I was looking for an updated speaker to replace my Braven 405 and decided to order this speaker. Your review confirmed I made the right choice. It smoked the JBL overall. Thx!!
What a timely review - I've been waiting for this guy to come back in stock! Can't wait to take it to the beach. From what I've seen online, pretty much all the Tribit stuff is good and at a good value. Thanks for the review!
I finally got mine and I really like it. It's not going to knock your socks off in terms of filling a crowded room (unless you were to link 2 of them together) but it's it's not meant to. I really like that it seems to have been built with a very specific purpose of being small, durable, and easy to use without sacrificing sound. The sound itself is extremely full and balanced...kind of like my Galaxy Buds+. It definitely gets plenty loud for it's intended use. Thumbs up!
Believe me if you get 2 of these and are looking for a really good portable sound system set them up as stereo pair not party mode and you will get a really good sounding portable system I have them set up with a dual output 20,000 mha battery pack and they can play till the party is over but of course these are not boomboxes so as long as your expectations are reasonable you will be very happy with them.
The Tribit Micro is to be compared versus JBL FLIP4, not the CLIP, which is not on the same level of audio quality. There's even some good review around where the Tribit Micro outperform a B&O A1, which cost twice the JBL FLIP, and 5X the Tribit. Great design !
I’m a pretty avid cyclist and have had the same Boombotix speaker for around 3 years (unfortunately they don’t make them anymore) and this review was just what I needed to get a new speaker thank you!
Hey guys. How does this speaker perform with low volume audio? Tribit's SoundMax Plus cuts the audio on the lowest parts of songs (like the start or end of calm songs) or low background ambient sound on videos, when both the source audio and the speaker are low. Can anyone confirm if this also happens on StormBox Micro?
i have the same tribit its super bass , but i want t o know weather i can connect to the laptop with the cable of ear phone output and connect to the speaker with out Bluetooth so i can open you tube from my laptop and listen to music on the speaker
I know I'm getting old, a few years shy of 50, but I wish devices had less multi-function buttons (or more single use buttons). Specifically the phone button. I end up hanging up calls trying to use bluetooth devices when switching from music to answering a call. Also forwarding/selecting a track is another function I wish had its own buttons. I feel there maybe a market for devices with multiple buttons instead of multi-use buttons.
They've always annoyed me. Have to remember what every device's multi tap does. I'm all for keeping it simple/minimal/clean... but not at the expense of usability.
I just got a free Google Nest Mini. It's not as good as these two speakers but I was really impressed with the quality of the sound and bass was decent. Gr8 vid. 🔊
I turned mine on then put it in the washer and then the dryer. It's nice and clean and worked the whole time. this thing is one tough speaker. 5 stars *****
Bro I don’t know. I swear I cut that out. I obviously wouldn’t keep the bg music over the sound test so not sure what happened. I screen the video before render too so it’s a mystery. I can’t go back and change it either so looks like the video has to remain the way it is.
I thought it was intentional and something that an audio reviewer should specifically pay attention to.. sorry for the rude comment. I didn't dislike the video, but this was something to be pointed out. Now I know it was just weird sw doing its weird thing.
Any hissing / white noise / static? My problem is that almost all cheap bluetooth speakers start producing it as soon as turned on and connected via bluetooth...
No the Bose sounds better. But I feel most people went with the Clip simply because of price and the JBL name. And it was the speaker I grabbed the mist because of it’s convenience.
It sure does sound better than the bose and for half the price so for under $99.99 you can get 2 of these and set them up as stereo pair and you would kick the bose mini ass so bad it will go crying to its bigger brothers lol.
I’m not a scientist so I don’t know. But it is. Tested and confirmed. I’ve tested some waterproof flashlights with the usb cover open too and we’re fine. Some are waterproof, some aren’t.
It's a great sounding speaker for its size but a major flaw is the completely uncovered USBc port. Ok water and dust might not get past it but the electrical contacts themselves are unprotected. Otherwise this would be a great rugged speaker.
What do you ever mean by electrical contacts? Just dont charge it while wet. Otherwise sama like phone, no problem. If you so sceptical just go buy usb cover like you did your phone, didn't you?
