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Bring new life to your in-car listening with the Mobile ES 3-way component speakers. Featuring a new 3 ½" (8cm) mid-range driver with Lightweight Rigid Cellular aramid fiber matrix diaphragm, they will give you wider sound stage and more depth to your music, for full-bodied vocals, detailed instrument textures.

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XS-163ES | 6 ½" (16cm) Mobile ES™ 3-way Component Speakers

XS-163ES
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Lightweight Rigid Cellular Aramid Fiber Matrix Diaphragm

The main speaker diaphragm on the XS-162ES is crafted from Sony's unique Mica Reinforced Cellular (MRC) material. This rigid but lightweight driver allows for a much more precise response than conventional driver materials, for smoother and more natural sound characteristics.

Optimal formulation

Embedding in a unique matrix with aramid fibers suppresses diaphragm resonance and minimises distortion, not only in the lows, but also in the mid and higher frequencies. The result is sound that is powerful at all frequencies and uncommonly clean, even at high volume.

Bi-amp capable crossover with gain selector

The audiophile-grade crossover features an optimal, lower-resistance film capacitor for smooth high-end. It's bi-amp capable design mitigates current distortion to the tweeter when running the woofer with high input levels. A dedicated gain selector helps keep balance of woofer and tweeter signal levels, and enables tweeter level adjustment even when driving the components from a single amplifier.

Separated Notch Edge Surround

The woofer surround features another proprietary Sony technology, with distinctive curved notches improving the vertical amplitude symmetry, for dramatically reduced distortion and enhanced clarity.

Tweeters to hit the high notes

Compatible with High-Resolution Audio, a soft dome tweeter diaphragm is directly attached on the voice coil, designed to cover your music's ultra-high ends, with a frequency range extending up to 40kHz.

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Progressive Height Rate Spider

The acoustically-optimised spider allows for higher power handling and airflow, with a profile designed for more rapid and precise cushioning of the speaker cone.

Phase plugs

The resonance damping phase plug on the XS-162ES woofer helps realise ideal frequency response, right up to the crossover point with the matched tweeters. A rigid aluminium bobbin and Dynamic Air Diffuser further support the speaker's wide frequency response, for controlled and dynamic bass delivery.

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Immerse yourself in excellent in-car entertainment

Engineered for ultimate listening pleasure on the road, the Mobile ES Series products bring the very best of your music and connectivity together, for a driving experience like never before.

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Specifications & Features

Bring new life to your in-car listening with the Mobile ES 3-way component speakers. Featuring a new 3 ½" (8cm) mid-range driver with Lightweight Rigid Cellular aramid fiber matrix diaphragm, they will give you wider sound stage and more depth to your music, for full-bodied vocals, detailed instrument textures.

  • Lightweight Rigid Cellular woofer/midrange diaphragms for precise bass and crisp mids

  • Soft dome component tweeter covers up to 40kHz ultra-highs

  • Separated Notch Edge Surround for less distortion and clear sound

  • Dynamic Air Diffuser and Five-beam Frame design

  • 8-cm (3 1/2 in) Lightweight Rigid Cellular aramid fiber matrix mid-range driver for bright, clear mids

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Footnotes
  1. 1Mobile ES and Mobile ES logo are trademarks, or registered trademarks of Sony Corporation.
  2. 2Designs and specifications are subject to change without notice.
  3. 3This product is also known as XS-163ES//Z U
  4. 4Actual colour and dimension may differ from the screen image.
  5. 5Colours & features of the product shown may differ by model and country.
  6. 7 Services availability depends on region. A part or whole of software/services installed into or accessible through the product may be changed, discontinued, removed, suspended, or terminated without notice.