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Customer Ratings & Reviews

Model:
SRSXB40/BLK
SKU:
5744209
Your price for this item is $249.99

Customer reviews

Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars with 1008 reviews

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    Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.7 out of 5 stars

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97%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers love the XB40 Portable Bluetooth Speaker's sound quality, bass, and long battery life, frequently praising its impressive volume and portability. Many appreciate the cool lights and easy Bluetooth connectivity, although some find the speaker a bit heavy. A few customers mentioned that the highs could be improved and that the price point might be considered high by some. The app's functionality also received mixed reviews.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.

The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great sound from a small box!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I was very impressed with the sound quality from such a small speaker. Love the fact that you can hook up another speaker to it!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great bass and unique light setup

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Overall a great speaker but the battery life is not as advertised. Maybe if you shut off all the lights and bass. The battery read out is always wrong too.....the whole battery aspect just needs to be redesigned.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Pretty decent

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Sounds good, bass is a little lacking. Full sound, but Bluetooth does disconnect at random times. Also when the battery hits about 20% it goes to lowest volume. That's annoying

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wife loves it, very flashy

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought this to use in our camper, water resistance helps since it will be outdoors. Wife loves the light show

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Sound

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great price. Best speaker for the price. great BT connection and being able to pair with other sonys for me was a plus.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great bass sound

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a very excellent product. At first, I was scriptable buying this product, this product has a great bass sound.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good bass for a small speaker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Purchased as a gift. The recipient liked the sound it produced - and his main request was a speaker with "good bass".

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Sound quality
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Amazing Sound, but get App first

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    When I started writing this review I had a slightly negative opinion of the speaker. However, I started poking around the app a little bit, and my first comment would be- Get the "Sony | Music Center (songpal)" app and set the sound settings to your personal preferences. While I like some bass, I prefer a little more treble than I was getting.. After fine tuning it, I love the sound quality of the speaker, and might see if I can get a second one to make it left/right stereo speakers. It's worth noting only other Sony speakers seem to be compatible with the left/right mode. I really enjoy the lights, they seem to go with the music, and with the app you can customize them - such as making them a solid color, or even turning them off to save battery. The battery itself seems to be pretty good, and Sony claims it will play for up to 24 hours (I presume with lights off) on a single charge, and I think I believe them from what I've seen so far.'' While pairing the device to the phone is "Easy" (all I did was tap phone to radio and it paired using NFC), I would get the app first and pair from within the app. If you don't do that, it seems you need to un-pair the speakers before re-pairing them in the app (and again, the app is where you get the settings for the speaker). Water resistance should be nice to have in the summer, as I might take it out by the pool or that kind of thing.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    good sound quality

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    i bought it in sale, the quality is really good. I had 2 and they are easy to pair

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Linking up the speakers is simple but sometimes can be a little annoying because the order is too specific

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Solid speaker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This line of sony BT speakers are decent, although they do suffer from muddy sound. If you tune them with app based EQ it helps. My high school and college age kids love them, and the sale price was great.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Really nice speakers

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I like the lighting effects. When I connect multiple speakers I get sound all around my room

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Have music, will travel!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Bought it as a Christmas present and it was very well received! Now mind you, he's a picky listener. He wants great sound and he wants to hear it clearly. This speaker fulfilled just that! Great choice.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Wonderful service

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Wonderful friendly service! Very knowledgeable and helpful with choosing which speaker was best for my use.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Boom!

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Awesome speaker! Incredible sound deep bass and the light effects will make this the life of the party.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Sound quality

    Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Nice sound but never worked

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It was awesome the sound was great but after a while it wouldn't sound so great. Like if you would walk away with your phone and it would start skipping.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Best value blue tooth speaker

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I personally believe this is the best speaker you can get at this price range. Only downside is it’s not a 360 degree sound output device compare at lot of other BT speakers out in the market.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    verry user friedly,great sound and excellent featu

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    this is excellent! so easy to connect with bluetooth. sony deliveres every time.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Price

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not so great for the price they are asking for

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The fit and finish looks good with the lighting effects but the sound quality is not as good. The louder you turn up the sound the more the bass get erased. They do have an equalizer setting but in order to here any bass you must cut it off with Max volume. Overall it's not that bad but for the money they are asking for it sucks big time. Just go with the JBL Charge 3 to save some money or if you want much better sound go with the JBL Extreme instead.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from SonyListens
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      Hi Iceatola, we regret that the speaker failed your expectation. Sony takes into consideration all feedback to improve the performance and quality of our products. This will be a big help in improving our products. We'll make sure this reaches a relevant team. Overall, thank you for sharing your input. Regards, ~Erin sony_US

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Excellent

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    excellent product with excellent price perfect specifications

    I would recommend this to a friend