its not a party speaker and does have a balanced sound imho. in what way is it not balanced? its upper bass boost? pretty much standard for these bluetooth speakers and overall a very balanced speaker.
I’m also on the same hunt.
So far the Lava was comparable to the Xtreme 4 in bass. Good starting point.
Xtreme 5 beats it single handily now. I will be returning Lava.
Trying Brane X vs Xtreme 5 now. Brane definitely has better bass but I don’t think I like down firing sub designs. Limits placement.
Would love the Earfun uboom x but finding one now is impossible even on the used market. So I guess Xtreme 5 or BB4 for pass radiator design 🤷♂️
Is the minirig idea to add a subwoofer to the brane? lol I can not imagine adding more bass to the brane. It does not need an extra sub. It’s good as is.
I think it’s the Brane X. I went to their showroom in Austin the other week and they have a great listening room with a number of other comparable speakers. I bought the Brane X on the spot. Two days later I went back and bought a second. Now I’m inexplicably wanting to go back and buy a third.
Everyone gave you a horrible list. For the deepest bass possible in a small speaker it's Brane X. The second option would be the jbl boombox 3 wi-fi and as the cheapest alternative the harman kardon go play 3. All 3 of those are 3-way speakers and come close to what a quality speaker should sound like
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