Отзывы о Портативная акустика Ultimate Ears Boom 3

I use my iPad a lot for video, and like many, I'm perplexed at both the weakness of the internal speakers and the poor design (sound travels away from you).
A bluetooth speaker like this, with the added benefit of mobile music, seemed like the solution.

I'm not one for big brand names like the Dre Beats Pill (fashion over functionality) or luxury makes that charge an arm and a leg for marginally improved sound quality.
I also don't like the budget makes that fall apart too easily.

This little Boombox nestles itself in between the cheap and the premium ends of the market.
Although this model is lesser known in comparison to its competitors (Bose Sounddock, the Jambox and the Pill), I believe performance and design-wise it more than holds its own against them.
I had heard good things about it but not seeing it or hearing it before purchasing was a bit of a gamble.
If you find yourself having the same doubts - I assure you this is THE speaker to buy!
I instantly fell in love with it. It's my gadget of the year without a doubt!
From what I can pick up from reviews of similar priced speakers, it is one of the best speakers in its class and also a great balance between price and quality.

Size-wise, it is the perfect complement to the current generation of smartphones. It's similar in dimensions to the iPhone 5. Its height is less than your thumb, so this thing is very compact! It's reasonably lightweight too. It's an ideal travelling companion even if you're travelling without any checked luggage.

What's the obvious, common problem with compact speakers? Poor, treble-heavy sound reproduction. Not with this! It has a very bassy output - far better than you'd expect. If bass isn't your thing, just play around with your equaliser settings on your phone. But prepare for your preconceptions regarding its sound output to be blown away!
As for videos from the iPad - there's a HUGE improvement over the in-built speaker. If you like YouTube or catch-up tv apps, this will make a big difference for you.
The volume output is considerable. In quiet environments it can fill a room with sound (but not loud enough to drown out speech). I generally turn it down a couple of notches from maximum to avoid distortion, but that is also reasonably dependent on the quality of the audio.

Connecting is easy - there's a button to press and the device becomes visible to bluetooth users. One minor gripe is that I use this with both an iPad and an iPhone, and it tends to only connect automatically to the last device it was used with - so if you've only got one of those devices on you and in range, if it wasn't the last one used with the speaker, you may have to dig around in the settings to get connected.
Bluetooth is a good option because most devices capable of streaming audio content will do it via bluetooth. You can also connect with a 3.5mm to 3.5mm cable if your device doesn't support bluetooth.
The only other buttons this has is volume up/down (which can also be controlled by your phone) and on/off.

The speaker feels very solid but has a rubberised texture so also feels tough and durable. It seems more designed for the inadvertent knock/fall than most of today's gizmos.

It has an in-built mic so great for group conference calls etc. It is considerably louder than the in-built speakerphone.

It charges by the common micro-USB cable. You get not only the USB cable but also a plug charger which can charge other USB powered devices too.
Battery life is great - I believe their claim of 10 hours. What I'd like to test/know is how much the battery drains when on but idle, as I like to doze off to music and leave it on overnight. It seems to only draw relatively negligible power when not playing back, but I'm not certain. When the battery is running low, you may hear a brief, grating sound. That'll be your first indication that the battery is running low, and it'll repeat intermittently until it dies or gets charged. Unfortunately the battery is non user-replaceable and getting Logitech or someone else to service it will probably be prohibitively expensive.

On the strength of this, I treated myself to the larger, more powerful and more expensive Logitech UE Boombox (same range as this, portable but not 'mobile'). Because of the portability, the mobile boombox still gets far more use.

In the 6 or so months I've owned it, 3 other people have bought themselves one of these after seeing mine in action.
The only choice you have to make is which colour to get!

**UPDATE**
This model has been slightly revised now. The new one can be paired (two speakers for louder music and stereo sound). There's also an app that lets you view battery levels and pair speakers. There are also premium speakers called UE Boom in the range (RRP

