This is the review of the comparison between two portable Bluetooth speakers from the same brand that is popular in the market. The comparison here is between the Tribit StormBox Micro and the Tribit XSound Go. There is around fourteen dollars difference in their price range which brings the difference in their features too. To know which one is good for you to buy, go to the detailed review.

Tribit StormBox Micro	Tribit XSound Go
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PROS	PROS
Very compact (pocket-friendly). Good bass for a small speaker. USB-C charger. Waterproof. Affordable price. Exceptional Bluetooth range.	Sounds good. IPX7 water-resistant. Inexpensive. High-quality materials. Great battery life.
CONS	CONS
The battery could be better. Not the most directional-sounding speaker. Not the most directional-sounding speaker. No app.	Has trouble with complicated tracks. Sounds lean at max volume. Weak bass. Takes a while to charge. No next/prev control on speaker.

SPECIFICATIONS:

Detail Review:

INTRODUCTION:

Tribit StormBox Micro

The Bose SoundLink Micro may be one of the small speakers with great sound at only 80 dollars but there are a lot of reasons why you may want to pick the Tribit StormBox Micro over the Bose SoundLink Micro. The Tribit StormBox Micro is retailing for around fifty dollars currently on Amazon. This is a portable Bluetooth speaker and this sounds really good and loud.

Tribit XSound Go

I used to think that you need to spend a high price on premium speakers to get decent audio but this brand is really changing the way I think about budget speakers. This is really a great budget-friendly portable Bluetooth speaker available in the market. This speaker is retailing for around thirty-seven dollars currently on Amazon.

DESIGN:

Tribit StormBox Micro

When we take a closer look at the Tribit StormBox Micro speaker itself, the exterior is a real tactile mesh that is waterproof, so we’re gonna be able to dunk this. The Tribit logo is embossed on the front, we’ve got tactile up and down buttons, and then a function button right in the middle there. The button controls on these are pretty simple and pretty easy to use. When we go around the bottom of the speaker, there we’ve got our power button, Bluetooth button, and the indicator lights that show us the power level, also you get them off and on tone there.

On the one side of the speaker is where we have got the input for the USB Type-C charger to charge this speaker. On the back of the speaker is where we’re going to have some of our bass coming through, we’ve got rubber pads so we can lay this on a flat surface so that you’re not going to slide it all, and then we’ve got a silicone strap which is pretty tough and it hooks really easy into the bottom. So, that’s it about the design of the speaker, I mean the speaker itself fits in my hand and pretty light too, so we have no problem packing this into a suitcase.

Tribit XSound Go

The speaker has a very nice rubberized feel with a metal grille at the front, and so far so good, I think it really feels solid, and it does have a nice build quality. The controls are located at the top of the speaker. It’s pretty much standard controls, and they all have a clicky feel, which is always great. Moving on to the backside of the speaker, behind the waterproof flap, you have an aux port and a micro USB port for charging the speaker. There isn’t any USB-C port on there and that’s quite forgivable at this price point. Over at the front side, it has a metal grille which looks really good.

FEATURES:

Tribit StormBox Micro

Tribit claims the StormBox Micro Bluetooth speaker has size defying sound with surprisingly weighty bass. It has eight hours of listening time, and they’re 100% waterproof IP67, they’ve got up to the 100-foot range with Bluetooth 5.0, and they also offer a true wireless stereo pairing of two speakers. In the box, we get the beautiful speaker, our owner’s manual, and a USB Type-C charging cable.

Syncing up the Tribit StormBox Micro is fairly easy, all we’re gonna have to do is the power it up, hear the tone, hit the Bluetooth button, then find Tribit StormBox Micro in your mobile Bluetooth setting and we’re synced. It’s great for a trip and weighs about half a pound not gonna weigh you down too much. If you’ve got two of these speakers, you can sync them up and get the true wireless stereo mode but they also have party modes, so if you’re having a party and you want the same sound coming out of both speakers on opposite sides of the party, you can do that mode too. Another little criticism I have for Tribit is that the directions that come with the box don’t really give you a clear indication on how these exactly pair to each other, but they do give you a hint as to how to do it.

As far as the call quality goes, I tested out the sound quality and performance of the speakerphone in this by calling one of my friends, she said I sounded okay like not the best, a little bit of echo, and it’s kind of quiet. So, she had a little bit of a struggle in hearing me on the other end, as there was a little bit of distortion from the echo in my room. But I use these sorts of speakers in the outdoors only, I really don’t use them for calling people because they are not actually made for that purpose.

As far as the battery life goes on the Tribit StormBox Micro, I was able to get a good five hours out of it, and that’s at about 75 volume. They claim that it lasts up to about eight hours and I tend to push these a little bit, so your battery time may vary but eight hours at fifty percent volume can be got easily with this speaker. As far as the charging time goes, it took me less than two hours from empty to get fully charged.

As far as the IPX67 rated waterproofing for the Tribit StormBox Micro, I did manage to get this out on the lake and test this with my friends and we did a little water test and had some fun with it but it was ok and working good. However, one little criticism about this speaker is that it does not float, and it probably has to do with the density of the speaker itself but if you drop this in deep water, you ain’t getting it back. However, if you drop it in the pool, you drop it in shallow water, or if it gets wet, you got no issues whatsoever works fine.

