Description
HYPERBOOM rocks a supermassive sound and extreme bass that takes your party into the stratosphere Its phenomenal dynamic range brings your tracks to life rendering every sound level in gorgeous detail The brainy adaptive EQ reads the room—or patio or rooftop—and automatically customizes the speaker’s sound until it’s utterly perfect for the space Two Bluetooth one auxiliary and one optical inputs let you and your friends connect four devices and easily switch between them so the music never has to stop! With a rechargeable up to 24 hour battery HYPERBOOM goes all night—and anywhere—from your living room dance-off to the Ragin’ roof party.
From the manufacturer
Brings The Party
Our biggest, loudest, bassiest speaker yet. Delivers truly epic sound with extreme bass, adaptive EQ, and 4 input channels for you to connect, switch and share music.
Party Up
Kick-start a party of ultimate proportions. Simply start the app to wirelessly connect HYPERBOOM to any BOOM, MEGABOOM, or other HYPERBOOM speakers.
USB Charge Out
HYPERBOOM even gives your phone a boost. Flip open the weather door, plug into the USB charge-out, and keep bangin’ while your phone’s powering up.
One Touch Music Control
Play/pause/skip tracks and stream playlists via app with Spotify on Android, Apple Music, Amazon Prime Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, Deezer Premium.
Strap In
With a pullout strap and up to 24 Hr battery life*, HYPERBOOM goes all night and anywhere.
*Actual battery life may vary.
Important information
Legal Disclaimer
This product contains a chemical known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information go to http://www.P65warnings.ca.gov
Casper –
It’s versatile!It’s portable AND it’s a soundbar?I’ve has this speaker since 2021 and I still love it. Personally, I’m a JBL fan boy but I’m glad I took a chance. This speaker has gone on many adventures and performs pretty decent outdoors. Don’t expect it to be jawdroppingly impressive by any means but it does well. It’s not as rugged as JBL’s boom boxes are so be mindful of how you treat it.I was ecstatic to find out it had an optical port for audio. I was going to buy a standalone soundbar but I unintentionally hit two birds with one stone. It does not come with an optical cable, so just a heads up. Watching movies and playing video games is awesome now.The sound is pretty impressive in normal indoor settings. And the bass this thing dishes out was a surprise. The bass was already good in my opinion, but being able to boost it through the EQ makes it ridiculous. I can’t imagine having more than one paired up. Which you can do.No complaints on battery life. It lasts long enough where you won’t have to worry about it.I’ve had no complaints as far as it’s sound profile. I listen to damn near everything. I’ve gone classical to lo-fi to hiphop to heavy rock to dubstep and electronic dance music. All of it sounds amazing on this speaker. It just sounds great. Period.
Milad S. –
Audiophile-class goodI tested several upper-range Bluetooth speakers (Denon Home 350, Marshall Woburn II, Sonos Move), and UE Hyperboom has stolen my heart. Hyperboom is a fantastic speaker. The dynamic compression of it at the max SPL is almost nonexistent. Even speakers with way higher price tags cannot beat Hyperboom’s soundstage. You can easily throw a party with one of them and boost the bass on the app. The Bluetooth connectivity when switching between devices, however, could be better. You must use the app (or the speaker’s physical button) to switch between input sources. It makes sense when you’re at a party and don’t want a random guy connecting to your speaker, but this is a bummer for personal use. The Bluetooth latency is really good, though. Anyway, I’d definitely recommend this speaker to a friend, and I’m working on myself to deal with its connectivity.
mmerulla –
Very GoodOverall this is an excellent product.You’re looking at this product because research tells you it’s the loudest. It may very well be, but set your expectations properly. It does not replace the room shaking volume you get from an old-fashioned amp with 2 big speakers. Just be aware that it’s only 20% louder than some much smaller options.The Hyperboom has a crazy battery capacity. It can play loud music far longer than I can listen to it. You can believe whatever it says – something like 24 hours. But that adds to the size and weight. Do we really need that much battery?Sound quality seems to be exceptional. Most of us are listening to crappy compressed audio off our iPhones, so do we really need care? If we really cared about audio quality, we’d be on CD’s or lossless or uncompressed audio. This device and most of our consumption is now about convenience over quality.This is a $450 purchase, so let’s be sure we’re honest with ourselves about why we’re buying it. You want a loud device that is convenient to use. For many people, the size and weight of this thing make it less convenient. You might be better off with a small Bose or JBL device that’s got 80% of the volume at 20% of the heft. The HyperBoom app is not really a game changer – it’s not Sonos. If anyone from UE reads this… invest in making your app really great, like Sonos did, and this speaker becomes a must-have. Mostly, I skip the app and just use basic bluetooth which makes this just another bluetooth speaker. It’s loud, great battery, and high quality… but you don’t want to carry this thing very far. It’s fine by the pool but it can’t rock my back yard like a wired system. It’s great in the house, but then the huge battery doesn’t really make sense.
