Marshall Middleton II Bluetooth Speaker – Black & Brass
$311.80
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Put your playlist through its paces. Featuring 30+ hours of portable playtime and a durable build, Middleton II prefers life on the road. With 360° sound thanks to True Stereophonic, you won’t miss a beat from anywhere you stand. Adjusting the bass and treble is also simple thanks to the Marshall Bluetooth app and tactile controls on the top panel of your speaker.
30+ HOURS OF PLAYTIME: Play music wirelessly for over a day
TRUE STEREOPHONIC: 360° sound that finds you wherever you’re standing
DUST & WATERPROOF: IP67 rated to handle knocks, dirt, and water
MULTIDIRECTIONAL CONTROL KNOB: Change the volume and music in one place
CHARGING BANK: Use the speaker to charge your phone on the go
BUILT-IN MICROPHONE: Make and receive hands-free calls with clarity
Proff Musa –
Never Looking for Another Portable Speaker
I perused many reviews of many speakers before settling on this one, and the word “settled” is misused here because this speaker is absolutely fantastic.ConstructionThis speaker is made from quality materials; you can tell as soon as you pick it up. The rubber coating provides excellent grip and is easy to clean, the included strap is very sturdy, not weak, and you can tell this can survive being knocked about a little bit without circumstances. I’m surprised the mesh is made from plastic, not metal, but they did have to cut a little weight somewhere because this is not a light speaker. The weight does not bother me, though.Portability:This Middleton speaker is portable for me. You’d think that at this price point, a hard-shell cover would be included, but you can find those relatively cheap on Amazon here. ($25 will get you a good one). It’s easy to carry around using the strap, and it should fit into just about any laptop backpack you have, but again; this speaker is not small and it is not light.I travel a lot, and I’ve had this speaker with me on Safaris, out in the desert, in the shower, in the middle of the ocean: it never let me down or inconvenienced me while I was on the move.Sound:The sound quality from this is great, but I would not call it excellent. I’m surprised that a speaker that costs $300 only supports SBC, no AptX or LDAC. Shame on you, Marshall. Despite that, the sound is still great and fills even medium-sized rooms with resonance. The added bass and treble controls are handy, and once you set your preferred levels there you probably won’t touch them ever again.If you use the Aux port instead and connect to a source that outputs lossless quality, the sound changes dramatically for the better.The App:The app is very wonky. Sometimes it won’t detect the speaker, especially if it’s already playing music before I attempt to make the app. Connecting another Middleton for stacked play can be hit-or-miss. When it works, it’s wonderful. I wish that When two or more Middletons were connected the app would split stereo into the two speakers instead of giving you the exact same sound from both.Customer Support:Customer support is among the best I’ve ever run into. My first speaker was damaged under warranty, and I was shipped a brand-new replacement immediately after going through the warranty claim. No delays.Charging:If I were you, I’d get a GaaN charger that’s at least 100w with a 100W USB C-to-C cable to charge this thing. Regular USB chargers still work, but they take a lot longer. Also, bear in mind that there is no battery care in this device’s firmware. (Why, Marshall, for a $300 speaker????). Once your speaker reaches %100 charge, it does not automatically stop charging, so keep an eye on it and disconnect it immediately. Don’t leave it charging overnight.Niggles:1. The mesh covering on the front is pushed into place, not secured by any screws like the rear mesh. This is weird. Though this speaker is built so sturdily that there is practically zero chance of it ever popping out unless you’re playing football with it or something.2. Marshall does sell spares, which is ridiculous. If the charging port on your perfectly-working speaker gets damaged outside of warranty, you have to throw the whole speaker away, rather than being able to buy the little board with the charging port online somewhere. This is unacceptable in this day and age.Overall: I love this speaker, and I will never look for another portable Bluetooth speaker. This satisfies all my needs.
S. F. –
Great replacement for older speakers!
