The CHARGE 5 is louder & tends to be bass heavy in comparison to the FLIP 6 which has better sound quality from the bass to the mids & highs, it just seems like the FLIP 6 has more detail in the sound.😊
Very useful video, thanks! Have you ever tried to to measure the performance in the garage without the second, mesh router? Would the main router cover all your property alone?
I own & love the Charge 5 but it's definitely not better than Xtreme 2 since it's a smaller mono portable speaker compared to the slightly huge stereo system of the Xtreme 2.
Fantastic Review!🔥 Thanks for the review, really class leading. Hey, could you please 🙏 do a speaker review for the Tronsmart Force Max... I haven't seen a lot of critical reviews on that. Thank you 💕
Yes I did have to extend the wires all of them one by one because they unfortunately don't make a extension wiring harness for this bike. The apes are called gorilla apes. 👍
I've watched a lot of videos, reviews and I decided it to get the CHARGE 5. Most reviews chose the charge 5, the only reason people chose the flip 6 it's because of the price but it's only a 20 dollars difference ofcourse it depends where you but it or if it is refurbished. Thank you for your review, it helped me a lot.
Bought two Charge 5 for stereo. Best Buy open box also maked down during sales. Got two charge 5 open box excellent condition for $91 each. One was even in original unopened box. Two Charge 5 are awesome.
Wow now that's not a bad price at all. When I buy open box items I always make sure they have an extra warranty just in case. Definitely nothing wrong with open box, I just like to make sure lol.
I agree my two Charge 5s in stereo sound very good. But they don’t compare to my two Xtreme 2s in stereo. The Xtreme’s give a more immersive, more powerful and a richer sound vs the Charge’s. For their size tho and portability the Charge’s are good. I feel i’m part of the music with the Xtreme’s, I don’t get this with the Charge 5’s.
I have the flip 6 right now and to be honest I was expecting more from it's heafty price tag but I'm not going to lie, I still find myself using the speaker alot and I still love it I just think it's over priced. I don't know that's just JBL right there. They make hight quality stuff, there gonna really charge you for it. I just ordered the charge 5 and it's comming soon. I'm so excited. This video really boosed my expectations for it so yeah. I'm excited. I only payed $30 more than I did for the flip 6. I got the flip for $99 and the charge for $130. I got pretty good dreals.
@@ibyopappyIsn't it crazy that the price is so similar yet the charge sounds way better! I haven't gotten it yet but I've just seen so many reviews so it's obvious that it sounds better.
Thank you for the honest review. Thinking of getting myself the Alien router so this was helpful. Side note: Nice job with the man cave. I too have a smart home but all devices run on 2.4Ghz since that's standard. How did you manage to get them to run in WiFi 6? Also, have you ever experienced dropouts? My current setup causes multiple smart devices to lose connection randomly throughout the day. I'm assuming because my current gaming router can't support the bandwidth of having 40+ devices all on the 2.4Ghz channel. Thanks again!
Hello and thank you for the kind words 🙂. The router can easily handle what ever I have thrown at it. Right now there are 149 devices attached to them with no drop out. The router is wifi 6 but also can handle wifi 5. It's dual band 2.4 and 5 ghz can hook up to any wifi 6 or lower from my experience with it.
In case anyone hasn't said it... you can't test routers with a device sitting on top of the router... Speeds get drastically different as you get further away. This video is fundamentally flawed.
Excellent video! I just learned that TP-Link will be releasing in March 2023, a new Deco BE95 BE33000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 7 System with 16-Stream 33-Gbps Quad-Band WiFi - 11520 Mbps (6 GHz-1) + 11520 Mbps (6 GHz-2) + 8640 Mbps (5 GHz) + 1148 Mbps (2.4 GHz). Since I know you tried several routers in the past, what do you think of TP-Link routers? Should I take this plunge, or wait for Amplifi Alien Wifi 7 to come out? I emailed Amplifi and they have no information to release. Thank you! Go Yankees!
