![]() It, too, is resistant to water (with the same IPX4 rating), has built-in casters, and features a Sound Boost mode with a customizable EQ option (through the app) in addition to LG’s Dynamic Bass Optimizer. Otherwise, the XL7S is similarly appointed to the Sony. Rated power output is 2 x 60 watts RMS plus 130 watts RMS for the woofer. Standing 27.5 inches tall and weighing just under 41 pounds, the $600 speaker is almost identical in stature to the Sony but uses a simple three-driver configuration that mates an 8-inch woofer with a pair of forward-facing 2.5-inch tweeters. LG’s Latest Xboom Speaker Is a Roving Party MakerĪ few weeks before Sony announced the SRS-XV800 mini-tower, LG expanded its Xboom series of indoor/outdoor Bluetooth speakers with a new roving party maker: the XL7S. Click here for more information on the XV800 and here for more on the XB100. The speaker has a rated battery life of up to 16 hours and comes in white, gray, light blue, or orange. When it’s time to party, Sony’s Fiestable app can be used to make playlists, change lighting patterns to strike a party mood, and engage various DJ sound effects and karaoke functions including Key Control and Echo.Īt the other end of Sony’s portable audio spectrum is the new SRX-XB100 Bluetooth minispeaker ($59), an IP67-rated dust/waterproof design that mates a 1.8-inch full-range driver and passive radiator in a canister-like enclosure 3.75 inches tall and 3 inches across with a strap for easy toting. Multicolor lights built into the top and bottom of the speaker can be used for simple illumination or synced with the music using Sony’s Music Center app, which makes it possible to adjust the sound from your phone and activate one of two modes: TV Sound Booster and MegaBass. It takes about 3 hours to fully charge the battery but you can get up to 3 hours of play time with a 10-minute quick charge. Play time drops to around 15 hours when you turn on the party lights. The rechargeable lithium-ion battery is rated to last up to 25 hours when the volume is about a third of the way up with the bass boost engaged and illumination off. Sony says the XV800 is engineered to deliver “powerful, clear sound,” though it doesn’t provide full specs, stating only that power output at 4 ohms with both channels driven is 10 watts/channel “minimum RMS in stereo mode, with no more than 1% total harmonic distortion from 250 mW to rated output.” Audio connections include a USB port, minijack analog input, optical digital input, and two ¼-inch jacks (each with its own level control) labeled Mic1 and Mic2/guitar for karaoke and live-guitar action. Weighing in at almost 41 pounds, the speaker is built to be jostled around and can be positioned vertically or horizontally, though maximum water-resistance is achieved when it’s standing upright. Slated to ship on Monday (May 15), the SRS-XV800 ($649) looks to be a serious Bluetooth speaker with two 6.7-inch square woofers, three front-firing 2.4-inch tweeters, and two rear-firing 1.5-inch tweeters in a splash-resistant (IPX4) enclosure that stands just over 28 inches tall. ![]() ![]() ![]() “Party speaker” may not be the first product that comes to mind when you think of Sony, but the iconic brand just announced a wireless mini-tower on wheels that’s battery-powered and projects sound from the front and rear to create an omnidirectional effect. Sony Gets the Party Started with Wireless Mini-Tower ![]()
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