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last year when I first reviewed to Yui megablast I didn't like it at all but then when I revisited the megablast eight months later thanks to some software updates and new features I warmed up to it even though it still has its problems but now that we have the boom three and mega boom three I actually really liked both of these speakers I feel the mega boom 3 is so good it can actually keep up with the big boys like the sony xba-40 one and the j bo extreme 2 now even though the mega blast and mega boom 3 look very similar to one another there are some key technical and physical differences that will dive into deeper later on in this video the mega blast is an Alexa table speaker that retails for 250 dollars whereas the mega boom 3 and boom 3 or standard speakers that retail for 200 and $150 respectively if you want to pick either of these speakers up I'll have a little description down below in a few user links it really helps out to channel I highly suggest you check them out because you never know when these speakers might go on sale she might get lucky and also check out the new mesh of down below first let's go with the basic stuff just like most of the premium speakers out there both the boom 3 and mega boom 3 have a fabric body with offsets and caps that make them very durable and both of these speakers are also rocking ip67 certifications which means they're both dust and waterproof and for those wondering yes these speakers do float on top of both of these speakers you have your power button Bluetooth button and this new quote-unquote magic button which is just a multi-function button that has been sorely lacking on the mega blast on the mega blast even though there is a huge button in the middle you can only use this button to call Alexa and in order to control your music playback on the mega blast you either have to use Alexa voice commands that only work on select streaming services or you have to control your music directly from your phone and like I've said before I don't care how smart your small speaker is sometimes it's just easier to have physical control buttons on your speaker so you can do basic things so that's why I'm so happy the mega boom 3 finally has this multifunction button either you or your friend can physically play or pause your music and double tap to skip a track directly from the speaker but you can't go back a track and personally I prefer having a physical button versus the mega boom where you have to hit the top Skype attract another thing that I hated about the megablast was the way you had to charge it now all three of these speakers charge via a micro USB port and I do feel the boom three and mega boom three should have had come included with a USB C port instead but with the mega blast since the micro USB port is on the bottom you have to stand a little side damage charge it now obviously this isn't gonna affect your music in any way but I just find it to be some very sloppy designing almost as bad as having to charge Apple's Magic Mouse upside down but since the ports on the boom 3 and mega boom 3 stick out the back these speakers can stand upright when you charge them you may have also noticed that these speakers have their power of charging the contact points built into the bottom whereas with the mega blast you would have to switch out its quarter-inch tearing now the power of charging dock is an additional $40 accessory and by no means do you have to get it but it does play nice with both the mega blast and make a boom 3 and if you get it you never really have to remember to charge your speaker if you just place it on the dock when you're done using it it's kind of like wireless charging on a phone you don't need it but it does make charging your device more passive regardless the boom 3 has an advertised battery life of 15 hours and with its volume set to 80% the speaker managed to average seven hours playback time whereas the larger mega boom 3 has an advertised battery life of 20 hours and with its volume set to 80% the speaker managed to average 9 hours of playback time and for comparison the larger and heavier mega blast has an advertised battery life of just 16 hours we're going Bluetooth just as you'd expect these speakers have stable connections that don't cut out but more importantly these speakers can be connected to two devices at the same time and if you're an iPhone user these speakers have a very low latency so these are actually pretty good for watching YouTube videos on your phone now before we go with the speaker setups there is one major hardware difference I want to point out between the mega boom 3 and the outgoing mega boom for the audio files out there you ease newer speakers like the mega boom 3 boom 3 and mega blast don't have 3.5 man audio jacks personally I don't really care cuz I never used the audio jack on any of my speakers these days but I can see why some people would really hate this from an audio quality standpoint Bluetooth just doesn't sound as good as having a wired connection or sometimes you just want to have a wired connection because it's easier than having to go through the Bluetooth settle process I don't mind if smaller single channels do switch speakers like the bow sound like micro don't have an out of your jack but I think a larger speakers like these should still have it but when it comes to speaker setups the boom three and mega boom three are almost identical but the boom three and mega boom three have two inch diameter transducers shooting out the sides and both of these speakers have dual passive radiators but the pats radiators on the