Looking for advice currently have the Sony XB41, looking at the JBL BoomBox ..

Hey guys, recently I purchased my first ’quality’ BT Speaker and got the XB41 after some deep research. I was very interested in the Extreme 2 by JBL, but for $100 less I got the XB41 - which I felt deeply competed with the JBL based off the several youtube videos I’ve watched and read about here.

I still love my purchase and want to actually keep it, but I want something I can take to the lake all day without having my battery die out on me, and something a bit louder as well. Is the BoomBox from JBL actually worth the price tag? I tried calling their customer support help line but it seems they are using the COVID19 pandemic as an excuse to  https://19216801.onl/  https://routerlogin.uno/   not offer any actual verbal customer support, but they do mention on their voice mail that they do email inquiries (it just rubs me a bit wrong as possibly encountering an issue with a $500 speaker and not having that extra support) compared to an even more established brand like Sony.

I also seen the Party Box but it looked pretty lame and all the reviews I’ve seen on the Boom Box 2 is that they didn’t really improve anything to justify the increase in price.

Any other alternatives I can look at? I want something to take out and about. My XB41 advertises a 24hr battery, but it dies at around 6-7 on 80%-100% volume

Anyone have both that can compare? Thanks for any info