Except he's really annoying at reviews he always goes off topic about killing children, dogs, and microplastics. If I was Sony I would be pretty upset about this video and expect something more professional
Its actually not that bad. Actually, its really mild compared to many hifi setups. Having a lot of power and big subwoofer doesn't mean you have to use it full on. I mean I have 1200W RMS going to two main speakers and on 12" subwoofer in my apartment and I have had zero complaints from my neighbors in my whole life. The setup can literally shake the whole room/apartment, but I know when to be quiet and I always inform my neighbors that they can knock on my door if its too loud.
@@AmmarMalik Nah. I mean the bass element on that Sony is quite big, but because it has so little power, it has to be really sensitive, meaning that it lacks control and/or it cant go really low. Mids and treble dont need as much power, but such little power to such a big element=not good. Having power gives more control I dont need to play things that loud to hear everything. Bass is there without noise levels rising to over 100db. Yes, you can crank it until the sofa starts moving, but you dont need to.
@@lknowledgepeople don't understand that speakers with 5" drivers are too small to get low distortion on low frequencies. You can do that, but it is difficult. 8 inch is the sweet spot, but still, a lot goes into design, especially port to reduce baffling. A smaller woofer doesn't make it better at low volumes. What matter is the room acoustic and the volume. I still don't like the idea of having a single subwoofer, but for HIFI, if you are at least 3/4 meters away from the speakers, it can be okay. For monitor speakers, absolutely not.
My father has similar "audio tower", which is used almost exclusively by him in the yard. And the power is useful if he has any party in his yard. But the fact that such big and expensive device does not have FM radio module is completely absurd to me. How expensive it would be to insert FM radio module? 5 dollars? 10 dollars? And FM radio module is a blessing if you want to hear some news or completely random music while you work in yard. So I assume this is inside only, but I find those have the most usefulness outdoor.
Thats exactly what its sold for.all in one utlra portable pa system that can be paired to more if you need it. Bt speakers being so damn good now adays... I feel spoiled compared to before and im only 34
@@caseyrice768 you would use mutiple , they can link wirelessly using bt in ldac. You could make a fairly reasonable soundstage with 4 of them. you wouldnt have to blast the volume to fill the room comfortablebly.
@@MariusVerbavicius a floor mounted, bass heavy party speaker isn't going to have the kind of distant intelligibility that's actually helpful in a wedding setting.
That Svensk Sas track is a certified fucking banger jheeze. Thanks for taking the feedback in telling us what they're actually listening to - hope you keep it up
They should give it a built in battery so that someone can hold it over their shoulder and then play it like a boombox. while walking around in public and being obnoxious.
ok, i didnt know this one (the eat hot chip etc thing) and im falling down a wormhole trying to find out where it came from. Can someone plz tell me where it originally started?
The target audience of products like this is a mystery to me. Like honestly, at this point just get yourself a pair of powered PA speakers or something.
Ya Especially since its just 140w which won't be loud enough in a bigger outdoor space. Quiet a few sound bars can reach 140w. my basic entry level car audio components (4+4) are 40W a channel. 160w total in a hatchback.
Hardly, you can get a 1000 watt PA speaker that is better quality for less money. Halo products may be expensive, but they are still supposed to be better. This is not.
@@nickgloverPA speakers is not supposed to sound good, especially indoors setting, I can count all the times where I see an indoor music event with them and my apple watch always register 90+dB while standing inside the room. Yeah theat ain't healthy.
Dan continues to be the best presenter on LMG. His breadth of knowledge and snark is a perfect combo. His screentime always makes me take note. Hell, his screentime is the only time I feel I need to.comment.
I work selling Sonys, we had 2 in one month. Sold both the next month. This is as close to 1000watts as it could be when the ULT button is pressed. Most speakers that claim 1000watts cap the level of power you can put through the thing. (I suspect to stop them blowing up)
Where do you get 1000W from? Sony says 140W in the spec sheet, 140W is way more than most people think because in the speaker industry sooo many companies have been exaggerating their numbers a lot.. Soundboks is the loudest battery-powered Bluetooth speaker, that has a 216W amplifier.
@@cokereviewer the average 32 inch woofer is 600W. 4cm tweeter need around 40 Watts each x 4 = 160w. 8cm mid range around 100 x2 = 200w I'm just using the average numbers for the size speakers they're using. The ULT button Shakes the glass in my building. It's more obnoxious than what you get in those supped up cars. Soundboks? You know your stuff. 👌🏿
Good review, Is the adds from RU-vid in the middle of your sponsor meant to happen. It's not a good thing to have a sponsor interrupted by another add. Thanks
ehhh its cool, but at this price point and power I'd just rather go with an actual P.A system like LD Systems Maui 5 Go for 700 euros, or if I want to upset my neighbors in the city across from me I could get a dB Technologies ES1002 for the same price as this Sony tower. Of course neither of these options have LED, which is absolutely shocking.... to someone I'm sure
I've always had a bit of a soft spot for Sony audio products. They may not be the absolute best, but if you want some speakers or headphones to listen to some rave music, they're generally reliable for that sort of thing.
