PROMATE STRIKE-80 Dynamic RGB Bluetooth Speaker / 80W High-Fidelity Stereo Sound / Bluetooth v5.3 + EDR / TWS Support / 5 Audio Playback Modes (BT, USB, TF, AUX, Guitar In) / 6H Playtime / IPX5 Water Resistance / RGB Lighting with 5 Modes / Built-in Carry Handle / STRIKE-80 / STRIKE-80

The Promate STRIKE-80 is an 80W Bluetooth speaker with high-fidelity stereo sound, Bluetooth v5.3 with EDR and five audio playback modes covering Bluetooth, USB, TF card, AUX and a guitar input. RGB lighting runs five modes, IPX5 handles water, and a built-in carry handle makes the whole thing portable.

Output reaches 80W in stereo, which puts the STRIKE-80 in party-speaker territory rather than desk-speaker territory. Wattage is what decides whether a speaker can fill a garden, a hall or a room full of people talking, and stereo separation is what keeps that output from collapsing into a single wall of sound.

Wireless playback runs on Bluetooth v5.3 with EDR. Enhanced Data Rate is the part that raises available bandwidth over the link, and 5.3 is a recent revision, so the STRIKE-80 pairs and holds a connection with current phones rather than relying on a stack that predates them by several years.

TWS support lets two STRIKE-80 units run as a pair from one source. That is the upgrade path built into the speaker: start with one, add a second later, and get true left-and-right separation across a room instead of two speakers playing the same mono signal at each other.

Five audio playback modes cover Bluetooth, USB, TF card, AUX and a guitar input. The guitar input is the unusual one: it turns the STRIKE-80 into a practice amplifier as well as a music speaker, while USB and TF playback mean it can run a playlist with no phone connected at all.

Playtime is rated at six hours, which covers an afternoon outdoors, a braai or a practice session without a wall socket in reach. On a speaker this loud, runtime is the figure that decides whether it works as a portable unit or is really a mains speaker with a battery attached.

An IPX5 rating means the STRIKE-80 is protected against low-pressure water jets from any direction, not just the occasional splash. That covers rain, poolside use and a spilled drink at a party, which are the three things that end the life of most portable speakers.

Dynamic RGB lighting runs five modes across the speaker, and a built-in carry handle is moulded into the body so the whole unit moves in one hand. Between the lighting and the handle, the STRIKE-80 is built to be carried into a room and become the focal point of it.