![]() The software experience on Ultimate Ears speakers is a bit more advanced than what you usually find with other Bluetooth speakers. Speaking of things that's missing on the Boom 3, there's also no aux input this time around, so the only way to input sound on this thing is through Bluetooth. The Boom 3 does not have NFC for faster pairing. A third, smaller key is also nearby that can be pressed to enable pairing. Alternatively, it can be assigned a playlist from a music streaming app and then when you press and hold the button for two seconds, the speaker will start playing that playlist. The dock connects via the metal connector at the bottom of the speaker.Īt the top of the speaker is what UE calls the Magic Button that primarily acts as a play/pause button. The speaker can also be charged wirelessly by using Power Up charging dock sold separately. ![]() At this point, it would have been nice to see a USB-C port here. Going down the strip at the back is a flap near the bottom, inside which sits the microUSB port for charging with a charging indicator LED. Around the back is now a new loop made out of the same fabric. Our blue review unit had a purple sheen when seen from the side. The volume buttons are a bit less stiff this time around and easier to press. The fabric now covers the entire front surface, with the signature large volume buttons now embossed directly on it. The Boom 3 is a fair bit larger than the Boom 2, which had an identical design to the original Boom. The new model is even more rugged than before, with a shock-resistant and water-resistant design made to withstand the harshest conditions. Forget adding extra features and focus on the core product and main reason people buy your speakers, to listen to some dang music.The Boom 3 is the latest in the line of popular Bluetooth speakers from Ultimate Ears. you have some solid underlying physical engineering that the app doesn't do justice and even detracts from. ![]() Ignore the completion from the likes of Bose, beats, JBL etc. Requiring the app to parry up may look cool with the dots and all, but functions 10x better and consistently on the cheaper wonderboom models (which sadly are limited to 2 max otherwise I'd just buy 8 of them). EQ, nice to have but I'll trade it any day for rock solid audio with no cutouts. If I need to physically get up and walk over to turn one on/off or adjust the volume so be it. The app looks nice and all but at the end of the day all I'm looking for is a high quality stable connection between multiple speakers. It shouldn't be an iterative process to successfully get 3 speakers partied up and by no means should any have audio cutting out while sitting next to one another fully charged playing music (5G WiFi, downloaded tracks, whatever, there's a codec issue here). Audio quality and connection should be paramount over all of the other convenience features. Spotty Audio Connections on Party Up, App is Style Over SubstanceĬart before the horse here on execution. Otherwise, if it is in the budget, get a pair of PSB, ELAC or Klipsch active speakers if you do not necessarily need portability. Spend you money JBL if you want to connect via cable. This should be considered an absolute embarrassment for a company such as this. AND burn the draft boards it was written on. RECOMMENDATION: Burn this disaster of an attempt at a bluetooth app. ![]() Yes, my bluetooth function works because I writing this message with my Logitech K760 Solar Keyboard via bluetooth. This is worse than the KEF LSX attempt at a bluetooth app. The software, once downloaded onto my iPhone, never shows the MegaBoom in the bluetooth window. I tried to return the speaker but it was beyond the return date. Also, it will no longer connect via bluetooth to my MacBook Pro. It is bad enough that there is no way to extinguish that obnoxious sound that it makes when turning on or off and no AUX jack/port on the UE Megaboom to connect directly but this is putting rock salt into a gunshot wound £ stitching it closed. It is unfathomable that Logitech is associated with this nonsense. It’s too bad one cannot give negative stars! Everyone involved in developing this worthless drivel need to be given Pink Slips £ escorted to the exit immediately. ![]()
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