Marshall Stanmore

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Home

A Bluetooth wireless home speaker system.

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How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

Overall Score

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Sound quality

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Sound quality: Marshall's Stanmore had good overall sound quality. Bass has decent impact and goes fairly deep, but is uneven and lacks some definition. Midrange is fairly even and a bit warm, but smoothed-over and gritty. Lower and mid-treble are even, while upper treble is somewhat rolled off. The speaker does a so-so job of recovering room ambience, or a sense of the acoustic space in which a recording is made. It also lacks treble air and fine detail, and sounds constricted and a bit congested. We found no significant difference in sound quality whether we used a wireless Bluetooth, optical and wired connection. The speaker can provide a decent volume level in a small to medium-sized room.

Ease of use: This speaker was extremely easy to use, perhaps the easiest of all the tested models. Bluetooth pairing was simple, and the controls on the unit are extremely easy to use. This unit lacks a remote which isn't an issue if the speaker is close by or if it's being used with a mobile Bluetooth device that's acting as a remote, but it could be inconvenient in other situations.

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A Bluetooth wireless home speaker system with an analog audio input.

Features & Specs

Features

IP rating

Claimed battery life (hrs.)

Adjustable tone settings

Yes

Wireless stereo pairing

Speaker phone w/built-in mic

Optional multi-room sharing

Remote

Power source

Updatable software/firmware

Warranty (mos.): parts/labor

12/12

Other features

None

Included accessories

Mini-plug to mini-plug cable. AC cord.

WiFi content sharing technology

Wake timer

Sleep timer

Specs

Wireless type

Bluetooth

Audio format

Stereo

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

Depth (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Dimensions HxWxD (in.)

8 x 14 x 9

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Yes

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Other connections

None.

iPod Docking

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Marshall Stanmore

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