Final Ears (UE) has added one other Bluetooth speaker to its moveable household of Growth merchandise: the $350 Epicboom, which hits ultimateears.com on September 6, after which further retailers on September 22. Out there in two colour selections, The brand new speaker fills the dimensions and energy hole between the Megaboom 3 and the enormous Hyperboom, whereas boasting spectacular ruggedness.
Like the remainder of the Growth household, the Epicboom is designed to supply 360-degree sound and the corporate says the speaker’s oval form helps by providing a bigger inner acoustic quantity than the cylindrical design of the Growth 3 and Megaboom 3. It has two 1.5-inch lively mid-high frequency transducers and a 4.6-inch woofer, which UE claims will ship loud, bassy sound.
With an IP67 ranking for mud and water resistance, the Epicboom ought to have the ability to survive any seaside social gathering, together with being submerged underwater (so long as you rinse off the saltwater afterward). Plus, it floats, making it a superb pool companion too.
The speaker gives tap-to-pair by way of NFC in the event you’re utilizing an Android 8.0 or greater telephone, and the free UE Growth app for iOS and Android offers you many further options. You’ll be able to mix the Epicboom with any Growth, Megaboom, or Hyperboom audio system utilizing the PartyUp choice, alter the speaker’s EQ presets (Signature, Bass Increase, Sport/Cinema, Podcast/Vocal, and the brand new Deep Leisure mode), manually alter the sound with an equalizer, and select Out of doors Increase mode for extra bass response when exterior.
Talking of EQ, you possibly can select to let the Epicboom do the heavy lifting. Utilizing its onboard mics, the speaker’s adaptive EQ can continuously monitor surrounding situations and select the very best settings mechanically.
It seems to be just like the Epicboom is perhaps one of many extra sustainable selections with regards to moveable audio system. UE says it’s product of 100% post-consumer recycled polyester material and 59% post-consumer recycled plastic, along with being packaged in totally recyclable materials.
The one space the place the Epicboom doesn’t fairly outshine its Growth household siblings is its battery life. Rated at a claimed 17 hours, it will probably nonetheless get you thru a full day, but it surely’s not as strong because the Megaboom 3 (20 hours) or the Hyperboom (24 hours).
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