Sony - ULT Field 1

I don't have any of them but based on A LOT of reviews (videos and pages) that i've seen, here's my thought: The Ult Field 1 is definetly the loudest here by a ~1db difference wich is about 17% more volume than the Flip 6 so it will probably be the better option considering all of them are S size (very small) speakers and you want to fill a mid size room. Talking about sound quality, the Ult Field 1 seems to have the deepest bass by a small margin, but the Flip 6 feels more punchy; also, the Sony has better mids and less harsh highs. The Bose has a lot of upper bass wich makes it sound very rich and clear, the bass is warm and very confortable to hear but in terms of volume it places third on the list. And i honestly haven't seen much about the Beats pill but based on a couple reviews, it has a very good sound quality, clear and detailed and the depth of the bass is comparable to the Ult Field 1 but his major flaw is that it distorts a lot and loses a lot of his bass when the volume is set above ~60%. NOTE: i've heard them all (except for the Beats pill) in real life on official shops so my opinion is not 100% based only on reviews and i also own other speakers myself to compare.

I think so! My Sony ult field 1 just arrived today at my house so if you want i can give you a better review later when i test it personally.

It is a good speaker, way better than the Flip 6 in terms of bass and volume but lacks detail on the highs. That's the only flaw i've encountered, because strangely, it has amazing clarity in the voices and instruments, but if you hear it side to side with another speaker like the Soundcore motion 300 or JBL flip 6, you will notice that there's certain subtle high sounds that you won't hear on the Sony, but it's only noticeable when comparing side to side and otherwise is a amazing speaker and overall better than the Flip 6 and comparable to the Soundcore.

I don't think it's posible to do that with the Sony. The Soundcore on the other side is the best speaker i have for the size, with a good EQ you can make it absolutely shine, it sounds amazing, i don't know why would you say that it sounds unpleasant. You're probably using it with the default EQ.

I recieved my new Ult Field 1 yesterday and i've been doing some tests comparing it to both of my JBL Charge 5's, TL and TT versions. Today i wanted to test the bass so i put my usual bass test video wich goes from 100hz to 20hz with 5hz steps and i discovered that when the Charge 5 goes below 60hz, the volume decreases significantly when in the other hand, my Sony Ult Field 1 kept almost the same good volume on the bass up to 50hz. Below that, on 45hz the bass on the Charge 5 completely dissapears when the Sony still kept reproducing the frequency at a reasonably audible volume. Any thoughts about this? Has anyone tested it? This shocked me because many reviewers and people in general tend to say that the JBL FLIP 6 has a deeper bass than the Sony and even though i don't have the Flip 6, taking in count what the Sony managed to do here, it just cannot be true that the Flip 6 has a better bass response. The Sony basically reached the JBL Xtreme 3 frequency response being a quarter of it's size. On rtings.com page, the Sony ult field 1 reached a low-frequency response of 55.8hz, the Flip 6 reached 75.5hz, the Charge 5 reached 58.2hz, and the Xtreme 3 reached down to 55hz. I saw those charts before recieveng my Ult Field 1 and i thought that they did something wrong in the tests but it just proved me wrong. NOTE: both of my Charge 5's we're equalized with the bass turned all the way up and tested on the same phone and same place so there's no excuses here.

Oh yeah apart from having an amazing bass it sounds sooo clear and detailed.

Yes, it is somewhat close, but i've tried quite a few of S size speakers (about the size of a JBL flip 6) and every speaker of that size has that problem, maybe the only one that doesn't is the Soundcore motion 300, so don't be dissapointed about it. It's just that since they're small speakers, you will normally put them at 60-70% volume where on a bigger speaker that would be about 50%, and most estimated battery life measurements are done on 50% volume, so that's why it's not too accurate on this cases.

I literally made my entire post saying that i TESTED it and compared it myself, i heard it myself. It does go deeper. And i know about sony's 20hz claim on their page, i'm not basing my facts on that at all; the page that i mentioned is RTINGS.COM wich is a page that does detailed speaker reviews, they have a whole speaker testing method and even tell you the level of distortion of them.

I actually think that this happens because JBL optimized their Charge 5 to go only up to 60hz because is already a good frequency range and maybe that leaves enough room to give the speaker more volume without distorting the bass or something like that.

I can agree that the Charge 5 is a better overall speaker but there's a size difference wich plays a huge role. I was just commenting that it's still an amazing achievement for a speaker that size to reach 45hz. Thanks for your opinion!

You're not wrong, the equalizer sucks on the ULT Field 1, so yes, it is hard to get a clearer sound without killing the bass punch, the best setting for that matter that i found is Bass +5, Mids +7, Highs +10, but it still not that great. Also, you can't have the ULT Mode enabled with your own equalizer, it's one or another. Though i found out that phone integrated equalizers work great to solve that problem, for example, on Asus phones and Oneplus phones you have an integrated equalizer for bluetooth devices that doesn't affect the max volume of the speaker, and since it's from the Phone and not from the speaker, you can keep the ULT mode on and boost the highs and the mids on your phone equalizer while keeping the bass depth and punch. I'm aware that on Samsung devices, even though there is an integrated equalizer, it lowers the max volume of the speaker, so keep that in mind. I don't know about other brands.

