Sony’s huge new party speakers are loud enough to power your own mini festival
Warning: Do not ship with spare eardrums
Sony has unveiled three enormous new light-equipped party speakers designed for ravers who think the bass at a house party should be felt in the next postcode.
The new ULT POWER SOUND range consists of the ULT TOWER 5, ULT TOWER 7 and frankly ridiculous-looking ULT TOWER MAX, with Sony promising deeper bass, higher sound pressure and enough power to turn your living room into something resembling a small festival stage.
The headline act is the £1,299 ULT TOWER MAX, which packs three huge woofers — two facing forwards and one facing backwards — alongside multiple tweeters and mid-range speakers. It’s about half the size of your tallest friend, too — it’s simply massive. And it’s as loud as that suggests: Sony says its high-powered amplifier can deliver up to 2,150 watts of output, making it the most powerful bass speaker in the ULT range yet. Probably best not to put it on the floor of your rented flat, then.
Smaller, still ludicrous, options
The smaller ULT TOWER 7 (£499) still offers a beefy 420 watts and up to 30 hours of battery life, while the £349 ULT TOWER 5 manages 300 watts and up to 20 hours away from the mains. Both are IPX4 water-resistant, too, should your garden party survive the inevitable British weather.
All three feature Sony's dedicated ULT button, which offers multiple sound modes, from bass-enhancing ULT1 and body-shaking ULT2 settings to a more faithful FLAT mode and LIVE, designed to recreate the spacious sound of a concert.
And these aren't just Bluetooth speakers for blasting your Spotify playlist. Sony has included XLR, RCA and USB-C connectivity for DJs, karaoke support, reactive lighting and Auracast-powered Party Chain technology for linking compatible speakers together.
The ULT TOWER range arrives in September. Your neighbours have been warned.
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