Users can bring their favorite tunes anywhere with enhanced bass built into a compact package with theULT Field 1.
Equipped with a versatile multi-way strap for ease of use, it’s perfect for on-the-goadventures.
It comes in black, orange, off-white, and forest gray.
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The speaker replaces the previous Sony SRS-XE200 model.
What Is the Field 1 Speaker For?
Thats the context its being judged.
Users can bring their favorite tunes anywhere with enhanced bass built into a compact package with theULT Field 1. Equipped with a versatile multi-way strap for ease of use, it’s perfect for on-the-goadventures.
It falls somewhere in between theJBL Charge 5and theSonos Roambased on price and size.
The ULT Field 1 has a removable rope handle which makes it easy to move around.
Its IP67 water and dust resistant so it can be used freely outside.
Users can bring their favorite tunes anywhere with enhanced bass built into a compact package with theULT Field 1. Equipped with a versatile multi-way strap for ease of use, it’s perfect for on-the-goadventures.
The speaker can be used in vertical or horizontal orientation with little to no difference in the sound profile.
If you insist, you could also use it as a speaker phone.
All told, it’s pretty versitle.
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I thought the old speaker often sounded muddy and didnt seem to have much mid-range clarity.
Among the other things critical to the Field 1s sound profile is the ULT button.
It adds an extra boost to the low end like the bass button did on past Sony speakers.
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It works well and it gives the smaller speaker a beefy presence.
That’s to be expected since it is a $130 speaker, after all.
The ULT button is also on the newULT Wear headphonesand ULT Field 7 speaker.
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Again, its a smaller speaker and one is probably fine.
I left the ULT button turned on and hardly looked back.
With the button activated, it sounds full.
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Even non-music baseball broadcasts sounded good in ULT mode.
The noise was too loud, lasted too long, and was startlingly unpleasant.
It didnt sound appropriate for any context.
Seeing the ULT light come on or go off was enough of an indication for me.
It could handle its own at the pool or hot tub in an outdoor setting too.
The app will be updated with the speaker’s public debut.
There’s a USB-C port on the back for recharging the unit.
All around the battery life and powering the product was finetwo thumbs up.
Should You Buy the Sony ULT Field 1?
Its versatile enough for all climate types and produces a big enough sound to give gatherings some background music.
