Tribit MaxSound Plus Bluetooth Speaker

I bought the Tribit MaxSound Plus because I wanted something portable that could handle real-world use (kitchen, patio, trips) without babying it, and it delivers. For its size (about 8" wide and 1.3 lb), it puts out impressively full sound, gets plenty loud, and still keeps vocals and instruments clear.AmazonThe XBass button is the secret sauce: when you want extra punch for pop/hip-hop or to fill a room, it adds satisfying low end without turning everything to mud. It also has an Audiobook EQ mode, which makes spoken-word and podcasts easier to follow.Amazon+1Battery life has been excellent for day-to-day use, and the up to 20-hour rating feels realistic depending on volume. I also love the IPX7 waterproof build, this is the kind of speaker you can confidently bring near water, and the convenience of USB-C charging.Amazon+1A bonus: you can pair two via TWS for a wider, more immersive stereo/surround-like setup, which is awesome for small gatherings.AmazonPros: Loud, clear sound for the size; punchy bass with XBass; IPX7 waterproof; long battery; USB-C; TWS pairing.Amazon+1Cons: If you crank XBass in a small room it can be a bit much (easy fix: turn it off).Overall, it feels like a speaker that punches above its price class, compact, rugged, and genuinely enjoyable to listen to.

I never know what to expect when purchasing a sound device because I have hearing problems (highs are gone). I've learned to accept what I get most of the time. Before this purchase I was using a Philips 2 speaker bluetooth portable speaker which was giving me somewhat acceptable sound but lacking in definition. The reason for replacing it was because it was no longer reliable, having some power problems.I decided on the Tribit MaxSound Plus mainly because of the reviews. After all, I can't hear it through Amazon. I've had it now for just over 2 weeks and I'm loving it. I thought I would never use the Xbass but I actually leave it on all the time. It seems to give it the fullness it needs without overwhelming you with heavy bass. Super surprised and pleased!! The unit powers up and connects via bluetooth rather quickly. The bonus is that it actually does give you a 100 foot range (or more) on the bluetooth which was another surprise. This unit doesn't let things like walls or even buildings get in the way of reception. My Philips wasn't much distance at all and sometimes cut out if I just moved around. So, for the sound itself and the bluetooth range, I love it so far.But, there's always something I don't like so here it is........My Philips was about the same length but, it was thinner and lighter. I could slide it into my back pocket for example. No way in heck you can do that with the Tribit. It's HEAVY and kind of a round/triangle shape. No way to slide it into my pocket, any pocket (except a coat maybe). Also, the controls on top are almost invisible. The volume control on the Philips was easily turned up or down with a knob. The Tribit has a "control panel" on top that is like "embossed" so you can "feel" it I guess. You can hardly even see the controls because they are the same color as speaker enclosure. I'm turning it up and down frequently as well as pausing/changing songs and if I can't see what I want easily, it's no fun at all. I'm trying to learn the "feel" so I won't have a problem. BUT, if you want to turn it down quick, you're out of luck. Finding and pressing the + or - to increase or decrease the volume is not a good thing. Like my Philips, it too needs a knob of some kind. If nothing else, IT NEEDS A KNOB for volume only. The rest doesn't matter.I suppose the reason it's SO heavy is because of the great battery power. I have no idea how long it lasts (they claim it's 20 hours) but, I haven't run out of power yet between uses. One thing that doesn't matter to me so much but, it might bother others, is the fact that there is a LAG on the bluetooth like most products. Of course, you won't notice unless you are using it for videos.Also, I've had trouble skipping to the next song, or worse, the one after that. I end up changing it on my phone instead. I feel sure it's mostly me but still, not good.One last note.... A few times my song would speed up or something and sound weird but, not sure what that's all about. My phone or the Tribit??? Who knows. Maybe I can elaborate later.It's only been 2 wks so I'll update if the whole thing turns south but, for now, I believe it's a KEEPER mainly because it sounds so good to me!!!!!! Remember, I have hearing problems.Manufacturer.....Please put a volume knob on it and it will be almost perfect!!!!

