Do you have 2 or more JBL speakers? If Yes, you can pair them together to enjoy big sound. You heard it right, JBL speakers with Connect+ or Party Boost feature can pair up to produce a loud sound.
Before you start pairing them together, make sure they are compatible for it. Speakers with Connect+ feature pair with other speakers having Connect+ feature and same goes for PartyBoost feature.
Below is a detailed guide to connect multiple JBL speakers together to play them as a single unit.
Check Compatibility for Pairing Multiple JBL Speakers
JBL offers two different options for connecting multiple speakers; Connect+ and PartyBoost. All the speakers you want to connect must have the same option; I mean speakers with Connect+ option can only connect to those speakers having Connect+ feature. Speakers with PartyBoost option cannot connect to Connect+ speakers and vice versa.
Here is the list of speakers that have Connect+ or PartyBoost feature. You can cross check to ensure if your speakers are compatible to connect with each other or not.
JBL Connect+
Speakers with connect+ option can connect to each other up to 100 speakers. Below are the supported models.
- JBL Xtreme 2
- JBL Charge 4
- JBL Flip 4
- JBL Pulse 3
- JBL Boombox 2
- JBL Link 20
JBL PartyBoost
This is the newer technology. It is not compatible with old technology (Connect+). You can connect up to 100 JBL speakers with PartyBoost feature together to enjoy a bigger sound. Here are some JBL models offering this technology.
- JBL Flip 6
- JBL Flip 5
- JBL Charge 5
- JBL Pulse 4
- JBL Boombox 3
- JBL Xtreme 3
- JBL Clip 4
- JBL Pulse 5
How to Connect Multiple JBL Speakers Together?
Once you have confirmed the compatibility of JBL speakers; the next step is to connect them together. It’s quite easy and would take only 30 seconds.
First choose a primary speaker and connect it to your phone. To do this go to bluetooth settings and add a new device. Once you have connected your primary JBL speaker to your phone, you can proceed to connect all the remaining speakers together at once.
No matter if they are Connect+ or PartyBoost, the process to pair them together is same. To do this, press Connect Button 🔗 on all the JBL speakers you want to connect. It can take up to 30 seconds to connect all the speakers and then you will be hearing the sound coming out of all the speakers.
How to disconnect all the speakers at once?
If you want to disconnect all the speakers from each other, just press the connect button on the primary speaker and all the speakers will be disconnected.
How to disconnect only one speaker?
To disconnect one speaker, just turn off that speaker and it will be disconnected. It will not disturb any other speaker.
Related: JBL Flip 6 Beeping
Install JBL App
You can also install JBL app for IOS or Android and control different settings like switch between stereo and party mood.
I hope this guide will help you connect 2 or more JBL speakers together no matter if they are using Connect+ or PartyBoost standard.
Ask all your friends to bring their JBL speakers along with them on the next gathering and then pair them up to enjoy a big party.
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