Ultimate Ears Hyperboom vs Klipsch R-41M

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 guess the dynamic range and power of the speakers is what's expected of them at this spec and price. In terms of auditory impact, not impression, sounds like a 1990s CD before they re-mastered them. I use the Yamaha S202BL receiver, volume turn to 50 and above in order to "feel" anything. My turntable is a cheapo ION MP3 converter with built in pre-amp, maybe I need a better record player? Anyhow, what's really weird is that when connecting (via the loose copper speaker wires) to the speaker sockets on the Yamaha, the red and black go into the respective holes of the Yamaha, only ONE SIDE of EACH SPEAKER work (either only R or L)

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

While it performs well overall, it can struggle with the lower frequencies at medium to high volumes. Of course, a lot will depend on what you're playing through them. In a desktop set-up, with near field listening, you may find them to be more than adequate, but at the core of a home theater set up, or with bass heavy music like Travis Scott's, "Highest In The Room" or "Butterfly Effect," without a subwoofer, you're going to notice the R-41M's limitations pretty quickly, especially at higher volumes. While they're reasonably capable performers by themselves (with an amplifier, of course), and much better than most active speakers in the $100-$300 range, they're not particularly neutral or consistent

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

I removed my Bose speakers and put them in another room and hooked these up in mid-July. The sound is like a whisper unless I turn volume up to atleast 78 to hear the music. I installed new speaker wire. Unhooked and hooked up again several times

- 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.

I have a Sony STR-DH190 and a pair of Klipsch R-41M's. I don't like how I can't stream through Wifi and have to use Bluetooth. I'm not a fan of Bluetooth audio.

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. 

My plan was to wall mount the speakers closer to their original positioning using the keyhole mount on the back. This is where I found possibly the one flaw with the design of these speakers. They are rear ported, so they needed additional spacing between the speaker and the wall to allow for the rear port to have sufficient space. I placed a set of rubber feet attached by adhesive to the back of the speakers at the bottom of the back panel to get the needed clearance

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

All in all they're quite nice at this price point. They fit where I need them. I used banana plugs to connect the speaker outputs - in fact I also ordered some plugs to make up my own speaker cables when I ordered the speakers. First time I've used banana plugs that I didn't have to solder

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

1 surround into my small apartment office (12x12 or so) and currently have Klipsch r-41m and r-25c because I got a steal of a deal on them. ($100 for the setup new in the boxes, can't beat that).

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.

Bought some new speaker wire with banana plugs to use with these speakers, the posts are compatible with 5 different means of connection (most new speakers are). The bad: the bass port is on the back, so it needs to be out further from a wall or the back of the shelf. Not a deal breaker because it’s still a small medium sized speaker, and I’m not getting much bass from them anyway. This might be the way I have it set up, I’m using a Yamaha rxv667 which I love but some of the settings are hard to get into and tweak

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 have these on my desk, and I think that's a perfect application for them. Being 4" drivers they're not really suited for a large room or at the forefront of a theater system, though they would make good satellites for a surround setup. They hold up great at lower volumes and are in a fairly compact box suitable for a desk. Speaking of the box, it's definitely adequate, but not the highest quality ever

(Not a huge treble fan) paired it with the other hyperboom and it is even better. The cons that I’ve noticed are: There is noticeable latency when the EQ is not flat through the app for video playback over Bluetooth. When it is set to flat it’s there as well but not as bad. Pairing up a second speaker is a bit of a debacle the first time

The R-41M’s are dogshit speakers… some of the worst on the market. Super aggressive and fatiguing treble, weak bass extension, scooped out mids. Get the Neumi BS5 instead. Far better and also cheaper even when the Klipsch are on sale