I purchased all 3 Tribit products, StormBox Micro, Stormbox and Maxsound Plus for my own personal self-testing. I wanted to see if all the good review were true.In comparison to the other two lower models, this speaker has a good overall sound. From the Bass to Mids it sounds great and loud. Like the other models the sound comes off very clean, no static sound what so over or extra noise coming off the speaker grill. I played all different types of music racing from classical, instrumental, pop, hip-hop, rap, bass and rock.Songs played:* Dinah Jane - Bottled Up• Ed Sheeran (Camila Cabello & Cardi B) - South of the Border• Maroon 5 - Memories• Conkarah - Banana* George Winston - Variations on the Canon• Hilary Stagg - Easy Days• Guns n ' Roses - Sweet child of mine• Yiruma - River flows in you• Post Malone - Wow• Beyonce - Love on top• Cardi B - Bodak Yellow• Matisyahu - One Day• Lil Wayne - How to love• Notorious BIG - Hypnotize• Lil Waye - A Milli• Brennan Savage - To the MoonI didn't play it at 100% but at 75% it still sound clean and the speakers didn't sound like it was gonna pop. It plays the classical/instrumental songs as if it were a Bose speaker. This is not a surround sound movie theater speaker, but it does give off more of the sound than other models. I'm pretty sure if you get two MaxSound plus speakers it would sound like you had surround sound. I'd love to test two of these paired up.I thought I could pair up any other Tribit bluetooth speaker, but that didn't work. After several attempts It didn't pair up to the StormBox or Stormbox Micros. Another thing about the bluetooth is that I was able to control the song being played on the MaxSound Plus through the StormBox Speaker and the StormBox Micro. When I pressed the circle on the Stormbox or the square on the Stormbox Micro twice, whatever song is up next in the que started playing. When I press those buttons once the current song would be played on the speaker which I just pressed the button on. That feature I thought was neat. Sometimes also, when I play songs on the MaxSound Plus it would automatically switch other to the Micro on its own. That's why I gave it a 4 instead of 5. One thing that I did find kind of annoying while testing the speakers is that I would sometimes start the songs on the MaxSound Plus and seconds later the music would jump on its own to the micro. This happened more than twice. I know that the unit you play your Tribit speakers on remembers the last connections. But I tried having the Stormbox as the last speaker being played as well and it also randomly happened to play from the MaxSound plus to the Stormbox Micro. Please fix this issue.This product has some weight to it and is not light at all so I'd hate to drop it. When held in your hand the material is not slippery and you feel like you have a grip. Some speakers and headphones out there have this same mat finish and after a few year or when you don't use it it gets all sticky and starts to fall apart. I hope that this does not happen to the Tribit speakers. It has a lanyard that you can hold on to or latch it on to something like a back back. I'd probably take an S-Caribner with a bungee and put that in place of what is being used now if I were to hang it on to something like a backpack or bag.Battery seems to be good on the MaxSound Plus. It has an auto shut off feature if it hasn't been playing any sounds. This is also for the case for the Stormbox and Stormbox Micro. The Stormbox frequently turns itself off and I have to keep pairing it with the iPad or iPhone which is annoying. After about 20 minutes of not playing anything the MaxSound Plus is still synced while this StormBox Micro is still playing songs. The MaxSound Plus shuts off around 30 minutes of not being used.For the price this is a great speaker. I will have to update my review, if I get a second pair and try to pair the two same speakers. The Stormbox and Stormbox mini says you can pair two of the same speakers “Party Mode”, but I didn’t see that int he manual. Also this came with an audio cable for those that do not have bluetooth capability.I would most likely keep this, the MaxSound Plus or the StormBox Micro since I experienced bluetooth and power issues with the StormBox. The MaxSound is good for an all day outing even overnight trip. 20 hours of play is awesome!

