Is this louder/better than the original Jambox?
1284153
Can't compare to the original since I haven't heard the original. However I'm very satisfied and my purchase was based on CR review.
2261294
I can not compare the two as I have not heard the Jambox. What I can say is this is a very compact, portable item with great sound. The sound quality is amazing for the size. My kids have numerous high-end players and they still take advantage and steal this from my wife at every opportunity. What I can say is this thing is only about 9 inches long and a few inches around and battery powered so it can go anywhere: we even blue-tooth it to the DVD player in the car for the kids.
2233877
Yes it does unlike the one they made back in the day. The sound isn't as good as the old one either.
869007
I recently bought the mini and really like it. I have no experience with the larger Jambox. As it it's smaller than the Jambox, I think the biggest difference will be the capability of generating sound in the bass range, because you need the larger physical dimensions to generate strong low frequency sound. Despite its size, I think it has great bass for music which is where I think it matters most. The features I really like are the compact size - take it anywhere, and the talking battery level.
1941534
When it is plugged in to the power outlet it is almost equal to the Big Jambox in terms of volume, but just remember, when you run the Logitech on battery power, the loudness drops significantly, whereas the Big Jambox volume level doesn't change. For that reason alone I would recommend the Big Jambox.Big Jambox: --------------36 wattsLogitech Wireless Spker:--20 watts
1429202
The size is much smaller than the big jambox, the sound is not as loud because of the size but in a good size room at the loudest volume it is much louder than the smaller jambox and a cleaner sound.
2235252
Probably not loud enough with 15 people talking, shucking, and jiving at the same time, but generally speaking it is loud enough for a typical living room. Don't know what the Jambox is. There is no bass adjustment, but seem pretty good. It is water resistant as quoted "resistant to rainfall, water jets, and water splashing." No distortion noted.
1429206
The Beats pill is not the same size and not the same sound. But the pill is loud enough to hear through out the house. I compared the sound at my local Best buy and the Jawbone big jambox is louder but the pill is still fairly loud.
1091124
Yes louder than classic. But same as jam plus, it just has rugged exterior.
760769
Alas! It does not have the original music box sound. The new version makes annoying electronic music. I dug out my kids' old 1970's version and rehabed it for my grand kids and gave away the new one to toys for TOTs.
1962149
Mine sounds a lot better with the mike on. Much richer sound. Have not used it enough to comment on normal vs distance.
1589918
It is even louder now with the free Audio App on the Apple store.. the APP is made by BonGiovi Acoustics and there is a Spracht Profile in the settings.. install it and see how improvement there is.. amazing
704777
I concur with exactly what jb said... I plugged it into an older Dennon recevier phono jacks and it sounded awful, as soon as plugged in to a aux input, sounded like it should. The only thing I don't like about it is that there is not a little needle lift/drop thingy :) I think the model that replaced the one I bought does have it.
1214649
the bose sound system cube is a better/louder quality.... but then you need to bring a solar charger or power source to keep it going. I sacrifice volume level for use-ability
498937
Yes. It's as loud as the newer model and the base is crazy!!!! Definitely worth the money. The second one I brought!!
302357
I own this and the the big jambox. This is not louder than the big jambox, however it is more portable and is louder than the original jambox (which I used to own until I replaced it with this). Probably good for a hotel room party. A field? Probably depends on how large the field is.
702910
Can't compare the two from personal experience -- however, for what it's worth, Consumer Reports rated the small Jambox's audio quality well below this TDK model.