Aliph Jawbone Jambox Wireless Bluetooth Speakers: Jambox (Refurbished) $76.45 AC, Big Jambox (Refurbished) $179.95 AC *it's back & lower*

what ugly ass speakers!

I am torn between the Jambox and the Harman Kardon speakers.

What is so good about them? Are they just regular bluetooth speakers with long-lasting built-in battery?

Sent from Slickdeals App for iPhone & iPod Touch.

Isn't anyone worried there will be physical damage to the speaker? 2 of the 3 product reviews on their website describe substantial physical damage.

Quote from pbmpharmacist : Isn't anyone worried there will be physical damage to the speaker? 2 of the 3 product reviews on their website describe substantial physical damage.

I bought a Big Jambox during the last Slickdeal and while I love the battery life and sound quality (for its size), I received one with a large dent in a front corner. While it sounded and worked perfectly, I called All4Cellular and said that a large dent is worse than their stated minor scratching description of refurbished. They were happy to pay for return shipping and send out another Big Jambox, however I received another flawed unit with another (not quite as large) dent in another front corner. Overall I'm happy with the savings, but disappointed that it has a sizeable dent in the front. To be fair, the Big Jambox is prone to dents as it has sharp pointed corners that dent easily, with no protective case included (costs an extra $50).

YMMV,
Stach

I bought the Big Jambox the last time this discount was offered. I received the item under packaged and the grills on the speaker was dented up. Well the good news is, I contacted them and they issued an RMA immediately and got a refund.

I got one of these for Christmas, it had a defect that when nothing was plugged into it, it still sensed the 1/8" input jack. Works great if you don't want to use the bluetooth feature, and only plug it in.

All4Cellular was very difficult to get in touch with. Jawbone will not warranty these units at all, because they are not an authorized Jawbone reseller My return took a long time, they wouldn't send another unit, didn't refund shipping and there was a $10 restock. A big PIA - I'd pay extra for one that has a warranty.

Likely, one of you will get the unit sent back...

So what's a good alternative to this one? We have a 100-attendee lunch reception with a little dance floor and was looking to see whether the big jambox would have a enough juice to play music to fill the room....

Or would you all say the big jambox would cut it?

Quote from Stach : I bought a Big Jambox during the last Slickdeal and while I love the battery life and sound quality (for its size), I received one with a large dent in a front corner. While it sounded and worked perfectly, I called All4Cellular and said that a large dent is worse than their stated minor scratching description of refurbished. They were happy to pay for return shipping and send out another Big Jambox, however I received another flawed unit with another (not quite as large) dent in another front corner. Overall I'm happy with the savings, but disappointed that it has a sizeable dent in the front. To be fair, the Big Jambox is prone to dents as it has sharp pointed corners that dent easily, with no protective case included (costs an extra $50). YMMV, Stach

Thanks for the feedback. It's stupid, I know, but I couldn't live with a dent. That would really bother me.

definitely not jumping on this after hearing about the dents and several RMA's

Quote from AxlxA : definitely not jumping on this after hearing about the dents and several RMA's

I bought a Big Jambox that last time it was here on slickdeals, already own the smaller Jambox which I love but doesn't have the power I wanted. Everything seemed great at first couldn't really see any physical damage on the unit at all and the thing sounds fantastic. A little low on the Bass side but just adjusted the EQ settings for my phone and it was sounded amazing. Couple weeks in the speaker blew highs were still good but any bass would give off a rattling sound, thank god I was still within the 1 month warranty period. No issues at all with All4Cellular they offered to replace it but with only a 1 month return policy didn't think it was worth the risk of losing $180. If I could find a new one for about $225 I would definitely buy another one. Just think I had bad luck.

Quote from nikos12345 : So what's a good alternative to this one? We have a 100-attendee lunch reception with a little dance floor and was looking to see whether the big jambox would have a enough juice to play music to fill the room.... Or would you all say the big jambox would cut it?

I think you would have a better chance to fill a 100 person room with simple powered speakers that you can plug into a phone or mp3 player, such as AudioEngines:

http://www.amazon.com/Audioengine...69-4270609

Quote from atari : what ugly ass speakers!

I had the white big Jambox and thought it was beautiful. I loved it

Quote from atari : what ugly ass speakers!

Because that has EVERYTHING to do with the sound quality...