Tribit MaxSound Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 24W Louder Sound, Exceptional XBass, 20H Playtime, IPX7 Waterproof, USB-C, TWS for Party, Outdoor
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Specification: Tribit MaxSound Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 24W Louder Sound, Exceptional XBass, 20H Playtime, IPX7 Waterproof, USB-C, TWS for Party, Outdoor
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10 reviews for Tribit MaxSound Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 24W Louder Sound, Exceptional XBass, 20H Playtime, IPX7 Waterproof, USB-C, TWS for Party, Outdoor
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Stygimoloch –
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.
John M. Sully –
I purchased this product to replace a Logitech X300 I gave to a friend who was facing several months w/o his stereo and only a phone. The Logitech sounded pretty good for my purposes, which is basically replacing hotel room radios. I needed to get a replacement as I will be travelling in a month or so and Amazon had this on a deal, so I snapped it up.I was favorably impressed with the build quality of the speaker when first unboxing it. It feels solid, with a nice grippy exterior, good heft, and rubber sealed aux and power ports. The speaker is quite handsome, too in its elegant oval form and basic black color scheme. It is a little bit wider than the Logitech, but not as high. The buttons on top of the unit are glossy black on flat black and are easy to see. The one drawback is the multifunction “Play” button whose function varies depending on how many times you press it. Press once and you pause, press twice to skip forward a track, press 3 times to skip back. And everything changes if a call is coming in. Oh well, I usually use the phone for these functions anyway. Pairing with my phone was cake, put the phone into pairing mode, press the Bluetooth button, select the speaker as the device on the phone, and accept the pairing request. Easy, peasy.But this is a speaker and no matter how nice it looks or how reasonable the UI, how does it sound? First remember that this is a fairly cheap Bluetooth speaker and it has its limitations. I didn’t expect it to sound as good as my ZVOX Soundbase that I use as a Bluetooth speaker in my bedroom when I am not using it as a speaker for my TV. I also didn’t expect it to sound as good as the HEOS 3 wireless speaker I use in my office. And I certainly didn’t expect it to sound as good as my main 5.1 system in my living room. That being said, it did not disappoint. The sound was quite a bit more lively than the Logitech. Without the XBASS turned on the bass is solid and balanced with the midrange and treble. Overall, the sound is pretty good, much better than the Logitech. However, on dense mixes the sound can get a little muddy, I heard this on some afro-beat stuff I listened to with lots of horns. I wouldn’t hold this against it too much, since these sorts of tracks are difficult for just about any reasonably price speaker of any size. Dense horn mixes are hard. With XBASS turned on the bass becomes artificially bloated and tends to muddy the sound. This might work for bass heavy music but did not work for my ears.Overall, the sound was quite good for this type of speaker, especially given its price and form factor. I gave it four stars for sound quality in the universe of small speakers I have had experience with. In it’s class, it gets five stars. For my purposes, replacing a lousy hotel radio, it is superb.
Mark –
I had an old Beats Pill I found on the road one day while biking. It had decent sound, but no longer holds a charge past an hour or so. I got this when it went on sale. After a lot of research and looking at a number of competitors, I, decided on the Tribit. I am, so glad that I did.This thing is a little smaller than the Pill but it is solid! It connects super fast and has a nice range, even when I take my phone into another room. The buttons are solid and responsive.I was blown away with the sound! I love the bass and EQ, and I think it has a richer, more balanced sound than the Pill. In fact, I think it sounds better than any other Bluetooth speaker I’ve ever owned. I find that 60% volume is more than enough for enjoyable, awesome, room-filling sound.I also love the tilt feature. It really does help to throw the sound out well. I like putting the speaker against a wall to get a little extra fullness from theThis is now my favorite speaker – period. It’s beautiful, portable, and powerful! I love it even more than my JBL stereo computer speakers. I would highly recommend this. Worth the price and your ears will thank you!
RJMRJM –
The media could not be loaded. 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!
Kelly –
I bought the Tribit MaxSound Plus for $60 at the time, and my expectations were as such, but I was more than impressed. Out of the box, I was actually pleasantly surprised by how sturdy it felt. It’s got the well-built mass one can appreciate by just holding it. It lends to a respectable amount of grip because of the rubberized matte finish over the whole thing. Its got a minimalistic black metal grill that sits flush with its contours and a cord lanyard for easy lugging around.The battery lasts quite a long time. I’ve used it over a month, 2-4 hours a day at a medium to loud volume level, and I’ve only had to charge it maybe two or three times. It charges via a USB-C port in the back, with the aux input right next it.The sound quality is very good. This is a $60 (at the time of writing) speaker we’re talking about. And it’s really, very good. There are 3 EQ modes: clean, XBass, and audiobook mode, which are indicated by LED. Music and audio playback is appreciably crisp, and is not distorted even at higher volume levels. While I will not praise (nor am I credible to say so at any rate) the speaker’s range of frequency (especially how I wish there was just a teensy bit more treble dynamic range), it does a spectacular job of bringing balance, clarity, and tone, all where they need to be. And the oomph. Oh, the oomph. The lows are satisfyingly heavy for a small-form speaker and punchy enough without taking away from the overall balance.The Bluetooth is Bluetooth – I won’t get into depth about it because Bluetooth tends to be atleast similar versions across platforms. But it’s good. Only thing I’d gripe about is the speaker’s relatively short timer turning off during inactivity, which can be annoying, because you would have to physically get up and press the speaker on again.Although I wouldn’t bring this speaker for heavy-duty or “rugged” activities like camping or going to the beach, this speaker is perfect for casual listening and home or office/work use. It’s powerful without being overwhelming, and it delivers. I’m very happy with my purchase. The Tribit MaxSound Plus is absolutely the bangin’ for its buck.
