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

  • Sony XE 300 Not Charging

    Sony XE 300 Not Charging

    Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XE 300, offer truly portable operation via their lithium ion batteries inside. And when said battery dies, you can recharge the speaker with an appropriate AC or car converter. Sometimes though, you may notice that the Sony XE 300 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you…

  • How to Bass Boost Sony XE 300

    How to Bass Boost Sony XE 300

    You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony XE 300, by turning on and off its bass boost mode. When switched on, this mode makes the passive bass radiators on the sides vibrate much more, and adds a low rumble quality to the playing program, that travels pretty far from the speaker. …

  • Sony XE 200 Watts Output

    Sony XE 200 Watts Output

    The XE 200 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a medium power, tabletop style column unit with enough output watts to fill a typical living room with big sounding tunes. But what does the number of watts a wireless speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of how much…

  • Sony XE 200 Specs Watts

    Sony XE 200 Specs Watts

    The XE 200 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a medium power, tabletop style column unit with enough output watts in its specs to fill a typical living room with big sounding tunes. But what does the number of watts a wireless speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure…

  • How to Connect Sony XE 300 to Alexa

    How to Connect Sony XE 300 to Alexa

    This post shows how to connect the Sony XE 300 Bluetooth column 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 XE 300 to Alexa, Step by…

  • How to Hard Reset Sony XE 300

    How to Hard Reset Sony XE 300

    Show you how to hard reset your Sony XE 300 portable BT speaker to its default settings. Hard resetting restores the XE 300 to factory default state. Plus, doing this erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. We might want to clear these to prevent this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices.…

  • Sony XE 300 Watts Output

    Sony XE 300 Watts Output

    The XE 300 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a medium power, tabletop style column system with enough watts output to fill a run-of-the-mill living room with big sounding tunes. But what does the number of watts a wireless speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of how much…

  • Sony XE 300 Watts RMS

    Sony XE 300 Watts RMS

    The XE 300 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a medium power, tabletop style column system with enough watts RMS to fill a run-of-the-mill living room with big sounding tunes. But what does the number of watts a wireless speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of how much…

  • Sony XE 300 Power Output

    Sony XE 300 Power Output

    The XE 300 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a medium power, tabletop style column system with enough power output to fill a run-of-the-mill living room with big sounding tunes. But what does the amount of output power a wireless speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a measure of how…

  • How to Turn Off Sony XE 200

    How to Turn Off Sony XE 200

    We explain three ways for how to turn off the Sony XE 200 portable BT speaker here.  Now most speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places on the unit so it’s easy to locate.  Indeed, this speaker is no exception to this pattern, as we find its Power button near the bottom in…