With great sound and a versatile design, this is the best outdoor speaker of the summer

Multipurpose design; Incredibly loud; Impressive sound quality;

No virtual assistant built in; Expensive;

Mini speakers tend to get an oversized amount of attention in the Bluetooth audio landscape. That's because people tend to like highly portable speakers that deliver relatively big sound for their tiny size but don't cost too much. JBL's Xtreme 2 ($300, £250, AU$350), the next generation of the company's well-regarded jumbo portable Bluetooth speaker, is a whole other beast.

The JBL Xtreme 2 is a jumbo-sized Bluetooth speaker that trades light and easy portability for much fuller sound, both indoors and outdoors.

The JBL Xtreme 2 Bluetooth speaker delivers very big sound for a medium-sized portable Bluetooth speaker; It's fully waterproof, can charge devices from a built-in USB-out port (you supply the cable), has a built-in microphone for speakerphone calls

A little pricey; Its slightly treble push can make the speaker sound a little too bright and edgy at high volumes.

The JBL Xtreme 2 is probably one of the most striking and finely-made portable Bluetooth speakers today. It's not necessarily all about its physical appearance – it sports a large but nice cylindrical body that is omnidirectional – but it is able to deliver excellent and clear sounds even when...

If you like full immersive sound that will keep your party rocking until the early hours, then the JBL Xtreme 2 deserves your attention. With upgraded drivers from it's predecessor you will feel the music in your chest with this model.

Excellent battery life; Nice size with great portability; Instrumental music sounds amazing

Would prefer a little bit more volume; vocals take a backseat to the instruments

One look at the JBL Xtreme 2 and you'll know it's not designed as a fancy-looking speaker to sit pride of place on your polished wooden furniture. Nope, this tubular (perhaps construed as if we're in the 1980s, dudes) speaker's design is clearly targeted at the big outdoors.

Loud and crisp sound quality; Massive and clean bass output; Practical carry handle for carting around; Robust build quality and water-resistance

Hardly a super attractive design; Not 360-degree sound output; No built-in assistant/Alexa support

Sounds Great, Easy bluetooth connect,Good Guys delivery spot on.

The large, portable Bluetooth speaker to buy if you want high-fidelity, powerful sound.

Sweet; refined yet still powerful sound; Good battery life; Water-resistant and portable

Its style isn't subtle nor neutral; Bass isn't as "Xtreme" as some may want

I bought this 9 months ago and it stopped working. I read online that the battery doesn't last long so I replaced the battery but that wasn't the problem. I called JBL since it was still under warranty and they told me that since I opened it to replace the battery that I voided the warranty and...

Not sure I've had this X2 long enough for a fair review, but here goes. First, Crutch shipped quick and it arrived fast. First thing I noticed was the box looked small. I opened it up and much to my dismay, I had purchased the wrong speaker.

Smallish,nice little thump

A bit weak for my taste

I just bought the speaker and it looks and feels like the JBL Charge 3, that i already owned, it has more Bass, but not by much. It is a little large, needs two hands to grab confortably, but seems to be made with quality materials. It has the 1.2 Firmware and i wonder if 1.9 is worth updating to