SonySRS-XE300 X-Series Wireless Portable-Bluetooth-Speaker, IP67 Waterproof, Dustproof and Shockproof with 24 Hour Battery, Black

Easy to connect various BT sources. Great sound with stronger bass output than expected. Cannot speak to run time per charge but if the sound quality, solid build quality, and appearance are any indication, it should live up to the battery life expectations. It is larger and heavier that most portable BT speakers, but the sound quality justifies the weight and size. I really believe I made a good choice.

Excellent sound, out of the box, connected to my smart tv, and I am all set for watching movies this evening.

Great product and value for the price I paid. The pairing mode works well, not as seamless as Sonos but the price is 4 x better

Sounds great with the right placement but the sound is too directional; my charge 5 gives me a lot less trouble but I like the overall build quality of the SonySatisfied with the battery life and it’s easy to carry around

Gets really loud in doors . Sony makes really great speakers. I would like to buy a larger one down the road.

Great speaker for size. No issues connecting to phones. Sound is outstanding.

*Please note this is a review for the larger SRS-XE300.*I purchased this looking for a midsize travel speaker to use when carrying around my larger SRS-XG300 ("mini" boombox) isn't practical - ex. getting on a plane.Being so happy with that speaker, I decided to give the SRS-XE300 a try. But...I found myself a bit under-whelmed.PROS:- I was impressed with all the tinkering afforded by the application - my favorite feature in particular are the battery health features that limit charging to 90%: the first and last 10% of discharging/charging a lithium battery are where most of the wear occurs. Since Bluetooth speakers are hard to repair, ensuring battery longevity is important to me. But it does a great job offering lots of other controls over other sound features: stereo vs. mono mode, EQ, etc.- The bass was quite impressive for the size.- I didn't experience much distortion even when cranking it to higher volume levels.CONS -- It seems like this iteration of Sony speaker put a diffuser to help "direct" sound out of one side of the speaker - and I found that this significantly degraded treble performance off-axis. I have hearing difficulties, and even after fiddling with the EQ and volume, I was never happy with the clarity of vocals especially if I wasn't standing directly in-line with that opening. Increasing the volume would make it uncomfortably loud. Perhaps it wouldn't have been as big of an issue had I purchased *two* XE300's to make a very directional stereo pair, but at that point the space savings over the XG300 would be moot--not to mention the increase in cost..I ended up returning this for the JBL Flip 6 and that design seems to work better for me, though the bass response is nowhere near as impressive as this nor is the app's feature set.Overall: I think this is worth a try, but personally, if a small size is not a factor, I would HIGHLY recommend making the jump up to the SRS-XG300 - now THAT is a kickass speaker.

I was so pleased with an older Sony bluetooth speaker that when it came time to buy another bluetooth speaker, I didn't hesitate to shop Sony. I was wanting something blue to coordinate with some other things in the room I primarily use it, and it goes great. Excellent sound quality and it easily pairs with every device I've tried. The bass is just the right amount of strong. I haven't tried out the app yet, but it's nice to have a way to adjust the sound if I ever need to. But so far, the original setting is just fine. Couldn't be happier.