Overall, all of these speaker will have no problem keeping up with you… but the Sony does have the best stamina here.īut then there’s the Encore Essential which has an advertised battery life of 6 hours. Where as under the same circumstances, the Hyperboom is good for about 8 and half hours of playback time and the Boombox 2 is good for about 7 hours of playback time. However, real world use with the XG500 playing at 80% volume, with the light feature turned off, but with its mega bass feature turned on… its good for a very healthy 10 hours of playback time. And under similar circumstances… both the Boombox 2 and Hyperboom have an advertised battery life of 24 hours. Now when it comes to battery life… the XG500 has an advertised battery life of 30 hours… but that with this speaker playing at 50% volume, with its light feature turned off but with its mega bass feature turned on. So personally I never use the light feature on the XG500 and instead just enjoy the extended battery life. Now the XG500 is the only other speaker here that also has a built in light feature… but to be honest, since this light feature is tucked into the passive radiators of this speaker… its very hard to see. And this light feature is going to look great either indoors or outdoors at night. The light feature on the Encore is very impressive and you have a few different lighting modes to choose from. Now don’t get me wrong, the Encore will get the job done as well… but its not my first pick.īut, the Encore would be my first pick if I was looking for a speaker for my man cave. So overall, all of these other speakers are just more durable than the Encore, which could be very important if you plan on constantly taking your speaker to the park or beach. So with these other speakers, you don’t have to baby them as much. Where as with all of these other speakers… they all have fabric wrapped bodies that an take a beating. But the Encore is rocking some relatively soft plastic so it does love to collect scratches… and the metal grill on the front is pretty thin. Now all of these speakers have varying degrees of water resistance and the XG500 is officially water resistant as well… so a little rain or getting splashed on isn’t going to be a problem for any of these speakers. But even though the Encore is very portable, its nowhere near as durable as these other speakers. ![]() These speaker aren’t going to roll around in the trunk of your car while you’re driving like both the Boombox 2 and XG500 do. But one specific thing that I like about both the Encore and Hyperboom are their square designs. Now all of these speakers are fairly small and coincidentally, they all weigh in at 13 pounds… they’re all very easy to take on the go with you. Now first lets talk about the design of these speakers. ![]() Nonetheless, if you want to pick any of these speakers up, they’ll be linked down below. So the Encore does undercut all of these other speakers by a good amount. The Hyperboom has a retail price of $450 and both the Boombox 2 and XG500 have a retail price of $500. But then there are all of these other speakers which are a little more expensive than the Encore Essential. But honestly at $400, I think you should just go with the 110 if you can find it. And basically, this speaker is going to have a longer battery life, an extended light feature, and its going to come included with 2 mics. But so that there isn’t any confusion, there’s also the Partybox Encore in the pipeline which is going to retail for $400. Now when it comes to price, the Encore essential has a retail price of $300… not bad. But if you’re looking for something durable and portable to constantly take on the go with you… the encore will get the job done… but today we’re going to compare the Encore to the JBL Boombox 2, the Sony XG500 and the UE Hyperboom. And for most people, I think this speaker will have no problem delivering. ![]() The Partybox Encore Essential is a great little box speaker that packs a very big punch in a very small package.
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