Sony - GTK-PG10 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black

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• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Versatile Speaker for your Home and Outdoors

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  First impressions: The Sony PG 10 Speaker, looks rugged, loud and heavy. To my surprise, the speaker is lighter than it looks. When the table top is folded, there is grooves that act as handles for carrying. It doesn't provide the best grip, but it is sufficient for carrying it to where you are going to set it up. The speaker isn't so heavy, so moving it around is not a big task. When extended, you'll find four cup holders and a honeycomb textured tabletop to set whatever you feel like on it. The specs state it can support up to 10kg of weight on top, So I would not recommend sitting on it even though it looks like it could support a person lol. The speaker cabinet itself seems to be made of mostly wood, except the front and top. A wood speaker cabinet is best when it comes to sound. Wood is dense, resonant and rigid. Meaning, you will get a well balanced sound without distortion. It has two tweeters and a sub, when closed the tweeters front fire, and when open the tweeters fire up and out. It sounds great, indoors and out. Bass is deep, low, and thumps and stays clean at loud volumes. Mids are warm and full, highs and treble are clear without being too harsh even at louder volumes. The speaker is compatible with bluetooth, RCA, and USB connections. The usb port will charge your device while plugged in, a nice addition. It also has a microphone input for all you Karaoke lovers! It has separate volume buttons for a microphone and you can add effects and echo to it. To my surprise, the FM tuner has a very good and strong antenna. I took it to a local drive in theater and the movie sounded great with this speaker. Lol the people beside me appreciated the speaker and thought it was pretty cool. As you can see in the photo, the cup holders aren't very big. I had a 32 ounce cup and it did not fit in the holder. Still nice to have, will definitely hold smaller cups and water or beer cans and bottles. I can't comment on how this speaker would hold up in the rain or at the beach. But it should be great just about anywhere you take it. Sony provides two apps that you can download on your android or iOS device. The sony music center app provides music playback for hi res tracks on your smart phone or computer through network. It also lets you play with equalizer settings, so that you can set it to your liking. I honestly loved the sound straight out of the box. I'd recommend this speaker if you are an avid music listener, and love blasting music wherever you go. Great for tailgating, parties, poolside, patio, and drive in theaters! If you so happen to have one near you. The speaker battery made it through the double feature at the drive in. Pros - Wood Cabinet - Great Sound Plenty of connection options and an FM Tuner Table top mode for snacks and drinks Excellent Battery Life. Usb port will charge your devices Cons - carrying grips are small for my hands

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  Posted 6 years ago by Ponskippa

• Rated 4 out of 5 stars

  Loud, functional party box.

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  I don’t normally open a review on a negative note, but I really feel Sony missed one major thing with this outdoor wireless speaker that they even advertise as “Easy to carry.” No one wants to carry this 14lb speaker with two hands. If you are bringing it to a party, you are going to want to carry your favorite beverage in one hand and this party machine in the other. Even a simple fabric strap would have made all the difference. The carry handles are shallow and flat, so it is even difficult to try and hold it on your hip with one hand. Ok, rant out of the way. This Sony GTK-PG10 speaker is a nice party in a box though. You can connect to it through Bluetooth, USB, or stereo audio cable (not included). It has a FM tuner built in so you can listen to local stations or the broadcast at your favorite sporting event. It also has a microphone input and some simple microphone settings so you can use it as an announcement system of karaoke machine. It can even be set on a tripod pole like other event sound systems. Sound from this system can be heard clearly from a fair distance. I know my neighbors were wondering what was going on while I was first testing it out on my nearly acre lot. Flipping the top open makes a noticeable difference as well. With it closed the tweeters are strictly high sounds. However, when flipped open it is like some mid range sounds are pushed through them to help project the audio. As with most of Sony’s speakers, it has the usual Mega Bass option that even with it off this system delivers decent bass. However, since it is the only speaker for everything other than the highs, it can flutter a bit at high volumes in mixed range songs. The front panel on this speaker can be a bit overwhelming, with 13 buttons. Then, if you actually read the manual, you will find there are even more settings that require combinations of pushing buttons. Like being able to truly disable the demo mode, enabling child lock so kids don’t have fun with the buttons and checking the battery level. Some of this can be handled through their Sony Music Center app as well as some additional settings. They claim up to 13 hours on battery life, but there are so many variables to this that you are unlikely to get that time unless you are just using it to listen casually in a small room at low volumes. However, at “party” levels you are still going to get several hours of use and you always have the option to plug it into a 110v outlet. The USB port on this can also provide your mobile devices with a charge, so long as you aren’t using USB as a function to play music. So, if you want to keep your phone running while nowhere near an outlet, you have a life line. Another thing I find odd that they didn’t include is the party chain option. With two or more of these speakers linked you could truly have the big event feel wirelessly, but hope you have a device that can stream to two Bluetooth devices to do it. The audio cable input for this is also standard red/white RCA instead of 3.5mm aux, so depending on what you are intending to connect, you will need to consider the cable. As the weather starts warming up, this speaker will definitely get more use. With it’s splash-proof top it can sit on a table without taking up useful space. With it’s simple design it doesn’t look like I’m trying to throw a rave, but just having some music for a party.

