Customer Ratings & Reviews

First I must disclaim that I’m a long time Sony fan, particularly in video, and have owned multiple ES higher end sound systems over the past two plus decades. Their expertise has traditionally been electronics, and not particularly speaker design, so I wasn’t sure what to expect from this XE200 portable Bluetooth compact speaker. Unboxing and setting up was a breeze, enable and tether to Bluetooth and voila, up and running in minutes. There is guided tutorial in the Sony Music Center app with settings to optimize and EQ sound to taste. You can also add in Spotify, Tidal and YouTube music. Curious how Pandora didn’t make the cut, perhaps future upgrade or licensing dispute?? With Sony’s new line shape diffuser this speaker does not project sound in a 360 degree bubble as per say an Apple HomePod, but instead is very directional. Placed on the corner of the pool rim I noted slight modifications to the projected angle made a fairly impactful difference in the sweet spot. I really would have liked to test this in stereo mode for more even dispersion. At the far end of the 30 foot pool I still had good decent sound, however as my ear approached the unit, the sound was much louder, indicating a fairly steep decay over distance, likely more than typical -6db to my untrained ear. The directionality can be advantageous however since ppl behind the speaker typically don’t want to be blasted with sound. It’s also worth nothing that the Sony Music Center app has a setting for “priority on sound quality” that did seem to make a discernible difference in my testing. I tended to keep Dynamic Normalizer off, but did prefer the DSEE HX which upscales compressed or CD-quality to high-resolution audio. Pros + excellent sound for small form factor + bass output impressive + X-balanced line shape diffuser + dual-passive radiators + better audio than JBL Link Music + IP67 water-proof (rubber usb cap secured) + water-proof controls for wet hands operation + great to sit beside the pool without worry + Sony Music Center app imports Apple Music playlists Cons -lacks midrange and top end detail -less robust than Denon Home 150 -lacks HEOS or similar music service -lacks Apple AirPlay 2 (bluetooth only) Conclusion Perhaps I was a bit unfair to compare this “wireless” unit, to a more expensive Denon Home 150 “wired” device (that is NOT water-proof). Since I’m already ensconced in the HEOS ecosystem I had hoped to be able to position these around the 4 corners of the pool, and link into the same source. This product would really shine if starting a portable (or permanent) outdoor audio system, with the addition of the larger unit with more bass. The wide dispersion pattern would allow 4 of these to provide all coverage. Additionally as a “pool speaker” the inclusion of echo cancelling microphone means you can answer calls without racing to dry your hands and unlock your phone, something the more expensive Sonos systems do not offer. Verdict : Buy

I bought this for my husband, he loves it and I enjoy it too. It’s loud, clear, charges quickly and lasts long, easy to carry and lightweight. Overall it was a great gift choice! The lighting on the side is extra cool, our kids enjoy that part

I bought two Sony XE300 Bluetooth Speakers to create stereo sound to use with my computer. These speakers are crystal clear and make music and movies sound spectacular on my computer and on their own paired with my iphone. The speakers really do have a 20 hour battery life. Set up and customization is easy using the app. Of note, I originally planned to buy JBL speakers, but when I heard the Sony speakers, I couldn't believe the difference in quality and had to get the Sony speakers. The larger Sony XG300 was actually the first Sony speaker I listened too. It sounds amazing too and I would have purchased it if I hadn't been looking for computer speakers because it has more kick and a "bass booster".

