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 decent impact but deep bass is lacking, and it is a bit subdued, and a touch boomy. Midrange, such as guitars, horns, and voices from music or podcasts, is fairly even, but it is a bit grainy, hazy, congested, a touch nasal. Treble, which may include cymbals or the upper range of violins, is fairly extended, but it is somewhat subdued, a bit sizzly. Does a so-so job of recovering room ambience. The soundfield extends a bit above and 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 sized room. If you choose to pair this speaker with another, the stereo set can be placed to provide better separation than other models.
Ease of Use: The speaker has many features or accessories that add convenience during daily operation. Shortcut buttons on the console include: volume. Other controls may require installing a mobile app, available from Apple and Android. 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. If you have two of these speakers, you can use TWS to pair them for a wider stereo experience. 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.
