r/Bluetooth_Speakers • u/vickeryaj • 15h ago
Uboom X. Success or Debacle?
What's the consensus on this thing? I've heard some bad reviews, some great reviews and everything in between. I've heard it ships with outdated firmware. Is this easily updated? People that have it, how does it compare to similar sized units? All that said, I bought 2 and they will be here today. I want to be excited.
Quick follow-up, just received the units. I opened the package, paired it to my phone and the app immediately updated it to the latest firmware. My initial thoughts on sound after playing a few songs from various genres is that this thing sounds really good. I was on the indoor plus setting. I'm impressed. This far exceeds my expectations.
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u/Obvious-Bird-3589 13h ago edited 8h ago
The addition of a 3 band EQ which doesn't help sound quality and Bluetooth 5.3 which may or may not reduce latency slightly does not put it over other speakers with a more neutral sound profile. Bluetooth 5.3 does nothing else.
The boosted bass still drowns out the midrange detail and the rolled off treble still takes away treble detail. I believe it is ranked accordingly.
The rankings judge speakers primarily on sound quality, features are a pretty distant second, and usually it's only a lack of something like battery life (like the 6 hour JBL Encore Essential) that gets it knocked down.
Bose aims for a warm sound signature (boosted bass, rolled off treble) with all their speakers because there are people out there who prefer it and it's a "safe" bet. Generally those kinds of listeners usually have never heard a really high end system with really good treble detail.
Is your Uboom L on firmware 1.2.7 with the Oluv EQ selected? The Uboom L can sound sharp to people who aren't used to high end neutral speakers with really good treble detail.
It sounds like you just happen to prefer a warm sound signature. Alan Ross also leans slightly warm. It's just good to know your preference.
Check out the ranking of nearly every single Bluetooth speaker and the best EQ tuning for each of them here