The Wonderboom 3 is incredibly easy to use from the second you get it out of the box. Not only is it waterproof and can survive dust, sand and being dunked in water, but it will also float just like previous Wonderbooms. Other elements of the design are oh-so-familiar: there’s the stretchy rubber loop for hanging the speaker and the IP67 rating means the speaker is ultra-durable. The required micro USB cable is helpfully provided in the box, though.ĭimensions (hwd) 10.4cm x 9.53cm x 9.53cmįeatures 360-degree sound, Waterproof, Dustproof, Fast Pair, Double Up, Outdoor Boost Where brands such as JBL, Tribit, Sony and more have long migrated to using USB-C, we’re puzzled as to why Ultimate Ears didn’t take this chance to update the connection on the newer model. The fact that the Wonderboom 3 still uses a micro USB charging connection, however, feels very outdated in 2023. The nod towards sustainability is always good to see, and it’s to UE’s credit that the speaker’s build quality is still of a high standard. plastic sourced from end-of-life electronics). The Wonderboom 3 uses “a minimum of” 31% post-consumer recycled plastic (i.e. Where Ultimate Ears has made a big fuss with this new speaker is the use of more environmentally friendly materials. Our review sample is a bright pink, but there are also blue, black and grey finishes. The bright colours with contrasting buttons are also appealing in a sea of all-black products. It’s small and light, you can carry it with you into the garden or to the beach, pack it in a backpack, and place it on any surface in the home. Swapping between these presets didn’t have a huge effect on the audio output, although you can create your own custom equalizer settings with the adjustable tuner – simply move the sliders up and down on the bass, mid, and treble tuners until you find a sound you’re happy with.The Wonderboom design formula – colourful, buoyant, portable – is one of the best of its kind, so the 3’s unchanged design is no bad thing at all. If you are unhappy with the default equalizer settings, you can amend them in the dedicated app - it comes with four different presets ‘The Standard’, ‘Cramped Spaces’, ‘Voices’, and ‘Bass Jump’. Treble frequencies had the same problem, with a generally lack of clarity in the top notes - we tried out guitar heavy tracks like Belle and Sebastian’s ‘Your Cover’s Blown’ and we felt that the highest frequencies could have benefitted from a sharper kick. The conical design allows for 360 degree audio, and we found the sound to be spacious, with good frequency separation.Īlthough bass frequencies sound good (if not lacking in a little depth) for the speaker’s size, we weren’t blown away by the mid frequencies, which feature heavily in vocals and keys - they felt slightly subdued in comparison to the bass. With a maximum volume of 90 decibels, this little speaker certainly packs a punch, and it has a two 2-inch drivers and two 4-inch passive radiators for room-filling sound. While this looks far more aesthetically pleasing, it does make the volume buttons a little harder to push down, particularly if you’re using the speaker in the shower. The rubber casing that housed the buttons on the UE Boom 2 is gone, with the large ‘+’ and ‘-’ volume buttons integrated directly into the fabric grille. You can also used the magic button to directly access your playlists from a select few music providers - to do this you will need to set this feature up in the accompanying Megaboom app.ĭisappointingly, this feature only works with Apple Music if you’re on an iOS device, and Deezer Premium if you’re an Android user - with so many Spotify users out there, the experience would really be improved with Spotify integration. On the top of the speaker you have an on/off button and a ‘magic button’, which can be used to pause, play, and skips tracks.
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