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There’s an old saying from author Margaret Wolfe Hungerford in 1878, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” Nothing proves her quote more accurately than the Trettitre TreSound1 Bluetooth speaker. Love it or loathe it, it’s a sight to behold. What is it? The Trettitre TreSound1 is a cone-shaped table-top Bluetooth speaker with a polarizing design. Nothing looks like it. It’s 18 in. tall with a 12 in. diameter base—not small or portable. Its round shape houses two 1.25 in. silk neodymium tweeters and two 2.25"full-range speakers arrayed in a 360° surround formation. At the speaker’s base sits a 6.25 in. down-firing subwoofer. This design uses the table surface to reflect the low-frequency sound waves, creating a deeper bass. The top of the Trettitre TreSound1 Bluetooth speaker has a small orange light indicating when it’s on. The small metal top rotates for On/off and volume. It’s all quite analog—no digital numbers or prompts. The TreSound1 cabinet is constructed from hand-shaped wood that houses the woofer topped by a metal grille wrapping around the four speakers. The wood has a piano-gloss finish. It looks and feels quite solid and extremely well-made. The Trettitre TreSound1 speaker supports 5.1 Bluetooth with aptX which Trettitre says transmits 24bit/96kHz high-fidelity audio. I only use an iPhone for streaming music—it does not support aptX. However, Apple uses its own AAC codec, which sounds good on the TreSound1. More about the audio later in the review. In addition to Bluetooth streaming, the TreSound1 has a 3.5mm audio cable port (Trettitre supplies a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable). Hardware specs • Size: 16.9" x11.8x11.8" HxWxD • Weight: 13.2 lbs. • Colors: White, Black, Green, Red • Frequency response: 20Hz-20KHz • Class D amplifier • Bluetooth: 5.1 aptX • Tweeter: 1.25" silk x2 • Full-range speaker: 2.25" x2 • Subwoofer: 6.25" • AUX port Design and features When the Trettitre TreSound1 Bluetooth speaker was offered for review, I immediately said yes, mainly because I was fascinated by how cool it looked. A couple of my artist friends also loved its looks—although they haven’t heard it yet. My wife . . . not so much. She took one look and immediately disliked the design, bringing us back to the quote in the review’s first sentence. I think she’s wrong. Unboxing the TreSound1 is fun. Its unusual shape requires unusual packaging. It arrives nestled in a form-fitting foam case. The speaker is wrapped inside a micro-fiber draw-string pouch. This covering keeps the pristine finish from being scratched.