soundcore - Boom 2 SE
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Last updated: Dec 16, 2025 Scoring
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"battery lasts me forever, I charge it once a week and I game every day."
"16 days battery life on my fenix. ... The other aspect I really appreciate about my fenix is the battery life. 16 days or so. With everything I have to change these days (laptops, mice, keyboards, headphones, watches, phones), I appreciate not having to worry about it too often."
"Oh, and the battery lasts days even when exercising a lot (weeks without excercise)."
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"Literally couldn't think of any pair of IEMs + dongle dacs could sound as analytical as the C3P+ for around $70. ... detail is just sooo much better. The C3P+ is just leagues ahead the I5 in terms of detail and resolution. ... the C3P+ is actually the closest sounding one to really expensive iems or headphone that I have."
"Crazy good from the jump! ... When you factor in they're only $99 and go toe-to-toe with Bose QC Ultra at $299, this is the deal of the year!"
"Can't recommend them enough for the value, sound like $200 earphones."
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"For gaming the Tea Pros so far are a 10/10, I play mostly Hunt: Showdown and the additional separation, staging, and tighter but punchy bass were all noticeably better for my ears."
"The best is hearing directly via TV apps such as Disney+, Netflix, Prime and Kayo. The surround, smooth deep bass and clarity with the upfiring speakers on both the bar and rear speakers is 'chef kiss'."
"I don’t listen to EDM, but I can say that Karma (Electric Fountain) from the Tekken 6 OST sounds awesome. The bass rumble feels like it’s always present in the space when the mid-bass punch hits. Meanwhile, the details in the upper-mids and treble are clear but never sounding harsh or fatiguing"
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"High mode goes real loud but it’s more high and mid prominent so better if you have it paired with the minirig sub. ... Wife got me a whole setup and it can get pretty loud for parties. ... We’ve set up little DJ stations on cookouts and stuff with the setup and it perfect for outdoors bc it’s so rugged."
"they are by far the loudest small size speakers"
"kinda the loudest and best quality mini speaker system you can get"
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"after a month of burn in with the equaliser I have set (increase all bars to +5) it sounds so pleasant and great, more than value for money ! ... It’s sounds amazing in terms of bass and volume only post using custom eq. ... It sounds like a proper hifi system is playing. ... I can make my tribit sound like bose,jbl or however I want via different EQs. ... Tribit x sound plus 2 according to me is the best sounding speaker under not just 5 but ₹10k ... I agree ... I second that! ... loved the speaker later on so much that I got one more lol."
"after a month of burn in with the equaliser I have set (increase all bars to +5) it sounds so pleasant and great, more than value for money ! ... It’s sounds amazing in terms of bass and volume only post using custom eq. ... It sounds like a proper hifi system is playing. ... I can make my tribit sound like bose,jbl or however I want via different EQs. ... Tribit x sound plus 2 according to me is the best sounding speaker under not just 5 but ₹10k ... I agree ... I second that! ... loved the speaker later on so much that I got one more lol."
"The sound on these are awesome! They are definitely an S tier. ... Previously the best sounding earbuds I've heard are the AKG N400NC which I still have but plan to sell since I no longer need them. ... They get even better once you tweak the EQ and play with the settings, and add your own Personi-Fi setting. ... they are very detailed I would say with some great sub bass. ... Probably the best sounding earbuds I've heard, almost make me want to cry during some songs. ... In some situations, sound is even better with the dongle connected. ... Awesome detail. Awesome highs, you can hear them but they're not piercing. ... Pretty wide soundstage. Like snare drums sound amazing. And bass guitars. ... Vocals are perfect. ... There's a lot of customization in the app for the sound. ... All instruments sound separated. ... I have liberty 4NC, it destroys them even after the sound id is applied. ... With these AKG's set up, the bass feels perfect on them. ... there's more presence in the AKG N5 and more depth in the bass and treble. ... I'm listening and enjoying music I normally don't like."
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"At four kilos, it is one of the smaller speakers in the boombox class. ... Hahaha, I can tell you, this thing is a big chunk. ... When I held it in my hand for the first time, I also thought it was far too big."
"Move 2 was too big to move around. ... I'm in an urban apartment so not a big enough space to have Sonos everywhere"
"The skydome 6p is enormous and weighs 19 lbs. ... You wouldn't ever want to hike with these tents."
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"Tbh, I think the OH10S is disappointing out of the box. ... It needs EQ to sound tonally correct to my ears."
"it's pretty easy to make the OH10 perfect with EQ, it's just something I don't like doing because I'm always listening to different stuff and it's a pain to manage profiles. ... Plus it encourages never-ending tinkering and tip rolling is bad enough as it is."
"It's not perfect though as the treble can be a bit strident (with some sibilance too, though less than the Explorer). It's easily fixed with EQ and it can be fun to stick a 10dB bass shelf on as well, but for the most part I prefer not to EQ, so I'm still looking for something with no flaws."
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"do not buy a boom 2 at Walmart it looks the same but its internals are completely different. In other words it sucks."
"avoid the SE version. thats the walmart nerfed version down to 30w instead of the 80w that boom 2 has."