@@fa14bi-78 What a satisfactory answer! 😂 Just cause of uncovered Charging port I chose charge⁴ over Flip⁵ Store guy didn't provide me this fact. 😀😀 But I don't think people submerge phone into the water as much as bluetooth speaker
The Tribit wins against the Soundlink Mini, the Soundlink Mini wins against the XB12, and the Xb12 wins against the Clip 3. Meaning the XB12 would stand no chance against the Tribit stormbox mini.
Man I've had at least 20 bluetooth speakers and for the size of the tribit stormbox micro I've never heard anything with so much real good sounding bass just to say that I had to set the bass frequencies on my eq to flat because it truly was just too much bass I've never had to do that with any other bluetooth speaker before so forget about the bose I have it and it now stays in the house in the sock drawer lol.
@@frankferman8994 Bro I'm sorry, do you have jbl go 3? Comparing jbl go 3 to tribit stormbox micro, which has better sound quality or clearity? I do not mean louder and bass, but only sound quality.. Thanks.
I just sent you a link to Alan Ross review of the jbl go 3 and the tribit micro he is very knowledgeable and has lots of technical information including frequency response charts for all the speakers he reviews I think you will find the information you are looking for on his review.
I love love love the size and the form factor of the Clip 3 but the sound is just meh. with said it wouldn’t be difficult for the StormBox Micro to sound better. So, I’ll just relegate the Clip to podcasts and use the Micro for music.
Read the comments bud. I already explained that it was a mistake. You know what though, my next speaker review I’ll make sure to turn up the bg music up real loud in honor of your witty comment. 👍🏻
Hearing on a jbl tws. The difference picked up is insufficient and not doing justice. Hearing from this video the bass amd loudness hardly have any diffrence. They sound very similar even though I know the tribit would eat the jbl for breakfast on bass and loudness. This diffrence cannot be heard here. Use a better mic or do something , i dotn know.
@@ChrispyThings suit yourself. I was wrong for thinking you would be smart enough to know the purpose of doing comparison videos, which is actually to bring out the differences. Go ahead keep making useless videos.
Nice video but is that really a comparison? The Tribit Stormbox Micro deserves to be compared soundwise, to the B&O Beoplay A1 and even THERE it scores, because of it's price! JBL's Micros are pathetic.
Yes it’s a perfect comparison since JBL is one of the leaders in consumer Bluetooth speakers, regardless of personal opinion. And they’re the same class/size of speaker.
@@ChrispyThings Same size, price range, yes of course you are right but JBL's Micro speakers are for some reason, dismal. That is what I meant by same class. This Tribit is an excellent speaker and deserves to be compared to the heavyweights in Micros, B&O, Bose, Vifa and Soen etc
@@apusista it's not a good comparison, A1 is a lot bigger, at least 4 x the price and sounds much, much better. Better to compare it with speakers of a similar size and price range unless it can compete. A comparison with B&O P2 would be relevant but not the A1
@@edewar6004 Fair enough but I meant "if you consider the price to sound ratio", it beats all of them. The Beoplay A1 is definitely better but as you said, 4x the price and larger. There is a Teufel Boomster Go which is another great little speaker but again, if you take the price into account, Tribit... Micro wins! So the Bose is probably the closest and the Tribit Micro sounds better... Add price to the mix and it totally wins over the Bose. Bose looks better though. Tribit need to offer Red for all their speakers. I'm sure it's occurred to them... probably the cost factor?
@@apusista Apu for most people Jbl and Bose are considered to be "good quality" speakers this review will hopefully open people's eyes to see past the mass advertising of these companies and be exposed to much better quality sounding speakers for about the same price most people's budgets that are looking at the bose and jbl mini or micro speakers is around $100 and for under $100 the tribit is really hard to beat so if anyone gets converted away from the "jbl and bose hype" then this review has very well served it's purpose just my 2 cents.
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Great review! I bought this for my bike so I can jam out to my 70s hits on the trail. Thank you again!
For my electric scooter
@@fortyglock9698 how have you found it volume wise for your scooter?
I was looking for an updated speaker to replace my Braven 405 and decided to order this speaker. Your review confirmed I made the right choice. It smoked the JBL overall. Thx!!
What a timely review - I've been waiting for this guy to come back in stock! Can't wait to take it to the beach. From what I've seen online, pretty much all the Tribit stuff is good and at a good value. Thanks for the review!
