Customer Ratings & Reviews

I have been looking for a new Bluetooth wireless portable speaker that I could take outside for my upcoming summer parties on the patio. I wanted great sound with enough volume to be easily heard, some thumping bass, and good app to control it all. It also needed good battery life, be easy to pack around or throw into a beach bag and most importantly be able to stand up to the elements! SONY's new ULT FIELD 3 wireless portable speaker has ticked all the boxes for me! The unit has a quality feel about it. I am over the speakers that feel and look like a plastic brick! The Field 3 is wrapped in a tightly woven fabric that feels good to the touch and looks great too! The entire control panel features raised buttons that are rubber coated and include power on/off, Bluetooth pairing with a status light, play/pause, volume and of course a big ULT bass boost button! It is quite compact at 3.1 inches tall by 10.1 inches long. It is 4.5 inches deep and weighs only 3 pounds. The speaker includes a very nice adjustable nylon strap the attaches via a clever set of hidden connectors. This allows you to sling the unit over your shoulder if you wish. Portabilty is nice but no good if the speaker can't take a little abuse! When you examine it you will see that everything is protected by a rubber-like skin and even includes sealed covers over the charging port. SONY boasts an IP67 rating for the FIELD 3 meaning it is waterproof (up to 1 meter of immersion for 30 minutes), dustproof, rustproof(!) and shockproof. I inadvertantly tested that last attribute by accidentally dropping the speaker about 3 feet onto the floor - it didn't skip a beat and showed no damage! Battery life is good - SONY claims up to 24 hours on a full charge running the volume control at 50%. More impressive is the claim of gaining up to 2 hours of additional use with only a 10 minute charge! The unit also offers a Battery Care setting that allows you cap the recharging to 90% which should extend the lifetime of the lithium pack. Charging is via a standard USB-C port mounted behind a sealed cap on the rear of the unit. A charging cable is included in the box but you'll have to provide your own wall wart. How about the sound? It's really pretty good. The speaker sports a two-way active design sporting a forward firing .7 inch tweeter and a 3.3 inch woofer with 2 side-mounted passive radiators. The radiators are very effective. They are exposed and you can actually watch their travel when they are operating. There is plenty of volume although the sound can get a little strained with the volume maxed out. These products are intented to feature bass and they don't disappoint. However, I found the midrange to be a little thin. Fortunately the SONY Sound Connect App offers a 7 channel equalizer that allows you to fill in some of that gap. There is even a feature that allows you to connect multiple ULT speakers together to act as a stereo pair or even a multi-room solution! Unfortunately I only have a single unit right now but maybe my next purchase.... (very clever marketing, SONY!) The speaker also includes a very effective built-in microphone that can be used not only for speaker-phone functionality but also is used for what SONY calls Sound Field Optimization which provides some dynamic volume adjustment to accommodate noisy environments. In summary - I am pretty happy with my new speaker and suggest that you consider the ULT product line if you're in the market!

Seemed like a good price for the value. It is a Christmas gift so haven't tried it yet

The speaker packs a punch when it comes to bass quality and audio consistency. I love the shoulder strap, the Bluetooth technology that allows me to connect to more than one device, effortless syncing abilities, water and dust resistance, and ease of portability. The sound quality of the speaker is crisp and loud enough to entertain a very large room by itself. However, it can Bluetooth to other speakers. I have a concern with how much focus this speaker is having on its heavy bass feature. The standard mode has very impressive bass quality, but there is a mode to enhance the bass even further. This in question drowns out the actual music. Also, it'll take some testing but I'm not sure how long the shelf life of the battery will be. The initial full charge lasts 10+ hours. With proper maintenance and care, hopefully the battery will hold a charge for an average of 8 to 10 hours. First impressions. I'm very satisfied with the design. expect to use this speaker in several social situations.

Bluetooth speakers have become a dime a dozen but Sony has hit it out of park with this speaker series, I could rattle of specs but bottom line at sale price of 149 there is no better well rounded speaker for sound output, portability, and battery life. Buy 2 as a stereo pair and at 300$ better value and better sound than any single Bluetooth speaker in that price range. Excellent bass and plays loud and clear. Versatile, well made and excellent sound. Imo best value in market all things considered for single unit or stereo pair.

This little speaker rocks!!-Bought it for my nephew to pair up with his laptop for gaming!-Very impressive!!

Batter life is decent and sounds is alright, slighlty overpriced in my opinion

Very nice unit, will be using it a lot, i will use it while i woekout

I loved it the first 3 months. I found that if you don’t use it every week the battery loses its battery strength. I tried to use it yesterday but it kept shutting off, so I charged it all night but it still kept shutting off and the bluetooth wouldn’t connect to my phone anymore.

Purchased this item for my boyfriend, and he loves it; he’s very picky about his speakers.

It is great i love sony. The speaker works really well.

I like the speaker it sounds good but at certain points it sends too much bass that you can hear it cant handle it to me its just a bigger ult 1 uses the speaker setup just tuned to sound more open not a bad speaker just keep that in mind

Easy to use and good sound. Reliably connects and has good range

While i am a Sony enthusiast, this is not their best product. I have come to expect better from these speakers, this one is just ok.

Sony has repeatedly impressed me with their Bluetooth speakers in the last couple of years, and this new ULT Field 3 Model is definitely no different. From the first minute I connected my phone to it and started playing a song, I fell in love with it! The Bluetooth connection was very quick and easy, and the Sony Sound connect app is great as well. The speaker sounded amazing right out of the box but having the app available to fine tune the sound, among tweaking many other items, is great. I am someone who cannot listen to music if it is coming out of a poor sounding speaker, especially if it is lacking bass. This speaker is so great with base I struggle to even put it into words. When I pressed that ULT button for the first time I was genuinely shocked at the sound quality and the punch that was coming out of a speaker this size. If you consider yourself an audiophile in any way, you will not be disappointed with this speaker. This is the first speaker I've had that has the option of a shoulder strap and it has already come in handy, the size and profile of this speaker is the perfect size to pack in the suitcase and I can already see myself carrying this out to the beach or pool this summer. Perfect to go along with long days like that will be the impressive 24 hour battery life and quick charge function. Also going along with that, realizing this really is the perfect pool and beach speaker, will be the IP67 waterproof and dust proof feature. No matter how careful you are with electronics, mistakes still happen and having that safety net is appreciated. Overall this speaker is a 10/10 and Sony did an excellent job with it.

Highly recommended! I gifted my son on his birthday and he loves it.

I bought it for my son who's favorite color is orange. It sounds great but it could be a little louder. We do mainly use it outside.

Do not buy this. Initially I thought this was a really great speaker. The sound quality is good and it worked great for several months. Then suddenly, the Bluetooth started randomly dropping connection. The speaker is now unusable, it will randomly disconnect within ba few minutes to an hour after establishing a connection. Manually resetting the speaker or changing connection settings using the Sony App does nothing. The speaker is too unreliable to use for any period of time and I wish I would have bought something else.

Great sound, easy connected and maintain connectivity.

By far one of the best! I would purchase this again.

Sound amazing and for the price its not a bad item