Tribit XSound Go

In the Box, you get the XSound Go speaker, a user manual, and a micro USB for charging the speaker. This speaker also has a slightly bigger version, the Max Sound Plus, It has the same features as the smaller one but just in a bigger size, and it also has an extra bass button, which really makes a difference to the sound. As far as the connectivity goes, the speaker supports Bluetooth 4.2, which is still great but 5.0 is becoming the standard currently. Another thing to note is the speaker cannot be paired with another speaker, not even the Max Sound Plus. So, if you’re looking to buy the speakers and have them pair with another, then you’ll have to look elsewhere.

Looking at this speaker the first thing that stands out to me is the size. At just about 380 grams, the speaker is super lightweight and easy to grab on the go. Underneath the grille on the front of the speaker, it has 240-millimeter drivers and one passive radiator. This speaker has about 4400 mAh power batteries claiming about twenty-four hours of playback time. Just keep in mind that the battery life would always depend on how you use the speaker, and it takes about four hours to recharge a dead battery to full. Another thing to mention here is the speaker’s rated IPX5, which is good enough for the outdoors but not to be submerged inside a pool. So, it can just about withstand splashes of water from all directions. Also, just keep in mind it doesn’t have any dust protection, so you should take extra care when using this in dusty environments.

There are few things that I don’t like and also some possible issues that you might have to consider if you want to purchase this. The first thing is a volume control plug, that is whenever you turn the volume down to the lowest point and try to turn it or back again, you get a burst of sound at a loud volume, and then it quickly readjusts down to the correct level. I’m not sure if this is an issue with my unit but I think it could easily be fixed with a firmware upgrade by Tribit if any. The second thing is there isn’t any multi-speaker sync, this isn’t a negative point, it’s more of a desirable feature to have and also, given the great sound quality of this speaker. If it did have multi-speaker paring, I believe it’ll blow out a lot more expensive speakers currently in the market. So, if you’re looking to buy two of these speakers and have them play in sync then sadly you won’t be able to do that.

SOUND QUALITY:

Tribit StormBox Micro

I tested out the sound quality on this speaker with a bunch of different songs from different genres at about 50 volumes. During my test, I heard a lot of bass coming through, and I got very little distortion on it. The speaker sounds really good, I mean the bass on it is not gonna like knock your socks off because it is a micro speaker. I mean I’ve got Tribit speakers that have a lot more bass than this, that push 25 to 30 watts. This comes in at around 10 watts however, they’ve engineered it, so that it’s really doing a lot of passive bass feed out of the back. You’re going to get a good mid-range, and the tones on it are clear, I was not getting too much distortion when I turn up the volume.

Tribit XSound Go

The XSound Go really sounds good especially, with the clarity. I like the way the speaker reproduces the high frequencies in a very crystal way, and not many budget speakers can do this really well, and sometimes even expensive speakers really struggle with reproducing clean high frequencies. If I compare this with the Max Sound Plus, this one sounds cleaner than the bigger brother the Max Sound Plus. So, for me, it’s a big thumbs up for the clarity. Moving on to the bass, the bass is good, it’s very decent for its small size, and nicely controlled, so it doesn’t overpower the song whatsoever. But don’t expect room-shaking bass, this just isn’t possible with this speaker, you definitely need bigger speakers for deeper bass.

WHICH TO BUY?

You can buy the one for you based on the things you prefer to get on them or on the basis of your budget. In that way, you can buy the Tribit StormBox Micro if you want USB Type-C for charging and if you want to sync it with another speaker of this one and get the stereo mode because the XSound Go doesn’t have these features. Otherwise, if you are okay with micro USB and without syncing up features but you want a good sounding portable speaker at less than 40 dollars, then you can buy the Tribit XSound Go because I think the XSound Go at the current price I think it provides amazing value for money. I think they are probably the best sounding Bluetooth speakers at this price point.

Expert Reviews of Tribit StormBox Micro:

By cnet
Over the years Tribit has made some of the better budget portable Bluetooth headphones and speakers, starting with its XFree Tune and XSound Go…

By Tom’s Guide
The Tribit StormBox Micro Bluetooth speaker packs a lot of sound into a very portable package.

By What Hi-Fi?
Tribit Audio’s talented newcomer arrives as an undeniable contender in the budget speaker sphere…

By GearBrain
The Tribit StormBox Micro is a solid Bluetooth speaker, well-priced, with good sound. The speaker felt secure when attached through the rubber strap…

By Trusted Reviews
The StormBox Micro is a surprisingly good wireless speaker from Tribit. Its rugged design suits outdoor use, and the tear-resistant strap mean it can be used in a number of ways…

Expert Reviews of Tribit XSound Go:

By Tech Radar
The Tribit XSound Go punches way above its class, offering big sound in a small package. The speaker gets loud, has a decent…

By techgearlab.com
Many people just want a Bluetooth speaker that sounds better than their phone’s built-in speakers, that can follow them wherever…

By techbuyersguru.com
Overall, we were pretty impressed with the features offered by the XSound Go, but ultimately, it has to perform…

By techaris.com
The Tribit XSound Go is an attractive little speaker that is lightweight, portable, and loud. The sound is evenly balanced between…

By cnet
For an inexpensive Bluetooth speaker, the Tribit XSound Go is hard to beat.