Marshall Emberton Bluetooth Portable Speaker - Black

Fantastic sound, great bass. Powerful little guy. Stylish iconic design. Great gift item!

surprised to like it after using three months as Im a fan of sound of Bose. Like the battery lasting long when Im using it quite long and frequently. Not to mention, it has nice classic and simple design which like better than Bose. Sorry Bose.

this looks small but powerful very powerful. sound quality is amazing. bought this for my camping. battery life is suprme. llight weight, great quality, peace of mind. Im more interested in their other products. great job. thank you for your hardworking!

I love splurging on Bluetooth speakers that, in all honesty, I probably don’t need. I’ve had the JBL Charge & Xtreme, Harman Kardon Onyx, Bose Soundlink, UE Boom, Wonderboom, etc. I basically have a closet full of unused speakers at this point. I guess I’ve been searching for something I’ve never found… until this. Let me make this easy: If you’re looking for a portable speaker that sounds better than speakers 4x its size and is small enough that you can chuck it in any bag — look no further. The soundstage rivals anything I’ve heard from a Bluetooth device — that is to say, inherently limited by the Bluetooth technology, but about as good as you can possibly get. Unlike JBL / Bose / UE speakers, it sounds remarkably accurate, effortlessly reproducing a clear, authentic soundstage. It’s fairly neutral throughout most of its range, only starting to get the slightest bit muddy at the absolute highest of volumes. Mids are consistent throughout, and vocals sound clear and fantastic. Put it in the middle of a ~400-sq. ft room and you’ll be blown away. Build quality? It feels practically bulletproof. I’ve abused this thing to all hell over the 6 months I’ve owned it, and aside from a tiny piece of the Marshall logo coming off, it looks and feels brand new. I recently discovered that rubber sleeve around it comes off(!) for easy cleaning, if you’re into that sort of thing. The battery life is staggering. They rate it at 20 hours, but I’ve been getting 25+ at medium volume. I use it for about 1-2 hours per day and go almost an entire month without charging it. I’d pay double what they charge for this thing.

After reading reviews and taking into account the history behind this speaker, I chose it to replace an older one. Out of the box, this speaker has great sound, volume and battery life. Where things start going wrong is using it outdoors in the Florida heat. First experienced while at the beach. Played for about an hour and a half, then just shut down. To be honest, I didnt know what happened. I tried restarting and it just shut down again. After getting home, I tried again fearing it was gone for good, but the speaker worked perfectly and still had plenty of battery. Thats when I decided it was an issue with overheating. A few weeks later I brought the speaker out to use by my pool, making sure to place it in the shade. Well, once again after less than 2 hours it shut itself down. Love the speaker, but its just not made to handle 85 plus degree weather.

Sounds great, looks great!

If you are familiar with the name Marshall and music then that is all that you need to know. For a four inch speaker this is impressive. Clear high notes. Solid bass thump and superior surround sound.

Expensive for a speaker yes but the sound quality is actually pretty good!

I have bought many different portable speakers at different times. It was time to get a new one. I had luckily been able to try this one out since a friend owned it. I love that it has speakers on both sides of the unit so whether you sit in the front or the back of it you get a good sound. You get a good sound if you sit anywhere in a room with it. It is easy to pair and very simple to use. I also like that it is water resistant. Good shower speaker. It has a nice amount of bass and is balanced well with the treble. Most of my other speakers were treble heavy, so this was a welcome change. It is lightweight and fairly small, but you would never guess that from the sound you get out of it. Glad I bought this speaker.

Indoors: Each unit sounds very different depending on where it is located. For the Emberton, it sounded a little too bassy in most locations and the mids and highs sounded drowned out because of that. The Bose also sounded a little too bassy but was more even on the mids and highs. In particular, the highs sounded great indoors. In certain spaces indoors, the Bose might have had the most even sound but only when standing right in front of the speaker. The JBL Flip 4 did not go as low in frequency response to the others however there was more clarity in the mids and had a more stereophonic sound. The Flip 4 in most cases sounded too bassy indoors (and I dont mean low bass but mid-bass). The Emberton sounded as one of the best when placed in the middle of the room. Outdoors: The Emberton was definitely the loudest and had the most bass and sounded better outdoors and had the best low frequency response as well as loudness. In some cases again, the bass drowned out the mids and highs. I liked the JBL Flip 4 outdoors for having a stereophonic sound and clarity in the mids and highs however the bass did not extend as low as the other 2. The Bose did not sound too good outdoors (worst of the 3 outdoors) and sounded the best indoors in particular situations. The Bose outdoors also did not perform well when not standing right in front of the speakers while the other 2, you can get pretty good response at different angles. As far as loudness and bass, the Emberton blew the other 2 away, but did not have the stereo spaciousness or mid/high clarity of the JBL.