Sony SRS-XV500 X-Series Wireless Portable Bluetooth Karaoke Party Speaker IPX4 Splash-Resistant with 25 Hour-Battery and Ambient Lights – New

Let’s just start with this, I listen to a lot of rap and music with bass. Most of the time I can’t turn the volume all the way up. It would simply be too loud and the bass too strong (unless you’re partying obviously).
I can’t bring it up to half the max volume in my room but it literally shakes my dorm, very tempted to try maxing the volume to see what would happen. Anyways, the audio quality is beautiful and the bass bumps. It’s great for parties. It’s great for just chilling out and listening to music. However, it is big of course so it takes up a little bit of space and isn’t amazing for portability but honestly I don’t care about any of that.
It makes my room shake and it sounds good.
I haven’t noticed any issues with battery life, not sure if it’s 25-hours but it lasts quite a while. If you’re looking for a speaker with quality, base, and battery life, and you’ve got the extra dosh to toss… I’d definitely recommend this speaker. Great product 10/10.
Note: I have not personally noticed any real issues or downsides to owning this speaker, but again that is *personally*.

I placed this Sony boombox at the end on our 70 feet long front porch and we all can enjoy a crisp clear cutting edge sound. The Bluetooth feature in connection with the two Sony apps for sound and Lightshow work like a breeze. I am a musician and this Sony boom box is one of the few which plays my recordings in an almost audiophile quality. My BOSE Soundsystem looks pretty poor here in comparison. I left the EQ Settings like they are. Not necessary to involve Mega Bass so far. Loudness can be fine tuned either via my iPad or via the Sony app. The Lightshow feature is a fancy add on, might make sense for any party crowd. The haptic and material building quality are top notch. It is heavy, yes, which to me is simply a sign of high quality. A remote control becomes obsolete because of the Sony apps. Out from a distance of over 50 feet I am able to tweak the settings, fantastic! I play all kind of synths, from entire string orchestra emulations to Hammond B3, flutes, drum kits, guitars and the like. This Sony boombox gives the most detailed referential soundscape, very close to my Edifier and Yamaha high end studio monitors. My neighbors are positively overwhelmed when listening to my tracks through this Sony SRS-XP 700. No complaints at all. My reputation as a neighborhood studio musician has skyrocketed from Zero to 100 within half an hour. There are numerous serious reviews by pros one can read before buying this boom box. Whatever this term “boom box” means anyway. To me this is an audiophile system of its own. I will also use it for all our party events, indoor and outdoors. I guess that due to its unique speaker configuration, it creates spacious soundscapes like when they are meant to be with a touch of reverberation effect whenever applied to in my recordings. Sony did an outstanding job here, undoubtedly they did.

Let’s be honest, you’re probably looking at the Sony xp700 because the JBL partybox 310 is sold out and because it’s now $100 less than the JBL. Well, the JBL is indeed a better “party’ speaker. Much better/deeper bass at volume, better light features, easier to transport with the wheels and telescoping handle, and it even has a hole for a speaker stand, meaning you can elevate it over a dance floor and project the sound further. If your primary use case is throwing medium to large dance parties or hosting events, hands down go with the JBL. Keep in mind, neither speakers have RCA or XLR inputs, so if you’re trying to start a side-hustle as a DJ, neither speaker will be the best choice, but the JBL is the closest to an amateur DJ speaker.

However, the Sony is actually a better “casual” speaker. IMO, it looks less ostentatious and more classy/understated than the JBL, with a more subtle light feature. It looks good and will aesthetically work just about anywhere, from a formal social event to a casual house party with friends. It has better sound quality at low volumes and simply a greater range of lower volume levels. Meaning, if you want softer background music during a dinner or a social event, the Sony will give you a wider range of volume levels to work with, whereas the JBL wants to blast music as loud as possible. Further, I feel the Sony has a more balanced sound and is just more usable for a wider range of situations, barring loud raves or crazy dance parties. The Sony also offers better battery life, and has battery saving features, which means the battery might last longer than the JBL over the years, since it will need fewer charge cycles.

In conclusion, if you’re a wanna be DJ, just looking to host dance parties and basement raves, stick the JBL. However, if you’re like most people, and you want a good speaker for a wide range of situations, from listening to music in your living room, to throwing a birthday party, to hosting a formal cocktail event on your patio, the Sony is the more versatile option, aside from not having ANY audio out jack to daisy chain with different brand speakers and not being able to mount it on a speaker stand. Overall, a decent buy as long as it’s less than the JBL. AND COME ON SONY, GIVE US SOME VERSATILITY AND LET US USE SPEAKER STANDS AND AUDIO OUTPUTS!!!

This speaker ROCKS. !!! I love it and would buy again in a heartbeat. Bass is strong, voices are clear, and this thing gets so loud it’s ridiculous. If you are indoors, you can’t take this speaker to full volume. It’s so loud it shakes your brains out. Supposedly, the JBL 310 is better (if you listen to some of the reviews), but the JBL 310 is also now $150 more. Even when you go outside the sound is powerfully loud and the bass is still strong. In a normal group setting a few people outside, 20-25% volume is way more than loud enough for good listening. The speaker connects very easily via Bluetooth, and I highly recommend to anyone. Only reason I gave 4 stars on portability is because, it is almost 40lbs and the JBL 310 does have wheels. Wouldn’t pay another $150 for those wheels, but they’re a nice feature.