KEF LSX vs Ultimate Ears Hyperboom

It's fantastic these set. These are the right size speakers for this desk, especially with the profile that I've set in the calf control app. We must ...

We also have dual passive three-and-a-half inch by seven and a half inch passive radiators shooting out of the back of the speaker which sounds incred...

I really wanted to love these - for their size and price point they have a great soundstage/imaging and I'm not sure you can do much better given the constraints as far as sound goes. A little on the bass-heavy side for me and a little warm/colored but really for their size they are quite impressive. However, unfortunately the app/connectivity issues were a real dealbreaker. I spent hours debugging/reconnecting/going back and forth with KEF support trying to figure out why the speakers would not reconnect after randomly losing Wi-Fi connection

My happy medium is the [UE this has a 3.5 mm port AND an optical port, and sounds good enough (to my ear) for pretty much any music and movies

First impressions coming from the KEF LSX Wireless is the volume that they produce. Not literally the sound volume, but the way they fill up a room with the depth of the sound they produce. Even at low volume they give a warm and deep feel to their sound. I listened to them without the sub, and they have a good amount of natural bass, however the Subwoofer compliments everything quite well

For the price of the speaker AND other speakers this is very unreliable and UE needs to work on their software and connectivity. If you want this as a single speaker then it’s awesome, but $400 is a lot for a single portable speaker. If you want this for an integrated UE wireless Bluetooth system then I’m sorry to say this won’t work and look elsewhere. I know Bluetooth isn’t always so reliable, but I’ve had many other integrated Bluetooth speakers I use outdoors for much less money and they work better

The AirPlay connectivity is very unreliable, but that's mostly Apple's fault (my 10+ year-old Squeezebox gear works better and more reliably than that!). I also ended up using the cable to connect the two speakers, because I had some connection drops when using the wireless mode. Out of the box, they sound really boomy, loud and muddy: make sure you use the remote control app to change the settings, otherwise you will be disappointed by the sound. The bad: I dropped the remote control on the floor and it now refuses to work, so I have to use the app to turn it on/off

- On the above note, I found when I used Android's 'play to two devices' function, 'dumber' bluetooth speakers have more immediate sound, whereas the Hyperboom definitely lags a bit; the delay is noticeable here. This fact ruins the speaker for use in an ad-hoc 'dual device' situation. - The speaker does crash sometimes - I've noticed party-up mode can make the host speaker crash.

List is $1,300 but I picked up a pair last year around this same time for just over $700 (from MusicDirect I think). Well worth it for sound and functionality, especially if streaming is your priority. These plus your turntable (and preamp if needed) is all you need for a decent sized space.

black friday would hopefully bring this down in price as Bose normally has good discounts.

Ultimately I’d go with the 5s for music, that bass is just pfffwooar even if the mids are a bit recessed...

First, I tried the JBL Boombox 2. I returned it. To my ears, the bass was overdone and thuddy, drowning out the mids and highs. Also, the sound was very directional, meaning that my ears had to be directly in line with the speaker (vertically and horizontally) to get some presence of mids and highs

Because my room wasn’t big enough for all the speakers I ditched two of the Heco speakers and also the CD and cassette player. Bought myself a bluetooth dongle to make it a little more functional to use.

Its good for a 10-12 person gathering, will fill up a regular sized room but I would personally not describe it as a party speaker that will get people up from their seats to dance.

Big plus for KEF is that midrange presentation (and coaxial type of sound) - very specific for KEF (many people like that)...

The negatives - these don't matter to me but they might to you. It is pretty heavy (maybe just awkward because of size/shape and crappy rubber handle). Plenty portable, but I wouldn't take it on a hike or public transportation. I am not sure how water resistant it really is

I bought them for listening to music and as a better option than a sound bar for my tv. The remote has to be the worst designed thing I have ever used. The remote has red lettering on black, the buttons are flush and it seems to be just an afterthought.

Another thing that distinguishes it from previous models is that it has a square shape. This was explained to us by UE's product manager, Doug Ebert, who said that the company wanted to “deliver the best possible listening experience with a proper stereo image”, rather than ensuring 360-degree sound with a cylindrical build. 

Maybe 900sq. Ft. I am fully satisfied at 80-90% volume. The only thing I may add is a small sub for those times I want to dork out to some edm

I really like this! I just think the loudest it gets isnt loud enough! But I mean it is a Bluetooth wireless speaker. Also the price isnt as bad as some of the other ones! I would give it 8 out of 10 stars