Additional information
| Product Dimensions | 10.39 x 4.96 x 5.35 inches |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 2.42 pounds |
| Manufacturer | Sony |
| ASIN | B086D4JNGM |
| Item model number | SRSXB33/B |
| Batteries | 1 Lithium ion batteries required. (included) |
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| Best Sellers Rank | #185 in Portable Bluetooth Speakers#2,245 in MP3 & MP4 Player Accessories |
| Date First Available | May 11, 2020 |
LBP –
With the Sony SRS-XB43 I finally have the sound I have been searching for. My old $35.00 Anker bluetooth, which I loved and had for seven years, was nothing special but a great value of sound vs $ finally died after a pool accident. I tried an off brand under $100, not good enough and returned it. I have gotten kind of picky about my sound and this category of speakers has drastically improved in the last 5 years so I decided to up my $$. I’m listening way more than I used to since we are staying home more now days. I bought a Bose Portable Home Speaker for a huge price increase! It’s a really nice spacial sound and interesting features but it suits better to inside use. It’s splash rating is ipx4 and doesn’t cut it for how it gets used so I returned that one.Enter the Sony SRS-XB43, I read reviews all over the internet about this one and it seemed like one I’d like to try. Amazon and Sony then cut the price by $50 so I bought 2!!! They came the next day. This is no lie ….3 minutes after opening the box I was listening to music via bluetooth! While it’s not as spacial as the Bose, it is more directional,more sound out the front than the back, this speaker is exactly the sound profile I like while listening. It can be a little punchy if you like and has great clarity and range of lows, mids and highs and balances those well so they don’t override each other. I listen to everything blues, jazz, rock, acoustic, electronic, classical, big band, podcasts, old radio shows, ballgames….. everything and it performs near perfect for me. It’s bigger than most and at 3+ pounds it feels like a ton. Carting 2 of these around will take getting used to but the sound is worth it. The lights don’t interest me and they are easily turned off with the sony app.Pros : Great well balanced sound, waterproof, ridiculously easy bluetooth pairing, holds charge well , charges via usb- C and they seem solid, well-built and durable.Cons: Only one is the size and weight but it shouldn’t be a deal killer.Darn near perfectThanks Sony and Amazon
Nick –
Decided to give the XB43 a try. Man, I wasn’t disappointed. It has some good sound quality, great bass (even my friends complimented the bass for a portable speaker), and some amazing battery life. Plus… the lighting effects are very cool. I saw the built in party mode and stereo speaker options also (had no clue when I first bought it).Well, decided to bite the bullet and get one more. Not disappointed…. at ALL. I have both set up in stereo speaker mode. And together, they really do make it feel stereo – better than some normal speakers I have had. When in this mode, all the lighting effects sync up and do the same actions together (just in case you care about that type of thing). The battery life is pretty great… though I have noticed when using the extra functions it does drain a tad faster (don’t worry, you are going to still have plenty of hours available even before you worry about needing a charge). The speakers also have the ability to allow you to plug something in and charge off of them, functioning like a portable battery pack (or an extra USB outlet if you are charging at the time).My only con I have noticed is the extra bass is almost TOO extra at times you want to play the music soft. Sometimes it can sound like a car rattling from bass when quiet. But it’s usually on on songs that go way overboard on the bass (think EDM and such). Most of the time everything is perfect – and not enough downfall to affect my rating of the product.If you are on the fence about Sony speakers… don’t be. It’s been worth it!
Stu –
I was worried that this wouldn’t sound good but I trusted in the (relatively) high price and the Sony brand name. I am not disappointed. It sounds good and feels like a high quality unit. I highly recommend if you’re tired of the $50 units that only playback the higher frequencies.
