Customer Ratings & Reviews

Nice clear sound quality, good volume. Highly recommend.

Works great has great sound easy to set up was a nice look

easy to connect and travel with. good battery. great sound

Sounds good and charges fast. Very portable. Quality good

Great sound, love Alexa and easy to set up. Would recommend.

Easy to use - great sound quality - attractive design

Great sound, lightweight, good looking. Fun for outdoor activity

It has amazing quality and it is loud. I love it.thanks best buy

I been looking for a Bluetooth With great sound loud. Also for it too have Alexa,long Lasting battery. It got all three. The music it's good it's loud but the Alexa does it answer to anything. it doesn't understand or it doesn't have it. The battery I charged it all night. then it just dies and she start saying battery low. The Bluetooth turns off all the time by itself. music stops playing and your wondering what happened. Its not the battery. Your one foot away. stop looking for reasons. you just can't walk away too far. It's just not what I thought. for the money that I paid for it. should have been better. I even got warranty let's see how that works.I'm very disappointed.

I really enjoy this new speaker from Ultimate Ears. It's called the blast for a reason as you could blast your music insanely loud with 360 degrees of sound. There are some noticeable flaws to it but nothing major that turned me away from using it as my daily speaker. (Note: I list built in Alexa as a Con down below but it is also a Pro for different reasons which I also list further down.) Cons: Sound Distortion- At high volumes there is a lot of distortion and it doesn't sound all too great. Built in Alexa - It may seem nice to be able to tell your speaker "Alexa, shuffle my music" but it really isn't all that satisfying when your speaker has to be connected to a WiFi network for that to work. I have a gym in my garage which is detached from my house and the WiFi is not very strong in there so I could not use voice controls to play my music. When I was able to use voice controls the mics would not pick up my voice when the volume was too loud. When I told Alexa to raise volume to 10 I was surprised with how big the sound was that I wanted to lower it back down with voice controls to 5 but the mics would not pick me up even when I yelled at the speaker. No Aux Port: Very minor that there isn't an aux port with many new phones going without the headphone jack but it would've been nice to have one so you had an alternative to just using bluetooth or relying on a strong wireless network. Pros: Amazing Sound Quality: Despite not sounding great when the volume is all the way up this speaker does sound amazing at mid to slightly higher volume levels. It has a very smooth sound signature with enough bass to get me pumped for my workouts and enough volume to be heard from a distance without cranking it to max volume and distorting the sound. Alexa Built In: When connected to a WiFi network this speaker allows voice controls via Amazon's Alexa through your amazon account. The speaker practically turns into a glorified Echo device where you can use voice purchasing, ask questions, play games, and control your smart home devices. (note: you get three months of music unlimited from Amazon after purchasing this speaker) Water Resistant: Ultimate Ears seems to have this feature right on point where they’ve practically made it standard to include water resistance to their speakers which I highly appreciate. I do enjoy listening to music in the shower and with this speaker I don’t even need my phone to play music so I could take it in the show without any worries about damage. Design: I am really enjoying the tubular shape and how tall the speaker is. It is not a huge speaker by any means and is smaller than most medium sized speakers on the market. The 360 degree sound is really a benefit when it comes to design and I’m glad it’s there. Surprisingly I was able to fit the speaker into my shorts pocket. Battery Life: 12 hour battery life is huge for me. I am generally listening to music various times throughout the day without interruption and while using this speaker for 10 plus hours now it has not died. I also have it auto sleep when not in use for 15 minutes to save battery life if I forget to shut it off which happened often after messing around with Alexa voice commands. Overall, I really do enjoy using this speaker and I would definitely recommend it to my friends and family members. The price point is really premium but you are getting Alexa built in and a regular Echo is not cheap so you are essentially getting two products here. I like Alexa built in but I feel as if you have to have the speaker docked and plugged into the charger for it to function like a voice assistant at all times which isn't too practical. Personally, I am using this speaker as a portable device with a few commands thrown at it here and there since my home is integrated with Alexa compatible devices but mainly I use it for its intended purpose and that is music. It is a bummer that only Amazon music is supported with this device so I can't use voice controls to play my music from Spotify or Google Play Music. It's not a huge deal since there is Bluetooth compatibility which works just fine. It's a great speaker with amazing sound and some neat features and it is definitely worth it for me.

Only reason why it is not receiving 5 stars is because on my first use it cut in and out by the pool, not sure if it was interference or not. My buddy purchased the same one and has the same struggles. Other than that, great quality sound for community pools.

More portable than my XL PILL with the same sound!

Nice product with great sound quality and love the look.

it has awesome sounds and very portable to carry any where

Like this speaker clear sound and the base love it

Easy to use sound is great waterproof great for the beach

Love the sound from this great bass really powerful!

Great sound and very portable for a durable speaker

Better resound that I’ve expected. The sound is very clear.

I looked for a very long time for a good speaker that will fill my house with sound and not sound underwhelming. I bought 2 of these and did not know what to expect. I have an open floor plan in my downstairs and this speaker does not disappoint. I will most likely buy another next time it is on sale.