Sound QualityThe Marshall Stanmore II Voice has overall good sound quality. Bass has good impact and goes deep, but is somewhat boomy. Midrange is even but is somewhat smoothed-over, hazy and gritty. Treble is fairly extended but a touch smeared and mid treble is a bit subdued. Does a so-so job of recovering room ambience, but lacks treble air and sounds somewhat congested, and lacks fine detail. No significant difference between Bluetooth and wired sound quality. Provides a decent volume level in a large sized room.
Versatility
Versatility is Good. It's a stereo speaker, with multi-room support. Wireless: WiFi supports dual-band and it has Bluetooth. Communications: Lacks support for calling, texting and messaging features. Digital Assistant Muting: The muting control is unlabeled as such but the control is available to disable the digital assistant by muting its microphones. Audio Connections: Has analog audio inputs but lacks outputs. Audio Tailoring: Has treble and bass controls. OS Support: iOS, Android. Other connections and features: Lacks a USB device port. Streaming by voice command: Supports voice command of common streaming services such as Amazon Music, Pandora, Spotify, Tune-In and iHeart Radio. Voice ID: Lacks support to setup voice identity using this speaker, although it can use a voice print stored in a user's Amazon account trained from an Amazon speaker. This feature allows the account holder to access personal information with their voice print.
Ease of Use
Overall ease of use of the Marshall Stanmore II Voice is very good. Wireless setup: Setup requires an app downloaded to a device or device connection, easy but not intuitive - need instructions (may be included in app), may or may not involve inputting Wi-Fi network password and account setups. Console controls: Volume controls are prominent and well labeled with indicators of volume level and easily repeatable and easy to actuate but the indicator is non-persistent. Audio mute: Unlabeled - well placed - with indication when it is engaged. Microphone mute: Unlabeled multi-function button, well placed, clear indication when it is engaged. Source selections: Requires app to be installed, app installation is straight forward. Once app is installed switching between inputs is fairly intuitive. App remote: Volume control has graphical position marking but lacks specific index markings. Mute: (Remote) Well marked, well placed, clear indication when it is engaged and mutes the line input. Voice transport controls: Natural language control of transport (Play/Pause/Skip/Mute), volume controls and source selection was easy and intuitive.
