Tribit MaxSound Plus Portable Bluetooth Speaker with 24W Louder Sound, Exceptional XBass, 20H Playtime, IPX7 Waterproof, USB-C, TWS for Party, Outdoor

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.

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.

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.

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 there Unsure 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!

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.

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.

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!

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?