Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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How to Check Sony XB 23 Battery
Covers how to check the battery inside the Sony Extra Bass XB 23 cylinder speaker. We also describe how to know if the battery life is shrinking as months or years pass, and when you should replace that battery. How to Check Sony XB 23 Battery, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 23…
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Sony XB 23 Factory Reset Instructions
Here we give our Sony XB 23 factory reset instructions, to return this Extra Bass cylinder speaker to its default settings. Factory resetting restores the XB 23 to default state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from the speaker’s memory. Clearing memory like this stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth…
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How to Reset Sony XB 23
Show you how to reset your Sony XB 23 Extra Bass speaker to its default settings. Resetting restores the XB 23 to default state. Plus, resetting erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from its memory. Clearing these stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might reset to get it ready…
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How to Connect to Sony XB 23
This post shows how to connect to the Sony XB 23 Extra Bass Bluetooth speaker with typical BT source devices. E.g. These include the Android and Apple platforms of phones, media players, tablets, and computers. How to Connect to Sony XB 23, Step by Step With your XB 23 powered OFF (power button is dark),…
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Sony XB 23 Pairing Two Speakers
Pairing two Sony XB 23 Bluetooth speakers allows you to form a stereo (L + R) set, for a wider soundstage. So in this piece, we show you how pairing two copies of this speaker together lets you enjoy more lifelike sound from them. The only extra cost is that you must have two XB…
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Sony XB 23 Battery Life
Covers how to check battery life and level on the Sony Extra Bass XB 23 Bluetooth speaker, and also, how to know if the battery life is degrading over time. Sony XB 23 Battery Life, Current Charge 1. First, Turn ON the XB 23 You won’t be able to read battery charge status unless the…
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How to Connect Sony XB 23 to Alexa
This post shows how to connect the Sony XB 23 tiny Bluetooth 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 XB 23 to Alexa, Step by…
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Sony XB 23 Not Charging
Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XB 23 mini model, 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 XB 23 is not charging fully, or at all, even when…
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Sony XB 22 Specs Watts
The XB 22 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a small to medium power, desktop style unit with plenty of audio watts output in its specs to fill a typical size room with full sounding tunes. But what do the watts a Bluetooth speaker has, tell you about it? Firstly, the watt is a measure of how…
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Sony XB 22 Battery Indicator
The Sony XB 22 Bluetooth portable speaker has a simple battery level indicator LED in the rear button / port panel, just to the right of the USB input port, as shown in the pictures that follow. This displays battery status. E.g. Whether it’s draining or charging, or whether it’s critically low or not when…