Good deal – The Sony SRS-XB33 "5-star" portable speaker at €127.99 (-11%)

2023-05-27 12:07:02

The Sony SRS-XB33 portable speaker is available for €127.99 at Amazon i.e. a reduction of approximately €17 on the price usually observed. It is currently one of the best products in our comparison.

For the past three years, the bright portable speakers from Sony’s “Extra Bass” range have established themselves as summer stars every year. The heart of the 2020 vintage range, the SRS-XB33 proudly takes up this torch… and even does a little more than that.

Under the exuberance of its multicolored lights, the Sony SRS-XB33 hides a real artistic talent. It impresses with its sound reproduction of remarkable transparency and versatility, embellished with a stereophony that is simply unheard of from a portable speaker. And all this without forgetting to ensure a very robust construction. A great success!

Points forts

Very dynamic sound, even at maximum volume.
Outstanding accuracy and distortion control.
Very balanced and versatile reproduction.
Excellent stereo (yes, yes, on a portable speaker!)
Very sturdy construction, water resistance.
Connexion multipoint.
A USB-A port for charging a mobile device.
Complete commands.

Weak points

No wired input, Bluetooth only.
Autonomy a little limited when all the sound and light effects are activated.

NB: The reported price drop is calculated by comparing the lowest price of the day with the average of the lowest prices charged by all merchants for the product last month, with security rules to exclude prices from shops whose the VAT policy is not clear (known as “grey” shops, typically in the case of imports from China).

An alternative

The Megaboom 3 offers an audio performance that is indisputably superior to that of its predecessor, thanks to better control of bass, distortion and spectral balance, which it trades for an impoverished connection: the absence of analog input combined with the non-negligible Bluetooth latency considerably hinders the viewing of films, and the hands-free kit is no longer available.

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