I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, ...

Sony's ULT Field 1 speaker packs heavy bass into a low-profile design great for indoor and outdoor use. There’s cause for celebration: Sony just announced a new line of products with names that don’t ...

Sometimes, you just want to take your music with you. Portable speakers have a place in cars, on bikes, at parties and can even be substituted as soundbars for your TV or computer. Sony just launched ...

Sony’s smallest speaker with ULT Power Sound, the ULT Field 1 packs a punch in a portable package. Sony’s ULT Field 1 (full model number: SRS-ULT10) is a small portable Bluetooth speaker intended for ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Prakhar Khanna covers lifestyle tech for Forbes. The Sony ULT Field 1 has slowly become my favorite outdoor speaker, replacing my ...

It's easy to see why the likes of Sony might look at JBL and Ultimate Ears' lineup of extremely rugged portable Bluetooth speakers and want in on the game. Many of the best Bluetooth speakers can now ...

When Sony first briefed me on its new ULT lineup of wireless speakers and the ANC headphones last month, I was a little skeptical. I was all for the new ULT branding, which replaces the gobbledygook ...

These speakers and headphones are designed to make you feel like you're in the front row at a concert. Executive Editor David Carnoy has been a leading member of CNET's Reviews team since 2000. He ...

There was an era where everything was seemingly about bass. Is that era over? Every time I write about Beats headphones, there’s a question that arises. Do I even need to quote the line from the ...

Sound quality: Sony's ULT FIELD 1 had acceptable overall sound quality - this model reproduces music and dialog reasonably well despite the obvious shortcomings in its sound. The bass has good impact ...