I finally got mine and I really like it. It's not going to knock your socks off in terms of filling a crowded room (unless you were to link 2 of them together) but it's it's not meant to. I really like that it seems to have been built with a very specific purpose of being small, durable, and easy to use without sacrificing sound. The sound itself is extremely full and balanced...kind of like my Galaxy Buds+. It definitely gets plenty loud for it's intended use. Thumbs up!
It's crazy how much better the Tribit is compared to the JBL Clip 3. That bass is no joke either.
The down-firing bass is for placing the speaker on a cafe table, whose large surface area can magnify low frequencies. Clever.
Believe me if you get 2 of these and are looking for a really good portable sound system set them up as stereo pair not party mode and you will get a really good sounding portable system I have them set up with a dual output 20,000 mha battery pack and they can play till the party is over but of course these are not boomboxes so as long as your expectations are reasonable you will be very happy with them.
The Tribit Micro is to be compared versus JBL FLIP4, not the CLIP, which is not on the same level of audio quality. There's even some good review around where the Tribit Micro outperform a B&O A1, which cost twice the JBL FLIP, and 5X the Tribit. Great design !
Wonderful review! Awesome job!
Thanks!
I’m a pretty avid cyclist and have had the same Boombotix speaker for around 3 years (unfortunately they don’t make them anymore) and this review was just what I needed to get a new speaker thank you!
Tripit blew me away for value and size. I got it yesterday. "They weren't lying." He ain't lying. 7:30
It appears the volume buttons don’t do exactly what I would expect lol
Got two of them playing in true stereo they are f***** amazing.
Where did You Buy them?
Exactly stereo is the way to go for much better sound not party mode..
How do you think the Tribit Stormbox Micro performed against the JBL Clip 3?
I play ur video on hifi speaker and yes Tribit is better.
Hey guys.
How does this speaker perform with low volume audio?
Tribit's SoundMax Plus cuts the audio on the lowest parts of songs (like the start or end of calm songs) or low background ambient sound on videos, when both the source audio and the speaker are low. Can anyone confirm if this also happens on StormBox Micro?
Time for a new video Tribit has done it again with the NEW Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 at 10 watts Bluetooth 5.3 just ordered one from AMAZON.
Hi I got one of them after looking at your video and its real good. Thanks for your video it was very helpful. All the best.
Doesn't have an aux input...
i have the same tribit its super bass , but i want t o know weather i can connect to the laptop with the cable of ear phone output and connect to the speaker with out Bluetooth so i can open you tube from my laptop and listen to music on the speaker
BRO TRIBIT HAS MORE BASS NO
CAP
Clip 3 is a joke now
Jbl step up your game
Yee xD
Ikr for that price it gotta be a 8w speaker with expose radiators
The current sound of a clip 3 is meant for the go line up
@@MrAlex-lk8zn yees bro
Great review, def getting one or maybe 2 for my garage and just about anywhere else.
I know I'm getting old, a few years shy of 50, but I wish devices had less multi-function buttons (or more single use buttons). Specifically the phone button. I end up hanging up calls trying to use bluetooth devices when switching from music to answering a call. Also forwarding/selecting a track is another function I wish had its own buttons.
I feel there maybe a market for devices with multiple buttons instead of multi-use buttons.
They've always annoyed me. Have to remember what every device's multi tap does. I'm all for keeping it simple/minimal/clean... but not at the expense of usability.
Not just you man I’m 19 and one hundred percent on-board with you.
I agree. More single use buttons please!
Is the bass better than the JBL Camo Flip? That's what I have now
Very detailed. I just got mine thanx
I just got a free Google Nest Mini. It's not as good as these two speakers but I was really impressed with the quality of the sound and bass was decent. Gr8 vid. 🔊
I turned mine on then put it in the washer and then the dryer. It's nice and clean and worked the whole time. this thing is one tough speaker. 5 stars *****
On purpose?
Wth weird
The magic happens when you put it in the microwave for 30 minutes lol.
The background music is still playing during the soundtest.
Yes I know
is the tribit stormbox micro still good until now?
why the hell was your own background music playing along with the sound test?
Bro I don’t know. I swear I cut that out. I obviously wouldn’t keep the bg music over the sound test so not sure what happened. I screen the video before render too so it’s a mystery. I can’t go back and change it either so looks like the video has to remain the way it is.
