By Jon Porter
When it comes to Bluetooth speakers, you pretty much know what you’re going to get.
Chunky sound and decent battery life have become the norm in recent years, and it’s becoming increasingly difficult to decide between Bluetooth speakers without focussing on raw sound quality alone.
The $249.99 (around £185 / AU$320) Sony SRS-XB41 doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it packs enough interesting features that it’s one that’s worth paying attention to.
The XB41 (far right) is the largest of the three speakers Sony announced at CES
Design and performance
The XB41 sits at the top of Sony’s 2018 Bluetooth speaker lineup, and consequently is the largest and most feature-packed of the three speakers.
From looking at it while it’s off, however, you’d be forgiven for not noticing anything remarkable. The speaker features a fabric construction that has an IP67 dust and water resistance rating so it should be able to survive a brief encounter with water.
Things get more interesting when you turn the speaker on. For starters there’s a series of LED lights that illuminate along the front and sides of the speaker and that pulse along with the music. It’s nothing too different from what Sony’s done before, but it’s …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac
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