Tribit StormBox Blast
Score: 84/100
Bose SoundLink Flex
Score: 79/100Rankings
The Tribit StormBox Blast is a powerful 90 W RMS boombox with 30 hours of battery, LED party lighting, and IPX7 waterproofing for outdoor events. Its heavyweight design and absence of a microphone limit portability and call functionality. Suited for party hosts and outdoor enthusiasts needing loud, visual-rich sound.
The Bose SoundLink Flex combines IP67 durability with PositionIQ adaptive sound and up to 12 hours of playback, featuring a built-in mic and party-mode capabilities. Its modest bass and occasional short battery life are trade-offs. Suited for outdoor adventurers who value smart features and ruggedness.
| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
30 hoursbest | 12 hours | |
| ↓ lower better | 5,448 g | 590 gbest |
— | 50.8 mmbest | |
90 Wbest | — | |
40 mbest | 9 m | |
| ↓ lower better | — | 240 minutesbest |
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| Attribute | | |
|---|---|---|
Battery & Power(1) | ||
Battery Life (hours) | 30 hours | 12 hours |
Audio(1) | ||
Built‑in Microphone | false | true |
Connectivity(1) | ||
Bluetooth Range (m) | 40 m | 9 m |
Build & Design(3) | ||
Weight (g) | 5448 g | 590 g |
Dimensions (H×W×D) (mm) | 4050×2260×1629 mm mm | 71.1 x 218.4 x 120.7 mm mm |
IP Rating | IPX7 | IP67 |
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Professional reviewers consistently praise the StormBox Blast for its massive output, robust bass, long battery life, and rugged IPX7 build, noting the added value of the app-driven EQ and synchronized LED lights. However, they point out its heavyweight, limited low-end depth, lack of advanced codecs, and missing voice-assistant or microphone features as notable drawbacks.
Everyday users echo the experts' enthusiasm for the speaker's monster loudness, thumping bass, all-day battery, and party-ready lighting, while frequently mentioning the bulkiness, absence of deep sub-bass, and missing call functionality as common pain points.
Professional reviewers consider the SoundLink Flex a solid, well-balanced portable speaker with premium build quality and useful features like PositionIQ and SimpleSync, but they criticize its modest bass, lack of true stereo without a second unit, and battery life that falls short of the advertised claim.
Everyday users generally appreciate the speaker's ruggedness, portability, and clear sound for its size, while repeatedly mentioning shorter-than-advertised battery life and the need for a second speaker to achieve true stereo as the main drawbacks.
