My bluetooth is working but I cannot get the tribit storm box 2 to play music

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My bluetooth is working but I cannot get the tribit storm box 2 to play music

Don Bilstein 0

The blue tooth is discoverable on my computer but I cannot get the tribit storm box 2 to play any music

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Answer 1

Select Tribit StormBox 2 as the Windows 11 audio output after pairing it; being discoverable does not by itself route music to the speaker.

Pair and select the speaker

Turn on the StormBox 2 and briefly press its Bluetooth button to enter pairing mode.
In Windows, select the Network/Sound/Battery area beside the clock.
Open Manage Bluetooth devices, then select Tribit StormBox 2 under New devices and complete the connection. Windows should then show it as connected.^1^
Select the speaker icon on the taskbar, open the audio-output selector, and choose Tribit StormBox 2.
Alternatively, go to Start → Settings → System → Sound → Output and select Tribit StormBox 2.^2^
Start playing music and raise the volume in all three places:
- Windows volume
- The music application
- The StormBox 2 volume buttons

Temporarily disconnect the speaker from nearby phones or tablets so they do not retain its audio connection.

If it says connected but remains silent

Go to Settings → Bluetooth & devices → Devices.
Select Tribit StormBox 2 → Advanced sound properties.
Under Output settings, set Format to 2 channels, 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality). This option appears only while the speaker is connected.^2^
If that does not help, return to Settings → Bluetooth & devices.
Beside the speaker, select … → Remove device.
Put the speaker into pairing mode again, select Add device, and pair it again.^2^

Also charge the speaker fully before testing; a low battery can prevent a stable Bluetooth connection.^3^

If StormBox 2 is absent from the Output list

Open Start → Device Manager → Bluetooth.
Right-click the computer’s Bluetooth adapter and select Update driver → Search automatically for updated driver software.
Restart Windows if prompted.^2^
Run the automated Bluetooth troubleshooter through the Windows 11 Get Help app.
Check Settings → Windows Update → Check for updates, install available updates, and restart the computer.^3^

If the speaker plays normally from a phone but still never appears under Windows Sound → Output, the next useful details are the computer make/model and whether StormBox 2 appears in Device Manager → Sound, video and game controllers or Audio inputs and outputs.

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Answer 2

Hi Don Bilstein,

It sounds like the speaker is being detected, but Windows may still be sending the music to another output.

Start playing a song, then open Settings > System > Sound > Volume mixer. Check the music app listed there and change its output to Tribit StormBox 2. Windows 11 can assign a different output to each app, so changing only the main speaker setting may not be enough.

Next, open More sound settings > Playback. If Windows shows both a stereo speaker profile and a hands-free headset profile for the StormBox, choose the Stereo/Speakers profile and set it as the default. You can use Test in its properties to confirm whether Windows audio is reaching the speaker.

If the test works, close and reopen the music app. If it does not, tell me exactly how the StormBox is listed on the Playback page, including whether it says Connected, Disconnected, or Disabled. Thank you so much for your understanding.

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