Product Reviews

I bought this speaker to connect to a tablet. Nice looking well finished speaker flashing lights are a bit of a distraction but can be turned off. The sound quality is heavy on the bass even without the extra bass that can be switched on, so much so that the sound is somewhat muffled and not clear, it would have been better to have a much lighter and crisper sound in the high frequencies and then be able to add bass. I am disappointed in the overall sound quality and not inclined to use the speaker in preference to headphones which sort of defeats the purpose of buying the speaker.

I’ve had this speaker for six months now and I’m very happy with it. It’s sturdy does well with water (don’t think I should recommend putting it *under* water but it’s been splashed on a few times) and the sound is great. Had an issue once or twice with jittery audio but rebooting the bluetooth on my phone was a quick solve. I do not specifically blame the speaker for this, rather the signal from my phone. Would recommend. There is a slight latency delay but this only affects using creative musical gear designed to sync beats but that isn’t what this is designed for. Besides, If you connect it directly with the cable from the headphones jack on your phone, there is zero Delay. My speaker is red, I preferred it to the blue but would rather have had black except that it wasn’t in stock and I needed the speaker for a video shoot so went with red. Would prefer a slightly more vibrant red and could maybe do with one or two extra controls but it’s really designed to be controlled from your phone or device. but that’s pretty much as far as I’m willing to complain about it

only used once up now but impressed with the speaker.

I was bought this product for my Birthday and I absolutely love it! Easy to use, excellent sound quality and base. Love that I can take it anywhere and its robust. Would 100% recommend this portable Bluetooth speaker.

Wow. This is as good as it sounded in the shop where I bought it. The bass is great and can even be better with a button push. Gimmicky lights for disco effect but a nice touch. Really easy to pair up. Downside for me is I would have like a usb port so I could put music on it and play rather than stream.

I bought this for holidays and using in the garden. The sound quality is very good with a deep bass and clear upper tones. The lights and strob are a nice touch but unnecessary. My biggest grip is the app you can use to control the speaker and lights. It's basic and is very clunky to use. If this was made slicker then this speaker would be the ultimate speaker although a little on the heavy side.

Sounds great extra bass just wow and charge is phenomenal good job SONY.

Great sound indoors and outdoors. No usb charging and battery life is just ok.

Sound is really good and it's worth for the price. Bad thing is I am having trouble setting up with the songpal app. Very less procedure shown.

I bought it 2 moths ago amazing incredible sound so much bass perfect size good looking but the app needs to be completely redesigned and adding other speakers to party chain and stereo needs to be done through the app.it stops charging devices and gets quiet at to high of a volume and there’s no proper way to check the battery you should be able to do wireless party chain through connecting two or three to your phone alone through airplay 2 or the app

I bought this item mainly to take on our holidays as we love our music and with all music you gotta have bass and it has that by the bucket load..The battery life is brilliant so far, bearing in mind it is still new, we've used it approx 5 times & around 12hrs and it still has 50% battery left to use..Overall so far this is a brilliant product and we'll worth the money..

I bought my unit about 2 months ago and the speaker blew my mind. The bass is unbelievable for such a small thing. At first I though the lights would be childish but I find myself switching them on everytime, the light show surely adds an extra dimension to the music! The overall sound quality is impressive. Another great product from Sony.

Having used this for about a month I am pleased to note that in spite of the size of rooms I use it in I have not had to use full volume yet.

I bought the Sony SRS-XB40 Bluetooth Speaker to replace a cheaper speaker that had poor sound quality and I'm so glad I did. It has superb sound, rich deep base without loss of treble and the lighting effects are fantastic Great performance and battery life. Works with all my devices and remembers pairings on each one without hassle of having to repair when switching from one to another. I highly recommend this item.

Absolutely fantastic sound...easy worked good sturdy speaker..

