Marshall Woburn II Bluetooth Speaker, Brown

Finally pulled the trigger on the Woburn II. No disappointment here. The looks of this speaker is killer with excellent quality and attention to detail. I bought the black one. The overall construction is solid and top notch. The sound is crystal clear and the amount of bass is right on. I have the speaker set up in my living room area which is about 440 sq/ft and keep the volume at just below half. The sound fills the room with incredible clarity. I've cranked the volume up to about 75% and it is incredibly loud with ZERO distortion. It'll blow you out of the room for sure at that level or more. Setting up the app on my iPad was easy, except for the few times where it would say "update failed". So I hit the "try again" button and it picked up where it left off until everything was set up with all the updates. Took about 10 minutes. When you power the speaker on and off, it plays a little guitar riff which I personally love. I listen to mostly alternative and rock and I'm hearing instrumentation in songs that I never really heard before. The overall sound detail with this speaker is excellent IMO. A+ all around to Marshall!

Years ago, I went through an audiophile phase where I bought, evaluated & listened to high end equipment. Eventually, I lost interest in analytical listening & got back to just enjoying the music. I settled on a vintage McIntosh amp & a pair of JM Reynaud speakers and that’s been my system for years. But, I moved into a tiny house & no longer have the luxury of space so I needed a smaller solution. In the past, I’ve used single Bluetooth speakers by Bose and Bowers & Wilkins. Decent sound but small & not a replacement for a good amp & speakers so I wanted something else. I came across a picture of a Marshall speaker in a high end Airbnb & started researching it. Most of the reviews were of high praise. Amazon warehouse had the Woburn III Bluetooth at a discount so I gave it a shot. It arrived in like new condition. Not a speck of dust or fingerprints. Setting it up was fairly straightforward although the mobile app is weak. Then I started playing it. I listen to a number of genres of music, rock, jazz, old school country, classical & podcasts. The first thing I noticed is how big the Woburn sounded, not at all like my previous Bluetooth speakers. For its size, it has a wide soundstage. The notes from low to high are all there & there’s a good separation of the instruments. Vocals are rich and bass is clean & thumping. I am incredibly happy with the sound fidelity. Is it as good as the McIntosh/JM Reynaud system? No. But it is damn close & I wouldn’t have expected it from a single speaker. The Woburn makes listening enjoyable and it doesn’t feel like I had to sacrifice fidelity for it to be the only stereo system in my little house. I recommend it without hesitation.

For starters the styling is classic Marshall, the lettering on the front grille and the controls on top. The sound is boomy with the tone controls in the flat positions. Some suggestions...Download the Marshall app to your phone, it has a 5 band equalizer to help customize the sound relative to room acoustics. Leave plenty of space between the back of it and a wall. This helps alleviate boominess. It is a ported enclosure enabling the large drivers to operate effciently at low sound levels. Making these adjustments gives it incredible sound. It also has plenty of power to fill a room, and then some. The construction is sturdy and robust, weighing in just south of 20 pounds. Now the best part. It has RCA audio input jacks, my cable box has RCA audio output jacks. Given this , I knew the speaker could be used as a soundbar for my HDTV, watching cable broadcast channels. Also had a hunch that it could possibly be used for streaming on the HDTV...Prime Video, Netflix, YouTube, etc. The trick is to access those apps through your cable box and not the HDTV. Soundbars typically have a floor mounted subwoofer. No subwoofer needed using this speaker. I am very pleased with this speaker and would highly recommend it, regardless of the price.

The Marshall folks have a winner here. The sound is balanced with a tight big bottom, crisp highs and natural midrange. The looks — boss and badass. Bluetooth technology continues to progress, but it’s still imperfect with the occasional glitch. The claim of “lossless sound” should be believed, however, especially when listening to lossless formats like Amazon HD Music, which is SO worth the extra coin. Bought a second Woburn II so I could pair them in stereo, and now I’ve doubled my pleasure. They really sound good on the patio when I’m bbq’ing. Buddy of mine did the same thing and he’s satisfied and tickled too.

Edit 4/9/24: still love this speaker, so much so that I just purchased a second. Unfortunately, Amazon and I have a different idea of what "new" means. I spent $470 for a brand new item and was sent a smashed up box with a previously used speaker inside. Everything in the box was dusty, nothing in plastic, the leather casing already has scratches, very obvious someone used and returned this. Super disappointed and am not inclined to try again at almost $500. For that much money, there should be some kind of quality control involved. Their loss. NOTE: THE SELLER WILL HOLD YOUR MONEY FOR 30 DAYS AFTER RETURN. IF YOU CANT AFFORD TO GIVE SOMEONE A $500 INTEREST FREE LOAN, DONT BUY THIS ITEM HERE. Edit 1/15/23: this speaker still sounds as great as the first time I played it. You should buy it. I've only had this for a few weeks but so far it's love. I have had probably 10 different versions of Bose and JBL speakers, even ones with great reviews, and I have blown out the bass in all of them. After listening to music on my iphone for almost a year, I couldn't take it anymore and coughed up the loot for this thing. Not only do I love its retro look, it's sound is bomb. It is so clear and I've only had it up to like 5 on the volume scale because that's loud enough. I actually have some hope that I may not destroy this one.

Fills the room with sounds, without noise

This has truly completed my dream of having a Hometheatre. I looked at number of soundbars (inlcuding Bose), 5.1 channel speakers/system, bluetooth 5.1 system etc. but this indeed stands out. Just one speaker that does the job. No hessel or stretching long wires throughout the room and make it a mess. Simply plug it and that's all! It conncts well with Mobile/TV and Firestick (as bluetooth speaker) No need to have additional cabels to connect with TV if the TV is bluetooth enabled or you have Firestick. No regrets when it comes to bass, clairty, loudness, trebel. Plays so smooth on low to high volume. The classy look and those control buttons are just adding so much of classic feel to it. I was skeptical to invest 40K in white model, but it is totally worth it. This is lifetime product. Just go for it. Best investment of 2020. The picture is of 31st Dec movie night, with Avengers ;) Packaging: need to be improved, when I received, I thought it might have damaged the product inside but all went well.

Sounds fab. Not portable or has a battery so not sure why you want ratings on them. But one thing I had problems with the first one I got, it would shut off after few hours and not turn back on for a few hours. Got in touch with customer service they shipped me a new one immediately. Wow great job folks. It sounds great and looks great very happy Stay safe

It’s so prettttttyyyyy I’m obsessed. And the sound is perfect and u can control bass and treble it’s amazing.

Well I can’t use the product as it doesn’t have a power cord to charge the speaker. Packaging has been damaged and opened