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Sony XB20 Portable Wireless Speaker with Bluetooth, Black
Brand | Sony |
Model Name | XB20 |
Speaker Type | Outdoor |
Connectivity Technology | Bluetooth, USB, NFC |
Special Feature | Portable |
About this item
- Feel the power of EXTRA BASS
- Connect and stream music easily with Bluetooth and NFC, plus LDAC
- Add a splash of colored light with a single-colored line light
- Connect and add more speakers with Wireless Party Chain
- Add an extra speaker for stereo sound;Frequency Range : 2.4 GHz band
- Water-resistant design for worry-free listening indoors or out
- Listen all day or night with up 12 hours of battery life
- Pick it up and play with the small, lightweight design
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Customer Ratings | ||||||
Sound quality | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
Battery life | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 |
Bluetooth connectivity | 4.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | — | 4.7 |
Portability | 4.8 | — | — | 4.7 | — | 4.6 |
Bass quality | — | 4.5 | — | 3.9 | 4.4 | — |
Sold By | — | Focus Camera LLC | Club Distributors | Amazon.com | SOWO | Secondipity |
speaker size | 3 inches | — | 7.6 centimeters | 5 centimeters | 7 inches | 18 inches |
power source | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Battery Powered | Battery Powered |
connectivity tech | Bluetooth, NFC, USB | Bluetooth, USB | wireless, Bluetooth | Bluetooth, USB | Bluetooth,type-c | Bluetooth |
speaker type | Outdoor | — | wireless | Travel Speaker | Single Speaker | Soundbar |
mounting type | Freestanding | Freestanding | Freestanding | Freestanding,Plug Mount | Freestanding | Tabletop |
weight | 1.63 pounds | 0.5 pounds | 1.3 pounds | 8.9 ounces | 1 pounds | 1 pounds |
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Product Dimensions | 9.2 x 4.1 x 6.2 inches |
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Item Weight | 1.63 pounds |
ASIN | B01MZFKJL2 |
Item model number | SRSXB20/BLK |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. (included) |
Customer Reviews |
4.6 out of 5 stars |
Best Sellers Rank | #243,672 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics) #5,400 in Portable Bluetooth Speakers |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | March 19, 2017 |
Manufacturer | Sony |
Speakers Maximum Output Power | 20 Watts |
Item Weight | 1.63 Pounds |
Number Of Items | 1 |
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Product Description
Liven up the party anywhere with this portable Bluetooth speaker with extra bass and stylish lighting—all in a water-resistant design for worry-free listening indoors or out3. Connect and synchronize up to 10 speakers together for a real show and keep things rocking with up to 12 hours of battery Life4. It's ready to party. NFC: yes; Input Output Terminals: micro USB, Stereo Mini Jack (IN)
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Customers like the sound quality, quality and value of the speakers. For example, they mention that it gets very loud, the extra bass functions well and that it's a very solid speaker. That said, opinions are mixed on battery life, performance and connectivity.
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Customers like the sound quality of the speakers. For example, they say it has a satisfying volume level, and the extra bass functions well. Some say the speaker is a wonder and a great small portable Bluetooth speaker.
"...Elegant design• Superb build quality• Satisfying volume level & excellent audio quality• Water resistant to a certain degree•..." Read more
"...Even one pair of xb10 loses by a single xb20. This tiny sound box is a wonder, little heavy, solid and looks premium. I bought the blue one...." Read more
"...one of the LEAST helpful descriptions for a speaker is «It sounds great for its size » That usually tells me the reviewer really wasnt happy, but..." Read more
"...The sound quality is fine for the 99% of people who don't consider themselves "audiophiles" - you'll be using this at the beach or pool and..." Read more
Customers like the quality of the speakers. For example, they mention it's a very solid speaker with excellent sound, has a superb build quality, and looks premium. The sound quality is sturdy, stable, and better than their smaller JBL. It's tough and top notch, with good quality frequencies from lows to highs.
"...It is not designed to rock the house. But it is designed to deliver excellent music quality at volumes that are louder than most people would use in..." Read more
"...The pros:• Elegant design• Superb build quality• Satisfying volume level & excellent audio quality•..." Read more
"...This tiny sound box is a wonder, little heavy, solid and looks premium. I bought the blue one. But I feel like white one looks classy...." Read more
"...The speaker looks and feels like a quality piece and not cheap plastic...." Read more
Customers appreciate the value of the speakers. They say it is great for the price, worth the money spent, and in excellent shape for the money.
