Customer Ratings & Reviews

The Sony Ult Tower 9 surprisingly impressed me after hearing the bass didn't go that deep but most people use it in ULT Mode 2 which is just upper bass with a brighter sound signature. With the Ult mode off this speaker still sounds pretty open with the 4 tweeters and 2 midrange drivers for a widespread but forward sound with the 12.5 inch woofer delivering enough bass to know you listen to a big speaker but not that much of a impressive speaker until you turn on ult mode 1 so whatever room you bring this speaker you will experience a strong 50Hz to punch to feel the vibrations in the air from the bass and the air thelar has enough low end extention to get that 35Hz movie theater experience while bass up to 65 Hz is still very solid. since this version does come with a battery it is very nice to roll from room to room but carrying this speaker outside sucks. Battery life is decent you can get about 3 and a half hours with the volume on 45% but I haven't preformed a real stamina test yet. It sounds a lot more open than the JBL Partybox 520 but the 520 is much better suited to be on the go and deliver much stronger low, sub bass but then again it can distort a lil while the Sony keeps its composure except for rapidly turning the volume up or down then youll here pops. So I can recommend this speaker as a large indoor party speaker with great sound and a lovely light show

Really good loud and clear audio the voice in th music is very clear and crisp

The Sony - ULT TOWER 9 is the ultimate beast at the sub-$1000 price point. Initial Observations: Upon unboxing the ULT Tower 9's box and it's a VERY large box - so be forewarned - I noticed that the internal bracing foam wasn't really up to the task. It was busted in multiple places and was observably, not very robust at all. Luckily, the speaker was undamaged; perhaps I just got lucky. Notably, this is probably best as a two-person job; unboxing and moving the speaker onto its normal position - which then makes moving it around SO much easier - given its back wheels. Moving past all that, the style and sheer mass to this thing is impressive. The more expensive model to me looks too space-age, so, considering the performance built into this thing, it's definitely the biggest party speaker I would ever consider. But keep in mind, everyone's needs are different. The Sony - ULT TOWER 9 literally "towers" leaps-and-bounds over something like the Sony XP700 which is also a very impressive wireless speaker and a great performer that I currently own! The built-in handles here are absolutely necessary. For both unpacking and moving around.. This speaker comes with an internal battery pack rated at ~25 hours. Impressive. It also has a comprehensive topside, control button/touch-panel and an abundance of indicator lights. There are inputs for microphones, aux cables, USB, TOSlink (optical input) and even a guitar! The mic and guitar inputs have discrete gain controls too. There are even retractable microphone holders. The wheels look sturdy enough but only time will tell with those. All-in-all I would say the build quality is mostly all Sony. Setup & Performance: Getting the Sony - ULT TOWER 9 setup and functioning is overall pretty quick & painless via bluetooth. I've connected via this method with both a Sony digital Walkman and a Samsung S23+. That wireless connection remained stable and reliable for the entire duration of my time reviewing the speaker. No hiccups! At initial setup, I was prompted to apply a firmware/software update to the speaker, and it took an acceptable amount of time. What the firmware update didn't do was rectify the issues I see with the party light controls - but more on that later... Using various file formats but spending most my time using ALAC/Apple Lossless content, the ULT 9 sounded authoritative and full. You can choose a default sound profile that admittedly sound overly quiet, tame & pedestrian. There is also two ULT modes, with ULT 1 sounding punchy and makes everything come alive & then there's an ULT 2 mode that I personally found muddies up the sound. But sound quality is a subjective topic, so, I'll leave it at that. Cranking the ULT 9 Tower up to concert hall-like levels both in a fairly large great room and patio setting sounded amazing, especially in ULT 1 mode. No complaints here. The speaker drivers and complimentary amplifiers behind them do more than an admirable job of producing BIG SOUND, without distortion. I cannot attest to where distortion kicks-in simply because I wasn't willing to crank it up as loud as it would go but suffice it say, this thing does the job and does it with fidelity. I can only imagine how mind-blowing the experience could be with two of these paired together in stereo mode! Mobile App Impressions: Generally speaking, the mobile app is fairly comprehensive and well laid-out. My only beef with both the app and speaker, is the apparent buggy nature of controlling the various modes & styles of party lighting. The app wouldn't let me enable or disable that stuff. I was forced to interact with the control panel. I'd call that a major bug. Active vs. static light modes seems goofy too, as the speaker would end up somehow being in a single color, static mode for some unknown reason - with other times being in music-sync'd active mode. Bottom line: this system needs a bit more polish and as such, I'm demoting my review by 1 star. Pros: In the simplest of terms: This party speaker is an absolute beast! Overall build quality is what you'd expect from a Sony product. Port locations are tightly protected with rubber seals. Connectivity options are plentiful. Wireless connectivity is rock solid reliable. Sound fidelity and loudness is again, nothing short of top-shelf Sony. Custom EQ controls work well and provide plenty of Bands. If one is into the whole RGB thing, the lighting regions are complimentary to the design theme. The guitar feature is a nice adder but sort of gimmicky too. Yes, I tested that, and it works. For certain settings, it's useful. But enough about that... Cons: Such is life, another product with unpolished mobile app/software bugs; fixable for sure - given time. Specifically, all of these bugs involve the RGB/party light functionality and seem like a major oversight. The packaging engineers sorta dropped the ball on this one. Needs better quality and better designed support foam, in its massive box. ULT 2 mode kinds overdoes things and makes the sound muddy and excessively boom-y. With fingers crossed that Sony engineers can smooth out the bumps & warts on this thing, it has the potential to be the 'king of the hill' - at its price point. And I can live with the lighting controls bugs until such time they are rectified - because the primary function of the Sony - ULT TOWER 9 is really just all about the Sound! In truth, there's a lot more to like here than dislike. A LOT more! Recommended!

