To set up the speaker, you use UE's free Ultimate Ears app. However, at that volume, the speaker was distorted it sounded better around the 85-decibel range. At max volume, I measured 95 decibels - louder than the Megaboom. UE really put the blast in the Megablast by giving it a ton of power, which translated into one of the loudest portable speakers I've tested. MORE: Our Favorite Outdoor (Waterproof) Speakers On acoustic music like Fleetwood Mac's 'Never Going Back Again,' the speaker's bright treble tones made the picked guitar sound crisp, while the bass made the vocals resonant. Annie Clark's vocals on that song were also easy to hear. Vincent's 'Los Ageless' with impressive detail - not the muddy rumble that many portable speakers pump out. The Megablast produced the deep bass and distorted guitars on St. Among speakers that integrate Alexa, only the Sonos One bests the Megablast, and the Sonos isn't portable. It sounds slightly better than UE's Megaboom and much better than any Amazon speaker. The Megablast delivers crisp treble, detailed bass and full vocals - hitting all the marks that you want when listening to music. Depending on which Alexa skills you want to use, this limit may be a deal breaker. For example, you can't play music from Spotify with Alexa, and you can't add it to a multiroom audio group. But Amazon doesn't allow third-party speakers such as the Megablast to access all of the best Alexa skills, and that's where the Megablast falls short compared to an Amazon model. You can even give Alexa commands while using the Megablast as a Bluetooth speaker (though you can't control music you're playing via Bluetooth with Alexa).Īlexa could play songs from Amazon Music, turn on my smart plugs and play a game of Jeopardy. Alexa was as responsive on the Megablast as it was on an Echo.

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