Tronsmart Bang 2 Bluetooth Party Speaker Review – 105dB Of Fun and Happy Weekends
Tronsmart Bang 2 is a $129 USD Bluetooth party speaker with a 2.1 channel design, 26 hours of playtime and the possibility of pairing multiple bang 2 speakers for a stereo or multiroom sound. Today we review the Bang 2 and explore how it fits a party, and what its limitations are.
Introduction
Tronsmart keeps pumping those speakers made for portable usage, with excellent price performance ratio, top performance and really reliable build, but they do have something really interesting in the Bang 2 as now it has a much longer battery life than their older versions and also a more portable design. Tronsmart products are available from Aliexpress, Amazon, as well as most electronics shops.
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Product Link
Official Link – https://www.tronsmart.com/products/tronsmart-bang2-party-speaker-with-90w-booming-bass
Build Quality – Design
At its core, Bang 2 is a portable bluetooth speaker with a 90W of pure Boom power, delivering up to 105 dB of volume with minimal distortion, Tronsmart quoting it to be sufficient for a party of 10-25 people. This is achieved through a 2.1 Channel setup, with a racetrack midwoofer, dual passive radiators and dual tweeters.
You can attach a strap to the speaker or sling it via the top handle for transporting it, and it has IPX6 waterproofing along with charging via Type-C port and up to 26H of playtime. You can pair two speakers for true wireless and you can use the app to customize the EQ and use a different light pattern for the passive radiators.
Although there are Handsfree calls and voice assistants, both of those are not that practical for a portable speaker. Compared to the original Bang, which we did review, the new Bang 2 has huge upgrades at many levels, having 90W instead of 60W of power, a 9000mAh battery instead of the 6000mAh battery. Charging is done via a Type-C port, but the new Bang 2 supports a 9V via 5V charging.
Subjective Usage – Placement
Bang 2 is a nice speaker for indoor usage as it can easily fill a room even at low volumes. I cannot say that the Bang did the same, but Bang Max does this as well, allowing me to pump a room party with around 10 people just fine. Sadly, with Tronsmart, you cannot connect 2 different speakers to sync them, so you either would need 2 bang max or 2 bang 2. I happen to have neither 2 bang max or 2 band 2 so I am unable to really explore how well this kind of setup would work.
On the bright side, Bang 2 can get so loud that overall, although with a different sound and depth, it does get about as loud as Bang Max in a closed space. In an open space, both are enough for a small group of friends, but you can really feel the bass and rhythm and dance with Bang Max, while with Bang 2, it is more of a mid bass and midrange speaker.
Connection via Bluetooth is flawless like most Tronsmart speakers, it sounds great and you can even play a bit with the profiles using the Tronsmart app, and for the most part it simply works, without doing anything else in particular. Battery life is absolutely insane. I have been using it for around 2 weeks, around 2 hours once every 2 days, so it has around 40 hours of usage, at low volumes, and it still has 90% battery life – Madness.
Sound Quality
Pairings – Since we’re talking about a bluetooth speaker, it will have a similar sound with all sources, since most of them will anyways be SBC heavily compressed, but it does sound a bit better with a good phone like Samsung S24 Ultra or Honor Magic V5. As far as I can tell, Bang 2 does not support advanced codecs so all sound impressions are taken with the SBC codec. I wish Tronsmart would support LDAC and aptX as it might increase the sound quality as the drivers seem capable of actually sounding better. Something quite interesting, but on S24 Ultra, Bang 2 defaults to AAC and Tidal reports a high data rate of 1782 KBPS even sometimes Hi-Res, although I cannot confirm whether this is the actual data rate or just what is reported for Tidal on the render end.
Overall Signature – By default, Ban2 comes with the Sound Pulse engaged, and in that situation it sounds quite vivid, V-Shaped with a bloomy mid bass, fairly deep bass, a slightly pushed back voicing, slightly edgy midrange and a “together” upper midrange, and treble. This can sound hot, strongly dynamically compressed which is desirable from a boombox like it, as it can make details far more audible for most music styles. You can get a more natural and even sound which is more mid centric and smoother in the treble if you leave it at default, which can even sound a bit boring, has a higher dynamic range, but sounds far less forced and more versatile. I will be reviewing the speaker at Default, as SoundPulse is basically an aggressive EQ and reviewing it with that turned on does not really reflect on its maximum available quality.