mega boom three are slightly larger than the ones on the boom three regarding the mega blast it also has dual transducers and dual passive radiators but it also has a pair of tweeters that just aren't present on the mega boom three now we're about to jump into a sound test since all three of these UE speakers sound identical to make things more interesting I'm also going to be including the sony xba-40 one with extra bass mode turned on and the JBL extreme two and also all three of these UE speakers are running the the standard EQ setting in general the new boom three and mega boom three sound really good they both have good clarity good in some and separation and they don't suffer from distortion at higher volume but the biggest difference between the boom three and mega boom three is going to be the bass since the mega boom three has larger passive radiators you're going to feel the bass more so it's more fun to listen to music with this speaker than with this speaker but objectively the mega blast still sounds a little better than the mega boom three due to its tweeters this speaker is able to separate the mids and highs a little better than this speaker but unless you listen to these speakers back-to-back and you're actively looking for these nuance differences you're not really going to notice but when it comes to comparing the sound quality on the mega boom 3 to the sony XP 41 and JBL extreme - i can confidently say the mega boom 3 outperforms the sony xba-40 one compared to these other speakers or Sony XP 41 sounds pretty muffled and even though the mega boom 3 is smaller than the XP 41 it still has as much if not more bass than the XP 41 but when it comes to comparing the mega boom 3 to the JBL extreme to the extreme 2 is still the better sound speaker hardware wise the extreme 2 is rocking a dual transducer dual tweeter and dual passive radiators set up so besides having more hardware the JBL extreme 2 still has deeper punchy bass it's instrument separation is better and the soundstage is wider but since I feel the mega boom 3 sound quality is up there with the extreme - it does make the mega boom 3 a compelling option for some people because you're getting near JBL extreme - sound quality from a speaker that cost less and takes a fraction of the desk or shelf area and badge why I like it so much but the mega boom 3 does take a hit when it comes to its max volume compared to these other speakers now the mega boom 3 obviously gets a little louder than the smaller boom 3 and both of these speakers have no problem filling a large room with music but a max volume the mega boom 3 lives in the 105 decibel range and struggles to break through its 110 ceiling whereas the mega blast XP 41 and extreme to have no problem breaking one-ten sealing and getting all the way up to 120 decibels so what I'm saying is the mega boom 3 sounds good and gets loud enough but it's not as loud as these other speakers but for its size I feel it does get loud enough unlike the ljpk 700 reviewed a few months ago that speaker was a joke but another important thing to keep in mind about UE speakers is that even though you eat markets them as 360-degree speakers they're really not they're just shooting their music out of either sides if you're using these speakers indoors where the music can bounce off of walls they're gonna perform like 360-degree speakers but if you use them outdoors then they are going to have some major dead zones on the front in the rear of the speaker so even though these wouldn't be my first choice for an outdoor speaker indoors they're great but now let's talk about you ease app because it's very useful and it has a lot to offer first off you can remotely power on or power off your mega boom 3 you can also go in and select from a few EQ settings or make your own personally I just like set a standard one but you can easily make either these speakers sound however you want for the type of music you listen to also if you're going to pair multiple speakers together you just have to go into the party up tab and drag the speaker's up you don't have to go through any pairing process if they're nearby they'll show up just keep in mind you can only pair of booms boom - boom threes mega booms and mega boom 3s together and nothing else and finally there's block party where you can have up to three devices connected to the mega boom 3 and you can select from one of the three devices to play music and when you and your friends are done hanging out you can turn off block party and disconnect them from your speaker or you can even kick them off if you want but overall I am a fan of the new UE boom 3 and mega boom 3 the majority of the gripes that I've had with the mega blasts have finally been fixed with these speakers sure I do wish the boom 3 and mega boom 3 had a USBC charging and I would at least like the option to be able to have a wired connection with these speakers but everything else is pretty good they're very good sounding indoor speakers that have a very small footprint but having no problem filling the room with music and I feel very adequately priced their app is more useful than most other apps and since they have a good microphone for phone calls and low latency for watching videos too really isn't much to complain about this time around even though the megablast sounds slightly better than the mega boom 3 unless you're a hardcore Alexa user and you just need voice commands and have no interest in pairing multiple Yui speakers together I think the majority of people are going to be better off just going with the mega boom 3 or boom 3 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