Lu –
Your browser does not support HTML5 video. Update #2: I’m reading reviews saying it’s quiet… download the app and max out the EQ for low, mids & highs. It doubles the sound output. It doesn’t even distort the sound. It’s loud enough for me with regular settings though.1 month update: I’ve had time to really enjoy this speaker. I want to talk about the battery life now. I wake up every morning at 4am to get ready for work. That’s when I unplug this speaker and turn it on. I play it softly in the morning. Until 4:50 when I set off for work. When I get to work my phone instantly returns to the xb43 the second I turn the key off. That’s where it starts playing 10 hours straight. Anywhere from 60% – 90% volume. I leave work and it’s at 70% battery still. After 10 straight hours! I don’t know how long it lasts on 100% volume with the lights on. It’s too loud. Our PM’s and President probably would ban all music if we were to blast it all day long.Now let me get back to the bass. The trick with the bass is to download the music center app and adjust the mids & highs to negative six to ten (-6 to -10) and adjust the lows to plus one or two (+1 or +2) that way the bass isn’t muddied and all you have to do is turn the speaker up louder to get massive op bass. Or put bass on 10 and the other on -10 to just slap xD(Old review): I’m not sure where to start with this thing. First of all the sound is on point. It sounds better than my cars speakers. The highs and mids are replicated beautifully.Now let me warn you about the bass. I don’t see anything extra about it. The bass is there. It creates the tones. It can replicate the bass from Kendrick Lamar’s “Swimming Pools.” Most portable speakers can’t even attempt to reproduce that low level of hertz bass line. It slaps but it’s a 7ish pound speaker so don’t expect to feel it in open spaces.If you listen in a confined space like the bathroom, the bass rocks. If your listening outdoors you can hear it. People will be impressed that this level of sound is coming from this sleek flashing bar. It’s very beautiful. It’s impressive. All my coworkers put away their speakers (Bose, JBL etc…) and downloaded the fiesta app and add songs to the queue. They like the sound of my speaker better than their equivalently priced bt speakers. I’m proud of my Sony.
Dan Riggs –
First off, I ordered the XB43 solely for an upcoming trip. I was initially going to grab the JBL Charge series due to portability but came across the XB33, which led me to this beast. Took a chance and pre-ordered it instead of going with JBL (always found the sound of their equipment to not be what I was looking for). Have to say, this thing is every bit what I wanted–solid crisp bass and the EQ mixture control helps accentuate any style of music you might be in to (I mainly do rock and EDM, my wife enjoys hip hop and country).Prior to receiving this, I also took a chance and ordered my wife the XB33. Our previous bluetooth speaker was the SRS X5, so clearly both speakers are a marked improvement over what we had. With that said, I have to say that when I take the XB33 out on its own, I don’t notice too much difference between the two. The XB33 has every bit the volume and bass you’d want, it’s shockingly loud for its size, lightweight, portable and it floats on water–huge bonus.With that said, when I do put the speakers together and play music connected via Party Connect, I do notice a difference in sound. Both speakers have a clean sound, but it’s clear that the XB43 has more power and a greater depth overall. Of course, the XB43 is literally twice the size and weight–it’s still very portable compared to a wired speaker system, but not as portable as the XB33.The lights on these speakers are excellent, and it’s a feature I didn’t think I’d care for. In case you didn’t like the strobe lighting from the middle portion of the speaker, Sony has a handful of options in their app to have only the LED bars on the side light up, or you can just turn them off altogether. Additionally, the Live Sound feature is one of the coolest addition I’ve heard–songs you’ve heard hundreds of time sound completely new in a great way, where the background sound is emphasized appropriately.You seriously can’t go wrong with this or the XB33. If you get the XB33, you’ll probably never hear a difference in anything you’re missing. If you go with the XB43, you’re getting an incredible speaker that’s able to travel and withstand the elements. Expect to get every bit of the bass and sound you want to hear, but don’t expect the bass to blow you away like you’re listening to a subwoofer built to never go anywhere–that’s not the point of this speaker system.
ASHISH SRIVASTAVA –
Used it for almost 7 hrs now continously XB33Pros1. Battery too good ran for 6 hrs only 30% drop including lights on mode2. U can charge from any USB C3. This will act as power bank for charging Mobile phone4. Live mode is also good5. Shockproof6. Dustproof7. Waterproof8. NFC work smoothly9. Bluetooth works as creamy butter10. Heavy and will mark its presence in a 2 bhk Apartment very easily.This are verified pointsConsNo Radio connectionNot TestedVoice assistant till now, will update review later
Allan R –
