UE Wonderboom 1 Connect 2 Speakers

A Wonderboom 1 and a Wonderboom 2 side by side.

Explains the UE Wonderboom 1 connect 2 speakers routine, so that they both play the same audio content from one source device. In this demo, we use one UE Wonderboom 1, and one JBL Wonderboom 2 to show how connecting two UE Wonderboom 1s works. You can indeed mix and match.

UE Wonderboom 1 Connect 2 Speakers: Step by Step

1. Power Up Both UE Wonderboom 1s

We show the Power buttons on each of our UE Wonderboom 1s in the next pictures.

Press and release the Power button on the first one, and await the power-ON sound.

The UE Wonderboom 1 top view. Showing the dark -Power- button.

Then, press and release the Power button on the second UE Wonderboom 1, and again, wait for it to come on.

The Top of the JBL Wonderboom 2. Showing the dark -Power- button.

2. Connect the First UE Wonderboom 1 with a Phone or Other Bluetooth Device

In this demo, we’ll first link the UE Wonderboom 1 with our iPad Air tablet. Now perhaps you’re not sure how to connect your UE Wonderboom 1 to a Bluetooth source device. If so, then see our How to Pair 1 UE Wonderboom 1 Speaker post for details.

3. Press and Release the Play / Pause Button on the First Speaker to Continue with UE Wonderboom 1 Connect 2 Speakers

Next, press the middle (Play / Pause) area of the UE Wonderboom 1 you just connected with your BT source device. Hold until the speaker makes a connect sound and the Bluetooth lamp starts fast-flashing. Here, our first speaker is the original UE Wonderboom 1 (the first version of this series). And in the following picture, we show where to press.

The UE Wonderboom 1 top. Showing the -Play-Pause- button.

4. Press the Play / Pause Button on the Second UE Wonderboom 1

Next, press and release the middle area of the second UE Wonderboom 1. Here, ours is the second version (Wonderboom 2). And in the next picture, we show where to press.

Top view of the JBL Wonderboom 2. Showing the center button.

The speaker then makes a ready-to-connect sound. Also the Bluetooth light just above the center button blinks briefly. Then, once this speaker connects with the first UE Wonderboom 1, its Bluetooth lamp glows steadily.

5. Done with UE Wonderboom 1 Connect 2 Speakers !

Your two UE Wonderboom 1s now share a connection. Thus, when you play audio on your source device, you’ll now hear it through both UE Wonderboom 1s.

A UE Wonderboom 1 and a JBL Wonderboom 2 side by side.

Note that each UE Wonderboom 1 provides stereo sound. Furthermore this holds true even when you have two of them joined to each other. That is, each speaker provides stereo whether or not it connects to another. Thus it’s not the case that the first UE Wonderboom 1 plays the left channel and the second plays the right. Both UE Wonderboom 1s play both channels, in stereo, in fact.

UE Wonderboom 1 Connect 2 Speakers: Ending That Connection

To break the connection between the two UE Wonderboom 1s, simply power down the second one. After that, the first one (the one that you connected with your Bluetooth device) continues playing.

Now powering down the first one will also break the connection between it and the second speaker. Then the second one will stop playing. But this also breaks the link with the source BT device. So powering OFF the first speaker stops BOTH speakers. But the second one will still be ON until you turn it off.