inputs.text: okay not exactly powerful - bought item positive reviews got charged fired bluetooth upi quite underwhelmed amount sound coming speaker really expecting blown away not case friend jambox puts way better sound went tested jbl 9999 speaker bestbuy definitely louder real plus beatblock universal plug charge ability 810 hour battery life still determined 3 months later speaker held pretty well battery life definitely beats jpl flip fourfold playing time 8 9 hours encountered whereas jpl goes real loud 2 hours dies problem recharging speaker recently contacted anc global got email back next day saying need not pay item shipped fixed sent back would getting new one sent monday sent first email thursday friggin cool stoked customer service waiting package type hope next unit outlast predecessor