Sony XE300 Portable Waterproof and Dustproof Bluetooth Speaker** The Sony XE300 Portable Bluetooth Speaker is a standout performer in the realm of portable audio devices, offering a compelling blend of rugged durability, impressive sound quality, and convenient features. Let's start with its design - the Sony XE300 is built to withstand the elements with its waterproof and dustproof construction. This makes it a reliable companion for outdoor activities, whether you're lounging by the pool, hiking in the mountains, or simply relaxing at the beach. The confidence-inspiring build quality ensures that the speaker can handle rough conditions without missing a beat. When it comes to audio performance, the Sony XE300 truly shines. Equipped with dual full-range drivers and passive radiators, this speaker delivers a surprisingly robust sound that belies its compact size. The audio is crisp, clear, and well-balanced, with a satisfying amount of bass that adds depth to your music. Whether you're listening to your favorite tunes, catching up on podcasts, or enjoying a movie night under the stars, the Sony XE300's audio quality does not disappoint. Bluetooth connectivity is seamless and reliable, allowing for hassle-free pairing with your devices and maintaining a stable connection over a generous range. The wireless streaming experience is smooth, giving you the freedom to control your music playback from a distance without any interruptions. On the practical side, the Sony XE300 boasts an impressive battery life that ensures hours of uninterrupted playback on a single charge. This extended battery performance is perfect for long days out and about, ensuring that your music keeps playing wherever your adventures take you. In conclusion, the Sony XE300 Portable Waterproof and Dustproof Bluetooth Speaker is a top choice for those who value durability, audio quality, and convenience in their portable audio solutions. With its rugged design, impressive sound reproduction, reliable connectivity, and long-lasting battery life, the Sony XE300 stands out as a versatile and reliable companion for all your audio needs, whether at home or on the go. In summary, the Sony XE300 is a top-tier option for anyone seeking a portable Bluetooth speaker that combines excellent audio quality with rugged construction and convenient features. loved this Sony XE300 speaker. I also wish it came with a carry-on bag to carry on my shoulder Accessories I wish it had.

For the size and price this is a great speaker. Its more than enough to fill a bedroom, living room, or kitchen and the sound quality is good. The bass is good as well the only thing I can nitpick is at full volume it does lose a tiny bit of clarity but overall I really like this speaker. The battery life is also good, it pairs easily and its super portable, I would buy it again.

Couldn’t wait to un box the new Sony SRS-XE300. Plugged it in to fully charge and quickly downloaded the recommended music center app with ease. Cosmetically I like the look of the speaker especially with the cloth seams. Okay, now that it is fully charged, let’s talk about the sound. I used this for multiple applications, so let me start with the use of the call/voice pairing. I took a few calls from it and sounded very clear with no echoing. Next was the true sound quality test for music. A couple good things would have to be the improved base quality and the ability to not hear any distortion as I increased the volume to max volume. Unfortunately, I felt the highs in this speaker did not sound as crystal clear compared to other portable speakers I own. It’s not that it was bad, but not deserving of 5 stars. Solid sound though. I think why this product my be more appealing for some is all the cool features. One that is cool is that you can pair it with other speakers, shock resistant, water and dust proof (great around the pool), microphone pairing, and up to 24 hours battery life. I have only tested it for about 10 hours so far and is still running strong, which is a nice feature for me. All in all, I think this is an improvement from past Sony speakers I have used, but I think that if they can get a slightly better balance and clearness of the highs, they will compete with other high end products like Bose. I’m looking forward to taking this on my travels.

If you’re in the market for a portable, durable, and well designed Bluetooth speaker with multi -speaker pairing capabilities (up to 100), look no further. Whether filling the house or backyard with crisp and powerful audio, or taking a call in the office, the SRS-XE300 seems to check all the boxes. The battery life is exceptional and provides up to 24 hours of play time on a full charge. Additionally, Sony claims that the quick charge feature will provide 70 minutes of play time with just a 10 minute charge from it’s USB-C charging port. To keep that battery healthy the Battery Care features works to preserves optimal battery life by preventing overcharging. The Music Center app has some great features and can enable some interesting functions. For example, Party Connect allows for 2 speaker stereo or up to 100 speaker sync. All over home audio couldn’t be easier. The Music Center app also allows you to adjust settings, manage playback and more. The sound quality is excellent with clear highs, firm mids and punchy lows. Outdoors you’ll notice how the design helps push sound all around you. The sound projects and pushes to fill the entire space. I can’t wait to pick up another and see what these can do in stereo!