Update: The problem is still there and so annoying (BECAUSE this would be and ... to be fair still is, along with this speaker's "little brother" the XSound Go .... my favorite or at least tied for being my favorite) .. The sound issue still happens but its mainly an issue at lower (like the LOWEST volumes) ... the "buzzing/bt" sound is always in the background BUT if you turn the volume up, you will probably not even notice an issue (and the sound of the audio, no matter the EQ setting IS that good) ... I dont want to get nutty with fractions/decimals but i bumped the 3 out of 5 to a 4 out of 5 ... 3 seemed low even with this problem ... i'd say .... a 3 3/4 or 3.75 would be my score ... maybe a 4.5 out of 5 would have been my score (even with lower battery life than the Xsound Go) if it just didn't have that "buzzing" or "hum" sound. If it were my perfect speaker (the battery life of the XSound Go, but the EQ settings this speaker does have now... i'd give it a 5 out of 5 and i never give that rating out figuring "something can always be better"---------------------------------I am redoing part of what I had pre-written in a review to post after dealing with Tribit/Tribit’s parent company (they are a blast to deal with) and received a second unit that I just tested with two devices and it not only has the same issue .. it may be worse (louder) … I love Tribit speakers and the same devices with a two Xsound Surfs and two different Xsound Gos (lower on the product line) DO NOT have this issue. The TL:DR of it is a static/buzz/interference issue I keep hearing … the low end LFS speaker I got for $15 years ago is the only one with this same type of buzzing/humm…. OTHER THAN this very annoying issue .. and maybe wishing the battery life was better (The cheaper Xsound Go should not have BETTER battery life in my view) … well other than that .. this speaker blows me away and SOMEHOW is still one of my favorites but due to both having an annoying static/buzz .. my Tribit Xsound GO may still be my favorite model speaker.Pros:- the Sound … OH BOY THE SOUND. They keep taking the lower models (Xsound Surf ~~> XSound Go ~> MaxSound Plus) and making it better. HOW? … I feel the only issue with the Surf or the GO, is that sometimes in some lower volumes, and some genres, it sounds GREAT .. but a little too “boomy” …like a good Subwoofer on a track that doesn’t need a Subwoofer “thump” to the sound. The sound is TOTALLY a “clean” thump/bass but not always needed and to be honest… I have no issue with that really … the sound of the Surf and the Go is so good, I am “yeah I can live with that”.That is where the EQ built into the MaxSound Plus comes in. I have some other speakers or earbuds where there are built in Eqs but they almost seem gimmicky at times. Like maybe one is the best but the others are not that good. This is NOT the case with the MaxSound Plus.Music Mode is the sort of default mode (it DOES remember the last mode it was on, by the way) that sounds good but while I here a good thump in the bass, its not overdone on the tracks I have listened to so far. Bass Mode (whatever they call it) is a better sound than the Surf and the Go, but I’d say the same profile with boosted bass … STILL not overdone where it muddies things up …I have not listening to rap yet on this speaker but I think genres like that may benefit from the extra bass. It’s NOT an extra bass that distorts everything, I’d say .. though I admit I don’t turn these speakers up full volume as that would just be too loud for me anyway.THE MODE THAT SHOCKED ME not because it sounds the best, but because of what I have heard from others who LOVE the MaxSound Plus, but say “yeah … ‘audio book mode’ is useless and you will never use it”… I figured I’d have the same view but I was WRONG. On some jazz/instrumental tracks it sounds great in all three modes and “audio book mode” I think they are calling it is … more of a “flatter” or more balanced EQ where the low and high ends are not overstated.Honestly I have an Ortizan X10 that while I don’t dislike … sounds of even on it’s best EQ setting. honestly … The Maxsound Plus’s audio-book mode sounds better than the “Dynamic” (I forgot if they have a name for it) Ortizan X10 Dynamic EQ mode. Things like in the other two Tribit models I have .. just sound Dynamic BUT balanced and crisp/clear.I know everyone has different experiences (look at the buzz/static issue I mentioned) … but I don’t hear the “sounds like a tin can” or “this sounds terrible .. there is no bass in any EQ mode” sound of the other negative reviews say. It’s that buzz/hum on my units that drive me nuts … everything else sounds GREAT.I did buy mine at a discount and … while I love all of this … I have seen the MaxSound Plus at double the price of Tribit’s XSound GO… “is it worth it?” … eh .. I cant say “no” but also considering that much of a price difference (again that is not what I paid for mine) … the GO is REALLY good too.This may sound odd (esp since I don’t turn up the volume all the way) but … there seems to be a “power” to the MaxSound Plus (the XSound Go is not far off) where it SEEMS like if you want to turn it up and have the same good audio the speaker wouldn’t have an issue with it, .. unlike some speakers you may here where past say 60 or 70% volume things get distorted. Again I have NOT tested this.- Build Quality – this is typical for Tribit speakers and that just means a great build quality- Connection – this connects pretty fast and I have had ZERO hiccups in the sound cutting out or disconnecting … though the battery life not being as long as I’d hope may have caused it to shut off once and the life was showing 50% left when I reconnected.. .not sure what happened thereUnsure thoughts:- Eh I cant say this how low battery life and even if it did, I’d be ok with it up to a point. I know its not what is advertised and my Xsound GO’s seem to last longer..Comments:- this speaker is bigger than the Xsound Go by a little bit and I wasn’t expecting that much of a difference … not a pro .. not a con (unless you really want a small speaker) .. I can live with this.------------------------------------------------------------I am so disappointed in this speaker.. mainly due to the buzz/static sound. I can even live with the battery life thing … the REASON I am so disappointed is that if it did not have that static/buzz (again two different units) .. this speaker MAY get a 5 out of 5 from me .. maybe 4.5 out of 5 due to the battery life being lower then Tribit’s XSound Go. I have to go on my experience with the speaker and give it a lower grade than I want … again if it wasn’t for that buzz (and if I find a way around that with the devices I want to use it with I will post an update, increasing the rating) … this may be a 4.5 out of 5 and one of my favorite speakers I own .. with that issue it … IRONICALLY is still up there. The issue I have had (not in the Xsound GO with the same devices) .. may keep the Xsound GO as my #1 favorite though.I know some who have no issue with static or buzzing (my way of describing it) .. maybe it’s my devices. I WILL NOT say avoid this, but I just note my issue. (really a single issue) … I have to give Tribit/Thousandshores a 5+ out of 5 for support. I … I don’t see myself contacting them about the replacement. I got the first at as discount and the second speaker for free, and .. I think I can live with the issues.Overall the Tribit Xsound Go maybe a better (esp with battery life and cheaper price) bang for your buck, purchase.In case it’s not apparent .. I am more DISAPPOINTED as this is not usually a problem I have with Tribit products and as I said .. without the issue with the buzz, it WOULD BE a co favorite with my Tribit XSound Go's .. mainly because the Go's have a better battery … I DON'T hate the MSP .. I hate the issue I have had with such a GREAT speaker.

