JBL Charge 5 vs Marshall Kilburn 2

The JBL Charge 5 managed to impress reviewers from many of the internet's most highly trusted sources, including Tom's Guide, Rtings, SoundGuys, PCmag, and Consumer Reports. It performed really well in their Portable Bluetooth Speaker roundups - it was named "The best waterproof speaker that's also a power bank" by Tom's Guide, "Best Lower Mid-Range JBL Speaker" by Rtings, and "Ranked 1 out of 5" by SoundGuys. That's high praise coming from sources that conduct in-depth hands-on testing.

Moving on to the Marshall Kilburn 2: it has done really well in a number of roundups done by sources that perform objective and reliable testing, including livingetc.com, MakeUseOf, iMore, and nextpit.com - it won the "Best looking outdoor speaker" title from livingetc.com, "Ranked 1 out of 10" from MakeUseOf, and "Ranked 1 out of 9" from iMore. That points towards it being a cut above most of its competitors.

Our direct JBL Charge 5 vs. Marshall Kilburn 2 comparison of their review scores has shown that, out of sources that tested both Portable Bluetooth Speakers, TrustedReviews, Expert Reviews, Techradar, and PCmag preferred the JBL Charge 5, whereas T3 seemed to like both equally.

We also looked at which sources liked these products best and found that the JBL Charge 5 got its highest, 10, review score from What Hi-Fi?, while the Marshall Kilburn 2 most impressed reviewers at ilounge.com, which gave it a score of 8.5.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the JBL Charge 5 earned an average review score of 8.7 out of 10 points and the Marshall Kilburn 2 received an average of 7.9, compared to the 7.6 average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general.