The upper panel also houses a Bluetooth pairing button (which acts as the audio source button when switching between the aux input and paired devices) and a battery life indicator. They listen to nine recordings per turntable which cover a wide range of music and radio genres, giving a rating per recording and an overall verdict (not an average). Perfect for your living room, bedroom, or for outdoors with friends it provides Marshall's premium audio experience.

A five star rating is 13:44 (hours:minutes) or more, and similarly 10:48 for four stars, 7:52 minutes for three stars and 4:56 minutes for two stars. Unfortunately, as manufacturers do not make manuals or guides in all languages, we cannot guarantee that a local language manual is included for the item.Three class D amplifiers power its subwoofer, front and rear facing tweeters, for a sound that’s brilliantly powerful and clear.

The high end is nicely judged, with enough rattling attack to Szun Waves’ High Szun to bring some urgency to the percussive sounds. minutes get you 6 hours of portable playtime, while a fully charged battery can be reached in 5 hours. In addition to cultivated music playback, he likes fast cars - including classic cars - with rich sound. One particularly odd thing that’s missing from this device, but available on other Marshall Bluetooth speakers, is the presence of a smartphone app.The higher register brass, strings, and vocals all retain their bright, detailed place in the spotlight. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, and audio gear reviews are still my primary focus. Our lab professionals assess the number of different ways you can connect an audio source both wirelessly and via a cable. It comes with access to multi-directional sound, thanks to three class D amplifiers behind the main grille. It provides multi-directional audio with both front and rear-facing tweeters which ensures the speaker sounds great from any angle.

But that’s with direct line of sight, if there’s any stuff in between then you’re going to get some stuttering. We are so impressed with the build quality of all Sonos products, we offer an automatic 6-year extended warranty on all Sonos products at no extra cost, giving you complete peace of mind. The wooden cabinet construction helps provide a warm, natural sound and the bass reflex system includes a port to increase efficiency at low frequencies. The quality of the materials used in its construction mirror those of the Emberton, with a silicone outer casing giving the unit an IPX4 rating. Utilising Blumlein Stereo Sound construction, this speaker provides a multi-directional experience that will immerse you in your music, indoors or out.

Of course, this assumes that the tweeters each have their own amplifier, and with two times 5 watts, they are really well equipped. The strap is a pretty cool feature and inspired by a guitar carry strap which is a nice throwback to where the brand started, creating guitar amplifiers! As portable speakers go, a 20-hour battery is very impressive, and I didn’t think about charging it the whole weekend! It has been previously owned but is in excellent condition and has only been taken out the box for photo purposes.

Having recently added the range of Marshall Bluetooth speakers to our line-up we wanted to get to know the new speakers a little better. A 20-minute charge provides six hours of playback, while five hours is needed to get back up to full strength once depleted.This dynamic compact speaker features three dedicated class D amplifiers that power its dual tweeters and subwoofer, for a sound that is nothing short of large.