With the UE BLAST, you needed to unscrew the metal loop to access the Power-Up charging feature, and then you were left with no place to attach the speaker. Yes, I’m super excited about a fabric loop. It’s tough for me to call a fabric loop the killer app design element, but as far as portability goes, this new design makes it way easier to lash the MEGABOOM 3 speaker to things such as golf bags, golf carts, and backpacks. To make up for the loss, the new MEGABOOM 3 has a fabric loop integrated into the rear of the speaker, near the top. This metal loop had to be sacrificed since they now have the Power-Up port integrated into the base. Previous incarnations of the MEGABOOM had a little metal loop on the base, where one could attach a hook or carabiner, to then attach the speaker to something. I just drop it on the base after playing music, knowing that it will be fully charged for the next listening session. I've got USB cables all over the house for all kinds of devices, and I like having the dedicated base to charge the speaker. This will allow you to keep the magic button pointing up when you charge the speaker. With the previous models, I would invert the speaker when charging to plug the USB cord into the base. They have also moved the USB charging port from the base to the side of the speaker. With the optional base, you can now recharge the speaker by just setting it on the platform. UE has redesigned the bottom of the MEGABOOM 3 so that it can now interface with the Power-Up charging system that debuted with the BLAST speakers.
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That’s twenty hours of music on a full charge by the way. Protip: Press both volume buttons at the same time and the speaker will tell you how much charge is in the battery. Speaking of buttons, the volume control + and - buttons are still super huge, and very easy to find without even looking at the speaker.
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I definitely like that the magic button is separate from the power and bluetooth buttons as well. It’s a great convenience to be able to control playback from the speaker. While it wasn’t a huge pain to skip tracks and pause only from the phone, there definitely are times when you have the speaker in hand, and the phone is somewhere else. Match the moment with the vibes without reaching for your phone. Or program and navigate custom one-touch playlists for Apple Music® and Deezer® Premium. Just push for convenient control of any streaming music. With MEGABOOM 3 you can play, pause and skip tracks directly on the speaker. That trend definitely continues with the MEGABOOM 3. With every design, UE has tweaked the design, and also added in new features. To reset the UE family tree a bit, the BOOM was the first design, and then they went larger with the MEGABOOM, got shapely with the ROLL and WONDERBOOM, and then incorporated Amazon Alexa into the BLAST and MEGABLAST speakers. Is the MEGABOOM 3 really better, or is it just the same thing with a new number?
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The fun thing is that since I also have the MEGABOOM and MEGABOOM 2, it puts me in a pretty unique place as far as making comparisons. Naturally, I had to get one of these new models to satisfy my curiosity, and, of course, to share my journey of discovery and speaker findings with you. Ultimate Ears recently released the third versions of both the BOOM and MEGABOOM speakers. The tech staggers my mind if I think on it too long. It's the ultimate audio set-up, and it’s all driven by music apps on the phone. Occasionally, I'm also known to play music at a high volume, preferably in my residential area. I have the UE ROLL mounted to my bike, the UE WONDERBOOM is my waterproof workhorse in the kayak, and at the campfire, and the party-up-linked BOOM and MEGABOOM speakers allow me to have the same music playing in different parts of the house and backyard. Honestly, it’s hard to imagine how I even played music before these speakers. If you need evidence, I’ll give you a tour of my video game controller and iPhone charger cable graveyard. Nothing stress-tests electronics like teens. The ultimate abuse survival matrix is having the speakers hijacked by my teenage children. The sound is amazing, and they have held up to years of abuse (like lots of drops, both on concrete and into lakes). When asked, I tend to gush about these speakers. I'm not alone in my UE praise either. Last spring, the testers at MGS HQ agreed with me as well, with the UE MEGABLAST capturing Best Bluetooth Speaker of 2018 honors.
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Check HERE for links to all of my various audio product reviews. Since then, I have run the UE MEGABOOM, UE ROLL, UE WONDERBOOM, UE BOOM 2, UE BLAST, and UE MEGABOOM 2 through Dave’s Auditory Academy, and to a speaker, the UE speakers outperform the competition. Seriously, I have spent a great deal of time with UE speakers since I first reviewed the UE BOOM back in 2015. I think that I am going to dub myself the MyGolfSpy Ultimate Ears Expert.