Experts recommend Ultimate Ears Hyperboom more than Ultimate Ears Epicboom
As of 3 Jan 2025, experts prefer Ultimate Ears Hyperboom over Ultimate Ears Epicboom, 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, Ultimate Ears Epicboom received only 1 recommendation from Rtings.com (18 Dec 2024).
| 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 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 31 | N/A | $255 |  Ultimate Ears Epicboom The Ultimate Ears Epicboom is a highly praised Bluetooth speaker that offers impressive sound quality, durability, and portability, making it suitable for various listening needs. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | - | - |
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Endorsement summary:
- On 18 Dec 2024 Rtings.com ranked Ultimate Ears Epicboom as #2
Rank Bluetooth Speaker Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 7 Ultimate Ears Epicboom Best Upper Mid-Range Bluetooth Speaker... ... ... Source: www.rtings.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 Ultimate Ears Epicboom. This is not to say that Ultimate Ears Epicboom is a bad option. Like Ultimate Ears Hyperboom, it is recommended by experts, but less.
As can be seen below, Ultimate Ears Hyperboom is mentioned by key experts in Jan 2025, while Ultimate Ears Epicboom is not.
| 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]
Total expert reviews: 14
- with a score: 8
- without a score: 6
| Highest score by What Hi-Fi | 80 |
| Average score based on 14 reviews | 76 |
| Lowest score by The Verge |
60 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
From Seller:
- 360-Degree Booming Bass and Adaptive EQ: A loud Bluetooth speaker with a woofer that delivers 94 db of big, bassy stereo and deep sounds; tap Outdoor Boost for great sound outdoors.
- Customizable EQ: Customize your EQ, or choose from presets like Deep Relaxation Mode, Podcast Mode or Gaming Mode—all from the BOOM app
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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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