I am not very technically savvy, so I admit I am an avid review reader and I read reviews from all over the Internet when I want something, and I take the advise of these reviews when making my purchases. I will happily search for days (Ii know, have nothing better to do) and then at least when I want to purchase something, I feel I have come to an informed decision and am buying the best product available for my requirements.
On this particular occasion I needed a travel speaker to take on holiday to use with my iPhone and iPad, and I really wanted it to be Bluetooth. I also needed one which could be used occasionally with my Husbands Creative MP3 Player via an 3.5mm jack cable. This one not only suited my needs but in my opinion for what I was looking for it came out top on most of the reviews I had read.
I was thrilled with it from the moment it arrived, by the way, it is beautifully packaged so would make an ideal gift. I know that it isn't as cheap as some, but The cheaper ones aren't in the same class as this. It certainly doesn't look cheap, in fact it looks expensive. Both the packaging and the speaker itself are certainly a delight to the eye. It looks very modern and even though I chose the plainer white and and light grey option it is still very stylish and I have no regrets in my choice of colour.
I love the touch of it too, it isn't too stupidly tiny, but rests nicely in the hand (not tiny inside a clenched hand) to carry because of the shape and the curved edges. I also love the feel of the soft rubber sides which means it won't slip out of your hand easily.
As for the ears, It actually sounds better than I was expecting comparing it with other travel speakers I have heard.
I know from my research, that it will play for hours without charging, but I can't comment on this because I didn't have to put this to the test as I was able to keep it plugged in where I was using it.
It did however swap over easily from use with my iPad and iPhone via Bluetooth as claimed. I Just turned it on in the mornings on the dressing table with my iPad to catch up with my Soaps on iPlayer, and later in the day had it in the lounge with my iPhone playing some tunes, whilst watching the boats come and go in the harbour whilst enjoying a glass of wine. Not much better than that in my opinion.
This is my first travel speaker, but I have heard plenty and I would highly recommend this one and certainly wouldn't want to be without it now that I have it. It did exactly what I wanted it to do and was a great addition to our holiday enjoyment.
Only one small disappointment and I only me this to make this a totally fair and frank review.
I think it could do with a longer charging cable, I know it's designed to be used for Travel so mostly people will charge it up and go. However with the cable being so short, if you want to use it plugged in, as I did, you would have a problem if the electric outlet socket is down by the skirting board. The cable is so short about 6-8 inches (I've packed it away for my next holiday so can't confirm exact measurement) that the speaker wouldn't reach up onto any table or cupboard, except for perhaps a low coffee table. Even with a higher wall socket you would still have to leave the unit very near the wall, or carry and extension lead about with you, thus ruining the fact this is a Travel item. They probably didn't want to give it a large cable because that means more to pack when travelling, however a little more length would have been better. Just note that if you do want to often play the devise with it plugged in your options of placement may well be limited without the use of an extension lead.
Having mentioned this one small negative point, please don't let this put you off buying this fabulous little Travel Speaker though, I would definitely buy it again and highly recommend it to my friends.

Owned this item for a month now for indoors use mainly but next time I travel I will definitely take it. I wanted a small and reasonably powerful bluetooth speaker that looks stylish and sounds decent, well it looks great to me! it has a small footprint with a satisfying weighty feel to it, I really like the thick rubber wrap around with flush volume buttons and quality steel mesh back and front. This speaker ticks all the boxes for aesthetic styling and quality build. It comes in its box with a wall power adapter and usb cable which is very short approx 2ft.

I bought the black version and after removing it from the smart crystal plastic case I did find that the rubber casing was grey, dry and dusty to touch, I am a fussy bugger and did not like this so simply took a small blob of vaseline and rubbed it all over the rubber case until it was restored to a nice deep black.

My devices; Galaxy S4, iPad Mini, iPhone 4, Sony Vaio Laptop, all connected via bluetooth with no issues and sounded good, it seems that some devices have more powerful bluetooth capabilities than others as my laptop sounded a lot louder on this speaker than the tablet or smartphones did. The 10 hr battery life claim is fairly accurate as it played from my S4 all day indoors 9hrs+.
So how loud is it.....well it is loud enough to make you grin with surprise! but as already mentioned it's no party animal except perhaps in a small and quiet environment like an apartment or bedroom, I can see it struggling in a park or similar with ambient noise like traffic or similar. I use mine in a quiet apartment and it is easily loud enough to bother the neighbours.

I recently sold another highly impressive bluetooth speaker that was fantastic in every way except size, it was the creative D100, it was a little too big to easily carry in a bag but wow what a sound! and it runs all day on 4 x AA battery's to boot. If you can deal with a speaker that is around 3 x longer and twice the height of this little UE Mini Boombox then go for a Creative D100, they sound amazing and last all day on AA battery's plus the range is really long, tested mine to 30 metres.....seriously!

As for the handsfree function well I tested it and found it was useable in a quiet environment but had to concentrate on the callers voice a little too much for comfort as the volume was not great, not a function that I will use much, if at all.

All in all, it is impressive, it is very good looking and sounds pretty darn good for something of this size, the handsfree function could be of use to some people, the 3.5mm jack in the back is useful and the size of it makes it highly transportable but just a little overpriced in my opinion.

