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

  • How to Charge Sony XB 40

    How to Charge Sony XB 40

    This piece covers how to charge the Sony XB 40. Do this easily through the DC power in barrel style port, shown in the pictures below. Note that you can still play your XB 40 as it recharges, without raising the charging time by very much. First, pick a powerful enough adapter, as no charger…

  • How to Pair Sony XB 40

    How to Pair Sony XB 40

    This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 40 Extra Bass portable speaker by way of Bluetooth to common wireless BT devices. E.g. These  include the Apple line of device like the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. This routine also works for Android base devices as well, such as Samsung and LG phones, as…

  • How to Turn On Sony XB 40

    How to Turn On Sony XB 40

    We explain how to turn on the Sony XB 40 desktop speaker here.  Now most Bluetooth speakers have a Power button that Sony prominently places 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 XB40, as we…

  • Sony XB 40 Watts Output

    Sony XB 40 Watts Output

    The Sony XB 40 wireless speaker is a small to medium power, tabletop style unit with enough output watts to fill a typical household size 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…

  • Sony XB 40 Watts RMS

    Sony XB 40 Watts RMS

    The XB 40 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a small to medium power, tabletop style unit with enough RMS watts to fill a typical household size 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…

  • Sony XB 40 Power Output

    Sony XB 40 Power Output

    The XB 40 Sony Bluetooth speaker is a small to medium power, tabletop style unit with enough output power to fill a typical household size room with big sounding tunes. But what does the amount of audio power output a wireless speaker has, tell us about how good it is?  Firstly, the watt is a…

  • Sony XB 33 Reset Instructions

    Sony XB 33 Reset Instructions

    We give Sony XB 33 reset instructions here to return this wireless speaker to its default factory settings. Resetting restores the XB 33 to fresh-out-of-box state. Plus, it takes away any prior paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Clearing these stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby BT devices. Also, you might reset to get…

  • How to Factory Reset Sony XB 33

    How to Factory Reset Sony XB 33

    Show you how to factory reset your Sony XB 33 portable wireless speaker to its default settings.  Factory resetting restores the XB 33 to default state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Clearing these stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might factory reset to get…

  • Sony XB 33 Factory Reset Instructions

    Sony XB 33 Factory Reset Instructions

    We give Sony XB 33 factory reset instructions here to return this Bluetooth speaker to its default settings.  Factory resetting restores the XB 33 to fresh-out-of-box state. Plus, it erases any earlier paired Bluetooth devices from memory. Clearing these stops this speaker from pairing to any nearby Bluetooth devices. Also, you might factory reset to…

  • How to Pair Sony XB 33 to iPhone

    How to Pair Sony XB 33 to iPhone

    This post shows how to pair the Sony XB 33 Extra Bass wireless speaker with an iPhone, or other iOS or iPadOS based device. How to Pair Sony XB 33 to iPhone, Step by Step With your XB 33 switched OFF (power button is dark), run through these directions to pair it to your iPhone…