Sound Quality: Overall, we found the speaker delivers less than satisfactory sound quality. Expect distortions or other audio issues. The bass, which covers instruments such as bass drums, bass guitars, or stand-up bass, has good impact and goes fairly deep, and it is somewhat boomy, and a bit prominent. Midrange, such as guitars, horns, and voices from music or podcasts, is even, but it is somewhat grainy, hazy, congested, thin, a bit muffled. Treble, which may include cymbals or the upper range of violins, is fairly extended, but it is somewhat subdued, a bit smeared and sizzly. Does a decent job of recovering room ambience. The soundfield extends a bit above, and not much to the sides of the speakers, and while individual instruments and voices are identifiable, they only have a two dimensional quality. Volume is enough to fill a large sized room. If you choose to pair this speaker with another, the stereo set can be placed to provide better separation than other models.
Ease of Use: The speaker has many features or accessories that add convenience during daily operation. Shortcut buttons on the console include: volume, input selection.
Versatility: It has many features users typically want and need. You can connect wirelessly to this speaker via a direct Bluetooth connection. Connection ports on this speaker includes a 3.5mm input, 1 optical audio input, as well as: usb device charging port also offers audio host mode, one mic input, one mic/guitar input. It has a proprietary party mode function for broadcasting music to other compatible Sony speakers. If you have two of these speakers, you can use TWS to pair them for a wider stereo experience. To optimize your listening experience, you can fine tune the EQ levels. There is no speakerphone functionality nor built-in microphone.
