Experts recommend JBL Charge 5 more than Ultimate Ears Hyperboom
As of 3 Jan 2025, experts prefer JBL Charge 5 over Ultimate Ears Hyperboom, but both Bluetooth Speakers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, JBL Charge 5 received 3 recommendations: from SoundGuys (28 Nov 2024), TechRadar (13 Dec 2024) and What Hi-Fi (2 Dec 2024). By contrast, Ultimate Ears Hyperboom received only 2 recommendations from WIRED (21 Oct 2024) and Tom's Guide (12 Nov 2024).
| Rank | Change | Price | Bluetooth Speaker | TechHive  | PCMag  | SoundGuys  | WIRED  | Tom's Guide  | Popular Mechanics  | Rtings.com  | TechRadar  | What Hi-Fi  | Digital Trends  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 25 | - | $350 |  Ultimate Ears Hyperboom A beast of a speaker that is built for parties | - | - | - | 12 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 28 Nov 2024 SoundGuys ranked JBL Charge 5 as #1
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment #1 out of 8 JBL Charge 5 Best Overall... ... ... Source: www.soundguys.com - On 13 Dec 2024 TechRadar ranked JBL Charge 5 as #6
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 11 JBL Charge 5 A Bluetooth speaker that also charges your phone... ... ... Source: www.techradar.com - On 2 Dec 2024 What Hi-Fi ranked JBL Charge 5 as #1
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment #1 out of 8 JBL Charge 5 An excellent all-round performer that packs a proper punch.... ... ... Source: www.whathifi.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, JBL Charge 5 outranks Ultimate Ears Hyperboom. This is not to say that Ultimate Ears Hyperboom is a bad option. Like JBL Charge 5, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, JBL Charge 5 outranks Ultimate Ears Hyperboom by 23 positions. This indicates that, as of 3 Jan 2025,
JBL Charge 5 is more critically acclaimed than Ultimate Ears Hyperboom.
| 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 [33]
Total expert reviews: 33
- with a score: 18
- without a score: 15
| Highest score by What Hi-Fi | 100 |
| Average score based on 33 reviews | 88 |
| Lowest score by Rtings.com | 63 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
From Seller:
- BOLD JBL ORIGINAL PRO SOUND - Take the power of JBL with you. The JBL Charge 5 has an optimized long excursion driver, a separate tweeter & dual bass radiators, all delivering impressively rich, clear audio. Get big room sound, even when outdoors.
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From Seller:
- 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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