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

  • How to Connect Sony SRS XG300 to Alexa

    How to Connect Sony SRS XG300 to Alexa

    This post shows how to connect the Sony SRS XG300 boombox Bluetooth 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 SRS XG300 to Alexa: Step by…

  • How to Connect Sony SRS XG300 to iPhone

    How to Connect Sony SRS XG300 to iPhone

    This post shows how to connect a Sony SRS XG300 boombox speaker to an iPhone smart phone.  Doing so gives you a much bigger, and clearly better sound when you stream music from the iPhone to speakers like this one. How to Connect Sony SRS XG300 to iPhone: Step by Step With your 300 switched…

  • How to Turn ON Lights on Sony SRS XG300

    How to Turn ON Lights on Sony SRS XG300

    This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lamps on its ends that, by default, blink, change color, and pulsate to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  But you might notice that the lights are not working, even though the speaker is running. It’s possible therefore, that someone switched the…

  • How to Turn OFF Lights on Sony SRS XG300

    How to Turn OFF Lights on Sony SRS XG300

    This speaker comes equipped with a set of party LED lights that, by default, blink, change color, and pulsate to the beat of whatever you play on the speaker.  But now and then, you may not wish to have a party atmosphere in your room, like when you want to play the speaker while drifting…

  • How to Tell if Sony SRS XG300 is Charging

    How to Tell if Sony SRS XG300 is Charging

    How to tell if Sony SRS XG300 mini boombox speaker is charging?  This portable speaker has an orange LED light just below and to the left of the Power button, as we see in the next pic.  This light, labeled as the CHARGE lamp, flashes orange when the battery is about dead. So it does…

  • Sony SRS XG300 Orange Light Stays ON

    Sony SRS XG300 Orange Light Stays ON

    Covers why the Sony SRS XG300 Orange Light Stays ON and how to fix it. Now many Sony speakers, including this one, feature a charging status LED that lights up orange while they charge. But sometimes, this light fails to shut OFF for longer than expected periods. So in this post, we offer reasons that…

  • Sony SRS XG300 Not Charging

    Sony SRS XG300 Not Charging

    Most Sony Bluetooth speakers, including the XG300, 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 SRS XG300 is not charging fully, or at all, even when you connect…

  • Sony SRS XG300 Blinking Orange Light

    Sony SRS XG300 Blinking Orange Light

    Many Sony speakers, including the Sony SRS XG300 boombox, have a blinking orange light that tells you when its internal battery needs charging. Sometimes though, this flashing happens even though you’ve just fully recharged the speaker, when it should not blink, assuming the battery recharged correctly.  Thus in this piece, we offer reasons that this…

  • How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XG300

    How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XG300

    You can change how loud the bass is on the Sony SRS XG300, 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 SRS XG300 Specs

    Sony SRS XG300 Specs

    Here, we list Sony SRS XG300 X Series Bluetooth boombox speaker specs.  Firstly, these details cover the unit’s length, width, weight, battery recharge time, output power, and music play time per charge.  We also include the frequency response, driver size, Bluetooth support details et al. Secondly, it’s clear from the published specs, that the Sony…