reviews really helped me a lot in picking the right speaker for my small condo. My Acton 3 just arrived and it sounds incredible.

[@DannyPops]

So happy that you are digging the acton III :)

[@DannyPops]

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[@RoboticsLive]

Hey Danny, i'm enjoying your videos and recently bought an Acton 3 after watching your videos which i'm really happy with. Keep videos coming. Btw, are you going to keep it for your collection or return it?

[@LehtusBphree2flyFPV]

Please do a review on the Turtle Box Audio and do a comparison on that speaker to. The V2 is better than the V1 i own. The V1 Bluetooth watching KZbin doesn't match the lip movements but the V2 does and has better button layout. But for it's size and weight it's LOUD AF 120db on a 6x9 speaker. Turtle box audio had room for improvement but i keep emailing them to make it BETTER but they don't come out with the next best thing. Just great art work and limited edition to fishing and country music crap I'm not very country for that edition. If i could get a custom edition to my type of MUSIC i would definitely upgrade. For $400 it's really not bad for the turtle box 🐢.

[@anijamed]

how is this compared to 200?

[@balmighty81]

Are you able to control the volume by voice?

[@nana-kb4gr]

Does it pair into stereo Zepellin muktiroom aptx coden

[@kiwilamy5739]

Great & instructieve review. Thank you!

[@shayan2053]

you should do a distortion test.. because these are very capable of putting out the tightest bass thats why they are expensive in my opinion. And play music @320kbps to see if it distorts.

[@dellusandrew7133]

i think if it is a portable speaker, you can take a test outside. like if it is really worth to carry when you are going somewhere

[@PeterWelder]

Thanks Danny ! well done !

[@amansinha476]

Very detailed and useful review. Thanks Danny. Yeah, it is too expensive. I will settle for a Sony speaker instead of these premiums

[@eddy25gr]

Thanks for all the information

[@FactNight]

Which one is better JBL 300 or 500?

[@emalior5000]

Obviously the 500. It has a powered subwoofed and almost 3 times more amplifier power. However it's much larger and more expensive. The 200 and 300 are almost identical in drivers and power. So the 200 is probably the best value

[@joelsion6249]

Danny you have plenty marshall. What do we expect to JBL review

[@BobRooney290]

the biggest worry is the sound quality. wifi bandwidth is insanely more than cheezy bluetooth. meaning, the clarity and quality of sound should be significant. this tells me the bottleneck is in the internal speakers being low quality. playing a flac file over wifi, you should hear a HUGE difference in sound quality over bluetooth. if they sound the same, then there's your problem. clearly jbl went the cheap route, and the wifi is likely the version that came out decades ago, likely wifi-g. still, 1300Mbps for WiFi , vs. only 3 Mbps for Bluetooth is quite huge. the fact that you dont hear the difference is worrisome on the quality of the product.

[@supercooled]

Thanks for the music recommendation. Not my usual taste but should come in handy if/when I buy these. I have a unhealthy obsession with audio products.

[@JonasWeather]

Danny, whats the song sample near the intro ?

[@DannyPops]

Come Closer - Notize

[@janpietro5794]

Does it supports Ldac or aptx Hd?

[@DannyPops]

It doesn't the wifi aspect is what is supposed to support the higher bit rates. The BT is only SBC.

[@haroldjones12]

by the sound test all the marshall speaker lack mid and just a bit muddy whereas the jbl sounds more balanced and bass sounds cleaner

[@midnightbass6596]

Alr so I can definitely say from my perspective I hear clear mids and highs from the jbl it even has a smooth bass style and Marshall's are missing the clean audio it sort of sounds like the audio is distorted

[@DannyPops]

Yeah i know what you mean. All I can say for this is that it sounds better in person

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

Thats not a woofer at the bottom its a passive radiator. The 500 has a woofer.

[@texaspapi9898]

The brown one was super quality

[@jcmolero71]

between A300 and X3 both battery mode who would be louder?

[@mmadchef808]

Don’t care for the control buttons. Looks like something on any modern day electronic vs a vintage look.

[@karanvirsingh6247]

JBL bass is deep and highs are clear. It is much balanced.