If you’re wondering what ULT stands for, I would say Ultra Loud Tower, because that’s exactly what this is! But wait, immediate gripe; the tower arrived fully intact in the box BUT had multiple scratches (white in color) and 3 distinct gouges along the front handle: Ok, now on to the review. I was a bit shocked when I saw the huge box arrive at my door, but the smile on my face couldn’t have been bigger. The massive speaker weighing a hefty 65 lbs. comes out of the box ready to roll to the party…..full pun. Yes, this thing has wheels which definitely made me happy as the portability of this speaker was immediately in question before unboxing. The solid casters support this functioning powerhouse of bass-pumping sound anywhere you want to take it……at least until you want to pair your speaker with a second device in the app, but I’ll come back to this point. Out of the box the speaker comes fully ready to party with a sub woofer, 2 mid-bass speakers and 2 tweeters fully enclosed in a sleek black tower housing with a wrap-around handle at the top. In the center of the tower rests your full touch-pad control center. You have full color control including multi-color function, paring button, echo effect, connect button, play/pause, tv booster, ULT and your volume buttons. As far as connections the tower you have Bluetooth, connection through the sound connect app, USB 5v/1.5A, audio in and an optical in port. Now, let’s get back to the speaker. Once I turn on the speaker and pair my wife’s phone, the sound waves filled my room, my house, and spilled outside. The bass was the immediate and obvious superstar in that moment, completely taking us by surprise the deep rumble we felt was certainly welcomed. Now, back to trying to pair another device. According to the manual you’re supposed to be able paid multiple devices in the app along with multiple speakers to this tower. Well, I definitely failed at pairing my phone in the app. I quickly got stuck after adding the speaker via the Bluetooth pairing option in the app. The next step asks me to “select an accessory” but provides no option, and remains stuck on this screen. I’ve tried closing the app, shutting off and turning on my Bluetooth, deleting the app and re-downloading but nothing worked so I moved on to the next test….tv pairing. I connected the speaker to my tv outside via the optical cable and started a movie around 6:30 pm specifically while neighbors were mowing their grass. The sound produced by this speaker was so phenomenal it drowned out the sound of the nearby lawn mowers with ease. The light show is a cherry on top. Not only does it perform like a champ simply as a speaker, but it takes your party up to another level with microphone connections and holders for karaoke! There’s also a notch built into the top of the tower which perfectly holds a phone or tablet in place while the party roars on. Lastly, battery life….you get an estimated 25 hours of life on a charge! Hands down I recommend this portable speaker, especially if you enjoy entertaining outside, have kids, or you’re simply the life of the party. Or if you’d just like to kick up your outdoor entertainment space, GET THIS!!

