The grenade-size SRS-XB10 is the smallest and most elementary of the brand new speakers in Sony’s line of additional Bass Bluetooth speakers. At this size “extra bass” may well be a stretch, but it surely does have a little bit more punch than many competitors.
to be had in more than one colours — Sony sent us a assessment sample of the more mundane-looking black model — the waterproof speaker’s claim to repute is that it has just right battery life for a tiny speaker and grants somewhat richer sound than the plethora of different tiny Bluetooth speakers available on the market.
The speaker has a couple of additional options worth noting: The removable strap, which will be used to hang the speaker from a hook for your bathe or from a tree branch, converts into a stand for the speaker whilst you situation it on its aspect in horizontal mode. that you may also pair two of these speakers and use them as stereo audio system to your computer, for example (you get extra directional sound with the speaker on its facet).
The speaker is waterproof however not water resistant.
Sarah Tew/CNETThe step-up models within the line — the SRS-XB20, SRS-XB-30 and SRS-XB40 — have special lighting effects, with the two prime-end models handing over “clublike lighting effects with an LED perimeter line-gentle, a strobe flash and speaker gentle.” The XB10 doesn’t remove darkness from; it is all about its sound.
as far as that sound goes, for this type of little mono speaker, it does not get a lot better. it’s still not great and the speaker distorts at higher volumes and with sure bass frequencies (the Shaun Frank remix of the Chainsmokers’ “nearer” observe has been rough on little audio system, including this one). but it surely does have somewhat punch to it and sounds first rate with less complicated tracks and acoustical track. These tiny Bluetooth speakers are strongest within the midrange (vocals), so this would do smartly with film talk and podcasts.
My simplest design nitpick is that the speaker’s rubberized, smooth-to-the touch finish attracts some mud and lint. On the plus aspect, the bottom of the XB10 has enough grip to it to maintain the speaker from sliding around when you pump up the quantity and it vibrates thanks to its constructed-in passive bass radiator.
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