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the brave an 855 s is a water-resistant wireless bluetooth speaker that's designed for both indoor and outdoor use at $300 it's fairly pricey but it certainly is rugged and delivers big sound for its relatively small size it also has good battery life hi I'm David Carr noise and I'm going to give you a quick video tour of this speaker which has been on the market since 2013 it's currently bravin's top-of-the-line bluetooth speaker and is the weatherized version of its 850 speaker which cost around 20 dollars less clearly one of its strongest points is its build quality with things built like a tank and feels pretty hefty weighing in at 4 pounds it's rubberized on the top bottom and sides and has a removable rubber gasket that covers all the ports underneath that gasket you'll find the power connection and auxilary input for non bluetooth devices a battery life indicator and a USB charging port for juicing up your cell phone or tablet wireless range is the standard 33 feet or 10 meters beyond the USB charging port the speaker does feature a few other extras there's a built-in speakerphone and apdex for devices that support it apdex is supposed to make Bluetooth audio sound better but it's really hard to tell if it actually makes a difference for better or worse since this is a larger portable speaker you have to charge it using its own AC adapter and not a microUSB cable as I said it does offer very good battery life up to a whopping 20 hours at more moderate volume levels it also sounds good for its size it plays loud has some nice kick to its base and holds together well at higher volumes it's a tad harsh in the treble and isn't the most detailed speaker that's par for the course for these types of portable Bluetooth speakers this is considered a stereo speaker but because the drivers are so close together you get little to no stereo separation there is an option to wirelessly join two of these speakers together to form a left-right pair for true stereo sound but I'm not sure how many people want to spend $600 to do that and all I like this Bravin and think it's a solid choice if you're looking for a beefier rugged portable wireless speaker that plays loud and features excellent battery that said I probably prefer that $200 ue boom because it's more compact and easier to tote around I also like the TDK life on record a 33 which can be had online for around $150 and is a better overall value I'm David Carr noise and that's the Bravin 850 5's thanks for watching