the interestingly-shaped LinkBuds to the noise-canceling WH-1000XM5 and the incredibly light LinkBuds S, all of these products have focused on the personal listening experience. Now, Sony is following them up with three new Bluetooth speakers for a shared listening experience.
Sony's new speakers don't have smart features. There is no Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, or a proprietary voice assistant similar to what Sonos recently announced. They also can't stream from audio streaming platforms. In this sense, these are largely dumb speakers. For those that do want a Sony smart speaker, it might be worth considering picking up the Google Assistant-powered S50G instead.
The new speakers from available in black, blue, and light gray while the SRS-XE200 comes in all of the aforementioned colors in addition to a fourth orange colorway.
Three New Sony Speakers To Choose From
The €300 Sony SRS-XG300 s fast charging, with a 10-minute charge providing 70 minutes of playback. Thanks to a USB-A output port, owners can quickly use it to top up their smartphone's battery. There is also an audio input port on the back of the speaker.
The SRS-XE300 and SRS-XE200 not only share a similar design but almost identical internals. While they don't pack as many speaker units as the SRS-XG300, they both have two ive radiators and a differently-shaped and smaller X-Balanced speaker unit. They also boast their own unique rod diff. Unlike other speakers that sound waves through a cone, the sound waves from both of these speakers es through a narrow aperture, allowing them to spread farther than just the front of the speaker. The two speakers have Bluetooth 5.2, Google Fast Pair , USB-C charging, call , and a mic mute button.
Despite the similar features, there are some differences. The SRS-XE300 has larger speakers, a custom EQ, and for 2.4GHz Wi-Fi like the more expensive SRS-XG300. It also has longer battery life—24 hours—compared to the SRS-XE200's 16-hour battery. Like the SRS-XG300, the other two speakers fast charging, Party Connect (pairing multiple speakers together), and work with a companion app that's available on both Android and iOS. The Sony SRS-XE300 will sell for €200 while the SRS-XE200 will cost €150. All three new Sony speakers will be available to buy in Europe and the UK from July, with no word yet on whether any of them will make their way to the US.
Source: Sony