The Sony SRS-X3 is an elegantly designed mini Bluetooth speaker that delivers strong sound for its small size. It has built-in speakerphone capabilities with powerful, portable, stereo sound and bluetooth audio streaming with One-Touch listening. Simply put, nice bass for the size. It certainly feels very solidly built. It can be powered by USB and has a reasonably good approx. 7-hour battery life. The X3 design is straightforward and elegant and the speaker itself has a nice, smooth-to-the-touch finish. In hand, it feels sturdy and has some heft to it. It is condensed into a perfect rectangle, which I feel makes it more attractive. The sound is clean, with good detail in the treble and clear midrange. I have found that it helps to place the speaker next to a wall to get some reflection. I love this little guy as it manages to have some kick to it. It does well in smaller rooms and makes for an excellent little background music generator. What's more, it is small enough to carry in a bag. I would pair the speaker with my phone and take anywhere. Pairing is a simple easy process and all my friends loved the clean sound. Finally, although the X3 is not quite as feature packed as its bigger brothers, I feel that this speaker is actually the better choice due to its smaller size and lower price.

Disclaimer, I won this set of speakers in one of sony's events to reward members of the sony x program. However after 3 months of use I can say I would spend money on them. I had previously found myself using a cheap set of plug-in speakers for my portable speaker needs, but was looking to upgrade myself to a bluetooth set for ease of use.My primary use of the speakers is to use in the kitchen while cooking/cleaning or the bathroom. However, when I moved house, I also temporarily used them as primary computer speakers. When I first started using the speakers, the first thing I noticed was how easy it was to connect. In addition to the bluetooth and NFC (which I didn't use much), the speakers camewith a high quality auxilliary cable and micro usb charging cable. The range of the bluetooth can accomodate for my wandering tendencies around the house, which was good to have. In terms of sound quality, the clarity on the speakers is more than enough for me. While I'm not an audiophile, I do enjoy my music, and the speakers seem to cover a wide range of music well. The part which blew me away though was the volume of the speakers. While I currently use them for personal use around the house, I could definitely see them being used outdoors or for parties. For something so little, they get quite loud! They last a fair while on a single charge, not as long as I would like, but I only tested them with extended periods of use as computer speakers. A feature I quite like is how the speakers reduce volume when running out of charge to last longer, rather than staying looud then suddenly running out of charge. The call functionality is fun, however I primarily use the speakers for music. Minus a star for: Battery Life- Again though, I'm not sure what "standard" is for bluetooth speakers NFC- I don't really use it and see it as more of a gimmick Carrying Pouch- I thought it would've been nice to have had a dedicated travel pouch for the speakers to I could take them around safely. Did not come with the case, however one is avaliable. All in all would highly reccomend!

Fantastic bluetooth speaker. Surprised at the sound from this little brick, surprised at how much I like the sound. It's great, easy to use, hooks up effortlessly, and quite portable. I marked it down from 5 stars for two reasons. It is a heavy for it's size, and it's battery life could be longer (for me). Other than that, I highly recommend it.