Sony's New Portable Speakers Are Ideal For The Outdoors
Sony has announced a trio of portable Bluetooth speakers that are great for outdoor use, and right in time for summer. Sony had already launched a number of new earphones this year. From the interestingly-shaped LinkBuds to the noise-canceling WH-1000XM5 and the incredibly light LinkBuds S, all of these products have focused on the personal listening experience. Now, Sony is following them up with three new Bluetooth speakers for a shared listening experience.
Sony's new speakers don't have smart features. There is no Google Assistant or Amazon Alexa, or a proprietary voice assistant similar to what Sonos recently announced. They also can't stream from audio streaming platforms. In this sense, these are largely dumb speakers. For those that do want a Sony smart speaker, it might be worth considering picking up the Google Assistant-powered S50G instead.
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The new speakers from Sony are the SRS-XG300, SRS-XE300, and the SRS-XE200, and all three have IP67 water and dust-resistant rating, making them suitable for outdoor use such as by the pool or at the beach. The SRS-XG300 is the premium model and features a different design to the other two. Available in black and gray, it has an ambient light that syncs with what is playing. It also has a retractable handle to make it easy to carry. The SRS-XE300 and SRS-XE200 speakers are shaped like a pentagonal prism and miss out on the ambient light feature. They also swap the retractable handle for a strap. The SRS-XE300 is available in black, blue, and light gray while the SRS-XE200 comes in all of the aforementioned colors in addition to a fourth orange colorway.
The €300 Sony SRS-XG300 packs two passive
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