INTRODUCTION

   For the past 5 years or so I’ve been looking all over the market to track down the perfect portable wireless speaker (the holy grail of wireless speakers as i like to call it) with no luck really. Sure many models by some of the leading companies in the field have reached us some of which performed extremely well both in terms of audio quality and volume levels while others offered a plethora of interesting and innovative features including built-in MP3 players, battery packs (used to recharge other devices), voice recorders and even on-the-fly voice "changers" but in the end to my disappointment none offered both. Ultimate Ears has been around for quite some time and I’ve worked with them in the past but ever since they joined with Logitech for reasons unknown we drifted apart. Well I’m happy to say that this ends today since with us we have their best portable wireless speaker to date the BOOM.

   Ultimate Ears, a brand of Logitech, revolutionized the way artists perform music on stage with the creation of its custom fit professional earphones in 1995. Today, more touring artists use Ultimate Ears than any other brand, and UE makes critically acclaimed earphones and speakers that are redefining the way people experience the music they love. Ultimate Ears is the leading supplier of custom fitted earphones for professional musicians and an emerging provider of premium speakers and earphones for the consumer market. For more information, please visit www.ultimateears.com.

   At first glance the cylindrical BOOM 360 degree wireless speaker certainly has very little to offer in terms of design since it's apparent that Ultimate Ears designed it either with a bottle in mind or an energy drink (redbull anyone?). That however doesn't mean it looks bad, quite the opposite largely thanks to the fabric used (ultimate ears calls it acoustic skin), the plasma coating used to make it water resistant and the available colors. Did we say available colors? This is one of the things that distinguish the BOOM from every other wireless portable speaker in the market currently since Ultimate Ears sells it in not one but 21 different color combinations (check the last page for more on that). Specs-wise the BOOM comes ready with support for NFC (Near Field Communication), A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile) and HFP1.5 (Hands-Free Profile) and packs two full-range 1.5 inch drivers (frequency range of 90Hz-20Khz with 4 Ohm), two 2 inch passive radiators, dual noise-cancelling microphones and a lithium-ion rechargeable battery pack that gives it up to 15 hours of music playback.