Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley

  • Sony X 3 Buttons Guide

    Sony X 3 Buttons Guide

    The Sony X 3 Bluetooth mini speaker has six buttons across its top panel and one button on its back, and in this guide, we detail how to use each one. This will allow you to control all speaker features. Sony X 3 Buttons Guide: Summary Here we cover the entire compliment of buttons on…

  • How to Make Sony X 3 Discoverable

    How to Make Sony X 3 Discoverable

    To pair your X 3 Sony mini speaker with a BT source device for the first time, or to refresh stale connection data in that device, you need to understand how to start up discovery mode on this unit first.  Now in discovery mode, the speaker digitally announces its name and linkage data over Bluetooth,…

  • Sony X 3 Not Charging

    Sony X 3 Not Charging

    Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the X 3 mini version, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an AC or car adapter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony X 3 wireless speaker is not charging fully, or at all,…

  • How to Put Sony X 3 in Pairing Mode

    How to Put Sony X 3 in Pairing Mode

    To pair your X 3 Sony speaker with a Bluetooth source device for the first time, or to refresh old connection info in that device, you have to know how to start up discovery mode on the speaker.  Moreover, in this mode, the speaker broadcasts its name and currently valid connection information over the Bluetooth…

  • How to Turn On Sony X 3

    How to Turn On Sony X 3

    We explain how to turn on the Sony X 3 portable speaker here.  Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony positions on the unit so it’s easy to find.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this, as we find its Power button on the top of the X 3, as we…

  • How to Connect Sony X 3 to Alexa

    How to Connect Sony X 3 to Alexa

    This post shows how to connect the Sony X 3 Bluetooth brick speaker to Alexa smart speakers. Since this pairing happens between the Sony and Echo devices directly, you need not turn Bluetooth on in the mobile device you’re using to set up this connection. How to Connect Sony X 3 to Alexa, Step by…

  • Sony X 2 Specifications

    Sony X 2 Specifications

    Here, we list Sony X 2 portable Bluetooth speaker specifications.  Now these details cover the unit’s length, width, weight, battery recharge time, output power, and music play time per charge.  We also include the frequency response, harmonic distortion, and Bluetooth support details. Now it’s clear from the published specifications, that the Sony X 2, released…

  • Sony X 2 Specs

    Sony X 2 Specs

    Here, we list Sony X 2 speaker specs.  Now these details cover the unit’s length, width, weight, battery recharge time, output power, and music play time per charge.  We also include the frequency response, harmonic distortion, and Bluetooth support details. Now it’s clear from the published specs, that the Sony X 2, released in June…

  • Sony X 3 Charging Time

    Sony X 3 Charging Time

    You charge the Sony X 3 wireless Bluetooth speaker via the micro USB charge port, and to get the quickest charging time and fullest charge, use a medium current USB charger for fastest yet most economical results. Details follow. Sony X 3 Charging Time: How Long to Fully Recharge According to the specs, and verified…

  • Sony X 3 Watts Output

    Sony X 3 Watts Output

    The X 3 portable Sony speaker is a low power,  purse size unit with still enough audio watts to hear comfortably in a small room or outdoor space with strikingly full sounding speech and music output. But what do the watts a Bluetooth speaker has, tell you about it?  Firstly, the watt is a measure…