Bass – At the low-end, Bang 2 sounds quite deep, but not overly forced. It can reach around 50 Hz, and has a bit of extra warmth around 60 Hz, but if you leave it at default, the sound is a bit flat in the bass. It basically sounds quite referenced, and even with rap music, the bass is barely bouncy, while with Sound Pulse it is warm, quite thick and deep, as the passive radiators give it far higher strength and more punch, kick.
Midrange – The midrange sounds far better in Default mode, where it has a natural tonality, lots of resolution and detail, while the dynamic range is quite wide. It does favors to both male and female voices, it sounds sweet, musical and has a complex layering. This being said, the speaker needs to be somewhat in front of you for the imaging to be centered, otherwise, as most Bluetooth speakers will be somewhere on your side, the soundstage image will not be centered very well. It is quite brilliant, and in SoundPulse this all gets recessed and compressed, but it would sound more fun for pop and EDM, while default works wonders for rock and metal, as well as classical and most music where detail matters a lot.
Treble – top end is on the smoother, silkier side of things when the sound is in default mode. While not the most engaging for rock and metal, the detail in the midrange does keep your attention and engagement, while treble stays out of being too harsh and too sharp, and the rest of the sound too edgy. On the contrary, if you engage the sound pulse, the whole sound gets really edgy, a bit harsh, sharp but bright and pulsating with life.
Dynamics And Textures – Textures are natural, sharp and defined in default mode, where the dynamic range is natural and wide, but textures get sharp and a bit harsh in the soundpulse mode, where the dynamic range gets compressed heavily and the whole sound becomes more wide, but one dimensional in depth, which creates what i think people would expect with a portable radio, it makes details really easy to hear in pop, edm and commercial music, but can gloss over details in rock and metal, and compress them too much.
Loudness Saturation Gradient – At its max, Bang 2 can fill a room easily, creating a powerful and engaging sound regardless of settings, sounding quite full of life and detail. In open air, it tends to be much weaker, as expected from the tech it has. It tends to sound very loud and bold at low volumes too, so there’s not a lot of granularity to listen to it at quiet levels.
Value – Conclusion
For the meager price of 129 USD, Bang 2 is one of the best ways to enjoy a bit of music on the go, and while it is not as big, deep as the bang max, it is far more portable, has a longer battery life and also seems to render just as much detail if not even more, being currently the best portable bluetooth speaker in this price range that I heard.
If you’re looking for multiple EQ profiles, a fun and vivid sound, rich details and a beautiful design, as well as the option to pair 2 for stereo sound, Tronsmart Bang 2 is a top choice, low price and has a high max loudness with a low THD, making it perfect for parties and a versatile bluetooth speaker.
PROs
- Extremely long battery life for a portable speaker
- Can get extremely loud and has a low distortion at loud volumes
- Has a good extension and can have more bass in sound pulse mode
- Has a lot of details in default mode and can be compressed by sound pulse for better detail in noisy environments
- Can connect two to get stereo sound (but you need to buy a 2nd one)
- Portable and fun, it is small-ish and light for the sound it produces
- You can turn off the lights or turn them on, as you prefer
- Very good sonic performance for the price paid
Cons
- Very compressed dynamic range in sound pulse mode
- Only SBC and AAC available for it
- Not a lot of volume control, at very low volumes
Product Link
Official Link – https://www.tronsmart.com/products/tronsmart-bang2-party-speaker-with-90w-booming-bass
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Full Playlist used for this review
We listened to more songs than those named in this playlist, but those are excellent for identifying a sonic signature. I recommend trying most of the songs from this playlist, especially if you’re searching for new music! The playlists are different for Spotify, Tidal and Youtube, and based on the songs I enjoy and are available on each!
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_cjBXGmwSHSdGcwuc_bKbBDGHL4QvYBu
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5J3oloz8Riy9LxEGenOjQ0?si=979ba4f082414be7
https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/330fd544-8e5b-4839-bd35-676b2edbb3d5
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