Positives: 1. Fabulous deep bass sound Small speaker with MASSIVE good quality sound 2. Easy to control from phone or speaker 3. Excellent battery life and quick charging too 4. Solid construction, good & heavy, shouldn't vibrate off window ledge even at high volumes Negatives: 1. Sadly, seemingly will only bond with other Sony speakers, making my other (non Sony) speakers unusable at same time 2. Flashing childlike lighting 3. Poor phone connectivity for calls, intermittent very low call volume thru speaker & grabs phone calls, unable to override with phone itself (Moto G5+) or speaker without switching off Bluetooth

I bought this two weeks ago, and it’s perfect for using it with my computer. I can charge it then don’t have to charge for a few days after. I love it.

I bought this as a work speaker, it has been on a building site for the last month - it has been knocked around, bullied, dropped and covered in concrete but it was still works like a charm!

Had this a week works fine would be nice if the battery % part of the app worked.

I wanted two bluetooth speakers that could work as a pair, to give a wider sound source. In particular as a stereo pair. Nothing I tried before could achieve this reliably if at all. On unpacking the SRS-XB40 speakers, they went into exactly the mode I wanted with just a couple of button presses. What is more they remembered these settings and when used several days later and came on exactly as set up. The sound is good with extra bass if needed and an optional light show. I am very pleased with them

I brought this speaker so basicly i can take my music any where i go connection is a sinch I can now listen to all my music any where.

As with all my other Sony products this was not a real surprise! Well done Sony....again! Only an issue with the app not working on Samsung S8+ phone.....if you can fix this 10/10!!!

Very pleased with purchase.I decided on this speaker because of the extra bass.

Love it just one downside about the volume dropping at about 40%

The sound is really good and rich, even though without the extra bass! It's really easy to work with the controls and the buttons of the speaker, and for the lights - there's no words for them, because they're just beautifull, especially in dark environment! Overall - great product, again, from Sony!

The sound went low muzzled after two time of use. What can I do. For the price this should not happen?

Needed something with great sound & something the wife could enjoy while at the pool or working in her garden, but what I Love is that she can enjoy her music & hear her phone when I call to check on her. A great tool for us older folks when were together or apart. Thank you So you

This speaker just beats every other it’s amazing even tho it’s not big I am really happy with it and would not change it at all the number one right now

Great sound via bluetooth IF the midrange and highs are boosted to max via its app. But equalizer is unavailable when connected by cable, leaving the sound very muddy when Extra Bass is turned on, and tinny when it's not. Also, the app has an aggravating bug: When two speakers are paired in Stereo mode, changing the equalizer setting only effects one speaker, not both (unlike the other controls which are applied to both speakers).

Bought the speaker a month ago and I have fell in love with it absolutely love the lights volume and the best part the bass option from normal to extra really handy when in the house and wat to watch a movie with out bass going through the house when having this the lights put me in the mood to rave and I love the battery life but don't like when it goes quiet around 20 I wish there was a option to change that to 10% but I am hoping soon to get the bigger model for in the house keep up the work Sony love Ur products

Bought this speaker a year and a half ago since my little one died. Works great. Battery seems to last forever. Just shy of being as good as the full sony speaker system in my aprtment, but is very comparable. Nothing but complements when people notice the speaker size and the sound output. Would definitely recommend!

Lovin' SONY since the 70's. The rugged design and full sound on the 40 is all I could want. The lightshow is just the sausage gravy on the flaky biscuit and my construction union brothers and sisters love the distraction.

Very good speaker good bass very loud super lights

I bought this hoping that I’d be able to blast music non stop for hours, but the speaker doesn’t let you have the speaker at full volume for a good time

I bought this speaker a couple of weeks ago and I have been listening to it everyday since. I have no regrets buying this relatively little, portable, battery powered, Bluetooth speaker. IMO this speaker is awesome bang for the buck and is a very well rounded speaker in a now crowded market of portable Bluetooth speaker. Don't bother with the Bose options in this class of speakers because you will be disappointed. Now in my 40's, I must admit that I wasn't crazy about the "light show." I am happy to say that the lights can be controlled both in the app, as well as on the speaker itself. All thought functionally, you have a LOT more control of the light show from within the app. Bottom line, if you are in the market for this class of speaker, just get it without concern.

