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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

JBL Boombox 2 vs Sony SRS-XG500

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

JBL Boombox 2
Sony SRS-XG500

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JBL Boombox 2 Picture
Sony SRS-XG500 Picture
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes

Variants

  • Boombox 2 (Black)
  • Boombox 2 (Camo)
  • SRS-XG500 (Black)

Review

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Our Verdict

JBL Boombox 2

Sony SRS-XG500

You may prefer either the JBL Boombox 2 or the Sony SRS-XG500, depending on your preferences. The JBL has a better-balanced sound profile and has slightly fewer compression artifacts present at max volume. It also has somewhat better directivity, resulting in a wider-sounding soundstage. That said, the Sony comes with a mic/guitar input you can use to wire an external mic or guitar to the speaker. It also comes with customizable RGB lights, and extra party features on its Fiestable app.

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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

7.3
6.8

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.6

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

JBL Boombox 2 Style Photo
Sony SRS-XG500 Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
Yes
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Portability 
 

8.2
8.2

Dimensions Photo  

JBL Boombox 2 Dimensions Photo
Sony SRS-XG500 Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

1,529 in³ (25,053 cm³)
1,509 in³ (24,725 cm³)

Weight 
 

13.0 lbs (5.9 kg)
12.1 lbs (5.5 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC & Battery
AC & Battery

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

7.5
7.9

Build Quality Photo  

JBL Boombox 2 Build Quality Photo
Sony SRS-XG500 Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Great
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Submersible (IPx7)
Waterproof (IPx6)

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Dust-Proof (IP6x)

Impact Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified

Floats In Water 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified
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Controls 
 

6.6
7.0

Controls Photo  

JBL Boombox 2 Controls Photo
Sony SRS-XG500 Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

JBL Boombox 2 Controls Photo 2
Sony SRS-XG500 Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Good
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Forward Only (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

No
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

JBL Boombox 2 In The Box Photo
Sony SRS-XG500 In The Box Photo
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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

7.2
6.6

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.20
-1.66

Std. Err. 
 

3.25 dB
4.13 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

49.0 Hz
49.7 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

19.1 kHz
8.2 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

7.2
6.8

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

5.25 dB
6.04 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
Yes
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Dynamics 
 

7.5
7.5

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

96.5 dB SPL
97.6 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

3.01 dB
3.29 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

8.9
9.2

Battery Life 
 

23.9 hrs
25.8 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.9 hrs
2.6 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

AC
AC

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes
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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 Microphone

Far-Field Performance 
 

No Microphone
No Microphone

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

No Microphone
No Microphone
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App 
 

7.9
7.9

App Picture  

JBL Boombox 2 App Picture
Sony SRS-XG500 App Picture

App Name 
 

JBL Portable
Sony Music Center

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Graphic
Graphic + Presets

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

Yes
Yes
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Bluetooth 
 

8.3
9.0

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.1
5.0

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

146 ms
54 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

121 ms
83 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices
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Wi-Fi 
 

0.0
0.0

Wi-Fi Version 
 

No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 
 

No
No

Apple AirPlay 
 

No
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A
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