{"data":{"slug":"sony-srs-xb23","type":"wireless_speaker","brand":"Sony","name":"SRS-XB23","aliases":["XB23","Sony XB23","SRS-XB23 EXTRA BASS"],"release_date":"2020-05","url":"https://arkivo.dev/wireless-speakers/sony-srs-xb23","specs":{"series":"EXTRA BASS","model_numbers":["SRS-XB23","SRSXB23/B","SRSXB23B.CE7"],"gtins":["027242919112","4548736109223"],"announce_date":"2020-05-11","status":"available","predecessor":null,"successor":null,"launch_price_usd":99.99,"launch_price_eur":null,"markets":null,"colors":["Black","Coral Red","Light Blue","Olive Green","Taupe"],"manufacturer_url":"https://www.sony.jp/active-speaker/products/SRS-XB23/","spec_sheet_url":"https://www.sony.com.tw/en/electronics/portable-speakers/srs-xb23/specifications","manual_url":"https://helpguide.sony.net/speaker/srs-xb23/v1/en/print.pdf","eprel_registration_number":null,"warranty_years":1,"segment":"portable","audio_channels":"stereo","drivers":[{"type":"Full-range driver","count":2,"diameter_mm":null,"width_mm":42,"height_mm":51,"rated_power_w":null}],"passive_radiator_count":2,"total_rated_power_w":null,"mains_rated_power_w":null,"audio_output_power_claimed_w":null,"peak_power_w":null,"frequency_response_min_hz":null,"frequency_response_max_hz":null,"signal_to_noise_ratio_db":null,"equalizer":true,"eq_bands":null,"automatic_sound_adjustment":null,"sound_modes":["EXTRA BASS","STAMINA"],"stereo_pairing":true,"speaker_link_protocols":["Stereo Pair","Party Connect"],"max_linked_speakers":100,"max_linked_speakers_bluetooth":100,"bluetooth_playback":true,"bluetooth_version":"5.0","bluetooth_codecs":["SBC","AAC","LDAC"],"bluetooth_profiles":["A2DP","AVRCP","HFP","HSP","SPP"],"bluetooth_le_audio":null,"auracast":null,"multipoint":true,"multipoint_device_count":2,"wireless_range_m":30,"wifi":false,"wifi_standards":null,"network_audio_protocols":null,"usb_audio":false,"usb_media_playback":false,"usb_media_formats":null,"ports":[{"type":"usb_c","count":1,"role":"Charging input (DC IN 5V)","version":null}],"speakerphone":true,"voice_assistants":["Google Assistant","Siri"],"controls":["Power","Bluetooth pairing","Play/pause and call","Volume up/down","Battery level and sound effect","Party Connect","Stereo Pair"],"companion_app":"Sony | Music Center","companion_app_platforms":["iOS","Android"],"firmware_updatable":true,"lighting":false,"lighting_modes":null,"matter_controller":null,"thread_border_router":null,"zigbee_hub":null,"battery":true,"battery_life_h":10,"battery_life_boost_h":12,"battery_capacity_wh":null,"battery_capacity_mah":2700,"battery_voltage_v":null,"battery_chemistry":"Lithium-ion","replaceable_battery":null,"charge_time_h":4,"quick_charge_min":null,"quick_charge_playback_h":null,"charging_input":"5 V DC","charging_input_max_w":null,"usb_power_delivery":null,"powerbank":false,"powerbank_output_max_w":null,"wireless_charging":null,"ip_rating":["IP67"],"floats":null,"drop_resistance":true,"drop_test_height_m":1.22,"carry_features":["Strap"],"measured_battery_life_h":null,"measured_max_spl_db":null,"measured_frequency_response_min_hz":null,"measured_frequency_response_max_hz":null,"measured_latency":null,"measured_charge_time_h":null,"dimensions_mm":{"width_mm":76,"height_mm":218,"depth_mm":76},"weight_g":580,"materials":["Fabric grille"],"fcc_ids":null,"other_certifications":null,"in_the_box":["Speaker","USB Type-C cable","Strap"]},"variants":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://helpguide.sony.net/speaker/srs-xb23/v1/en/print.