JBL OnTour Micro 3.5mm Aux Portable Speaker (White)

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Product Description

The JBL On Tour Micro is sized to slip easily into a pocket or carry-on bag, but it's engineered to perform in legendaryJBL style. The JBL Odyssey full-range transducer pounds out dynamic, big-system sound that fills any listening space, and the rechargeable lithium-ion battery and built-in stereo mini-jack cable spare you the hassle of traveling with separate cables a replacement batteries. A mini USB port and included cable let you charge your JBL On Tour Micro from a laptop or other USB host while you're listening to your favorite music, and a single charge will give you up to six hours of uninterrupted playback. If there is something more that the JBL On Tour Micro could be doing to ensure good times anywhere you and your friends get together, we can't think of it.

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Product Details

• Color: White
• Brand: JBL
• Model: On Tour Micro
• Dimensions: 1.50" h x 3.13" w x 3.13" l, .30 pounds

Features

• JBL Odyssey transducer with computer-optimized equalization delivers exceptional sound quality
• Ultra compact and lightweight makes it extremely portable
• Rechargeable battery allows up to 6 hour playback on a charge
• Built-in 3.5mm (1/8") audio cable means you don't have to carry another cable
• Exclusive JBL weave design

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Customer Reviews

Most helpful customer reviews

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Great Rich Sound
By Arshad Mohammad
This speaker delivers great sound for its size. Here are the pros and cons

Pros
1. Simply great sound. I am used to Bose AE2 and QC15 and this little device matches up to it.
2. Its lightweight and easy to carry.
3. Rechargeable battery with an on-off button. Battery can be charged via USB.
4. The speaker is very stylish.
5. I have a Dell E6420, this speaker increases the sound in the range of 1.5~2 times. So its not that bad, depending on the quality of the original sound.

Cons
1. Wish it had a stand at the back. Right now a portion of the wire comes in between while using the wire that is permanently attached to the speaker. However, since the speaker is so light weight there is almost no chance that the wire would get destroyed.

Would highly recommend JBL on tour if you are looking for great sound, but note that the sound will not be as loud as the Logitech Z305 or Edifier MP 250.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.
JBL On Tour Micro
By Bookworm
I travel a lot so was looking for a light compact speaker to pop into my purse and this little speaker fits the bill nicely. Also battery-powered to take with you if there is no AC power source. For a really good review go to "Gadgetmac", the best one I could find.
Pros:
1. Compact and flat, fits in your pocket.
2. Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery (>6hrs playback). Internal rechargeable battery better than having AAA batteries - you don't have to go out and buy them if your unit goes flat at an inconvenient hour or place and AAA batteries are hard to find in some countries. You can recharge and play music at the same time. Also, for us "greenies", an internal re-chargeable is far more environmentally friendly.
3. Has both USB and jack - so can charge battery whilst plugged in and playing iPhone or computer.
4. AC input on side - can buy 2 speakers and piggy-back for stereo, or use head-phones (you can use the speaker between your iPhone/computer and headphone for better sound, especially on 32-bit), and also to plug in a longer cord to your iPhone.
5. Light (red>blue) - to indicate battery charge. Remember to fully charge the battery before using unit.
6. On/off switch - rather than a push-button which is easy to accidentally turn on in the soft case supplied and leave on unsuspectingly, draining the unit.
7. Volume control - when I've got my iPhone mini-docked I lose the volume control function on the iPhone so having a volume control on the speaker is absolutely necessary. The volume output was surprising loud for such a small unit, especially when in quiet surrounds.
8. Mini-USB cable - lets you recharge from any laptop or USB port.

Cons:
1. REALLY short cord - makes it impossible to move speaker or the iPhone around. It's also really thin and fixed internally so if it breaks you cant fix it so forced to throw the whole unit away (take note JBL!). I would have preferred that JBL had forgone the flimsy, fixed short cord and just included a separate more sturdy, long cord which would have fitted in the little soft-cloth bag provided anyway. But its no problem if you just get yourself a longer male-male jack extension cord as I did and plug it into the AC input on the side of the speaker. I even thought the sound was better using the thicker cord (?).
2. Mid-range sound not great (according to GadgetMac) but sound quality and bass better than I expected, surprisingly good for such a small speaker - only a minor con as I don't expect exceptional quality of sound from such a small unit anyway (I've got good Sennheiser headphones if I want to really crank up the volume and the bass, say, in a hotel room late at night). The volume is surprisingly loud for such a small unit. Sound quality better, i.e. less "tinny", if volume reduced to 80-90%.
3. Speaker faces up - but I found putting it up on a little stand so it's facing you gave more volume and clarity. I just got one of those little stands that grandma used to use to display small plates on and that did the trick. Would be better if JBL built-in a little stand at the back.

After much experimentation to find the perfect compact & light set-up for travelling or taking to the park, something that delivers decent sound that fits in a handbag/bum-bag, I think I've found it, i.e.:
iPhone > mini-dock less than the size of a packet of cigarettes (optional) > long sturdy extension cord > JBL On Tour Micro speaker > stand (optional).
It would be even more perfect if JBL included a long extension cord, a built-in stand, and a hard-cover carry-bag (then it would have got 5 stars), but on the whole I am really pleased with this set-up - a whole stereo system in your pocket!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Good, but some annoying flaws
By D. Eastman
Pros: The sound quality and volume are quite good as long as you have reasonable expectations considering the size and price. It is loud enough to listen to podcasts in the same room with minor background noise (e.g. in the kitchen with running water) or to have it in an adjacent room with no background noise. Don't expect big bass, but the overall sound quality is surprisingly good for such a small device.

Cons: The built in input cord is a little too short; another couple inches would have been very helpful. The indicator light on the bottom is a clever idea, but is too dim to be seen in most environments. But my biggest complaint by far is the power supply. One of the most obvious uses of this device is to attach it to a non-Apple phone or tablet -- the vast majority of which use *micro* USB. So why on earth did they put a *mini* USB plug on this thing? It would be far more convenient if it were simply interchangeable with all of my other chargers/cables. And to make matters worse, the included charging cable is WAY too short. (And while I can understand why they felt the need to provide a slightly longer audio input cord, having it dangling off the much shorter USB cord is annoying -- just give me an audio-in jack and I'd be much happier.)