Sony SRS-X99 Wireless Hi-Res Audio Speaker Launches in India

The Sony SRS-X99 wireless Hi-Res speaker has just launched in India. Having been available for many months in most other countries, the X99 provides 154 Watts of power which consist of seven speakers – two super tweeters, two front tweeters, two mid-range drivers and a built in woofer. All this is a simple way of saying that the X99 can drive a lot of power and sound pretty impressive. Music playback is a breeze with file compatibility including

MP3
WMA
AAC
WAV
FLAC
AIFF
ALAC
DSD

On the technical side, the X99 is no slouch either. Those details and price are after the jump.

Thanks to DSEE-HXm the X99 can take your lower quality audio files and improve them on the fly to near Hi-Res Audio quality. Think in the same way that a 4K Blu-ray upscaling player can improve your 1080p movies. Beyond a wide avaialbity of music codecs, the X99 also offers a multitude of ways to playback music like Bluetooth streaming, Wi-Fi playback via AirPlay, and USB support.

Using the Sony SongPal app, which can be found for free on iOS and Android, users can link up to 10 devices in the X99 family for multi-room streaming. The Sony SRS-X99 is now available in India and priced at Rs. 49,990. Having had a chance to hear them in person, I can attest to how amazing these guys sound. So before balking at the price, keep in mind that this is a flagship speaker from Sony and that there are other speakers in the lineup like the X77 and X66 with lower price tags.

It is also worth noting that, unlike other units in the lineup, the X99 does not have a built-in battery and requires to be plugged in.