I conducted a blindfolded Bluetooth speaker test with 4 colleagues and no, JBL didn’t win — here’s which portable speaker got the most votes based on their ears only
A tech reviewer conducted a blind listening test with colleagues to evaluate Bluetooth speakers based solely on sound quality, removing brand bias. The results challenged the assumption that well-known brands like JBL would automatically outperform competitors.
Why it matters
This experiment demonstrates how consumer perception is often influenced by brand reputation rather than objective performance.
The surprising results from my blindfolded Bluetooth speaker showdown
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(Image credit: Future) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter I've tested more than 50 Bluetooth speakers, and whenever I review a new model, there are a number of factors to consider. Do its features rival the competition? Can its design merge beauty with practicality? Is it actually worth the asking price? But one question is more important than any other: does it genuinely sound good?
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