It is another class…to quote Spinal Tap, they’ve gone to 11 and further. It is both louder and crisper at higher volumes as well. The whole internal structure has changed to optimize the type of sound the Ultimate Ears group wanted to provide.Ģ. Even the battery lasts around the same 10 hours.ġ. The new Mini Booms even weigh the same as the old Mini Boomboxes and cost the same $99 at release (the older models dropped in price to $80). The only discernible outer difference is a blue status indicator light on the front, top of the device and new color options. How did they stack up against the competition and the previous versions?įirst of all, the new Mini Booms look exactly like the now ‘old’ Mini Boom box. We reached out to Ultimate Ears on the matter and (long story short) got ourselves the new UE Mini Boom demo units that launch this morning. Since that time, we’ve reviewed plenty of others including new standouts like the $149 JBL Charge and the $199 Bose Mini Soundlink which we found to be fantastic, higher-priced alternatives.Ī few weeks ago, Ultimate Ears dropped their prices on the Mini Boombox at retailers like Amazon and Best Buy and a new Mini Boom app hit the App Store. When all was said and done, the overall best in the field was the Ultimate Ears (UE) Mini Boombox which retailed for $99. Last year, we took the best Bluetooth speakers we could find and put them head to head in one big ‘mega review‘. Update: Since this post was originally written, Ultimate Ears has released the Boom 2 and replaced the Mini with the Roll

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