Sony’s premium-grade audio merchandise characteristic prominently on our lists of the best headphones and best wireless earbuds, however the firm’s grip on the extra inexpensive finish of the market isn’t fairly as tight.
By the seems to be of issues, although, Sony is gearing as much as launch a brand new vary of cheaper headphones and wi-fi audio system to go with its high-end providing.
The information comes by means of serial leaker Kuba Wojciechowski, whose current thread of tweets (opens in new tab) highlights a number of supposedly “unreleased Sony audio merchandise,” together with Sony WH-CH520 wi-fi headphones and an SRS-XB100 wi-fi speaker to tackle the best Bluetooth speakers.
Wojciechowski makes point out of a so-called “MagicBucket” speaker, too, which seems to be prefer it may characteristic a central management panel flanked by two rounded audio system (think about a chunk of Lego that performs music).
“MagicBucket” speaker (HT-AX7) pic.twitter.com/Ru45WuF0SSFebruary 9, 2023
Logic means that the WH-CH520 headphones – if certainly they’re on the best way – will probably be a direct replace to the already wonderful Sony WH-CH510 headphones. To our eyes from the leaks, the 2 merchandise look an identical, save for the marginally extra rounded method the scarf attaches on the newer WH-CH520.
The Sony SRS-XB100 speaker is a bit more durable to position, nevertheless it seems to be an terrible lot just like the decidedly unremarkable Sony SRS-XB13 Bluetooth speaker, which is in determined want of a superior successor. The bigger quantity within the SRS-XB100’s identify and the very comparable design suggests it may certainly be new model of the SRS-XB13 (with improved sound high quality, we hope).
Making use of comparable naming logic, the Sony SRS-XV500 might be a miniature model of the dear Sony SRS-XV900 celebration speaker. It’s laborious to gauge the gadget’s measurement from the picture Wojciechowski consists of in his tweet, however the apparent lighting cutouts counsel the SRS-XV500 will probably be one other massive (if not fairly as costly) occasions speaker.
Sony hasn’t but confirmed the existence of any of the merchandise Wojciechowski has seemingly revealed prematurely, however we’re hoping that at the very least a couple of – if not all – of the gadgets featured will probably be formally introduced within the coming months.
We’ll share additional particulars as and once we get them, so for extra on the best cheap headphones and best wireless speakers, keep tuned to TechRadar.
