EQ customization

The KEF app offers unusually deep yet simple EQ tools, with desk and wall placement modes plus controls for bass extension, treble trim and crossover points. Owners say this makes it easy to tailor the speakers to different rooms and furniture layouts.

Reviewers like that the ThinQ app offers several sound presets plus a six band EQ with plus or minus six decibels of adjustment, giving listeners meaningful control to tweak the Bounce’s tonal balance even if the best and most consistent results still come from the Standard mode.

A multi band EQ and several presets in the JBL Portable app let listeners fine tune the Charge 6’s sound, with reviewers noting that moderate tweaks can significantly improve certain tracks and that some owners regularly adjust mids and treble or switch presets to suit different songs, although some still find AI Boost modes can add a slightly tinny character they prefer to leave off.

The Tribit app offers a surprisingly full featured equalizer with presets and a nine band custom mode that lets listeners save multiple mixes, and reviews say these controls can slightly improve tonal balance, even if they cannot fully overcome the speaker's inherent limitations at higher volumes, with this latest review strongly recommending custom EQ settings because they sound noticeably better than the stock presets.

The Bose app’s simple three-band EQ and basic presets are widely seen as a major improvement over the original Flex, letting listeners tame the stock tuning and dial in more impactful bass or clearer highs without adding obvious distortion, and several reviews describe the new in-app EQ and shortcut options as a game-changing addition even though some still wish for more advanced, genre-based controls like those on certain rivals.

The SoundLink Max offers a straightforward three-band EQ in the Bose app, letting users boost or cut lows, mids and highs enough to tame its bass-forward tuning or approach a more neutral balance, and newer impressions praise how easy it is to adjust each band even though there are no preset sound modes, while some reviewers still wish for a more granular five-band EQ.

EQ options on the Wonderboom 4 remain minimal, limited to built in Outdoor Boost and Podcast presets with no companion app or graphic EQ; Outdoor mode trades some richness for better projection outside, while Podcast mode boosts upper mids for clearer speech but some reviewers now find it can also make certain narrators sound a little thin or monotone.