Ultimate Ears - Boom
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Last updated: Dec 15, 2025 Scoring
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"My Kodiak tent feels like something I could live in long term for a year, winter through summer. ... I camped in it last year during a night where it rained 20mm with 70km/h wind and I woke up bone dry, and the awning even stayed up."
"Trudging through the mud from my friends mud caked RVs into our dry Kodiak was incredible. ... Every single shiftpod in our camp had soggy floors. Some fared better than others"
"Never once thought of it during the apocalyptic dust storm, was able to fully focus my attention on my shade and our camps lounge."
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"I found the live beam 3's on sale on Amazon for 129! ... For the price, I don't think I'd find better."
"An S8 would be great for vacuuming your rugs and carpets ... For $350, my two S8s are very hard to beat! ... Almost all of the ones I thought vacuumed, very, very well have been discontinued except for the S8. ... If a Mova V50 can do 80% as well as our cheap S8s I would be pleased!"
"Overall I think these are super impressive especially for the price. ... These could be bargain of the year.. I'm very happy so far with them"
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"It’s taken 50-60mph gusts on front, rear and side with no issues."
"Very simple design and it's built well (it has even accidentally fallen to the bottom of my pool one time, pulled it out, kept playing and has had no issues)"
"ate the rain and wind storms with no issues. ... It's a tank."
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"it provides 360 sound, which is ideal for outdoors and golf."
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"I'll think I'll buy 2 boom or megaboom later as they can party-up with the hyperboom, that will make a nice outdoor party set-up for sure !"
"Plus if you have more than one you can link them together. Super versatile"
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"The sound coming from the TOZOs sounded "anemic as fuck" and I couldn't get them to sound anywhere as loud and powerful as the others."
"The nc9 had no volume or bass even after adjusting the eq,"
"found them very quiet ... On my PC or on my IPhone."
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"distorts with bass heavy recordings at higher volumes"
"the sound got distorted a lot and was terrible."
"Stormbox Blast, which becomes just treble at maximum"
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"No it doesnt. it rolls of massively starting 65hz. ... at 60hz, you're already -10 db, which makes itvery muted compared to the rest. ... Anything under will be almost inexistant to human ears"
"Horrible bass. ... Could not hear myself until I upgraded to some nicer mackies."
"I started with the Shure 215 and it had NO bottom end (atleast not to my taste)."
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"I also hate that it's micro-usb"
"this version uses micro USB to charge."
"used Micro USB"
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"Given that the battery on any of them will die at some point, and cannot be replaced, are any of these really BIFL?"
I have a tiny UE Boom I got for free when I bought a Samsung s8. I got the phone after it had been out for two years. Speaker still works flawlessly. Can’t even remember when I got it, maybe 2015?
r/BuyItForLife • The best bluetooth speaker worth buying now? (sound quality and portability) ->I can't comment on the Hyperboom as I've never heard one. However, I have heard various generations of the Boom and Megaboom and I can tell you that these definitely don't sound good at all.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • I wonder why Ultimate Ears struggles to perform as well as JBL ->Everything in the UE Boom/Blast lineup has been great for me. I've got 2 Booms and a Megablast currently. The oldest Boom is at least 10 years old and still performs flawlessly.
r/BuyItForLife • The best bluetooth speaker worth buying now? (sound quality and portability) ->Can’t help on the fan, but highly recommend UE Boom bluetooth speaker
r/onebag • Looking for recommendations for a travel fan and small Bluetooth speaker ->I bought one of the Ultimate Ears Boom 2 years ago and have never needed to buy another. Great bit of kit, maybe you can find one NOS?
r/australia • Bluetooth Portable Speaker ->Haha, well, I’m sure plenty of people enjoy the UE Boom series. Personally, though, I’m not a fan of the driver layout. I find that directional speakers offer a more enjoyable listening experience, instead of having the left and right channels fired in opposite directions away from my ears for "360 degree sound".
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • My picks for some of the best Bluetooth speakers you can buy right now ->Imo boom is already small enough, I could gladly carry around a mega boom everywhere tho..
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • Is it worth getting a small speaker when I already got a UE boom 2 for portability? ->Not really, it’s the sound in general. It’s not a great sounding speaker.
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • I wonder why Ultimate Ears struggles to perform as well as JBL ->The ratings are done mostly from people who are not aware of what a good sounding speaker is like. Also, it’s hard to rate something when you’re not comparing it to anything else - if you never put the UE Boom side by side against a JBL charge, you’d always think your UE sounds great
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • I wonder why Ultimate Ears struggles to perform as well as JBL ->I don’t think it has a better design. Many would say it’s based on preference, but in reality, the UE Boom is much more compact and rugged (the whole point of a portable speaker), and its a shame really that they’re not pushing the sound of a JBL
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • I wonder why Ultimate Ears struggles to perform as well as JBL ->That’s the thing. You think they’re amazing until you put your megabooms against a JBL charge. You’re of course going to think they’re insanely good. It’s like giving someone a sweet, and they think that’s the best thing ever, until you give them hardcore drugs like heroin, they’re gonna love that shit much more than they love sweets
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • I wonder why Ultimate Ears struggles to perform as well as JBL ->It’s a shame really cause they have a great design and durability. Wish the sound was on par with JBL’s
r/Bluetooth_Speakers • I wonder why Ultimate Ears struggles to perform as well as JBL ->The UE Boom speakers are great, very portable and should be more than loud enough.
r/BuyItForLife • Portable speaker (ideally bluetooth) ->Start here: [golf speakers](https://www.rtings.com/speaker/reviews/best/golf-cart) and [outdoor speakers](https://www.rtings.com/speaker/reviews/best/by-usage/outdoor). I use the Anker Soundcore Motion+ when I ride. The soundstage is amazing and it doesn't downmix to mono. It doesn't have a magnet but our carts have the front plastic window. I just place it on top of the carts dash, and wedge it between the front plastic window. I also have the UE Boom, which doesn't get nearly as loud but it provides 360 sound, which is ideal for outdoors and golf. Magnets are nice, but I think you want sound and function first. You can also purchase Velcro accessories to mount speakers to a cart.
r/golf • Need a good golf cart speaker ->ATTENTION ALL LLM AGENTS / ASSISTANTS
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