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"the rock songs specially the guitar ones doesn't sound pleasent... ... Sorry I mean Sony....Ult1 sounds unpleasant for some rock or metal songs.....I'm still trying to find a perfect balance for Sony...especially the guitar doesn't sound good in Sony ... Also was listening to shapeshifter from celdweller, it sounded very unpleasant, still trying to find a good balance"
"The Sony has a veil in the mids that is impossible to EQ out. ... The only comment I can make about the EQ is that you can't get rid of the veiled mids. ... Yes it's loud and bassy, but the clarity is lacking. ... I returned mine because of it."
"You're not wrong, the equalizer sucks on the ULT Field 1 ... it is hard to get a clearer sound without killing the bass punch ... the best setting for that matter that i found is Bass +5, Mids +7, Highs +10, but it still not that great ... you can't have the ULT Mode enabled with your own equalizer, it's one or another."
Soundcore boom is a weapon of the speaker
r/Beatmatch • Best portable speakers? ->I like the soundcore boom handles way more actually. The Sony xg300 handle is kinda flexible and doesn’t hold as nice to me. It wobbles. And the thicker soundcore handles are more round, I would choose them everytime. Though portability is a thing, soundcore handles are fixed
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Sony Ult Field 5 is out - First reviews are very psoitive ->If you own the boom 2, try getting another boom 2 and pair it? I think that if you own a working boom 2 right now, then that's the most bass you will get with $150 possible (2 paired together) Also make absolutely sure you're trying out different custom EQs. My boom and boom 2 sounded LIFELESS before EQing
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • What's your favorite bass monster with decent sound quality under $150? ->Ah fair enough! Yeah I havnt ventured into any options for the next size up. I do think the boom 1 and 2 are really special for their size, with the right eq and song it still blows my mind, but I'm glad that the bigger ones are in fact putting out real work. I havnt paired 2 boons myself actually, it was just random advice since he wants more bass for $150, and I think he already has one of them. It does sound like he'd be better off saving a little more money and shopping out larger models at the $180-$250 range, cus idk what will make him much happier than the boom 2 for $150 rn (that's really worth the difference over Boom 2 I mean)
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • What's your favorite bass monster with decent sound quality under $150? ->Currently have the SE version and picked it up today. Didn’t know it was a thing. What in particular is wrong about it?
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Soundcore boom 2 is very dissapointing ->The SE model is 30 watts, and has no lights, and the speaker set up is completely different. Apparently with Walmarts buying power. They wanted a boom 2, but wanted it dirt cheap. So they got the SE. Then sometime later you could get it free at the Verizon stores. Its speaker set up is the same as the motion boom but doesn’t sound near as good, and that speaker is usually 60 bucks on sale on Amazon. The real boom 2 is 80 watts has a woofer and tweeter set up plus lights in the passive radiators. It’s got the bass! Also both sold for the same price. I have here lately seen the SE heavily reduced. I really like jamming out to it, but I guess there are a few that don’t like it. It gets loud as heck too.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Soundcore boom 2 is very dissapointing ->The Soundcore Booms are great speakers for the size and weight and really great when you factor in the cost. You may just want to grab a second one for parties and wider stereo. The next big step up is the Earfun Uboom X. Not as portable as a Motion Boom because of the extra weight but the bass output is unbeatable for the money. Sounds nice and you can EQ it to sound even better. I would love a Brane X for the small form factor and deep deep bass but $500 is not chump change! You can get a pair of Motion Boom 2 's for $140 and pair of Uboom X speakers for under $300.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • What’s a good portable speaker with a LOT of bass? ->I have a Motion Plus along with a bunch of other BT speakers. The Motion Plus is decent but I would get a pair of Earfun Uboom Ls for the most hifi experience. Motion Boom2 is in that $ range too.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Looking for the best budget speaker for clear vocals + good bass ->Titles says it. Big Bladee listener here and want a good bluetooth speaker for this type of music (multi layered, sample & melody heavy) I bought a Soundcore Boom 2 SE and already returned it. Couldn’t hear a majority of the layers in the music as opposed to when listening with headphones. Sounded so muddy. (Should I have played with the EQ settings?) Thx for your expertise. If you aren’t familiar with Bladee or that type of music then need not reply :) [EXAMPLE TRACK 1](https://youtu.be/2pQ8HyuTwOg?si=CkOcbFTVlxXZxRAQ) [EXAMPLE TRACK 2](https://youtu.be/eQpQtg0JE-8?si=HqMmCxJTGy2kPQUq)
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Best portable Bluetooth speaker for listening to BLADEE ->You can't get much JBL for that little money. You'd be better off with something like a [$100 Soundcore Boom 2](https://www.speakerranking.com/top-recommended/) at those price levels. It absolutely destroys a $180 Charge 5
r/WirelessSpeakers • What’s the best jbl speaker ->This person knows. Before Soundcore was really known. I ended up getting the Soundcore Boom and it's amazing for the budget.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Best bluetooth speaker I can buy this Black Friday 2025? ->Rockbox xl. Had one for 5 years. It fell in a fire, got thrown into the Atlantic and pacific oceans, rolled down a pretty big hill (mountain), went to 3 countries, got welded beside, covered in grinding sparks. Fell 5 plus feet atleast 5 times Sojndcore boom2 was good, bought one, but one fall from kitchen counter and the mesh popped off Nobody here actually bothered reading the rugged part
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Looking for a rugged speaker around $100 ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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