Experts recommend Ultimate Ears Hyperboom more than Bose Portable Smart Speaker
As of 3 Jan 2025, experts prefer Ultimate Ears Hyperboom over Bose Portable Smart Speaker, but both Bluetooth Speakers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Ultimate Ears Hyperboom received 2 recommendations: from WIRED (21 Oct 2024) and Tom's Guide (12 Nov 2024). By contrast, Bose Portable Smart Speaker received only 1 recommendation from Popular Mechanics (2 Dec 2022).
| Rank | Change | Price | Bluetooth Speaker | TechHive | PCMag | SoundGuys | WIRED | Tom's Guide | Popular Mechanics | Rtings.com | TechRadar | What Hi-Fi | Digital Trends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | - | $350 | Ultimate Ears Hyperboom A beast of a speaker that is built for parties | - | - | - | 12 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 44 | N/A | $399 | Bose Portable Smart Speaker | - | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 2 Dec 2022
Popular Mechanics ranked Bose Portable Smart Speaker as #6 Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 10 Bose Portable Smart Speaker Best Bluetooth Smart Speaker... ... ... Source: www.popularmechanics.com - On 21 Oct 2024
WIRED ranked Ultimate Ears Hyperboom as #12 Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #12 out of 14 Ultimate Ears Hyperboom For Porta Parties... ... ... Source: www.wired.com - On 12 Nov 2024
Tom's Guide ranked Ultimate Ears Hyperboom as #7 Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #7 out of 11 Ultimate Ears Hyperboom The best Bluetooth speaker for parties... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com
After counting and adding up the 108 expert endorsements of the January rankings, Ultimate Ears Hyperboom outranks Bose Portable Smart Speaker. This is not to say that Bose Portable Smart Speaker is a bad option. Like Ultimate Ears Hyperboom, it is recommended by experts, but less.
| Rank | Change | Price | Bluetooth Speaker | TechHive | PCMag | SoundGuys | WIRED | Tom's Guide | Popular Mechanics | Rtings.com | TechRadar | What Hi-Fi | Digital Trends |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $167 | Sonos Roam 2 The Sonos Roam 2 is praised for its sound quality, durability, and versatility, but criticized for its battery life, connectivity issues, and high price point, especially for those not fully invested in the Sonos ecosystem. | - | - | - | 2 | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | 4 |
| 2 | - | $180 | JBL Charge 5 The JBL Charge 5 is highly praised for its improved sound quality, robust design, and long battery life, though it faces criticism for lacking an AUX port and having connectivity issues with the JBL app. | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | 6 | 1 | - |
| 3 | - | $100 | Beats Pill The Beats Pill (2024) is praised for its portability, impressive battery life, and robust design, but criticized for sound quality issues at high volumes, lack of EQ settings, and its price point considering the features offered. | - | 8 | 3 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 4 | - | $130 | JBL Flip 6 The JBL Flip 6 is a durable and powerful portable Bluetooth speaker with a long battery life, PartyBoost feature, and water and dust resistance. | - | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 8 |
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Expert reviews [14]
- with a score: 6
- without a score: 8
| Highest score by TechRadar | 80 |
| Average score based on 14 reviews | 77 |
| Lowest score by Tom's Guide | 70 |
Score distribution:
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- Spacious 360deg. Sound, Powerful Bass
- Built-in Voice Control
- Durable, Water-resistant Design
- Control With Voice, Touch, Or App
- Up To 12 Hours Battery Life Per Charge
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- Big loud pristine sound plus extreme bass ultimate ears Hyperboom is a portable Bluetooth speaker with supermassive beautifully rich sound with big booming bass
- Easy music sharing: Play music from four different devices and easily switch between them with just a press of a button connect via two Bluetooth inputs one auxiliary and one optical input
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