Customer Ratings & Reviews

Love love love this speaker! We take this everywhere! The sound is great for being portable. We have had several others and this is my favorite thus far.

Absolutely love the Megablast by Ultimate Ears. Wanted to be able to take our Amazon Alexa outside on the patio by the pool and this speaker does the job. It can also blast it out when wanted.

I own a Google Home and I have played around with an Amazon Echo at my local Best Buy. Both are really good personal assistant devices but I was frankly underwhelmed by each device’s audio quality particularly when it comes to music playback. As a result I was excited to get the Ultimate Ears Megablast with the expectation of exceptional sound quality. The Megablast come nicely packaged and includes a power adapter, a usb cable, and some basic instructions. You need the Ultimate Ears app from either the Apple app store or the Google Play store to complete setup. Within the app one simply connects the Megablast to your WiFi network, pair Bluetooth devices, and sign into your Amazon account and you’re up and running. Can’t beat that for simplicity. I started off by asking Alexa some standard personal assistant questions like the time and weather then quickly moved on to music. I have an Amazon Music Unlimited account so I start requesting songs. I pump up the volume using the + control on the side of the device and I’m quickly blown away by the sound quality emanating from the Megablast. I put it through it paces by requesting various music selections from rock, to jazz, to classical. What a treat! Great music reproduced with great quality by simply asking Alexa. Deep bass and clean rich highs filled my house. Even on the max volume there was no distortion. This thing rocks. One disappointment I discovered which you should be aware of if you use Amazon Music Unlimited. Amazon offers a reduced pricing option called Amazon Echo monthly which limits your account to just one Echo device. It appears that this plan is only available on Echo devices and not on licensed devices such as the Megablast. I hope this changes in the future since Amazon support was even surprised that it didn’t work. I should point out another discovery that the Megablast powers off when not in use. I thought initially that this was a disappointing limitation for a personal assistant device until I found the setting in the app to change this auto sleep feature in time increments of 15 minutes, 30 minutes, 1 Hour, 3 hours, or never. You will get 16 hours of constant use on the never sleep setting. Impressive! Buyers should note that Ultimate Ears also sells a great charging dock accessory for the Megablast called the Ultimate Ears Power Up. This let’s you leave it on at all time while also maintaining a full charge for when you want to take the Megablast with you. When you do the unit is big but is still quite portable. I was happy to learn that the Megablast is also water resistant. Not only that but you could immerse in water up to 3 feet deep for 30 minutes. Why you would want to submerge such an expensive device is beyond me but hey you can if you want. As I used the device for several days one issue stood out. While the Magablast boasts a multiple microphone design with beam forming technology I found myself constantly repeating myself to get Alexa to respond. Very frustrating. I’m hoping that this is improved with a firmware update. Other than this one issue I was truly impressed by the Ultimate Ears Megablast. I would definitely recommend particularly for music lovers seeking excellent sound quality.

Bought this for my son for Christmas. He loves using it around his apartment, but he can't wait to use it while attending music festivals (during downtime, of course!)

Excellent sound quality. Yes maybe it doesn't have that much bass, but the clarity and crispness over whelms that deficit. Highest recommendation

Such amazing product LOVE it!!! We have taken it to the beach, pool parties and gym and it’s awesome!!!!

By far the best Bluetooth WATERPROOF speaker I’ve purchased. Highly recommend for anyone looking. Pay the extra cash and get you one

Love this speaker. It's not a brand I would've looked at first so I was surprised with the sound that it gives. Price was great too. My husband loves his fathers day gift.

Love my Megablast! Bought to be able to have Alexa out on the patio when I was swimming or grilling, and it does a great job. The speaker is of a very high quality. You'll love it!

the best portable bluetooth speaker that I have ever owned. The sound quality is clear and loud. It’s worth the price.

Ive heard quite a few Bluetooth speakers. Some better than others, but one thing they all lacked was good Bass output. Well that has been more than solved here. But its not just about Bass here. The overall sound quality is outstanding. And while were talking about how great it is how about full Alexa control built in as well? YUP... that too. Connectivity to Pandora, iHeart, Spotify, another others as well ensure you will get plenty of choices when it comes to music. In the box is the of course the BT speaker, power adapter, USB cable, quick start guide, and in my case I got the charging dock as well for free. Im not sure but this might be a Best Buy thing. The speaker itself is a nice graphite color that should match most home entertainment set ups. There is also a Blue one if you want something a little more blingier (probably not a word, but you get what I mean). It weighs almost 3 pounds which I assume is because the speaker has some decent drivers to get that the incredible Bass it puts out. Set up is fairly easy. Just download the Ultimate ears app from your devices app store, log into your Amazon account, turn speaker on and follow the instructions to get the speaker and Alexa features all set up. You can also use manual set up via long pressing the power button for pairing to your chosen device. As stated before one of the coolest features this has over some other BT speakers is voice control. So in addition to a Bass rocking speaker you can use it for all sorts off voice commands. Weather updates, play/ pause music, etc. And to top all of this off it is IP67 Waterproof for up to 30 minutes in 3' of water. Accidentally drop it in your tub while having a relaxing bath, kicked into your pool while playing poolside. No problem. The initial charge can take up to 3 hours and is rated for up to 16 hours. So a full day should be no problem at all. And if you have the dock as well just keep it on the dock and never have to worry about charging it. All day music with Alexa their anytime you need it. This is by far the best sounding, and most feature rich Bluetooth speaker I have ever heard. And will be recommending it to anyone looking for a nice gift this Holiday season. The name “Ultimate” is definitely deserved here!! It is the Ultimate Bluetooth Wi-Fi speaker for sure.

Enjoy the Alexa feature, sound quality is decent. Annoying that the charger connection is on bottom, and no way to charge your phone to hook to device.

I had purchased the smaller ultimate ears product but gave it away to a teacher, but the larger one has much better sound and more bass. very content with my purchase

It's really nice to be able to take Alexa and a good sounding speaker with you to the back yard or anywhere

I own nothing but SONOS speakers and I purchased this before the new portable SONOS came out and I still love it better because of it durability and sound.

Great sound, nice packaging and easy set-up. The only draw back is this unit does not currently connect to the "Everywhere" combined devices in Echo.

Nice crisp sound for any type of music - connects easily to multiple devices [ one at a time ] battery length could be a little longer but lasts for quite awhile

Easy set up. Nice and clear. Great sound for the price. The only issue I have is the input plug for charging is at the bottom. Bad location.

This is the ultimate speakers that anyone wants to have. The sound is absolutely amazing, for far the best Bluetooth speakers from this category. Powerful and smooth

By far the best sounding I tested in store. No disappointment at home, shower, or beach. I bought two and my kids have to tell me to turn down the music........great stuff.