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I'm David Carney from cnet.com and this is the sony srs x-33 $130 bluetooth speaker that comes in a few different colors including this blue version which is my personal favorite this is the follow-up to last year's x3 which I liked a lot for the money what's different about this model well for starters it's 20% smaller and 1.5 pounds instead of 2.1 pounds it also has better battery life it's rated for 12 hours of playback at moderate volume levels while that x3 only offered seven hours in terms of features it has the typical Bluetooth range of about 30 feet and offers NFC tap tap air technology for smartphones and tablets that support it as well as a built-in speakerphone it's also got support for Sony's L DAC codec which like apdex is supposed to make Bluetooth audio streaming sounds slightly better but you'll need a device that has L DAC to actually use it as far as the sound goes this model are you Lee sounds better than the x3 with a little better bass performance at higher volumes and a bit more balanced sound overall but like all these small bluetooth speakers it does have its limitations and really sounds best at more moderate sound levels where it doesn't run into issues with compressing the audio to keep it from distorting you're going to get a little better sound from sony's larger step up SRS X 55 and Bose Soundlink mini 2 which costs $200 but I'm still a fan of the size and design of the speaker which makes it a good fit for someone looking for a very compact very good performing Bluetooth speaker for home or office use I'm David Carr noise and that's the Sony SRS X 33 thanks for watching