Ultimate Ears Boom 3

Compact with great sound

Take anywhere portable speaker with great sound and clarity

Luv it

My boom is perfect for my small apartment. It is easy to use and easy to recharge when necessary.

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Portable Speaker - Sunset Red 984-001376 review

What’s better than a stylish speaker that delivers high-quality sound in a portable shell?

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Portable Speaker - Sunset Red 984-001376 review

Even though it's an iterative update to the previous Boom, this refresh is the most significant improvement to hit the line in five years -- and it pays off

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Portable Speaker - Sunset Red 984-001376 review

The UE Boom 3 might not be the best sounding speaker around, but it makes up for that with a few useful features and an improved portable design that makes it way easier to bring with you wherever you are.

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Portable Speaker - Sunset Red 984-001376 review

I wonder if there's a future for speakers like the Boom 3. The industry trend is towards smartspeakers, and even UE is veering in that direction with its Alexa-enabled Blast line.

Tough, Small, Tidy.

The UE Boom 3 is tough, with an IP67 dustproof (6) and waterproof (7) rating, it can hold up to life's adventures and its misadventures (i.e. being dropped into a pool or the water at the beach). It also floats (however not as much as the photos suggest) which is nice. The UE Boom 3 is definitely the tidiest looking UE Boom to date. With its properly 360 degree appearance and it's new and redefined (and reliable) 'magic button'. There's no AUX port like the previous model, but this would have been removed due to the lack of use. The hanging hinge is now a nice materialised hoop at the top of the speaker, and the micro USB charging port is located at the horizontal surface now, so no need to charge your speaker upside down like the old days (or on its side). The bass, however, is nothing impressive. The advertising would make it seem like it must be incredible, but in reality, it's not much short of disappointing, so bare this in mind when buying your speaker. Overall, the UE Boom,

Loud

I bought this for my son. He loves it and uses it around the pool and while in the shower. It's a big improvement over the smaller model. Decent value for monet as it was on sale.

Ultimate Ears BOOM 3 Portable Speaker - Sunset Red 984-001376 review

The Ultimate Ears Boom 3 is the latest version of one of UE’s most popular wireless speakers . It isn’t too big, or too small, and can play music super-loudly. Ultimate Ears has tweaked the design a little this time round, to make it cleaner and more stylish.

Good value

For a small, portable bluetooth speaker, I think the Boom 3 is a solid, well made speaker with a clear and fairly loud sound. Battery life has been pretty good. I think UE's definition of 'deep bass' might be a bit different from mine. The Boom 3 is understated in the bass but very clear and punchy in the mids and not too thin in the top end. Two of these in stereo sound very nice. The app, however is a bit of disaster and I have found I have to completely power off my ipod everytime I need to re-connect. Sometimes the app won't recognize the device even when it's connected to the ipod/iphone and playing. Also, the Boom 3 fits into a bicycle drink holder/bidon cage. Apart from being a bit light on bass, I've been very pleased with the Boom 3. While it doesn't sound as nice as the Bose Soundlink, it's way cheaper, waterproof and has a much longer battery life.