Testseek.com have collected 26 expert reviews of the Sony SRS-RA5000 bluetooth portable speaker and the average rating is 67%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Sony SRS-RA5000 bluetooth portable speaker.
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26 Reviews
Average score from experts who have reviewed this product.
Easy setup, Crystal-clear sound, Chromecast support, Works with Google Assistant/Amazon Alexa
Expensive, Polarizing design, Tricky placement requirements, Underwhelming 360 RA effects, No hi-fi Bluetooth codecs
No. With the SRS-RA5000's peculiar design, awkward placement requirements, and high price, only those with a deep desire to experiment with Sony's 360 Reality Audio should take the plunge.Editors' RecommendationsSony's first wireless speakers to support 3...
Boomy sound, Echo-y vocals, Music Center app is rough
The Sony SRS-RA5000 is one of the first 360 Reality Audio speakers on the market, bringing spatial audio to a compact Bluetooth speaker form factor. The speaker can turn your living room into a concert fairground – replete with boomy bass and echo-y vocal...
Abstract: The last Sony wireless speaker I reviewed for GeekDad was the Sony XB72 EXTRA BASS The Sony SRS-RA5000 I am writing about today could not be any more different It goes for a minimalist look instead of bombast, with more drivers and support for immersive...
Published: 2021-04-24, Author: Chris , review by: slashgear.com
360 Reality Audio has an impressive soundstage, Room-filling party speaker, Multiple options for wired and wireless sound
Very expensive, 360 audio tracks are in short supply, Regular music lacks precision compared to rival speakers, No AirPlay 2 support, No battery and the power supply is big
360 Reality Audio is interesting, and – though not every track seems to take full advantage of the format's potential – it can be a really immersive way of listening to music. It's definitely worth doing some research before you open your wallet for the R...
With six drivers and sub, the RA5000 sounds fantastic even without 360 tracks, It's funky, but I like how different this speaker looks
$700 is a lot to pay for a single speaker, even one this good, This speaker performs best with 360 Reality tracks, but there are only about 4,000 total songs with support across Tidal, Deezer, and Amazon. Good luck finding them all
Probably not, but not because it's a bad speaker. It's actually a very nice speaker with big, crisp sound. I might even say it's one of the best single-speaker systems I've ever heard, but it's $700. You could spend $700 on other audio setups and get more...
IAE expands sound field of stereo tracks to some degree, EQ can help improve sound quality somewhat, Works best on the floor
Muddy, congested sound, especially in the low midrange, Boomy, overbearing bass, 360RA tracks do not present a truly expansive, immersive sound field, Stereo tracks with IAE off sound thin and closed in, IAE dramatically alters the tonal profile of stereo
I'm sorry to say I was disappointed in the performance of the SRS-RA5000. The 360 Reality Audio tracks I played did not present a sweeping, immersive soundstage as promised; the effect is much more pronounced in headphones as I discovered in my previous r...
Abstract: At CES 2021, Sony unveiled two new wireless speakers called the SRS-RA5000 and SRS-RA3000. Wireless speakers a dime a dozen these days so what's so special about these two? The two were designed specifically to produce room-filling "ambient" sound and off...
