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Sony GTK-XB90

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4 stars
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3 stars
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2 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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3 editorial reviews
The Sony XB90 is a large, portable party speaker with customizable RGB lights. With its Extra Bass feature turned on, it has a boomy sound profile that adds punc...Read more
We’ve seen a lot of Bluetooth speakers in an abundance of different form factors, from tiny clip on wearables to boomboxes. We’ve even seen Bluetooth speakers hidden in fake outdoor rocks, lanterns, and light bulbs. Typically, manufacturers look to squeeze the biggest sound out of the smallest packages when it comes to portable audio. Sony had a different idea. Note: At no extra cost to you, we may earn a commission for purchases using our links. Learn more. While the small portable units are great for sitting around with a couple friends, what happens when you want to have bigRead more
The Sony GTK-XB60 speaker offers bass thunder and an LED light show, but limited portability.Read more
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Pros

  • balanced mid-range ensures vocals and lead instruments sound clear
  • Microphone input greatly improves the fun and functionality of these speakers
  • XB60 has perfectly adequate battery life

Cons

  • audio was garbled and fuzzy
  • a little bit of button bloat here
  • audio falling out of sync

Key specs

  • yes
  • 16 h

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Sony GTK-XB90 - Pros & Cons

Sony GTK-XB90

Pros

  • balanced mid-range ensures vocals and lead instruments sound clear
  • Microphone input greatly improves the fun and functionality of these speakers
  • XB60 has perfectly adequate battery life
  • more natural-sounding soundstage and can be paired to three devices at once
  • balanced mid-range ensures voices reproduce clearly

Cons

  • audio was garbled and fuzzy
  • a little bit of button bloat here
  • audio falling out of sync
  • sound isn t noticeable to many people
  • streaming can suffer quality loss due to compression
  • battery life isn t too shabby
  • they can run entirely off of battery power
  • also struggles to reproduce some low-bass
  • passable build quality
  • Sony XB90 is poor for voice assistants
  • doesn't have any voice assistants built-in and uses those featured on your smartphone

Sony GTK-XB90 - Technical Overview

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IconWeight
13997.86 g
Best:
Philips BT2650
Weight: 0.21 g
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16 h
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Music Angel Mini Best Friendz
Playback time: 120 h

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Sony GTK-XB90 - Full Specifications

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Sound
Supported formats
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • WMA
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Dimensions
Height26.38 in
Width13.23 in
Depth13.19 in
Weight493.76 oz
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Features
Docking station for mobile/Tabletno
Radio receiverno
Smart speaker (virtual assistant)no
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Design
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Wenge
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Connectivity
USByes
USB version2.0
Other connectors
  • RCA stereo input
  • RCA stereo output
Type of USB connector
USB
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • LDAC
  • SBC
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • SPP
Bluetooth version4.0
Analogue 3.5mm input (Aux)0
NFCyes
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Power
Battery operatedyes
USB poweredno
Electric (not USB)no
Battery typeLi-Ion
Playback time16.0 h

Sony GTK-XB90 - Q&A (1)

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    lyn.hagenes
    over 2 years ago
    Is the Sony GTK-XB90 waterproof?
    frederic_huel
    about 2 years ago
    No, the GTK-XB90 sound system is not waterproof.
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