Tronsmart Bang Mini: Good sound, bright lights, priced right

For the features and thump provided, the Bang Mini is a surprisingly affordable speaker.

- JON JACOBI

Tronsmart is a bargain brand in the truest sense of the phrase; that is, the company's speakers are sonically competitive, but generally priced well below the competition from better-known brands. That's true for the $90 Bang Mini reviewed here, although the sound wasn't quite as impressive as it was with the last couple of Tronsmart products we've reviewed (fave.co/3zAa0aO).

That said, the Bang Mini supports TWS (True Wireless Stereo), so you can grab two and pair them in stereo for almost what a single similar speaker from a name-brand competitor will set you back. And separated stereo trumps a 5 percent difference in single-speaker audio quality nearly every time.

DESIGN AND FEATURES

The Bang Mini is a midsize party speaker with an integrated handle. Obviously, with Mini in the moniker, it's a smaller version of the full-size Bang party speaker we reviewed earlier in 2022. Measuring 6.8x11.9x4.9 inches (HxWxD), including its handle, the Bang Mini will easily fit in a backpack, though being tubular with said large handle, it might feel a bit lumpy.

The speaker weighs in at 5.22 pounds, so you'll know it's there, even if it's not a huge burden. The heft is indicative of a solid chassis and a design that's IPX6 rated to withstand the elements (water without submersion). You'll find everything you need to know about IP codes at this link: fave.co/3kJZy8J.

A Class D amplifier provides 50 watts total power to the two front-facing tweeters and two front-facing woofers. The battery is said to power the unit for up to 15 hours sans the ring lighting surrounding the passive radiators on each end of the unit, and 13 hours with them flashing. The passive radiators contribute a great deal to the nice amount of thump the Bang Mini generates.