Sony knows people love bass and has created a line of audio products that pack extra low end punch – the Extra Bass headphones and Bluetooth speakers.

The latest in the series, the SRS-XB40 is a big but portable Bluetooth speaker that delivers thumping bass, a light show and up to 24 hours of battery life.

On paper, the speaker looks like a feature rich speaker that provides good value at $250 (£200, about AU$340). However, after spending a week with it, we weren’t impressed by its sound quality and features compared to other similarly priced speakers.

Design

The Sony SRS-XB40 speaker features a traditional oblong bar shape of wireless speakers with its audio drivers facing one direction. You won’t find 360-degree sound here – like on the Bose Revolve – but the speaker can be paired with other Sony Bluetooth speakers to either amplify sound or to play in stereo.
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