Once you’ve reviewed a few portable Bluetooth speakers, it’s a little difficult to get excited about another launch as they all do pretty much the same thing. Most of them sound good, too. However, today’s announcement by Logitech today of the new Ultimate Ears EVERBOOM is genuinely exciting.
The new EVERBOOM speaker can play audio from almost any Bluetooth-compatible source, whether that’s a smartphone, laptop or tablet. There isn't an AUX input for analog sources, but that might not bother too many people. The sound is incredibly clear and loud for such a compact speaker.With its oval design similar to Ultimate Ear’s award-winning EPICBOOM, this new speaker creates a louder sound despite being more portable.
The EVERBOOM is rated as IP67 making it waterproof, dustproof and it will even float on water. The supplied carabiner can be used to attach the speaker to a bag, gear, rucksack or even a tentpole or guy rope. The Bluetooth range goes up to 55 meters and the EVERBOOM can play for up to 20 hours on a single charge of the internal battery.For use outside there is a function called Outdoor Boost. Pressing this button pumps up the sound and delivers an even bigger bass and pronounced treble.
The new BOOM 4 and MEGABOOM 4 models also have enhanced bass radiators that can produce a bigger bass. Those two speakers are made with more recycled materials and the WONDERBOOM 4 also has a special podcast mode for listening to talks and audiobooks.Ultimate Ears also announced the launch today of something called Megaphone. This is a new feature added to the Ultimate Ears BOOM app. It can turn a smartphone and an Ultimate Ears speaker into a megaphone.