Those who are familiar with Sony must be familiar with the SRS series. SRS is Sony's wireless speaker product line. It integrates technology and fashion elements into a box to create a portable Sony audio experience. SRS series wireless speakers seem to be a series of products tailored by Sony for young users. Colorful color matching, high-tech design, highlighting low-frequency, etc. are all elements of pleasing young people. Today, the Sony SRS-XB3 we are evaluating is one of Sony's main wireless speakers in 2016. Sony officially describes the SRS-XB3 as "shocking bass".

appearance

Sony has always attached great importance to the design of products, which is particularly evident in the SRS series. Even for a rectangular wireless speaker like the SRS-XB3, its rhombus and edge transition are also very particular.

The SRS-XB3 uses a speaker opening in a metal mesh format. Two passive diaphragms are configured in the front and back of the speaker. The front and rear dual diaphragms are designed to bring more appealing low frequencies.

The SRS-XB3 has four non slip floor mats at the bottom and a Sony faith logo printed on it.

There is NFC mark beside the top button, which can be connected by touch through the phone that supports NFC

In terms of keys, besides the regular volume, power and Bluetooth keys, the SRS-XB3 also has the ADD key, EXTRA BASS key and call speaker key. The ADD key is Use dual SRS-XB3 wireless speakers In this case, it can be used to configure the left and right stereos. The L/R indicator light beside the ADD key will display the left and right channels of the current speaker. Set two SRS-XB3 to different channels, and then place them left and right. The EXTRA BASS key is used to strengthen the bass of the SRS-XB3. When it is turned on, you can obviously feel the volume of the bass increases and the bass sinks deeper, which can bring a more powerful bass experience.

In terms of interface, the SRS-XB3 is equipped with a charging port, a 3.5mm audio source input port, and a USB power output port, which can be used for charging smart phones.

experience

The SRS-XB3's three dimensions are 211mm x 80mm x 83mm, and its weight is about 0.93kg. For a wireless speaker with a subwoofer effect, this size is completely acceptable, and it is very convenient to carry around. Even if it is held in one hand, there is no pressure. Colorful and bright color matching is also very suitable for the tastes of young people today. Whether it is placed in the coffee shop, office or home environment, it is very harmonious and full of scientific and technological beauty.

The SRS-XB3 does not need an App. Click the power button to turn it on, and then long press the Bluetooth button to enter the Bluetooth matching mode. We can connect with it through the Bluetooth of the mobile phone/computer.

ALIEz (ALDNOAH ZERO Animation)

Our first track is aLIEz, the nuclear explosion divine song among the four great divine tunes of Hiroyuki Kono. When the SRS-XB3 does not turn on the EXTRA BASS key, its low-frequency sense is far more than the 2016 MacBook Pro 13's built-in audio, but it lacks flexibility. After the EXTRA BASS key is turned on, I think that as long as a normal person can hear the difference between the two, the whole song has a greater sense of low frequency, increased elasticity, and deeper dive. The whole low frequency gives a sense of cohesion, but it does not make people feel muddy. This is exactly the low frequency required by the nuclear explosion magic song aLIEz.

LEVEL5 bridgelight (a scientific super electromagnetic gun)

Needless to say, the classic LEVEL5 - bridgelight, the electronic sound, low frequency, and female voice near broken sound in the songs are the pain points of many speakers. Since LEVEL5 bridgelight is also a song with strong bass attribute, we will directly turn on the EXTRA BASS key to play SRS-XB3. SRS-XB3 shows more details of LEVEL5-bridgelight. Under the booming low frequency of SRS-XB3, the dead calm air begins to agitate. The thick low frequency breaks the silence in winter, and the atmosphere of the whole environment is opened from the moment when LEVEL5-bridgelight is played. On the contrary, the low-frequency magnitude of the 2016 MacBook Pro 13 is completely different from that of the SRS-XB3. The sense of quantity is too low, and there is almost no diving. This is also the limitation of many notebooks' built-in speakers, especially in low-frequency. Here we should mention that the built-in speakers of the 2016 MacBook Pro 13 are far higher than the industry average in notebooks, The result will be even more embarrassing if compared with other notebook stereos.

Days (symphonic poem)

Days is a light and lively song. Although it is accompanied by low-frequency accompaniment, its style is quite different from LEVEL5 bridgelight and aLIEz. When the EXTRA BASS is enabled, SRS-XB3 can feel very obvious instantaneous dynamic details when playing Days. SRS-XB3 releases more details of the song itself, which is obviously different from the situation when the EXTRA BASS is not enabled. The voice is also very important in the song Days. The light rhythm and the low-frequency accompaniment of verbs need to reach a balance with the voice. Due to the poor low-frequency sense of 2016 MacBook Pro 13, when playing Days, only the voice and some accompaniment details can be heard. Although SRS-XB3 of EXTRA BASS has brought a strong low-frequency sense, However, this does not cover the vocal part, but separates the vocal part from the low-frequency part in a hierarchical way, because the middle frequency (vocal) part and the low-frequency part are not very muddy. Even if the low-frequency part is large, we will not feel very confused, but feel more open.

Onion (Yang Zongwei)

After listening to the three ACGs, let's see how SRS-XB3 performs for conventional pop songs. Onions can be said to be a relatively conventional pop song, which is dominated by vocals and has an obvious paragraph climax. SRS-XB3, which turns on EXTRA BASS, aggravates the vicissitudes of male voices. The density of IF is high and the low frequency is weak and steep. In this onion, the effect of turning on EXTRA BASS is not as obvious as that of the above three ACGs. When playing a popular onion, EXTRA BASS can increase the sense of volume of the song itself, improve the separation of the three frequencies, and make the sound more concrete.

summary

For the evaluation of SRS-XB3, it is not too much to describe it as a portable bass bomber. It uses EXTRA BASS to release the low frequency that should not be borne by the volume. The sound is more layered. The colorful color matching and the design with full sense of technology also meet the tastes of the current young people. The wireless speaker product is different from the headworn device. We cannot measure a wireless speaker by the standard of headphones. On the premise of portability, if we can show the details of the sound, create the atmosphere, and lead the rhythm to swing together, we can be rated as a good wireless speaker, and SRS-XB3 is probably like this.