JBL PartyBox Encore Essential 2 Review

The JBL PartyBox app is very good. Here is a video of how it works. It offers a wide range of customization and control features. From the home screen, you can adjust light effects, apply real-time DJ sound effects via the Effect Lab, and control playback. There’s also a Top Panel Settings section that lets you show or hide lighting modes on the physical speaker and lock the top panel knobs so they don’t get accidentally knocked or changed. The app also lets you take care of utilitarian features such as device renaming, firmware updates, and factory resets.

For sound customization, in addition to control of the Bass Boost feature, the app includes multiple EQ presets—JBL Signature, Movie, Vocal, and Chill—as well as a Custom preset with a 7-band graphic EQ for users who prefer to fine-tune the sound themselves. You also get control for various mic settings, including bass, treble, and echo.

The app supports Party Mode with other Auracast-compatible JBL speakers, though the pairing process is done manually using the Auracast button on each unit. In testing, we successfully paired the Encore Essential 2 with other Auracast-enabled JBL models like the JBL Charge 6 and JBL Flip 7, though they use the separate JBL Portable app and won’t appear in the PartyBox app interface. You can also pair it with the previous-gen JBL PartyBox Encore Essential in Party Mode, but for Stereo Mode, you’ll need two PartyBox Encore Essential 2 units.

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