I decided to look for a Bluetooth speaker after my teenage daughter managed to get her iPhone wet listening to her music in the bathroom. I travel a lot and went to an electrical store in the airport to look for a portable speaker. I tried several in the store and ended up getting this one after listening to them all. This was by far the cheapest which was obviously a factor when it came to me purchasing it, but at the same time I was very impressed with the sound, both quality and volume. I am not an expert on sound quality, but the Boombox sounded every bit as good as some of the speakers twice it's price.

The product is small, about 4 inches long, 2 high and 2.5 deep. It has a hard rubber case and is very tactile, it feels like a quality item. It has a nice weight to it and when it is placed on a flat surface it is definitely anti-slip and stays where you put it. It comes with a small transformer to charge the battery. The transformer has a USB socket into which the charging lead plugs. One criticism is the length of the lead which is only 2 feet long, as most sockets are near the floor it will not reach a table top or windowsill. The instruction manual is pretty poor, and you need a magnifying glass to read it once you have found the English pages! This however is not a problem as the Boombox is very intuitive to use. I just charged it and connected it to the iPhone with ease.

So, what is it like as a speaker? I love it, it is clear, loud and the battery lasts a long time. The Bluetooth connection is fine, I use it from a distance of around 20 feet with walls and a door in the way. The signal is occasionally interrupted when I step between the unit and the phone set up in this way. The unit is very easy to use and connection is very simple. I have actually started to listen to music whilst soaking in the tub too! I like music to be loud and the speaker delivers on that front also. I have not tried the microphone as I cannot see why you would use it as a speaker phone when most phones already have that facility.

This is a great bit of kit. I was convinced by the sound of it when I heard several similar products in the store. I am very glad that I decided to get one. Good quality sound, good quality build and the only small criticisms I have are the length of the charging lead and the poor instruction manual. My daughter loves it too!

I researched a LOT of product before finally buying this. I love it - the sound it produces and the amount of time it goes on for without needing a charge is amazing!! I use it primarily to play music that's on the phone during a poker game etc - so don't really crank it up really high, though you could and it doesn't distort except at the highest volume levels. I have found that it does seem to give more sound when kept just in front of a wall or solid object, but not actually touching it.

There are numerous products it has been compared against, but one thing I must say is that it is not as good as the bose soundlink mini. One of my friends has the bose and we played a variety of music from both these and the bose almost always sounded better - especially on the heavy metal stuff and when you need more bass!

Having said that, for less than half the price of the bose, its brilliant!! Also the newer model of this allows you to buy two of these and pair them to get true stereo... and together i'd imagine that they will produce louder sound and possibly even better quality than the bose...

For those of you considering which option is better, i'd recommend that you listen to both of these in different environments...and different music... personally I found the UE provided almost better sound in a completely quiet enclosed room playing soul as well slow RNB... however if you put it in a fairly open area with a crowd and background noise, then it doesn't seem to be as good... also the Bose against a wall is much better than the UE against a wall...

Brilliant.

Some background:

Firstly, there are many issue with bluetooth speakers. The large premium products are over-priced - you would achieve better sound with conventional components. The very small ones sound tinny. Cheap off-label products usually have poor build or poor battery. Many reputable manufacturers price up their products to take advantage of a trendy market segment.

Secondly, sound quality and comments are subjective. To give you an idea of my frame of reference, these are my currently commonly used products: Hifiman HE-400 headphones, Grado 325 headphones, Monster Turbine Pro Gold earphones, KEF LS50 for near-field (bedroom) speakers, Mordant Short 1.6m floorstanders and BK Electronics Monolith subwoofer.

So onwards to comments:
1. Sound quality at price is excellent. Truly excellent. I remain surprised what this small box can achieve. Put it on the coffee table next to you, and have a very pleasant listening experience.
2. The excellent sound quality!
3. The excellent sound quality! - ** i really cannot emphasise this enough **
4. Good build quality and good battery life
5. Looks great - I like the blue & white!
6. Speakerphone function to use for hands-free calls - its there, I can't comment as I never use this.

Buy one. Even if you don't think you need one - just try it.

I have the Logitech UE Mini Boombox for over a year now. I got to say, it has been great!

The portability of this device is amazing considering how small this thing is! I had many trips and vacations where I would bring this little guy along. The music fills the room with good enough bass and clarity. Much better than what would come out of my phone or laptop.

