The Look of it

Ease of Use & How much it costs for poor sound quality

We needed a Bluetooth speaker so went to see what was on offer at John Lewis. Being able to connect to, and test the available speakers was invaluable. Despite its small size, the bass is exceptional, great volume and, overall, the most amazing sound so this made the decision very easy to make.

Handy little speaker with good depth of sound and bass. Good battery life. Easy to use. Easy to clean.

The Sony SRS-XB21 isn't the most affordable portable speaker around, but you'll be hard-pressed to find any other units within the same price with same quality audio.

Great audio quality; Sufficiently loud

Unrefined features; Wobbly build

I wanted a speaker for Kindle Fire 8HD. Needed crisp audio for listening to radio programs and audio books. Chatted with Steve M. from B&H. He recommended the Sony SRS-XB21. I bought it. Pairing & set-up were easy. Sony online has easier to read guides.

Bought this speaker for my husband to listen to his books in the car. Good sound for music and crystal clear for the spoken voice too. Was easy to link to I-phone according to my husband. Husband happy so wife happy.

Was pleasantly surprised, a very good sound for the small format. Some extra features if you download the app to it. Easy to pair it with your phone.

I bought my speaker about 6 months ago at Best Buy and only got to use it about 10 times before the speaker battery stopped charging. Now I can't listen to it for more than 30 minutes without it dying. The sound is good but I can't even use it.