You use speakers only for white noise? That's a lot of money just for sleeping. Well, both have great battery in my use tbh there isn't much difference, i've used both for an entire day playing loud music in my school and house and neither of them died on me, that's from 8:15 am to 12 am.

How do you know that? It makes sense to me, the bass sounded way less deep compared to the Sony when i heard both. Also, if the charge 5 reaches about 55hz like almost every other speaker of that size, then it makes even less sense to me that, like you said, the Flip 6 rolls off at 50hz.

No problem, and yeah though it is technically true that if you use it at 50% volume it could last you 12 hours, a speaker that sounds so good just makes you want to crank up that volume! If you want any opinions/recommendations though, right now my favourite and the one that i'm gonna stay with is the Earfun Uboom L (i've had Soundcore motion 300, JBL flip 6, Sony ULT Field 1, Soundcore Motion+, JBL Charge 5, etc). You might be surprised, but that single 10 band equalizer is what makes it so good, because you can have the clarity and brightness of the Flip 6 while having the strong deep bass of the Ult Field 1. Just to compare, it goes deeper and way louder than the ULT Field 1, and i think that on indoor Mode it has a deeper bass than the Charge 5, while in outdoor mode it gives an amazing party soundstage, and i also think that it goes the same loudness of the Charge 5, at least with high volume equalizers. The battery life is a bit better than the Sony too!

Man, i literally mentioned that the Ult Field 1 mantains a good volume on bass down to 45hz while the Charge 5 died at that same frequency, you didn't even read my post at all, or do i have to explain that 45hz is a deeper frequency response than 60hz? It seems like you don't know what is deep bass. You are extremely biased.

I also thought that Rtings.com reviews were wrong but my testing just shows the opposite. I said it on my post.

I said on my post that i got that info from RTINGS.COM. You could be experiencing a fake response, because on almost every speaker that i've tried, you can even hear something on 20-30hz, but it's just the drivers making an attempt to reach that frequency and they aren't really moving at the necessary amplitude but instead, it's making a nonsense sound that could make you think it's reaching that low.

Sony ult field 1 gives an amazing punch in the shower, JBL flip 6 is a good option too, but if you really want a bang for your buck, the soundcore motion 300 is unbeatable with the right EQ (if you don't like creating a personal EQ, you can search one on Google too). And for a smaller option, the Sony XB100.

Hello I bought the ult field 1 and well at first I was excited since I never had a better speaker other than those Chinese crap priced at like 20 euros or something. The sound is good I like it but after watching reviews of JBL flip 6 and ult field 1, I came to the conclusion that JBL flip 6 indeed has more clearer sound, it's more crispy. Ult field has better bass. So I guess it depends on what you want to listen to in your music. Sometimes you want the bass with some techno and sometimes you want to hear the clear crisp sound like the person is singing in your own room. So my question is: can you adjust the sound in ult field 1 (music center app by Sony or whoever) to make the sound more clear and crisp or something like that. I tried in the equaliser a bit and I don't know... It's not doing that much.. maybe I am doing it wrong? I set bass to max, mid to 2 and treble to 5 or something like that, since I assume middle is the best attribute in the Sony speaker. When I activate the ult button it does wonders to the bass but then it kinda lacks in highs sometimes I don't know. Another question, is it possible to have both ult button on and the equalizer turned on to your liking?

Ult field 1 user here...I got fed up with the ult mode on and inspite of less bass settled myself with ult as off....any custom equalizer settings for a balanced sound?

Mine is arriving, how you feel so far?

True that, realized it, maybe need some burn in or have you tried custom equalizer?

That's right, I tried the custom one but it somewhat works with the acoustic songs or vocal focussed but not for all tracks....looking for a middle ground, bose soundlink is more soothing/pleasing to hear for long term or the speaker placement also is a thing for ult1? Any recommendations ?

Also was listening to shapeshifter from celdweller, it sounded very unpleasant, still trying to find a good balance

How's the anker soundcore motion +?  Though I've purchased it but the rock songs specially the guitar ones doesn't sound pleasent...I'm not a basshead, I like balanced sound, by any means or tweaking can I make the ult field 1 balanced?

Sorry I mean Sony....Ult1 sounds unpleasant for some rock or metal songs.....I'm still trying to find a perfect balance for Sony...especially the guitar doesn't sound good in Sony

The only comment I can make about the EQ is that you can't get rid of the veiled mids. Yes it's loud and bassy, but the clarity is lacking. I returned mine because of it. For clarity, I recommend the higher rated Klipsch Nashville or Marshall Emberton 2 or 3.

