Ue boom 2 user guide7/31/2023 I was impressed with the sound quality, which measures up well against a few more expensive - and some larger - speakers on this list. It's also IP67 waterproof and dustproof and floats if you happen to drop it in a body of water. ![]() Battery life is rated for 20 hours at moderate volume levels. Weighing 5.29 pounds (almost a pound more than the Motion Boom), it uses Bluetooth 5.3 and is equipped with upgraded dual 3.5-inch woofers and newly added dual 1-inch tweeters, delivering up to 80 watts of audio output (60W for the woofers and 20W for the tweeters). It's easily one of the best Bluetooth speakers of 2023. But the new-for-2022 Motion Boom Plus is significantly improved, particularly in terms of sound quality. The only downside to the speaker is that it's fairly expensive but I was otherwise impressed.Īnker's original Soundcore Motion Boom speaker (see below) has been on this list for a while and is still a decent value at a little more than $100. Marshall says the Middleton uses True Stereophonic, "a unique form of multidirectional stereo sound" and I did think the soundstage was bigger than what you typically get from a speaker this size. You can pair two or more speakers to amplify the sound but you can't pair two speakers together to create a stereo pair. Its USB-C charging port also has a charge-out feature that allows you to use the speaker as a power bank and charge your devices. I also liked that it has equalizer controls on the speaker itself - I did bump the bass a bit - and is fully waterproof and dustproof with an IP67 rating.īattery life is rated at up to 20 hours at moderate volume levels and Marshall says it takes 4.5 hours to fully recharge the speaker. Any way you look at it, it sounds very good for its size and puts out a surprising amount of quality bass while offering good treble detail and natural-sounding mids (where vocals live). Weighing 4 pounds (1.8kg), it's bigger than Marshall's Emberton speaker and smaller and more portable than its Kilburn II speaker. But it also isn't so beefy that you get a workout carrying it around. The latest Boom 3 has newer and slicker features, sure, but even three years on since its debut, the tidy Boom 2 delivers a well-rounded performance at a decent price that's worth looking out for.Marshall's new-for-2023 Middleton speaker isn't exactly compact. Ultimate Ears has built on the success of its debut wireless speaker with added usability and improved performance, producing yet another winner with its Boom 2. ![]() The Boom, but better: that’s what it boils down to. ![]() Still, it will happily sprint along trouble-free at 80 per cent volume, which is still good for a party. We can vouch for it being louder than the original (not that it needed to be), though despite cramming in two larger drivers and passive radiators the Boom 2 still lets distortion creep in at the highest volume levels. State Of Mind, there’s tighter sync between the beat, piano loops and twinkly chimes. Mids and treble have more insight too and while it’s still lively rhythmically, its fancy footwork is that bit more surefooted. While it can’t chuck out the weight and power of the Megaboom, bass is better defined than on its predecessor. Underneath, the nimble strings have texture and rhythm and there’s more going on dynamically than you’d expect. That ease of delivery was a major pull of the original, but the successor moves things on with greater transparency. In Enya’s Caribbean Blue the ethereal waves of synths and layers of lush, cascading vocal harmonies ooze out of the Boom 2 effortlessly, with space and openness, never sounding strained or muddled.
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