Customers regard the XG500 Portable Bluetooth Speaker as a high-quality product with excellent sound quality, long battery life, and portability. They appreciate its powerful bass and stylish design, considering it a good value for the price. However, some users find it to be a bit heavy and expensive, and a few wish for a louder volume and better party connect features.
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Pros mentioned:
Bass, Battery life, Portable
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sony XG500 Speaker
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Posted . Owned for 11 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love it! Sound is great! Portable, bass is great, easy blue tooth connection. Long lasting charge. I recommend it
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi ElviaH, Thank you for the 5-star rating! We're glad you love the great sound quality, portability, punchy bass, easy Bluetooth pairing, and excellent battery life of your Sony SRSXG500. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Almost too good
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Sound quality is so good on this speaker you can definitely tell when the quality of streaming music starts to drop off. I’ve thought it blew a driver a couple of times but it just ended up being song quality. The highs, mids and lows come in nice and clean the mega bass function is ridiculous and stays true to its name. Loud enough for my small shop but not loud enough to upset my neighbors. Battery life is excellent for how large it is.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi AdamV,
Thank you for the purchase! We're glad to hear that you like the sound quality and battery performance of the speaker. Your feedback is greatly appreciated. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant, and Dustproof rating, 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. Thank you for choosing Sony!
-David
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Cons mentioned:
Party connect
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good quality for price
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Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good sound for parties or backround music in your living room, ive used this for many hours and find it to have a good life span until i have to charge again. Wish the party connect was for multiple devices and not its own brand.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Devin, Thank you for the positive review! We're very pleased to hear you're enjoying the great sound quality that works great for parties or just a background music in your living room. And good to know you appreciate the excellent battery life of this speaker. At Sony, we are always looking to improve our product quality and features. We have noted your input about the party connect feature being limited to Sony speakers and will be sure to forward this feedback to the appropriate department. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
Pros mentioned:
Bass, Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best speaker ever!!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This is the best portable Bluetooth speaker I’ve ever heard! The bass is incredible plus I can plug my guitar into it and play solo or over a backing track from my phone, I even use it as a soundbar in my room for the tv, the battery life is just as advertised: 30hrs!! I never need to play it on full volume very often so it lasts forever for me. This speaker exceeded my expectations!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi NoahB, Thank you for the amazing review! We're glad you like the incredible bass response, guitar input, long battery life, and it works perfect with your TV. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
Pros mentioned:
Bass, Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sony Bluetooth speaker
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This speaker has great bass. The sound quality is good. You can get many hours of Play from the charge.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Joaquin, Thank you for giving the product a perfect rating! We're thrilled you like the great bass response, excellent sound quality, and long lasting battery of your Sony SRSXG500. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant, and Dustproof rating, 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. Thank you for choosing Sony! -Sam
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sony xg500
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Sound quality is great, battery life is great. Only concern is the plastic does not seem as tough as the jbl
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi BigChee, That's really cool! We're extremely delighted you like the amazing features, and that the speaker delivers great battery life, and incredible audio quality. Your feedback regarding the build quality is extremely important to us and is very much appreciated. That said, the XG500 is built to last. It's got a durable exterior, it's IP66 Water resistant and Dustproof, and it's got plenty of battery life. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Jess
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sony wireless speaker
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
This has the wow factor, great clear sound and the bass is perfect. Also great value and battery life is beyond expectations
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Tiburon1215, we're happy to hear that you like the sound quality and battery of our product! Thanks for choosing Sony! ~Earl
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sony’s latest product
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Let’s just say I was looking for a decent wireless speaker. The speakers sound is a plus. The connections in the back are a plus the door that conceals them is not is does not like to stay put it just falls off. If you have something connected to the ports it is easily put back though. Also this speaker announces its battery life every time you turn it on. The battery life is ok about 4.5 hrs. As far a bass it is just ok to me
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi DanielC, Thanks for the feedback! We're glad you like your portable speakers. Enjoy and thanks for choosing Sony! -Craig
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Excellent sound box
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent Very good sound box, long battery life, super fast charging
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Joselima Awesome! We're pleased to hear that you like the sound. fast charging, and battery life. Thank you for choosing Sony. Erin
Pros mentioned:
Bass
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The Bass! The Bass!
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Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I’m a bass head and I really love my new Sony xg500 I like the mids and highs as well. Worth every penny! Sony great job on this one! Keep it up!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Sonysrsxg500, That's great! We're thrilled to hear you like powerful bass, the mids and highs of your new Sony SRS-XG500. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. Thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Cons mentioned:
Weight
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Nice volume
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Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I love it and take it everywhere. Battery life is awesome it’s just a little heavy if you decide to walk with it somewhere far
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi YamilP,
Amazing! We're glad that you like the portability and battery life of the speaker. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. Thanks for choosing Sony!
-Ralph
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
The Dreams of Music Collide In My Speaker!
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
When this speaker first came out, I was researching it, and finally decided to go into Best Buy and test it. I played the demo songs and immediately loved it! I was deciding between this and the JBL speaker, but I picked this one because it’s much bigger, more weight to lift, and the speaker on the sides lights up colors! When I connect it to my IPad Pro it automatically connects you, just hit the power button on the speaker and then hit the Bluetooth button the buttons light up and I see there is an option for MegaBass! I didn’t use that feature or test it due to being indoors in the house and neighbors above me, so I do not use that feature!
