Tribit MaxSound Plus Bluetooth Speaker

I rarely rate purchased items of any kind, but the quality of the Tribit MaxSound Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker and Tribit's customer service have earned my respect, my time, and five stars. For those of you looking for an inexpensive Bluetooth speaker that holds its charge at least all night long, can be easily packed for travel, and sounds just fine for its size, the Tribit MaxSound Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker should at least be a finalist in your smaller Bluetooth speaker selection process. Before purchasing my Tribit, I had a larger Bluetooth speaker of a different brand that sounds splendid, but I needed a smaller one for travel. The Tribit MaxSound Plus has proven to be a perfect fit, solidly build, and of decent weight--it is not a cheap piece of junk, but interestingly engineered with both hardware and software to produce good sound. I purchased my first Tribit MaxSound Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker, which worked flawlessly, more than a year ago, then gave it to my daughter who travels more than I. I replaced it with a second Tribit MaxSound Plus. Unfortunately, that speaker was faulty. I arranged with customer service to have it replaced. The replacement speaker arrived, but it too would not work, at least at first. Customer service and I speculated that the problem was the charging wire, and sent me a new one. That did not immediately solve the problem. Thinking the speaker was frozen, like a PC will freeze occasionally, I let the speaker completely drain of power, then I completely recharged it. That draining/charging process did reset the speaker and it now works fine. For you future Tribit owners, please be aware that this resolution is not in Tribit's instruction manual. Reset instructions there ask you to press the up and down volume buttons simultaneously, which for my purposes did nothing. A final comment to share concerns the charging wire. Be sure to color code it so you will know which way is up when you plug it into the speaker. Otherwise, it is easy to mistakenly try to put it in upside down; do that enough and you will shorten the life of your charging wire or damage the speaker part the charging wire fits onto. I extend my congratulations to Tribit's engineers and to Tribit's customer service. Your product sounds good, you were easy to contact, and you worked with me to resolve my issues. The end result is blissful sound--good things take time but the best ones also sound good.

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. Amazon The 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 +1 Battery 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 +1 A bonus: you can pair two via TWS for a wider, more immersive stereo/surround-like setup, which is awesome for small gatherings. Amazon Pros: Loud, clear sound for the size; punchy bass with XBass; IPX7 waterproof; long battery; USB-C; TWS pairing. Amazon +1 Cons: 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.

Purchased this speaker for my laptop because I can barely hear my laptop's internal speakers. I wanted something with a small profile but had big sound. This speaker seemed to fit the bill. It is a sturdy high quality built speaker and sounds really good for it's size. The battery life is good and the speaker operated as expected. Within 30 days of my purchase the speaker quit working and I was given a replacement in return. The second speaker worked great for almost a year before it started to randomly shut off and restart (reboot) on it's own. Now the speaker is barely usable as it is always shutting down restarting by itself. The only time it doesn't shut down and restart on it's own is when there is no sound being. played. The manufacturer's warranty is only 30 days. So I guess I'll shop around for something better. I'd give it more stars because of the build and sound quality but that don't. mean squat if it don't work. My advise is to stay away from this product and any other product made by this company since they can't stand behind their products for more than 30 days. UPDATE: After writing my original review I found my owners manual which stated I had an 18 month manufacturer's warranty. Even though my speaker was nearly two years old I reached out to the manufacturer Tribit. From their website I contacted Tribit support and informed them of the issues I had with their product and that the speaker did indeed fail within the product's warranty period. Tribit responded immediately and offered to replace my speaker at no additional cost. I've been using it for a week now and this new speaker is working flawlessly and sounds great. I did learn that Tribit is committed to high quality products and customer satisfaction. They took care of me and stood behind their product in the end. The speaker is new now so time will tell how long it will last. As of right now I highly recommend this product of you are looking for a small solid high quality speaker with a powerful punch (24 watts) that sounds great.

