This is such a fun speaker!
(Gets hit by frisbee)
Oh there you are!
This is the Double Bass bluetooth Speaker by UB Plus.
It’s got a 4.5 inch subwoofer and silk tweeters, FOUR 2,500 mAh batteries delivering up to
20 hours of playback, all housed in this incredible looking sphere weighing just over 6 pounds
or 2.8 kilos.
For full transparency, the brand did send me these to try out so major shout out to
them and they are sponsoring the video.
But that’s where their involvement stops.
The content is my own and they don’t get to see this beforehand or influence the content
in anyway.
I just like to make that clear.
Ultimately if the product was crap I would not review it.
With that spiel out of the way…
You have two ways of pairing this speakers which is great.
You have BlueTooth which is super easy to connect.
You get this really nice feedback sound when you set it to pairing mode and when you connect.
And if you have multiple of them, you can also use the True Wireless Stereo connection.
This is great, so if you have multiple DoubleBass speakers it means you can set them up as Stereo
Pairs, so one will be the Left channel and the other will be the Right.
You can actually synchronise up to 8 units together in what they call it a Matrix system.
And I also have a couple of other products here which I can compare the Double Bass with
later in this video.
But even using this as a single unit, it is providing a lovely listening experience.
But the best thing about these speakers?
Well, the best thing is the sound quality but the second best thing?
You can take it with you everywhere.
Let’s go for a ride.
One of my favourite things?
How even in low volume…
It still sounds great!
This can come very handy when you are listening to it outside and it might be late at night.
Your neighbours will appreciate that.
But it really comes to life when you turn the volume UP!
It really delivers a bang!
And that’s down to this spherical design.
They engineered it this way… not just because it looks really cool!
They borrowed this concept from…
You thought I was gonna say Apple or Amazon right?
No, this is from the Helmholtz resonator which was originally designed to to test the presence
of a particular harmonic within a musical note.
The result HERE is a stunning audio quality with extremely solid soundstage.
What I mean by that is, if you were to close your eyes while listening to these speakers
you can hear the location of the instruments.
They don’t sound all… jumbled up.
It’s truly incredible, you know.. .you can VERY CLEARLY hear every layer of the song!
And when you wack the volume up, you can not only hear it but you can see what that’s
doing to the woofer panels here.
You will be able to hear it later in the video how it compares with this much more expensive
option from Bose.
Honestly, I almost fell off my chair when I first heard it!
It really packs a punch that takes you by surprise.
I am used to something like this and given the similar size I thought well…
how loud can it be but man…
it definitely hits you!
In terms of connectivity…
With it being a Bluetooth speaker, of course you might be tempted to connect this to your
TV or laptop but one thing I would say when you do that…
Is that this speaker is gonna be better for watching sport events than it is for watching
a movie for example.
And that’s because of the nature of bluetooth right, nothing that is particular to this
one speaker.
That’s also true for any bluetooth device, not just this speaker.
Some people may not mind it but I definitely notice a tiny bit of delay.
Listening to music on it though…
Oh my gosh, absolutely beautiful!
For the price, what we are getting here really is top quality.
The sound really fills the room with great quality.
As you probably know, YouTube won’t let me play certain songs here due to copyright
but I licensed a couple of songs here, just for you!
It’s pretty difficult to give you an idea via an YouTube video and of course…
you use EQ and things like that to suit your taste…
But keeping a level playing field here, hopefully you will notice the difference when I use
these speakers from Bose.
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Setting this DB Plus up is an absolute breeze.
I love how it’s one button which is also a dial.
It makes the whole experience when using it… very smooth.
Especially when you are out and about, it might be sunny, your friends might be trying
to hand you a cold drink and you don’t want to be like…
hang on, I’m just downloading the app… hang on.
Oh yeah traffic lights, taxis… text message.
Oh that’s on my other phone…
Where is everyone???
You know.
Click, play done.
I was playing a bit there for comic effect but they do also have an app which is very
intuitive.
I love my Sonos at home for example, but sometimes I really can’t deal with the app, it can
be a real pain to deal with at times.
Through this native app you can manage your units, either individually or as True Wireless
Stereo pairs.
As I said at the beginning you can connect up to 8 of these in their own Matrix network.
To give you an idea, the Bose can only connect up to 2.
With the app you can also change the settings to suit your taste or the type of music you
are listening to.
Right, let me show you something here on my screen.
This product is on kickstarter right now and there are a few options when you purchase
the UB+ Double Bass speaker.
There’s the obvious option of having multiple, but there’s also this really cool stand
that goes with it.
Of course you can just put it on a nice table you already have but these look super sleek!
Testing this against the Bose bluetooth speaker.
Bearing in mind the price difference here….
This test is as scientific as YouTube gets you know.
Just bear that in mind.
But you might want to hear this through headphones so feel free to pause this video now while
you get the headphones.
I won’t go anywhere.
Well, I am gonna go here to my designated sound test area.
These by the way… are professional-grade, vocal booth sound blankets and I also have
some of these professional acoustic sound panels and scatter plates here.
So hopefully all of this helps in giving you a good idea of the sound quality is with minimum
distortion…
Despite me not being an audiophile or anything and doing this through a free YouTube video.
If you are looking for an affordable, but superb quality speaker that is very stylish
and gives you that flexibility to take it with you wherever you go…
And packs a punch that would definitely get any party started…
then I think the UB Plus would be a great pick for you.
I love when products come out that are not necessarily from a brand we know but deliver
some innovative features or challenge the status quo in the design.
Ultimately we as consumers are the winners here.
The lovely people on YouTube think that you’re gonna like this video over here.
And I put together this playlist here for you which I think you will like.
I have nearly 200 videos on the channel now so I am sure there’s one there for you.
Hope to see you there!