One of the best sounding speakers I have heard!!! I used to buy JBL and when I went to buy this I saw that it was $200 off and that it was true High Def audio. It has the best bass and sounds so good. I did see some reviews about how it didn't get loud enough. I was worried about that but don't know what they were talking about this this gets plenty loud.

Sounds great and loud, bass is tubular, very portable, battery life is much better than my last speaker, and this looks very clean

This SRS-XE300 from Sony is a shockingly subpar offering at an eye-popping price point. It does do some things well and has some great app integration and features and a tight user experience you’d expect from a premier brand. However, at the end of the day, a speaker has to do one thing well and that’s where it falls very short. I feel it best to just go ahead and come straight out with it; this speaker has very disappointing sound for the price. At this price point, you simply cannot have any shortcomings and this speaker has several. Out of the box, the sound profile is extremely flat and disappointing. Thankfully, you can make adjustments with Sony’s Music Center app giving you basic control over bass, mid, and treble or you can let Sony determine the optimal settings with their “ClearAudio+” setting. However, even after spending probably close to 1/2 hour playing different music genres and playing with different adjustments, including using ClearAudio+, performance just doesn’t improve much at all. It still doesn’t sound lively or punchy, bass is particularly disappointing as it just does not ever sound deep or thump. The speaker doesn’t get very loud at all, and no matter what settings or adjustments I’ve used, I’ve found it impossible to not have music sound hollow and lifeless - almost like music is trapped inside and somehow has managed to escape. Frankly, it just does not sound good. To be sure I wasn’t crazy, we took three speakers to a friends house for a pool party. One was a smaller (but similar) size but costs under a 1/3rd of the price, one was a similar price but roughly twice the size. I asked 5 other adults to all do a blind ranking of their performance and every single one of them placed the Sony speaker last. I have several portable Bluetooth speakers from several different price points and this one is the worst value no questions asked. Competing brands offer much better sound from a smaller package that has nearly all of the same features this speaker has. Where’s the value? And more importantly, where is the sound?! It’s not all bad: Sony offers everything you’d expect in a speaker like this; water and dust resistant, great battery life, app integration (that’s actually very good), and the ability to share your speaker with others or tether additional speakers together. It is extremely handsome and feels very well made. It definitely looks the part of a speaker at this price. Even though it’s on the larger end of portable speaker size, it’s still very easy to carry and throw in a bag or backpack for a party or the pool. But at the end of the day, none of that really matters because the sound is so disappointing.

I wanted a portable speaker that had more power than the smaller ones we continued to have problems with not enough sound, and the loss of bluetooth connectivity. This Sony speaker has been amazing - we have had no issues connecting to a variety of sources), it produces serious volume with excellent sound! It is very portable and with the places we roll, waterproof and dustproof are key! I am also enjoying the long battery life...

Such a good speaker it last so long I take it to work and put at 7am and it lasts all the way to 7pm and still with charge the audio is nice and loud I love it best purchase I ever made I 100% recommend is nice and affordable and it fit everywhere !! And is waterproof