I have to first admit that I am a fan of Tribit. I got my first bt speaker from them a few years ago (a StormBox Pro, the black in the picture) during a Black Friday sale, and like it so much that eventually I ended up owning three! Anyway, so my daughter lost one of the SBPro's at Coachella last year, and I've been thinking about replacing it. When I saw this Tribit Max Sound Plus model on sale my interest was picked. I liked the "pill" form factor, that it came in blue (my daughter's favorite color), and the price was right. I have using it for about a week now and it pretty much parallels the pro's and con's of my other Tribit device. The sound quality is excellent for a device of this size. The bass is weak unless you turn on the X-Bass mode, and then it is good. Not as "bumpy" as the Bose SoundLink Mini, but at about a 7th of the price, it is great. The BT is strong and reliable (never had any issues), it keep playing in my basement office even when I went upstairs to my room. What I really like about Tribit is their "Party Mode", which allows multiple devices to be linked to play the same content, so you can place a bunch of them around an area and still cover it with soft music. I have enjoyed "Party Mode" with the SBPro's, but not the MaxSound Plus, since I currently own just one. However, my wife want to get one for her sister, so I will get a second one soon. The fact that it is IPX7 rated makes it perfect for use where it might get wet, or even submerged (up to 3 feet)...it does not float, so... be careful. The battery does seem to take a while to fully charge, but last the whole fricking day (over 15 hours). Bottom line: Great sound with good bass (with XBass activated), strong BT connection, has a microphone for calls, waterproof but does not float.

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 Moon I 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!

First let me say I only recently decided to get Bluetooth speakers. I didn't want to spend a small fortune for them either. Nor did I want to buy a dozen different speakers to find one I would be satisfied with. I watched many reviews on YouTube for budget Bluetooth speakers. JimsReviewRoom and clavinetjunkie are both excellent review sites, and there are some other good ones too. No one seemed to have anything bad to say about Tribit. So I first bought the MaxBoom. I think it's a great speaker. Great sound, just enough volume for me, and well built. Then when the price dropped on the MaxSound, I decided to also purchase this one. Well I think I may like the MaxSound more than the MaxBoom. While the MaxBoom has a little more bass, I think the MaxSound has "punchier" bass and the mids and highs are incredibly detailed. It may be because the MaxSound fires directly out the front and the MaxBoom out the sides. The mids and highs just sound cleaner and crisper on the MaxSound. Since you can't connect a MaxSound and a MaxBoom together thru a Bluetooth connection, only a 2 MaxBooms can connect to each other, I decided to combine them both by using them wired to my phone at the same time. I purchased the necessary quality splitter and wires and connected it to a FiiO A3 headphone amplifier to drive a little more "juice" to the speakers. WOW it worked better than I expected. With the deeper bass of the MaxBoom added to the punch and crisper highs of the MaxSound, it made a great combination. I set the volume at 100% on my phone and the speakers (you can set each speaker to whatever volume you want using the speakers volume control), and just used the volume control on the FiiO A3. The FiiO A3 has a volume dial from 0(off) thru 9, a high/low gain switch, and a bass boost switch. You need to use the high gain setting. Using the bass boost on the amplifier depends on the volume and what your personal preference is. Setting the volume from 1-3 is mostly useless. 3-4 is a nice low volume with rich sound with the bass boost turned on on the amp (you can still hear someone talking normal). At 4.5-5 things really start to come to life. This is what I would consider a normal listening level. At 5.5-6 they are starting to get loud. 6.5-7.5 they are very loud, but they still sound excellent. 8 is the highest I set it and probably will never go that high again, even outside. Whether I use these individually connected thru a Bluetooth connection, which works very well, or wired to my phone individually or together, I like both of these speakers very much. But I just like the more balanced sound of the MaxSound with those crisp, detailed highs. Though I'm not at all disappointed with either. Just remember where you place the speaker in your room can make a huge difference on how it sounds. Not just these speakers, all speakers. I think both are well made and Tribit has great customer service. Which was extremely important to me.

I bought this speaker upon its release in 2019, and it's been with me in full working order until about a month ago when it finally decided to start acting somewhat...tired. Some charging issues, the rubber around the buttons has hardened and fallen apart, leaving the insides of the speaker exposed, but this is to be expected over 6 years later (see photos). It's served me VERY well in various countries, it's been exposed to water, dropped many times, and rinsed to its maximum volume on a daily basis. The sound is exceptional, the build is robust, and it's just a fantastic speaker overall. I've used other people's Bluetooth speakers, many of which were in the $100+ range, and they've been nowhere near the sound quality of this. Crisp trebles, decent mids, and very solid bass, make this a truly excellent all-rounder. Having had the original one (almost) die on me, I figured I'd try something different. I had a good deep dive into what are the most popular speakers in the last couple years, and honestly...I just ended up sticking to what I know - which is this little powerhouse. I've just ordered the blue one (I had the black originally) and I know I'll be happy with my purchase. It's definitely a premium product at a budget price. You won't regret buying this. It's a solid 8/10 speaker, only losing marks for the now-dated micro-USB charging, and for perhaps not being up there with the $200+ speakers on offer. But I can safely say, this is by FAR the best BT speaker under $100. Anker, JBL, Sony, and others...take note.

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!

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.

Remarkable little speaker. Have it for two years and hasn't missed a ........beat?