Sony SRS-XB13 Bluetooth Speaker Review: Budget Friendly AND Impressive?

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In this video, we cover the Sony SRS-XB13 Portable Speaker giving you guys a more affordable option for taking your music on the go.
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Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:34 XB13 Key Features
02:03 XB13 Design
03:50 XB13 Waterproof Test
04:23 XB13 Sound Test
06:23 XB13 Battery Life & Charging
07:35 XB13 Connectivity
08:10 XB13 Hands-Free Calls
08:18 XB13 Pros & Cons
08:57 SHS Verdict
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[@ThePorkchopExpress975]

all the people who are saying its not loud enough… you bought a speaker the size of a pop can. what did you expect?!?! 😂

[@javtimestwo]

Thank you and well said. These are the same mates who say their vehicle is not fast enough on the road and then realize they purchased a bicycle with one wheel 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@portman8909]

I'm also convinced their eardrums are screwed, because it's more than loud enough even at 60% volume.

[@786valerie]

😂

[@gabrielf.9128]

I downloaded xbooster and my xb-13 is Like 2 times louder😅

[@jaydenim7272]

@@gabrielf.9128how does it make it louder. I’m interested

[@VAHOSS]

Hands down the most durable small speaker on the market. I have two XB 10 and a XB 12. My first xb 10 is about 6 years old.....and I'm very rough on them. They're beat up really bad but still work great

[@cheeseballer_]

Sony chops other brands like UE boom and JBL due to the fact that Sony speakers go down to a range of 20hz to give a more depth like sound with DSP processing to maintain quality, Rather the JBL and UE speakers cut off frequency at 50hz to produce louder volumes at the expense of a more real like depthier sound.

[@brianlee4775]

Hi! I'm thinking of getting 2 of these myself, would you say that 2 of these is better than 1 jbl flip 5 or 6?

[@sarabear1238]

We had a 1st gen Echo in our master bathroom for listening to music in the morning kzbin.infoUgkxABghAEkaIDGZfHRBH3D3rBrlraNmnC71 and while in the shower. I didn't realize how tinny and awful the sound output on the original Echo was until we replaced it with the Studio. It was a sonic upgrade far beyond what I was expecting. Just wow. I love it because it's like having speakers IN the shower. My friend likes it because the music is so loud that she can no longer hear me singing. So that's a win-win.

[@soulvibe3284]

I just unboxed and already love this little beauty.

[@rahulmaron]

bought 2 of these for a stereo pairing, impressive sound!

[@markygreenall8645]

Just ordered one today, I have the sb33 and needed one for our new Bathroom, this ticks all the boxes, nice review, thanks.

[@TheGorillafoot]

I've had two of these. They are tanks. I have literally taken mine everywhere.

[@patsyghannie221]

I work at the Great Canadian Superstore. I started working in the Frozen Department on January 4, 2022. I bought this one. Unfortunately on Thursday July 14, 2022 it stopped working. It made a rattling sound before it blew. It only lasted 6 months. I work a 8 hour shift 40 hours a week but only used it 3 hours a day towards the end of my shift.when it was working it sounded great and clear. I was very happy with it. I loved the size i hooked it up to my pants. Buckle area. All I have to say is on to the next. I was very sad when it stopped working.

[@loudloveen]

I got two yesterday after watching this video. Thank you! Subscribed. :)

[@smarthomesounds]

Glad it helped, and great to have you onboard :-)

[@gulafmiah8492]

Sunny box

[@rctechtime]

What do you think of it today. I thought if purchasing today it’s on sale

[@am_selvaa]

Bought it after watching this video and now watching the video again connected to this Speaker..👌

[@KriegKadaver]

Thank you for this review! Got this from my local sony retailer for €34 on black friday sale.

[@Pelennor]

Just got one for my brother for Xmas.He has an iPod touch sixth generation so hopefully it's goes well with it.

[@robb8234]

thankyou.. I'm sold.. I currently have an older Sony SRS X11 n was looking to pair it but can't find any at reasonable price so gonna switch to 2 of these guys for my balcony..

[@Svayam28]

Subscribed 😍 Really detailed

[@JELLIETOTTIE]

Brilliant video thank you......purchased ☺️

[@Chencho7613]

The banger on this speaker(i just picked one up yesterday at best buy) is definitley the battery and bass. Absolute smash for your buck.

[@smarthomesounds]

100% agree

[@blakesmith9039]

Is the bass good on this?

[@Chencho7613]

@@blakesmith9039 for the price, yes. Way worth it

[@ramli1111]

How would yo ucompare this to the JBL GO 3? Also the stereo pair does it play the same sound or L & R?

[@Draugluin999]

I like it im upset though it fell accidentally and the mesh cover has a dent now can they come off and will i be able to snap it back on?

