How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XG300

Front right view of the Sony SRS XG300 speaker.

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. So, for you boom lovers, this post shows how to bass boost this speaker, to get that extra umph.

How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XG300: Summary

You can control bass boost in a few ways as follows.

Use the MEGA BASS button on the XG300 itself.
Work the bass switch in the Sony Music Center App.
Make fine bass adjustments in the EQ section of the Music Center app.

We’ll cover all of these options below.

How to Turn OFF Bass Boost

By default, this speaker has bass boost mode turned ON when fresh out of the box or after a reset. So any time you run this speaker, and you haven’t switched OFF this bass boost, then the MEGA BASS light glows.

The – MEGA BASS- lamp glowing on the Sony SRS XG300 boombox speaker.

When in effect, bass boost also adds a bit of treble in addition to lots of extra bass to the audio output as compared to when this mode is OFF.

The -MEGA BASS- button.

You can turn bass boost mode OFF by quickly pressing and releasing the MEGA BASS button

The dark -MEGA BASS- lamp on the XG300.

The MEGA BASS lamp then goes out. See this darkness in the last picture.

How to Turn ON Bass Boost on the Sony SRS XG300 Speaker

To enable bass boost once more, quickly press and release the MEGA BASS button. The MEGA BASS lamp then lights up white.

How to Bass Boost Sony SRS XG300, In The Music Center App

In addition to by way of the MEGA BASS button on the speaker itself, you can also control bass boosting in Sony’s Music Center app as well.

1. Install the Music Center App

So first, download and install this app on your source Bluetooth device (phone, tablet, computer, or media player). We did this on a test iPad Air.

The Sony Music Center app icon on an iPadOS device Home screen.

2. Pair your Sony XG300 with This Same Device

We did this as we show next.

The Sony SRS XG300 showing as Connected to our tablet.

3. Run the Music Center App

Upon startup, Music Center looks for any compatible Sony products. And since the XG300 indeed works with this app, it does indeed find the speaker. Then it displays the Home page for the 300.

The Sony SRS XG300 -Home- page in the Sony Music Center app on iPadOS.

4. Bring Up the Settings Page

Then, scroll the screen down to the Settings item at the bottom of the options list.

The -Settings- option at the bottom of the -Home- page.

Next, tap Settings, and you’ll get the Settings screen.

The -Sound- option on the Settings page.

5. Visit the Sound Page

Tap the Sound option, pointed out in the last screenshot. You then get the Sound page.

The -Sound Effect- option on the -Sound- page.

6. Bring Up the Sound Effect Screen

Tap the Sound Effect option that we see in the last picture. Then, the Sound Effect page then comes up.

The -Sound Effects- page.

Now on this screen, note that the MEGA BASS option is active. You can turn it OFF here by tapping the OFF option. And then you can enable it again by tapping the MEGA BASS option. These actions take immediate effect on the speaker, as you’ll be able to see the MEGA BASS lamp switching ON and OFF as you work these options in the app.

7. Tap the Custom Option to Adjust Bass Boost

Now if you want to do more with the bass boost than simply turn it ON and OFF, then tap the Custom item. This option is the last item in the list of options on the Sound Effects screen.

The -Sound Effects-Custom- option.

Tapping Custom takes you back to the Sound page that looks a bit different this time.

The -Sound Effect-Custom- option now set back on the -Sound- page.

Now, the value of the Sound Effect option is now CUSTOM, whereas before, it was MEGA BASS.

8. Bring Up the EQ (equalizer) Page

Tap the Custom EQ option on the Sound page.

The -Custom EQ- option on the -Sound- page.

Touching this option brings up a three band graphic equalizer page. Now by default, this EQ is set to FLAT for all frequency bands.

The -Custom EQ- page with all sliders set to FLAT.

But you can get maximum bass boost by moving these slider controls as follows. For example, lower the other two frequency bands to minimum, but raise the BASS one to maximum.

The -Custom EQ- page with sliders set for maximum bass boost on the Sony SRS XG300.

When set this way, you get the highest amount of bass that the XG300 speaker is capable of producing. But be careful !

Warning

The drivers really thump when bass boost is active. So be cautious in how loudly you play this speaker with the bass boosted, to avoid damage to the speaker drivers. If the bass is crackling, tapping, or otherwise distorting, turn it down or readjust the EQ !