Speakers for the deck- okay to discuss here?

I would personally rather have two of the  Charges than a single Extreme for the same cost. And while I am a fan of external DACs on my main rig, with these speakers I wanted simple and portable. If you add a DAC to a single speaker you won't get its benefit on any other speakers you pair up wirelessly. That alone makes it a non starter for me. 

I pair a couple speakers together and place them on opposite sides of my patio (off the ground is helpful) and Bluetooth in with Tidal or Qobuz from my smartphone and it works great for barbecues and get together. If we want to listen critically we hit the main system inside. 

Also, YouTube has a ton of comparison videos on the Flip vs Charge vs Extreme if you need a better idea on size of these units and other features. 

Whoops! I bought an Extreme 3 from Amazon last night for $319.99. I was going to go with a pair of the Charges, but …
Free return fo 30 days, so if It doesn’t do what I need, back it goes, and I’ll try a pair of the Charges.

I bet you will like the extreme. If you do just buy a second one and pair them together. Nothing wrong with that!

I’m less than thrilled with it.
It seems like it needs to just be a left or right speaker to create any dimensional sound, and the volume isn’t there. The pair of Sonos One SLs I had last year were a little light on bass, otherwise decent sound and good volume, but dealing with power cords was annoying, they’re not weatherproof, and they’re WiFi only. I’m listening from 8’ away on my deck which is 14’x24’, and the extreme is on the rail on the short length (width) of the deck.