[@tabraizhusain5978]

What about video watching? Is there any audio lag since its bluetooth 4.2?

[@staninjapan07]

No 3.5mm jack cable connection? So can it be used as a non-BlueTooth speaker via the computer's USB socket? Presumably even it can, that would preclude use in paired/stereo mode (which would be fair enough). Want something to sit right next to my laptop as a permanent indoor speaker for short-distance viewing / listening. Thanks.

[@auzaienoh1334]

Using 2 xb10 for teaching in large classroom for a few years, really love them. Just order 2 xb13 to replace the old one. Give the old xb10 to my sister and they love it. The nfc touch to connect is very useful.

[@brianlee4775]

Hi! I'm thinking of getting 2 of these myself, would you say the sound of 2 of them would be better than say a jbl flip 6?

[@EA-58]

Great Review and a lovely little speaker.

[@miloxximo5845]

Stereo ??

[@spurios]

how's the lag on video? can you use it two on stereo in laptop setup?

[@richardshane-qt4qw]

I bought two xb 13... I will let you know if I like them.... peace out and enjoy your sounds......ty

[@elliem1]

Can this be used as a mic with mac minis for conference calls?

[@tabletdoodlewithtomtdt6679]

thanks for the review I would prefer a stereo one or surround sound one

[@mrrafel72]

I just bought one off Amazon. The reason I bought one is because I wanted something to have at work. I needed something that was compact and could be hidden basically in plain sight. Plus, the battery life is perfect, seeing I work 10 hrs a day. On top of that....THE SHIT JUST LOOKS KOOL AS FUCK. Can be used when just chill'n. Was tired of buying cheap speakers that didn't last. The price is reasonable, and if you sat it on anything that absorbs vibration, that bass pops.If you want it a little louder, add a Volume Booster to the mix.....IT HELPS. 🖤✊🏾

[@Sabundy]

Very cool little speaker 🔊🙂

[@keithhackett3928]

Could this be used as a speaker to hear my mobile phone ringing ?. I am ditching my landline and want an external speaker to hear my mobile phone ringing around the house.

[@1160wILlArD]

Hi. I don't know where to go for trouble shooting issues so if you could direct me I would appreciate that. I love these speakers (2 in stereo while streaming airplane noise for sleeping) but after a while it starts to crackle and pop. They are always plugged in. Tried android phone AND ipad...same issue.

[@Titusofthegiant]

I am using two of these as my sound instead of headphones and they sound great.

[@najahchatman]

My speaker is working fine. I love my super cute and slick. I got mine for target.😊 good morning happy Thursday 💙🥰😻🎵

[@del-marmare1646]

excellent, I'm sold

[@thewanderer4509]

Have paid for and awaiting delivery of the Sony Bluetooth speaker XB13, to join my other speakers Sony XB23, XB33, and XB43.

[@aynsleyaddison7317]

Brilliant speaker I've just got on from amazon for £42.99

[@kbirtie1702]

I bought one today and it is sick love it recommend it so much 😃😃😃

[@gcarter1973]

It's very low.

[@Mari-ey7yd]

it’s a very good speaker but it’s just not loud enough for me. everything is perfect but i need more volume

[@ammarwong6983]

Me too, i bought it first b4 checking the review. Im quite bummed out that the sound is very low compared to when i use my iphone full volume speaker. 😢

[@arafchowdhury3634]

What do you use instead

[@benzemamumba]

Get Earphones then

[@VicTor-oz8uz]

I have this speaker and i love it but i wish it was louder!

[@authorspirit]

Does it supports hi-res audio or atleast AAC codec. That would mbe great deal.

[@megatron0171]

It does AAc

[@randomfixes]

Tried this thing today, good sound quality however, not as loud as I expected or as it should i guess, had to return it tbh.

[@sebastianmanriq760]

You know if the xb13 can be sync with an srs-xb31

[@charruaporelmundo]

On previous model, when you put 2 speakers, volume worked individually, so if you push the volume on 1 speaker the volume went up or down on just this single one, what it make the connection useless. How it does on this model.?

[@danpopa5149]

It seems it works synchronized. Also you can switch off both speakers, pushing only one power button.

[@andybramer]

Anyone know if you can add a 3 speaker, and if so, how?

[@nikossiotas]

And missing the aux in of srsxb12 model... If anyone have srsxb12 and connect it with a cable to a pc or laptop it will hear a totally different sound than Bluetooth, absolutely way much better and louder... Srsxb13 missing aux in, it just kills the usability of the speaker and limits its true power and value.

[@waseemahmed9856]

which colour is better??

[@SamSung-bc5vz]

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[@dinkarfowkar999]

your name is hilarious

[@danielbozev6942]

Can i use it while is charging?

