Ultimate Ears' Wonderboom 2 Speaker Offers Louder Sound, New Outdoor Mode and More

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Huge sound; Easy to use; 13-hour battery life; Outdoor Boost is useful

Not much of note

Improved sound; useful Outdoor Mode

"Athleisure" fabric wrap seems a little too trendy

The Wonderboom is one of my favorite gadgets . It's a round little Bluetooth speaker that's easy to use and sounds terrific. The Wonderboom is even durable enough that you can bounce it on the ground or throw it in the toilet, which I do not recommend.

Improved sound; useful Outdoor Mode

"Athleisure" fabric wrap seems a little too trendy

Improved sound; useful Outdoor Mode

"Athleisure" fabric wrap seems a little too trendy

The new Wonderboom 2 ($100) from Ultimate Ears is a killer little Bluetooth speaker that packs a lot of punch for its tiny size. It sounds great, lasts forever, and is probably bombproof. It’s a winner all around.

Excellent size; Waterproof and robust; Battery lasts forever; Great sound for its size

Charges over microUSB instead of USB-C

Wonderboom is the compact but powerful speaker from Ultimate Ears. Two years after the first model, the American manufacturer announced the second model, the Wonderboom 2, in June 2019 with the promise of more powerful sound, an unparalleled range, superior waterproofing, and wireless stereo...

Waterproofing; Battery life; Outdoor mode; Small size

Incompatible with other Ultimate Ears models; No USB Type-C; No headphone jack; Latency

As long as the price isn't too high for you, there's almost nothing to dislike about the Wonderboom 2.

Been a couple of Summers since Ultimate Ears arrived on the scene with the first iteration of the WonderBoom that hovered in the "Under $99" speaker market and eventually replacing its own popular Roll 2 speaker.

I sat on the midsummer evening and ended up at Smartson.se. There I saw that I could become a test pilot for a mobile speaker! Wonderfully I thought, the wife has blocked my accounts because I have the same impulse control as an 8-year-old with ADHD when it comes to shopping technology that plays...