The Anker Soundcore Rave Social gathering 2 will be stood up vertically or laid down horizontally and encompasses a built-in mild present and deal with. Like different bigger audio system that boast greater energy scores (on this case, 120 watts), this speaker must be charged with its personal AC adapter relatively than a USB-cable and has a USB-A out port on the again for charging your smartphone or another units that want some juice.
Although it prices greater than Tribit’s Stormbox Blast, the 11.7-pound Rave Social gathering 2 is a extra attractively designed speaker and arguably sounds barely higher. Its two 4-inch woofers and two 2-inch tweeters ship aggressive, punchy sound with sufficient quantity to fill bigger rooms (the Tribit’s bass goes slightly deeper, however I used to be fairly glad with this speaker’s low-end capabilities). For even greater sound, you possibly can wirelessly hyperlink a number of Rave Social gathering 2 and different Soundcore audio system that assist the corporate’s PartyCast 2.0 characteristic.
Whereas this speaker is not totally waterproof and may’t float like some audio system can, it is splash-proof, with an IPX4 ranking, and has a microphone enter with discrete achieve and reverb controls (no microphone is included). Within the companion app for iOS and Android, you possibly can customise the sound profile and light-weight present. Battery life is rated at as much as 16 hours, however that quantity will drop in the event you crank the amount.
I did suppose the sound held collectively fairly nicely at greater volumes — it largely averted distorting — and the speaker is designed to play loudly outside. That stated, indoors the speaker sounds greatest beneath 75% quantity, until you are having a celebration, through which case all essential listening goes out the door.
