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JBL 10 Speaker/Google Home on steroids. £74

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    #32
    givecredit
    Registered Users Posts: 1,654 ✭✭✭givecredit


    My JBL 10 landed today. Packaging top rate. You know when your opening this there is something special inside. Premium quality.
    The speaker is a good sized sturdy one. Once I turned it on. ( Had battery charged on shipment) the Google home app picked it up straight away. I was connected to my WiFi and playing music within about 3 mins. I already have Google home so I didn't have to configure Spotify again. I can honestly say this is my first time to enjoy music from a. Google smart speaker. Good solid sound. Decent base. I own a first generation echo, second gen echo and Google home. Stopped playing Spotify through the home about four weeks ago. Never happy with it's sound. Good for speech, but not music. The Amazon echo both 1st and 2 ND gen are far superior.
    But now I'm glad to say that the JBL is right up there with them. surpassing them with better base.The portability it's definitely a winner hands down. To those that took the plunge on buying this speaker, enjoy. I certainly will.


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    #33
    jones
    Registered Users Posts: 3,007 ✭✭✭jones


    Qwerty? wrote:
    Mine was delivered to addresspal yesterday, so hopefully in my local PO tomorrow.


    Mine was delivered to addresspal Wednesday but haven't recieved anything from addresspal yet. Should I be worried?


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    #34
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭SteM


    Very happy with the sound quality from this, really nice bit of kit. It doesn't support a sleep timer though so it'll be going to the kitchen and the ghome will be going into the bedroom. Pity.


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    #35
    Qwerty?
    Registered Users Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭Qwerty?


    jones wrote: »
    Mine was delivered to addresspal Wednesday but haven't recieved anything from addresspal yet. Should I be worried?

    I've received nothing yet either. You'll get a text the morning it lands in the po. I'm expecting it Monday morning😛


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    #36
    BionicRasher
    Registered Users Posts: 2,792 ✭✭✭BionicRasher


    SteM wrote: »
    Very happy with the sound quality from this, really nice bit of kit. It doesn't support a sleep timer though so it'll be going to the kitchen and the ghome will be going into the bedroom. Pity.

    Do you mean that you cannot say
    'play music for 30 minutes' and it then turns off like the Google Home does?


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    #37
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭SteM


    BionicRasher wrote: »
    Do you mean that you cannot say
    'play music for 30 minutes' and it then turns off like the Google Home does?

    Yes, that functionality is not avaliable on it in afraid.


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    #38
    McMurphy
    Registered Users Posts: 13,365 ✭✭✭✭McMurphy


    SteM wrote: »
    Yes, that functionality is not avaliable on it in afraid.

    Can't get my head around this. I assumed (wrongly apparently) that the speakers were hardware, and it was the Google home assistant software that was driving it.

    Strange decision.

    It seems to be a Google endorsed product that doesn't perform many of the Google functions.


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    #39
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭SteM


    Wouldn't be the first time they've allowed fragmentation within their ecosystem to be fair. :P


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    #40
    jones
    Registered Users Posts: 3,007 ✭✭✭jones


    Johnny Dogs wrote:
    Can't get my head around this. I assumed (wrongly apparently) that the speakers were hardware, and it was the Google home assistant software that was driving it.


    Maybe it's a case that it will be updated but is just a bit slower? Seems odd though as Google home app is used to update software on both its not like its a jbl app.


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    #41
    Mantis Toboggan
    Registered Users Posts: 17,681 ✭✭✭✭Mantis Toboggan


    Most likely up to JBL to implement the updates, same way the phone companies release android.

