- Tribit unveils StormBox Micro 3
- The new compact speaker is the follow-up to the 5-star Micro 2
- Upgrades include a more rounded design and (big) battery life improvements
With summer approaching, it’s time for a series of new compact party speakers to emerge from the ether. It’s time to start adding a small, inexpensive speaker to your barbecue, vacation, or picnic shopping list.
Just days after unveiling the JBL Go 5, we’ve been introduced to Tribit’s new alternative – and while it’s small, it’s a big deal. This is the StormBox Micro 3, which is currently on sale for $64.99 / £62.99 (around AU$130).
We gave the StormBox Micro 2 a glowing five-star review, and it looks like Tribit has stayed close to its past winning formula for this new model…but with some improvements over this 2022 option.
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The appeal of these compact speakers lies in their size: they’re the size of a palm, and like its older siblings, the Micro 3 comes with a mounting system that you can use to attach it to bags, bike handlebars, and chair backs. But what exactly is new?
Upgrades on the Micro
The Micro 3 has a more rounded design than its previous generation alternative and twice the battery life: 24 hours. Your adventures can be doubly long and your neighbors can be kept in suspense much (much) longer.
You also get a slightly more powerful speaker, with 13W of output power, up from the Micro 2’s 10W, to make it the sound of your summer. I couldn’t find any information on the driver for previous models, but here there is a 48mm one with two coaxial radiators.
The Micro 3 is also protected, with an IP68 rating and military-grade drop resistance, so it’s perfect for tough outdoor adventures. The previous model only had an IP67 rating, so the third-generation Micro can withstand even deeper immersion in water (for a limited time).
You won’t find any cool new features on the Tribit StormBox Micro 3; instead, there are a selection of slight improvements and specification changes to make it a slightly better model. This for a price increase small enough to be negligible.
This could end up being a nice little JLab, LG Xboom and JBL-beater if you’re looking for something nice and portable. But we’ll have to see what comes out before summer is really here – and do a full review of it in due time.
But our audio editor Becky Scarrott has always loved the Stormbox Micro range, telling me: “I’ve been using them since the first generation. 2020 and the sound is zealous, crisp and louder than you might expect from such a small, palm-sized speaker. small speakers, and it really is an endurance that beats JBL.
So, you know, that’s high praise…
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