You'll notice the heft of this unit right away when taking it out of its packaging. It is surprisingly heavy for its size - much heavier than older bluetooth speakers I have of similar size.The sound quality is very good for what it is. The extra bass mode has its own button, and for my tastes, I've toggled back and forth but prefer to leave it on. Like most speakers, if you can put this near a wall, a back splash on your kitchen counter or bathroom sink, etc., you'll get more sound radiating towards you and the sound will seem to have more depth.Like another reviewer, I bought this case for the MaxSound Plus, and it is a very nice and fairly snug fit, alghough there is still some room above/below the speaker in the mesh, velcro sealed compartment for a few cords and other small items: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071F4J8Q1/I don't have this speaker's little brother to compare it to, but I'll be honest and say that I expected just a little bit more based on the reviews I read... a little more bass, a little more volume - that is, until I did an A/B comparison with some of my older bluetooth speakers. That's when I realized that my expectations were too high, and this speaker is exponentially better in every way than what I had been using.Here are three of the ways I've used this and how it performed:First, I took my sons and their friend to a local field and we practiced shooting soccer balls on a very windy day. I put the speaker on a camp chair about 15-20 yards from where we were playing, and I maxed it out (phone and speaker volumes). It sounded very loud close to the chair, but where we were, it was just a nice background sound. If you're trying to rock a noisy party, then expect to just have some nice sound to hear in the background. If it will be fairly peaceful and you'll be close by, then you can expect to have good volume with a fairly full sound. This speaker has a flat curve to, I believe, around 50Hz. The bass is surprising, but don't expect the feel of a subwoofer - something that can physically move a lot of air and create a lot of sound pressure - especially outdoors.The second is very similar to the first. We used it in the back of my Yukon with the tailgate up on an even windier day (like too windy to talk on the phone windy), and the sound was great as long as we were within 10 feet of the truck or so.The third is what has me most excited. My wife was cleaning the house, and my boys and I wanted to watch a movie. We layed 3 wide on my oldest's bed and streamed Netflix to a 10" tablet. We used this MaxSound Plus for the sound, wtih the extra bass feature on, and just had the speaker behind the tablet on my lap. The sound quality was full and simply excellent for this purpose, and we never went above half volume on the tablet.If the speaker is connected to a source, you can't take it away, but the MaxSound Plus does have a separate bluetooth button. Just hit it and connect with a different device if you wish.All in all, I'm very pleased wtih my purchase, as this is a nice portable unit that fits most if not all of my needs. Really, the only other speaker I'm considering purchasing to round out my needs is this one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00WF78GS4/. For the rest, this one has it covered.Let me know if you have any questions. I've built many of my own bookshelf speakers and subwoofers, as well as my own portable bluetooth speaker. I've probably spent between $30k-$40k over the years on audio equipment alone. I know enough to at least try to help out. Thanks for reading!

