Sony - SRS-XB100

I have the Tribit Micro 2 and it’s awesome. For something even lighter, I have the Sony XB100 and I really like it. It has a convenient strap as well.

I have one too, and can confirm the call quality is excellent. This is not a party speaker, but the audio quality for music is fantastic for such a small speaker. I have the Tribit Stormbox 2 and prefer the look and the sound of the Sony at low volumes. The Tribit blows it away if you need higher volume however.

The Sony SRS-XB100 is a great choice for beach trips. It’s ultra-compact, has a 16-hour battery life, and is IP67 waterproof, making it perfect for wet and sandy conditions. Plus, it’s built with a durable UV coating to resist sun exposure.

Yes, the Sony SRS-XB100 comes with a built-in strap, so you can easily carry it around or secure it to your beach bag or towel. It's super lightweight and portable, making it perfect for taking along on your beach days.

Absolutely! Despite its small size, the Sony SRS-XB100 delivers clear sound with enhanced bass. You’ll still get full, rich audio, making it a great companion for music while you're soaking up the sun at the beach.

For mini BTs, I went for (2) Sony XB100s (L & R) mainly for the driver size.

Hi, A quick update to the above. So I have just completed another round of reviews of mini Bluetooth speakers, supporting the Requiremints speakers team. Well, to make long story short, these are the best options for skiing and snowboarding to my opinion (weight - under 10 ounces), and you can read a bit more in [this page](https://requiremints.com/guide/best-bluetooth-speakers-skiing-&-snowboarding/): 1. **JBL Clip 5** \- A new model for this successful family of mini speakers, with improved sound. It will cost you about $80, but it is rugged, waterproof and have a great sound for its size and weight. The clip it has is super helpful, tough if you are doing an extreme skiing and snowboarding, I would tie it with an addition small wire for a backup. 2. **JBL Clip 4** \- Because the Clip 5 is out, you can find it with a reduced costs ($50) - it is still a great value for money and the sound is excellent. 3. **Sony SRS-XB100** \- Another excellent mini Bluetooth with a great sound, very popular. It is waterproof and come with a strap to tie it to your bag. It is a great option in case you want to use it also in other activitis. If you are really on a budget, the Clip 3 may be a good option (a bit old but can do the work if you dont want to invest). Hope this helps, please let me know what you think, comment and advise other options. Good luck

If you want a small speaker that can easily fit to your bag, so either take the JBL Clip 5 or the Sony SRS-XB100. Both will deliver nice sound compared to their size. The clip, can be easily attached to the coat or bag, and both are IPX7 waterproof. Hope this helps.

If you need something that portable, it's about as good as it gets. There are a few competing models of a similar size that make slightly different tradeoffs, like the Tribit Stormbox Micro 2, the Soundcore Select 4 Go, or the JLab Pop Party, but ultimately nothing that's fundamentally better, especially in areas that small speakers always struggle with, like bass response or volume.  If you're tight on budget, but flexible on size, you've got some interesting options like the Sony SRS-XB100, the Soundcore 3, or the JLab Go Party. Although the Go 4 is still a credible choice, especially if clear sound is more important to your than big sound.

XB100 is very small speaker, with a great sound signature and strong bass for its size

I’d fully recommend the Sony XB100 for your use case. It has low latency (good for video) and detailed mids, which makes listening to vocals clear. It also has a very good strap and is waterproof, the bass and battery life for the size is impressive. But, if available in your country, the Xiaomi Sound Pocket is the best price/performance small speaker at the moment and is only around $15

I use Sony xb100 and have been very happy with it.

Probably your best bet if you dont need to max your budget is something between the bose flex and the soundcore x600. I’ve Read a lot good about the ultimate ears boom but never saw one. Today I’ve actually bought one Sony xb-100: it’s good enough. For indoor is enough powerful for when I’m alone (main use) and for a room with 4/6 people. Only “issue” I had was the sound too thin when i first turned it on. Really too thin. i went on spotify settings and i noticed it had reduced bass EQ, after i put boosted bass it’s great. I like to have a smaller speaker than the JBL flip since most of the times i wouldnt need that and it’s half the size and weight. But it’s a 25€ speaker. I could easily buy another orange one in the future to just swap em when one is low battery or to pair em for stereo. But if I didnt wanted a small speaker to just trash around I would went straight to the x600 imo. Anyway, the best one for 300 is probably the bose max.

Yea but it sucks at everything else so why bother😅

It's terrible vshape tuned. Stormbox micro 2 wipes the floor with it.

a pair of sony xb100. possibly the best mini speakers that have AAC and SBC audio codecs. super easy to pack 2 small speakers vs 1 bigger speaker imo.

i still use my XB30 which is already +5 years old but still great battery life.  just bought a pair of xb100 bc i wanted portable mini speakers.

i dont think a +$200 boutique speaker is a good choice for a travel speaker imo. i would rather have something cheaper i dont mind losing/damaging bc thats going to happen during a trip. idk how you travel but i prioritize weight-savings and convenience (ie packing instant coffee vs aeropress). in OP's context something small with good bluetooth connection is better. the minirig only truly shines via aux IMO. however its only *splash resistant* and not fully IP68 that a travel speaker should be. even a sony xb100 ticks all the right boxes and is 400% cheaper and fully dust and water proof.

The Sony XB100 is an amazing speaker for the price, even though most people say its "Quiet" it really isn't. It gets really loud and my sweet spot is around 50-58% volume and the bass is really good, it gets fairly deep and is boomy it sounds best at 100% and it really doesn't distord at all. Its really portable in my opinion due to the fact that it has a versitile strap and its shorter than a pop can while being wider than one. Its the perfect speaker for me as i use it for 2-4 hours maybe even longer on the weekends, the battery on this speaker is great its never died on me and the lowest it has been was 40% due to the fact that it came at that percentage when it arrived. Highly recommend. Sorry for the long comment (:

Btw i got mine for $41.23 on sale for christmas and also its more a budget option so there are for sure better products out there but this is also a good option if you want to save money

Roam isnt much smaller than flex. Maybe jbl go/clip or sony xb100

Sony xb100 works well for calls

Nonsense, its pretty good for the size