Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 vs Bose SoundLink Revolve II

Which Speaker Is Better?

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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3
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Our Verdict

Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3

Bose SoundLink Revolve II

The Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 is a better speaker than the Bose SoundLink Revolve II, though they have different strengths. The Ultimate Ears can play stereo content without downmixing it to mono, resulting in a more immersive soundstage performance. It can get louder than the Bose, with less compression at max volume, so your audio sounds clean during louder listening sessions. It's also more customizable thanks to the graphic EQ and presets featured on its companion app. That said, the Bose supports voice assistants through your smartphone and does an excellent job of understanding your commands from far and in noisy environments.

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Variants

  • MEGABOOM 3 (Blue)
  • MEGABOOM 3 (Dusk)
  • SoundLink Revolve II (Luxe Silver)
  • SoundLink Revolve II (Triple Black)

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Dusk
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Jungle Grey
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Moon
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Night Black
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Purple
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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 
 

7.0
6.5

Soundstage 
 

9.1
7.1

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.3
6.9

EQ 
 

Graphic + Presets
No

Dynamics 
 

6.8
5.7

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Design

Style  

Style Photo 
 

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RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

9.1
9.2

Dimensions Photo 
 

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Volume 
 

104 in³ (1,710 cm³)
62 in³ (1,022 cm³)

Weight 
 

2.0 lbs (0.9 kg)
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)

Power Source 
 

Battery & USB
Battery & USB

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

9.0
8.2

Build Quality Photo 
 

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Material Quality 
 

Great
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Submersible (IPx7)
Waterproof (IPx5)

Dust Resistance 
 

Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Dust-Protected (IP5x)

Impact Resistance 
 

Yes (IK rating unspecified)
Yes (IK rating unspecified)

Floats In Water 
 

Yes
Unspecified
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Controls 
 

5.8
9.0

Controls Photo 
 

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Controls Photo 2 
 

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Ease Of Use 
 

Good
Great

Feedback 
 

Good
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo 
 

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.3
6.9

Frequency Response Graph  

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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 Frequency Response Graph
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Bose SoundLink Revolve II Frequency Response Graph

Slope 
 

-1.13
-0.07

Std. Err. 
 

4.07 dB
3.03 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

72.3 Hz
60.8 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

18.2 kHz
17.7 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 Raw Frequency Response Graph
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Bose SoundLink Revolve II Raw Frequency Response Graph

Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

9.1
7.1

Directivity Graph  

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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 Directivity Graph
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Bose SoundLink Revolve II Directivity Graph

Directivity Index 
 

1.74 dB
1.74 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
No (mono)
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Dynamics 
 

6.8
5.7

Dynamic Range Compression  

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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3 Dynamic Range Compression
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Bose SoundLink Revolve II Dynamic Range Compression

SPL @ Max Volume 
 

89.9 dB SPL
84.3 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

2.91 dB
3.68 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

9.0
8.0

Battery Life 
 

17.7 hrs
9.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

2.5 hrs
2.7 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

Micro-USB
Micro-USB

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes
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Voice Assistant 
 

0.0
5.7

Alexa 
 

No
No

Google Assistant 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Speakerphone 
 

No
Yes

Siri 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Voice Assistant 
 

No
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

No
No

Microphone Mute 
 

No Microphone
No

Far-Field Performance 
 

No Microphone
Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

No Microphone
Excellent
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App 
 

7.9
6.6

App Picture 
 

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App Name 
 

Ultimate Ears
Bose Connect

iOS 
 

Yes
Yes

Android 
 

Yes
Yes

EQ 
 

Graphic + Presets
No

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Party Mode 
 

Yes
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
Yes

Other Ports 
 

No
No
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Bluetooth 
 

7.6
9.7

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

Unspecified
4.1

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

181 ms
23 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

71 ms
13 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

282.2 ft (86.0 m)
221.5 ft (67.5 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

No
2 Devices
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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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Blue
MEGABOOM 3
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Luxe Silver
SoundLink Revolve II
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Dusk
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Triple Black
SoundLink Revolve II
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Jungle Grey
MEGABOOM 3
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Moon
MEGABOOM 3
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Night Black
MEGABOOM 3
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Purple
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Sunset Red
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Ultimate Ears MEGABOOM 3

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