Got the SRSXB20 BLUETOOTH SPEAKER turned around the next day and got the SRSXB40 the small one is great but with the both you will not to purchase a stereo they sound really good for what they are.

Bought this speaker on the hop! Wanted a Bluetooth speaker for playing music off my phone!

I love it the sound quality is amazing its got amazing bass its basically all you need

Excellent in every way. First sound box I have owned.

I bought this XB40 speaker thinking it would party chain with my XB 3 so I was very disappointed when I found that this was not the case as they are nearly identical products apart from size. I would have given XB40 full marks on every category had this been the case. Maybe Sony after reading this review as a good will gesture could send me a XB 30 which I have found out does party chain with the XB40 THEN I will change my review to excellent.

A great speaker with good sound and fun display lights

I bought 2 BT speakers 4 days ago and my experience was awful, practically the app for the iPhone is working very bad, I think that in this 4 days I spend 1h/day trying to reconfigure the speakers, when they are plugged the faction are even worse; today I was connected with them to my phone but the sound was from my phone, I had to restart the speakers and after, guess what, they didn’t connect anymore..... I will keep it until the weekend and if they are not ok, I will return it, sorry I do not have time to spend to configure every day your product.

I got myself this about a month ago. At first I got a Jam Heavy Metal bluetooth speaker. It was very small and had a excellent sound quality. But after a few uses I noticed a rattle sound. I soon found out it was one of the buttons. So I returned it and got myself the Sony Xb40. And I found it a lot better. Though it's bigger it will still fit in a bag or backpack no problem. And it has the power to fill up a small to medium sized room. And dropped it a bowl of water and no problem it still works perfectly. It's good and if you want to make noise it's good for that too.

good product in terms in portability, and sturdiness. Extra Bass does not produce a clear sound especially at low levels

Got this for Christmas and have linked it up with my XB20 speaker. They sound awesome and simple to use.

Great sound , quite powerful, the fully charged battery lasts forever. Very pleased with it . The only minor inconvenience is that when the playlist finishes, the Bluetooth connection seems to drop. Quite annoying to make it work again.

My son bought one first and I was amazed by the sound it produced.

I bought this as my christmas present and am thrilled.

Received it as a Christmas present, very good sound quality & everyone in the house hold uses it & says how good it is. Great value for the price. Thanks Sony

Another fantastic product from Sony. The sound, look, apps that work with the speaker make this a must have for anyone.

Received this as a Christmas present. Love it. Very good bass and doesn't sound tinny, excellent battery life.

I got this for Christmas and I absolutely love it! I use it everyday

I got it as a Christmas present and I am delighted with it

I got this BT speaker today and I’m astonished at how clear the music is. The extra bass adds the perfect amount of depth into the sound becoming so much more clear. The might show is awesome. Syncs great with all sorts of music. I rate these a perfect 10/10.

This Bluetooth SPEAKER is so loud!!! And the Sound Quality is OWSOME!!!!

Very very happy with this speaker, wonderful sound, great fun lighting effects and fun to be had using the apps that accompany it. a very minor issue. Make sure your fully charged. the charger does not appear to power speaker whilst charging. just something to condider, love the fact that if a button is pushed, speaks how much battery is charged. nothing negative to write. over the moon, would definatley reccomend. well done Sony.

very nice good but bought a second one and very hard to use party mode every time I get it set up and working the next time I turn the speakers on I have to start all over very time consuming and inconvenient so buying the second one did not help me.

We’ve had this speaker for about a month now and use it every day. It’s great as it’s portable and plays music from my iPhone, radio app and YouTube. Also like the fact you can sync 8 devices to it so when my granddaughter comes round she does just that. Great product with excellent sound, love the bass button.

I brought this about 5 months ago.best speaker i have ever brought