A good mix of sound qaultiy/volume and durability

Good overall sound; great volume; great battery life; waterproof

Not the strongest bass; a bit pricey; Not the strongest bass; a bit pricey

For almost as long as the current, Bluetooth-based, incarnation of the category has existed, the company have been a dominant force within it. This isn't to say their products aren't always perfect - but they've generally sat in the sweet spot when it comes to balancing portability and...

Nicer design

Magic Button is limited by service; No major improvements

The Ultimate Ears Boom 3 is a definite upgrade over its predecessors. While the design may not have changed much, there are some useful additions. Combined with great audio, especially the bass, as well as extended battery life, the Boom 3 checks all the right boxes when it comes down to it.

Sleek and solid design; Heavy bass; Loud audio without distortion; Great app features

Midrange not as full

Chances are, if you own a portable speaker: it’s probably branded Ultimate Ears.

Despite being one of the biggest names in the party speaker space, Ultimate Ears Megaboom 3 still manages to meet expectations.

Nicer design;

Magic Button is limited by service; No major improvements;

The good: - Clean and rugged design - EQ option - Detailed and well extended high frequencies - Gets loud - OTA firmware updates - Wireless charging capability The bad: - No bass below ~65-70 Hz so the sound is flat and boring (although detailed) - No aux input - No EQ if you don't use the app on a...

This is my fifth UE product in the last few years and as always the build quality is great, the sound quality is excellent and the battery last me weeks with 1-2h of usage everyday. The only con is that the "daisychaining" mode is sometimes finicky to start between the speakers.

Having a lot of trouble achieving a consistent connection with my iPhone 5s or phone watch. Haven't managed a reliable pairing with my boom 3 speaker either. It's like playing vinyl that jumps on the turntable. Gutted as the sound quality is excellent even in an out door riding arena.

Two durable Bluetooth speakers

Subtle but brilliant design upgrades

Sort of useless Magic Button

Ultimate Ears has been making some of my favorite Bluetooth speakers for years, and I'd argue that although the Boom 3 and Megaboom 3 aren't game-changing, they're definitely the company's best-sounding pure Bluetooth speakers. They look good and are dead simple to use.

One of my first Gizmodo stories was about Logitech getting serious about design . It was published a few weeks after the company released the first UE Boom, which we would eventually decide was the best Bluetooth speaker you could buy.

Subtle but brilliant design upgrades

Sort of useless Magic Button