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I purchased 8 Megaboom speakers expecting that the firmware update to enable up to 10 megabooms to be linked together. The update was supposed to be out in the summer of 2015 but as of December nothing has happened and the company has gone silent on the issue. Oh well. I love the speakers anyway. The battery life is long and the charging is fast. The sound is excellent. I often use them outdoors and love that I can just throw them anywhere and don't need to worry about leaving them out in the rain. The Bluetooth pairing, linking and double-up feature can be very frustrating. Sometimes the speakers link and pair easily and quickly but just as often I find it to be difficult or impossible to use the double-up feature. I spent an hour on the phone with "technical support" at Ultimate Ears and got nowhere. The quotation marks on "technical support" are to indicate me rolling my eyes at the suggestion that the guy I wasted the hour with, cared or even knew anything about the product. In fact, it was a joke even going through the menu selection on the call to Ultimate Ears. The menu started out very professional and well laid out but by the time I made it to the megaboom department it had degenerated. It went from a smooth menu to a series of clumsy holds and hand-offs where I could imagine someone holding their hand over the phone saying, "Golly, someone wants to ask questions about something called megaboom. Who wants to take it?" Anyway, customer service aside and accepting that the programming is unreliable at best and that they seem to have abandoned plans to link more than two speakers, I still love the product. Ultimate Ears just needs to fire the product manager and hire one that is committed to making the product all that it can and should be.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
I bought this primarily to be a speakerphone. I have no idea if all the UE megabooms suffer from the problem I had but it was near impossible for anyone to hear me when using as a speaker phone and I was sitting all of 2 feet away from the device. I am not a quiet speaker either. I tested by putting in a room with the television on some news talking heads and then called myself on another line. The sound was like in a huge cavern and very very quiet. Basically I've had to return this because of this. I'm not sure if I will attempt a 2nd shot at this device or not. The sound was nice although a little "narrow" but the volume was fantastic. I found the volume buttons a bit of a challenge to work right but they were functional. All in all if all I wanted was a wireless speaker I would have kept this device although it would have been overpriced for just that functionality.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
They are great speakers! I use them as my mobile entertainment system with a pocket projector. Amazing sound and powerful. Setup can be a little finicky at times when using multiple pieces of equipment. But if you keep it simple and are just doing music or basic things then very easy to use.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
A lot of sound comes it of this little speaker. Many things went right when designing this speaker such as: Battery Life - I don't have to charge it every day or worry about charging it for a long time with the quick charge charger. Waterproof - I take this to the shower with me every day and don't have to worry about the speaker getting wet (I don't put it directly in water) Features - if you read the manual (I know many of us don't) but you can check the battery level by pressing the plus and minus button so you know exactly what the percentage of the battery is. If you don't have your phone next to you, you can tap the top of the speaker to pause or skip the song that's playing which I found to be useful at times. When using the application you can change the equalizer settings for the speaker and pair to other UE speakers within range. Overall I think $300 retail is a lot of money for a speaker like this despite the fact that you'll be happy with it but I paid $180 and I couldn't be more satisfied with the product.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
i love this speaker, it is plenty loud enough! It is waterproof and durable and has a very good battery! considering buying another so that i can pair them up for double the pleasure! Very well done Ultimate Ears!!!!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
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