I thought it was intentional and something that an audio reviewer should specifically pay attention to.. sorry for the rude comment. I didn't dislike the video, but this was something to be pointed out. Now I know it was just weird sw doing its weird thing.
Any hissing / white noise / static? My problem is that almost all cheap bluetooth speakers start producing it as soon as turned on and connected via bluetooth...
I don’t hear any static or hissing
Power?
Is tribit metalic body
Even that mild background music was bit of a distraction when Tribit was playing..! 😕
That’s strange because I swear on my life I cut out the bg music. I always do. And I’m actually really confused at why the bg music is there.
Will be buying one
Believe me you will be buying 2 once you hear how 1 sounds just imagine how 2 set up in stereo sound.. Believe me they sound great.
How many hours battery life with 100% volume after a full charge?
6 hours at plain volume
Does this have a speakerphone?
Thanks for the comparison... so, for you the clip 3 is better than the Bose micro?
No the Bose sounds better. But I feel most people went with the Clip simply because of price and the JBL name. And it was the speaker I grabbed the mist because of it’s convenience.
It even sounds better than the bose micro according to most reviews.
Yep I’ve seen a few reviews that mentioned that.
It sure does sound better than the bose and for half the price so for under $99.99 you can get 2 of these and set them up as stereo pair and you would kick the bose mini ass so bad it will go crying to its bigger brothers lol.
How can the StormBox be waterproof if the recharge port is exposed and not behind a rubber flap like other waterproof devices?
I’m not a scientist so I don’t know.
But it is. Tested and confirmed.
I’ve tested some waterproof flashlights with the usb cover open too and we’re fine. Some are waterproof, some aren’t.
Have you ever seen a waterproof phone that has this protection?
@@fa14bi-78 Dam lol..
I’m SOLD!
How do you think it will compare to the clip four. That's supposed to be much better now. Didn't know if I should buy the clip for or storm box Mini
Nice review
Not available on Amazon.
Amazon is where I bought it from. I’m sure they’ll be back in stock soon.
Chrispy Things they probably sold out because of your review, Lol.
It is now
They are pal I just ordered one today, amazon UK had them in stock... If u go to Oluv's video u will also get a discount code aswel 👍
Ordered today. Will take 2 weeks to arrive though
It's a great sounding speaker for its size but a major flaw is the completely uncovered USBc port. Ok water and dust might not get past it but the electrical contacts themselves are unprotected. Otherwise this would be a great rugged speaker.
Have you ever seen an waterproof phone with covered USB port?
What do you ever mean by electrical contacts? Just dont charge it while wet. Otherwise sama like phone, no problem. If you so sceptical just go buy usb cover like you did your phone, didn't you?
@@fa14bi-78 What a satisfactory answer! 😂 Just cause of uncovered Charging port I chose charge⁴ over Flip⁵
Store guy didn't provide me this fact. 😀😀
But I don't think people submerge phone into the water as much as bluetooth speaker
Why did you not tell about a 3.5mm plug it is suppose to have and show where that is located? All else is great on your video.
I didn’t show it because it doesn’t have one.
Is tribit stormbox micro better than Sonyxb12?
The Tribit wins against the Soundlink Mini, the Soundlink Mini wins against the XB12, and the Xb12 wins against the Clip 3. Meaning the XB12 would stand no chance against the Tribit stormbox mini.
Name of the music pls
It’s in the video. Lol
Thanks sir God bless you
Better midrange on Tribit.
Why can’t it be 10 watts
We may never know.
In thtt size, it´s hard to create something cheap and powerfull. Bang and oulufsen is capable of that, but it cost 6 times on that size league.
Raúl Peralta does nothing cost 6 times more.
the driver moves to much already.
Why can't it be 1000 ? Lol.
Which is the best bass, tribit micro or Bose micro?
Man I've had at least 20 bluetooth speakers and for the size of the tribit stormbox micro I've never heard anything with so much real good sounding bass just to say that I had to set the bass frequencies on my eq to flat because it truly was just too much bass I've never had to do that with any other bluetooth speaker before so forget about the bose I have it and it now stays in the house in the sock drawer lol.
@@frankferman8994 Bro I'm sorry, do you have jbl go 3? Comparing jbl go 3 to tribit stormbox micro, which has better sound quality or clearity? I do not mean louder and bass, but only sound quality.. Thanks.
