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this is the sony srs x58 $200 portable bluetooth speaker that sits somewhere in the middle of Sony's lineup of wireless speakers well it doesn't have the built-in Wi-Fi streaming of the larger more expensive SRS x7 it's one of the best sounding speakers in its price class and a better value hi I'm David Carnot here to give you a quick video tour of the speaker which took me a little bit by surprise after reviewing the good but not great x7 I wasn't expecting that much from its little brother but as soon as I turned it on I was impressed by the amount of bass it delivers for its small size and it's clean relatively natural sound from a design standpoint this sports the same simple minimalist design of its larger siblings with the same glossy finish and a choice of red black and white for the speaker grille cover on top of the unit you'll find a few different buttons some of which including the volume and preset sound modes are touch sensitive and yes that glossy finish will attract some fingerprints so be prepared to wipe the speaker down from time to time as far as extras go there's that aforementioned speakerphone functionality along with NFC tap de perak technology for smartphones that support it there's also Aptech support and audio input for non bluetooth devices and more importantly a USB charging port on the back that will charge your smart phone it can charge tablets too but it's only 1.5 amps so it would charge them very slowly in many ways this could be strictly with Boz's $200 Soundlink mini and perhaps even boses soundlink bluetooth speaker 3 it's a portable speaker but due to its design it's more of an indoor speaker that at 2.5 pounds can be easily moved from room to room battery life is rated at 8 hours which is slightly better than the Bose mini 7 hours it's right there with the sound like many in terms of sound quality and has a similar sound profile with a lot of bass for its small size as with all these compact bluetooth speakers it does have its limitations but like the Bose products it managed to eke out a lot of sound from a small frame without distorting I also found that it didn't move around at higher volumes like it's larger sibling the x7 does in the end there's a case to be made that this is a better buy than the bose sound like many it may not have quite as sturdy a design but it sounds as good and add speakerphone functionality as I said it's one of the best sounding compact wireless speakers in its sub to another price class and it's definitely recommendable if you're looking for a portable wireless speaker that you plan on using mainly indoors I'm David Carr Noy thanks for watching