Ultimate Ears - UE Boom 3

i agree ive had ue boom 3 in the past and returned it for the jbl flip 4 instead way better speaker. however i also believe the wonderboom is the only good product they have.

I bought Sonos years ago. I agree with you. Total garbage. You need a special app and then they started blocking most music (I bought mine well over 10 years ago). It's an absolute nightmare. My sonos now stands mighty in my parents house as somewhat of a dust collector (I convinced them to buy Sonos so their whole sound system is Sonos and the music rarely plays these days because it's so frigging hard to figure it out). I got a UE boom (3) at least 5 years ago and it is exceptional. Highly recommend! Of course, I bought prior to the whole tariff thing so I'm quite happy to discover today that it is produced by Logitech which is a Swiss MNC. Very small, portable with big guts ... not as big as my Sonos was but they can/could interconnect with at least three other players and it's straight BlueTooth. No special apps. Back in the day it was $120 cdn. Worth every penny.

I'm very happy with my Ultimate Ears Boom (I have the "3", I see there's been a recent update "4" with USB C). Very portable, great battery life and clean sound. Maybe not the best choice if you have a taste for exaggerated bass. I've used it for practice and dancing outside with a group.

Hello, I'm searching for an outdoor speaker for my winter job. I work in a ski resort, so it needs to be waterproof because of the regular snow, has to have something around 6\~7 hours-ish battery life at a rather loud volume (the machines being rather loud, the speaker needs to be like 70%+ volume). I can't have anything too big since it has to fit into a backpack already filled with my other necessities for my job (boombox are too big for example). I don't have any specific price range in mind, but I guess I can put up to 250$ for it, maybe a little more. I had UE boom in the past (the 1 and then the 3), I was satisfied with their battery life but they ended up having a lot of sound distortion on high volume after a while, that's why I'm asking for recommandations before getting anything.

i have 3 of the ue boom 3s. got them used for $60 each. pair two in stereo and they sound great.

I was surprised that Bose SoundLink Max can't do that, while old UE Boom 3 can.

Nah its the ue boom that makes it sound weird, this ue boom sounds like a frickin radio

I suggest you listen to [My soundcore EQ](https://dl-soundcore.soundcore.com/qcdl?flow=soundcore&tk=oXzSqrxv&pn=A3138&rg=GW) which sounds a lot better than default. It has been done to listen to it with bass up off

Its because you do not know how to measure, and actually boom 2 with bass up off is not that v-shaped, while the ue boom 3 sounds like a total radio

It's just you actually, UE Boom 3 for example is horrible speaker which has no highs and no bass below 100hz which is just funny 🤣

Totally agree, I prefer the soundcore boom 2 over any speakers that i've Tried and had: Tribit lava (distorsion sometimes), U Boom x (distorsion sometimes and a bit priced too), tronsmart bang (distorsion), zealot (same thing), bose (overpriced),  Sony ult (was ok nothing more and priced),, Ue boom 3 (not m'y cup of tea), JBL Xtrem 1 and 4 (I sold the Xtrem 4 and still have the 1 which IS my favorite from JBL loud but still muffled, a bit heavy, and distorsion sometimes), JBL boom box 3 (distorsion sometimes, loud sounding, heavy, and not m'y thing).  Soundcore boom 2 cook them all. For $130 on usa amazon and 99€ on France amazon haha. I got it for 60€ with a Friend. Pretty sure he regret it now. 

I think he don't have the soundcore boom 2 but the soundcore boom se. Which IS why It sucks. Haha 

There IS a New Soundcore: boom 2 pro. For me similar to the soundcore boom 2 plus. But with better option. But a bit priced. Still more interesting than most JBL, bose for that price.  But I'm happy with m'y little soundcore boom 2. 

Hi, the Uboom x IS great but distortion sometimes and I still prefer my soundcore boom 2. That beast sounds great. 360° sounding speaker, easy to carry, light weight, solid 70 watts speaker as the soundcore boom 2 IS not compatible with thé app anymore. But not a problem for me. As the bass UP button IS awesome.  I've tried the soundcore boom 2 in front of tribit lava (distortion sometimes), U boom x (distortion sometimes), JBL Big boom box 3 (distortion And muffled sometimes), JBL Xtrem from 1 to 4 ( I had the 4 and sold it, I still have the Xtrem 1), tronsmart bang, zealot, bose, Sony speakers and still prefer the soundcore boom 2. And now there IS the New Soundcore boom 2 pro. Wow. 

Hi dear person, I understand you,  but that's absolutely not the case for me. Why i don't know ;)  The app is not even useful with this beautiful beast. Because everything is perfectly balanced, and if you activate the bass up button on (you get even more wonderful sound). Sounds better, deeper, louder than most speakers I've had and tried (jbl xtrem 1 and 4, i sold the xtrem 4, bose, sony, etc.). I compared it with my friend's speakers (u boom x, Harman speakers, Eu Boom 3-4-5, Tribit lava, zealot 120 watts speaker, jbl boom 3 party speaker, bose, soundlink, beat, tronsmart bang, mini, etc.) The soundcore boom 2 cooks them all. For $90-120 on amazon. I got it for 60€ with my friend. And he regretted it deeply. He told me. In conclusion, I repeat: 70 truly watts speaker, 360° sound, Easy to carry, light weight, perfectly balanced sound midrange bass trebless high, no distortion even at full volume (be careful with your neighbors). That thing sounds like heaven!!! An engineer friend, that told me, that he has never listened to such 'medium' sized speaker that sounded that good . 

