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- Design
- Sound
- Active Features
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JBL Charge 5 vs Marshall Emberton II
Side-by-Side Comparison
Products
JBL Charge 5
Marshall Emberton II
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BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
BluetoothYes
Wi-FiNo
SpeakerphoneNo
Voice AssistantNo
Battery PoweredYes
Variants
- JBL Charge 5 (Black)
- JBL Charge 5 (Blue)
- JBL Charge 5 (Camo)
- JBL Charge 5 (Gray)
- JBL Charge 5 (Green)
- JBL Charge 5 (Pink)
- JBL Charge 5 (Red)
- JBL Charge 5 (Teal)
- JBL Charge 5 (White)
- Emberton II (Black/Brass)
- Emberton II (Black/Steel)
- Emberton II (Cream)
Our Verdict
JBL Charge 5
Marshall Emberton II
The Marshall Emberton II is a slightly better speaker than the JBL Charge 5, though they have different strengths. The Marshall is smaller, making it more portable. It offers a wider and more immersive-sounding soundstage that can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono. It has a longer-lasting battery life. It also has lower Bluetooth latency with iOS and Android devices, making it more suitable for watching movies and videos. However, the JBL gets a touch louder than the Marshall, with much less compression present at max volume, so your audio doesn't degrade as much as you turn up the volume. Also, while the Marshall comes with EQ presets to adjust its sound, the JBL has a graphic EQ that gives you more control over the speaker's sound.
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Music
Threshold
Music
6.5
6.9
Soundstage
5.8
9.2
Dynamics
6.5
4.6
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.1
9.3
Dimensions Photo
Volume
121 in³ (1,982 cm³)
49 in³ (798 cm³)
Weight
2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
Battery & USB
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
8.3
7.9
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Material Quality
Great
Good
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
Submersible (IPx7)
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
Unspecified
Controls
6.6
7.0
Controls Photo
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
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.7
6.8
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.29
0.53
Std. Err.
3.90 dB
3.04 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
58.2 Hz
59.1 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
18.5 kHz
14.3 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
5.8
9.2
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
4.27 dB
1.54 dB
Stereo
No (mono)
Yes
Dynamics
6.5
4.6
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
88.9 dB SPL
87.6 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
3.16 dB
6.53 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.7
8.7
Battery Life
14.5 hrs
22.1 hrs
Charge Time
3.8 hrs
4.9 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
USB-C
USB-C
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
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
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
App
7.9
6.0
App Picture
App Name
JBL Portable
Marshall Bluetooth
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic
Presets
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
No
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
No
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
No
Bluetooth
8.5
9.7
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.1
5.1
Bluetooth iOS Latency
125 ms
1 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
102 ms
33 ms
Bluetooth Range
328.1 ft (100.0 m)
301.8 ft (92.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
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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