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- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
- Connectivity
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JBL Boombox 2 vs Sony SRS-RA5000
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
JBL Boombox 2
Sony SRS-RA5000
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiYes
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredNo
Variants
- Boombox 2 (Black)
- Boombox 2 (Camo)
- SRS-RA5000 (Black)
Our Verdict
JBL Boombox 2
Sony SRS-RA5000
The JBL Boombox 2 is a better speaker than the Sony SRS-RA5000 overall. The JBL has a better-balanced sound profile and can get louder than the Sony. While it's slightly larger than the Sony, it's battery-powered and has a built-in carrying handle making it more portable. It's also better built with an IPX7 rating for water resistance, though we don't test for this. That said, the Sony is a sleek-looking speaker that's designed to be used at home, and supports Sony's '360 Reality Audio' virtual surround format.
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Music
Threshold
Music
7.3
6.8
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.2
6.8
Soundstage
7.2
6.5
Dynamics
7.5
6.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
8.2
3.5
Dimensions Photo
Volume
1,529 in³ (25,053 cm³)
1,112 in³ (18,216 cm³)
Weight
13.0 lbs (5.9 kg)
11.6 lbs (5.3 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
No
Build Quality
7.5
6.4
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
No
Dust Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
No
Controls
6.6
6.9
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Good
Good
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Tactile)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Tactile)
Track Next/Previous
Forward Only (Physical)
Yes (Tactile)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.2
6.8
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.20
-0.89
Std. Err.
3.25 dB
3.71 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
49.0 Hz
55.0 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
19.1 kHz
17.2 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.2
6.5
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
5.25 dB
2.78 dB
Stereo
Yes
No (mono)
Dynamics
7.5
6.9
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
96.5 dB SPL
92.0 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.01 dB
3.06 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.9
0.0
Battery Life
23.9 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
3.9 hrs
N/A
Power Saving
Yes
No
Charging Port
AC
No Battery
Battery Powered
Yes
No
Voice Assistant
0.0
0.0
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
No
No
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
No
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
No Assistant
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
No Assistant
App
7.9
4.7
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
Sony Music Center
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic
Graphic + Presets
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
No
Party Mode
Yes
No
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
No
Bluetooth
8.3
8.1
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.1
4.2
Bluetooth iOS Latency
146 ms
63 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
121 ms
85 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
Wi-Fi
0.0
6.5
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 4
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
2.4GHz & 5GHz
Wi-Fi
No
Yes
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
Yes
Chromecast Latency
N/A
955 ms
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