I understand your perception and your thoughts. It was a time when there were not even apps for speakers. In the case of the soundcore boom 2. I understand the frustration of ingenious perfectionists not being able to manage EQ. I could not say why soundcore did that. I am not the author, nor an affiliate. In any case, I can tell you one thing with certainty: The sound does not even need adjustment, no need for adjustment. It sounds 2 times better than an xtrem 4 and a jbl boom 3 party jbl, as good as a bose model, better than harman speakers, x times better than the x king/tronsmart/zealot/tribit speakers. Which have a lot of distortion at high volume (even if the music is not made to be listened to at full volume.) In any case, I got it for 60€ and I am more than satisfied. In my garden or park evenings, my friends only say "woww". And I can understand, because this beast is brilliantly adjusted in terms of sound. Many have said they prefer the Soundcore Boom 2 to the U Boom x and others prefer the U Boom x. However, this one has a lot of distortion sometimes. Others have said, the Soundcore Boom 2 is superb for techno music but rubbish for the rest. Absolutely false!!! It is incredible for live performances, albums, jazz/rock/African music/Cuban/Celtic/metal/pop/country/acoustic instrumental/trap rnb etc etc etc. And even superb for watching a movie (I tried). I listen to dir en grey metal group on it sometimes, jazz, Christian music, rock, folk, rnb, techno, old music, classical music sometimes, Cuban, Brazilian (rosa passos guitarists and singer), and all types of unimaginable music. I'm a multi-instrumentalist musician. I like everything in music except vulgarity and propaganda. And I can say once again, that the Soundcore Boom 2 cooks all the speaker models I've heard (even those with modified EQ etc.). And that for $90-130 on Amazon. It's worse than a good deal, it's a robbery. This speaker doesn't need any EQ adjustment. It's great like that. Of course, we all have different tastes and preferences. It's normal ;) Ps: the ones that dislike the soundcore boom 2 are mostly people that are fan boy, trolls, and some honest people that had minor problems such shipping, that fell into a poor series of soundcore boom. Which is rare. Maybe the SE old version. The author of this, says he had buzz sounds... Definetely not a soundcore boom 2, probably a soundcore boom SE. The old one. Soundcore resolved the problem. And it is not buzzing. We are far from it. Or maybe he have a false one... Rare too. 

Interesting ;) The app was available when the soundcore boom 2 came out. Apparentely, these days it is not compatible. I need to check again, if they did fix that. I may be wrong too regarding the app. Will let you know after doing some research, i need also to send an email to soundcore. Cause i've never used the app on it. I will let you know if they did fix that. 

I prefer the soundcore boom 2 over any speakers that i've Tried and had: Tribit lava (distorsion sometimes), U Boom x (distorsion sometimes and a bit priced too), tronsmart bang (distorsion), zealot (same thing), bose (overpriced), Sony ult (was ok nothing more and priced),, Ue boom 3 (not m'y cup of tea), JBL Xtrem 1 and 4 (I sold the Xtrem 4 and still have the 1 which IS my favorite from JBL loud but still muffled, a bit heavy, and distorsion sometimes), JBL boom box 3 (distorsion sometimes, loud sounding, heavy, and not m'y thing).  Soundcore boom 2 cook them all. For $130 on usa amazon and 99€ on France amazon haha. I got it for 60€ with a Friend. Pretty sure he regret it now. 

I'm pretty sure he doesn't have the soundcore boom 2 but the old soundcore boom SE.... 

Hi, What ... No middle ? I respect your perception, but middle IS fantastic. It IS a great speaker, better than most that i've Tried and i've Tried a lot :  the Uboom x IS great but distortion sometimes and I still prefer my soundcore boom 2. I've tried the soundcore boom 2 in front of tribit lava (distortion sometimes), U boom x (distortion sometimes), JBL Big boom box 3 (distortion And muffled sometimes), JBL Xtrem from 1 to 4 ( I had the 4 and sold it, I still have the Xtrem 1), tronsmart bang, zealot, bose, Sony speakers and still prefer the soundcore boom 2.  Great speaker, great midrange trebble bass ect, 360° sound, easy to carry, light weight, 70 watts speaker. And now there IS the New Soundcore boom 2 pro. Wow. 