"...filling musical sound system, the Sony XB20 will do that and at a reasonable price...." Read more
"...Price was $49.99 plus tax. I will say the price is worth it. It is way better than almost other $200 sound boxes...." Read more
"...Overall, great little speaker at this discounted price...." Read more
"...and bass response are remarkable for a speaker this small and affordable...." Read more
Customers find the speakers easy to connect and use. They mention that the instructions are clear and the pairing process is fast. The speakers are portable and user friendly, and they can connect via bluetooth to their iPad. Customers also say the NFC pairing makes it even easier to start jamming out.
"...It was easy to set up both as a wired speaker system using a standard after-market dual 3.5mm speaker cable and also easy to set up using BT...." Read more
"...Water resistant to a certain degree• Easy to operate• Can be paired with another speaker to create stereo mode•..." Read more
"...This will ask if you want to pair. Click yes and pair is done. So simple. So far no issue with connectivity...." Read more
"...It was very easy to connect via bluetooth to my iPad, and thanks to a youtube video i figured how to pair it with my XB21..." Read more
Customers like the lighting of the speaker. They say it offers illumination, flashing, and colored line lights. Some mention that the speaker creates atmosphere through the quality of the sound itself. That said, some are happy with the lighting feature.
"...Allows voice assistance• Offers lightning featureThe cons:• Price when not on sale•..." Read more
"...It saves your battery life and gives extra hours. But it looks cool when lightening in dark. Enjoying this tiny wonder...." Read more
"...The light show is nice, though i typically leave them off to conserve the battery...." Read more
"...The light is good, the voice is bad...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the battery life of the speakers. Some mention it has good battery life, lasting for hours on end before charging. However, others say that it stopped recharging on May 2019, and the speaker developed a tendency to randomly shut off by itself.
"...Supports "Wireless Party Chain"• Supports NFC• Reasonable battery life when using it modestly.•..." Read more
"...So keep that in mind if you are finding the battery is not lasting long...." Read more
"...Easy! It saves your battery life and gives extra hours. But it looks cool when lightening in dark. Enjoying this tiny wonder...." Read more
"...The beauty of bluetooth and the long battery life is that I move the speaker around to wherever I happen to be, effortlessly...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the speakers. Some mention it works pretty well for such a small size, and the wireless signal works well in up to 10 meters. However, others say that it's a bit okay, the lights might seem a little useless, and they stopped working after a few hours.
"...buttons/controls on the speaker are easy to read and operate and function very well...." Read more
"...According to the manual, the charging light is not on and charges much slower than when speaker is not in use and turned off, but is in fact still..." Read more
"...The wireless signal works well in up to 10 meters and even more than that...." Read more
"...speaker I've bought, I've had it for about a month so far and it still works great...." Read more
Customers have mixed opinions about the connectivity of the speakers. Some mention that the Bluetooth connectivity is solid, easy, and fast. However, others say that it won't pair with their laptop, has lost connection, and has issues staying connected.
"...Click yes and pair is done. So simple. So far no issue with connectivity...." Read more
"...There's a newer model that is quite similar.• The wireless connection has its flaws when adding a second speaker to create a "Stereo" mode..." Read more
"...The beauty of bluetooth and the long battery life is that I move the speaker around to wherever I happen to be, effortlessly...." Read more
"...after a few hours for no reason--that is, it would not Bluetooth connect to my Kindle Fire after it dropped the connection for some reason...." Read more
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If you are looking for a personal speaker system that delivers crisp sound and good base in your office, study, bedroom, etc, and you are not going to try to vibrate the entire house with loud music, then you cannot go wrong with this speaker. It is not designed to rock the house. But it is designed to deliver excellent music quality at volumes that are louder than most people would use in their office, study, bedroom. It was easy to set up both as a wired speaker system using a standard after-market dual 3.5mm speaker cable and also easy to set up using BT. (Note: I suggest not using that crap Sony calls an app though. It is total garbage and you don't need it anyway.) The buttons/controls on the speaker are easy to read and operate and function very well. The sound quality is extremely good for casual entertainment purposes. If you want to rock the house during parties, then spend more and get a speaker system designed for that purpose.
