Marshall is playing it safe with the new version of its Emberton portable speaker. Refraining from making improvements to the sound aspect, this second version has only meager ergonomic developments to offer…
Marshall Emberton
Introductory price €169
Boulanger.com
€99.99Nine
Rakuten
€99.99Nine
Fnac.com
€109.99Nine
Darty.com
€109.99Nine
Fnac.com marketplace
€109.99Nine
Son-Video.com
€119.00Nine
Crossroads
€169.99Nine
E. Leclerc – High-Tech
€175.89Nine
LDLC
€177.90Nine
Material.net
€177.90Nine
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Strong points
Rich, lively and punchy sound.
Good power reserve.
Very neat and robust design. Pleasant speaker to handle.
Ease of use, complete controls, multipoint connection (two devices).
Very generous battery life (around 22 hours).
Weak points
Sound reproduction not very subtle and lacking in precision.
Harnessing power limited by distortion.
Application support welcome, but still too poor in functionality.
No mini-jack input.
No upheaval for this second version of Marshall’s Emberton. If the manufacturer’s adventurous portable speaker inherits a few improvements which slightly enrich the user experience, it is still far from truly surpassing its predecessor… and rising to the podium of the very best portable speakers. To do this, it would have been necessary to refine its sound rendering by making it softer, more natural and more precise.
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For a first step into the world of portable Bluetooth speakers, Yamaha has created a correct copy with this WS-B1A. Adventurer, resistant and enduring, she knows how to be musical, provided you don’t push her to her limits and choose her listening position carefully. Too bad it’s so lacking in features.