Tribit Stormbox Flow – BT 5.3, 25 watts, 30 hr of use
I’m going to assume you know what a Bluetooth speaker is and are probably in the market for one and have stumbled across this wondering if the Tribit Stormbox Flow is any good. It appears so.
tl;dr – decent speaker with no obvious red flags, slightly uninspiring outdoors but perfectly acceptable for personal music outdoors.
I’ve been impressed with Tribit in the past with the Tribit Stormbox Blast taking a spot on my shelf and used in quite a few of my wife’s Girl Scout events as it just works, sounds great, etc. As far as I can tell I’ve kept or kept up with every Stormbox product they’ve sent me with the Stormbox Micro 2 now living with my neighbor who needed a small speaker to play some music for their baby.
The XBass technology sounds remarkably almost like a much more expensive speaker, but you can feel the difference. It does a great job of faking it but you might want to disable this if you’re attempting an entire weekend (waking weekend,) of music. The XBass cranks it to 11 by adding another 10d and sounds pretty decent but drains the battery faster. Unfortunately that even gain gets lost pretty quickly in the open air unless you’re somewhat close.
I did distance tests for Bluetooth range in a fairly corporate hellscape of wiring, and it worked fine. It’s far too loud for an office, not loud enough for a party of more than 8, but pretty good for a few friends and something like a campsite.
You can also charge your phone off of the 4800mAh/3.65v 17.5Wh battery, however you’re limited to the top half of the battery so the max you’re going to be able to charge is about 2400mAh if the unit is fully charged.
Unit can pair with another to create a nice stereo effect. I didn’t test this as I only had one. I have no answer as of publication if this is capable of stereo pairing with another of the Stormbox series although other reviews tend to indicate that’s a negative.
I find myself in a weird area here with this being a fine speaker, but I vastly appreciated the Blast and Micro 2 significantly more. This is a solid entry but doesn’t have quite the oomf to make it the greatest, but that’s ok because it’s solid.
It appears you still have to have an account to access firmware updates, but there are some that come out of the gate and you should grab them to prevent discovering anything obnoxious.
This product was supplied to me by Tribit, and it arrived right before my surgery and the post surgery testing has not involved a lot of real world testing how it works being dropped off a cliff or submerged in a bucket of water, but it’s been an acceptable and pleasing performance.
It’s a solid addition to the Stormbox line, but fails to excite me at the current product pricing. I’d say “wow” if it where in the $50 range, but it feels a bit high right now. Eh, I’m a cheapskate though.
You can grab a Tribit Stormbox Flow on Amazon or Tribit’s website.
Tribit Stormbox Flow
I'm going to assume you know what a Bluetooth speaker is and are probably in the market for one and have stumbled across this wondering if the Tribit Stormbox Flow is any good. It appears so.
Product Currency: USD
Product Price: 79.99
Product In-Stock: InStock
4.1
Pros
- Loud
- Large battery
- Water resistance
Cons
- App requires registration
- 30 hours estimation is not at full blast with XBass on
