Get $40 off Tribit’s new Bose-like StormBox Pro Bluetooth speaker

Tribit has constructed up a powerful status prior to now few years by delivering a number of the better-sounding inexpensive Bluetooth headphones and moveable audio system in current reminiscence. A very good working example is the Stormbox Micro, a funds tackle Bose’s glorious SoundLink Micro speaker. It is one of many best-sounding pocket-size audio system I’ve heard and retails for $40. Now, with its new StormBox Professional ($120), Tribit is taking goal at Bose’s SoundLink Revolve Plus ($250).

To have a good time the launch of the brand new speaker (and presumably to get some folks to purchase it and evaluate it on Amazon), Tribit is providing a particular “launch” deal to CNET customers. When you apply the code CNETSBPRO at checkout at Amazon, you get 35% off, bringing the worth all the way down to $78. The deal ends at midnight PT on April 24.

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I just lately received my palms on a evaluate pattern and might inform you that is a really stable Bluetooth speaker that may play loud and has punchy bass for a speaker its measurement. The truth is, the speaker is gear with a bass enhance button labeled XBass that certainly makes the speaker produce extra bass. Why you’d ever flip it off, I do not know. However that is often the case with audio system which have a bass enhance button — they merely do not sound pretty much as good sans bass enhance, so I am undecided what the purpose of the button is besides to market the speaker as having an additional bass mode. 

Whereas the StormBox Micro truly sounds fairly near the Bose SoundLink Micro, I can not say that the Stormbox Professional sounds pretty much as good because the Bose SoundlLink Revolve Plus, which is due for an improve this yr. The Bose simply sounds a bit of fuller with a bit extra element and bass definition and higher general tonal stability. The Bose additionally has a swankier design though the StormBox Professional is absolutely waterproof and dustproof with an IPX67 ranking and appears fairly sturdy. Its battery life can be superb (it is rated at 24 hours at 50% quantity).

After all, the Bose prices much more, notably after you utilize the code CNETSBPRO at checkout (it is a bit of greater than 3X the worth). And when you’re simply in search of a cell speaker that you simply plan on utilizing open air loads, you need to be proud of the StormBox Professional. I do just like the Anker Soundcore Movement+ for round $100 (it does sound a bit of higher than this speaker), however the StormBox Professional does have that handy carrying deal with built-in into its design.

I ought to observe that Gizmodo reported that the speaker made a “popping sound” when its quantity was cranked to the max. I didn’t expertise that in my exams, however I might suggest solely taking the quantity as much as round 85% as a result of smaller audio system like this — despite the fact that they’ll play loud — are inclined to distort a bit at their max volumes. Additionally, your battery life will drop when you crank the quantity.