Ultimate Ears WONDERBOOM Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker - Phantom Black

Amazing little speaker. Superb sound quality with about 10hrs of battery life. Highly recommend it

Amazing sound, easy to use! Perfect size

Killer little speaker. Very loud and portable.

Purchased it for my daughter she loves it.

Works nicely for a small area.

One happy benefit of working at home is that I can listen to music anytime I want to. The writing muse often appears accompanied by a soundtrack. And I can be mobile: I spend most of my time in my home office, but I can also take the laptop into the living room or bring my iPad onto the back patio. ...Dont hate me. Most of the time, however, I rely on the audio built into the computer, tablet, or phone. While I have a brag-worthy audio/video setup in the living room, I cant really hear it from my office and certainly not from outside. So I was quite pleased when Amazon Vine offered me this Wonderboom Super Portable Waterproof and Shockproof Bluetooth Speaker. Im even happier with it, now that Ive used the speaker for a few weeks. Despite a product name that sounds like it was invented after the marketing team had a few too many beers, this Bluetooth speaker really is portable and it sounds good. And by portable I mean it has a little loop on the top, which you can grab with a finger along with the armload of other stuff youre carrying to the back patio. While I didnt intentionally drop it to test how truthful it is about being shockproof, it seems sturdy enough. The volume is managed from your device, not from the speaker; it certainly went as loud as I wanted, but truthfully that isnt very much. (Im sitting right next to the speaker, after all.) It promises 86 decibels of 360-degree sound, in case that helps you. I know its one of the speakers distinctive features, but I didnt test the Wonderbooms waterproof promises. Sorry. While I suppose I could give it a dunk in my pool, Id be doing so for your benefit, not mine. (Swimming isnt an audio sport, in my opinion.) I do have a few quibbles. The all-black finish is kind of cool, and looks like a Death Star egg (I mean that in a good way). But the black-on-black makes it a bit hard to find the on/off switch in low light (such as my office, when the only illumination is the computer screen). Theres a little bump your finger can recognize, but Id prefer a red dot or some other visual marking. Bluetooth setup was as easy as its supposed to be; you really dont even need instructions. That said, once connected to my iPad it didnt offer itself as an option to other devices; it may be a one at a time connection, which is slightly irritating. The speaker turns itself off automatically, if it hasnt been used in a while (15 minutes? 30? I didnt time it). Thats okay and surely addresses battery issues (I have not yet investigated what it takes to replace them). But I would not mind an optional app that gives me control over such things. Still: I like the speaker. Its definitely worth your consideration.

Great little speaker with big sound. I actually had to turn it down the first time I used it, and that was outside on a windy day. This is a great value, and I might get one for my office.

fantastic sound

Overall I like it, compact and light, the battery lasts for a decent amount of time. Sound quality is pretty good and I can hear clearly what is being said or sang.

The bass sounds really good. It doesnt allow phone calls which is perfect for me because I find it annoying to speak through the speaker anyways. It has gotten wet and it hasnt caused problems. Its loud which i love. But it dies pretty quickly. I would say like 3-4 hours battery life. Sad.