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The Ultimate Ears UE Hyperboom Bluetooth speaker pushes the boundaries of what it means to be a portable speaker despite being the company’s largest offering in this category. Nonetheless, the music quality more than makes up for the difficulty in manoeuvring the speaker, to the point where it may be considered one of the greatest Bluetooth speakers now available.
- Ultimate Ears Hyperboom specifications
- Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Design
- Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Features
- Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Controls and connectivity
- Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Sound quality
- Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Performance
- Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Battery Life
- Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Price and availability
- Final Words
- FAQs
The Hyperboom is one of several huge portable Bluetooth speakers that have been released in the past few months, and out of all of them, it is by far the most impressive of the bunch. Big speakers come with hefty price tags, but if you want superb quality on the move and you don’t mind lugging it around, it could still be a worthwhile investment for you. Big speakers come with big price tags.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom specifications
Dimensions | 14.33 x 7.5 inches / 364 x 190 mm |
Weight | 13 lbs / 5.9 kg |
Connectivity | Bluetooth 4.2 – 5.0; range up to 150 ft / 45 m Can pair up to 8 devices |
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Design

Ultimate Ears is known for making small Bluetooth speakers with good sound. The UE Hyperboom takes this to the next level. It’s the company’s biggest speaker to date, and it’s made to play music whether you want to party inside or outside. It has a wide range of features to please even the pickiest audio fans.
But it costs a lot and takes up a lot of space. Is it worth the money? Is it really one of the biggest and one of the best Bluetooth speakers? In our review of the Ultimate Ears Hyperboom, we’ll tell you everything you need to know. You can buy this speaker from its official website.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Features
It is made to be waterproof and has a handle that is very useful. Other nice features include an EQ that changes the sound to fit your environment and an optical input for gaming consoles and media streamers. At $399.99, though, the speaker needs to have a lot of power and give a great sound experience. We’re happy to say that the Hyperboom is a beast: the speaker can get quite loud and deliver clean, clear bass depth without distorting.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Controls and connectivity

The controls for the UE Hyperboom are on the top of the speaker. We’ve already talked about how the big plus and minus signs work to change the volume. The rest of the controls are an on/off button and four source buttons that are arranged in a circle around a play/pause button.
Holding down one of the Bluetooth buttons makes it easy to connect the speaker to your device wirelessly. This is one of the things that makes Hyperboom stand out. It lets you connect two Bluetooth devices at once and switch between them without any awkward pauses. This is useful when one DJ takes over from another at a party.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Sound quality
When a loudspeaker is put in a corner, the bass frequencies can get muddy because the sound bounces off the walls. To fix this, the Hyperboom dampens the bass. If you put it in the middle of a large room, it will do the opposite, so you don’t miss out on powerful bass frequencies. We found that this worked very well, and it’s great that you don’t have to worry about where to put your speaker for the best sound.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Performance
The Hyperboom is one of the portable speakers that sounds the best. It makes a big sound that travels far. It’s loud enough to be heard over the noise of a barbecue. It has a big bass that works well with the treble and midrange, which the Marshall Tufton didn’t have. The only portable speaker that sounds better than it is the Sonos Move, which has slightly better bass and vocals.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Battery Life
Ultimate Ears says it will last 24 hours on a single charge, which takes 2.6 hours with the power adapter that comes with it. We listened to it for a week and never ran out of power. We listened to podcasts, folk music, and classic David Bowie at different volumes.
Using the Bluetooth 1 and Bluetooth 2 buttons on the top of the speaker, you can connect two devices at the same time. This makes it easy to switch between devices, and a nice fade-in/fade-out makes sure there is no silence between songs.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom review: Price and availability
The Sonos Move was the company’s first portable speaker and its first speaker that could connect to Bluetooth. All of Sonos’s previous products could only be used inside and worked through Wi-Fi. Since the Move was made to be used, well, on the move, Sonos had to give users the option to connect their smartphones or other mobile devices to it so they could stream music on the go.
Final Words
Music sounds good on the Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM. This speaker has a balanced midrange and treble range, so it can play back vocals and lead instruments that are clear and accurate. Even without a lot of compression, it gets very loud. The Ultimate Ears app has trouble with low bass, but it has a full graphic EQ and presets that let you change the sound to your liking.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Ratings
Pros
- Excellent sound
- Smart dual connection
- Stylish design
Cons
- Really, really big and heavy
- No voice assistant
FAQs
What speaker is better than HYPERBOOM?
The Boombox 3 has a deeper bass than the HYPERBOOM, and its battery lasts five hours longer, for a total of nearly 30 hours. It’s better made and has an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance. This means that it can be submerged in up to one metre of water for 30 minutes and won’t let dust in.
How long does HYPERBOOM last on full volume?
How long does the UE HYPERBOOM last on a charge? UE says that the HYPERBOOM can play music for about 24 hours straight at 50% volume and only about three hours straight at 100% volume.
Is the HYPERBOOM 360 sound?
The Boom 3 and Megaboom 3 are both cylindrical speakers that can play sound in all directions. The Hyperboom, on the other hand, can’t. It looks more like a rectangle and makes a sound that is almost 270 degrees wide.