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  Posted 6 years ago by DavidJr

• Rated 5 out of 5 stars

  Great Party Boom Box with Nice Bass!

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  I'm usually skeptical of portable devices that promise great bass but I was not disappointed with the Sony PG10. As far as Bluetooth speakers go, this is one of the best with some nice extra features that indoor and outdoor party-folk might really enjoy. The unit is fairly portable, although you will need two hands to carry it. It is lighter than you would imagine, considering the 13-hour battery and size of the woofer. It has two modes for indoor and outdoor and each is triggered by the position that the tweeters are in - folded out for outdoor and left folded in for indoor. To really enjoy this system, you should download the Sony Music Center app. It will guide you through connecting the Bluetooth as well as centrally manage your library and external players such as Pandora and Spotify which makes changing tunes a little more seamless for the host. There is a second app that works with it too called Fiestable but I did not try that. It supposedly allows more remote control of the front features as well as voice control which could be useful for the busy party host/DJ. I found the unit very easy and intuitive to use and it did not require too many instructions to explore the features. There are several preset equalizer settings that are accessible through the Sony Music Center app as well as the ability to customize them yourself although I found this harder as the sound cuts out for a split-second each time you make a change. That said, for party/dance/most other types of music, I found the default setting to be more than satisfactory. This would be a good tailgating accessory. It is more than loud enough and has a built in FM radio as well as the streaming capability. I played around with tuning the radio and most local stations sounded great. You can save them as presets as well which is useful. I'm not sure if the included cup holders are as useful as promised but the unit does claim to have a spill-proof top in case someone's red solo cup gets knocked over on top there. Still, I would prefer no liquids near any of my sound equipment. The indoor mode sound was very good although I was hoping for slightly better mid range. The bass cannot be faulted though and for entertaining, it is more than adequate and fills any room. To test the outdoor mode, I took the speaker out to a 6-acre spot of land as it would definitely not go down well in my part of suburbia at full blast! The wider sound dispersion from the outdoor mode worked very well and I could hear all the tracks very clearly and loudly from quite some distance away. I probably walked about 150 yards or more away and could still hear everything very clearly, from all angles and not just in front of it. No quality seemed to be lost despite the unit's relatively modest size and the folded out tweeters seemed to fire up and out in that position which helps spread the sound in a wide arc of dispersal. I cranked the volume up to its maximum on the unit and then you can still control volume further on your streaming app. Stood right next to it was a little uncomfortable but a few steps away it was comfortably loud and the sound did not distort at all. Sony also added a hole for a standard speaker pole so you could put it up higher for even better sound dispersion. The unit also has the ability to plug in a microphone so the host could make announcements on it as well as have party goers join in with karaoke to any songs - the unit has buttons to alter the pitch up or down in case anyone is really struggling which could be a lifesaver on occasion! Battery life seems to be very good. I have run it for about 5-6 hours so far and still around 50% of battery life reported. Charging it up is as easy as plugging it in with a standard power cable but you don't need that when you head outside although it will keep charged up if you have a power source to hand. Things that would run the battery down faster include charging a phone (with the included USB port), running the Extra Bass mode (but really, why wouldn't you do that?) and having the volume cranked up but these are just things to bear in mind and should not affect anything but the longest of all day/night parties. I am very impressed with this unit. It is great to have on hand for outdoor parties. It would make a very powerful indoor, Bluetooth speaker that puts most other portable units to shame with its superb bass. When I am not using it for outdoor events, it will be my garage/workshop unit and I look forward to that thumping bass when I next head out for some garage chores.

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  Posted 6 years ago by Pilgrim007