Marshall was/is the go to company for guitar amps and sound equipment and I based my purchase on their past performance. It’s a good choice – the Middleton is the right size for my purposes. My old Bose SoundDock, which still sounds great, is really showing its age, with no Bluetooth, no decent battery replacements, and sketchy/failing iPod dock, needs to be retired, and my Sony SRS died unexpectedly, so I went shopping. The Middleton does the job, and does it well – so far I’m very happy with my choice!
I Fix Things –
Great sound. Looks nice.
Great sound, if a little bass heavy. But you can easily lower bass levels with a real mechanical switch on the unit (as opposed to app-only control).Very loud if you want. Still clear/clean sounding at low volume levels.Nice design and finish.Would buy again.
Kindle Customer –
Best speaker among them all
This is the best speaker out there in the market.Others may have better sound quality but not great look vice versa. Or they have both but the price will scare you away like Bang & Olufsen. Marshall speakers aren’t cheap but won’t cost you arms and legs to buy one. I bought it on its promotion which was $199. I had been looking at it for awhile and I found the black brass version gets more often discount than the white cream one. But I highly recommend the white cream version.This speaker checks everything I need✔️deep and powerful bass✔️big sound stage✔️great build quality✔️beautiful look✔️good battery life✔️portability and functionality✔️usbc port and aux for convenienceThis speaker has really deep lows and wide sound stage I think it’s the reason they placed the full range drivers on both sides so the sound can expand wider. Unlike Marshall stockwell 2 which features blumlein stereo I prefer Middleton uses traditional left and right channels on it. Since the soundstage is big it really suits on playing classical music more over I can literally turn it as a compact soundbar for watching movies as this speaker has really powerful bass. The speaker is portable but also a bit heavy however It is still packable in a backpack and tote bag. I’m also glad it has aux cable to connect my iPod classic. I might later buy a vinyl player to connect my Middleton. It uses usbc to charge the speaker and also to reverse charge other devices which is so convenient. I highly recommend the white cream one than the black one as it blends in home and with furniture so well. It absolutely a great accent to your home.
Gururaj sawant –
I’ve been using this for the past 9 months and I’ll summarise. This is the best sounding Speaker, that has a great Bluetooth connectivity, looks stylish and is very portable, it has a proper stereo spatial sound setup. Keep it to a proper corner or in a way to hear the whole room rumble (yes this can do that) 60W you just got the best speaker setup…And the Signature sound of Marshall is so good no matter what youre listening to or watching (be it music, movies, sports, gaming) it’ll bring the best out of that…Battery has been massive win again… for house parties to movie nights to outdoors it has been rock solid (also if you listen at maximum volume it’ll consume more power and drain obviously) it supports charging Upto 65W USB-PD, also rapid charge…I used it with plenty of devices my Phone, Tab, Laptop and Blu-ray Player never had any issue, also it can play music in higher Quality through the 3.5mm jack and DAC so it’s functionally rock solid.It has taken many hits and dips in water and still sounds the same, never gave up on me… IP67 speaks for itself…Also if at all you get to have another Middleton, you can pair up both and have an amazing sound that doesn’t feel loud it feels even more complete…I got it for the full price and I had no complaints… Marshall rarely gives discounts, if you get any on this it’s value for your money
Alanm –
Small speaker big sound. I bought this speaker because of its size and portability the bonus is that it sounds great. It isn’t the lightest speaker but it is a good size, solid and well constructed.
Johan Pluym –
Gewoon TOP !!!
Uğur demir –
Evde son ses dinlemek mümkün değil, kalitesi çok yüksek gürültü fazla olur. Açık havada denedim, cihazı koyduğum yerden 50 adım gitttim, son ses açtım ve yine şahane ses geliyordu. Parasının Hakkını veren bir cihaz.
森 輝夫 –
パソコン専用で購入しましたが音質もよく満足してます。次なる使い道としてピアノの上に置いてミュージシャン達とセッションして楽しみたいと考えてます。