For these tests I placed the speakers about 20 feet away (in my garage) and compared 3 different musical genres (Metal, Hip-Hop, and Jazz) using 2 iPhone Xr's and Apple Music on both. I played the segments of same songs, back to back, comparing what I heard. Both phones were set up identically - so only the speakers were different. Here is what I observed:Tribit MaxSound Plus vs Bose Soundlink Micro: The speakers sounded a little different from each other, but both sounded very good. It was hard to define the difference, and I could not say if I preferred one over the other - they were different, but good. The max volume level on both seemed to be the same - the each produced the same overall volume of sound and they each sounded great at max volume. Either one could be used in my standard two car garage to "fill" the room with good, high quality sounding music. Neither of the speakers sounded tiny or cheap. The Bose Micro is much smaller overall, and includes the nifty strap that can be used to attach the speaker to things like bike handlebars, etc. But, the Bose also needs to be leaned against something or laid on it's back (with the sound being directed toward the sky) when not using the strap to strap to something.Tribit MaxSound Plus vs the JBL Flip 5: These two speakers are almost identical in size and in "feel". The flip 5 has an overall more "round" tubular shape without an obvious front, whereas the Tribit has a more traditional shape and front side. Doing the same test as above, I had almost the same results. However, in this case - the JBL was notably louder at the max volume. Not a lot louder - but definitely noticeably louder. However - at half the price, I'd choose the Tribit, for any scenario. Like the JBL (and Bose) the Tribit is basically water proof and sand proof and seems very well made. The tribit also boasts a 20 hour battery and 100 foot Bluetooth radius (although I have not verified these, it seems pretty accurate).All things considered, I think the Tribit is easily the most bang for the buck, although the Bose Micro is much smaller and has a nifty strap that can be used to strap to certain things (like bike handle bars) and the JBL is a little louder at max volume. All three speakers sound great, albeit different from one another. All three are plenty loud and "full" enough for an average 2 car garage or any room in a home. All are plenty adequate for small outdoor gatherings as well - although maybe not for a large parties.

