Not bad, but for what?

Not bad, but for what?

Logitech UE Boombox (Bluetooth) (Electronics)

Customer Review

The UE Boombox seems to be an indirect and simultaneously nobler successor to the extremely popular Logitech Boombox. The UE Boombox will cost more than twice and is also more than twice as big, so should there already powerful get out what to justify the high price.
What definitely stands out positive, is the design and processing. Was it at the old boombox to a cheap plastic box, so here is rubberized housing made of metal, the bottom. The processing leaves nothing to be desired, the speaker interacts with his retro-futuristic design really top. I would have liked just the blue side panels in a somewhat more subdued color.

But can the Boombox really serve as a modern ghetto blaster? After all, it is no longer quite so small to be quickly stowed times in his pocket. She seems rather better placed on the shoulder or arm, as in the good old 80's.

The sound is of course better than the old boombox, he is powerful and finally loses even when battery power is not on volume. What is missing is the balance or tweaking. The highs sound very pushy and the bass also booming quite strong, while the vocal range is almost entirely swallowed. Slightly larger ghetto blasters like Harman Kardon Go & Play or Altec Lansing MIX, or the portable Beatbox etc. can not in the least a candle to the UE Boombox. But even the more expensive Bose SoundLink manages to deliver a total of more convincing sound image, even though he had more than twice in place of UE Boombox. In particular, the new version of the SoundLink sounds in the middle range of realistic, with deeper more powerful and not quite where wummig tuned bass. Only the sound levels in the direct comparison with the UE Boombox dull, the boombox as well as quite exaggerates.
Overall, I was a little disappointed that as with this size is no longer "steam" comes out. Size default quite similar, but priced in another class provided by the Bose SoundDock Portable already a much more powerful sound that is at once noble and above all loud.

The Boombox sounds by itself certainly is not bad, but you must be aware of the one set in the clear purpose. If you want to turn up really loud, sweep the most "real" boom boxes off the UE Boombox loose, but I want to be as portable as possible, I prefer the smaller SoundLink, the one at that sounds powerful. In my eyes, the UE Boombox can mainly due to the design points, and because the sound does not completely absauft. The UE Boombox can indeed play loud, but the sound is distorted but considerably close to maximum volume, and it makes no difference whether the UE Boombox plays by battery or from AC power.

Something surprised me the small battery (not much bigger than a AA cell), which is accessible via a small panel on the bottom. Although this is replaceable, which is very laudable, but it remains a mystery to me as 3.7V and 2150mAh is to drive this chassis number. According to the manufacturer the Boombox is to hold with one battery charge up to 6 hours, I can not quite believe it, and will test more precisely, because I suspect that they will do with this ridiculous battery and higher volumes much earlier limp. Mir is in fact immediately noticed that the UE Boombox after a certain time the volume is automatically reduced and erratic. After 2 hours, then the maximum volume level was already significantly lower than the Bose SoundLink.

I particularly like especially that the Boombox with 3 devices can simultaneously be paired, and you can switch directly between the einzelen Zuspielern, sometimes having to re-pair without any, as with most Bluetooth speakers. Switching does not work every time very smoothly. Sometimes you have to wait a few seconds after the stop a device before the next unit can play, in addition, the UE Boombox unfortunately does not connect automatically to the devices already known, if a device already associated with it. I have 3 units, one of which I will alternately listen to music, the UE Boombox mates after turning only used with one of them, the other I have to manually right again persuaded to unite with the Boombox.

Overall, a buy rating for all the wherewithal. Smaller and better and only marginally more expensive, I would still give the Bose SoundLink preference!

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