    Free Palestine 🇵🇸



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    #42
    jones
    Registered Users Posts: 3,007 ✭✭✭jones


    Just set this up... Very nice piece of kit great bargain original poster


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    #43
    Sappy404
    Registered Users Posts: 4,168 ✭✭✭Sappy404


    These seem to be back at £74 and are in stock:

    https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/audio-and-headphones/audio/hifi-systems-and-speakers/jbl-link-10-portable-wireless-smart-sound-speaker-black-10169860-pdt.html


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    #44
    cuculainn
    Registered Users Posts: 801 ✭✭✭cuculainn


    Sappy404 wrote: »
    These seem to be back at £74 and are in stock:

    https://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/audio-and-headphones/audio/hifi-systems-and-speakers/jbl-link-10-portable-wireless-smart-sound-speaker-black-10169860-pdt.html


    So, should i go for this or a google home?

    if it doesnt have all the functionality of Google home is the Home a better bet long term?

    Also is this purely for music or can you ask general questions, home automation etc


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    #45
    Qwerty?
    Registered Users Posts: 1,243 ✭✭✭Qwerty?


    cuculainn wrote: »
    So, should i go for this or a google home?

    if it doesnt have all the functionality of Google home is the Home a better bet long term?

    Also is this purely for music or can you ask general questions, home automation etc

    Personally, I love the battery powered concept of this, unplug it and bring it out onto the garden, another room etc and have up to 5 hours battery life. Also the sound quality is very good. I'll survive without the other features as these two features were more important to me.

    Does anyone know how to change the ok google command, my watch, phone and speaker sometimes pick it up... would love to be able to use different command for the speaker, but can't find a way online


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    #46
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Qwerty? wrote: »
    Personally, I love the battery powered concept of this, unplug it and bring it out onto the garden, another room etc and have up to 5 hours battery life. Also the sound quality is very good. I'll survive without the other features as these two features were more important to me.

    I'm curious, what are the missing features.
    Qwerty? wrote: »
    Does anyone know how to change the ok google command, my watch, phone and speaker sometimes pick it up... would love to be able to use different command for the speaker, but can't find a way online

    You can use "Hey Google" instead, but that is all. They don't support changing the command word.


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    #47
    adm
    Registered Users Posts: 342 ✭✭adm


    Anyone else have crackling/static type issues with this if it's left on for a while (plugged in) ?


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    #48
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭SteM


    adm wrote: »
    Anyone else have crackling/static type issues with this if it's left on for a while (plugged in) ?

    Yeah, I did twice. Restarting it fixed the issue but it was a bit annoying. The only times it happened with mine was when it was streaming from spotify but my phone connected to it automatically via Bluetooth at the same time. Since I unpaired my phone from the speaker it hasn't happened but that might be coincidence.


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    #49
    opus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,972 ✭✭✭opus


    It's available for £75 again in their BF sale. Linky.


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    #50
    houseystuff
    Registered Users Posts: 45 ✭houseystuff


    Its also £69 Pounds in Currys UK


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    #51
    arigold365
    Registered Users Posts: 9 ✭arigold365


    Richer Sounds in NI have the Onkyo speaker down from £150 to £50 with free delivery

    Google Version

    Onkyo VC-GX30

    Alexa Version

    Onkyo VC-PX30

    That's stocking filler price for a well known audio brand and Richer Sounds are great to deal with

    * No battery on this however


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    #52
    Ryath
    Registered Users Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭Ryath


    Link 2 is £89 on Currys. Twice the battery life @10hrs and more powerful and better sounding speakers.

    Not discounted on Irish site. Currys UK don't deliver to PM/PW and more do they?


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    #53
    SteM
    Registered Users Posts: 6,566 ✭✭✭SteM


    arigold365 wrote: »
    Richer Sounds in NI have the Onkyo speaker down from £150 to £50 with free delivery

    Google Version

    Onkyo VC-GX30

    Alexa Version

    Onkyo VC-PX30

    That's stocking filler price for a well known audio brand and Richer Sounds are great to deal with

    * No battery on this however

    And no waterproofing, the JBL is ideal for the bathroom imo.


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    #54
    bk
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 22,495 Mod ✭✭✭✭bk


    Ryath wrote: »
    Link 2 is £89 on Currys. Twice the battery life @10hrs and more powerful and better sounding speakers.

    Not discounted on Irish site. Currys UK don't deliver to PM/PW and more do they?

    They did for me last week to PW, but no guarantees.


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