I don't go into big blue box stores very often but not long ago I saw one of these things or something very close. I stopped, stared, and feared for the consumer.
Weird how some RU-vid videos work in pop up view without premium including this one, I noticed it with videos in the past but it’s so random which one can
Kinda weird product. Kinda pricey for 140W speaker without batteries. Seems like wireless microphone is the selling point, but 1000$ for kareoke settup without screen is also weird. Is it a Japanese market thing?
this is a piece... and i have absolutely no interest in either this one or the previous. but i still felt compelled to watch both. dan's calling is in bluetooth speaker reviews, lol.
Keep seeing these sony towers in pawn shops and tech stores near me cheap and tacky is all i have to say unfortunately as i do like sony but these aint it
Four of these would make a cheap and simple surround setup. edit> lol, maybe not, well overpriced @ 999, my 250 watt RMS floorstanders were a fraction of the price, I got them second hand, but they are audiophile grade (British made Wharfedale Diamonds) and @ 1000 watts RMS for 4 of them are 10 times as powerful as this speaker that costs 10 times as much and sounds much lower quality.
I think it is wrong to consider the Sony Tower 10 as a successor to the XV900 Because the xv900 speaker is portable and rechargeable, but the Sony Tower 10 is a fixed speaker with a direct connection I think we should consider Sony Tower 10 as the successor of Sony v90d
Since LTT is mostly 30-somethings now, could we have a more grown up music selection? It’s absurd to have the kind of back end lab setup LTT does in some areas, while demonstrating derisory taste/ care regarding ‘what sounds’, while assessing ‘the sound’. There’s a world of actually good EDM - and then a million other genres… I’m learning nothing from the same damn stupid crab song as ten years ago - let it die, and put some effort in, just little, to get these segments above ‘teen-meme’ level, maybe?
Damn that thing looks so 80's tech in the most awful tacky way😂 who buys this shit outside Japan? The injection molding alone costs a fortune, so they probably sell enough units to justify the investment. most people don't give a f**k about quality and buy shit just because they believed the marketing bullshit (Dr.Dre headphones) and want to look cool wearing 400,- crap.
Knowing Sony's Japanese style coorporate structure, it seems like finaly a millenial has risen to a decision making posotion. After people making fun of it to for over 2 decades they've finally moved beyond the BASS BOOST ^TM buttton.... To the already dated out of touch feeling ULT^TM button
DUDE ... we can only see the top control pannel of the speaker and all his options / buttons in a weird angle, in reverse and for only 2 SECONDS in the video ??? WTH ? Guys we are not there with you, you need to change angle to allow us to see what you see ? Plus not everyone is gonna use that full bluetooth, and even, you don"t always want to have your phone in your hands, being able to raise volume or go to the next song with a physical button is still bloody frequently used :D
little tip. for that money you can get an actual PA speaker from a good brand kicking out 450-600w rms and a pair of radio mics off amazon for that type of money...sony....this is too expensive for a home speaker that's only 140w.... it's just a bit too $h!t
This is considerably more expensive than most PA speakers, you'd think they'd include a few XLR inputs so you could use this as a PA. I get that the point is to be a simple to use bluetooth speaker, but for half the price you could get a PA speaker and hook a bluetooth adapter up to it (or two PAs for the same price).
but can you take 5 of them and make a dolby atmos surround system with it? fun fact, crackling is part of the crab rave song. its really bad when you have high end shit. i have a very expensive desktop setup (dac/amp + headphones) and yeah, when songs have issues, you hear it. because it will reproduce any song issues. crab rave is really bad in that regards and people dont know because they are used to shit gear that hides song issues.
Put that overpriced garbage next to anything good, and it's limitations get shown up... fast. Try a Roland Cube 120xl bass, it's about a third of the cost, though doesn't have blutooth. It would blow this monstrosity away.
Awful review tbh. The slot on top is obviously for a tablet for doing karaoke. The rave lights did nothing as they are obviously music reactive. Should have shown them with music playing. He even says at end of review they are reactive to sound. Just feels like somebody reviewing a product he has little to no interest in. Not a personal pop at the guy just at the review.
Look, I'm slightly disappointed that this unboxing is incomplete. Dan did not in fact test the quality of the speaker as a karaoke machine by singing Shania Twain. I don't know if it was an editorial decision by Linus but I think it is a critical part of testing the device.
This is a speaker for people who have no clue about PA speakers but want similar performance for more than twice the price. And RGB. Srsly, just get a set of RCFs or something if you need loud & good.
Maybe you should do some research and figure out how many speakers the thing has before doing a video on it. the two things on the front bottom are not speakers. They are a port for the subwoofer. And what you said is probably speakers (???) on the back are not speakers.
