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Sony Ericsson’s MBS-100 is disconcerting. It sits there, looking as though it might sprout legs or roll away at any moment. This 4 inch matte black orb looks snazzy, but the design face is asymmetrical, which has just enough of an effect that I unwillingly pause every time my eyes brush over it. The speaker was designed to work with Sony’s Walkman phones, but it is compatible with any A2DP Bluetooth device. The speaker’s weight is less than 8 ounces and, combined with its single charge battery life of 5 hours, it is easily portable.
The set up is simple: just power it on and hit the pairing button at the base. I used the LG Dare to test this speaker and the pairing took 2 tries of about 50 seconds to be successful. To listen to music, just start your media player and the MBS-100 picks it right up. The speaker can also connect to a device without Bluetooth by using the 3.5mm jack. There is no volume control on the speaker, so you must change the volume in your media player.
Un-boxing this speaker was thrilling. Sadly, listening to it was not. In a less than epic battle between the Beastie Boys and Sony Ericsson, the Boys take all. Any bass line causes this speaker to crackle and break. There is a detectable hum and the sound wasn’t able to fill a room. On the plus side, it produced this same quality of sound through walls and solidly at the 10 meter radius that Sony advertises. The bottom line is that the MBS-100 is perfect for a cubicle other small indoor space, but the sound quality and volume is unlikely to impress you in any other situation.
Rating:
The great innovation by sony ericsson. This MBS 100 speaker can also connect to a device without Bluetooth by using the 3.5mm jack. There is no volume control on the speaker, so I can easily change the volume in my media player.
Weird, but in a way cool!
I’d probobly buy it.