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["manual_url","audio_channels","equalizer","sound_modes","stereo_pairing","speaker_link_protocols","max_linked_speakers","max_linked_speakers_bluetooth","bluetooth_playback","bluetooth_version","bluetooth_codecs","bluetooth_profiles","multipoint","multipoint_device_count","wireless_range_m","usb_audio","usb_media_playback","ports","speakerphone","voice_assistants","controls","companion_app","companion_app_platforms","firmware_updatable","battery","battery_life_h","battery_life_boost_h","battery_chemistry","charge_time_h","charging_input","ip_rating","drop_resistance","drop_test_height_m","carry_features","in_the_box"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Sony English Help Guide for SRS-XB23, print PDF of 93 pages, copyright 2020. It has no Specifications topic, so size, weight and driver values come from Sony's spec tables.","audio_channels":"The speaker ships set to monaural playback. Sony Music Center switches it to stereo, with the left channel from the side nearer the Sony logo. LDAC needs the stereo setting. RTINGS says it can play stereo content without downmixing to mono.","equalizer":"Sony Music Center operations include sound quality setting and equalizer adjustment. The number of bands is not stated. RTINGS lists a graphic EQ.","sound_modes":"Enjoying switching the sound effects: two effects, EXTRA BASS (default, heavy bass) and STAMINA (power saving). Sony's spec tables also list Clear Audio+ and DSEE for this model, but the Help Guide does not describe them and RTINGS says there is no Clear Audio+, so they are not stored.","stereo_pairing":"Stereo Pair needs 2 SRS-XB23 speakers connected over BLUETOOTH. One plays the right channel and the other the left.","speaker_link_protocols":"Sony names Stereo Pair and Party Connect.","max_linked_speakers":"Party Connect: up to 100 devices compatible with the function. Compatible models in the guide: LSPX-S3, SRS-XP700, XP500, XG500, XG300, XB43, XB33, XB23, XE300 and XE200. Every speaker needs the latest pre-installed software. Wireless Party Chain devices are excluded.","max_linked_speakers_bluetooth":"Party Connect links the speakers over BLUETOOTH, up to 100 devices. The guide does not say whether the first speaker is counted. The Sony US release says up to 100 compatible wireless speakers.","bluetooth_playback":"Help Guide covers listening to music from a BLUETOOTH device over A2DP.","bluetooth_version":"About the BLUETOOTH wireless technology: supported version 5.0.","bluetooth_codecs":"Codec page: Priority on sound quality selects automatically from AAC, LDAC and SBC. Priority on stable connection selects SBC. LDAC needs the stereo audio setting.","bluetooth_profiles":"Help Guide lists A2DP, AVRCP, HSP and HFP. SPP appears in Sony's Taiwan specification table and is stored from there.","multipoint":"Switching the BLUETOOTH devices connected at the same time: up to 2 devices connect at once and the speaker plays the one that starts playback. Not available with Stereo Pair or Party Connect, and not compatible with HFP or HSP, so hands-free calls do not work in that mode.","multipoint_device_count":"Up to 2 BLUETOOTH devices at the same time.","wireless_range_m":"Maximum communication range of about 30 m (about 98 ft).","usb_audio":"Parts and controls: the DC IN 5V port (USB Type-C) is not compatible with music playback.","usb_media_playback":"The USB Type-C port is a charging port only. No USB storage playback is described.","ports":"Parts and controls lists a DC IN 5V port (USB Type-C) behind a cap. No audio input is listed.","speakerphone":"The speaker has a microphone and the guide describes hands-free calls over a BLUETOOTH phone.","voice_assistants":"The guide has voice assist topics for the Google app on Android and for Siri. The assistant runs on the connected phone and is used through the speaker microphone.","controls":"Parts and controls: power, BLUETOOTH, play and call, volume plus and minus, BATT (battery level) button that also switches EXTRA BASS and STAMINA when held, PARTY and ST PAIR buttons.","companion_app":"Sony | Music Center. It sets sound effect, equalizer, codec, mono or stereo output, Stereo Pair, Party Connect and power options.","companion_app_platforms":"The guide says to install Sony | Music Center from Google Play or the App Store.","firmware_updatable":"The guide has an Updating the pre-installed software topic, and Music Center shows the software version.","battery":"Charging the speaker topic describes the built-in lithium-ion battery.","battery_life_h":"About 10 hours at volume level 