The UE Mini Boom handled these perfectly. The last movement is fairly thickly orchestrated in the middle, but softly and not-so-softly struck cymbals make shimmering impressions. I listened to John Barbirolli and the Hallé Orchestra’s earlier recording of Elgar’s Enigma Variations (16-bit/44.1kHz ALAC, EMI). Moreover, I could push the UE to its output-level limits without hearing any distortion. The lowest bass went missing, of course, but the mid- and upper bass provided impressive beats, given the right recordings. The midrange was rock-solid, and the highs were there when called for, never prominent when not needed, and weren’t shrill. The sound wasn’t just big - it was very good. When I asked visitors to close their eyes, then played the UE, they usually identified it as a medium-size bookshelf speaker. Though tiny, the UE Mini Boom put out enough sound to fill a small room. Though the UE Mini Boom provided excellent connectivity through almost my entire house, I couldn’t get more than 34’ away from it without dropouts. But you can pair two Mini Booms for stereo without the app by pushing the Volume Up and Bluetooth pairing buttons on one speaker, then tapping the Bluetooth button on the other speaker twice. Select the UE Mini Boom on your device - that LED will glow a steady blue, to indicate that the UE has successfully paired with your device.Īn app for the UE Mini Boom allows one to name it and to pair two for stereo sound, and grants access to three different EQ settings. Push the pairing button, which starts a blue LED behind the grille blinking. When it’s fully charged, the indicator glows steadily. A small green LED to the right of the On/Off switch will slowly blink to indicate that the UE is charging. Plug the charging cable into the speaker and the other end into a USB port on your computer - or your AC adapter (Logitech doesn’t provide one). The Mini Boom can take turns playing from two different paired devices, and can connect with NFC-supported devices.Ĭharging the UE Mini Boom was easy. They claim that the rechargeable lithium-ion battery can play for ten hours, and that the range of Bluetooth operation is 50’. Logitech claims for the UE Mini Boom a maximum sound-pressure level of 86dB and a frequency response of 130Hz-20kHz. I’m confident that it would survive being dropped, though I didn’t test that. The build quality is excellent - the UE Mini Boom feels absolutely solid in the hand. Three match a black body with a grille of black, yellow, or red another has an orange body and a gray grille and the fifth has a purple body and yellow grille. The UE Mini Boom is available in five color combinations. On the rear, in a small recessed strip, are the sliding On/Off switch, a 3.5mm input jack, a USB jack, and a slit that serves as a bass port. On the top panel are three large controls: Volume Up, Volume Down, and Bluetooth pairing. To keep the UE’s appearance sleek its controls and labels are incised on its surfaces. Its metal body is wrapped in a rubbery material, with metal grilles front and rear. It has two 1.5” drivers and one 3” x 1.5” passive bass radiator. The UE Mini Boom measures 4.4”W x 2.4”H x 2.6”D and weighs precisely two-thirds of a pound. The lower part houses a Micro-USB charging cable and two very small publications, one a startup guide (no text, just pictures), the other the usual warning and warranty information. Depress a pair of locking tabs to remove the box, and more tabs to separate the base into two parts. Probably because it’s so small, the UE Mini Boom ($99.99 USD) doesn’t come in Logitech’s usual packaging, but in a clear plastic box on a black plastic base. Not so Logitech’s mighty UE Mini Boom, which, with your eyes closed, could fool you into thinking you’re hearing something much bigger. But while many have appealing features and good sound, most still sound like . . . well, like mini speakers. There seems to be no end to the craze for Bluetooth mini speakers - new ones pop up every day.
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