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Sony has added another whopper to its party speaker lineup with today ’s proclamation of the new SRS - XV500 . The $ 400 speaker is the most affordable of Sony ’s big , yet portable utterer image that includes theSRS - XV800and its flagshipSRS - XV900 , and it boasts a long - hold out battery , plus karaoke and light show features .
The party speaker unit marketplace continue to wake up , with the XV500 going toe - to - toe with other drawing card in the blank , includingJBLandLG . But the XV500 has its nearest competitor from those brands beat with its square 25 - hr assault and battery life and quick - charge lineament that can put two - and - a - half hour of playtime back in the stamp battery after just 10 minutes of send .
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Like a lot of party speakers of this size ( 10.6 inch by 22 inch by 11.5 inches ) and weight ( 24.7 pounds ) , that kind of battery life will bode well for those who like to bring the political party with them . master among the XV500 ’s feature of speech that will help you get funky is Sony ’s 10 - Balanced speaker whole that ’s made up of two tweeter and two 5.5 - inch by 5.5 - inch , noncircular ( read : straight ) woofers that Sony says acquire “ deep , punchier basso with less distortion and greater vocal clarity ” by maximize the area of the speaker unit diaphragm . The Mega Bass button doubtless aid in this aspect , too , as does its lively Sound mode for listen to recordings of bouncy music performances . Sony has n’t release any power output signal details for the XV500 as of yet , but comparable models from other political party speaker Maker roll in the 150 - James Watt to 250 - watt ballpark .
Music construct its way to the XV500 via Bluetooth 5.2 , and you may rain buckets from smartphones , computers , or other Bluetooth twist . Although Sony ’s announcement did n’t include any details regardingBluetooth codecsupport , it ’s potential that SBC and AAC will be the nude minimum while we look and go for that it also supports Sony’shi - atomic number 75 LDACcodec that the XV800 and XV900 do . The XV500 can also be paired up with other Party Connect - compatible speakers for a chain of wall - rumbling strait .
And would the XV500 be a political party speaker if it did n’t admit a microphone comment ? Of course not . Well , luckily it does . Two , in fact — one mic - only input that features sound reflection burden and a key control mode for tuning the medicine higher or depressed so you may sing along more easily , and another that can be used for a 2d microphone or a guitar .
Compatibility with Sony ’s Music Center and Fiestable apps lets partiers create playlists and adjust the sound and DJ controls , as well as play with the karaoke features and the party luminance features . The XV500 is also IPX4 splashproof rated , which opens up pocket billiards party options with no concern of getting rained out .
The SRS - XV500 is available now onSony ’s website , as well as online and in brick - and - howitzer retailers for $ 400 .
