Braven BRV Pro Bluetooth Speaker - Hands On Review

Braven has consistently made excellent Bluetooth speakers since before everyone and their uncle was making a Bluetooth speaker. Amazingly enough, the company has done a stellar job of coming up with new and interesting products in addition to updating and upgrading its existing product line. Case in point: Braven's latest effort, the BRV-Pro.
Braven set out to create the GoPro of Bluetooth speakers, and while it certainly succeeded at producing a rugged and resilient go-anywhere, do-anything, hardcore adventure-ready portable sound station, what makes this speaker stand out from the crowd is its versatility. It really is like the Swiss Army Knife of Bluetooth speakers.
The BRV-Pro looks a lot like the company's popular BRV-1, a potent and portable water-resistant speaker that still reigns as one of our all-time favorites. But the BRV-Pro packs far more utility, and it laughs at the idea of full-on water immersion with an IPX7 rating good for a dunk in the drink down to depths of 1 meter for up to 30 minutes.
The best part is, the speaker hides a docking platform under a metallic plate that allows you to attach a number of different accessories, with more expected down the road. Available now at Braven's website are an external battery ($50) which extends the speakers total play time from 15 hours to 40 hours (or a few more smartphone charges), a solar panel ($50) which will charge the battery while you're busy frolicking in the great outdoors, an action mount ($15) which will work with Go-Pro and other action mounts for use while skiing, riding, boarding, or driving, and a stacking plate ($20) which will link two of the speakers for double the sound.
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