Marshall Acton II 60 Watt Wireless Bluetooth Speaker (White)

The one is simply amazing. Has the best music quality and connectivity.

Love this item
Loud and straight sound

Lovely speaker. I have sony home theater it prodcues more bass than this but the sound quality it gives in unmatchable. Crisp quality. Amazing sound.

I had been reading about various speakers for almost a year and the more I researched the more I was loving Marshall. From their entire lineup, I liked Acton 2 the best(it’s compact, best fit for a medium sized apartment). Even after reading up quite a bit, I wasn’t sure(how does one buy a speaker without listening to one?). So I decided to trust the brand(Marshall is iconic. Owning it is like owning a piece of music history). Finally bought this in the Amazon sale 2020 with a decent deal.

Connected it to my TV in the hall and played the 1st song.. And man did it impress me! The highs are sharp, mids are crystal clear and lows are thumping. No distortion at any volume. Plus what I loved about is its simplicity. No complicated process to setup (you can get going in 5mins) and the speaker knows what to do without your help so no music engineering required(although the app has a decent equalizer). I ended up listenening to it the whole day.

The audiophile in me realized that a single acton 2 is actually perfect for a bedroom(so if this is what you want go for it blindly) but for the hall, the music although good was getting lost in the large space. Now although Marshall doesn’t market it enough, the 2nd line up that they have actually has this amazing feature where you can pair speakers with each other and make it ambient or stereo (same sound from both speakers or L and R) from the Marshall app. That had me sold.. So I went ahead and bought one more and set it up such that one is in front next to the TV and one behind equidistant from the Central listener(this is important to get the right mix, speaker placement is key to the final feel. Effectively you should be the focal point of all speakers). Finally achieved great surround sound in my hall and can listen to theater quality music without stepping out.

Points one should know before buying this – 1. This isn’t for an amateur who wants to carry a boom box up the hills to impress his friends. It’s heavy and quite immobile. Go for a jbl boom box or something on those lines if this is what you want.

2. Buy series 2 even if you get series 1 on discount. It’s not just some marketing gimmick.. There’s a big difference b/w each speaker of both series.

3. Marshall has a portable line up as well (kilburn, etc). Those are still heavier than most portable speakers so weight is your only concern don’t buy them.

4. Like the tag of this review says, a Marshall is for a true blue budding audiophile. This is your stepping stone to Yamaha, Klipsh, polke, wharfedale and the likes. If you buy it, you’ll hopefully learn to appreciate music as an art of engineering and creativity. So best of luck and happy Marshall-ing to you.

One word: Ecstasy!

It’s just mind blowing !!! Was much better than what I had expected.