This specker is amazing! Its everything Ive hoped for in a specker plus some! Discovered that this specker can charge my lg phone while I am listening to music at the same time. So its like having a speacker and a portable charger all in one! Waterproof is a plus and the sound is amazing! The lights sync and dance to the music you play! I want to get the bigger size speaker aswell!!!

So, I bought this speaker because of its long battery life. At first, I was not impressed with the loudness off this speaker and my intention was to return it after testing it's features. The battery life appears to be good, but I was unable to test it's suggested longevity of 20 hours. Unfortunately, I went past the return window because I probably would have returned it for not being as loud as i was expecting. But here's what i did to make the best of it. I installed a volume booster on my Android phone. Voila! Problem solved! But I had to go into my developer settings and configure a few things. Do this.See photo. https://youtu.be/cyNryiXFqtI Makes a huge difference. But you have to play with a few of the volume boosters to decide what works for you. Use a volume booster and equalizer for best results.

Overview: I purchased this speaker to take in a camel-back while I snowboard, it gave me the extra sound I needed while shredding down the slopes and it’s bass is clear when the “live” or “extended battery” are disabled, when active they both reduce quality to conserve battery. I also used this speaker to play Christmas music for the residents of the assisted living I work at. They thoroughly enjoyed the music more than if it had come out of the tv and I couldn’t have been happier to see them sing along! I was between this speaker and the JBL charge and this has been a worth while purchase, I may still get this charge and use this as a house speaker for the reason of the battery- see below. Pros: Really clear sound, bass is strong (can be felt if volume at max and you are within 4 feet) but be thoughtful of what you set the speaker on to play music as the powerful bass can reverb off and distort sound pretty easy, lights add ambiance when you are relaxing-not great party lights IMO, multiple modes to choose quality/battery, built in mic to give hands free calls when snowboarding. Cons: My biggest issue is the battery life, I take quality of battery every time and this drains the battery within 6 hours which is nothing when on the slopes, I should mention the cold can also reduce this time but It’s hard to know exactly what the battery level is (you just have a light for “charge” that appears and the speaker will say “needs charge” when battery becomes low, but again what level is this at?!) Weight is another thing I would say is a con, it’s light given it’s size and durability but it’s 5+ lbs and this isn’t something you can just toss in a pack, you need to plan it specially if you need to include the charger. Lights are cool but very unnecessary as you can’t personalize it much and it just drains the battery more. With the app you can get it so it does blink or flash to the beat but RGB lights inside of the speakers instead of white would be a huge improvement if possible.

I can see why Sony is an alternative to JBL and Bose, less expensive and the sound is great, this one in particular got my attention at the store and I have the opportunity to tested in a trip to the beach, I am really pleased to say that the battery is great, last forever, and the sound is very clear, is built very strong and the lights are super nice. I will recommend everyone to have one for small party's with the family and friends.

Picked up this new XB-33 last month. My old XB-40 was “borrowed” during our recent move. Has awesome sound for a reasonably price BT Speaker. Connection was a breeze and I just basically use it for listening in the house or garage. Don’t have my surround system up because of just moving in, so this is my sound piece. Would definitely recommend this speaker.