Tribit strikes again, this time delivering a $99 speaker aimed at the likes of the JBL Flip and Bose SoundLink line. It trades a little bit of portability for bigger speakers and better battery life, which aims to make the XSound Mega a better deal and a better sounding device than the competition.
Can Tribit deliver? Let's find out.
Bulky design
The XSound Mega is absolutely a mega speaker. It's huge, especially compared to a JBL Flip or anything in that rough design and shape. The Flip seems to be the standard that everyone bases their $100 speakers off of, but Tribit took plenty of liberties into making this into a speaker that would take the Flip's lunch money every day.
It's heavy and bulky, but does house some fairly large speakers. The buttons at the top are clear and legible with bright lights, so even at a glance you can tell which button to hit. There's also a small indicator towards the right side that tells you which EQ preset the speaker is using, but the text on those is incredibly difficult to read. You've got the XBass preset first, music preset second, and audiobook preset last. Cycling through these goes right to left, however, not left to right; another strange design choice.
Surrounding those large speakers at the front is a bright, cycling RGB LED that will pulse and bump in rhythm with your music. It's not something you can highly customize, but it's pretty cool, especially in a party setting.
On both sides of the speaker you'll see loops to attach the included strap or security wire to, and the back houses some extra ports behind a rubber flap. There's a USB-C for charging in or out, a USB-A for using the speaker like a battery bank, and an aux input. Alongside the bottom of the speaker are some feet to keep the speaker from rattling on a table or desk.
Thumping sound
At its price point of $99, I'll be upfront and say I don't actually think you can find anything that's going to beat out the XSound Mega in sound quality. I'd give you an argument for a Bose SoundLink Color (which is technically $30 more) if you really prefer that signature smooth Bose sound, but anything else is going to pale in comparison to the XSound Mega with its default music EQ.
Right out of the box the speaker hits hard. There's a ton of full low end that thumps, with a bright treble and room-filling midrange. Turned all the way up it doesn't struggle to keep up with anything heavy or complex, and has an extremely wide soundstage for a Bluetooth speaker that will fill up all but the biggest living rooms.
Tribit touts the XSound Mega as having three sound profiles that you can switch between that we mentioned earlier, but honestly, I think most people will just want to stick with the music preset. This thing does not struggle with low end, and the XBass mode really muddies up the texture of most music. This could possibly be useful if you're listening to an album that's mixed poorly or some YouTube rips that already have the low-end sucked out, but a majority of music or videos won't benefit from that extra chunk.
Additionally, the Audiobook mode just sounds like it lops off the high-end and muffles the entire sound. I didn't enjoy it for YouTube videos, books, music, podcasts, or anything, really. Stick this speaker in the middle preset and don't touch it. Thank me later.
Well-rounded extras
Everything else on the XSound Mega is just a laundry list of things you'd want and expect out of a Bluetooth speaker. It offers a stellar 20 hours of playback. It'll charge your phone while it plays. There's a microphone for taking phone calls. It's IPX7 rated for pool days. It's got an LED on the front that you can turn on and off. Did we miss anything?
The only real complaints we could have here are the lack of a charging block in the box (there's just a USB cable) and the charging times aren't quick. It's a big battery, so it makes sense, and at $99 it's hard to be too critical about things that the competition usually doesn't offer either.
It does include a lanyard to strap to the speaker, which is kind of cool. It's bulky and heavy, so an easier way to carry it around is a plus.
Worth it?
At its current price point, this is a very easy recommendation, with just a few catches around some of the weird design quirks of the XSound Mega. The sound quality is unmatched here and you're getting a ton of battery life, making this excellent for parties and hangouts, but it's not something you can easily toss in a bag or carry around with you all the time.
The sound profiles are also, well, useless. It's a speaker geared towards loud music and groups of people more than a bedside speaker for podcasts, and neither of the additional EQs add much to the package.
But if you're good with all that, it's a fantastic package that you're going to have a hard time topping without spending much more money.
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