I am trying to improve my home network so I listened to your video several times (x4) and really learned a lot and enjoyed it! Among all the other IT presenters, you certainly have the fastest Wi-Fi I have seen -- hands down (1 Gb Internet, and 1000+ on Wi-Fi -- which is amazing!). I would really like to duplicate your setup and wanted to ask your opinion please, if you don't mind: (A) What 6 or 6E modem do you use? (I just rented the ISP Comcast xFI Gateway modem, but unfortunately, only getting about 30% of the 1.2 Gb I am paying for, so if I buy another Modem you recommend, I think it will be so much better. The Gateway presumably has Ethernet ports: Single 2.5Gbps, and Three 1Gbps ports, and has DOCSIS 3.1, but I am not seeing any results from it.). (B) Is your 1st Amplifi Alien router not in Bridge mode (5 Ghz)? (C) Is your 2nd router (5 Ghz) set up as a Mesh point (not in Bridge mode, and not in NAT)? (D) And is your third (2.4 Ghz) router set in Bridge mode, but is it a Mesh point too? (E) Lastly, the way my home is arranged, I think I can hard-wire with an “ethernet backbone (backhaul)” with CAT 8 cable between the modem (basement), Alien router #1 (basement), and Alien router #2 (1st floor). But, Alien router #3 (2nd floor) would have to be a wireless mesh point (no way to run a cable upstairs, since my wife would kill me). I have about 81 devices and can’t add anymore to my old Linksys Velop router, according to their Tech support. I think you can tell I am a newbie at this, and I really need your advice on this. Thank you! 😊
@@celovek472This is nonsense, Charge 5 is quieter than Extreme 2. Although they have the same power, Extreme 2 somehow has 2 high-frequency drivers and 2 low-frequency drivers. It's simply louder for charge 5
EXCELLENT video, thank you. I want an Alien router to replace my TP-Link. I pay for 1.2 Gbps but typically get 170-240 Mbps down. What I don't understand is that (and I took a screen shot to show Xfinity) that one time (and only once) I got a download speed of 550 Mbps while standing in the same bedroom as the router & my router is a gigabit/WiFi 6 router. So I know it's possible to get really fast speeds. So 550 was the fastest & that was a one & done. Our house is two story box shape, 1600 sq ft. so even though it's not that big I still had to get a range extender. The modem & router is in one upstairs bedroom and the range extender is in my bedroom which is also on the second story. We have about 17 devices going through the system including 4 Ring cameras & everything works fine. The only thing pissing me off is the fact that I pay for 1.2 Mbps and get wifi speeds of 200 mbps average. Based on reviews of the Alien - it seems as if it would be enough for my home & wouldn't need the range extender (or another mesh point). So all I want for Christmas is a new Ubiquiti Alien router to see how just replacing the router and leaving everything else the same works out. Cheers & Happy Thanksgiving!
As you can control the volume from the one connected to the device, I have also noticed you can control the volumes of the other ones individually from the rest. That gives you the ability to control the sound field depending on where your listening position is.
I love the non technical real word review!! made me laugh cause it’s a 100% true. This is the review people hound watch when deciding between the two of them. I went it’s the charge 5 myself and will buy another one to pair them in stereo mode.
Warning. Amplifi Ubiquiti won’t live up to their commitment. Since 2019 Amplifi has committed to replace a mesh router point which was faulty. They never did. Latest RMA 329500. Will never buy @AmpliFiHome @Ubiquiti #Ubiquiti #AmpliFiHome
Even if you have 100+ devices on your network because it's a "smart home" it is completely unnecessary to have 2 separate 400mbps lines of internet with that as the justification. IoT devices use literally kilobits of information and many of them communicate locally without traversing the internet at all, therefore internet speed would have no bearing. Having a separate router for your IoT devices is a good idea with that number of devices as the router itself would be the limitation. But there is zero reason to have a separate line of internet for devices that barely use internet. Also, you state that your bulbs operate better due to Wifi6, but that is not accurate. Your DEVICE must support Wifi6 and I'm not aware of ANY lightbulbs on the market that support Wifi6, which is 802.11ax. If you have an extensive smart home you should be using a hub, such as SmartThings or Hubitat, with Zigbee/ZWave/Thread/Matter to offload those functions from your network.