[@torka_tonkabk518]

i don't know why its not charge ,i buy adapter 5v.1amp but its impossible to charge. is not enough this apm ?10% charge now going 3 hours and 10%only,the light us orange but not more...

[@RED0N3]

Would it fit in a cup holder?

[@micharakowski962]

i going buy thx best regards from Edinburgh

[@AndrogyneMichinaga]

I just got 2 of tgem, on sale in Sainsbury's supermarket for £22.99 each in black.

[@offtrackexplore3956]

I have 2 ov these on my headboard I pair them both for chilled bed listening 😜

[@GOLFADDICT65]

might be good to attach to the golf cart i am thinking....cheers from Canada

[@MCC137]

excuse me the usb entry can also be used with a usb key that has music loaded inside? or can it only be used with bluetooth connection to some device?

[@ShvyrkovAnton]

Bluetooth only. USB-c is used only for charging.

[@nav437]

Does it have an aux input

[@joyokafor5887]

I love the sound

[@chintu2190]

Can I use my samsung charger to charge this sony speaker

[@faizfakhrudheen1441]

Jbl clip 4 or Sony xb 13? Which one has better sound quality? Not loudness

[@wild4fp]

I took my SRS 13 back. Clear sound. Just not loud. Doesn't full a small room. Better on music not on KZbin or iPlayer etc...

[@razkopchan]

If you want to hear decent sound of this speaker you should turn the volume over 50%. Could be more louder compared to jbl go3 or clip4 for instance.

[@danpopa5149]

Right, it is called sweet spot.

[@trebronlibrando4384]

Does this speaker connect with XB23?

[@Atum1c]

You didn’t say about the 3.5mm AUX in that’s cool to have

[@Dylan.Harvey]

Does this speaker have an aux port

[@NicolasElvino]

Hey guys, do you know if the speaker works while it's charging? I would ideally use it plugged in to my laptop for work, but dont want to wait to charge it before having to use it again.

[@Chencho7613]

Yeah it works while plugged in

[@jimmybarraza5139]

Can you turn it on with your phone?

[@R6ex]

Sound good for its size and cost.

[@mariorestrepo8089]

Is compatible whit IOS ? Thanks

[@antonywilliams4859]

How loud is it ?? I.m fed up of bluetooth speakers that don't cut it !!

[@yashsharma_12345]

Plz compare it wth tribit stormbox

[@arvinjami3992]

Between the Bose Micro and the SRS XB-13 which would you recommend and why?

[@konge3589]

If money is nothing for you then go with Bose micro Or what about B&o A1 2gen If you desire of good audio quality

[@paoix13k]

not having aux input as con? =)

[@beautifullifewithfamilyand3017]

How to charge?

[@Scorpion-wv1hs]

Does it project 20hz?

[@kenmarcvc]

How do you turn it off?

[@Summer1985]

Does anyone know if you can group together 4 speakers. I bought 4 and the website says you can group them but i have been successful Any help please

[@benzemamumba]

You can connect up to a 100 units, so yes!

[@vincentdavis8127]

Buy it don't listen to other people amazin bass and sound so impressed do it buy to sound for a small speaker keep listein to it

[@vincentdavis8127]

Sorry but never heard so much sound and bass off a small speaker I love music and was lookin for a bass speaker and I found it with this try it

[@danisaur47]

I have the srs xb10, can i pair it with this?

[@Rammer_Jammer]

No

[@tm2480]

No.

[@iztoxicplush6207]

I dont know the pin for it and i cant use it without it 😪

[@Mrtitomk]

How can I pair srs xb10 and srs xb13 in stereo mode

[@vladimirkrishchuk3799]

You can pair only xb10 with xb10, xb12 with xb12 and xb13 with xb13. This is Sony "feature".

[@tm2480]

You can't. I try this without any success. Otherwise 13 has excellent sound for the size(and price).

[@djstevieo]

Can more than 2 be connected?

[@deyoviC]

Only a pair, no more than two.

[@suzanbravo3102]

How can you skip through songs?

[@fabiolocatelli6477]

La cassa bluetooth Sony bene 13 bella però manca il cavo aux o jek da collegare alle casse

[@erickcaballero33]

can i use 2 at the same time like stereo sound???

[@ShvyrkovAnton]

You can.

[@xhannaj]

You can pair them together through the Sony music app

[@999LightBeam666]

@@xhannaj what's the app if you don't mind me asking

[@xhannaj]

@@999LightBeam666 music center

[@999LightBeam666]

@@xhannaj thanks for replying, i got it yesterday. Seems like it's not supported in the app

[@satin4everg]

It's only 5 hours battery backup play time with full volume 😳 16 hours , volume 5 notches down 🥺

[@097534]

Great to just boost phone sound

[@jdemecdemac7115]

@6.57. Incorrect. Mine switch off if not used for an amount of time (~ 5 mins)

[@davidconnell1441]

I want this, but without 5.0 connectivity it is worthless for laptop use.

