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you've returns and removing the word boom from its mini boom speaker Ultimate Ears earlier this week introduced the replacement dubbed the Yui roll it's the same price at $99 as of this video just like the old model here but it's a total redesign with an unconventional shape more features and more uses already comparing the speaker on paper it looks to offer some key features that separates it from the competition now of course we'll get into everything shortly as always visit my website for reviews on other speakers and more consumer products I'm Jimmy with Jim's Ruby room comm and I'm here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to another review you each strays away from that traditional look of a speaker either that cylinder look or a classic rectangle now it doesn't look much like it did a roll either but it's more of a disc like shape it's smaller than what I thought but it fits right into my medium-sized palm measuring 5.3 inches in diameter now it's also very lightweight for carrying as well it only weighs in at 330 grams now the front comes with that same mesh fabric here like the bigger UE boom speakers offering a very very rugged texture and behind the fabric seems to be an indestructible shell it's really rock solid now matter of fact like the bigger Bluetooth speakers here the roll is also water resistant the screen withstand up to one meter of being fully submerged underwater up to 30 minutes ideal for heaviness by the pool or bring this to the lake now also on the back here features an elastic bungee cord that you can hang over your shower handle or shower head when you cleanse your potty let's say now it's also stain resistant so if you do bring this out into the woods drop this in mud and whatnot you can just bring it home and spray it down and this will work fine again very rugged build quality now moving back here buying buttons are of course located on the front and I notice the down button does give good feedback here reaffirming a press but they vine up was much less tactile they both still work though but the top button barely gives a clicking feel or a clicking found now if you press down both at the same time here with a speaker on the UE voice does prompt how much better is remaining which is a huge plus 90 percent charge but now moving behind the mesh skin here is a two inch driver with two three-quarter inch tweeters offering 360 degree sound but before getting into the sound test let's finish the back here real quick now very simple this has the power and pairing button up top with the bottom offering a flap which then exposes the three and half millimeter port now one word of caution because of the hump that holds the cord it does make for a tight squeeze if you have a thicker cord it might not go in all the way here while a smaller diameter cord will work fine nothing microUSB port for charging the UE roll wasn't a issue at all since most USB cords are small anyways but since we're on the topic of charging and batteries here UE claims up to nine hours of battery life and with my standard test that I do on all of my speakers leaving this at 50% volume the entire time playing music I was able to achieve an astonishing 11 hours in 12 minutes to be exact which is great again that's just at 50% volume now we're to recharge the role though it takes a crazy five-and-a-half powers though to get this fully charged per UE but now the last part here that's very much worth discussing is the features that we can't physically see the UE app for both Android and Apple offers the ability to what ue calls double up the role can pair with another role to have stereo separation in addition the role can be linked to the bigger UE boom or mega boom if you have one laying around although this it was stated on the website though I didn't see this as being an option in the app at the time this review but backing out here and equalizer is available to adjust the sound characteristics to your liking and the final feature is an alarm that plays your last played song that's right on your phone or play the last music app that you had open like Pandora or iHeartRadio the only thing that I saw was an issue though it's either a one time alarm or it's a daily alarm you can't select for the alarm to go off on certain days so that's it for the entire speaker and what it has to offer both the physical ruggedness to the app experience now what I'll do I play several songs for you to listen to and I'll give you my verdict afterwards now first up here's alcohol by time flies gee cuz I got it like that flow so smooth like I got it on tap yeah and I'm sick of being a good night while I'm on my gangland while I'm drinking Bud Light can you get it when you miss me like I'm wit whiskey drinking Jim Beam hey baby do you do it do it that way do you do that do you take a break you know that I'm a beast when I kill it on the beach like a sex on the beach Hey you and there you have it folks now of course sound recorded over my microphone and then played through your speakers are not the best depiction of audio quality hence my review here granted I'm reviewing this as a $100 speaker and in this category it does sound good this does get as loud as surprisingly the brand-new Bose Soundlink mini 2 but for a $100 speaker the bass is decent and enough really for casual listeners there's enough I believe for listeners of electronic dance music and pop music to enjoy but those listening to hip hop and rap who do value some bass I don't see as being enough here but for the mid-range of vocals and the upper range of instruments it's clear and very easy to listen to with really no listening fatigue from my end and it's the same with the high notes in cymbal crashes very minimal distortion and many of the snare drum hits are evident as well there's really no ear ringing or team is that even notice when listening to violin samples where at times those strings can get very high-pitched now overall it's a good quality sounding speaker here that's great for small and medium sized rooms the only areas were if I had to critique is wishing for a bit more bass that would have been a little bit more ideal but more importantly it would have been great to have a slightly more open soundstage on water soundstage allow the music is monotone and doesn't offer much depth and either for vocals or a differentiation with the sub bass it is somewhat common though on smaller Bluetooth speakers but again that's only if I had to critique now if you want more bass or spatial sound you're looking at the 150 to $200 Bluetooth small speaker range at that time again for $100 and keeping that in mind I still believe this is a fantastic sounding speaker the quality the build is one of the best if not the best for being so rugged the battery life is great and last the accompanying app makes for this budget-friendly speaker that much more appreciated so hope this review helped you in some way 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