Ultimate Ears Hyperboom wireless party speaker review

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There’s all kinds of portable Bluetooth speakers out there; from pocket sized to party in a box. If you’re looking for a big, loud, party-proof speaker, Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM might be for you. Let’s dig into what it can do, how it sounds, and what sets it apart from other speakers.

The first thing to know about this speaker is that it’s big and heavy. Weighing in a 6kg or about 13 pounds, this is not something you’re going to want to carry far. It’s also tall. Even so, HYPERBOOM is a portable speaker you can bring with you, and it’s splash-proof with an IPX4 rating. It’s also battery powered, with a 24 hour life, and you can use it as a power bank for phones and tablets too.

In the box you’re getting the speaker and the power cable.

Setting up Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM
The instructions say to power on the speaker and then download the Boom app from the App Store or Google play. I downloaded the app but listed in the app are a whole bunch of speakers that don’t include the HYPERBOOM.

Instead I opted to go to my phone's Bluetooth menu and see if I could connect the speaker that way. I saw the HYPERBOOM appear in the list of Bluetooth devices, and a pop-up window said that it needed an app and re-directed me to the App Store.

No Canadian app available

Unfortunately once there, I got an error message that the app is not available in Canada. Seems a bit odd, so I did not have access to the app during my testing period. Even so the speaker was connected via Bluetooth so I was able to play music.

Sound quality

The speaker is surprisingly well balanced for a party speaker; it may lean a bit to the low end by design, but the vocals sound clear and it’s not tinny or buzzy.
The diamond shape of the HYPERBOOM is meant to funnel sound in all directions. Here’s what’s on the inside… 2 x 114 mm woofers + 2 x 25 mm tweeters + 2 x 89 mm x 190 mm passive radiators. Overall, I was quite impressed with the sound quality.
Loudness
Ultimate Ears says HYPERBOOM is the biggest, loudest, BOOMiest speaker yet with three times the loudness and over six times the bass of MEGABOOM 3.

I can attest to the fact it gets deafeningly loud inside.

Features:

ADAPTIVE EQ
HYPERBOOMhas a built-in microphone that knows when it's being moved. The adaptive EQ feature will read the room or your outdoor space and automatically balances the sound until it's perfect for your space.

Since this isn’t something you turn on and off as far as I can tell (though with no access to an app, I can’t say for sure) so it was hard to know if this was working or to prove it. In this case I’m taking UE’s word for it.

EASY-SHARE
HYPERBOOM lets friends play music from four devices and switch between them—with no need to stop the music. Just connect via two Bluetooth®, one auxiliary, and one optical input. Then hit the source selector button to instantly switch.

Onboard controls
You can also Play, pause, and skip tracks directly from the speaker without reaching for your phone.
Pair with more speakers
You can connect your HYPERBOOM with any BOOM, MEGABOOM, or even another HYPERBOOM for massive multi-device sound.

Charging/Recharging
The HYPERBOOM is designed to be portable, so you can charge it up with the AC cable ans then take it with you. Ultimate ears says re-charge time is just over two and a half hours.

Overall review of Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM

There’s pros and cons to this speaker. Pro: it sounds surprisingly great. Con, it’s big, heavy and awkward to move, but the pro might be it won’t get stolen from the party easily.
Pro, it’s loud and has thumping bass. Con: I had no access to the app for additional features during my review period.

But overall I like this speaker and can recommend it for its power and sound quality, and I trust the app will arrive soon.

[bradhuskers]

Erin.
You are 209% correct.
The hyperboom sounds detailed and clear.

[JoaoPedro-qngg]

I’ve just started watching your channel yesterday and already like so much xDDD

[joell]

Old Forester lol, good taste in music and booze :)

[augustinethewashingmachine]

You forgot to mention with the app you can customize the eq on the app

[k.benzsklass]

Ultimate ears is the best quality speaker I owned 10 .

[OFOFBORG]

Awesome speaker Erin! Lets party! Just kidding. Thanks for sharing my friend!

[komradson]

Hi, I'm excited about this speaker, but I just bought it refurbished, and it's not connecting to my Samsung Galaxy phone...😔
It says "pairing not accepted" on my phone, when I press "HYPERBOOM" network
I tried shutting the phone down and turning to speaker off, to retry, and it still isn't working. I wonder if the battery is low on the speaker-Could that be why it's not accepted on my phone? Has anyone had this happen? Any tips would be great☆

[yahoo.gaming]

I love this speaker. I Got mine from best buy too.And it’s worth the price ❤️🤙❤️..and I’m pretty sure it’s one ☝️ of the newest Bluetooth in 2020..

Hi Erin, Do they make a "Miniboom" when a Hyper is more "boom" than you need??😉

[peemun]

Also I'd like to know how it operates? for example, do I need to leave it on all the times? what happens when I leave home, should I turn it off or it turns off automatically? another question is, if I leave home and return later on, can I play the music from my phone by simple clicking on the music on the phone? yes I am aware by long pressing the play button on the Hyperboom, it will play your music list, but how bout from if I want to play the music from my iphone and just returned home, would it connect to the hyperboom automatically without the need to press the on button on the hyperboom? no one has reviewed to this details, so how about that?

[edwintoussaint]

Can I connect a microphone 🎙 to the hyper boom?

[kennycostello]

Hi Erin, I am trying to decide to get the Sonos move or Ulimate Ears, I am having the worse time choosing!! Anyone else have any comments to add?

[demikids]

Can you please compare the Hyperboom and the Marshall Tufton? Thank you!

[cayde]

I Have no sound with optical cable.does run not😢

[shiczer]

(?W?) I listening to it in the truck on 80-95% vol. It's ok that is heavy because doesn't fly in cabin-like JBL mega2 (on the same vol) Listening on the garden (neighbors complain:), but I'm NOT.In a room less than half volume. Finally, today arriving W-king T9 (3pc.from amazon) so have fun...All are good speakers, depend on what you preffer...(3kings-or soundboks-135DB)

[Macros]

They need to add wheels and a retractable handle to this. Great review, as always!

[jackp]

Have you compared it to the JBL Boombox?

[KarlPoirier-si]

I juste did buy that speaker Bluetooth can i plug whit my Android cell phone i like to no please thanks im Karl

[Dennys.Adventures]

Can you charge the hyperboom using a power bank?

[arnoldvillar]

I love that I love music I wish that i have no money