Logitech UE Boombox

The UE boombox is another in a long line of good audio devices from Logitech - if you have need of a decent speaker for parties, it'll serve you well.

There's a lot competition between wireless speaker manufacturers at the moment, but there's not a great deal to choose between many of them in terms of sound quality. However, the Soundfreaq Sound Step Recharge costs less and has more features.

It’s to Logitech’s credit that the UE Boombox comes close to fully justifying a relatively high price for a portable Bluetooth speaker; our hope is that the next version will include some battery and sonic enhancements, as well as some way to protect the beautiful metal chassis from travel damage.

Also - and this is important - it doesn’t try too hard. Outwardly at least, it keeps everything very simple, from the design to the operation, and it succeeds because of it.

If you like your low end, the $250 Logitech UE Boombox delivers a sculpted, bass-heavy response in a portable design. But this wireless speaker suffers from distortion at top volumes, and at this price, that shouldn't happen.

The Logitech UE Boombox's eight powerful internal drivers and timeless architecture score top marks for the first product bearing the company's collaborative moniker.