When I bought my speaker it was brand new in the store and the box was well packaged good as new. So when I got home I was excited and slowly started taking pictures and as soon as I tested it was “Awesome!” Very Loud and the speaker booms along with the music! In the future if I need another speaker or anything I would definitely buy this again or something just like it that is a new release and just like this one!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi AlicaKeysMusic, Thank you so much for choosing Sony! We're glad to hear your enjoyable experience with the powerful sound, great size and lighting function with your new Bluetooth speaker. The XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant, and Dustproof rating, 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. We are looking forward to your next purchase and thanks again for shopping Sony! - Kris
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Love it
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Amazing speaker good sound. Long battery live. Good quality
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi FranciscoJ, That's amazing! We're extremely pleased to hear our XG500 Portable Bluetooth Speaker meets your needs expectations! If you haven't yet, downloading the Music Center app allows you to select your favorite playlists, cue the next song, or change lighting patterns and sound modes of the unit- this will surely enhance your experience! Thank you so much for choosing our XG500 and for choosing Sony! -Jess
Pros mentioned:
Portable, Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Sony
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Sound is amazing. Good for camps,small and portable for trips
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Kogut, That's great! We're glad you like the amazing sound quality and portability of your new Sony XG500 speaker. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. Thanks for choosing Sony! Regards, Sam
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
XG 500 SPEAKER
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Purchased XG300 1st loved it so much! I had to get this XG500 Sound quality is amazing love the rugged material speaker is made of. Water resistant with colorful lights that dance with the bass. This speaker really gets the party going !Can’t live without my radio;)
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Reviewe, Great! We're glad that you are enjoying the sound quality of your speaker. With the 25 hours of battery life and IP67 water and dust resistance of the XG300 wireless speaker, you can enjoy a whole day of party from the beach, to the park, and to the pool. Stream anywhere and get things booming with Party Connect where you can combine up to 100 compatible X-series wireless speakers with BLUETOOTH technology and sync your music so everyone dances to the same beat. Make sure to download the Sony | Music Center app to Optimize audio settings, select playlist, cue the next Sony, and control Party Connect. Thanks for choosing Sony! Erin
Pros mentioned:
Sound quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Fantastic
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Omg! The best Bluetooth speaker or SPEAKER I’ve heard!!!! Song did it with this!
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi TriamH,
Fabulous! We are so happy to hear your satisfaction with the amazing sound quality of your SRSXG500.
The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go.
Thank you so much for choosing Sony!
- Romeo
Cons mentioned:
Weight
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Decent speaker, needs improvements.
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Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Overall good speaker and worth the pri e if in sale. Sound is a little heavy on mid range, even if the bass boost is off. It is very heavy for a portable speaker. My last major issue is the sub baffles on either end are unprotected. They arent the actual speakers but do need to move to create the passive bass. I purchased speaker grills and attached to both ends.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi imjaybird,
Thanks for commenting. We greatly appreciate your feedback with sound quality, design, and weight of our XG500. Regarding the sound quality, to ensure optimal listening experience, please make sure you have downloaded the Sony Music Center app. There you will find all sorts of tools like an equalizer to fine-tune your SRSXG500 and maximize the volume to your liking. For more details, check out the following Help Guide link: https://helpguide.sony.net/speaker/srs-xg500/v1/en/contents/TP1000243087.html?search=low%20sound
I hope this helps.
Should you need more information/technical assistance, please email us at [email protected] with the following details and we'll be more than happy to assist you.
Name: BestBuy Username: Model Number: Issue: Telephone Number:
Thank you very much for your purchase and for choosing Sony!
Best regards,
Romeo Sony Social Support
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
GreaT product
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Excellent sound and long lasting battery. First I thought it was going to sound and don’t even have any bass but it was otherwise now I am planning it get second one To make it even louder because we live parties and Sony is one of the greatest sound system and phone producer .
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Badcondition, Thank you for the great review! We're glad you like the excellent sound, long-lasting battery life, and punchy bass of your new Sony XG500. The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go. We're looking forward to your next purchase and thanks for choosing Sony! -Sam
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Sony is almost perfect
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Seems to be missing certain frequencies but when I added 2 xb23’s using party connect I got full range audio. Ordered 2 more xb23’s for a full surrounding and immersive audio experience. This is more for outdoor use for ones with a smart home as wifi interference will occur typically when using a mobile device to stream your audio. I have yet to try using an audio cable so can’t say for sure. This speaker would be 5 stars if it had a full range of audio and didn’t need to add speakers to get a full range audio experience.
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Technoggen,
We're glad you're enjoying the superb features and that you can all enjoy music at the same time by combining multiple devices that are compatible with Party Connect function. By downloading the Sony Music Center app, you can actually fine tune the sound of your XG500 to your liking. Custom EQ enables adjustments of levels for each frequency band. There is a built in EQ that has 20 points of control for Bass, Midrange, and Treble. Also, thanks for purchasing two XB23 speakers. The XG500 can be connected with the following compatible models via Party Connect function: SRS-XB43, SRS-XB33, SRS-XB23, SRS-XG500, SRS-XP500, and SRS-XP700.
The SRS-XG500 is perfect for taking a powerful sound outside. The combination of the X-Balanced Speaker Unit, High-efficiency Tweeter, and passive radiators deliver a crisp and clear sound whether you’re listening in an indoor space or outside. Plus, with a durable exterior, an IP66 Water-resistant and Dustproof rating (Dustproof and Water-resistant are effective only when the cap is closed), up to 30-hour battery life, and an easy-to-hold handle, you can take it almost wherever you want to go.
Thank you for sharing your feedback and for choosing Sony! -Jess
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Very nice
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
It’s have deep bass and clear sound. There is also surround sound
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from SonyListens
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Hi Genn, You've made an excellent choice! We are truly happy to hear your purchase went well and you are very pleased with its exceptional audio quality and overall features of your XG500 speaker. Thank you so much for choosing Sony! -Jess