During CES 2018, Giant JBL announced its second generation jumbo portable Bluetooth speaker which will be successor of the JBL Xtreme .. with fully waterproof rugged design it will also deliver powerful audio performance for sure.
The shipping is expected to start this spring and the price rumors are around $300 mark
[Price reference is taken from Official Harman website news, read here]
What’s New in JBL Xtreme 2 Portable Bluetooth Speaker?
- Upgraded Drivers Delivering more Sound:
In comparison to the JBL Xtreme, generation 2 version features upgraded drivers and passive bass radiators which will emit more Bass with extra big fat sound! So for outdoors it will be good upgrade. - More colors:
Yes, JBL Xtreme2 offers more variety of colors compared to the older version, it will be available in Midnight Black, Forest Green and Ocean Blue colors - Truly Waterproof: IPX7
Yes, older version of Xtreme was only Splash-proof, as against the new introduction Xtreme2 is fully waterproof with IPX7 rating, which indicates that it will survive for 30 minutes of immersion in 1 meter depth of water … this is equivalent to the Apple Series 1 watches - JBL Connect+ : Link 100 Speakers at a time! wow !!
All new JBL Xtreme 2 are JBL Connect+ enabled, which simply means that you will be able to link up to 100 JBL Connect+ enabled speakers together !! Wow !! BOOM !! MEGA BOOM !!! just imagine what will happen when you do this in reality ? I loved this idea .. someone can really make big friends party at night 🙂
As on now very few specifications are available on internet, I have prepared simple comparison table, which I will update as soon as official JBL website gets updated with specs of Xtreme2, till then at least below table will give you an idea of what is that NEW I have found so far.
JBL Xtreme 2 vs Xtreme Waterproof Portable Speaker Specs Comparison table
| Splashproof Portable Speaker | JBL Xtreme specs | JBL Xtreme 2 specs |
| Best Buy Price | Best Buy | JBL Xtreme 2 Available this spring for $300 |
| Color | Camo, Black, Clue, Red | Midnight Black, Forest Green and Ocean Blue |
| Build | Made from durable fabric material with rugged rubber housing to protect from impacts | fully waterproof design is complemented by rugged fabric |
| Rated power | 2 x 20W Bi-amp (AC mode) | Specs awaited |
| Transducer | Woofer 2 x 63 mm | Specs awaited |
| Tweeter | 2 x 35mm | Specs awaited |
| JBL Bass Radiator | Duel external passive radiators | Upgraded drivers and passive 3D bass radiators |
| Frequency Response | 70Hz – 20kHz | Specs awaited |
| Bluetooth version | Bluetooth version 4.1 | Specs awaited |
| Multi-connect | Yes, connect up to 3 smartphones or tablets to the speaker | Yes, connect up to 2 smartphones or tablets to the speaker |
| Support | A2DP V1.3, AVRCP V1.5, HFP V1.6, HSP V1.2 | Specs awaited |
| Speakerphone | Yes, with help of noise and echo cancelling speakerphone | |
| Voice Assistant | You can access Google now or Siri with simple button press | Specs awaited |
| Waterproof rating | Splashproof only You can clean in running tap water but can’t submerge it |
IPX7 Waterproof Rating means you can fully submerge them into water |
| JBL Connect+ | Use to connect multiple JBL speakers together for party | JBL Connect+enabled (You can link up to 100 JBL Connect+enabled speakers together) |
| Battery specs | 10,000mAH Lithium-ion Polymer (37Wh) | Specs awaited |
| Battery charge time | 3.5 hours @ 5V1A | Specs awaited |
| Music play time | up to 15 hours (varies by volume level and audio content) – JBL Xtreme2 has same playtime performance inspite of upgraded drivers and powerful sound | |
| Single USB charge out | 1 x 2A | Specs awaited |
| Dual USB charge out | 2 x 1A | Specs awaited |
| Dimension (K x L x S) | 126 x 283 x 122 mm | Specs awaited |
| Weight (kg) | 2.112 kg | Specs awaited |
| Splashproof Portable Speaker | JBL Xtreme | JBL Xtreme 2 |
| Best Buy Price | Best Buy | Best Buy |
So JBL has surely thought of making it Big hit with due consideration of increasing customer demand for Real Big sound for Outdoor requirements and main thing making is Fully Waterproof (IPX7) rated, The shipping is expected to start this spring .. lets wait and watch till then 🙂
Cheers !!