January 9, 2012
Feedback submitted!Unable to submit feedback! Amazingly rich sound, beautiful texture and surprisingly good spatial characteristics. volume a bit on the low side and heights can be a bit distorted when on a very loud setting.Overall this box delivers exceptionally good sound considering the size factor. In liveaudio mode, if you have music that fits this setting such as rock, progressive rock, nujazz, lounge or jazz, the effect is amazing. For music such as most concert music (especially piano or most baroque stiles), make sure to switch off liveaudio.Reception of the Bluetooth signal is extremely good and goes through several walls. I notice a slight hissing noise when connected through Bluetooth which is annoyingly loud when connected to the macbook. I suspect this has nothing to do with the jambox, as other sources (e.g. my samsung galaxy s2 or ipad) are without such noise.a big minus are the annoying announcements, some of which can be turned off, but you still get extremely loud beeps when switching on/off or turning up/down the volume.only had it for a week, so I can't say much regarding durability. the box feels very sturdy though, like a real high quality product.Update: sometimes one has to spend more time with a product. I no longer endorse this product for the following reasons:- the problems of those extremely loud beeping noises still are not addressed by recent firmware upgrades, and I'm not the only one complaining, there are lots of complaints on the jambox forums about this issue. This literally makes me not use the jambox anymore because the mere thought just annoys me. (Yes, you can turn it off and on without these noises by holding down the minus button while powering on/off, but it's inconvenient, and you still get to deal with those beeps when turning up/down the volume (and they can be so loud that you better hold your ears))- there is a constant hissing sound, especially when used via Bluetooth. In comparison with other Bluetooth speakers, I find this noise to be far more noticeable on the jambox- sound gets distorted, especially on live audo setting and cranking the volume up- the jambox is just way too silent. I don't like my music loud, but the jambox just doesn't have the oomph.