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Copyright 2025 Sony Corporation, 104 pages.","model_numbers":"Guide cover states Model YY7864E. The parts section and contents name the speaker SRS-ULT900.","drivers":"Specifications: 3-way, bass reflex. Woofer unit about 320 mm x 320 mm (1), midrange unit about 120 mm diameter (2), front tweeter unit about 50 mm diameter (2), rear tweeter unit about 40 mm diameter (2). No per-driver power is published. The guide does not describe a passive radiator, so the passive radiator count is left out. The TV Sound Booster section says the 4 front components (2 tweeters and 2 midrange) are disabled while that function is on.","equalizer":"Guide: select CUSTOM in Sound Effect in the Sony | Sound Connect app, then adjust CUSTOM EQ. CUSTOM is not available while TV Sound Booster is on.","automatic_sound_adjustment":"Sound Field Optimization uses microphone sensing to detect noise around the speaker and adjust the sound. It is on at purchase and is turned off in Stereo Pair or Party Connect.","sound_modes":"ULT button cycles ULT1 (deep bass), ULT2 (sense of power) and off. TV Sound Booster is a named mode for optical TV audio. STAMINA is a power option in the app that turns off lighting and sound effects including ULT POWER SOUND to save battery. No STAMINA playtime is published, so battery_life_boost_h is left out.","stereo_pairing":"Guide: Stereo Pair needs 2 ULT TOWER 9 speakers. One plays left and the other right over Bluetooth.","speaker_link_protocols":"Guide names the Stereo Pair and Party Connect functions.","max_linked_speakers":"Party Connect links up to 100 Party Connect compatible speakers over Bluetooth. Wireless Party Chain devices are excluded.","max_linked_speakers_bluetooth":"Same Party Connect statement: up to 100 speakers over Bluetooth. Whether the 100 includes the first speaker is not stated. The guide points to https://www.sony.net/partyconnect-dvc/ for compatible models, and that page returned Access Denied, so the compatible models are not named here. Each speaker needs the latest pre-installed software. Codec switches to SBC and multipoint, Sound Field Optimization and the USB, AUDIO IN and OPTICAL IN sources are off while Party Connect is on.","bluetooth_version":"Supported BLUETOOTH standard version 5.3.","bluetooth_codecs":"Guide: SBC, AAC and LDAC for music playback over an A2DP connection. Party Connect forces SBC.","bluetooth_profiles":"Guide lists A2DP and AVRCP. The UK EE spec table also lists SPP, which the guide does not, so SPP is left out.","multipoint":"Guide describes connecting concurrently with 2 Bluetooth devices. It is not available in Stereo Pair or Party Connect.","multipoint_device_count":"Up to 2 Bluetooth devices at once. The speaker remembers up to 8 paired devices but plays from one at a time.","wireless_range_m":"Maximum communication range about 30 m (98.4 ft) in line of sight. It shortens with obstacles and 2.4 GHz interference.","usb_media_playback":"Guide describes playback from a USB Mass Storage Class device formatted FAT (not exFAT) on the PLAY/CHARGE OUTPUT port. iPhone over USB is not supported. USB audio from a computer is not described.","usb_media_formats":"Supported audio file formats are MP3, WMA and WAV.","ports":"Parts list: AC input jack, PLAY/CHARGE OUTPUT USB port (Type A in the specifications), AUDIO IN jack (3.5 mm), OPTICAL IN connector (PCM, fs 32/44.1/48/96 kHz), MIC1 jack (6.3 mm) and MIC2/GUITAR jack (6.3 mm). The USB port and the optical, audio and mic jacks sit behind caps. The 6.3 mm connectors are counted as 6.35 mm.","controls":"Parts list: power button, ULT, CHARGE indicator, direct function keys (Bluetooth, OPTICAL IN, TV SOUND BOOSTER, AUDIO IN, USB), MULTI COLOR, CONNECT, STEREO PAIR, lighting color selectors, KEY CONTROL flat and sharp, ECHO, LIGHT, volume minus and plus, play, MIC level knob, MIC and GUITAR level knob, GUITAR button and the BATTERY and BATTERY CARE button behind the rear cap.","companion_app":"Guide: Sony | Sound Connect app for updates, sound settings, equalizer, lighting, TV Sound Booster and party functions.","companion_app_platforms":"Guide: download from the Google Play store or the App Store.","firmware_updatable":"Guide has a section on updating the speaker software through the Sony | Sound Connect app.","lighting":"Guide: the speaker lights up with the music. Lighting is on at purchase.","lighting_modes":"Guide: five lighting color selectors (red, yellow, green, blue, purple) and MULTI COLOR for the default multicolor mode. The app has a Lighting Mode function and Party Light functions that are not listed here.","battery":"Guide: the speaker runs on AC power or on the built-in lithium-ion battery.","battery_life_h":"Guide: about 25 hours at volume level 18 with ULT1/2 on and lighting off over a Bluetooth connection, not in Battery Care mode. About 12 hours with lighting on at volume 18 and about 2.5 hours at maximum volume 50 with ULT1/2 and lighting on. Measured with a Sony specified music source.","battery_chemistry":"Guide specifications and power section: built-in lithium-ion battery. Capacity in Wh or mAh is not published.","charge_time_h":"Guide: charging completes in about 3 hours from empty to 100 percent with the speaker turned off. Battery Care mode limits the charge to about 90 percent.","quick_charge_min":"Guide: 10 minutes of charging provides about 180 minutes of music playback.","quick_charge_playback_h":"180 minutes is stored as 