I've gone through many Bluetooth speakers trying to save money. Finally had the means to step it up a bit. I've been seeing these for several years and couldn't justify spending the money. They've gone down in price since.

What first sold me was being in a Verizon store, waiting to have my new work phone cloned and thought the music playing through their PA system was really good sounding. Thinking they must have had a BOSE sound system, then I found out it was one of these (just one) sitting on top of a display rack in the middle of the showroom filling the room with what I thought were high-end ceiling speakers.

Though that wasn't enough, I needed resilience due to my filthy work environment. Even in the office, magic black carbonated filth makes it's way in and ruins everything, and I'm not a big fan of cloth mesh.

What closed the deal was when I watched a couple YouTube video reviews. One in particular where a guy tossed his model in a mud puddle while it was playing, then washed it off in the kitchen sink. That sold me on it's use at my work. I can clean it periodically with a soft dish brush and mild soap.

Sound is subjective to people. I don't think anyone's gonna be satisfied when it comes to speakers of this size. You're not gonna get the best of all worlds in something the size of a 22-ounce beer can. One company puts such an emphasis on bass, but it causes a drop in mids. Another is good for vocals, but bass is muddy and muffled. I prefer a clarity where I know the bass is there, but it doesn't mean I have to feel it to be satisfied. The downloaded app will allow a user to tweak the settings to their liking with the EQ feature. I keep mine on "Confined Space" and it does well in my office, which isn't confined.

The build is rock solid feeling. I didn't think I was gonna use the *slap* feature for pausing music. But low and behold, an incoming call comes in and it's quicker to pick up the speaker and smack it than it is for my iPad to keep trying to read my fingerprint in order to pause through whatever streaming app is being used. About my streaming app, I subscribed to their monthly paid service so I can get a full 320Kbs quality to do this speaker it's well-deserved justice.

Something I noticed when doing my homework is a stronger marketing on the feature where one can link many of these together for a full-out house party, rather than it's better features. Don't know about most people, but there's not many (if any) people in my circle that would see justification in spending this kind of money on a Bluetooth speaker. Must be a generational thing where someone has a three-digit priced speaker but can't make their car payment. To each is own.

This little treasure contributes to my favorite part of the work day. That's when business is closed, I'm the only one left in the building when I can be uninterrupted, get into my zone and bang out three hours of administrative paperwork in 45-minutes. All while listening to my choice of music in really good quality.

Three weeks into having it, average 1-2 hours a day, five days a week and it's only at fifty percent. I read where some people haven't been as lucky with battery life.

Good quality sound from a small package. I picked this one because I like the looks, color and the fact that the battery is replaceable if it ever goes bad. I bought this while deployed and shared it in my shop. It helped my team to have music available and while we didn't all agree on the same music choices, we all got our chance to pick the play lists. It works great in a very large room, it was less capable in our larger warehouse where it seems a bit weak. For what it is and it's size, the performance is great.

I didn't do any kind of test on the battery life but it held up fine to a few hours of play at a time. I would assume it would do at least 7-8 hours at a full charge. It uses the same USB as an android so there are always plenty of charger avalible.

Additionally it seems very sturdy and durable. I haven't dropped it or anything but it feels like it could handle it.

I have been using this speaker every single day for the past couple of months. First of all, it sounds amazing! at high volumes it doesn't really get distorted and the sound carries quite far. I primarily use it for listening to music in the shower and small social gatherings, and it works amazing in both settings.

When comparing this to similar speakers (Altec Lansing and Bose), this is truly the winner. The size and sound quality are great and the waterproofing is nice for multi use. I take this to the beach all the time and wash the sand right off.

My only issue with this speaker is battery life. Ultimate Ears advertises a 7 hour battery life, which it did accomplish at the beginning of the speakers life. But over the past few months the overall battery life has significantly decreased, and now the battery life is just over an hour. I will be contacting Ultimate ears to hopefully get a replacement.

Bought to use with the Amazon echo dot for better sound quality and to use outside paired with the dot. I bought the Amazon remote to use the echo dot while outside with the UE Boom. It has a claimed range of up to 100 feet, but sometimes the signal breaks up outside which is only about 30 feet away from the dot inside the living room. We do however have a water tower off the backyard with multiple cell phone equipment which could be interfering with the Bluetooth signal. It now claims it can utilize voice commands to Siri, but not the Amazon echo dot, hence I bought the Amazon remote. It does have firmware updates that hopefully will work with voice commands for the echo dot in the future.
It sounds nice enough for my needs for its size, and the battery seems to hold a charge for a long time. I've listened a few evenings for about 4-5 hours total and it was still 80 percent charged. You can get the battery charge by pressed the + and - volume buttons at the same time.The volume control buttons are easy to use.

Stop looking at other bluetooth speakers and order this one. The sound quality is nothing short of amazing for a speaker this small. I compared it with the Bose Color Soundlink and the UE sounded louder, quality is about the same. This speaker's shape was very convenient when I traveled to Thailand, it fit perfectly in the cup holder of my moped and jammed going down the road.

If I had one complaint, I would say the battery indicator is not accurate. I will charge it to full and it seems to read accurately from 100-80%, but then every time I check the battery life it says 20% remaining until it warns me it's about to die. It will play on what it claims to be 20% for hours and hours, so I think it's inaccurate.