[@javtimestwo]

How so? Please explain for users who are not aware what this means and how it is a negative

[@luda_yanez4302]

So I just got one and noticed that as I turn it down, the last three clicks to have it muted, it doesn’t hardly play any sound. It just produces a humming white noise. Has anyone else had this problem?

[@mikehancock6280]

The xb12 was the same. Unusable until about half volume then still lacking.

[@luda_yanez4302]

@@mikehancock6280 so thankfully the more I have used it, the better it has done. Still does it on the last two, but no where near as bad. I am using in my cubicle as well as the warehouse at work. It has been perfect for my needs! Thanks for your time in the response

[@mikehancock6280]

@@luda_yanez4302 that sounds promising.

[@NIC0LAS1251]

Yeah I just got one for Christmas and mine is also like that but it doesn’t bother me to much

[@pauladrielbalmes4370]

can I use that on wired connection for my PC?

[@pauladrielbalmes4370]

@Herr Spiegel Thanks bro

[@troybakker7628]

@@pauladrielbalmes4370 the xb 12 has a aux port tho just like the xb 22 and xb21 i recently picked up a xb21 for 46 euros to pair with my xb 41 that i got for 120 euros

[@agjino]

One thing you fail to mention is that the XB13 has terrible static! Thank God I went to the shop instead of ordering online based on this comparison. I didn't try the JBL, but the XB13 had so much static noise at low volume that I've rarely experienced even in Chinese speakers. In the end I got an XB23 which has 0 static.

[@jdemecdemac7115]

Something wrong with your speaker methinks. No static from mine at any level.

[@agjino]

@@jdemecdemac7115 I tried 3 different speakers in the shop, all were the same. The static is a faint shhh..., like a boiling pressure cooker, that your can hear only at very low volume. Most bluetooth speakers, especially the cheap ones, suffer from this and most people ignore it because it's not irritating like a buzz. I was surprised to hear it at that level in a Sony though. The XB23 on the other hand has absolutely no static. I've never encountered a bluetooth speaker so quiet as the XB23.

[@jdemecdemac7115]

@@agjino Fair enough. Can't argue with that. Now you explained it exactly I actually do hear a faint hiss if I go right up to the speaker. I bought them because my Dell laptop speakers have poor sound clarity (you know, where music and speech are muddled together such that when you turn it up to hear speech the music is too loud). In fact if you didn't call it out I wouldn't have known it was there. Damn you Sony. I feel cheated.

[@nirmansarkar]

Can i keep it plugged in to the power socket?

[@syamim_7]

yes you can

[@mikehancock6280]

You should still cycle the battery every now and then. I’ve had a speaker battery catch fire from leaving it charging 24/7.

[@viveksabharwal9027]

Bluetooth 4.2? Why they didn’t go for 5 in 2021?

[@VladislavZhirnov]

It won't make a difference. The quality limiting factor is the available bluetooth codecs, not the bluetooth version

[@viveksabharwal9027]

@@VladislavZhirnov Okay, thanks for the info.

[@xand3rify]

Does this have aux?

[@smarthomesounds]

No Aux I'm afraid :(

[@EA-58]

and it has a power saving mode.

[@liltunechijr7273]

Google fast pair?

[@technologyisawesome6913]

Great review. I don't think this is for me because I want more deep bass.

[@adriancc4240]

If you need bass, buy a subwoofer!

[@catharticcathexis4527]

@@adriancc4240 Yeah, carry 30lbs of crap.

[@posterasars]

@@catharticcathexis4527 ha ha

[@nanettesteward3411]

I am here because I recently tested this in a large store. I was very impressed by the sound, so I came to check the reviews.

[@technologyisawesome6913]

@@adriancc4240 I have a subwoofer and I still want more bass 🔊

[@offtrackexplore3956]

Theres an option to activate sleep mode.

[@shonudas2404]

From where I can order it?. I'm from India 🇮🇳

[@beautifulworld6979]

Its available on Shopatsc.com from 21st June onwards.

[@harijha7560]

It's available on Amazon for 4 thousand and onwards

[@stevefitzherbert]

man if the speaker started rolling off an mountain it wont stop

[@sox666nitro6]

Might as well be thrown off a mountain…. Total rubbish

[@nahzewilliams5912]

hows the bass?

[@smarthomesounds]

Decent considering it's form factor! We have a full sound test in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHS2pYF-rpmCkMU

[@j.walker6845]

Is there no 3.5 mm port?

[@benzemamumba]

No, there isn't.