3 hours. Conditions are volume level 18, ULT1/2 on and lighting off.","charging_input":"Specifications, Power: AC 120 V, 60 Hz for North America. AC 120 V to 240 V, 50/60 Hz for other countries and regions. Power consumption is about 153 W and is not a charging figure. The battery charges only from the AC input jack.","powerbank":"Guide: a smartphone or other USB device charges from the PLAY/CHARGE OUTPUT port, also from the battery with no AC connected. It does not work when the battery is low.","powerbank_output_max_w":"Specifications, DC OUT: Type A USB port, DC 5 V and MAX 1.5 A. 5 V x 1.5 A is 7.5 W.","carry_features":"Guide: a handle and caster wheels. The wheels work on flat surfaces only. On uneven surfaces two people lift the speaker by the handle.","dimensions_mm":"Specifications: about 410 mm x 910 mm x 456 mm (W x H x D) including projecting parts and controls.","weight_g":"Specifications: mass about 29.6 kg including battery. Retailers list 65.26 lb. This is far above the peer median because the product is a floor-standing party tower on caster wheels.","in_the_box":"Guide names the supplied AC power cord, the supplied optical digital cable and a Reference Guide included with the product."}},{"url":"https://sony.mediaroom.com/2025-04-09-Sony-Electronics-Introduces-Three-New-Speakers-in-the-ULT-POWER-SOUND-Range-Featuring-Global-Superstar-Post-Malone","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["series","announce_date","release_date","launch_price_usd"],"notes":{"series":"The release names the ULT POWER SOUND Series.","announce_date":"Sony Electronics press release dated 2025-04-09, San Diego.","release_date":"The release says the ULT TOWER 9 is available now at Sony.com, Amazon, Best Buy and other Sony authorized dealers. SoundGuys and TechRadar also date the launch to 9 April 2025.","launch_price_usd":"US suggested retail price 899.99 USD for the ULT TOWER 9 with battery. The AC-only ULT TOWER 9AC is a separate model at 749.99 USD."}},{"url":"https://www.abt.com/Sony-ULT-POWER-SOUND-Series-ULT-TOWER-9-Party-Speaker-Bluetooth-in-Black-SRSULT900/p/221687.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["gtins","status","colors","warranty_years","segment","eq_bands","wifi","speakerphone","materials"],"notes":{"gtins":"US listing for Model SRSULT900 gives UPC 027242931923. The AC-only 9AC has a different UPC and is not this product.","status":"Listing is live with Add to Cart and a 898 USD price for the rechargeable battery version.","colors":"Listing and spec table give Black Finish. No other finish is listed.","warranty_years":"US listing gives a 1 year limited parts warranty and a 1 year limited labor warranty. The UK EE spec table gives 24 months. Other markets are not covered.","segment":"Listing and the copied Sony page call it a party speaker with Party Lights, castors and karaoke inputs.","eq_bands":"Copy of the Sony page says 10-Band Equalizer controllable through the Sony | Sound Connect app. The UK EE spec table lists Custom EQ band: 10. The help guide gives no band count.","wifi":"Quick Specs list Wi-Fi: No. The Sony help guide describes Bluetooth only.","speakerphone":"Spec table lists Built-In Mic: No. The help guide has no call function. The microphone sensing of Sound Field Optimization is not for calls.","materials":"Copy of the Sony page says recycled plastic originally developed for Sony is partially used for the body. Other body materials are not published."}},{"url":"https://www.techradar.com/audio/wireless-bluetooth-speakers/sony-adds-three-bluetooth-speakers-to-its-bass-hungry-ult-range-meet-tower-9-field-5-and-field-3","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["markets"],"notes":{"markets":"Launch article of 2025-04-09 names the powered Tower 9 at 899.99 USD and 850 GBP. The US market comes from the Sony press release and Japan from the NTT-X listing. No euro price is published for the battery model in the sources read, so launch_price_eur is left out."}},{"url":"https://nttxstore.jp/_II_SN16806247","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["markets"],"notes":{"markets":"Japanese listing for SRS-ULT900 gives release date 2025-05-16 and describes a splash-resistant top panel."}},{"url":"https://ee.co.uk/help/tech/device/Sony/SRS-ULT900WirelessSpeaker","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["eq_bands"],"notes":{"eq_bands":"UK spec table reproducing Sony data lists Custom EQ band: 10, Volume Step: 50, and the same driver sizes as the help guide. It lists water protection as Splashproof with no IP rating. It lists Bluetooth 5.3, SBC, AAC and LDAC, 153 W power consumption, 410 x 910 x 456 mm and 29.6 kg, which match the guide."}},{"url":"https://www.amazon.com/Sony-Bluetooth-Powerful-Convenient-SRSULT900/dp/B0DYB1BFRB","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-15","fields":["audio_output_power_claimed_w"],"notes":{"audio_output_power_claimed_w":"US Sony storefront listing, Pattern Battery Powered, gives Speaker Maximum Output Power 320 watts. Sony's help guide, press release and spec tables publish no audio power. The rating basis (continuous, peak or RMS) is not stated, so the value sits in the unspecified-rating field. The 153 W in the guide is power consumption, not audio output. One Indian listing names 520 W for the AC-only ULT TOWER 9AC, and Sony says the AC model gives more powerful sound."}}],"fields_filled":53,"updated":"2026-10-21"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}