I just sent you a link to Alan Ross review of the jbl go 3 and the tribit micro he is very knowledgeable and has lots of technical information including frequency response charts for all the speakers he reviews I think you will find the information you are looking for on his review.
@@frankferman8994 Where did you send it? I want to see that video, thanks
@@officialitatrendsyt just sent you the link let me know if it helped.
I love love love the size and the form factor of the Clip 3 but the sound is just meh. with said it wouldn’t be difficult for the StormBox Micro to sound better. So, I’ll just relegate the Clip to podcasts and use the Micro for music.
Did you pronounce tribit correct
No idea. But I pronounce it the way I say it.
F---in sweet sounds
I won’t be using my Tribit Stormbox Micro 2 soon it looks like after disability benefits suspended indefinitely!
Stormbox Micro mostly better in overall quality…Clip 3 a bit muffled!
Amazing
Why the fuck do you have background music during the sound test?
Read the comments bud. I already explained that it was a mistake.
You know what though, my next speaker review I’ll make sure to turn up the bg music up real loud in honor of your witty comment. 👍🏻
@@ChrispyThings thanks. Couldn’t hear the bg music over the sound test
Tribit had a way better sound, JBL more clarity but higher pitch
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Minirig mini
Yeah if money no object, otherwise this is a great deal. And much more rugged/practical. Although the uncovered usb port bugs the hell out of me
If u want views in million use Sidhu moosa wala songs in audio test I bet it will work
You can use use those songs due to copyright laws.
No bass! JBL sounds clearer and louder to me! Great review though. Should play something with more base.
I've both with me and to be honest tribit it's bass is far more better m not saying jbl is bad ... So, kindly buy for yourself and review it ....
@@markdawson1580 indeed : the Tribit Micro is to be compared to JBL FLIP, not the CLIP, which is not on the same level of audio quality
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Hearing on a jbl tws. The difference picked up is insufficient and not doing justice. Hearing from this video the bass amd loudness hardly have any diffrence. They sound very similar even though I know the tribit would eat the jbl for breakfast on bass and loudness. This diffrence cannot be heard here. Use a better mic or do something , i dotn know.
Nah, I’ll keep doing what I’m doing. Thanks though 🤡
@@ChrispyThings suit yourself. I was wrong for thinking you would be smart enough to know the purpose of doing comparison videos, which is actually to bring out the differences. Go ahead keep making useless videos.
Nice video but is that really a comparison? The Tribit Stormbox Micro deserves to be compared soundwise, to the B&O Beoplay A1 and even THERE it scores, because of it's price! JBL's Micros are pathetic.
Yes it’s a perfect comparison since JBL is one of the leaders in consumer Bluetooth speakers, regardless of personal opinion. And they’re the same class/size of speaker.
@@ChrispyThings Same size, price range, yes of course you are right but JBL's Micro speakers are for some reason, dismal. That is what I meant by same class. This Tribit is an excellent speaker and deserves to be compared to the heavyweights in Micros, B&O, Bose, Vifa and Soen etc
@@apusista it's not a good comparison, A1 is a lot bigger, at least 4 x the price and sounds much, much better. Better to compare it with speakers of a similar size and price range unless it can compete. A comparison with B&O P2 would be relevant but not the A1
@@edewar6004 Fair enough but I meant "if you consider the price to sound ratio", it beats all of them. The Beoplay A1 is definitely better but as you said, 4x the price and larger. There is a Teufel Boomster Go which is another great little speaker but again, if you take the price into account, Tribit... Micro wins! So the Bose is probably the closest and the Tribit Micro sounds better... Add price to the mix and it totally wins over the Bose. Bose looks better though. Tribit need to offer Red for all their speakers. I'm sure it's occurred to them... probably the cost factor?
@@apusista Apu for most people Jbl and Bose are considered to be "good quality" speakers this review will hopefully open people's eyes to see past the mass advertising of these companies and be exposed to much better quality sounding speakers for about the same price most people's budgets that are looking at the bose and jbl mini or micro speakers is around $100 and for under $100 the tribit is really hard to beat so if anyone gets converted away from the "jbl and bose hype" then this review has very well served it's purpose just my 2 cents.
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Couldn't get thru that stu song bye
Want a tissue?
What is better jbl go3 or Tribit stormbox?