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Sony Ericsson MS430 Media Speaker Stand for your X10

Sony Ericsson MS430Sony Ericsson is set to launch a stylish new accessory in the form of the MS430 Media Speaker Stand. As the name suggests, the MS430 is an external speaker that is designed to be plugged into your phone (all Xperia models are supported) and play music or video without having to be tethered to the handset.

When plugged into a handsets 3.5mm jack, the speaker acts as a stand, which means you don’t awkwardly have to prop up the phone. The device itself is clad in aluminium that gives it a premium look. It’s also reasonably pocketable weighing in at 67g and no bigger than 11cm in length. The speaker is powered via 3 x AAA batteries. At this point, we have no idea what kind of sound it will generate, but we hope to get a hands-on as soon as it hits the market. Click through for some promo videos and pictures of the MS430.



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45 responses to “Sony Ericsson MS430 Media Speaker Stand for your X10”

  4. Very cool but wouldnt it be great if the phone just had a louder speaker built in then there would be now issue. We will have to see how loud this device will be

  5. @Sean dont be silly. if it could charge the phone it wouldnt be portable. the speaker wouldnt be able to play for a reasonable time too.

  6. @Sean 1 more thing: you can never charge a phone through the 3.5 mm jack. think first before posting a comment.

  8. @FP sean wasn’t talking about charging the speaker through the 3.5mm jack.
    He was talking about seeing if there was an extra port on the speaker to plug a charger in, preferably, inside where the top turns out.
    Think first and learn GCSE english again before posting silly comments like that. …(w*n**r)

  11. mm, if they do this and handle the awkward placing of the connection ports why dont they make a dock for the phone? granted our launcher doesnt go landscape but still.. I WANT.

  13. Convenient, no cables to the speakers!!!, however like an earlier post read it has no charging port…sure you can use rechargeable batteries however you need to carry an extra charger for the AA batteries which could be cumbersome. Still, sleek looking (as much SE produces).

  15. […] It works with the Xpera X10 line, as you’d expect, and should work with most other smartphones with a 3.5mm headphone jack. (Most devices with a 3.5mm headphone jack should work, in fact.) He also shows off how you can use a Bluetooth connector to beam music to the device wirelessly. It’s too bad that this functionality wasn’t built in. You’re out of luck if you have a phone where the headphone jack is on the left or right side opposed to the bottom, though, otherwise you just got this awkward “seesaw” effect. Look ahead for the video of this thing in action.  (Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any pricing or availability details, but we’re working on it. [via Xperia X10] […]

  16. @x19

    hi x19, i think se cap their volumes because of the speakers.
    The speakers can only go so loud before sound gets distorted, if you download a music app like mixzing which has an equaliser which can go above the capped volume, you can hear from adjusting the equaliser to max that the sound is just terrible.
    You would need multiple speakers in a phone to handle the bass, low freq, med freq and high tweets.
    That from my knowledge, anyone can correct me.

  18. How does this work with music on the X10 when mediascape music player doesn’t go into landscape?

  19. […] It works with the Xpera X10 line, as you’d expect, and should work with most other smartphones with a 3.5mm headphone jack. (Most devices with a 3.5mm headphone jack should work, in fact.) He also shows off how you can use a Bluetooth connector to beam music to the device wirelessly. It’s too bad that this functionality wasn’t built in. You’re out of luck if you have a phone where the headphone jack is on the left or right side opposed to the bottom, though, otherwise you just got this awkward “seesaw” effect. Look ahead for the video of this thing in action.  (Unfortunately, we couldn’t find any pricing or availability details, but we’re working on it. [via Xperia X10] […]

  20. @ Sparks: propably it will change with coming update

    On 3rd photo i can see bass-reflex. Can we expect some low freqs?

    Best mobile speaker is wireless and rechargeable.

  21. Good point Sparks, looks like SE will change this in the next update, ore we are forced to use a 3th party player.

  22. @Sparks seeing as mediascape didn’t work with Sony’s live view I bet mediascape might not work here as well.

  23. @FP
    I think what Sean meant is that the device doesn’t seem to be chargeable, and needs batteries to run (3 AAAs as mentioned in the post) instead of charging off of the phone’s charger, and not that it should charge the phone.

  24. good design but i take it these are photo shop pics and not of the working product.if you hold your phone up you notes. as the usb port and the input are the wrong way round.

  25. Media Scape doesn’t work with liveview?

    That’s a bit of an own goal.. I was considering getting one of those for standing at train station with phone in coat etc… but not if it doesn’t work with mediascape..

  26. For the X10, im wondering if the USB cable can be plugged in at the same time. There doesnt seem to be enough room for it. I use my phone as an alarm clock and usually charge it by night like probably 99% of us.

  28. There are only chargers for 2AAA batteries so 3 AAA batteries is just a pain in ass. Not really good strategy at all. And sound quality? It is maybe a little bit louder than build in speaker but definitely not better sound quality. Just another geeky trash toy. 😛

  29. This ticks quite a few boxes like design, convenience ( built in jack, bluetooth compatible), portability. Portability seems to be the main goal here so its not fair to expect it to be rechargeable as well. Trying to make room in that design for a recharger cable will also ruin the design. I like it. I wonder whats the price.

  30. @PackRat: good point. from the looks of it, seems like the extendable part with the audio jack is quite adjustable in terms of angles. the 2nd pic is a good indicator. i think plugging in the usb shouldn’t be a problem.

  31. Yea i was hoping it had a rechargeable battery possibly with an ac adapter that hooked up through the usb port rather than the 3,5mm. This would make it portable/ stationary and i could use it as an alarm clock that will effectivly wake my ass up. Unfortunately due to the design i dont think an upright docking station/speakers is possible. If im wrong and a product like this exists sum1 throw up a link.

  33. SE cap volume on their devices just like all other personal audio devices marketed in Europe. Apple do the same. It’s due to an EU regulation intended to stop people causing permanent hearing loss by blasting their ears with loud music.

  34. Well it looks really cool and it looks like it fits and X8 so it should fit and X10. My question here though is simple and maybe X10 and all others that regulate this blog might think about it. Here goes nothing: Would you guys do a review of this piece and if so would it be possible that you can open the portion were the 3.5 mm jack is housed and see if it’s empty? Reason why I ask this question is because If I was a designer/engineer, I would have possibly built-in a retractable/spooled mini usb cable that connect to the existing charger cable without creating lenghtiness of messy cables. I dunno but that’s just my thought’s. Anyone got something better I’m open to your opinions 🙂

  35. […] Sony Ericsson MS430 Media Speaker Stand for your X10 | Xperia X10 Blog When plugged into a handsets 3.5mm jack the speaker acts as a stand, which means you don't awkwardly have to prop up the phone The device itself is clad in aluminium that gives it a premium look. It's also reasonably pocketable weighing in at 67g Yea i was hoping it had a rechargeable battery possibly with an ac adapter that hooked up through the usb port rather than the 3,5mm. This would make it portable/ stationary and i could use it as an alarm clock that will . […]

  38. I’d love to see the same system on a car dock (a dock with built in usb charger) to avoid having a docking station AND a cable separately, but have a dock with a cable and a built in mini-usb plug.

  40. I want a docking station, that charges and plays music on my xperia mini 10 pro, thats mains plug in, just like you can with the iphone! Not asking much, eh?

  44. Can i use this Media Speaker Stand for your X10 in my Dell laptop, Other wise please point me the handy speaker for my laptop