Soundcore boom 2:  - $90-130 on amazon.  - 360° sounding speaker - Easy to carry light weight - 80 watts speaker (well 70 watts cause the app IS not compatible anymore, not a prob for me it IS a solid 70 watts speaker with the bass UP button pressed on.) - No distortion even at full volume Awesome trebles bass medium high, perfectly balanced.   And i seriously mean it is perfectly balanced. It is a beast. If you want to push the volume up, all the neighbor will hear that beast. And if you want to keep the volume low it sounds magnificent like heaven. Great for everytypes of music even the live concert sounds great whatever African music, rnd, trap, cuban, classical, metal, rock, pop, country folk, fusion, jazz ect.  I've tried a comparaison in front of lot and lot of speakers : Sony speakers, Bose speaker, w king, JBL x trem 1 and 4 which i had (still have the 1 and sold the 4), tribit lava, zealot, U boom x, tronsmart bang, JBL boom box 3 ect. They aren't bad but lot of distortion and muffled sometimes for some and overpriced. The JBL Xtrem 1 and 4 sounds poor next to it.  The soundcore boom 2 cook them all. For $90-130 on amazon. And in France 89€ actually. A great great deal and seriously that speaker is phenomenal. Sounds better than most 95% of overpriced Big speakers  Lot of my friends says : 'Woww' when i play the soundcore boom 2 on.  It is a versatile beast. An engineer that praise it as well and that says he never listened to such little speaker that sounds that good and that loud before. 

Soundcore boom 2 all day! Middle IS great. I prefer the soundcore boom 2 over any tribit lava, zealot, tronsmart, bose, Sony, earfun U boom x,  Ue boom 3 and JBL and even an old good philipps speaker. Soundcore boom 2 in my opinion cook them all. 

I prefer the soundcore boom 2 over any speakers that i've Tried and had: Tribit lava (distorsion sometimes), U Boom x (distorsion sometimes and a bit priced too), tronsmart bang (distorsion), zealot (same thing), bose (overpriced), Sony ult (was ok nothing more and priced),, Ue boom 3 (not m'y cup of tea), JBL Xtrem 1 and 4 (I sold the Xtrem 4 and still have the 1 which IS my favorite from JBL loud but still muffled, a bit heavy, and distorsion sometimes), JBL boom box 3 (distorsion sometimes, loud sounding, heavy, and not m'y thing).  Soundcore boom 2 cook them all. For $130 on usa amazon and 99€ on France amazon haha. I got it for 60€ with a Friend. Pretty sure he regret it now. 

I think you didn't have the soundcore boom 2 but the soundcore boom se ...

Are you sure, you have the soundcore boom 2 ? Or do you have the soundcore boom SE ? I think you have the SE. 

I play the soundcore boom 2 to whatever music and places from the house to the garage, Park, and it doesn't vibrates when turned UP. Absolutely the contrary for me. That beast sounds great. You must have the soundcore boom SE... Not the boom 2. Or maybe a false One... Contrefaçon... 

UE boom 3... Sorry man but the soundcore boom 2 sounds way way better. UE boom 3 IS muffled. Soundcore boom 2 IS a beast. 

I'm pretty sure rtings.com can help you out. It has helped me to pick a tv and a bt speaker, reading what is good and bad. My BT speaker is an Ultimate Ears Boom 3. Amazing little thing. Cannot go wrong with it

I second doing this. I love mine. Great battery life too.

I used to have a JBL flip but hated how the bass would be dimmed due to higher treble and mid frequencies. I now have a UE Boom 3 (bc it was the most affordable) and honestly I love it! The bass is strong, and I’ve actually had noise complaints bc of it lol, so it can definitely handle loud and bass heavy music. The best part is that if others have UE speakers, you can connect them and put them in different parts of the house. That way you can have the music playing from different parts of your home.

Can’t help on the fan, but highly recommend UE Boom bluetooth speaker

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

The UE Boom speakers are great, very portable and should be more than loud enough.

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.

Yeah I had a Boom that got stolen a few years ago, I love that brand ever since. 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 !

Not a tip for a specific speaker but check if the people you want to train with, if you're a group that is, already have speakers. In my local group people generally have JBL-speakers and being able to link multiple ones is superb. I have good experiences with both JBL Charge-models and UE Boom-models in general but mostly older models and I know JBL changed their protocol for linking units so be sure to do your research.

I have a uboomx and I love the sound and the price. There are promo codes floating around.

I have the UE Megaboom 3 and the JBL Flip 6. I prefer the sound and bass of the JBL. Really impressive for its size.

MegaBoom 3 or 4 should do the trick.

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".

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

Given that the battery on any of them will die at some point, and cannot be replaced, are any of these really BIFL? That being said, if you’re just looking for a recommendation, I have a UE Boom that’s been going strong for at least 12 years, maybe even 15, as well as a Marshall branded speaker that is nearly as old. Both sound great, but I’d give the edge to the UE for sound quality to the UE, and the edge for simplicity and connectivity to the Marshall. UE is also waterproof where the Marshall is not. But to caveat my caveat, I have no idea if either of these is still made by a) the same manufacturer, or b) to the same standards, and would frankly expect that they aren’t and that the new ones you buy only share branding, and are probably inferior, since that’s the way nearly everything has gone

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).