So I’ve been looking for my do-it-all BT speaker for a while, without spending too much, and of the ones I have owned, the Sony SRS-XB33 is the clear winner. Scroll down if you want to read the direct review of the Sony speaker. Previously, I’ve owned the Oontz Angle 3 Ultra, and briefly the Tribit Maxsound Plus, and JBL Charge 4. The Oontz speakers I still own, (two in paired stero), and they are a great value for the money, especially as a pair in stereo. That would be a clear winner for me for under $100 (for both!) However, as you might imagine, the small size and overall build prevents this from really producing deep, resonating bass, and the overall sound is a little thin without a ton of range. However, for a lot of people, these would be a perfectly acceptable choice for on-the-go music.The Tribit Maxsound was just not very good. I don’t know how it seems to receive such high praise as an affordable, but great sounding speaker. It just isn’t very good, very tinny, and the bass is really lacking. The Oontz speakers are a much better sound profile, and even slightly better bass. That model also cannot be paired in stereo (AFAIK). Not worth purchasing IMO.Now, for the XB33, and how it compared to a worthy competitor, the JBL Charge 4. The two speakers are of similar size (I didn’t get exact measurements, but are more or less similar), and larger than I might have though. Perhaps because I was used to much smaller, cheaper BT speakers… These are definitely not as portable, at least for things like packing in luggage. Probably fine for road trips, but I would not want to pack this in my airplane luggage. In the box comes the speaker, a charging cord and some (terrible) instructions. The instructions now look like IKEA assembly instructions, just confusing pictures. The pairing process is pretty easy.SOUND: The sound quality of this speaker is outstanding. The overall sound profile is very rich, and it seems to carry farther than the volume would indicate. Meaning, some speakers are loud, but when you walk further away from it, the sound dissipates quickly. The Sony speaker’s sound carries farther, I don’t know why that is, or how that is quantified, other than when I walk away from it, the volume I hear decreases much more slowly than some other speakers I’ve had. Again, that’s one of those possibly subjective things, but it’s definitely true based on my experience. The bass is very robust and resonates well without simply thumping for the sake of being the deepest, hardest bass. The Charge 4 has deeper bass that hits harder, but this one just sounds better. It complements the mids and highs much better than the Charge 4. Speaking of which, the main issue I had with that speaker is the lack of clarity in the mid range. The profile was just too one-dimensional for me. Thumpy bass and decent highs, but there was no depth to the sound. I just could not get into the sound profile from that speaker. You’ll see a common complaint about the Charge 4 is the mids, and it absolutely is true. A good speaker with very good bass, but no depth and dimension to it. Back to this speaker, the overall sound profile is the key point. The bass is very good, but the speaker isn’t just a slapper. The mids and highs are all excellently rendered in a very three dimensional sound that works well together. There isn’t one aspect of this speaker that is “the best”, but as a total package, it’s the best sound I’ve heard from speakers in and around this price point. Recently I purchased a second to pair in stereo, and I’m even more impressed now. One speaker by itself sounds so rich that you may not need a second, but you really can hear the difference in two of them. Hands down, this is the winner vs the Charge 4, and an excellent value in this price range. Oh, I forgot to mention the lights! They are customizeable in the app, and really add some additional flare to a great sounding speaker, for those big house parties.A few minor complaints I have. One is the volume of this speaker is surprisingly low. I have sensitive hearing, so I generally don’t need extreme volume, but I find myself usually at about 80-90% volume outside, and maybe 70% inside, and that’s just to listen at a decently loud, but comfortable volume. If you turn it all the way up, it’s loud, but I could easily leave it turned up all the way without feeling like my ears would start bleeding immediately. Even my small Oontz speakers can get louder. Again, as a stereo pair, the overall volume is much louder, and that might be a solution, but as a solo speaker, some people might find the volume a bit low. Also, the battery life is pretty poor. Maybe I’m not used to these larger speakers, but I find myself charging the thing every few days, using it several hours a day. It is probably within spec, but it sure does seem like these need to be charged quite often. However, apart from that, this speaker is fantastic, and highly recommended.
Quincy C. –
I’ve typically bought $100 or less speakers in the past, but I decided I wanted a richer sound from my portable speaker, so I splurged for the XB43. I’m glad I did because the sound quality over cheaper speakers makes it worth it.Size-wise, the XB43 is pretty big compared to what I’ve owned before. It’s a bit over a foot long, and is pretty heavy. I guess that’s what it takes to produce good sound though.The XB43 connects to my laptop or phone quickly upon powering on. So far I’ve used my speaker for over 10 hours, and the speaker says I have about 50% battery remaining. If you want to preserve the battery, you can leave it plugged into an outlet. Sound-wise, it’s a massive upgrade over $100 speakers. It has solid bass (but don’t expect subwoofer deepness) and it balances the highs and lows well. I’ve cranked it up while playing some modern pop, and there’s no distortion. It can definitely get pretty loud for its size.
Michael –
I just received this and charging for the first time. The first thing I noticed when I picked up the box was “this thing is substantial”. You likely won’t be putting it on your desk. I got it for outdoor use and I like the idea of more sound and that’s it waterproof and will be able to go on my boat. Someone asked about putting this in the cupholder on a bicycle. I doubt it. My pic gives you some reference points vs a 16 oz water bottle and the bottle that came with my bike. Too early to evaluate the speaker except to say set up was really easy and the sound quality has been good at the lower volumes I’ve listened to so far inside my home.
Amy Nghiem –
This speaker is bigger and much heavier than the 41, but not really a big deal. Bluetooth is amazing and easily plays music from two devices without manually switching. Live mode has improved a lot and overall you can hear the voice mjch cleaner than the 41. Charging speeds are a lot quicker, so overall very pleased with this speaker.