Customer Ratings & Reviews

This Sony speaker looks great and I love the color changing accent lights on the front. The sound is also good, but the bass is a little muddy for my taste, but it's good enough for background music.

Looking for something I could use camping and a variety of other places. These are perfect size and sound fantastic for the size and money. Very happy with this purchase.

I was excited to open the Sony SRS XB30, as my previous bluetooth speaker was relatively cheap, and left a lot to be desired, sound-wise. So, opening up the box, which in itself is nice and tactile, you are greeted straight away by the speaker. No messing around. Pulled it out and powered it up. The indicator in the SongPal app (I'll get to that later) showed 50% charge, so that was great, meant I could use it right out of the box. Sync'd it to my phone (without instructions) by pressing the big bluetooth button and then looking for it on my phone (just like you would with any other bluetooth device). Paired up really quickly. Chose my first song to play through it and away I went. Bam! The little speaker had a nice punch, straight out of the gate! I was very impressed, almost taken aback as I checked it out. Turned the volume up and it sounded great. Then, as anyone would, you HAVE to press the EXTRA BASS button. When you do, dual passive radiators work together with stereo full-range speakers to enhance the low-end tones, giving bass a nice boost — despite the speakers compact size. Basically, it sounds fantastic! However, I found that the speaker sounds fantastic, at a lower volume and when you are close to it. As I stepped away from the speaker and turned up the volume, the bass intensity dropped and more higher end sounds took precedence. I live in a moderately sized home with 25ft ceilings in the living room and the speaker was able to fill the room with sound, but didn't sound quite as bass-backed as it did when the volume was lower and I was closer to it. However, I am still very impressed with what this speaker can do, considering it's size. On to the SongPal app... I opened it up and got the speaker hooked up to it, and from there you can change many settings on the speaker. It has an illuminated LED ring around it and two strobe lights. You can turn them on and off and you can control certain colors of the ring with predetermined color pattens within the app. But you cannot directly choose the color with a color wheel. You can also check battery status, power settings, adjust the EXTRA BASS and more. The unit claims a 24 hour battery life (when not using the lights on it) and so far, it's living up to it's claims. You can connect via bluetooth as mentioned or also via USB. You can also link speakers, so if you have more than one of them, you can link them for stereo sounds. And if you want more, you can link up to 10 of them together for a full on party atmosphere! The speaker is also water-resistant, not completely waterproof. So don't drop it in the pool and expect it to work, but it is splash proof and spill proof, so you can take it and use it at the beach as long as you make sure that the internal components cover is securely fastened, as Sony mentions many times in the instruction manual! You can connect up to three devices to it as well, although I haven't tried this feature as I would only use it with my phone. I would love to see a power indicator on my phone as to how much power is left in the speaker. I use a pair of Sony Bluetooth Headphones (MDR-XB70BT) every day and they provide a little icon showing how much charge is left in them on my phone. That would be useful with the speaker, as I may not always use the SongPal app when using the speaker. As for the SongPal app, I had an issue with the speaker connecting twice to it, and then not registering either of them. I had to erase the speakers and reconnect them. Not a deal breaker but it made the SongPal app feel a little clunky. It would be nice to have a color wheel to choose individual colors for the LED ring around the speaker, but again, not a deal breaker, but a nice to have feature. Overall I am very impressed with the Sony SRS XB30 Bluetooth Speaker and I would recommend it to my friends without hesitation.

This product packs easily into a carryon bag, beach bag, or suitcase. The battery last all day. I use it on my deck and in my hotel rooms.

Sounds great and is easy to use. Went in and out a few times but think that was from having the source too far away from the speaker, not an issue with the speaker itself.

Nice quality base sound compared to cheaper speakers. Pay the extra money for the better sound. Very nice that you can pair with additional speakers for even better sound.

Amazing little speaker! Use it at work and everyone loves it! Has amazing bass, good enough to completely fill a medium size room. Only complaint is no charge indicator.

Wow! What a great sound comes out of this speaker! Whether we use it in the house to listen to our favorite tunes or out by the pool, this speaker has great sound qualify!

The fact that you can link these speakers together is fantastic. The sound quality is what you would expect from Sony. In short, I am very happy with this purchase!

The product is outstanding, it has great sound, I've took it on hikes, the beach, pool side and even the steam room at my gym. I recommend this speaker to all my friends.

Great for a room. I prefer a bit more base but it has a good sound clarity and battery life . Connects many devices without having to remove any. Long distance connection

This speaker has an amazing sound! I take it with me everywhere. I even bought another to pair them together. This speaker blows all other out the water!!!!!

Love this speaker, my only problem is sometimes the connection isn’t great.

Loud enough for my gym area and office love that I can change the colors directly from the app and that it connects directly to my phone for bith calls and music

I absolutely love this speaker. By far better than beats pill or jbl speaker. Sound quality and the ability to pair with another device makes it worth the price!

I bought this for my daughter's birthday and she loves it. The extra bass is great if you enjoy hearing loud trap music from across the hallway while showering.

I bought this for my son and he won’t turn it off. We had some friends over, hooked it up in the backyard and partied. Great sound coming from a small package

I am beyond happy with my Sony bluetooth speaker. It delivers quite nicely. I listen to all genres of music and it sounds amazing with all. Very clear, good bass, loud, and I love the lights to the beat. I used it all day outside yesterday in very wide open spaces and it did not disappoint. Lets just say i rocked it out all day yesterday. I also use it for my tv...makes an awesome sound bar. So lets just say i knocked out 2 birds with one stone. I would absolutely recommend this bluetooth speaker to anyone. Great product and not a bad price. Very happy with my decision and purchase.

this system has allowed me to hold class in other venues. The sound is great people tell me they can even make out the words. Thanks for your help in selecting this.

Love these speakers and have purchased them in the past. Only complaint is that when I received the speakers they we're actually dirty, I understand they are refurbished by Best Buy but making sure they were clean shouldn't of been that hard.