- Hey everyone.
We are here today with some incredibly talented creators
Karl Conrad, Emira, Ian Asher, and Curtis Roach.
Stay tuned for a fun filled holiday gift guide
here on The Lowdown.
- Welcome to The Lowdown.
We've asked our awesome guests
to pick their six Sony products for the holiday season.
And also, you better stick around
because we might be giving away
some Sony products to some of our viewers.
- Now, before we get into our holiday gift guide,
let's get into the spirit with some holiday hot takes.
This might get a little crazy and a little controversial
but what is your least favorite holiday song?
- I've been wanting to say this for years,
but my least favorite holiday song
is "Wonderful Christmas Time".
You guys know that song?
it's awful.
- Yes. - It's so awful.
Like, we get it.
We know you're having a wonderful Christmas time,
you don't have to say it 10,000 times.
Like, just stop.
You know what I mean?
- I personally don't like "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus".
I don't know why I hear it
and I will immediately hit next or turn it off.
I just, I don't like it.
- What about you, Ian?
- I gonna have to steal yours, man.
I mean, I just gotta say,
it's not one that I...
- You just feel angry.
- Well, I'm just like,
I'd rather listen to like,
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree".
That's more along my vibe.
So, gonna have to agree with you on this one.
- Right on.
And Curtis, what about you? - I think that one song,
♪ the last Christmas I gave You my heart ♪
that's a jam, but it's like, it's kind of heartbreaking.
- Okay. Good.
You make a good point.
How about you, Emira?
- The one that I hate the most
is "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer".
That song, it is so dark.
It's just like,
why are we talking about our grandmas dying on Christmas?
- How about you, Karl?
- For me, it has to be "The Little Drummer Boy".
I was in church choir when I was young
and I was so terrible at singing,
I got kicked out of church choir for singing that song
and I've been like scarred ever since.
- Karl, that sounds really traumatic.
So, I'm very sorry that you were kicked out.
But that is a pretty terrible song.
And all of those were pretty questionable songs
so I have to agree with you guys there.
But now that we're feeling festive,
let's keep the hot takes rolling.
This time it's gonna be about
our favorite Sony products for the holidays
in 30 seconds or less.
- Ooh! Okay.
So, why don't we show our guests how it's done.
And yeah, how about you go first?
- Me? You want me to go? Okay. Alright.
So, I'm gonna say that one of my favorite Sony products
is the Sony INZONE M9 gaming monitor.
I have been using this to game the past couple of months
with the realistic graphics and the colors.
It just makes for such a great gaming monitor,
maybe for yourself or as a very generous gift
for that gamer in your life.
- Yeah, I love the M9 too.
My favorite one is the INZONE H9s.
They look really sleek, really cool.
They're incredibly comfortable,
like, they feel like marshmallows on your ears.
32 hours of battery life.
Just super comfortable,
just like the XM5s.
But yeah, these are my favorites.
- And they pair great with the M9
so, I also have been using those.
So, now that we have the hang of it,
let's kick it over to Ian Asher.
Ian, you're such a talented DJ and producer,
so not surprised that you picked the LinkBuds S.
Let's hear your 30 second hot take on the LinkBuds S.
- You know, I don't really know if this is a hot take
but all I really wanna say about this
is that I absolutely love the active noise cancellation.
I'll be going on a plane,
pop these guys in,
and then it's like, there's no noise around me.
- I totally agree with you. I love them.
And what's great about the LinkBuds S is that
they've got a new earth blue color.
So, not only is there a white,
there's a black, a cool earth blue color.
I have all three.
They're amazing.
And just like you, I take it with me everywhere I travel.
So, great pick.
Up next, let's check in with Curtis Roach.
Curtis, you are an artist, a creator, a CEO, a music lover,
a man of many talents.
But let's hear your hot take
on the XE200 wireless speakers.
- I honestly love this speaker
just because as a music lover and a musician,
listening to music feels like a very full experience
through this speaker.
And this is like, you could turn it up all the way
and you you still feel the the instrumentation
in all the songs.
So, it's the perfect little speaker, you know.
- I feel like you are the experienced artist here
so we're gonna have to just take your word for it.
I feel like you really can't go wrong.
Sony has such an incredible lineup of speakers.
So, good call.
Okay. Next up, we have Karl Conrad.
You're on the tech side of things
as a creator and a vlogger.
Now, your passion for tech really shines through.
Can you give us your hot take on the Bravia X95K
and the A3000 Soundbar?
- It's Sony's first venture into the mini LED space.
So, it's got amazing color, great contrast ratios.
And it has this anti-reflective coating,
and since my TV is in the bedroom,
I've got tons of natural light coming in.
So, it's just great to watch a content on there.
It's actually paired perfectly with the A3000 Soundbar.
So, this is more on the entry level side.
So I think it's a great budget option.
And what makes it so nice is the form factor,
it's nice and small.
And if you want to expand that,
you can always purchase rear speakers
or even say, a sub woofer
to kind of enhance that experience
to get you almost like a home cinema experience
from the comfort of your own bed
or wherever you watch your TV.
- I totally agree with you there.
And we filmed a couple of episodes on The Lowdown,
checking out some of the new Sony Bravia televisions
and listening to the sound bars.
But let's go to our next creator, Emira,
who is killing it in the beauty space,
and she's gonna give us her hot take
on the Sony ZV-1F creator camera.
- Yes, this camera is literally
my favorite thing in the whole wide world.
It is so easy.
I am not as technologically advanced as the rest of you.
So, for me, it's really cool
'cause it's got this shot mark feature
so I can basically mark
where I'm going to clip and edit all of my clips
'cause I create and edit all of my own own content myself.
So, just makes it very easy,
especially if you're a newer creator just starting out.
And yeah, I'm obsessed.
I love this camera.
- I mean, this is an awesome group of products.
I know a lot of those are my favorite,
especially the new Sony ZV-1F.
Such a great camera.
Also, Sony has a lot of deals happening over the holidays,
including many of the products that we talked about today.
To check out all of Sony's deals throughout the holidays,
you can go to electronics.sony.com/offers
to stay up to date.
- We're also very excited to share
that Sony will be doing a holiday sweepstakes.
There are five prizes that you can win
and all them will be listed in the description.
So, make sure to scroll down and check it out.
It's an awesome giveaway. - All you need to do
is subscribe to this YouTube channel, Sony Electronics
and then click the link below in the description to enter.
- So, good luck to everybody.
Thank you so much for watching.
And thank you to our amazing guests
for joining us on this episode of Lowdown.
Make sure to follow Karl, Emira, Ian, Curtis.
Follow them on all their social channels.
Follow us on our social channels
as well as Sony Electronics YouTube channel
and we'll see you in the next episode here on The Lowdown.
- Bye. Happy holidays.