The UE Roll 2 is this summer’s best Bluetooth speaker, but we don’t recommend you buy it<div class="feat-image">
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<p>The Ultimate Ears (UE) division of Logitech has been making some of the
best Bluetooth speakers out there for quite some time. When I
reviewed the waterproof UE Roll last year, 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.</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 and
Megaboom.</p>
<p>Today
UE upgraded the Roll with
15% better sound and 100-ft wireless range (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.
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Has a longer wireless range of 100-feet (up from 66-ft)
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Is available in five vibrant colors: Habanero, Tropical Anime, Volcano, Atmosphere and Sugarplum
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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
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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 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 (
Verizon and
Best Buy too). 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. <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/2016/05/24/ue-roll-2-review/#more-432147" class="more-link">more…[/url]</p>
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