Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Portable & Home Wireless Bluetooth Speaker, Loud Speaker, Big Bass, Water resistant IPX4, 150 Ft Range – Black

Si buscas una bocina con una de las mejores calidad de audio a un buen precio, no busques más. Es esta. Si para ti es importante la conectividad con asistentes de voz (a mi no me interesa eso), entonces no es esta. Empecé buscando una bocina Bose, pero luego me di cuenta que en la actualidad (jul 2021), las bocinas se enfocan mucho en la conectividad con Alexa y demas asistentes de voz, entonces el precio incluye esa parte que la verdad a mi no me interesan (yo buscaba CALIDAD de AUDIO. Al darme cuenta que la mayoría de las bocinas consideran eso de la conectividad con asistentes de voz en su precio, era obvio que mermaban en la calidad del audio. Entonces seguí buscando y di con esta excelente bocina, me decidí y estoy encantado. La comparé con bocinas bose de gama alta (un amigo las tiene) y es lo mismo, solo que mucho más barata. Los materiales se sienten duraderos, la batería practicamente nunca se te terminará (considerando que en la mayoría de las ocasiones no estarás lejos de una conexión a la luz más de 24 horas), y nuevamente la calidad del audio es EXCELENTE. Puntos negativos: - La app presenta muchos bugs (aunque no es necesaria para que funcione bien la bocina). - Al menos yo, en la app no me aparece el equalizador (no he buscado solución con soporte por que no es necesario, el equalizador automático que trae funciona muy bien).

I was after a BT speaker for the outdoors. My BIG requirement was bass. The majority of speakers are good on clarity, mids etc. but bass is key in an outdoor setting and this guy stands alone in this range from it's competitors. The UE Hyperboom i knew of as my buddy has one and i was impressed by the the thump. Simple to use and the size actually is reasonable, especially when you compare it to the JBL partybox 110. There's a nice handle. I can't comment on the battery life but I've been told 4-6 hours depending on use. Only negative and this is minor. Some more colors other than white and black would have been nice. I would be interested if UE launched one up from this.

For background, I’ve been a picky audio enthusiast for 30 years and have several large component systems (large high performance speakers and subwoofers, AV processors, separate amplifiers, etc.) and use lossless content for music (FLAC rips from personal CD collection and Tidal FLAC streaming). Because of the above, my audio quality bar is pretty high, but there are times I want to bring music on the road (trips, camping, beach, etc.). The challenge has been finding a portable speaker that provides a satisfying-enough musical experience. I was given a Bose Revolve+ as a gift from my employer and also own the LG PK7. Both of these are “OK” for small portable speakers, but their small size limits bass capabilities (it’s just physics). So, recently I decided to try some of the larger portable speakers. First, I tried the JBL Boombox 2. I returned it. To my ears, the bass was overdone and thuddy, drowning out the mids and highs. Also, the sound was very directional, meaning that my ears had to be directly in line with the speaker (vertically and horizontally) to get some presence of mids and highs. Enter the Hyperboom… IMO, the Hyperboom sounds pretty darn balanced, with good bass and open and detailed mids and highs. It sounds more like a pair of decent bookshelf speakers pushed together. The location of the drivers also provides good dispersion, helping to provide the open and detailed sound. We have a Gen 1 Sonos Play5 in the kitchen, and I think the Hyperboom sounds better. I’m pretty impressed and believe it will be a keeper. I’ve tested it in several locations, inside and outside, and it sounds good pretty much everywhere (perhaps the Adaptive EQ is helping), but I will say that the overall sound signature does have some bass emphasis, especially if the speaker is placed on the floor/ground or near walls. So, the sound is not perfectly balanced to my ears, but it is not distractingly unbalanced, like I found the JBL Boombox 2 to be, with its overdone bass. Heck, I expect that many folks would prefer the JBL because of its bass, so YMMV. Also, the Hyperboom sounds balanced as the volume is pushed to near max. The loudest I’ve had it is a click or 2 down from max, and it is plenty loud and satisfying for me at that level. Of course, it is a moderately sized portable speaker, so it’s not going to have the output and dynamics of a “real” full scale system – that is just not possible. The caveat… UE could have hit a homerun if they had included the aptX and AAC bluetooth codecs, rather than just SBC. The Hyperboom is resolving enough to benefit form higher quality source streams. However, the inclusion of an optical input does provide options. For example, one could connect a battery powered Bluetooth receiver with aptX/AAC and optical output (like I did with the Monoprice unit in the attached pic), or even connect a Chromecast Audio via optical, which would not be portable, but would eliminate Bluetooth compression altogether. If UE made a Hyperboom with aptX/AAC bluetooth and wifi connectivity for $400, they would hit a grand slam, IMO.

Overall This is a great sounding speaker with long battery life. I considered sending it back because it's not as loud as the JBL 310. HOWEVER, this speaker does way too many things right to disregard. Sound Quality - This is a great sounding speaker! The bass is deep and musical (it's not "boomy" for the sake of being boomy). UE has done an amazing job tuning this speaker to get the most out of it's enclosure. The gain stage is set so that you can play at full volume without clipping the amplifier (this is probably done to avoid damaging the speakers). The volume is more than adequate in most situations (indoors is GREAT, outdoors is really good though the bass takes a hit without having the benefit of being against a wall, to help the passive radiators). I also think you may not consider this speaker "loud" because it plays so cleanly at full volume. The EQ in the app is helpful but I find myself leaving it flat most of the time, this may be because the adaptive EQ is really effective. I have not tried the optical input yet. This speaker has a huge soundstage and easily fills a decent sized room - I think this can be attributed to having speakers on two sides - most speakers only utilize one face - this seems really effective. Bluetooth / Battery Life - The Battery life is GREAT. I play this speaker all week thru the day on a single charge (volume around 50%). The Bluetooth has awesome range as advertised, of course going thru walls cuts it down somewhat. It never loses connection. We have not tried the 2nd BT input. Form Factor - This is a decent sized speaker, though very portable and easy to move around (especially compared to the JBL 310 or the Sony XP500/700). The handle is a clever idea and works great. I think having a 2nd one paired in Party mode would be unbelievable - I will likely pick another one up when I get another $400 :) Idea - UE should create an 8" bluetooth sub that has an optical output that could feed a stereo signal to the Hyperboom (a 2' pole mount on both would be super cool). I had hoped to audition this speaker at the local big box retailer but of course their display wasn't working, I'm very happy though and would purchase this speaker again. If anything changes (quits working, battery life falls off dramatically, etc.), I'll post an update to this review.

I've been using this for a few months now. I am 100% satisfied and quite impressed with this speaker. It is built well, lives up to the 360-degree sound projection, and blends in with anything, and it sounds great. I take it in the backyard all the time, and it is also great to just move around the house and stream YouTube music from. Sure, it is a bit on the large side and heavier compared to other "portable" speakers. However, if you want to have good frequency response with natural low-end response, there is simply no way to avoid that, it's physics. Battery life is amazing, lives up to what is advertised.