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Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM
SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 3)
Tested using Methodology v0.8
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Our Verdict
Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM
SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 3)
You may prefer either the Ultimate Ears HYPERBOOM or the SOUNDBOKS (Gen. 3), depending on your listening habits. The Ultimate Ears is smaller and more portable than the SOUNDBOKS. It can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono and offers a wider-sounding soundstage. It also has significantly less compression present at max volume, resulting in cleaner audio at louder volumes. The SOUNDBOKS is a large party speaker that can get much louder. It can also produce a more extended low bass, so you can feel the deep thump and rumble in bass-heavy music.
Variants
- HYPERBOOM (Black)
- HYPERBOOM (White)
- (Gen. 3) (Black)
- (Gen. 3) (Orange)
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HYPERBOOM
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HYPERBOOM
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Orange
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
7.6
6.9
Soundstage
7.7
4.6
Dynamics
9.0
6.5
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.1
7.8
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
8.4
5.4
Dimensions Photo
Volume
864 in³ (14,165 cm³)
6,001 in³ (98,337 cm³)
Weight
15.0 lbs (6.8 kg)
36.6 lbs (16.6 kg)
Power Source
AC & Battery
AC & Battery
One-Hand Carry
Yes
Yes
Build Quality
7.0
6.4
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Good
Water Resistance
Water-resistant (IPx4)
No
Dust Resistance
No
No
Impact Resistance
No
Unspecified
Floats In Water
Unspecified
No
Controls
5.8
4.9
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Good
Good
Feedback
Good
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
No
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Tactile)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
No
No
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
7.1
7.8
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
-0.23
0.15
Std. Err.
2.84 dB
4.66 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
55.0 Hz
28.7 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
17.5 kHz
19.9 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
7.7
4.6
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
4.36 dB
6.43 dB
Stereo
Yes
No (mono)
Dynamics
9.0
6.5
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
98.3 dB SPL
110.0 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
0.39 dB
6.95 dB
Active Features
Battery
9.2
7.9
Battery Life
23.9 hrs
43.8 hrs
Charge Time
2.5 hrs
2.2 hrs
Power Saving
Yes
No
Charging Port
AC
AC
Battery Powered
Yes
Yes
Voice Assistant
0.0
0.0
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
No
No
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
App
7.9
7.9
App Picture
App Name
Ultimate Ears
SOUNDBOKS
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Graphic + Presets
Graphic + Presets
Stereo Pair Mode
Yes
Yes
Party Mode
Yes
Yes
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth
9.5
7.7
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.0
5.0
Bluetooth iOS Latency
25 ms
94 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
53 ms
111 ms
Bluetooth Range
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
223.1 ft (68.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
No
Wi-Fi
0.0
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
No
No
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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HYPERBOOM
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Black
(Gen. 3)
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White
HYPERBOOM
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Orange
(Gen. 3)
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