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Experts recommend Ultimate Ears Hyperboom more than Sonos Move
As of 2 Sep 2023, experts prefer Ultimate Ears Hyperboom over Sonos Move, but both Bluetooth Speakers have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Ultimate Ears Hyperboom received 5 recommendations: from Tom's Guide (11 Aug 2023), WIRED (2 Jul 2023) TechRadar (10 Aug 2023) and 2 others. By contrast, Sonos Move received only 4 recommendations from TechRadar (10 Aug 2023), SoundGuys (30 Aug 2023) Digital Trends (5 Jul 2023) and 1 other.
| Rank | Change | Price | Bluetooth Speaker | Tom's Guide  | WIRED  | Popular Mechanics  | What Hi-Fi  | Rtings.com  | PCMag  | TechRadar  | SoundGuys  | Digital Trends  | TechHive  |
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| 4 | +1 | $450 |  Ultimate Ears Hyperboom The Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Bluetooth Speaker is a powerful and durable speaker that offers big, booming sound with extreme bass, has an IPX4 water resistance rating, and can be synced up with multiple Hyperboom, Boom, and Megaboom speakers for synchronized playback using the PartyUp feature. | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 13 | - |
| 5 | -4 | $381 |  Sonos Move The Sonos Move is a durable and versatile speaker with excellent sound quality, a long battery life, and easy connectivity to Wi-Fi and voice assistants, making it a great option for indoor and outdoor use. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 10 Aug 2023 TechRadar ranked Ultimate Ears Hyperboom as #8 and Sonos Move as #9
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #8 out of 9 Ultimate Ears Hyperboom The best Bluetooth speaker for huge sound indoors and out#9 out of 9 Sonos Move The best Bluetooth speaker for premium sound and (some) portabilitySource: www.techradar.com - On 30 Aug 2023 SoundGuys ranked Sonos Move as #2 and Ultimate Ears Hyperboom as #4
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 5 Sonos Move Best Smart Speaker... ... ... #4 out of 5 Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Best for Parties... ... ... Source: www.soundguys.com - On 5 Jul 2023 Digital Trends ranked Sonos Move as #3 and Ultimate Ears Hyperboom as #13
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 13 Sonos Move A multi-use Sonos speaker... ... ... #13 out of 13 Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Best for bassSource: www.digitaltrends.com - On 25 Aug 2023 TechHive ranked Sonos Move as #5
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #5 out of 12 Sonos Move Best outdoor Bluetooth smart speaker... ... ... Source: www.techhive.com - On 11 Aug 2023 Tom's Guide ranked Ultimate Ears Hyperboom as #12
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #12 out of 14 Ultimate Ears Hyperboom The best Bluetooth speaker for parties... ... ... Source: www.tomsguide.com - On 2 Jul 2023 WIRED ranked Ultimate Ears Hyperboom as #10
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #10 out of 19 Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Porta Party... ... ... Source: www.wired.com
After counting and adding up the 113 expert endorsements of the September rankings, Ultimate Ears Hyperboom outranks Sonos Move. This is not to say that Sonos Move is a bad option. Like Ultimate Ears Hyperboom, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Sonos Move 
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Customers like Sonos Move a bit more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Sonos Move, the cheaper option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Ultimate Ears Hyperboom.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling bluetooth speaker receives a consumer score of 9.1 (great). Both Sonos Move and Ultimate Ears Hyperboom receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Sonos Move |
In comparison:
9.6 Amazing
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| Ultimate Ears Hyperboom |
In comparison:
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom ranks #54 out of 187. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.5 Amazing
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| Median best-selling Bluetooth Speaker |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
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Sonos Move is more popular than Ultimate Ears Hyperboom
It's fairly safe to say that Sonos Move is a more popular bluetooth speaker than Ultimate Ears Hyperboom, based on its 6,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Sonos Move and Ultimate Ears Hyperboom | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ultimate Ears Hyperboom | $450 |
In comparison:
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom ranks #54 out of 187. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 9.5 Amazing
| 5 expert recommendations | |
 | Jbl Boombox 3 | $500 |
We don't yet have enough review information for Jbl Boombox 3 N/A
| 2 expert recommendations | |
 | Beats Pill Plus | $399 |
In comparison:
10.0
Amazing
| No expert recommendations | More Popular Better Reviews |
 | Sonos Era 300 | $558 |
We don't yet have enough review information for Sonos Era 300 N/A
| 3 expert recommendations | |
| Rank | Change | Price | Bluetooth Speaker | Tom's Guide | WIRED | Popular Mechanics | What Hi-Fi | Rtings.com | PCMag | TechRadar | SoundGuys | Digital Trends | TechHive |
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| 1 | +1 | $179 |  Sonos Roam The Sonos Roam is a highly versatile and durable portable speaker that delivers excellent sound quality, with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, voice assistant integration, and unique features such as Automatic TruePlay and wireless charging. | 10 | 4 | - | 13 | - | - | 1 | - | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | +1 | $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. | 8 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3 | 3 | 5 | - |
| 3 | +1 | $180 |  JBL Charge 5 The JBL Charge 5 is a durable and high-quality portable Bluetooth speaker with a well-balanced sound, long battery life, and PartyBoost feature, making it perfect for outdoor activities and gatherings. | 11 | - | - | 3 | - | - | 7 | 1 | - | 7 |
| 4 | +1 | $450 | Ultimate Ears Hyperboom The Ultimate Ears Hyperboom Bluetooth Speaker is a powerful and durable speaker that offers big, booming sound with extreme bass, has an IPX4 water resistance rating, and can be synced up with multiple Hyperboom, Boom, and Megaboom speakers for synchronized playback using the PartyUp feature. | 12 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 8 | 4 | 13
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Expert reviews [31]
- with a score: 22
- without a score: 9
| Highest score by The Guardian | 100 |
| Average score based on 31 reviews | 84 |
| Lowest score by Rtings.com | 77 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
- The durable, battery-powered smart speaker for outdoor and indoor listening
- Easy to use - Setup takes minutes, and control is simple with the Sonos app, Bluetooth, AirPlay 2, and your voice
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth - Stream over Wi-Fi and connect Move to the rest of your Sonos system at home. Switch to Bluetooth when you're away and offline
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- Big loud pristine sound + 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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Sonos Move is a very popular option at the top of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling bluetooth speakers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Harman Kardon Allure or UE Roll 2 .
Sonos Move is $265.15 more expensive than the average bluetooth speaker ($122.84).
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom is a popular and one of the most expensive options. It's in the top 3 bestselling bluetooth speakers and has dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Audio Pro Addon C10 MkII or LG XBoom XL7 .
Ultimate Ears Hyperboom is $327.15 more expensive than an average bluetooth speaker ($122.84).
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