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The speaker is not light, nor is it too heavy. It’s easy enough to carry from room to room—if a bit awkward due to its shape. There is no built-in handle. I recommend finding a good place and leaving it there. Despite Trettitre marketing photos that show the TreSound1 in the center of a room, it is not a cordless speaker. It requires a power cord that’s attached to an ugly power brick. It ain’t going in the center of any real person’s room. When the Trettitre TreSound1 Bluetooth speaker is plugged in, the base lights up. The base is slightly smaller than the speaker’s lower body. This creates a floating effect making the speaker appear weightless. It’s quite striking. The cord connects to the speaker’s base, so it too looks like it “disappears” under the speaker. The Bluetooth is 5.1—not the newest codec, but new enough to provide quality audio at a decent range. Although it’s backward compatible, streaming from a smartphone or other source that has Bluetooth 5.1 or newer will be a noticeable improvement. Bluetooth pairing was seamless and fast with my iPhone 12 Pro Max. Does the TreSound1 sound as striking as it looks? It depends on what you are looking for. If you want a speaker that can blast a large room with ear-splitting volume, look elsewhere. This is a surprisingly subtle-sounding speaker. That does not mean it can’t get loud. It does. It just means that max volume is tempered to eliminate any distortion—even at full volume. I quite like how the audio just melts into a room’s space. The music is there—pleasant and not demanding unwanted attention. And since the Trettitre TreSound1 Bluetooth speaker is 360°, it’s not as critical where the speaker is placed. One thing to note is that no single speaker—regardless of shape—can deliver as convincing a stereo signal as separate left/right speakers. I listened to different genres of my favorite music. All of it sounds really good. About the only weakness would be classic rock. Much of rock music recorded in the 60s and 70s was considered fleeting, so there wasn’t much studio care given to many of my favorite albums. Because of analog technology with cheap pre-amps and needle groove jumping, bass and drums were often the weak links. The TreSound1 can’t make up for what’s missing. But it does its best with what it’s given. So my childhood musical memories remain intact by sounding better than they ever did on my cheap stereo. Vocals are TreSound1’s strongest attribute. Male and female voices come across as clean and a bit forward-sounding—a good thing. So, whether I’m listening to Frank Sinatra from the 50s, The Association from the 60s, or even Eurythmics from the 80s, there’s clarity in the vocals that many stand-alone speakers bury under too much bass or too bright highs. In other words, the TreSound1 sounds balanced. However, there is a slight downside to this aural balance—distortion. Or more specifically, purposeful distortion. Some songs are recorded to sound lo-fi. For instance, AC/DC’s “Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap” is a raucous ode to revenge. It’s supposed to sound dirty, but can sound a bit too tame, robbing the song of some of its drama. Increasing the volume helps, but not completely. But play Jennifer Warnes’ “Joan of Arc” from the