I purchased this to replace an older speaker I bought about a decade ago (not same company or anything). After searching and some light research I figured I'd give this company's Maxsound Plus a try.First impressions were packaging. The box it comes in is quite nice and it is packaged in the box very well and professional looking. Easy, simple Bluetooth connecting.I did some sound checks with different genres and was quite impressed with the quality coming out. One of the best things I noticed is how clear audio is and it scales fantastic with volume with no distortions. With and without the extra bass feature.Audio usually always sounds better with the extra bass feature on, giving a much better range of the audio of what you are playing. As others have said, depending on your environment, is how well you can really get out of the extra feature.Depending on what I played, sometimes something might be too bass-y and I found it better with it off, which is very simple by just hitting the button on top. Easy on and off. I also have used this for listening to podcasts and radio programs and found it's better with the bass off as it gives better vocal clarity. Mind that the speaker does do a good job without bass feature on, you still get a nice spectrum of the notes.After some testing with full charges, I was able to get about 8-9 hrs of use with bass feature on, and about 16-18 hours with bass off. That was with constant use with it on, at what I guess would be about 30%-50% volume. With intermittent use, with bass on and off randomly to suit my tastes, the speaker can go quite a long time before needing a charge. It probably does hit close to 20 hours with intermittent use.Last few notes; I never had a problem with going out of range and probably never hit close to its stated range. I have gotten the speaker wet, not soaked, and it holds up very well with no changes in audio and no hiccups.This speaker does a great job of directing sound, so if you need or want a speaker that you can put in a corner of a room, or want to have a specific spot in an area to 'throw' the music only in one area, this is great for that. If you want to put this in the middle of a room on say a table and want the whole room with sound, the other Tribit speaker is probably best for you.Pros-Great clear sound-No distortions through volume changes and can get quite loud-Extra bass feature is nice and does add a nice punch to your music, but isn't required to hear great sound.-Great range from audio source for the size-Great waterproofing-Nice compact design you can carry easily-Throws the audio in one direction very wellCons-Battery life can be quite well, but may not be the length you are looking for between charges.

I had a problem, I purchased a nice bluetooth player but if I used it to connect to my cars bluetooth, I couldn't connect my phone. I am someone who enjoys very nice sound for my music and only use HiDef players and FLAC formats for my music. I had been using my USB connector but that only accepted mp3 which compared to FLAC and a nice HiDef player sounds a bit flat. These speakers fit the bill quite well. I added velcro to the bottom and attach them to my dash. I also made a mylar shade to keep the sun from overheating them. I purchased two which gave me stereo sound and 24+24 = 48 Watts of sound. No complaints. These sound almost as good as my internal speakers. Actually, they sound just as good.I have found once you connected them to the player, the bluetooth works flawlessly to connect to the speakers. A few times I have had to turn one off and turn it back on for them to pair together to provide stereo sound. Normally, they work flawlessly. I turn them on before and get it set-up prior to driving down the road. The battery life is claimed to be 20 hours. I have had these on short 30 minute drives to work since I got them and I have yet to have to recharge the speakers. It's been 11 days since I set these up which includes 7 work days. Still no need to recharge them. I also use them whenever I drive to the store or to visit a friend. They work well and are one of the few bluetooth speakers I have found that pair with another to provide stereo sound. They do this almost flawlessly automatically once set-up.I have an HiFi Player that lasts 20 hours on a battery and these lasted longer. Of course I also used the player independently a little. So I am guessing it works as advertised for 20 hours give or take a little bit. I compare the sound from my HiFi Player against other sources and so that is how I judge the sound. I am aware that you can get even better sound from well designed speakers and have very nice speakers for use at home. However, I don't know of too many bluetooth speakers that can pair with others to reproduce stereo sound and sound as good as these. I am not one who goes for excessive bass.

