Product Reviews, Experiences, and Technical Insights from Thomas J. Hesley
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How to Connect Sony XB 21 to iPhone
This post shows how to connect a Sony XB 21 BT portable speaker to an iPhone smart phone. Doing so gives you a bigger, and distinctly better sound when you stream music from the iPhone to speakers like this one. How to Connect Sony XB 21 to iPhone, Step by Step Procedure With the XB…
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How to Pair Sony XB 21
This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 21 Extra Bass wireless speaker by way of Bluetooth to common portable devices. E.g. These include the iPhone, iPod Touch, and the iPad line of Apple phones, media players, and tablets. How to Pair Sony XB 21, Step by Step With your XB 21 powered OFF…
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How to Pair Sony XB 21 to iPhone
This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 21 Bluetooth minispeaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device. How to Pair Sony XB 21 to iPhone With your XB 21 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these steps to pair it to your iPhone mobile device. We use an…
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Sony XB 21 Power Button Not Working
When the Power button on your Sony XB 21 is not working, this likely means one or more things as follows. Sony XB 21 Power Button Not Working: Reasons Why Dead Battery. The internal battery is empty needs a recharge for continued speaker operation. Use a widely available USB charger to do this. Faulty AC…
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Sony XB 21 Specs
Here, we list Sony XB 21 Extra Bass speaker specs. Firstly, these data cover the unit’s length, width, weight, battery recharge time, output power, and music play time per charge. We also include the frequency response, driver size, Bluetooth support details et al. Secondly, it’s clear from the published specs, that the Sony XB 21…
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Sony XB 21 Blinking Orange Light
Many Sony speakers, including the Sony XB 21 Bluetooth party speaker, feature a blinking orange light that tells you that the speaker battery needs charging, when it does. Sometimes though, this flashing happens even though you’ve just fully recharged the speaker, when it should not, assuming the battery recharged correctly. Thus in this piece, we…
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Sony XB 21 Orange Light Stays On
Many Sony speakers, including the XB 21, feature a charging status light that lights up orange while they’re charging. But sometimes, this light stays on longer than expected. E.g. It does not switch off after way more than the specified charge time once you connect the charger. So in this post, we offer reasons that…
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Sony XB 20 Not Charging
Most JBL Bluetooth speakers, including the XB 20, 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 20 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect…
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Sony XB 20 Pairing Two Speakers
The key to pairing two Sony XB 20 speakers together is the ADD button. It lets you join two XB 20s for Stereo or Double modes. It’s the fourth button from the left edge of the buttons panel, just to the right of the Play-Pause button, and just to the left of the Volume DOWN…
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Sony XB 20 Add Button Explained
The ADD button on the Sony XB 20 enables you join from two to ten compatible speakers such that both play the same program in Wireless Party Chain (WPC) mode. The ADD button also joins two XB 20s for Stereo or Double modes. It’s the fourth button from the left edge of the buttons panel,…