ErieEddie –
So far so good. First off my speaker is the anti-lemon. I’m not experiencing any of the issues mentioned in the negative reviews. Seems Tribit, like many others and perhaps most manufacturers have quality control issues especially since the pandemic began. So if you indeed received a problematic speaker perhaps a Tribit will work with you to make things right. I hear they have excellent customer service. Reminds me of the “panel lottery” with TVs. Also with electronics often the issue is due to user error(ignorance) so check out your unit carefully. I’ve yet to have any issue w/ Tribit products and I have several speakers and a pair of headphones. On to this speaker specifically. I’m thrilled . This is upgraded over the one I bought a couple years ago. This has USB-C and seems to charge faster than the old micro-USB version. It also adds an AudioBook mode to its BassBoost button. I gave that old 1 away so I can’t do a side by side comparison yet I loved that too and I know it’s still in use. Seems to me this upgraded version has a tad more clarity. Bass seems the same which is fairly thick and deep without overwhelming the mids and highs. Tribit to my ears has a smooth tube-like sound quality, subtle but present. Keep in mind the bass boost is off when the light is off, on when white but the audio-book mode is on when green and that muffles the sound, much quieter at least for music. I’ll probably never use that mode. This has well balanced high-end sound quality at least w/ my unit. Loud and clean. I own and have heard many other BT speakers. I’ve purchased Anker Soundcore, Doss, Oontz, Marshall, Fender, GGMM, JBL, etc and heard many more. This Tribit is the sound quality champ at $60 or less easily in my experience. Like I said my unit is the anti-lemon, works as intended. Uncertain about battery life yet I’ve been listening all day starting w/ a full charge and still going strong. Build quality is solid, waterproof and easy to grip although it is heavy for its size. I listen to Amazon Music Unlimited HD, so I’m streaming hi-res sources. Even in BT mode I’m hearing CD quality sound which helps bring out the potential of the speaker. Using the Aux line in would give me true hi-res(above CD sound). I refuse to listen to crappy MP3 level sound which most people use so my review is based on a high quality sound source to be fair.
Alphadog –
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!!!!
charlie blu –
Great little Speaker, had the “XSound Go” speaker and decided to upgrade to this model, WOW, glad I did, this thing Sounds Great, can hear everything, bass drums etc…, I listen to Jazz, Rock, Punk, it sits on the kitchen counter and can hear it throughout the house, I play it at 1/3 volume mostly, sometimes almost 1/2 or 1/4, charged it on Feb. 26th ’24 and lasted through March 3rd, use it a few hrs. per day, perfect for my needs, music from my phone, and holds a charge, 5 STAR +
D. Ellis –
Original review: Just received this after seeing good reviews. Sound is okay. My 8 year old Anker was better but unfortunately the battery reached the end of its life. Beside the bass being weaker compared to my older and less expensive speaker, my main complaint is that it repeatedly drops connection as soon as whatever you’re listening to ends. It does not drop while actively in use, so that’s good, but won’t stay connected once the music ends. I’m not talking about a 15 minute time out, I’m talking like 15 seconds. Disconnect, reconnect, disconnect, reconnect, repeat until you start music again. It’s so annoying. I tried doing the factory reset and that helped for a little bit and it started up again. I’m sitting like 4ft away from my speaker, so it’s not a phone to speaker distance thing. Never have had this issue with any of my other Bluetooth devices. Maybe I got a bad one, but probably going to return. Not happy with this especially since it’s not super cheap.UPDATE:Changed review from 2 stars to 5 stars. I returned my original speaker, but Tribit customer service reached out to me and offered to replace my purchase free of charge and shipped a replacement directly to me. I have been running the speaker both active and idle for an hour or so now and I have not had any connection drops. I also think that this speaker sounds better than the first one I got. After returning my original speaker, I went with another familiar brand (newer version of what I used to have), and it is smaller and definitely sounds worse than this Tribit. All together I’m glad I gave this one another try. I think I will relinquish my other speaker to being the spare, and this will be my main one. Thanks for the customer service, I didn’t expect it!
Amazon Customer –
Bought one based on reviews. Received it, arrived charged and worked exactly as advertised. Liked it bought a second one to see if it truly can perform stereo. Presume it will