This is probably the best portable Bluetooth speaker that I currently own. Sony did a lot of things right here. The reason to me this is a keeper, is the sturdy construction, and battery life. First things noticed upon unboxing is that this is a speaker that is going to last for years. You can tell it’s built to take a beating and keep on playing. Made sturdy with a strong strap attached for hanging, and carrying. The paperwork that came with it mentioned that it passed the drop test from 4’ high onto 2” thick plywood. This little guy also boasts an IP rating of IP67. This refers to the ingress protection of the speaker, which means the level of protection from solid particles entering the speaker housing, as well as water spray . The higher the IP #, the better protection offered. You can look up the specifics regarding the rating numbers and IP ratings online, it's easy to find. There’s a lot involved so I’ll spare you from me acting like an expert on ingress protection, but I will tell you is that I used to work for a company that purchased electric DC motors from China that went on commercial mobile equipment, and those motors had much lower IP ratings than this little speaker. In other words, well done Sony! I imagine it makes this a great option for people that work outside, like construction workers and such. None of this however, means you can just willie nillie throw it in the pool, or in a body of water and expect it to keep working. Enough about the structure and protection, let’s talk about battery life. Right out of the box it had 1 orange light lit when plugged in. I plugged it into an outlet and checked it every 10 minutes for the sake of reviewing. In approx. 1 hour and 20 minutes, it was fully charged. I’ve charged it a couple times since and it takes about 2 hours now to fully charge after taking it down to low. Not bad at all! Recently, I have been working from home for 1 week due to contracting covid. I listen to music on this speaker all day and after 6+ hours of constant use, when I pressed the button on the unit to check the battery life, it was still at 80%. The marketing for this speaker boasts a listening experience all day, and it was NOT kidding. The Bluetooth pairing was super-fast and effortless. Works with both iOS and Android. The phone answering function and call quality with people on the other line, was perfect quality and worked great. I used it for multiple phone calls throughout the day for work. The Bluetooth range is approx. 30m (98ft) range. Never disconnected from my phone once during the day, and I live in a tri-level. The sound is not the best, and not the worst for a Bluetooth speaker of this size that I’ve owned. I will say for sure that hanging it by the strap during playback, or laying it on its side horizontal orientation, with the buttons facing up, is the best sound quality I get. Standing it up straight works also, with the control buttons vertical, but it seriously lacks in dispersing the sound, and in sound quality in this orientation. All in all, great speaker that I expect will last for many years to come, even if my kids borrow it and take it on excursions with their friends! (lost many a good speaker that way lol)

This speaker is perfect for just about anywhere. Crystal clear sound and mega bass booster. It is lightweight which makes it easy to take with you places. Waterproof feature make it great for the both the pool and the beach! Battery seems to last a very long time. We used it all long for a baseball tournament and did not need to charge it!

Love this speaker. It has nice lights, sounds great and gets loud. I let it full charge and used it almost everyday and the charge lasted almost a month for me

Overall, this is a great-sounding speaker. I bought two of them, and pairing them together really made the audio feel more cohesive compared to using just one—though even on its own, it still performs impressively well. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone looking for a solid, portable speaker with good clarity and volume. The only reason I’m not giving it a full 5 stars is that it can sound a bit mono at times, though that might just be because I haven’t fully explored or adjusted the settings yet. Other than that, it’s a strong buy.

I'll start off by saying that this speaker is really really good for the size and price when you buy it on sale. But tbh, it's not great. The speaker has a really nice (somewhat) balanced sound. For a speaker at this price range and size, the bass is decent, and the mids and highs come come out clearly across various volume level. If you really want really deep bass, get something different. But if you want a good sounding bass without being overwhelming, then this speaker is really good for that. I just wish it could also pump out the deeper bass if we wanted to...the Megabass kind of helps but then changes the sound profile of the mids and highs. The Sony app is a really capable app and has decent customization. As for the side lights, that did not influence me one way or another. I do appreciate that Sony still has an aux input. My daughter plugs in her dj controller into this speaker to practice, which is perfect for moving room to room around the house.

This speaker is great! The sound is clear and has good bass. The battery lasts a long time, and it’s easy to carry around. The Bluetooth works well without any problems. I recommend it!

I bought this for my wife. She loved it. The quality of the sound is great. The bass is also good. Easy to carry with a built in handle. At night you can turn on the light to give your speaker a fresh look. Sony never disappoints.

The overall size and weight is very manageable. The sound quality surprised me at first being very very good. It is very simple to navigate all the feature andbthe battery life is very good. I intend on buying another one to chain together with this one for our back yard gatherings.