first time owning giant boombox speakers and sony latest ult tower 9 definitely did not disappoint!, this tower packs amazing sounding quality audio and wow eve been enjoying this for over a week now. just want to give my input about this product. DEVICE: I think for Ult tower 9 is a perfect size and height, it’s not too big and I can still fit this inside my car to able to transfer from different locations. I think the design is well thought out, the coating is good but the coating where the buttons are on top has a different quality. Ult Tower 9 weighs about 65 hounds, I can reach about 25 hours of battery life fully charge but you also have the options to keep the speaker plug. at the back you also have the ability to charge your phone, an audio in and an optical in that gives you the ability to connect it to your tv to improve your listening experiences during films. Ult tower 9 also have some great dancing rgb lighting that react to beat, you have the options from either lights on/ off either multi colors or a single color to choose from. if you enjoy karaoke then Ult tower 9 is a perfect speaker for that you have the ability to plug 2 mic or a guitar, it also comes build in with microphone holder on both side and it can be inserted in and out. SOFTWARE since the packaging you will get a QR code that takes you direct to download Sonys sound connect app. once connected this applications is where you’ll need to update the Ult Tower 9. the app also have support to control the EQ to create your own custom audio setting. or use sony Ult button that has two audio profile for either a more of a bass audio profile. the app also offer some fun button to mess with when using the tower night. perfect for party to get to getting an pressing the app to make that classic DJ audio effects sounds, I love that feature. CONCLUSION you can do a lot with Sony Ult Tower 9 you even have the ability to connect multiple speakers or another Ult Tower 9 for a stereo quality. fortunately I was not able to test that but I did have a lot of time connecting through Bluetooth, i’ve connected on most times in my PC and i’ve noticed some mileseconds of audio delay, which is quite disappointing, i’ve had other audio devices that i’ve tested on bluetooth and had better performance compared to the Sony Ult tower 9. also it took me atleast on the 3rd before this speaker was able to connect to my phone, i’ve downloaded and reconnected the speaker multiple times before I was able to manage to connect and finally able to update. you do need to update this device to be able to use its extra feature including the party buttons. the power cord could also use a bit more length luckly I have my own power card that’s 10 fit long, but in reality you should even need it since it can play fully wirelessly for hours

It's a great speaker.......the sound is great. The only thing that Sony could have done better is to allow Bluetooth pairing of multiple speakers when you are using the 'Audio In' from your music source. You must hardwire each speaker to your mixer if you want to do that. I'm a mobile DJ and I can't depend on Bluetooth to not drop out at a gig. That's especially unacceptable when you're djing a wedding. I have a pair of Monster X6 speakers that allow you to wirelessly pair another speaker, while using Audio In with the primary speaker. Sony should have added this feature, especially when each speaker costs $1000!

Sounds really good and love being able to hook it up to my tv so easily through Bluetooth.

Its a good speaker so far the Sound quality is good. The base sound great easy to charge like that. You can put a USB in the back or connect to your phone. Just wish the price was a little lower

Great sound and battery life on one charge. It's somewhat heavy but it manageable with the wheels.

Good sound and battery life. The sound is clear and nice.

A well rounded, robust, sonic speaker. Has good high, mid, and low, with some good infrasonic feel. Easily adjust sound frequencies with app. Yes, you can get some good infrasonic "feel" with these 12x12" subwoofer. When not in use at parties, you can use these as a dedicated subwoofer at home for watching movies. Wirelessly if you have a wireless audio adapter. Also get that infrasonic feel when watching movies. Only down is that the system is not IPX4 rated over all and lighting is subjective (I like subdued lighting). Also the app is a little to nosey for a speaker, but works well. It's not the best at everything, but good for everything.

The sound and bass were very good. I had no issues connecting just wish it would equally disperse

Good construction, presentable, needs more clear on tweeter and voice.

The Sony ULT tower 9 provided me with the best sound out of all parties speakers I have tried. I would recommend this over a JBL any day.

Very good gets very loud my husband loves that it has wheels.’

Great sound. High fidelity The best speaker in market

Sound great will buy again to pair for a complete sound

Lovr it really worth the money good sound system too

Works great. Was supposed to be in excellent condition but was not.

The speaker has option to add a mic as a mini-mixer. The quality is nice and is hefty but the sound quality is lack luster compared to the JBL, high end is not as clear, low end is muddy and not as pronounced