Sony SRSXB13/B Extra Bass Portable Waterproof Speaker with Bluetooth, USB Type-C, 16 Hours Battery Life

Size/Portability -5- When the speaker arrived I was a little surprised by the small size of it, I would say it's about the same size in height as an average person's palm. So it's very easy to grip and handle without the little lanyard attached to it. Aesthetically it's very pleasing as well.Sound -3.7- The most important feature of course, why else buy this if the sound is not good. Although Sony claims that the speaker has extra bass. I would say it does relatively okaayyyyy for it's bass quality. Of course it doesn't have the same moving effect a larger speaker would have, but it still manages to capture that essence from songs and movies. Whenever I test the quality of a speaker, I use the trailers of the Lord of The Rings because they have a wide range of sounds, music, bass, voices, etc.Battery -5- The speaker has a very good battery life. What more to say?All in All, I would recommend this speaker to anyone who is looking for something compact, convenient, reliable, and budget friendly. I was able to get it refurbished for 28 bucks and works perfectly. I would rank it slightly under the Bose mini speaker.

It really is waterproof and still keeps working I was caught in the rain and I intentionally didn't secure it in a plastic bag already in my bookbag like I did my phone about 20 minutes in heavy rain I pressed play still stuck in the rain amazing it is a loud speaker you can hear the extra bass as it sounds like speakers rattling in a car ignore other reviews saying it's not loud I have two phones so it depends on your devices one phone is louder than the other both are Motorola as I realized before the speaker the upgraded phone is not as loud and the previous phone is louder so with that one the speaker is very very loud good battery life as well I think you should realize it's a very loud speaker other than that it goes with the flow of your devices it's worth buying and it's portable and handy it answers the phone it even rings when it's a phone call given this review once you purchase you will be amazed

TLDR: It's a fantastic little speaker for the price! Perfect if your laptop or phone speaker just isn't cutting it.Long Version:I needed something for listening to music or watching youtube videos as I'm cooking or cleaning. My phone and laptop just can barely keep up as I move around cooking or cleaning a few feet away. This speaker is great for filling the house with volume!While I try not to push speakers and amps much past 50% volume, to avoid overwhelming or over heating them. The volume of the Sony XB13 remains gentle and quiet until you get to 50% volume. Then it scales up rapidly just like you see in the Rting review. At first, I thought it was extremely quiet compared to the JBL Go 3.It was only after writing my first review, I decided to investigate the Rting's spec sheets. I couldn't understand that the Sony was within 1 DB of peak loudness with the Go 3 when it felt a quarter as loud. After pushing it to pushing it to 70-80% volume, I discovered that the loudness scales up exponentially to it's peak. It filled the entire house with sound at 70%, just as I had hoped for.This design of exponentially increasing volume is actually brilliant, because you can finely set the volume when you need it to be quiet. Then you can still get it loud and clear when you need it as well! Quite brilliant in my opinion. It really took me a while to appreciate this thing, now I love it!It's a fantastic little speaker if you can get one on sale for around $40! Almost unbeatable in this price range when you consider the price of buying speakers with an amp.

Not as loud as I expected for a Sony speaker but I do like that it’s small, compact and easily portable. Sound is very clear at a moderate level of volume. When trying to reach higher level volume the sound is no longer as clear. Great for indoors (home or office) but outdoors only in a quiet area. Overall it meet my needs indoors. I would definitely recommend this portable speaker.

One of the best speaker on the market, it is a war tank, it resists everything. I love it, ideal for swimming pools, beaches and places where there is water

This speaker was initially great for the price (compact with good sound and battery life), so I actually purchased a second when my first went missing. The second one is annoying. The sound quality is still good, but this thing will not turn off. Sometimes, I’m able to power it down if I first disconnect it from my phone. Other times, I have to disable Bluetooth on my phone altogether because I will disconnect from the speaker, but no matter what I do, the speaker won’t turn off and keeps reconnecting while I try to go about my day. I regret buying another one and wish I had the first version back.

Love these speakers! Bought this one for my husband so we can have our own! I feel the battery life is so long I don’t have to charge as much! And for the size of it the volume is great.

Excellent blue tooth speaker that is easy to use and portable , and the battery life is great as well.