Ophiacus –
Great Speaker!OverallThis is a great sounding speaker with long battery life. I considered sending it back because it’s not as loud as the JBL 310. HOWEVER, this speaker does way too many things right to disregard.Sound Quality -This is a great sounding speaker! The bass is deep and musical (it’s not “boomy” for the sake of being boomy). UE has done an amazing job tuning this speaker to get the most out of it’s enclosure. The gain stage is set so that you can play at full volume without clipping the amplifier (this is probably done to avoid damaging the speakers). The volume is more than adequate in most situations (indoors is GREAT, outdoors is really good though the bass takes a hit without having the benefit of being against a wall, to help the passive radiators). I also think you may not consider this speaker “loud” because it plays so cleanly at full volume. The EQ in the app is helpful but I find myself leaving it flat most of the time, this may be because the adaptive EQ is really effective. I have not tried the optical input yet. This speaker has a huge soundstage and easily fills a decent sized room – I think this can be attributed to having speakers on two sides – most speakers only utilize one face – this seems really effective.Bluetooth / Battery Life -The Battery life is GREAT. I play this speaker all week thru the day on a single charge (volume around 50%). The Bluetooth has awesome range as advertised, of course going thru walls cuts it down somewhat. It never loses connection. We have not tried the 2nd BT input.Form Factor -This is a decent sized speaker, though very portable and easy to move around (especially compared to the JBL 310 or the Sony XP500/700). The handle is a clever idea and works great. I think having a 2nd one paired in Party mode would be unbelievable – I will likely pick another one up when I get another $400 🙂 Idea – UE should create an 8″ bluetooth sub that has an optical output that could feed a stereo signal to the Hyperboom (a 2′ pole mount on both would be super cool).I had hoped to audition this speaker at the local big box retailer but of course their display wasn’t working, I’m very happy though and would purchase this speaker again. If anything changes (quits working, battery life falls off dramatically, etc.), I’ll post an update to this review.
Sherry Young –
Excellent soundThe product description emphasizing the heavy bass and ability to annoy the neighbors made me think that I might not be the target market for this product. My musical interests do not run to genres where extremely loud bass is key, like hip Hop or Electronica or club mixes for big parties. I do listen to genres where bass is appreciated (blues and rock) as well as some where over-emphasized bass might be a problem (like jazz and vocal heavy genres often characterized as Americana or Singer Songwriter). I am so glad I gave it a try!The bass is certainly prominent, but rich and warm, unlike the fake bass boosts on some other products. More importantly for my purposes, it has beautiful, clear, well defined mids and highs. It can be very loud with minimal distortion, and still sounds great at both more normal and even low volumes.The other feature that was a pleasant surprise was the Adaptive EQ. I assumed it would just be a gimmick. I don’t know how it works, but it maintains a very consistent sound in radically different environments, from a small contained room, to a greatroom open to a loft, and even outdoors on the deck. Another good feature is the fact that there is no change in sound quality and volume between powered and battery modes.The soundstage is amazing for a single speaker. I can’t imagine why you would need more volume than this speaker produces. In terms of sound quality, I think it easily beats out the Bose Soundplay 30. I would give a slight edge to my Audio Engine HD6’s, but that is to be expected from more expensive, powered, dual speakers. The Hyperboom may even handle bass better, and of course it is portable.Other good points – it has good bluetooth range, and has never dropped or crackled. The battery life is excellent.The app was easy to use, and set up was seamless. I did not try to connect additional speakers, so cannot speak to that function. The EQ function was a nice touch. The ability to pre-load a couple of play lists was interesting, though more would be better, and since you have to have your phone there anyway I am not sure how much it adds. But compared to the abysmal apps shipped with other products, it was a nice change of pace.The negatives – these don’t matter to me but they might to you. It is pretty heavy (maybe just awkward because of size/shape and crappy rubber handle). Plenty portable, but I wouldn’t take it on a hike or public transportation. I am not sure how water resistant it really is. There is a hole on top for the Adaptive EQ (where the ads show drinks being spilled, etc.), and it only arguably splash proof when being battery operated. Attaching power or other components requires removing the rubber cover on the electronic inputs. That cover is also a little fussy to get properly reattached.Overall, this is an excellent speaker and well worth the price.