[@oswaldogranja1832]

Waiting for the 500 review...

[@MLUE44]

Sounds clean

[@MykytaPotapenko]

Love it, want it, but you could get a partybox for that price

[@redarrowsmk3]

Wonderful review; thank you! I'm really loving how you bring in a trained ear for quality sound and pit other top brands in to compare them. Since the Orange Box was not compared in the side-by-side, how do you think its sound compares to this JBL unit?

[@DannyPops]

I did do a quick listen to the orange box but it's such a niche product that I didn't put it up. While the orange box sounds great, it "soundscape" isn't as balanced as these - though I suspect it has a better quality speaker system inside - just not the sophisticated Digital signal processing like JBL and Marshall.

[@mdhf532]

Great video! I saw in another clip that the authentic 300 has some sort of spacial awareness and calibrates its sound based upon the room. Any validity to that? Or maybe a future test with the authentic line up.

[@DannyPops]

@mdhf532 a lot of speakers have this ability but it makes zero difference to me in terms of sound quality. Even the bose flex does it. It would be so difficult to try and record.

[@mdhf532]

@DannyPops and here I thought this was something shiny and new haha thanks for the update!

[@r.a.vandorst735]

My mother just won one in the lottery. She is going to send it to me because she hasnt got a clue what to do with it (she will be 85 next month). Me soo happy!!

[@travisescobar9920]

I’d check out the audio pro C10 MKii

[@razkopchan]

Better than Marshal? I don't think so. And Tufton is my favorite!

[@Snaxzu]

the marshals sound a little muddy compared to the jbl 300

[@HomeTheatre101]

The JBL sounded a little more focused on the music, less width but more depth. The small Marshall had less focus and more width but not as deep. The big Marshall was kinda a mix of both although the soundstage didn’t sound as realistic. JBL FTW on this one, imo. ✅🍿

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

I just ordered mines from Amazon

[@mattschaefer115]

I've been interested in this speaker. I bought the Stanmore III (sounds phenomenal) - but I'm returning it because I didn't realize that it doesn't have a battery. I'm looking at getting either this JBL 300, or the Marshall Acton III - but the prices are quite different. Which would you recommend, purely based on sound quality and price? For less money, is the Acton III considerably inferior sounding? Thanks so much in advance for the detailed reviews! I'll definitely use your affiliate link, whichever I decide on. Happy to support a fellow Canadian's content!

[@giuseppevescera5504]

You are the Best..!!

[@MasonStoijck]

Funny how they try to imitate the radio asthetic, but it doesn't provide an radio FM service I'd like to play something for once without wifi, while camping or idk

[@afrolintin]

Just use Bluetooth then 🤡🤡🤡 download your music and use Bluetooth or even wired, simple solution.

[@kikinSBA]

For me, Marshall has never been worth it, in your try out Marshall sound with more “presence” in mid but with a strange echo, and JBL put more presence on the deep bass absolutely, compared with my B&O, Bose and Sonos I definitively keep JBL as a very decent option (above Marshall)

[@adrumwhisperer]

only the 500 has a speaker on the bottom... for the others it is just an exhaust vent

[@sacflies]

Passive radiator

[@CarlosRodriguez-xk9ot]

ive got the kilburn ii , acton iii and woburn 3 and i agree with your reviews so, that would be my feedback as requested..getting back to JBL it would only mean then serious comptetition for the kilburn..at some xtra $$ for the sound.that would be JBL niche..i just take the kilburn occasionally to the oilfield..and yes for all this u need songs hifi encoded to make it worth ur while

[@ប្រាក់ឌួង]

JBL Have a soft voice And clear

[@1carusGG]

JBL definitely sounds the cleanest.

[@kigandariham8984]

Well done

[@harrispalmer5573]

Nice review. Speaker looklwise doesn'tstand out looks pretty common at this price range a display shoud have been added

[@KrishnaSingh-ow1ie]

I like old vintage type design speakers. The marshal has a nice design but there sound is horrible.

[@jimdandy4329]

big Marshall sounds the best to me

[@RichGurska]

“Bass and treble things”……. this is going to be a very technical review.🤪

[@demetriuswilliams4416]

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