Customer Ratings & Reviews

I bought this UE megablast because I've read the reviews and they give 4.5 stars. We'll in my opinion 2 starts is what this product deserves. Though is very loud bass was lacking of presence. Secondly on day 3 the speaker started to making weird sounds like and old one. Finally I have to return it.

The Ultimate Ears MEGABLAST Portable Wi-Fi/Blutehooth Speaker is possibly all you need for a night at the pool, a session in the personal gym (That would be me.) even a Barbecue in the back yard or the patio. It has everything you need to carry your personal soundtrack any and everywhere (allowed). It's got a nice premium feel to it. it's wireless and water resistant. Plus, for the smart home savvy, there's Amazon Alexa integrated into the speaker. Okay, you've gotta admit, that's cool , right? The sound is crisp and clear, even at high volumes. It sounds really nice. Really nice. I guess the only thing I can say I wish this thing had, would be support for other streaming services. I use a different service other than Amazon music Unlimited usually. Then there's the whole pause when the phone rings. ( I'll live with that, since I'd normally have to scramble to find a remote on other occasions.) There are few options to stream, but I would just like more ( obviously. wouldn't we all? ) There are still a few things I have yet to learn, but it is definitely getting the job done. You should get one or two. Really. "The Ultimate Ears Power up", sold separately, is also a great accessory to go with it, as it allows you to charge your speaker without laying it on it's side, all the while , keeping the party going. I have already recommended this speaker to a couple friends ( I don't waste time when I like stuff.) They come in few different colors. I got the black. It goes with everything. The price is really great for such a sweet piece of tech. Christmas is coming and I don't see why this wouldn't make it's way under a few trees. If not, just get one to blast that holiday spirit throughout the house. Basically, this would be a great addition to a smart home enthusiast or someone starting up their smart catalog. Even just for that person that likes cool gadgets.

When selecting this particular line of UE be aware you will no longer be able to pair multiple speakers through the UE app as it’s “UE Boom” series. For now the speaker is strictly WiFi as well as Bluetooth capable. Takes a little playing around with the app to pair it with your home WiFi but once paired works fine with Alexa. Extremely portable, although TSA will make you take it out of your back pack at security checkpoints. Sound quality is amazing!! Battery lasts either very long (6-8hours, on low volume)... or very limited (1-2hours of play, on moderately high volume) no distortion and very clear sound and the bass bumps as well. Overall it’s an awesome portable and rugged/ waterproof speaker.

Overall I have been very satisfied with the qualify and functionality of this Portable speaker. The 3 main areas of satisfaction revolve around how the speaker is charged, the sound quality and the ease of set up. This speaker does not require a charging cable, but rather a charging dock. It has a screwable pin on the bottom of the speaker that can be exchanged to adapt with a charging dock. Super easy to unscrew factory screw and replace with docking screw. The quality of sounds that pumps out of this speaker is insane. I have use several portable speakers in the past, but this one blows the rest out of the water. Deep base, crisp treble, very clear sounds. Finally, the last item that i loved about this speaker was the set up and app functionality. Once I had the app installed, I was up and running with Alexa functionality within 3 minutes, tops. Very intuitive and easy to use. I would highly recommend this speaker.