My primary use of these speakers: I used a wired connection to connect the Sony XB20 with my Amazon Echo Dot 2nd generation. Needless to say the sound is much better than what the Dot alone provides. Well, duh! The Dot has a single and very small tweeter and was not designed to deliver great musical sound quality. But I must say I have an original Echo 1st generation (fullsize Echo) and briefly owned the new Echo 2nd generation (fullsize Echo), and I also briefly owned a VAUX Cordless Home Speaker + Portable Battery for Amazon Echo Dot Gen 2. All three of these speaker system have a single driver powering a single set of tweeter and woofer speakers. All three are claimed to provide room filling musical sound of great quality. None of them deliver on their promise though. You will never get a true stereo sound from a speaker system containing one driver, one woofer, and on tweeter. The sound might be loud and might fill the room, but the quality will be terrible with muddy bass and tinny high and mid ranges. They all sucked at even casual music listening in my home office/study. They could fill the room with terrible sounding music, but who wants that? I returned both the Echo 2nd generation (fullsize Echo) and VAUX Cordless Home Speaker as they were very disappointing, especially the latter one. The newer Echo 2nd generation was supposed to be a great improvement over the 1st generation, but it only did a tiny bit better, even with the updated firmware. But with the Sony XB20 connected to my Echo Dot 2nd generation I get room filling musical sound with great quality. No muddy bass, no tinny highs or mid ranges. Just top quality music that one expects from great quality speakers of this size and design. The Sony XB20 speaker system has the advantage here though, to be fair, because it contains two separate drivers independently powering two woofers and two tweeters to provide true stereo. The two drivers provide sound from different frequencies to provide a higher quality of sound which none of the single driver systems can provide. Sony's Extra Bass function is icing on the cake as it boosts the quality of bass when the speaker is turned up loud. I find the sound is better with the Extra Bass function turned ON when the volume is loud and turned OFF if the volume is low.
My secondary use of these speakers: I connect the Sony XB20 with my iPad Pro 9.7 via BT. I mostly use this setup for listening to Spotify. I can also listen to spotify via the Dot and Sony XB20, so that setup gets used much more often than this one. The comments I made above for my primary use of these speakers applies here as well. Same great room filling, high quality, musical sound.
So to sum up my comments, the Sony XB20 is terrific for what it was designed to accomplish. It will blow away single driver speakers with only one woofer and one tweeter. So the Sony XB20 is going to blow away the Amazon Echo, the Google Home, and other similar speakers. But don't expect the Sony XB20 to compete with larger portable and home stereo systems containing larger speakers and more physical separation of speakers within the cabinets. But if you want to turn your Amazon Echo, Google Home, smartphone, tablet, or computer into a much greatly improved room filling musical sound system, the Sony XB20 will do that and at a reasonable price. If you want to aggrevate your neighbors with sound that rocks the whole street, buy a more expensive and more appropriate sound system.
I've been using this speaker since 2017, and so far I'm happy with it.
The sound that this speaker generates is impressive compared to other speakers that might go head to head with it.
I enjoyed listening to music with this speaker, and most of the time there weren't any distortions, which occurs only if there's a hardcore bass music. And in this case, you can turn the "Extra Bass" off to tender the sound quality.
The volume level it reaches can fill a large space (yoga instructors will love it) and it would be a great companion for those who party outdoors and seek after a sound solution.
The speaker looks great and its build quality is good as well, as it can withstand a bump here and there.
Sony claims the battery should last up to 12 hours. It is possible, depending on the way you will use it. If you plan to listen to audio in max. volume, then it will run out in about 3 hours.
It is water resistant, which makes it very useful for outdoor activity, but personally, I didn't use it near water (unless you consider placing it in the kitchen while washing the dishes...).
Operating this speaker, including the special features is an easy task that doesn’t require a college degree.
It can be connected with other speakers (2 creates “Stereo” mode, or 2-99 as a “Wire Party Chain”), but this feature is limited to certain models which is a bit frustrating in my opinion.
The wireless signal works well in up to 10 meters and even more than that. The connectivity deteriorates when the distance is large & additional speaker is added to the audio streaming (in "Stereo" mode).
The speaker is compatible with Siri (which I didn't test) & Google voice assistance, which I tried and works well (I didn’t try it with Alexa though…).
Some of its features are good to have (built-in microphone for phone calls & voice assistance, extra bass, paired with 1-to-99 speakers, supports NFC), while others don't matter that much me (such as the light that I prefer to shut off to save battery life).
There’s an app you can use with this speaker (media player, connect with other speakers, etc.) but so far, I didn’t use it and I’m fine with it…
I managed to purchase this speaker on sale, for about $50 which was a great deal. When it is not on sale, the price seems far from being attractive, since there are many alternatives in the market.
There are newer models in the market (the Sony SRS-XB21) but I'm not sure if it offers that much of an improvement compared to the Sony SRS-XB20.
Overall, this is one of the best portable speakers I ever purchased, so I strongly recommend it. But if you plan to use it with other speakers, just make sure they all support the same features so you can use them together.
Please note I attached to this review screenshots + a video review I made about my experience with this controller.
