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The UE Roll 2 is this summer’s best Bluetooth speaker, but we don’t recommend you buy it

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<p>The Ultimate Ears (UE) division of Logitech has been making some of the best Bluetooth speakers (http://9to5mac.com/2015/07/24/best-bluetooth-speaker/) out there for quite some time. When I reviewed the waterproof UE Roll last year (http://9to5mac.com/2015/06/16/ultimate-ears-roll-is-a-tough-wearable-speaker-that-swims-and-sounds-great/), it became the no-brainer summer music purchase, especially as 9to5toys caught it dipping down to $50 a few times in the past few weeks (http://9to5toys.com/?s=%22UE+ROLL%22).</p>
<p>The UE Roll is super-portable, mostly flat, rugged and so waterproof you can bring it into a pool with its own little floatie.  The sound quality is amazng for the small form factor and the battery lasts between 5-10 hours. This is the speaker I take with me on most trips because it is small in the backpack yet still sounds great, pairs easily with multiple devices and even has iOS/Android apps for creating alarms and checking battery. Obviously if you are throwing a house/pool party, you’ll want something more substantial like UE Boom (http://9to5mac.com/2015/09/15/ultimate-ears-boom-2-bluetooth-speaker-review/) and Megaboom (http://9to5mac.com/2015/01/05/review-ultimate-ears-larger-megaboom-360-degree-bluetooth-speaker-goes-to-11/).</p>
<p>Today UE upgraded the Roll (http://www.amazon.com/Atmosphere-Wireless-Portable-Bluetooth-Waterproof/dp/B01FFV58RI/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?tag=thepartim-20) with 15% better sound and 100-ft wireless range (http://bit.ly/1WM5oWx) (up from 66-ft) along with some new color/designs (pictured above). Here’s the full official specs update …</p>
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<li>Blasts out 15 percent more sound, delivering epic tunes in the palm of your hand.</li>
<li>Has a longer wireless range of 100-feet (up from 66-ft)</li>
<li>Is available in five vibrant colors: Habanero, Tropical Anime, Volcano, Atmosphere and Sugarplum</li>
<li>Offers portability and versatility like no other speaker, with the same completely waterproof (IPX 7) design, bungee cord loop and sleek, disk-shape design of <span class="il">UE</span> <span class="il">ROLL –</span> packing in even more without adding extra size or bulk</li>
<li>Plus, it comes with its very own <span class="il">UE</span> Floatie in every package, so your speaker can float right through the fun and splash up next to you</li>
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<p>I’m not going to blow smoke … and say that this is a big upgrade. It isn’t. In fact, at at least a $30 premium (http://www.amazon.com/Atmosphere-Wireless-Portable-Bluetooth-Waterproof/dp/B01FFV58RI/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?tag=thepartim-20) over the original UE Roll, I’m going to do something I rarely ever do – recommend you buy the old model for $30 less at Amazon  (http://www.amazon.com/UE-Wireless-Bluetooth-Waterproof-Shockproof/dp/B00YARCGQA/ref=sr_1_1?sr=8-1&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;keywords=UE%255Croll&amp;tag=thepartim-20&amp;qid=1464098079)(Verizon (http://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&amp;jsonp=vglnk_146409344089310&amp;key=b8f771eed689587b82c4635131ce08d7&amp;libId=iolffex201010l04000DA3dvic2nt&amp;loc=http%3A%2F%2F9to5toys.com%2F%3Fs%3D%2522UE%2BROLL%2522&amp;v=1&amp;out=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.anrdoezrs.net%2Flinks%2F3269232%2Ftype%2Fdlg%2Ffragment%2Fsku%253Dsku1610264%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.verizonwireless.com%2Faccessories%2Fultimate-ears-roll%2F%3F_requestid%3D150180%26_requestid%3D154484&amp;ref=http%3A%2F%2F9to5toys.com%2F%3Fs%3DUE%2BRoll&amp;title=%E2%80%9CUE%20ROLL%E2%80%9D%20%7C%20Search%20Results%20%7C%209to5Toys&amp;txt=UE%20Roll%20in%20all%20colors) and Best Buy too (http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=N/7ThYeZ*Nc&amp;subid=&amp;offerid=422073.1&amp;type=10&amp;tmpid=13127&amp;RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fwww.bestbuy.com%252Fsite%252Fue-roll-wireless-bluetooth-speaker-reef%252F5672022.p%253Fid%253D1219655377408%2526skuId%253D5672022)).  You really won’t notice any difference and that $30 bucks you save can go almost halfway into purchasing another original UE Roll to pair up for stereo sound (for 200% the sound).</p>
<p>If money’s no object and/or you need the extra 15% sound and range/color options/newest thing, head below for the full low down/video on the new $99.99 UE Roll 2 (http://www.amazon.com/Atmosphere-Wireless-Portable-Bluetooth-Waterproof/dp/B01FFV58RI/ref=dp_ob_title_ce?tag=thepartim-20). <a href="http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/24/ue-roll-2-review/#more-432147" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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