Compared to Amazon’s Echo, this speaker offers better sound quality. The midrange is very crisp and clear and makes vocals really stand out. When I listened to some of my Diana Krall playlist, her vocals sounded very intimate like she was singing right in front of me. Setup was very easy, you just plug it in and download and install the Ultimate Ears App for your phone/tablet and the app searches for and connects to the speaker after which you can set it up. To set up the speaker to connect to your wifi network, the app did require me to type in my wifi password which can be a pain on a phone/tablet if you have a long password. I’ve seen other apps that have the ability to automatically set up the password without the user having to type it in (after all the phone/tablet already knows the password if it is on your wifi network) My speakers came with a charging dock that is a must have accessory. It normally costs $39.99. Just sit your speaker on the charging dock and it will start charging. You don’t have to fumble around to flip the rubber tab hiding the usb port to charge the speaker. To set up your speaker to use the charging dock, you unscrew the original black plug on the bottom of the speaker and replace it with a shiny metallic plug that makes contact with the charging pins on the dock. I do wonder if the speaker is still as waterproof with the shiny metallic plug since water would be able to touch the charging rings on the plug. After you set up the speaker, you can use the standard Alexa app to fine tune the Alexa part of the speaker. One thing I noticed is that you can’t change the wake up word for the MegaBlast to anything else (Amazon, Computer etc.). It will only respond to Alexa. Also, some services like Spotify aren’t available yet but that didn’t bother me since I mostly use Amazon Music. So, basically, it seems like the MegaBlast doesn’t currently support all the features of the Amazon Echo. Hopefully, future firmware upgrades will fix this. The top of the speaker is slightly concave with a light bar that lights up when it recognizes a voice command. Compared to the Echo and Echo Dot, I found myself having to repeat myself a lot more before the MegaBlast would respond to my voice commands. Because of this, I don’t think it’s microphones are as good as those in the Echo. To make matters worse, it’s sometimes hard to know if it recognizes the wake up word because it can be difficult to see the light at the top of the speaker if the speaker is located at or above eye level. I had no problems using it as a bluetooth speaker. Pairing with my phone/tablets was easy and I always had a strong connection with no drop-outs. In summary, the MegaBlast is a stellar portable bluetooth speaker that offers superior sound quality over most competing bluetooth speakers. As an Alexa smart speaker, it falls a little short of a real Amazon Echo with regards to command recognition and it currently doesn’t support all the features of a real Amazon Echo. Hopefully future firmware upgrades will rectify some of these shortcomings.

I've had a dozen different Bluetooth speakers. None of them even compares close to this one. The bass is crazy good, you get full all around sound. All of my kids want to use it. The charge lasts for several days of continuous use. It's supposed to be waterproof, although I'm not gonna try it. The plus and minus signs adjust the volume. Very easy to setup. I will likely buy another one with the charging base on the bottom with Alexa. Very good buy. Solid build and design. I bought a mount for my golf cart and it sounds like I have a custom audio system.

I am upgrading from a 5 year old Sony bluetooth speaker. This unit is both bluetooth and wifi capable. It is bigger, louder, bassier, and has longer run time than my old Sony. With wifi ability, you get longer connection distances, so you can connect your laptop to this via the house wifi and play your music library while you're out in the yard. Bass is impressive and the Megablast is loud both indoors and outside.

I needed something that was loud to use by the pool that didn't need a cell phone and this completely fit the bill. For what it is (a portable waterproof speaker) it sounds good. The battery life is great, and I really like the fact that I can use Amazon Alexa with this. My gripes are that the Alexa integration is very slow and it only uses a handful of music services. I assumed that any Alexa music service would work but that is not the case. I currently use Tidal and Qobuz and can tell you that this speaker does not work with those through wifi (I had to pair a phone and use bluetooth in order to play music from those services). It did work well thought with SiriusXM and Amazon music. If you are looking for a durable, waterproof, loud speaker - this will fit the bill. I would only caution to make sure your music provider of choice is supported through the Alexa integration.

This bluetooth speaker sounds great! The bass is so natural and deep, not over-exaggerated. The volume it puts out is more than I need. The battery hold time is excellent as well, and this speaker has exceeded my expectations. Sound imaging is perfect and deep. I compared it to just about every other brand, and to my ears, it just sounds the best. I am a professional sound engineer by trade, which might weigh in a little more.

Great sound for a smaller speaker. It is heavy and lacks all the nifty lights if your into to that but it more than makes up for it with volume. I looked at everything there was and it was expensive but it’s durable and the battery lasts me all day usually even at near full volume. The charging of the battery seems to take a day to fully charge but I haven’t timed it.

