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Maximum volume was equally impressive, with the UE Boom 2 easily loud enough to fill my two-bedroom flat. However, quality was still shy of matching the Bose SoundLink Mini II – which remains one of the best Bluetooth speakers available. It was slightly more balanced than competing Bluetooth speakers, such as the Denon Envaya Mini. Overall, after I fiddled with the settings, I found I was able to achieve fairly decent audio from the speaker.

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During my two weeks with the UE Boom 2, though, I didn’t see a single update appear. Ultimate Ears claims the app will also add new features to the speaker, via incremental over-the-air software updates. I found that such settings were a godsend, allowing me to tailor the UE Boom 2’s sound to work with specific tracks.

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It also features full controls for the speaker’s audio settings, so you can manually reduce its bass, for example, or boost its treble. Available on iOS and Android, the app offers a variety of services – at its most basic level it lets you control the speaker volume and skip tracks. Luckily, I was able to easily fix this using the UE Boom app. I noticed this was a particular issue when listening to bass-heavy tracks by The Doors. Bass levels are solid and pack a suitable punch, although at times they can drown out the mid-range. Sound quality on the UE Boom 2 is impressive, at least by Bluetooth speaker standards.

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Ultimate Ears has attempted to rectify the issue by loading the UE Boom 2 with larger, 1.75in active drivers and 3in passive radiators. With the volume set to high volumes, the speaker would begin to distort. Cranking the 2013 UE Boom’s volume past 75% would result in the speaker’s two 1.5in drivers and twin 2in passive radiators struggling. While the speaker had great maximum volume, its loudness was a double-edged sword.

Sound quality was a key issue with the original Boom. The UE Boom 2 aims to offer an improved version of the “360 degree” audio that debuted on the original Boom. Following 15 minutes of trying to drown the UE Boom 2 in my kitchen sink, I can confirm that it can indeed survive submersions in water. I’m not really the bubble bath type, so I took a more direct approach to testing. On paper, this means the UE Boom 2 can survive submersions in puddles, lakes, ponds, pints and bath tubs to a depth of 1m for up to half an hour. The speaker has been built to IPX7-certification standards. I, however, found the green, blue and yellow model on review a welcome change to the horde of monotone Bluetooth units currently on the market. The speaker is available in a number of vibrant colour options – which may put off some buyers. The band houses the speaker’s physical volume and power controls. The 67 x 180 mm, 548g tube features a 360 speaker grille that’s divided by a rubber strip running up it’s long side and along the top and bottom faces. The UE Boom 2 is similar in design to its predecessor. The new Boom box aims to fix the flaws of the original Boom and comes with improved software and hardware.īy and large it achieves this goal and earns itself a place on the list of 2015’s best Bluetooth speakers.

It fell slightly flat on audio quality, however. The UE Boom 2 is the follow-up Bluetooth speaker to Ultimate Ears’ 2013 UE Boom – a waterproof speaker that made a splash with its insane maximum volume and stellar battery life.

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