Ultimate Ears has just released a new addition to its Megaboom card , the Megaboom 4 .
launch over six years after its herald , Megaboom 3 , the Megaboom 4 promise to deliver “ powerfully loud , clean-cut and immersive 360 ° strait with thundering bass voice ” . But are there enough changes to vindicate an upgrade ?
We ’ve compared the Megaboom 3 and Megaboom 4 and listed their similarities and divergence below .
Both speakers have the same RRP
Perhaps astonishingly , both the Megaboom 3 and 4 have the same £ 169.99 RRP . However , as the Megaboom 3 is the older model , we can expect this monetary value to drop or at least see price reductions once the new model is useable .
you could also get the Megaboom 3 in a option of eight colours including Lagoon Blue and Seashell Peach , whereas the Megaboom 4 come in just four options : Active Black , Cobalt Blue , Raspberry Red and Enchanting Lilac .
Megaboom 4 has richer bass
The Megaboom 4 boast softer passive radiators than the Megaboom 3 which should leave in music sound richer with more sea bass without exaggeration or distorted shape . This is noteworthy as in our brushup of the Megaboom 3 , we note that its inactive radiator had been “ modified ” from the Megaboom 2 , resulting in “ skillful basso ” .
In add-on , the Megaboom 4 features Ultimate Ears Signature sound and several EQ modes , including Bass Boost , Deep Relaxation and Podcast / Vocal which is all approachable via the Boom App .
Otherwise , both the talker promise brawny and immersive , spacial 360 ° audio . Our review of the Megaboom 3 launch that it boasts “ energetic , entertaining phone ” and “ sounds just than its predecessor ” .
Megaboom 4 has a USB-C port
As the Megaboom 3 launched back in 2018 , it ’s unsurprising that it features a slimly outdated micro - USB port for charge . It does however include a micro - USB cable length in the box seat , which is always a utile add-on .
alternatively the Megaboom 4 feature a USB - C embrasure and also includes a cable television in the box .
Both have up to 20 hours of battery life
Both Megaboom speakers are plan to be portable and volunteer up to 20 hours of battery lifetime . Not only that but as the speakers are designed for both indoor and outdoor use , they each have an IP67 rating which mean they ’re dust - tight and able-bodied to survive a submersion in up to one meter of water for up to 30 hour .
