Sony - XB30 Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Blue

Spent more than an hour at the store listening/deliberating between Sony and Bose. Sony hands down won! Features like easy one touch pairing with my Samsung phone, long battery life, power bank charger, rubbery case is well made than Bose's plastic exterior, lights are awesome and classier compared to JBL's tacky lava-like lights and the SOUND is SUPERB!!! Was able to play it out of the box. Did not download the app, very satisfied with the quality of the sound. At max volume, sound frequencies like highs, mids and lows are maintained and does not get distorted thus I found no need to have an equalizer from the app. Always take into consideration the source ( Pandora, Spotify, Youtube, Mp3, etc ) you're getting the music from because it's crucial to the overall output of the sound. I listen to Pandora and recordings are consistently crisp, full and clear. Some sites have inferior recordings, no matter how much tweaking you do with an equalizer it will still produce an inferior, muffled and distorted sound. Another feature I've noticed is when paused for a considerable amount of time, it turns itself off. Compared to the XB40, XB30 IMO delivered a crispier, undistorted sound at max volume. XB40 was slightly louder, a given. Could not be happier with my choice. Growing up Sony was already a household name in quality and performance. With the proliferation of newer and good brands in the market today, Sony has retained its global reputation of excellence in electronics technology. Time spent at Best Buy wasn't wasted and was on sale. Lastly, the red is gorgeous! More like red orange.

First off, this was a spontaneous buy for me. I usually am a JBL guy, but This speaker caught my eye, and ears. I checked it out in the store and the sound was incredible for such a small package, it's in a very nice looking case, 3 color choices, I got blue The sound is amazing, I have my phone and desktop synced up to it You can "daisychain" 10 of these badasses together I paid $99.00 for this, was $149.99 So I got a great speaker for a great price and how can you go wrong with SONY? They invented technology

I got this speaker on sale at the store, price-matched with the online price at BestBuy.com. I’ve been extremely happy with this product - the sound quality is great, and it isn’t a puny Bluetooth speaker like similarly priced ones I’ve had in the past. The battery life has been awesome too, I have no issues with this so far! Highly recommend if you need a durable Bluetooth speaker with high volume capabilities! :)

Look no more other than sony when shopping for bluetooth speakers. This speaker (xb30) outputs amazing sound with deep rich bass. The look and feel is well designed too. Do not let the price chase you away. Just don't. The battery last a long time even with the extra bass on along with the cool disco/strobe lights on as well. Looks beautiful during the day and epic at night.

This speaker cranks with volume that easily reaches several rooms. Has powerful low end bass that you can turn off, with good mid and high ranges for a well rounded balance. Aesthetically the lighting is a fun touch. I chose it in store comparing it's sound directly with other brands. The speakers that beat it's sound quality cost more than double. I got it on sale at $79.00.

This speaker can put out strong volume, bass, and overall sound quality. Long battery life span and it charges quite well (compared to certain speakers and even phones) If you want to listen to music differently and hear certain sounds only heard while wearing high quality headphones, this is a must buy for you!

This speaker is amazing. The sound is crisp, the bass is loud. I enjoy every moment of this Speaker and the lights are bright as well. The sickest think about this Speaker is the fact that you can add other speakers and have like a surround sound going.

Speaker is well made and solid. Sound is fantastic (I do have to admit I loved the sound). Lights are kind of gimicky but easily changed or shut off. Downside for me was the battery. Advertised as 24hrs of play time sucked me in. But I quickly learned that was not the case if you're planning any sort of volume. The charge lasted about 6 hrs at 80% volume. I learned later on that sonys help section about the product, in fine print, it says it will only last about 4 hours on full volume. Haha. This was purchased to last an entire shift at work for me. I ended up returning to store in exchange for another brand of wireless speaker with a bit bigger of a battery. Pros - great sound and solid speaker with plenty of features. Cons - battery life is short with any sort of volume.