Earfun UBoom X vs JBL Partybox 100 (Patreon)

Sorry about the 20 seconds silence at the beginning but I was in a hurry before leaving and didn’t notice it.

After this video I managed to correct for some scratchiness which still occurred with insane mode. It plays cleaner and slightly more powerful now. The muting when maximum volume is reached was already removed by Earfun.

I was using the speaker continuously since yesterday with all kinds of recordings at all levels with all modes and different locations. It’s a completely different experience than having it attached to the PC all the time. After my testing I will need to do some further tweaks for all modes as I am still getting slight issues with particular tracks. Most recordings play fine but heavily mastered tracks can cause the passive radiators to get out of control with sub bass content (similar farting I once demonstrated with the JBL Xtreme when attached to mains). I hope I will manage to cut the bass a bit steeper without compromising extension too much.

I did some further listening against the Partybox at my parents and I noticed that the difference in bass between both becomes even less when placed in some grass. Also in this video I got more bass for the Earfun when listening from the side instead from front. Apparently asphalt reflects bass way more than softer ground. I will take advantage of this effect next time. At maximum volume the Earfun was louder and appeared nearly just as bassy as the Partybox.

What do you think so far?