JBL Charge 5 BT speaker, front left view.
The JBL Charge 5 speaker has enough watts in its specs to fill a common room with tunes. It also has a power bank for recharging phones and smaller tablets.
But what do the watts a BT speaker has, tell us about how good it is? Firstly, the watt is a measure of how much power the speaker requires and outputs. Plus, this metric is a nifty comparison measure. Why? Because generally speaking, speakers with more watts of audio output tend to play louder than those with less.
They do cost more, and have bigger, heavier batteries and chargers. Plus they have larger drivers and magnets. Yet in spite of their bulk, they nonetheless offer some big plusses. They have more dynamic range and a deeper bass response. Furthermore, the models that play in stereo offer typically a bigger soundstage to listeners.
Thus in general, the more powerful the unit, the better it sounds, even at lower volume. You get more clarity due to higher accuracy reproduction of the bass, midrange, and treble parts of the music. Plus, more reserve power likely means less clipping distortion too, even at higher volumes. So, the speaker’s maximum watts output is a primary indicator of speaker quality and performance. And as such, this value is of great interest to audiophiles and novice listeners alike.
In this case, the 5, as a smaller Bluetooth speaker, is a decently loud model for its size. Its watts can fill a small to medium size party area with clear and full music. See below for details on its power output.
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