Sony - SRS-XB32 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black

This compact, portable Bluetooth speaker is a very smart buy! It works instantly, right out of the box, and connecting devices to Bluetooth is so quick and easy. The sound is clear, loud and just incredible for a speaker this size, and fills a large room perfectly. In addition, the changing color light show is so cool, and moves to the beat of the music.

The reviews on this speaker are mostly good, seems hit or miss, but overall, I've got a lot to say about it, and I think it's one of the best speakers you can buy. To start, the lighting is fantastic, multizone, although not individually controllable at this time, you can choose themes. It drains the internal battery significantly more, but it can be turned off from a button on the speaker or the app via Bluetooth. The only downsides are that the button is behind the waterproof flap; secondly, the lighting is not concealed at all within the speaker, so if you drop it, the waterproof rating is likely nullified. The sound quality is excellent with or without LDAC. You can crank it up to 100% and it's not distorted as my JBL Charge 3 was. Very awesome! The battery life so far has been 20+ hours without a charge, medium volume with no lights so I as long as you don't push it Max volume with lights, definitely will last you the rates, but in a party situation.. good luck! Overall great speaker. Washable. Aesthetically pleasing. It is a bit of a "fingerprint magnet" but I'd definitely recommend it!

I'm in Las Vegas this week for training with the military, I forgot to bring my beats pill speaker. So I went to Best buy in Las Vegas to buy another speaker, they did not have any beats... So I bought this Sony speaker it's the Sony Extra Base SRS-XB32. Unlike the beats pill that you can just plug up and it's ready to play, this one needed to be charged for 5 hours before it could start playing. It's a cool little speaker small convenient a little bit bigger than the beats pill, it also lights up to the beat, and you also have the option of turning those lights off. I did not know that it took 5 hours to charge it until I got it out the box and started plugging it up... This particular Best buy didn't really have a lot of options in the Bluetooth speaker section... So this one was really bought by default. However, once I got it going it was good to go the sound was clear but I kept it plugged up just in case... I'm one of those people that wherever I go I have to have my music with me, it helps me concentrate on things I have to do and it's mood altering. I can't complain I just don't like that I had to wait 5 hours to charge it up just to play it... So, when I'm on another trip I probably won't take it I'll take my beats, but if you have the time to charge it beforehand then you'll be fine.

The sound is amazing. I cant believe it comes out of this small speaker. The light show makes it fun. Love that it’s portable. It easily connects to Bluetooth. I use it for my record player and my phone. I highly recommend this if you want something that’s portable with great sound!

I bought this for my little brother and he is obsessed with it! It sounds really great and the lights are a super cool touch. We have no problem connecting it with Bluetooth.

If you've been following Sony's line of Bluetooth speakers, you're probably wondering what’s new with the 2019’s Sony SRS-XB32 compared to 2018’s Sony SRS-XB31. -= What’s New in 2019? =- Exterior: The XB31 had a fabric coating covering the entire unit. The XB32 only has fabric on the front where the drivers are located. The rest of the unit is a rubberized plastic. The “Sony” logo was also moved from the front of the speaker to the top. Lights: The lighting features are basically the same, except on the XB-32 the LED strips come together into one line on the side. The colors and white LED flashes are still the same. Dedicated “LIVE” button: The “Live Sound” feature is more easily accessible on the XB32 thanks to a button dedicated to the feature. Sound Quality? The sound quality is essentially unchanged from last year. The rest of this review may look very similar to the XB31, since they are essentially the same speaker. -= Sound Quality =- You’re likely most interested in the sound quality of the Sony SRS-XB32. If you love bass, it definitely does not disappoint. Highs and mids come through clear and bass has some kick to it (more on that in a second). Streaming music from Apple Music and Pandora both sounded great, but the speaker does tend to over emphasize low frequencies and can sound “muddy” at time, especially with the “Extra Bass” feature on (which is enabled by default). There is a dedicate “Live” button on the top of the unit for the “Live Sound” feature (this feature was somewhat hidden in last year’s model). When the LED light above the button is “white”, the feature is on. Sony states that the “Live Sound” feature will provide a more realistic, 3D experience with “festival vibes.” Well, I’m not sure about the festival vibes, but what I found is that it does is maintain the bass of the “Extra Bass” mode while increasing the volume and enhancing some of the mids. It definitely sounds good and I actually prefer it over the “Extra Bass” feature alone, so I’m glad they’ve added a dedicated button for it in 2019. -= Features =- Lights: This is one of my favorite features of the speakers, although some people may find it gimmicky. There is the outer ring that surrounds the speaker on the front and the sides that changes different colors. There are also two white LED “strobe” lights on either side. You can set the lights to dance with the music, set a more calming lighting effect or turn off the lights completely by using the Sony Music Center app. The lights really do add a bit of a party atmosphere and helps this speaker stand out from other brands. If you don’t like the lights, you can hold down the BATT/LIGHT button inside the cap on the rear side of the speaker for about 3 seconds. Party Booster: You can add some sound effects to the music that you’re playing on the speaker by tapping it in different places. Depending where you smack it, you can add a snare scratch, kick drum or cowbell. The harder you hit it, the louder the sound. You can turn this feature on/off by holding the the volume + and – buttons for 3 seconds. Rustproof, Waterproof, Dustproof: The IP67 rating means you can take it to the beach and not worry about salt water ruining the speaker. So you take the party virtually anywhere. Wireless Party Chain: You can sync this speaker with other compatible models to play the same music simultaneously (but not in stereo sound). Works with SRS-XB22, SRS-XB32, SRS-XB21, SRS-XB31, SRS-XB41, SRS-XB20, SRS-XB30, SRS-XB40, GTK-XB60, GTK-XB90. Stereo Mode: You can pair the SRS-XB32 with another exact SRS-XB32 model for stereo sound. Please note that the speaker must be another XB-32 for stereo sound (it will not work with earlier models like XB-31 and XB-30). Micro USB charging input: My biggest complaint of 2017’s SRS-XB30 was that it used a proprietary charging cable. Both this year’s SRS-XB32 and last year’s SRS-XB31 solve that issue with a standard Micro USB input (although, USB-C would have maybe future-proofed this speaker a little more). USB charging port: If your phone runs low on power, you can grab your phone’s charging cable and plug it into the full-sized USB port on this speaker. The speaker then serves as a power bank for your phone (but reduces the runtime of the speaker). Phone and Siri support: This feature has come in handy while the speaker was poolside and my phone was tucked away in my bag. You can answer a call on the speaker by tapping the Play button. You can also access Siri or Google Assistant by holding down the Play button for about 3 seconds and you hear the activation sound. You then use the speaker’s built-in mic to talk to the caller or Siri. -= Battery Life =- The SRS-XB32 gives you up to 24 hours with the lights off and with the sound mode set to “Standard”. However, with the lights on and the Extra Bass feature enabled, you can expect more less than half of that. So definitely keep that in mind if you’re trying to plan an all-nighter. You can check the battery status in the Sony Music Center app on by tapping the “BATT” button under the flap. Oddly, unlike many Bluetooth speaker, the battery status does not show in the status bar of iOS. -= Summary =- Overall, the Sony SRS-XB32 delivers great sound along with a great light show. If you already have last year's model (the XB31), then there is really no reason to upgrade as the changes seem to be cosmetic only. There is also no stereo pairing compatibility between the XB32 and XB31, although you can link the two models together to play non-stereo sound ("Wireless Party Chain").

Great sound. Deep bass. Underlined by light. I am really very happy with the purchase

I bought one and loved the sound so much and found out the can be synced together and they sound amazing together and the bass is so clean and the audio is just amazing as Sony does it again!