My Favorite Portable Jbl Speaker Is At Its Best Price Yet, Even Ahead Of October Prime Day

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Prime Day is astir 2 weeks away, but you tin already find immoderate hidden-gem offers connected value products. My favourite JBL portable Bluetooth speaker is connected waste for $70, its champion value yet. 

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A portable speaker is simply a must for everyone, successful my opinion. They genuinely are awesome for amplifying music, podcasts, and more. My favourite prime is JBL's Flip 5 Bluetooth speaker -- it's an oldie, but surely a goodie. I've had this speaker for respective years; it was nan cleanable finance earlier entering college. It's lightweight, IPX7 waterproof, and has 12 hours of playtime. It comes successful galore colors (I person nan pink) and usually sells for astir $90-$100.

Right now, though, you tin scoop 1 up for $70 -- nan champion value yet according to Camel Camel Camel and 1 of nan champion prices I've seen successful my clip arsenic deals and shopping editor these past 2 years.

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Keep successful mind that this speaker is simply a fewer years old, and location is simply a newer Flip 6 and Flip 7 connected nan market. So if you're looking for a akin prime that's newer aliases much advanced, this whitethorn not beryllium nan bargain for you. Some replacement options that are much existent are Sony's Ult Field 1 and Ult Field 3 speakers, which are some ZDNET-tested picks. 

The JBL Flip 5 successful black. 

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ZDNET master Nina Raemont loves the Ult Field 1 for its portable size and clear sound. Redditors said that nan JBL Flip 5 is simply a beautiful decent speaker for nan value and size. Some users said nan midrange is amended than nan newer Fiip 6, while others said it's a "good small portable speaker." I afloat work together here. 

If you're looking for respective years of usage and fantabulous sound nether $100, you can't spell incorrect pinch nan JBL Flip 5 up of Prime Day. Don't miss out. 

How I rated this deal 

Since this is simply a 30% disconnected deal, I rated it arsenic a 4/5 editor's woody rating, according to ZDNET's woody standing system. According to nan woody search strategy Camel Camel Camel, this is nan cheapest value nan JBL Flip 5 has sold for. So astatine $70, it's a legitimately bully woody and is $20 off. Amazon besides denotes that it's trading fast, truthful it could beryllium gone soon, and it's nary longer successful banal connected JBL's website successful immoderate colour too black.