31 with the EXTRA BASS effect, the factory default, over BLUETOOTH. About 3 hours at maximum volume 50. Measured with a Sony specified music source. Sony's headline 12 hours is the STAMINA figure.","battery_life_boost_h":"About 12 hours at volume level 34 with the STAMINA effect (EXTRA BASS off), over BLUETOOTH. Stored as the total.","battery_chemistry":"Charging section: rechargeable built-in lithium-ion battery.","charge_time_h":"About 4 hours from empty to full with a USB AC adaptor that delivers 1.5 A. An adaptor of 500 mA or more and under 1.5 A can take 10 hours or more.","charging_input":"Charged over USB Type-C on a DC IN 5V port. Sony names a 1.5 A adaptor as the recommended one. The adaptor rating is not a stated device input current, so only the voltage is stored.","ip_rating":"Waterproof specification IPX7 and dustproof specification IP6X with the cap closed. Sony's tables write IP67.","drop_resistance":"Notes on waterproof features: the speaker passes the drop test from 1.22 m (4 ft) onto 5 cm plywood to MIL-STD-810H Method 516.8 shock. Sony adds that this does not guarantee no damage.","drop_test_height_m":"1.22 m (4 ft) onto plywood of 5 cm thickness.","carry_features":"Using the strap topic: the strap attached to the speaker hangs it from an object.","in_the_box":"Parts list the strap and the supplied USB Type-C cable."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.jp/active-speaker/products/SRS-XB23/spec.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["manufacturer_url","status","drivers","passive_radiator_count","bluetooth_version","bluetooth_codecs","bluetooth_profiles","wireless_range_m","companion_app","companion_app_platforms","battery_chemistry","battery_life_boost_h","charge_time_h","powerbank","ip_rating","dimensions_mm","weight_g","materials","in_the_box"],"notes":{"manufacturer_url":"Sony Japan product page for the SRS-XB23.","status":"Sony Japan page is live and shows the Sony Store buy box at 15,400 yen including tax. Amazon US also sells it.","drivers":"Specification table: 2 full-range units of about 42 mm by 51 mm. Sony Taiwan says the X-Balanced unit has a non-circular diaphragm. Stored as width 42 mm and height 51 mm.","passive_radiator_count":"Specification table: passive radiator units 2.","bluetooth_version":"Specification table: BLUETOOTH standard version 5.0, Power Class 1.","bluetooth_codecs":"Specification table lists SBC, AAC and LDAC.","bluetooth_profiles":"Specification table lists A2DP, AVRCP, HFP and HSP. The A2DP transmission band of 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz at 44.1 kHz is a Bluetooth range and is not stored as frequency response.","wireless_range_m":"Specification table: maximum communication range about 30 m.","companion_app":"Specification table: Sony Music Center for iPhone and Android.","companion_app_platforms":"Specification table lists the iPhone app and the Android app.","battery_chemistry":"Specification table: lithium-ion battery.","battery_life_boost_h":"Specification table: about 12 hours, with a footnote that the sound mode is STAMINA and the volume is about half. The factory sound mode must be switched.","charge_time_h":"Specification table: about 4 hours.","powerbank":"Specification table shows no USB share charging (marked with a dash). Sony Taiwan says USB power port for smartphone: No.","ip_rating":"Specification table: IP67, and rust resistant.","dimensions_mm":"Specification table: about 76 mm diameter by 218 mm height including projecting parts. Stored as width and depth 76 mm.","weight_g":"Specification table: about 580 g including the battery.","materials":"Specification table lists the net (grille) material as fabric.","in_the_box":"Accessories: USB Type-C cable, strap already attached, registration card, warranty card and manual. Only the first two are stored with the speaker."