
It competently delivers earthy, ground-thumping beats, but struggles when it comes to the trebles and mids.
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Its twin side-mounted passive radiators deliver audio with a bass-heavy profile that is immediately recognizable to anyone that owns a Bluetooth speaker in the TronSmart T6 Plus’ price bracket. Sound quality is middling, and will do nothing to satisfy audio purists, but is perfectly acceptable for casual use.
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The TronSmart T6 Plus boasts an output power of 40W, meaning loudness is never an issue. All about that bass Image: Matthew Hughes / KnowTechie
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The dial lets you adjust the speaker’s volume on the fly, and wake your chosen smart assistant with a short three-second press.Īs mentioned, you can use the TronSmart as a portable powerbank, albeit by reducing the Bluetooth speaker’s playtime - which stands at a respectable, although hardly industry-leading, 15 hours.Įach speaker contains two 3,300mAh cells, providing enough juice to fully recharge an iPhone 12 at least twice. One nice touch with the TronSmart Element T6 Plus is the inclusion of a dial that serves two functions. You can easily grip the TronSmart Element T6 Plus with one hand, and you could conceivably chuck it into a handbag or rucksack without even realizing it’s there.Ĭarved into the speaker’s sides are a handful of buttons responsible for things like EQ settings, pairing, track selection, and power. Additionally, the areas most vulnerable to water ingress (like the USB and MicroSD ports) are covered by a protective flap. The TronSmart Element T6 Plus’s rubberized exterior feels reassuringly sturdy. While it’s unlikely to win any beauty contests, it’s undeniably hardy Image: Matthew Hughes / KnowTechie That said, you’d be well-advised to leave it behind when you go for a swim. The TronSmart Element T6 Plus is IPX6 rated, meaning it can withstand rain and spilled pints of beer. If you don’t feel like taking your phone to the beach, you can even play music from a USB stick or MicroSD card, breathing new life into the library you downloaded from LimeWire as a teenager.Īccompanying those “nice to haves” are the fundamentals of a good outdoor speaker, like weather resistance and loudness. It includes features that you wouldn’t instinctively expect to find in its price bracket: like the ability to use the speaker as a portable charger, or the option to pair two Element T6 units into a single ad-hoc stereo system. READ MORE: Review: Monoprice Monolith M1000ANC Bluetooth HeadphonesĮven though TronSmart would feel more at home on the side of a milk carton than on the shelves of your local Best Buy - and the fact that Element T6 Plus sounds like the name of a rejected antagonist from Terminator - this Bluetooth speaker stands tall in its own right. They inhabit the middle of the Venn diagram between “obscure” and “prolific.” Amazon is replete with their products.īut they lack the same household brand recognition as other audio marques, like Bose or Sennheiser. “Obscure” doesn’t necessarily mean “crap,” however. It’s entirely plausible you’ve never heard of TronSmart before. Cheap and cheerful Image: Matthew Hughes / KnowTechie


Despite its budget-friendly price and drab aesthetics, it delivers a strong (albeit bass-heavy) performance whether you’re at home or relaxing on the beach somewhere.

Sorrow aside, the TronSmart Element T6 Plus is a surprisingly capable portable Bluetooth speaker. You might as well explain the theory of relativity to a labradoodle. Seasonal changes are an alien concept to my people. Ledes that describe why you absolutely must have a Bluetooth speaker, before artlessly introducing the subject for this review: namely, the TronSmart Element T6 Plus. One that, with the superficial charm of a sociopath, awkwardly segues into some lurid spiel about trips to the beach with your friends. No, I’m not trying to write a catchy, seasonal lede.
