JBL Clip River Teal Noise Cancelling Reviews Summary

Sound Quality

Pros:

• "The sound quality is great, especially for such a small, easily portable speaker."
• "Sound quality is very good and it's easy to hear in noisy environments."
• "Sound is awesome for being so small."
• "For a palm-sized device, this speaker has great quality and volume sound."
• "The volume is loud, the bass is incredible for the size."
• "It works great and sounds really good."
• "The sound quality from this JBL Clip 3 sounds great."

Cons:

• "This is my 2nd speaker and they both died on me."
• "Cranking the volume brings distortion so you just have to keep it close by."
• "The sound quality is only average with no real bass response."
• "The sound quality is unremarkable at best."
• "If used to listen to music it has little base."
• "The sound is slightly muffled due to the waterproof screen but I can live with that."
• "The Clip looks sexy but speaker is super muffled, kind of tinny, missing a good chunk of range including bass."

Durability and Design

Pros:

• "This little speaker punches a wallop and is tough as a hockey puck."
• "Overall fairly durable… at first."
• "It is indeed waterproof and made durably."
• "The best small device I’ve ever had. Very durable, waterproof and sounds great for the size."
• "It’s water proof and sand proof."
• "It’s had its fair share of rough falls, and maybe close to too much water splashing on it, and it still sounds like new."
• "Despite the constant bashing, slamming, and abuse this poor speaker has been through... it has always worked perfectly."

Cons:

• "First it started disconnecting from Bluetooth every couple of minutes, and would only stay connected if plugged in at all times."
• "The faceplate fell off almost immediately and then the bottom charge port cover broke very soon after."
• "The outside case covering the speak section fell off completely."
• "The clip has already broken and defeated the purpose of the speaker for me."
• "First the clip broke with *regular/easy* use (on mine, as well as my partner's), then the speaker housing face pops off."
• "Just a few months ago like a bunch of other users the front of my speaker was falling off."
• "Unfortunately, the clip broke off the first day out, and since the clip is part of the main body, I can’t simply replace it with another clip."

Portability

Pros:

• "It comes with a nice clasp to attach easily to a chair or stroller or bag."
• "I like its portability and the clip on it."
• "The clip will be nice for attaching to my backpack when hitting the beach or hiking/biking!"
• "Clips easily to my bag, or pants."
• "The carabiner style clip is awesome to clip this speaker anywhere (backpack, belt-loop, shower curtain, etc.)."
• "It is just the perfect size to carry with you hanging on a belt loop or in a purse."
• "Super portable and lightweight (can just clip it on my backpack and not worry about it)."

Cons:

• "The worst part, I've only used it maybe 6 times, and I don't work a job that is hard on my side speaker."
• "But now that I have basically scraped both electronics and got news ones and this problem STILL happens I am at a loss."
• "The Bluetooth disconnects every 10 seconds or so."
• "The speaker CONSTANTLY disconnects from my phone, so unfortunately I rarely use it anymore because it’s not worth reconnecting it every 3 minutes."
• "Despite having an Android GS9+ with Bluetooth 5.0, I had to pair the device EVERY TIME I used it."
• "The Bluetooth needs to be completely disconnected (forget this device) every time you want to hear something."
• "Be prepared to “forget this device” and re-pair just about every time you want to use it (IOS)."

Battery Life

Pros:

• "Seems to hold a good charge too."
• "They say 10 hours, but it feels like forever. I got a solid 8-9 hours straight out of the box, no charging needed."
• "The battery life is good as I can golf 36 holes and still have battery left."
• "The battery on this thing (granted, mine was almost brand new) is great. 8 hours of music no problem."
• "I purchased this speaker for my wife and she keeps it clipped on her purse so she can listen to it at work and only has to charge it about every 2-3 weeks!!!"
• "The battery lasts a very long time. I recharge it maybe once every week and a half, after daily use for about 2 hours/day."
• "Battery life is LONG. I know we have gone at least 10 hours of usage with no charge."

Cons:

• "Battery life was problematic."
• "Now my battery is toast after a few days...the charge lasts for about 90 minutes of play time."
• "Fully charged over night and then it would die within two hours of play."
• "The battery dies very quickly and doesn’t have an auto shut off."
• "Now the battery doesn’t seem to last more than five minutes."
• "This is barely louder than my phone and the battery life is absolutely horrible."
• "However toward this last month, I’m not certain but I felt like the volume wasn’t getting as loud as it once did."