All of the buttons flank a built-in handle for carrying the speaker from room to room. There's also an NFC pairing field on this panel. Then, there are the less obvious buttons: Stamina (for saving battery life), Function (for switching between Bluetooth, USB, or RCA inputs), Add (for pairing multiple GTK-XB60 speakers), and W.Party Chain (for setting multiple GTK-XB60 or XB90 speakers to play from the same source simultaneously). The control panel houses a power button, a play/pause button (which doubles as the call management and track navigation button), plus/minus buttons for volume, and an extra bass button.
GTK XB60 DRIVER
The speakers are ported (the port is located on the rear panel) for more efficient driver movement. The speaker can stand upright or on its side, with a control panel on the top (when its upright).īeneath the huge front panel speaker grille, the GTK-XB60 packs dual 2-inch tweeters and dual 5.2-inch woofers, for a combined 30 watts of power (15 watts per channel). If there's a design turnoff here for some, it's probably the blue or black plastic contour-it looks like the plastic on a large cooler. So while it might be battery-powered, it truly pushes the definition of portable, and it isn't rugged or waterproof if you want to use it for an outdoor party. It measures 21.8 by 10.4 by 10.7 inches (HWD) and weighs 17.7 pounds. When we say the GTK-XB60 is big, we're not joking.
Audio purists seeking an accurate sound signature shouldn't bother with this big bass behemoth, but if you're looking for a large speaker with extra bass depth to pump up electronic, hip-hop, pop, and rock tracks, the GTK-XB60 won't disappoint. Case in point: the $249.99 Sony GTK-XB60, an imposing structure with built-in LED lights that almost looks more like a gaming PC than a speaker. We test our fair share of small, portable Bluetooth speakers, but that doesn't mean speakers need to be small in order to be portable.