The very highly rated Marshall Acton 3 is the most balanced. I got it at for $179 Target clearance last week. It absolutely destroyed everything I had! (Soundcore x600, Bose Flex, Flip 6, Charge 5, Sony ULT Field 1, W-King 10). The bass is strong, right, deep, and the mids/highs doing get drowned out with volume. It's loud and even balanced across its volume range. This IS a speaker. The rest are toys that peter out with more volume

Hi, I just bought my ULT 1 too and after weeks using I've found the battery is quite low, I have to charge my speaker after 4-5 hours with 50-70% volume and ULT mode on, it's out of my expectation from what Sony told (up to 12 hours). I'm not sure if your speaker is like so.

I recently tried this out too and got similar results. The ULT Field 1 can reach a bit deeper than the Charge 5, producing deeper frequencies at a slightly higher volume. I figured this would be the case since it costs a bit more and the Charge 5 is quite a bit older.

Personally I would go up a size to a sony ult field 1(water bottle size), they're really good for indoor. Otherwise jbl clip5 or sony xb100 are great for their size.

I think for best sound quality the Bose Flex and the JBL Flip 6 both sound really good. The Sony Ult 1 also sounds really good that is easy to pickup for 99 at Walmart USA. (Costco USA has the Bose for 99). Both the Soundcore Glow and Motion 300 are both really good. The 300 rips off the Bose design, but it has all of its best options of the Bose like it knows when it flat or on the edge and adjust the speakers based upon this. I have the Wonderboom 2. The newer 4 has improved base. I do like its 360 sound design and its small footprint that makes it easy to carry around.

Both the Flip 6 or the Sony Ult 1 are nice speakers. I had a chance to try both, and both sound good. I would give the Flip 6 an 8.3/10 and Sony 8.1/10. Sony costs about $35 less in the US . The Sony sounds excellent. So, if its price is better, you still are gifting a very good speaker.

The Charge has a bit more bass and volume vs Flip. Sony Ult 1 or 300 XE are nice items. I was able to try Ult 1; nice sound. Soundcore Glow, 300, 600 are good speakers too.

Just speaking of general sound quality the Ult 1 and XE 300 sound great including much clearer bass when compared to the older xb line.

Sony Ult field 1 is good all around with an app you can eq. I’m a big fan of mine.

I have Bose SoundLink Flex 2 and Sony ULT Field 1. They both sounded good but I prefer and use Bose more especially when it’s at horizontal/flat position.

Lol dude, i know your claim and it's far from being accurate. Sony tuned the ult 1 to have warm and upperbass sound signature. Which some people that don't know what deep bass is, will claim that the sony has more bass, but it doesn't. The charge 5 has more deep bass than the sony.. it's a fact The sony has more upper bass because they tuned it to have more upper bass. And it sounds more "phat" to some people. But i ain't buying it

Soon alan ross will make a review on the sony ult 1 you will see what i was talking about

Rtings is a fake review website. Anyone that relies on them when it comes to bluetooth speakers clearely doesn't know how to compare speakers and which really stands out more.

Real 45 cannot be produced by a speaker this small. You never really hear that in actuall music unless it's a frequency test where sony is on purpose uses fake humming that makes it sound like it reaches down to 45 but it never did and never will🤣

My sources are my own experience. You base your opinions on garbage websites I base mine on decent reviewers like alan ross, and i kinda own both speakers to be able to conclude. You don't even knoe what tuning difference these both have. Other than being a smartass in reddit

Well nobody else says the nonsense you claimed. I even heard people saying that the flip 6 goes lower but you come here claiming such nonsense and even try to outsmart me, which obviously doesn't work mate. Maybe next time

Useless to even read this. Reality shows that charge 5 goes deeper, i heard it, i don't need non-based nonsense🤣

Yup, i own it bro. A black one. And a 3 year old charge 5 I have like 15 speakers of this size

I really don't need to man, i hear them how they are And i know how each one is tuned. If you use the ULT button, you drive the woofer way more than you do on the charge 5 at low volumes So to compare both to be fair, add more bass on the eq of the charge 5. Then it will be fair. But even then, both are very different sounding. The charge 5 is brighter, more vshaped than the sony. The sony has more covered smoother highs. But it's not necessarily better. The impact of the bass is stronger on the charge 5. It has more watts and surface area on the driver. It had larger passive radiators to push more air, it's a larger speaker.

My Sony ULT Field 1 speakers have a option to automatically turn off after 15 minutes of inactivity. You'll still need your music app to stop playing music after your predetermined timeout period. 15 minutes later, the Sony speakers will silently turn themselves off.

To me the Ult Field 1 lacks clarity and vocals. Sound seems muffled as if someone has covered the speaker with a cloth. Just my observation. JBL Charge 5 is better overall speaker.