Sound Quality: Overall, we found the speaker delivers middling sound quality. Expect some distortions or other audio issues. The bass, which covers instruments such as bass drums, bass guitars, or stand-up bass, has good impact and goes fairly deep, and it is somewhat boomy, and a bit prominent. Midrange, such as guitars, horns, and voices from music or podcasts, is fairly even, but it is somewhat grainy and congested, a bit hazy. Treble, which may include cymbals or the upper range of violins, is extended, but it is somewhat smeared and sizzly. Does a decent job of recovering room ambience. The soundfield extends somewhat above, and a bit to the sides of the speakers, and while individual instruments and voices are identifiable, they only have a two dimensional quality. Volume is enough to fill a medium to large sized room.
Ease of Use: The speaker has many features or accessories that add convenience during daily operation. Shortcut buttons on the console include: volume. A carabiner is conveniently included to help with carrying or moving the speaker. Its rating of IP67 has complete protection against dust and particles, and has protection against immersion in water up to 1 meter for 30 minutes.
Versatility: It has many features users typically want and need. You can connect wirelessly to this speaker via a direct Bluetooth connection. There are no connection ports on this speaker. It has a proprietary party mode function for broadcasting music to other compatible Ultimate Ears speakers. To optimize your listening experience, you can fine tune the EQ levels, and it has preset tone settings to adjust different music types. There is no speakerphone functionality nor built-in microphone.
