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this is the trek max the successor to TDK light fun records highly rated 833 Wireless weatherproof speaker which I thought was an excellent value at $150 this new Trek's max 834 looks very similar to the 833 and cost the same but has slightly improved sound and adds a few new features hi I'm David Carnot and welcome to another CNET video review of a portable Bluetooth speaker like the a 33 the first thing you notice about the trek max is that when you pick it up it's got some heft to it it weighs in at 2.7 pounds which makes it more of a mid-sized wireless speaker than a true mini bluetooth speaker if you're looking for something really portable this isn't it but the extra size at least in this case means better sound well has a pretty straight forward boxy design I liked it it's got clean lines and the buttons on the top of the unit are nicely indented and clearly labeled with LED lighting as I said this model has some extra buttons on top and that's really you'll notice the main difference in the design between this and the older model the speaker is equipped with 21.5 inch drivers plus a 2.5 inch subwoofer on the front and two rear three-inch passive radiators on the back its splash proof has speakerphone capabilities and its ports are covered by a removable rubber door that keeps moisture and dust out behind that rubber cover you'll find an audio input for non bluetooth devices a USB charging port for charging your smartphone from the speaker's internal battery a power on/off switch and a 12-volt DC in charging port alas like some of these more powerful compact speakers you have to charge unit with a separate AC adapter and not with a standard microUSB cable the older a 33 sounded very good for its size in price class but I know that it fell down a little bit with certain Tunes Welty DK's engineers apparently read the review and tweaked the sound for the better and now doesn't distort on any of the tracks I mentioned in my previous review which doesn't seem like a coincidence well broadly speaking this is a speaker that plays very loudly for its size has some nice punch to its base and offers a reasonable amount detail though it's trouble performance isn't all that great overall it's a fairly pleasant sounding speaker and it fared better in our tests and many speakers in this price range to trek max isn't perfect but at half the price of the Bose Soundlink Bluetooth speaker 3 it's arguably one of the best portable Bluetooth speakers for the money especially one you plan on using indoors and outdoors I'm David karna and that's the TDK life on record treks max bluetooth speaker thanks for watching