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The 360-degree dispersion of sound is impressive, easily filling up a room. It’s a hugely enthusiastic sound that favours excitement while still keeping an eye on balance. Thankfully, the speaker sounds just as fun, punchy and capable as we’ve come to expect from an Ultimate Ears speaker.

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With Megaboom 3 boasting so many features, it’s easy to forget that it’s “just” a portable Bluetooth speaker. Its Bluetooth range has been increased from 30m to 45m, too.

You can link up over 150 Megabooms (and Booms, and of any generation, so don’t throw away that first-gen Boom from 2014) for an almighty party, and you can pair up two Megaboom 3s for stereo mode.

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Other staple Ultimate Ears features such as PartyUp and Stereo can also be controlled through the free app. No Spotify? We’ll join you in that outcry, but Ultimate Ears says that it’s in talks with other streaming services to join in.

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Currently, if you’re an iOS user, you can only import playlists from Apple Music, while Android users will have to use Deezer. The new playlist feature is fun, but it does have limitations. It’s a nice little addition, and gives you a slightly quicker access to your music without wasting precious few seconds tapping away at your screen. You’ll need the accompanying Ultimate Ears app to set up multiple playlists, and you can also skip through them with more long presses. The Megaboom 3 doesn’t even need to be turned on it just needs to be connected to your smartphone. That’s right, the speaker can play your favourite playlists without you having to reach for a smartphone. You can play and pause songs with a single tap, skip tracks with a double tap, and, with a long press, summon a playlist. The redesigned top button - called the “Magic Button” - has learned some new tricks.

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The UE Megaboom 3 lasts 20 hours on a full charge – a decent amount that’s unchanged from the previous generation. It’s a touch pricey at £34.99, but it’s quite nice to plonk the speaker on to. The charging port has been repositioned, now letting you charge the Megaboom 3 upright, as you normally would.Īlternatively, you can dock it on a Power Up charging stand. One of the banes of the older Booms and Megabooms – turning it upside down to plug the charging cable in underneath – is something the company has finally changed. The speaker itself feels chunky and indestructible as ever, but it’s still light enough to carry around in your backpack or just around the house. We really like the shimmery, iridescent sheen of the new fabric surrounding the trademark cylindrical design. You can get the Bluetooth speaker in the colours Night (black), Sunset (red), Lagoon (blue) and Ultraviolet (purple), and two Apple-exclusive colours of Denim (deep blue) and Cloud (light blue). But if you pick the Megaboom 3, you won't be disappointed.In fact, the UE Megaboom 3 has a more sophisticated appearance overall, especially thanks to a flatter top panel and dual-tone finishes of the new fabric. And, of course, if you want a speaker that supports Alexa or Google Assistant, the Megaboom 3 isn't for you. On the other hand, if you don't ever plan to move your speaker, you can get better sound from larger (and more expensive) speakers, such as the $250 Riva Arena or $250 Marshall Acton II. In that case, the $99 UE Wonderboom 3 might be a better match. If you plan to take your speaker with you a lot, this one may be too big. It has excellent sound, can handle the elements, plays for a long time on a charge and can pair with other UE speakers for stereo sound. UE Megaboom 3 review: Verdictįor most people, the UE Megaboom 3 is the best portable Bluetooth speaker to buy. However, there's no longer an alarm feature in the app, and you can't engage Siri or Google Assistant on your phone through the speaker anymore. You can also choose from preset equalizer settings or create your own. You can pick playlists to assign to the Magic Button once one is assigned, you press the button for 3 seconds to start playback. It allows you to pair the Megaboom 3 with the older model, as well as UE's Boom 2 and Boom 3 speakers, something I wish more Bluetooth speaker apps would allow. The new Boom and Megaboom app (free for iOS and Android) brings several useful features, but it also takes away a couple.

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