Sound quality: JBL's Clip 4 had Fair overall sound quality. Bass has little impact, is subdued and deep bass is lacking. Midrange is somewhat thin, grainy and a bit nasal. Treble lacks extension and is somewhat prominent, dry and a touch sizzly. Does a so-so job of recovering room ambience and is somewhat congested. The speaker is monophonic. It provides a decent volume level in a small sized room and is best suited for near field listening, at its loudest volume levels, the sound becomes strained.
Ease of use: We found the JBL Clip 4 ease of use to be Very Good overall. Bluetooth pairing requires a press of a low contrast button on unit and then the selection of unit from Bluetooth selection list on source device; unit provides an obvious indication that the unit is in pairing mode as well as when pairing has actually occurred. The volume controls are low contrast, there is nothing to indicate that it is a volume control except + and - symbols, no index markings but it does indicate with a tone when you reach the max setting. The unit is Bluetooth only and lacks Aux input.
