Marshall Acton II Wireless Bluetooth Speaker - White

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In fact, you’ll likely never need to use the full volume option, even in a loud party situation. This is both good and bad. Good, because you have the power if you need it, but bad as the top end does distort ever so slightly. Since you’ll likely never leave it on full volume, it’s not a massive issue. And if you really want ear-melting power, you can always opt for the slightly larger Stanmore II instead.

For regular sized apartment flat rooms up to, say, 160 square feet (15 square meters), would Acton II Bluetooth volume be sufficient? The Marshall Stanmore 2 is simply amazing for low-end and if you play a bass guitar in very low notes i.e under 80 Hz then you will be amazed at how well the speaker is able to handle those notes. The woofer works hard when it comes to mids and highs. This speaker lets you enjoy clean and precise audio even at high audio levels. It has a bass reflex system which comes with a port that helps in increasing the efficiency even at low frequencies so that you enjoy the stellar sound at all times. It is equipped with advanced components such as two 15 watt class D Amplifiers that powers its tweeters and a 50 watt class D amplifier that drives its mighty subwoofer. The source code under Pierre Aubert's work is licensed under GPL (General public license). He didn't perform any of the measurements himself, and instead he compiled all of them into one place, so that makes sense. It allows you to compare the performances of different speakers before even laying your ears hands on them.In terms of these general aspects of presentation, our main issues are with the midrange and a hardening of the sound when the Marshall is pushed to higher volumes. The latter is fairly self-explanatory, but we’re quite underwhelmed by the thinness and recessed character of the midrange. Those frequencies are incredibly important, especially for voices, and that really hits home when presented with a feeble performance such as this.

If you don't need portability, then get the Acton since it produces noticeably higher quality sounds. Excerpt of the chat with the Customer RepIf you want an even more powerful home speaker, then take a look at the Marshall Stanmore III instead. You get the same sort of design but in a much bulkier speaker, which also means it’s much more powerful, although naturally there’s a higher price tag to match. It leaves out everything else completely. Especially what we care the most about when it comes to power: Being able to play at high volumes without any loss of sound quality. Also, through using the app, the unit can be linked to another Marshall Bluetooth speaker to make a stereo pair. This is useful in case you need to add even more power – or if you want to use them as a 2.1 surround sound system for your phone’s movies. The Marshall Acton II is relatively small. Yet when you power it up and hear that initial guitar strum to denote it’s ready to play, it threatens plenty of grunt. Once you crank the volume up a little, along with the bass, you realise how much power is at your disposal.

Before you buy go ahead and pull the trigger on one of these speakers, I'd recommend you to consider durability as well.Other than use with other speakers, can you tell me something that the Acton II Bluetooth can offer but the Kilburn II can't? It delivers high quality, well balanced, natural and powerful sound and is equipped with three dedicated class D Amplifiers that power dual tweeters and a subwoofer The Marshall Stanmore 2 can also be used with two options for connectivity. It also has a Bluetooth version 5.0 and aptX technology that gives a wireless sound range of upto 30 feets(10 metres). The connectivity is the same for both the speakers. I like how the guitar strap of Kilburn II goes with its (or the entire line-up of Marshall speakers) retro vibe. It's pleasant to carry around, but definitely nowhere near being small. The winner doesn't change here - it's Stanmore II. And the reason is the same: More powerful woofer.

The speaker is capable of playing louder, so that means it is capable of filling a larger space with more audio. Regardless of my foibles, once I changed the EQ, my experience with Acton II was completely refreshed - the audio was great and I thoroughly enjoyed the duration of my testing. Whether I was taking a cheesy disco turn with “Ma Baker” from Boney M and relaxing to hip-hop infused jazz with BADBADNOTGOOD, or getting worked up with Bad Religion, the Acton II was set of delivering the goods. I just wish it wasn’t quite so fiddly to get there, hiding its powers behind custom EQ settings. It's also possible to take the Chromecast route: Chromecast functionality is baked into the Marshall Acton, and is the default way of connecting it to a home network. Users of the Spotify Connect app can also route music straight to the Acton too. The variation between modes isn’t a huge change, just enough to hear the difference. But, bearing in mind this is a small Bluetooth speaker, it does well to offer more manual tuning. You can even change the brightness on the indicator lights if you want – a lovely option that shows Marshall has thought about this in great detail.classy and vintage design that no one dares to ignore. There is a wooden cabinet construction in the speaker that provides natural warm sound with refined and better audio experience. The speaker is wrapped up with premium leather making it look very impressive. Besides full volume, does Kilburn II also provide more sound quality compared to Acton II Bluetooth? Additionally they often emphasize the importance of placement, here is an example: https://www.svsound.com/blogs/subwoofer-setup-and-tuning/75365187-the-art-of-subwoofer-placement The Marshall Acton 2 delivers high quality, well balanced, natural and powerful sound which makes your audio experience great. The Marshall Acton 2 is equipped with three dedicated class D Amplifiers that power dual tweeters and a subwoofer thus if you put this speaker in a small room or even in a large hall, it will blow your mind with its powerful sound quality. Each and every song that you will listen to on this speaker will be better to hear because of its clear, crisp audio delivery. The bass of this speaker is powerful enough to fill a room. It’s really amazing and you’ll get goosebumps at high volumes.