One of my best experience with this speaker is taking it on a vacation in Thailand. I am able to blast this speaker in my villa and outdoor pool area. Enjoying my own tunes while having a swim.

At home, I have it on constantly as well. And after I get home, I can just turn on my bluetooth in my phone, and it will automatically connect to the mini boombox and just plays my music. Excellent!

We took it to the beach, it works really well. I like the material of the surface, which make the buttons work really well with sandy and wet hands. It is easy to clean too, we tried that after a day of usage while we had barbecue. The battery life is a highlight, it last for the whole barbecue for like 5 hours. The sound is great given the size of it, i hope the bass will be more full. The connection is very stable in general, just a few drops when we had our iphone move around when we taking video with the kids, perhaps we went too far. So i hope it could cover a greater distance so we dont need to dedicate a phone sit next to it for the music. But i think it is the trade off of the size and battery life as well. I would recommend this to everyone who want a speaker for outing.

This is a good sounding speaker, and at the price I paid not bad value.

However, the overall experience was a little dented by:

1) Naming - when checking up online for reviews for these speakers, it rapidly dawns on you that Logitech makes a variety of identical looking speakers with very similar names, but different performance. Mobile Boom, Mobile Boombox, Mini Boom etc. In fact, when I ordered this I initially thought it was the Mini Boom, which has better reviews (but in fact costs around double). Why they can't clearly differentiate these very similar models is beyond me.

2) Packaging - the box it comes in is a perspex case with tight cardboard inserts on the inside and out. Removing the speaker and accessories took me nearly 10 minutes with a variety of tools to pluck and grab at the form fitting carboard. Doesn't the concept of customer usability exist in the packaging design department over there?

Word of warning about the Amazon sellers - I bought it at a very keen price from Big Deal 4U (fulfilled by Amazon) - the unit I received was a Mexican import, with Spanish instructions and no UK charger plug. I have not marked down the star rating for the item because of that (it's still a good speaker), but if you want a genuine UK one check with the seller first or buy direct from Amazon rather than by seller fulfillment.

I haven't used the speaker that much so i can't give it a full review but I must admit I was slightly disappointed with the max. volume. Don't get me wrong for round the house or even a small BBQ or something this would be fine but I wanted to use for before rugby games. Reading other reviews I had imagined a room filling noise that would easily drown out the general chit chat of the players as they got ready this was not the case. If you want loud then think twice but if you want a small speaker that plays loudish music then this should work.

I realise my review is a bit out of kilter from the glowing ones on here but I've worked with sound most of my life and I find this device very ordinary on sound quality and seriously underpowed for volume. I got mine "free" via credit card points but even then I feel cheated. A couple of easyJet boombox speakers bought at a quarter of the price each, when paired for stereo completely outperformed this Logitech box and together weighed about half as much.
I'm not saying it is bad, I am saying it is very ordinary. The perceived frequency response is lacking at both ends, the volume is just about ok for casual listening in the average size living room.
Bluetooth connects well. The two speakers inside are so close and with no angled "throw" left and right that any stereo perception is minimal. Any attempt at its restricted high volume leads to distortion. The volume press up and down is on the top.
Drive it carefully and it's acceptable if you're close enough to it.
Mine arrived in a weighty see-through perspex box that has no practical function - the box was ridiculously perched sideways in it, dreadful waste of material and it went into the bin. Why not provide a padded drawstring bag for travel use? It also had a 2-pin continental-style mains plug but decent adaptors are cheap.
The size is about 6 inches long, 3 1/2 inches high and deep.
So sorry to go against many glowing reviews but believe me you can do so much better for your hard-earned cash. For twenty quid it'd be ok. Search for better, you owe your ears more pleasure than this! Steve Riches, Northampton, UK.

If it works, it gives great sound. But why does it have a short battery life? and why do I have to link it to my PC every other day? Why does it, if it does link itself to the PC automatically give bad sound, forcing me to link it all over again? Very disappointed by this product.

This little box has very good sound for its size, but I think your satisfaction with the quality depends entirely on your expectations. It is, of course, no match for a pair of full-sized hi-fi speakers, but it's more than adequate for listening to music and podcasts around the house. I have been doing some DIY over the bank holiday, and this boombox has been my constant companion for the duration.

It easily fills a room, the treble is clear, and the bass is perfectly satisfactory for such a tiny unit.

The key feature of this speaker over other similar ones is that it charges fine from a standard micro USB cable. That means it can be charged from any laptop and most phone chargers. Most others I have tried use a proprietary charger. Doesn't sound like a big deal until you run out of power and don't have the charger with you.

