Sony - SRS-XB33

The Sony SRS-XB33 is a great pick for bass lovers. It’s IP67 waterproof, has extra bass tech, and lasts up to 24 hours.

The bass is deep and punchy, perfect for those who want strong low end sound.

Yes, it’s shockproof, dustproof, and waterproof, so it can handle tough environments.

It connects up to 100 feet, so you can use it from a distance.

I have the Sony xb33 and xb43 … great speakers and sound quality and loudness was great. I purchased a xe300 a few weeks ago and was really unhappy and returned it. Not the same brand as my older speakers that’s for sure. I’m also in the market and have looked at the Harmon Harmon as one of my top options

Ive heard the xe300 sounds better outdoors than indoors. Whatsoever, getting a 2nd xb33 would be better thing, cause you can get stereo, which improves the sound experience a lot (for concentrated listening at least) . Have you you looked for 2nd hand units? If thats not an option i would rather pay a little more to get a xg300, which is superior in many respects to the xe300 . Its like the bigger version of the xb33 with deeper bass and better details. Its also heavier, though. 2 xb100 are also nice and super portable, but will not have neither volume nor the deepness of bass and natural sound of the xb33 or xg300.

I have a Sony SRS-XB33 and have been enjoying it for several years now. I've tested MANY bluetooth speakers throughout the years, and I really like the XB33's sound signature: it goes well with the music I listen to. So I decided to buy a second unit to pair with it and have better sound coverage for gatherings at home. However, I've recently moved to a new country where the XB33 is impossible to buy other than heavily marked up (if you don't mind risking probable scams from a few doubtful online sellers) because it's discontinued. I was looking into the XB300 as an alternative because (a) it's 40% off right now at the Sony store (ie it's 95USD or 88EUR) and (b) it would allow me to pair it to my XB33 (albeit not in stereo mode, unfortunately). But having read reviews online and subsequently heard it in the store, I confirmed I too find its soundstage considerably narrower than the XB33's... I'm not sure if in a specific setup (either physical setup of the unit at, say, a distance, and/or in vertical/horizontal position, or the configuration in the app) you can get a more open sound or if that's just a fail from Sony's Line Shape Diffuser (which seems weird: did no one test the prototype before going into manufacturing?) and you're stuck with narrow coverage. The sound quality, however, seems at least as good as the XB33's. It's just that narrow slit of sound coming at you like compressed in space that I think will lessen the sound coverage I'm looking for in buying a second unit. Which is when I started thinking of alternatives instead of just focussing on something I can pair to my XB33; chiefly the XB100, which is definitely a step down when looked as a single unit, but perhaps if I buy 2 (also heavily discounted, so they would cost even less than the 1 XE300) I might get a decent sound, and perhaps better coverage with the plus of it being in stereo configuration... What are your thoughts?