I purchased my first JBL Flip 3 about a month and a half ago, I had to bring it back about 3 weeks later because of popping/crackling at low volume. Now my second JBL Flip 3 is doing the same exact thing. I've never owned a JBL product before and after this I don't think I ever will again.

I am in love with the Flip 3. It's cheaper than many of its competitors and has fantastic sound quality, especially at high volume. Everybody is astonished at how awesome the high volume sound quality is. I work in construction and use it at work almost every day. The splash proof and dust proof design is particularly useful as well! I read an earlier review about the hissing/crackling noise and I can relate. It was fine for the first few weeks I owned it, but after a lot of high volume activity on it, it started hissing/crackling on low volume. It's a little bit of an inconvenience but I still give it a solid 5 stars!

I like where the control buttons are located on the speakers. I like the fact you can control the volume from both speakers while they are synced up together. Of course the quality and sound of the speakers are phenomenal. I've owned JBL products in the past and they are a good buy. Well worth the money.