The pros:
• Elegant design
• Superb build quality
• Satisfying volume level & excellent audio quality
• Water resistant to a certain degree
• Easy to operate
• Can be paired with another speaker to create stereo mode
• Supports "Wireless Party Chain"
• Supports NFC
• Reasonable battery life when using it modestly.
• Can be used as a speakerphone for phone calls.
• Allows voice assistance
• Offers lightning feature
The cons:
• Price when not on sale
• There's a newer model that is quite similar.
• The wireless connection has its flaws when adding a second speaker to create a "Stereo" mode
• It requires specific speakers by Sony that supports the "Add" & "Wireless Party Chain" to use these features
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Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2019
I've been using this speaker since 2017, and so far I'm happy with it.
The sound that this speaker generates is impressive compared to other speakers that might go head to head with it.
I enjoyed listening to music with this speaker, and most of the time there weren't any distortions, which occurs only if there's a hardcore bass music. And in this case, you can turn the "Extra Bass" off to tender the sound quality.
The volume level it reaches can fill a large space (yoga instructors will love it) and it would be a great companion for those who party outdoors and seek after a sound solution.
The speaker looks great and its build quality is good as well, as it can withstand a bump here and there.
Sony claims the battery should last up to 12 hours. It is possible, depending on the way you will use it. If you plan to listen to audio in max. volume, then it will run out in about 3 hours.
It is water resistant, which makes it very useful for outdoor activity, but personally, I didn't use it near water (unless you consider placing it in the kitchen while washing the dishes...).
Operating this speaker, including the special features is an easy task that doesn’t require a college degree.
It can be connected with other speakers (2 creates “Stereo” mode, or 2-99 as a “Wire Party Chain”), but this feature is limited to certain models which is a bit frustrating in my opinion.
The wireless signal works well in up to 10 meters and even more than that. The connectivity deteriorates when the distance is large & additional speaker is added to the audio streaming (in "Stereo" mode).
The speaker is compatible with Siri (which I didn't test) & Google voice assistance, which I tried and works well (I didn’t try it with Alexa though…).
Some of its features are good to have (built-in microphone for phone calls & voice assistance, extra bass, paired with 1-to-99 speakers, supports NFC), while others don't matter that much me (such as the light that I prefer to shut off to save battery life).
There’s an app you can use with this speaker (media player, connect with other speakers, etc.) but so far, I didn’t use it and I’m fine with it…
I managed to purchase this speaker on sale, for about $50 which was a great deal. When it is not on sale, the price seems far from being attractive, since there are many alternatives in the market.
There are newer models in the market (the Sony SRS-XB21) but I'm not sure if it offers that much of an improvement compared to the Sony SRS-XB20.
Overall, this is one of the best portable speakers I ever purchased, so I strongly recommend it. But if you plan to use it with other speakers, just make sure they all support the same features so you can use them together.
Please note I attached to this review screenshots + a video review I made about my experience with this controller.
The pros:
• Elegant design
• Superb build quality
• Satisfying volume level & excellent audio quality
• Water resistant to a certain degree
• Easy to operate
• Can be paired with another speaker to create stereo mode
• Supports "Wireless Party Chain"
• Supports NFC
• Reasonable battery life when using it modestly.
• Can be used as a speakerphone for phone calls.
• Allows voice assistance
• Offers lightning feature
The cons:
• Price when not on sale
• There's a newer model that is quite similar.
• The wireless connection has its flaws when adding a second speaker to create a "Stereo" mode
• It requires specific speakers by Sony that supports the "Add" & "Wireless Party Chain" to use these features
****
FAQ :
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If you have any, please do ask and I will do my best to answer them.
Top reviews from other countries
La resistencia al agua se agradece bastante para los que gustamos del baño musical y las luces son la cereza del pastel, le dan un toque único a tu música envuelto en un producto con una construcción y materiales de la mas alta calidad, respaldado y totalmente personalizable con su respectiva App: "Music Center", es simplemente impecable.
On lower to medium volumes, the battery lasts a long time. You can also improve its battery life by turning off the LED light. My only gripe is that it does not come with a wall adapter, meaning you must plug it in a USB power source such as a computer to charge the battery, which can take up to a dozen hours if the USB port provides little power (such as front panel ports on a PC).
Reviewed in Canada on January 2, 2018
On lower to medium volumes, the battery lasts a long time. You can also improve its battery life by turning off the LED light. My only gripe is that it does not come with a wall adapter, meaning you must plug it in a USB power source such as a computer to charge the battery, which can take up to a dozen hours if the USB port provides little power (such as front panel ports on a PC).
This beauty is serving us well.
My mom is in love with it. Thanks SONY.