Zach –
Great Speaker Randomly Runs out of BatteryThe battery % shown on app is not accurate and oftentimes if the speaker isn’t plugged in it dies really quick but as a whole it’s got excellent sound quality for Music, TV, Movies and Video Games, I use it with my current sound system as an additional speaker/subwoofer. Bluetooth connection is also very solid and the BOOM app could use a little work but haven’t run into any major problems. Overall I gave it 5 stars because I’d prob give it like a 4.6 only because the battery life is very confusing other than that, it’s best in class for all $400-600 speakers imo
PJ –
The best Bluetooth speaker i’ve ever hadCrystal clear sound, loud enough to fill my entire house or the backyard without losing audio quality, honestly i never thought it would be that good, exceeded my expectations by far. Highly recommend.
ielarran –
Small but mightyIt’s so powerful and produces great sound.
RandyLue –
GREAT Sound, Battery Portable, Plus, a way to make it work with Amazon’s Alexa Multi-Room SpeakersThe short story is I’ve tried scores of battery powered speakers over the years. I was always disappointed for or more reasons. What’s important to me is #1, the quality of the sound. #2, the battery life, #3 that I can connect it to my Alexa Multi-Room music groups.#1-The sound, it’s fabulous, and you will find plenty of other reviews that agree. BTW, to me, it’s not how good a speaker sounds when it’s blasting. This speaker will blast for sure, but so do many others. For me, you judge a great speaker by the quality of the sound when the volume is very low. My Bose speakers have always smoked the others at low volumes. At high volumes, however, Bose loses quality. This speaker is equal to, maybe even better than my Bose speakers at very low volumes.#2-The battery life is reported to be 12-hours. I can’t verify that, but it definitely lasts a very long time, longer than I’ve ever needed it.#3-Alex Multi-Room Music is the clincher for me on this speaker. While there are zillions of speakers with Alexa built in, none of them will work in Alexa’s Multi-Room environment. Only Alexa speaker can be included in a group. This speaker has a very unique work-around. It has a powered USB port. The manufacture put it there so someone could attach their phone and keep it charging. That said, this little powered port can also power an Amazon Echo Dot! This means you can attach a dot (I used Velcro to mount the Dot on the top of the speaker) and the speaker’s USB port will power it. Guess what? Dot’s can be added to Amazon’s Alexa Multi-Room Speaker Groups.Again, I’ve been searching for an all-in-one solution like this speaker and I’m guessing I’m not alone. Enjoy!!
MS –
Finally a portable speaker with good bass and mostly balanced, open sound!For background, I’ve been a picky audio enthusiast for 30 years and have several large component systems (large high performance speakers and subwoofers, AV processors, separate amplifiers, etc.) and use lossless content for music (FLAC rips from personal CD collection and Tidal FLAC streaming).Because of the above, my audio quality bar is pretty high, but there are times I want to bring music on the road (trips, camping, beach, etc.). The challenge has been finding a portable speaker that provides a satisfying-enough musical experience. I was given a Bose Revolve+ as a gift from my employer and also own the LG PK7. Both of these are “OK” for small portable speakers, but their small size limits bass capabilities (it’s just physics).So, recently I decided to try some of the larger portable speakers. First, I tried the JBL Boombox 2. I returned it. To my ears, the bass was overdone and thuddy, drowning out the mids and highs. Also, the sound was very directional, meaning that my ears had to be directly in line with the speaker (vertically and horizontally) to get some presence of mids and highs.Enter the Hyperboom…IMO, the Hyperboom sounds pretty darn balanced, with good bass and open and detailed mids and highs. It sounds more like a pair of decent bookshelf speakers pushed together. The location of the drivers also provides good dispersion, helping to provide the open and detailed sound. We have a Gen 1 Sonos Play5 in the kitchen, and I think the Hyperboom sounds better. I’m pretty impressed and believe it will be a keeper. I’ve tested it in several locations, inside and outside, and it sounds good pretty much everywhere (perhaps the Adaptive EQ is helping), but I will say that the overall sound signature does have some bass emphasis, especially if the speaker is placed on the floor/ground or near walls. So, the sound is not perfectly balanced to my ears, but it is not distractingly unbalanced, like I found the JBL Boombox 2 to be, with its overdone bass. Heck, I expect that many folks would prefer the JBL because of its bass, so YMMV.Also, the Hyperboom sounds balanced as the volume is pushed to near max. The loudest I’ve had it is a click or 2 down from max, and it is plenty loud and satisfying for me at that level. Of course, it is a moderately sized portable speaker, so it’s not going to have the output and dynamics of a “real” full scale system – that is just not possible.The caveat…UE could have hit a homerun if they had included the aptX and AAC bluetooth codecs, rather than just SBC. The Hyperboom is resolving enough to benefit form higher quality source streams. However, the inclusion of an optical input does provide options. For example, one could connect a battery powered Bluetooth receiver with aptX/AAC and optical output (like I did with the Monoprice unit in the attached pic), or even connect a Chromecast Audio via optical, which would not be portable, but would eliminate Bluetooth compression altogether.If UE made a Hyperboom with aptX/AAC bluetooth and wifi connectivity for $400, they would hit a grand slam, IMO.