I bought this just to link to my iPad in the kitchen, but have found it has so many uses. It has great sound and the charger is easy to put in any sub charging socket. The speaker really does need the little plastic holder otherwise it can move itself off of the surface. Great sound from front and back of the speaker. Pop it in a bag, carry it camping, to the gym, anywhere really. Easy to link. Love it.

This product has a BIG fault - when streaming audio to it watching movies, there's a slight delay causing the audio to be out of synch with the video.

As I bought this to watch movies that's unacceptable. Tried from 4 different devices with the same issue.

Otherwise super tiny, okish sound and good build quality. Too bad it's too slow.

Perfect balance between excellent sound quality/size& portability/price/playing time on a full charge.

Really good value.

I have found this to be "muddy" overall. Sorry for the average review but the whole separation just isn't there. Probably sound great playing 'garage etc' but mostly not.

So far this is the best portable/Bluetooth speaker I have ever owned. in my line of work I need to do presentations and I need to connect my computer to a better sound speaker. I ended up buying 4 different models and this is the one I take with me everywhere.

I started with the Xmini 2nd generation. However it was not powerful enough for bigger rooms. Also the cable that comes with it stated giving some problems after some usage.
X-Mi X Mini II 2nd Generation Capsule iPhone / iPad / iPod / MP3 / Laptop Speaker - Black

Then I bought this one. It's also a nice product but the Logitech is much better in sound quality (however the Kitsound usually has a better price. I ended up having to replace this one. Anytime I needed to show a movie the sound was really not good.
Kitsound Boombar Portable Rechargeable Stereo Bluetooth Sound System Compatible with iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Andriod Smartphone, Tablet or Bluetooth MP3 - Black

In between I bought the Jambox, but I found it very expensive and really not that different from the Kitsound, so I sent it back to Amazon.
Jawbone Jambox Wave Bluetooth Speaker - Black

Finally I tried the Logitech and I'm really impressed. Small in size, good battery life and it really carries a punch. You can use it to present something in a large room and it really delivers.

Currently also a good option considering the price (55 Pounds).

I'm not an audiophile but this is really nice to listen to, even though it's about the size of… I don't know. A burger?
I use it with my laptop and phone interchangeably, and it just works. There is a slight delay with the bluetooth, so when I use it to watch movies I just plug it in with the audio jack. Easy as π.

I haven't used any bluetooth speakers before, so I was very cautious before the purchase. Have been using this speaker for several weeks now, and I have to say this is very nice speaker and very easy to use. Pairing is very easy, especially with the iPhone. To pair it with mac or pc, you need to press the bluetooth button for a longer period of time. I can now use it to listen music when I take shower and leave my phone in another room, which is very nice and protect my phone as well. The sound quality is very good, not very good for treble, but it's perfectly ok for causal use. Highly recommended!

Got the delivery in stated time, great. It's a chrissi prezzie so won't know until Christmas if it's any Good!

The sound quality is amazing from UE mobile boombox and it holds the charger well as stated.

Connecting to the speaker is hassle free and seamless. Also I can confirm that it can connect multiple devices.

The sound using built in microphone is clear. So it is great for using for skype/viber conversations. It comes with UK usb wall charger with micro-usb cable. But doesn't include the audio cable. Packaging is neat without any extra boxes.

It takes max about 2 hr to completely charge for full use. I Would definitely recommend this product to others.

This speaker was brought for me by my old man last Christmas, he's a real tech-geek and did a lot of research before settling on this Bluetooth speaker. The volume and range are equally impressive - getting to around 20m+ before the signal drops (less if thick walls or other devices block the signal's path).

In fact, it was so good that it made my girlfriend quite jealous. It was her birthday recently so I purchased the exact same product from Amazon. If I had one complaint (the reason I gave 4/5 and not 5/5) it's that it has something of a habit of picking up dust + the low battery warning could be less annoying and more clear. The strange noise it makes when the battery is low made it sound as if it was breaking!

But no, all in all, great device and highly recommend. Much better than similarly priced brand favourites.

love this speaker, robust, simple to use, and sounds good.
I got one at half price on Amazon the only slight issue is that it was delivered only with US and European two pronged charger plug, however the lead has a usb connector and can be plugged into any usb plug (i have lots in a drawer!) also i travel a lot so the two pronged plug will be useful too., and the instructions are in Spanish. I think half price because its for the Mexican market however this has no effect on the quality.
however getting it at half price is a bargain for this excellent product.

buy it now, you won't be disappointed