Marshall has added two additional Bluetooth speakers to its portable speaker lineup, with one being an update on an older model with a few new capabilities. The company's first ultra-compact portable, the Willen, is joined by the Emberton II, which improves on the prior model in a few respects. Both are now compatible with the Marshall Bluetooth app, which was previously unavailable on any of their portable speaker models before.
It was also unavoidable that the corporation would introduce a feature known as Stack Mode, a nod to "Marshall stacks". This just brings them up to date with the rest of the speaker industry, allowing you to wirelessly share your music with other speakers, in this case they will need to be a Willen or Emberton II speaker in order to share. It's also worth noting that Marshall has extended the Emberton II's battery life from 20 to 30 hours on a single charge when played at a modest volume level.
If you are wondering how well they perform, Marshall speakers give a fantastic warm tone with meaty bass and powerful highs in general. However, you cannot expect the same performance from these as you can with a larger speaker such as Tufton.
For the updated Emberton II, you can also expect a firmware update and EQ tweaks that are available in an app. The Willen is designed for those who are on a budget and may be just wishing to try out a Marshall speaker system.
Both speakers include Bluetooth 5.1, an IP67 weatherproof rating, and are Stack mode compatible, which requires a triple press of the Bluetooth button to host and a double push on secondary speakers to join or disconnect.
Emberton II (sold at $169.99) will be released on May 10th and the Willen ($119.99) on June 2nd.
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