Ultimate Ears - MEGABOOM 2

I have a ue mega boom 2 I think and the batter life just doesn’t hold up

I have a UE mega boom. I recommend.

I bought a UE mega boom about 7ish years ago and it’s seen some things. Used at almost full volume every day in a body shop 5 days a week for 2 of those years. Been left out in the rain, dropped, dust covered. Still going strong. Still holds a charge.

My first setup looked exactly like this, except I had a UE Megaboom connected via rca-headphone jack cable. Worked great until I got monitor speakers.

So this is probably going to invite the opposite opinion… These speakers are NOT BAD. But the PRICE IS HEAVY. Point being, you’ll get more value out of a UE Megaboom or any other speaker for that matter with way less burden on your wallet. But if you have the cash to spend, by all means go for it. Just know the tradeoff: cool tailgate conversation piece that’s pretty convenient at the expense of sound quality. I have the speakers on my new AT4X just because they are standard for that package. And I’m not complaining, for what it’s worth.

I have a UE megaboom which has been knocking around for around 10 years and the battery still rocks. At some stage it started failing and I looked up a Reddit post which said to stick it in the freezer overnight and reset it. This was 4 years ago and it's still going strong.

Imo boom is already small enough, I could gladly carry around a mega boom everywhere tho..

Fully recommend the Megaboom, it packs a surprising amount of punch for a small speaker.

Yes it's a tank and it's basically waterproof. Plus if you have more than one you can link them together. Super versatile

Problem is - size matters, in terms of bass. UE Hyperboom has excellent bass, but is large. UE megaboom is smaller, still great bass for the size. Had the Megaboom for years, excellent pick, but still a bit heavy for holiday. I recently got the JBL flip 7 and can recommend it as a lightweight portable option. (*Edit, JBL flip, not charge)

With a budget of 150 or less id stop by Walmart and see what they have. Or if you are crafty, an electronics recycling center is a great place to make something or find and old one with a dead battery for cheap. Just know the cheap speaks usually break there charge ports. (I work in a factory and everyone has a cheap Walmart special.) I got a old UE Mega boom and that is good enough for me.

True, I do have to plug mine in for my 12h shift.

I had the original and second Megaboom. Lost the original, sold the second one to get the JBL Xtreme for more volume at parties. Those things are indestructible.

I have both the UE Megaboom and Wonderboom and they are both tough little bastards. They don't have audiophile quality sound, but I use them in the shower, kitchen, garage and yard work. They get wet and I've dropped them countless times.

Worth it. My Megaboom has to be going on 10 years old.

Yesss I’ve had my first one for 10 years, second for 7ish, and they’re stellar. The app is great too

I’m 10 and 7 years on my two booms respectively

Been using the Ultimate Ears Boom for a while now and they’ve been great! Got a second the a bigger one because of how much I liked them.

I'm not sure what exactly you mean by "high quality" - If you are referring to the quality of the speaker itself as well as the sound quality, I would recommend BOOM from ultimate ears (Logitech, Swiss). I've literally thrown it down 2 floors and it survived, the sound quality is by no means bad either.

For the small portable my affections are always with Bose. Some of my favorite speakers for sound stage, portability, and loud reaching well made BT speakers in super portable, easy to handle packages. I have three of their BT speakers and they really perform. As I get less portable, I stumbled into one not on your list — Logitech’s Ultimate Ears brand — which has some smaller BT speakers as well. They’re really well made and they double down on putting resources into the simple features I care about most (sync, app, weatherproofing etc).