Don't over think go for it

Soy muy fan de jbl, sin embargo me arriesgué con esta marca por varias reseñas buenas.El diseño no es el mejor, Pero la calidad de los materiales es muy buena, la bocina se siente sólida y de calidad.Yo la uso en una terraza y la potencia me impresiona, para el tamaño suena muy bien.Fidelidad un poco abajo de las jbl pero por encima de las wonderboom. Un bajo bastante decente para el tamaño.Me voy a hacer fan de la marca

Tribit definitely bat above average with quality and price point

After buying, trying and returning two sub 50 CAD units like these, I finally bit the bullet and went for this unit. I had my eye on a soundbite 3 as well but seeing that it had less wattage tweeters in them than in this one, I went for this one. After I turned it on and the sounds started coming out of it, I knew that this was it! This one that did the trick. This and many others in this price range are all similarly built but it really depends on the brand whether you will end up getting a good heavy unit with good grade diaphragms or just a good looking knock offs that are of no use unless you are sitting right next to them. I bought two models before this, one from musibaby which is of the shape of a coke can and a second one from a brand called Lenrue, both of which I returned because I didn't get anything out of them in terms of sound quality. I was looking for something around 40 ish CAD but there is nothing in that range that doesn't sound like crap.70 ish CAD including tax for this and finally I am happy. One thing to note here is that all of these speakers are not subwoofers and you will never get what a full size subwoofer can give you no matter how much you spend. That being said, this speaker seems to have nice components in it that makes it much heavier than those cheaper units that are below 50 CAD. These ones have two 12 W tweeters in it. On top of that , the bass set up, which I have to say, is able to bring out the low end of tracks just enough so that you know what exactly that track actually sounded like when it got mastered at the studio, which is quite impossible to hear with say a TV speaker which is mostly flat in its sound profile. This unit also handles highs and mids equally well even at very high volumes which is impressive considering the price point. String instruments like guitar , violin, cello or base have a hum in their low frequency that just brings out the warmth in the sound that they produce. If you have ever sat near a person playing one of these instruments, you will know what I'm talking about. I'm happy to say that this unit brings out that subtle warm low frequency hum for instruments that rely on strings to output their sound frequencies. The two models that I bought earlier and returned didn't even stand a chance at reproducing any low-end sounds even though they were advertised as having an extreme bass and all and but unfortunately they failed miserably in delivering what they were advertising. This one however gives off a nice neutral sound that most people will appreciate right away. This is a good unit that's similar to the sound profile of the big shots like JBL, Marshall etc. So go for it if you are in the market for a speaker that won't break your bank and at the same time satisfies you in terms of the frequencies that it produces across low, mid and highs.

My initial review was largely wrongI am an insomniac and tend to watch TV long after others have gone to bed and live in an apartment building and worry that at 2am the TV noise will bother others. I hooked up a Bluetooth transmitter to the TV and have been using wireless headphones but if I fall asleep they are rather uncomfortable. I decided to use a smaller speaker close to the couch instead.Overall it works great and with the speaker by my head the volume is much lower and does not disturb anyone now. I love that if the TV turns off and no sound goes to the speaker after a while it will turn off and save battery life. The one negative is the lag. Although not huge it is noticeable that the sound has a slight delay when people speak on the TV. Oddly this is the only device I have that has a noticeable delay including cheap wireless headphones and another Bluetooth speaker that I purchased long ago that was even cheaper than this one.The sound quality is good, not amazing, but good. Others rave about how much better it is when you use the base boost button but I notice next to no difference but then again, I am not by any means and audiophile or perhaps mine is defective.If you are not using it where a slight lag will make a difference I would say it is not the best.Where I went wrong was saying that sound quality was equal to my old one (about 5 years old of similar size) was of the same sound quality plus had lag.This was correct when listening to the TV but when I hooked it up to real music, oh my gosh what a difference especially using the base button!I rated this as a 4, probably should have been a 3 for TV use but for $50 Canadian and for its size and battery life for listening to music it's a solid 5 stars!I now want to get one for my workshop, bedroom etc.Easy to hook up and far better sound and battery life than I would expect from something this size and price.