}},{"url":"https://www.sony.com.tw/en/electronics/portable-speakers/srs-xb23/specifications","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["spec_sheet_url","series","bluetooth_profiles","powerbank","dimensions_mm","weight_g"],"notes":{"spec_sheet_url":"Sony Taiwan English full specification page. Read in Chrome because sony.com sites block agents.","series":"Page title: XB23 EXTRA BASS portable wireless speaker. Sony sells it in the EXTRA BASS line.","bluetooth_profiles":"Compatible profiles: A2DP, AVRCP, HSP, HFP and SPP. SPP is not in the Help Guide and is likely used for software updates.","powerbank":"USB power port for smartphone: No.","dimensions_mm":"Approx. 76 mm dia. by 218 mm (H).","weight_g":"Approx. 580 g."}},{"url":"https://sony.mediaroom.com/2020-05-11-Sonys-Latest-EXTRA-BASS-Wireless-Speakers-Bring-Powerful-Sound-to-Any-Space","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["announce_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Sony Electronics Inc., San Diego, 11 May 2020. Pre-orders opened that day and no separate ship date is given.","launch_price_usd":"Suggested retail price $99.99 for the SRS-XB23. US prices exclude sales tax. The release lists black, blue, red, taupe and green."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/reviews/sony-srs-xb23-portable-bluetooth-speaker","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["release_date","colors"],"notes":{"release_date":"TechRadar review of 18 May 2020 says the SRS-XB23 is available to buy now for $99. US pre-orders opened on 11 May 2020. A Japanese retailer listing shows July 2020 and a French news article shows August 2020 for those markets. The month is approximate and covers the US.","colors":"Review lists five colours: Coral Red, Olive Green, Light Blue, Taupe and Black. RTINGS lists the same five plus Orange and Sky Blue variants. Sony Taiwan lists red, green, blue, cream and black."}},{"url":"https://www.rtings.com/speaker/reviews/sony/srs-xb23","kind":"review_site","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["wifi","lighting","segment"],"notes":{"wifi":"Public header lists Wi-Fi: No. RTINGS result cells are members only, so no measured value is stored.","lighting":"Public text: the XB23 does not come with customizable RGB lighting, unlike the XB33 and XB43.","segment":"RTINGS calls it a portable cylindrical speaker and rates it for outdoor use."}},{"url":"https://www.soundguys.com/product/sony-srs-xb23/","kind":"spec_database","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["battery_capacity_mah"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"SoundGuys product table lists a 2700 mAh capacity. AVCesar gives the same figure and a Digitec search result snippet does too (that page was not opened). Sony does not publish a capacity and the Amazon US listing shows 4320, which no other source supports. No nominal voltage is published, so no Wh value is stored."}},{"url":"https://www.avcesar.com/sony-srs-xb23-extra-bass-nouvelle-enceinte-bluetooth-et-baroudeuse-31206","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["battery_capacity_mah"],"notes":{"battery_capacity_mah":"French launch article of 2 July 2020: 2,700 mAh battery, 12 hours of listening, 4 hours to charge. It gives an indicative French price of 100 euros, which is not stored because the product page of the same site says 99 euros."}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086DBR6T7","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-23","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","warranty_years"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Amazon US listing for the black model: SRSXB23/B. The Help Guide names the model SRS-XB23. SRSXB23B.CE7 is the European product code of the black model from Sony's data sheet.","gtins":"UPC 027242919112 from the Amazon US listing. EAN 4548736109223 from Sony's European data sheet for SRSXB23B.CE7.","warranty_years":"Warranty description on the Amazon US listing: 1 year. US region. The listing's other technical rows, such as 20 watts, 4320 mAh and AAA batteries, conflict with Sony's tables and are not used."}}],"fields_filled":55,"updated":"2026-10-23"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}