Great Sound, waterproof, and with Alexa I chose this over the Megaboom because of the extra Alexa features. If you are already familiar with Amazon Alexa, this is no different. It can do all of the regular voice commands that a regular Alexa product can do. It is more limited in that you can't do drop in, calling, or multiroom audio. With that being said this speaker sounds great. I compared it to the Megaboom and the highs are a lot cleaner. I think this is due to this speaker now have 6 speakers inside vs the 4 speakers of the Megaboom.

I was looking for something to replace a tool brand speaker/charger/radio in the garage because that took up half the counter space. We have a couple other UE products that we’ve been very happy with, so we gave the Megablast a try. I’ve been very happy with the sound and Bluetooth connection so far. Definitely has bigger sound than the smaller UE models and the sound is as good or better than the speaker it’s replacing. The Alexa doesn’t seem to work consistently for me, but that isn’t something I plan to use anyway. All in all I’m very happy with our new speaker. The garage sounds great, and I have most of my counter space back.

I have had this speaker for 2 years now. It performs like the day I first fired it up. Great sound and battery life. Bass is especially good without being overwhelming.

To start off sound is super objective to the individual listening so I'm not saying I'm a sound aficionado just going to tell you how it sounds to me. First thing that you need to talk about with this unit is the unboxing experience. The manufacturer made it a fun experience with a quality feeling EVERYTHING! Once you get past that you see all its features and I was excited. I booted mine while it was on it's wireless charger to find my first pro and con. Alexa is great if you have amazon music which to be fair Logitech gives you a trail of it to get you started. I don't listen to my music from Amazon and didn't like that I was forced into because my music service was not supported. Asking basic things like paus stop or next track are fun but I noticed that when I used the Alexa side it disconnected the Bluetooth side... every... single... time. So I stopped using it for that and just focused on sound quality. Unfortunately this was a tall order on this unit. I felt the sound had a incredible amount of treble which hurt me even at 50% volume. My phone luckily supports a great equalizer built in and I tweaked it to sound good but not great. For how much you invest in a unit like this I felt like they fell short. It has a lot of things to love like the basic waterproofing it offers and wireless charging to make everything super simple but to me those are cool/gimmicky. To summarize if water proof speaker is what your looking for with wireless charging then I would say this is probably the best one. If your looking for the best sound you can get I would say maybe something else. Thank you for taking the time to read my review and I hope it helped a little in your decision. Good Luck!

This is the perfect speaker for almost any need. I use it outside by my pool and the sound is absolutely perfect for a speaker of this size. The battery lasts all day long as we swim, do yard work, or hang out on the patio with a cocktail. Good w-fi range as well. The only issue is with the Alexa function, which is not that big of a deal for me as I typically use Pandora for music, but the Alexa cannot hear you very well, you have to pick up the speaker and yell directly into it for it to hear your voice. So if you use Amazon Music and prefer voice control, this may annoy you. Other than that I highly recommend this speaker, you simply cannot beat the sound quality and battery life!

Excellent product for college student and high school kids

I love the MegaBlast! My parents have one, and my husband recently bought ours. It's been great. The only issue I have with these speakers is that you have to have a separate app in order to connect to Bluetooth. However, it's really no big deal. The speaker works really well, can be turned up pretty high, and the battery lasts a long time! I recommend this speaker for sure. We had a Bose speaker similar to this one and the battery is not near as good!

I tested every portable Bluetooth speaker on the market and this one has the best sound quality, volume level and battery life. It’s also quite stylish, very durable and even waterproof.

I’ve bought small wireless speakers before and have not been happy with the sound. This speaker provides good sound. Footprint is not too big. Setup was easy after installation of required app on my iPhone. Battery life is good. Never comfortable with devices that have the ability to listen in on me. Use it mainly for music. Shut it off the rest of the time. Used Alexa a couple of times for weather reports. It is convenient, but I am not ready to to give up my privacy. Satisfied with purchase. Deal of the day price made it affordable.

Amazing speaker! Very loud and great quality! I love it