Review on 🦸 Superhero UE Boom – Wireless Bluetooth Speaker by Pete Juarez

Pros: Decent sound quality, easy pairing and connection, nice audible drum feedback, good wireless range, good battery life, power off, auto-reconnect last device when powered on . Cons: Can be difficult to find the "minus" button to turn down the volume, micro-USB charging on the bottom of the speaker. And Version 2 adds water resistance and longer range but doesn't improve sound quality, so it's a bargain. After reading countless reviews and returning the JBL Flip, I was skeptical it would sound as good as the reviewers said it would. I was happy that it sounds very good for its size. It uses Bluetooth sub-band encoding, which is a lossy codec. However, UE Boom is too small to take advantage of the higher quality anyway. The overall balance and tone are excellent for a speaker of this size. Of course the sound isn't at audiophile level - fidelity is good but lacks the richness and nuance found only in large home speakers - but such is the physics of the sound. But for portable applications, it's great. In fact, this is the best portable speaker I've ever used. I can find a place for it in my travel bag (where my computer, tablet, and electronics travel), and I have a way to play small, space-filling audio files for friends without having to apologize for a "crappy". phone or phone. Speakers for tablets. The Bluetooth range is also good. I can leave it in my room and walk into the kitchen (35ft) and only when 4 walls AND a metal kettle or fridge get in the way will it fall out. So the claimed 50ft range is probably accurate. The speaker's audible feedback is pleasing: When you turn it on, you're greeted with a hand drum melody instead of the chirping that's common with most Bluetooth audio devices. It then connects, enters pairing mode, and disables playing other hand drum patterns to give you clear feedback so you don't have to guess what state the speaker is in. The battery seems to last the advertised time. I used it extensively for 2 days before the battery died. When the battery is low, a fast female voice announces "Battery low...please charge..." (to paraphrase) and then shuts down within a minute. However, you can avoid draining the battery by paying attention to the battery indicator that appears on tablets and phones connected via Bluetooth. Only two little things bother me: First, the plus and minus signs for the volume. up and down, elegant. The volume up button is below the intersection of the lines and is easy to press, but the volume down button with a minus sign on it is hard to find on the first or even second press. Note: The Target button looks like it's about the size of the tip of your pinky, so it's easy to miss under that big minus sign. Second, the micro-B USB charging port is at the bottom next to the D-ring. . I'm not a fan of micro-B USB plugs because they wear out before mini-B USB plugs and the position on the bottom means you have to flip them over to charge and if you want to listen to them while charging , turn them on /cells Shutdown Controls and Pairing are below. Since they're both minor, I'm not deducting stars as the core functionality (sound quality) is beyond what Beats, JBL and others offer. Conclusion: I would buy again. (and I might buy another one to put them together with the free app)