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when I first reviewed the Yui megablast a few months ago I didn't like it at all it had a whole bunch of missing features it relied to way too much on voice commands and it just didn't sound good it had way too much bass and no mints but I decided to give the megablast a second chance and even though it still has its problems it actually sounds really good now so good in fact it's actually up there with the JBL Xtreme 2 in a smaller form factor than the sony xba-40 one when the mega blast was released in the fall of 2017 it was retailing for $250 but now the mega blasts can be had for $200 or less the sony xba-40 one was released at the beginning of 2018 and retails for $250 and the JBL extreme 2 is the newest and most expensive speaker here rate selling for $300 if you want to pick either of these speakers up I'll have links to description below and if you use the links really helps out the channel I suggest you check them out because you never know when these speakers will go on sale should make it lucky and also check out the numerous shelf down below and if you want to learn more about either of these speakers then watch the full reviews first let's go for the things that I hate about the UE mega blast I hate that the mega blast relies so heavily on Al xa voice commands to player positive music and to skip a track the voice commands are cool but they only work if the mega blast is connected to Wi-Fi and if you're streaming your music over a supported streaming service but if you're streaming your music over Bluetooth because you use Apple music or Google play music like I do then the only way you can control your music playback is from your phone the only thing you can do directly from the mega blast is adjust your volume and this is incredibly annoying because sometimes it's just more convenient to have a physical button to play or pause your music or to skip a track directly on your speaker I feel that all speakers even smart speakers need to have these three basic inputs because even though Google home max is guilty of this another thing I hate about the mega blast is the recessed micro USB port on the bottom of the speaker so this micro USB port is so indented it limits the amount of microUSB cables you can use to charge the speaker to effectively just it's included cable I also think this is a sneaky way of Yui and Logitech trying to get you to buy their $40 power of charging cradle because I also hate the fact that you have to stand the megablast upside down when you're going to charge it I just think this is sloppy whereas with the XP 41 you can also charge away from microUSB cable but the port isn't much easier to reach but the extreme to is the odd one out here because it can only be charged via its AC port okay now that I got all of that on my system let's compare these speakers both the UE mega blast and Sony XP 41 or super rugged and durable they both have fabric outer shows and they do a very good job of standing up to bumps and scrapes and they are both ip67 rated which means they're both water and dust proof the JBL extreme 2 is also pretty durable things to his fabric outer shell but it only has an ipx7 rating which means it's only waterproof I think that the reason it's not dust proof is because of the exposed passive radiators on each side but as long as you get dirt in them or if you push them in you'll be fine but now let's talk about speaker setups cuz that's what impressed me the most about the mega blast this time around even though the sony xba-40 one is larger than the mega blast it has the least amount of hardware going for it the sony xba-40 one has dual front worth firing 58 millimeter diameter transducers and dual passive radiators in the center that firing out the front and at the back of the speaker now if we look at the mega blast you'll see it has slightly smaller 55 millimeter diameter transducers and dual passive radiators like the XP 41 but it also has additional 25 millimeter diameter tweeters now even though Yui advertises the mega blast as a 360 degree speaker it's really only just shooting sound out the sides which is an important detail to take note of for later in this video and then there's the JBL extreme 2 which is also a foot more firing speaker it has dual 70 millimeter diameter transducers there were 20 millimeter diameter tweeters and expose passive radiators on each side now Before we jump into the sound test just know the XP 41 is in extra base mode the mega blast is using it's the standard EQ setting and the extreme 2 has the newest firmware update which improved its everybody's I personally think the megablast sounds almost as good as the extreme - but the megablast is really only worth using in doors Yui advertises the megablast as being a 360-degree speaker but the megablast is really just shooting music out of the sides so unless there are walls for the music to bounce off of the mega blasts has a huge dead zone on the front and on the back of the speaker we're going to do another 30 seconds sounds us but this time the speakers are outdoors and they're all playing at as you can see the megablast has a pretty significant debt zone on the front and on the back of the speaker and for that reason I would only recommend it if you plan on using it strictly indoors but actually filled up megablast sounds almost as good as the extreme - it sounds very clear which is something I can't say about the XP 41 and I get almost as loud as both the XP 41 and extreme - but if I had to rank these speakers in the audio quality it would go extreme - in first place followed closely by the mega blast and in that last is the XP 41 even though you can mess around the EQ settings on the XP 41 to improve its audio quality the lack of dedicated tweeters on the XP 41 just gives the speaker or hoard a time separating the mids from the highs now even though the mega blast has a decent battery life is very rugged and so almost as good as the extreme - in a much smaller form factor it's still missing basic features like being able to pair it up to an Amish speaker whereas with both the JBL and so many speakers you can pair them up to 100 other speakers and obviously nobody really means that but the problem with Sony's wireless party chain is that it either fails to connect sometimes or if you do manage to pair a few of these speakers up sometimes you'll get an echo that can only be fixed by turning these speakers off and pairing them back up again like I've done in the past JBL connect plus is the easiest and best way to pair multiple speakers together you just press one button on each speaker and the speaker's will figure out the rest by themselves if you plan on regularly pairing multiple speakers together I highly advise you invest in two JBL is eco system because sometimes it's more useful to have multiple small speakers playing music instead of one giant speaker just blaring in the background so like I said at the beginning of this video when I first reviewed the UE mega blasts I didn't like it at all and it still has issues but you can say I'm very impressed when it comes to sound quality if you're just looking for a single speaker to use in your bedroom or office and if you're willing to look past the mega blast glaring flaws and I think it is worth considering and it's $200 price point personally whenever I'm going to use the speaker in my room I've always been drawn to a vertical speakers like the pulse three because it takes up so little space on my desk and whenever I wants it to listen to music at higher volumes I would grab the xba-40 one because it also takes up very little space when you stand it upright because even though the extreme two sounds very good just like it's bigger brother the JBL boombox the extreme two lives in the studio just because I don't have room for it in my bedroom now remember the megablast is only worth using indoors if you need a speaker that can perform well both indoors and outdoors then you're better off going with the XP 41 or extreme to go with the XP 41 if you want a single speaker and if you want to save some money and go to the extreme - if you want the best audio quality and/or if you plan on pairing multiple speakers together on a regular basis if you made it this far I guess you enjoyed the video so hit that like button and get subscribed it helps out more than you realize support the channel by clicking on the links down below and I'll catch you next time