the box pro MBA1 Reviews

Love this speaker

I'm really blown away by the quality of this speaker. I'm am going to purchase a few more. I'm a wedding DJ the speakers are going to be used for ceremony music and drinks reception music. Highly recommended

Light durable

I use it in wedding ceremonies - battery life is good, convenient to pick up, can add on stand. Can plug 2 guitars or 1 guitar 1 vocal.

Love the bluetooth function - convenient for spotify.

One small con is reverb on guitar could be better (I would like to add more reverb)

Strange sssssssss noise

A strange humming sound, i hope it's only on this speaker.

I'm returning the speaker, great response regarding the complaint. I am waiting for an answer from the complaints service, what is wrong, why is it making noise. I hope the problem is only with this speaker, because I really like the design, functions and price. Also the sound, although it is very annoying because it is constantly humming, some high sssssss noice. For sound only one stare, for now.

Reverb

I am so dissatisfied with the reverb, it is very poor even turned to full. It’s totally lost when the music kicks in.

Sadly I tried to return it after the 30 day satisfaction time. I explained I had not used this speaker after purchasing it in June 21 until late august . I used it singing but the reverb was totally lost. Not what I thought I was buying

I was offered no consideration as a customer of over 20 yrs. Other then it’s outside the 30 day satisfaction time. Not happy.

Seems pretty legit so far

I have had this amp for about a week now and I've tested it out at home a bit in preparation for some gigs and maybe busking.

Pro's:

- Cost

- Loud

- Lightweight

- Decent overall sound

- Battery seems good so far

Cons:

- At certain frequencies the amp barks unpleasantly, especially "s" sounds

- The "reverb" isn't actually reverb its a short delay!!!

- The bass levels are a bit uncontrollable sometimes

Overall I'm fairly happy with this amp for the price, but I really wish the reverb was a reverb, even a generic digital hall sound is better than the cheap sounding delay that it has. I was disapppointed by that cos I really wanted reverb on the vocals not delay.

For the money this could be the best one for small gigs or busking (even though in the manual they say not to use it outside... But surely that's the whole point of a portable speaker?!?!)

EDIT: It's been about 2 weeks now and all of the rubber stand offs on the bottom have come off! They used the weakest glue I've ever seen. I can literally peel it off with my fingers. BAD

For Bass

From a bass player comparing the Bose S1 the MBA1... the MBA1 handles bass better. Still its easy to overdrive the speaker if not careful. Same can be said for the Bose though. At a comparative volume level though the MBA1 has a deeper cleaner tone for bass.

A normal acoustic guitar I would use the Bose....bass I would use the MBA1.

Would be nice to see more of these kind of battery cabs dedicated to bass though.... and not just for guitar

MBA1

Nice product, especially if you use it for travel and acoustic guitar or bluetooth music.

I Bought it to use with my Mooer GE300 or Hotone Ampero but with both units it just sounds flat. The distortion sounds lack depth and sound overall thin.

The unit itself is a really good build and everything feels solid.

If you are in for a busking amp that does it al and is really handy this might just be the best pick. There is definitely no better quality to cost ratio speaker around.