Ultimate Ears - BOOM 4
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"Yesss I’ve had my first one for 10 years, second for 7ish, and they’re stellar. ... I’m 10 and 7 years on my two booms respectively"
"I have a UE Boom that’s been going strong for at least 12 years, maybe even 15"
"I've literally thrown it down 2 floors and it survived"
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"First time I used my UE Boom was at the beach. My idiot self put it on a little side table next to the ocean while we played in the shore break and wouldn't you know a wave came and gave it a bath. Sound stopped and I ran to grab the thing thinking it was toast only for the music to continue once it wasn't submerged anymore. Tstill have it almost a decade later and it still works great. I guess they really are water resistant"
"they double down on putting resources into the simple features I care about most (sync, app, weatherproofing etc)"
"waterproof"
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"fits in a cup holder"
"one of the ultimate ears boom/megaboom 4 speakers"
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"Both sound great, but I’d give the edge to the UE for sound quality to the UE"
"360° sound"
"fantastic sound"
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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?"
A_Meat_Popcicle 1.0Ultimate ears Boom 4. 360° sound, fits in a cup holder, waterproof, has a flap over charge port, fantastic sound and you can pair multiple together.
Apart-Persimmon-38 1.0So basically marketing has done their job well, rooks know 3-4 brands that’s it. Not even UltimateEars made it to the list :/
Overpriced? It’s 150€ for a boom 4. Jbl is 120€. That is an insignificant price diff. I have mine for well over 5 years and I bought it used. Hardly an argument
Candid_Exercise9495 1.0Bought a Ultimate Ears boom 4 yesterday and I absolutely love it.
Ultimate_os 1.0Probably a UE Boom 4 because it fits more easily in the car and sounds good
stephen_rtings 0.4i second the bose soundlink max for your use case. BUT you'll want to check out its weight and dimensions to be sure it's the right size. "fit in my backpack" can mean a few different things depending on the size of the backpack and how much space you're happy for the speaker to take up haha. if the max is too big, consider the bose soundlink flex (2nd gen), or one of the ultimate ears boom/megaboom 4 speakers, or maybe the JBL charge 6. but yeah size is very important here when it comes to narrowing down your options.
19VWGTI 0.1I 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?
BulletprfVest 0.1Everything 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.
CaptainHaddockRedux 0.1Can’t help on the fan, but highly recommend UE Boom bluetooth speaker
DaveCarr_SG 0.1Haha, 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".
ex-ALT 0.1Imo boom is already small enough, I could gladly carry around a mega boom everywhere tho..
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