so this is the Sony xb100 this is Sony super compact speaker that you can either use at home
or you can attach it or something and take it on to go with you now overall this is a super super
incremental upgrade over its predecessor but today we're going to see what the Sony xb100 is
all about regarding pricing the xb100 has a retail price of sixty dollars not bad given its size now
this isn't the loudest or the most capable speaker but it's a good option if you need something super
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design of this speaker size wise the xb100 is a little larger than the xb12 but it's basically
the same size and shape as the xb13 the main difference here is that the xb100 now has a
textured design to it and it has gone back to having a soft touch feel to it so this speaker
is a lot easier to handle than the xb13 which has a comparatively slippery case because it
has a slate plastic body nonetheless the xb100 is rocking the same IP67 rating as the xb13 meaning
that it's dust and waterproof and the xb100 has the same built-in carrying strap as the xb13 so
you can easily attach the speaker to whatever you'd like it could be a branch or backpack or
even your bike regarding battery life if there is a bit of a downgrade hero over the xba 13.
now the xb100 has an advertised battery life of 16 hours but is advertised by a life of 16
hours is with the speaker playing at 72 volume which is a decent listening volume for at home
use but with the xb13 this speaker also has an advertised battery life of 16 hours but that's
what this speaker playing at 83 volume but real world use with both of these speakers playing
at max volume and I feel that most people are going to be using these speakers at max volume
on a regular basis especially if you plan on using the speaker either in the shower
or while you're on your bike these speakers are good for about five hours of playback time and
when it comes to charging both the xb100 and xb13 both of these speakers charge via a USB
C Port as they should whereas with the xb12 this speaker charges via a micro USB ports but also
something that's found on the sb12 that isn't on these other two speakers is that it has an
audio jack so with the xb100 you can only use it with a wireless connection now when it comes
to Bluetooth connectivity the speaker can only be connected to one device at a time and it only has
support for SBC and AAC unfortunately there is no ldac here like with Sony's more premium speakers
but I guess the important thing here is if the speaker doesn't have any latency issues to it so
you can always use it to watch videos on your phone with but now it's about sound regarding
speaker setups all of these speakers workers have an upward firing driver and a passive Radiator on
the bottom but the really interesting thing here is that the xb100 has a new off-center diaphragm
driver now Sony claims that this new off-center diaphragm driver helps with better Clarity
specifically in the highs when this speaker is playing at louder volumes but I also think
that it helps keep the speaker in place when it's playing music whereas with the xb13 this speaker
just loves to move around on the table when it's playing at higher volumes but nonetheless we're
going to jump into the sound test where all of these speakers are playing at max volume
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so regarding sound I feel the difference here is super nuanced I feel the xb100 has a slightly more
balanced sound signature to it and it sounds a little Fuller with a little more bass whereas
these other two speakers the highs are just a little more emphasized and they don't sound as
full so they sound a little tinnier regardless the sound quality difference between these speakers is
very small but technically yes the xb100 does sound a little more balanced and Fuller than
these other two speakers but this is definitely not a night and day difference but when it comes
to max volume performance the xb100 and xb13 get equally as loud and they both get a little louder
than the xb12 but like I alluded to earlier the xb100 is a speaker that you're most likely going
to want to use at max volume if you're going to use the speaker while you're in the shower or if
you have it attached to your bike and since the speaker is an upper firing speaker the speaker is
going to sound better while indoors because it's going to have a ceiling to bounce its sound off of
or if you're going to use this speaker while you're Outdoors you want to try to aim the
speaker at you for the best sound in general 50 volume on the XPO 100 is decent for individual
listening if you're at home and if you're going to be using this speaker while you're in the shower
or while you're Outdoors you're most likely going to want to use this speaker at max volume but
finally let's talk about pairing these speakers up with other speakers now with the xb100 you cannot
pair it up to any of Sony's larger speakers that are using party connect so if you get an xb100 you
will not be able to pair it up to let's say an xg500 XG300 XE 300 xe200 or 2 and xb43 xb33 or
xb23 but what you can do is that you can pair a two xb100s together and get them to play and
left around stereo mode and pairing your speakers together is actually super easy all you got to do
is just press and hold the Bluetooth button on both of these speakers they get synced up to one
another rather quick quickly and skipping is never an issue but also if you have your two
speakers playing in Stereo mode and you turn them off the next time that you go and you
turn them back on they're going to automatically look for each other and try to re-establish that
stereo connection which personally I like but if you just want to use one speaker at a time then
when you turn it back on you are going to have to manually turn off stereo mode so that's the
only gripe that I don't like but in general having two xb100s playing together is rather
impressive the only thing to keep in mind here is you can only pair with the xb100 to one other
xb100 unfortunately an xb100 isn't going to get paired up to an xb13 and finally here's a micro
now the sb100 is sitting on a table literally and arm's length away from me I just hope that you
can hear that now overall the microphone on the speaker is decent but personally I wouldn't take
phone calls with my speaker in general but the option is there if you want it but with all that
being said the Sony xb100 is a very incremental upgrade over its predecessor from a sound quality
standpoint it sounds a little more balanced and a little Fuller than the xb13 but besides that there
aren't any major changes here but regardless the Sony xb100 is a decent window speaker if you need
something for the shower if you need something small around the house while you do chores it's
great to take on the go with you and it's a good option if you need something for your bike if you
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