Customer Ratings & Reviews

Great product! Super useful and exactly what I was looking for and was able to get a great price through Best Buy

I jumped at the chance to test the Acton II Bluetooth speaker. It looks just like a Marshall Amp. Well, it IS a Marshall amp- just not for guitars, and it is gorgeous to behold. It is on the smaller side of several such Bluetooth speaker models offered by Marshall, but the concept is the same: Marshall speaker grill and logo on the front, tough grain covering for the sides (Mine was black. White and Brown are also available), and sturdy, practical switches and controls. Bring this one home and you will be asked about it. It is an instant conversation starter. The Acton II is just plain cute and wait until you turn it on! Let's differentiate this model from its Marshall siblings. It does not have a battery or a handle. You plug it in to the wall. It is designed to be placed on a table or a shelf, and it is small enough (about 6 inches high, 10 inches wide and 6 inches deep) to afford many placement options. It is not heavy, but very solid. The connection to this speaker is via its Bluetooth radio or through a 3.5mm RCA plug (supplied). It does not operate over Wi-Fi. There is no built in Alexa or Google, but you could use the Marshall as the speaker for an Echo or Google device. It allows a tiny Echo Dot, for example, to completely fill a room with sound, via the RCA plug or Bluetooth. The sound. Turn it up! That's clearly what the designers intended, and the Marshall delivered as expected. This speaker throws the sound forward- it's a Marshall amp, after all. There is plenty of bass, enhanced by design with a port on the back of the speaker. There is a bass driver and two tweeters, but both tweeters cover the same frequency range in the two-way design. Stereo? Not unless you buy two of these and use them for your left and right channels. You could do it, but why would you? This speaker is clearly not intended for that purpose. The typical user will connect it with a smartphone or other Bluetooth device to share the sound from the device over a much larger area and potentially to many more than two ears. The instructions are sparse, but you won't need much help setting up this speaker. You must first install the Marshall app on your smartphone which will allow you to connect with and control the speaker. You then pair the speaker with your device, and you are done. All the audio from your device is routed to the speaker. I accessed the mp3 files from my smartphone and used the Napster app on the phone to stream that service’s music to the Marshall. Through your device, Spotify and any music service you may have subscribed to are at your beck and call. So is Alexa or the Google assistant if you have those services installed on your device. I have listened for hours to diverse types of music on the Marshall and have not been disappointed once. It can certainly pump out the bass. There are also bass and treble controls, but I have kept them at their mid positions. Male and female voices are fine. The bass is not boomy at all. This speaker plays loud, if you want it loud. I listened to a wide variety of music, played at full volume, and I failed to make the speaker distort. Nor did I get tired or fatigued after listening for extended periods at high volume. I had fun using it. The Acton II has some interesting controls. There is a single button that can be used to pause, fast forward or rewind the file you are listening to on your digital device, depending on the number of presses on the button. I don't think I have ever seen that feature in a device before. LED's on the panel indicate the status of the function switches and illuminate in segments to show the position of the bass, treble and volume controls. I very much liked this Marshall. If you think you'll be attracted to it based on the pictures- yes, you certainly will. And be prepared to demonstrate its audio acumen to your friends and family. It has the potential to bring many years of musical pleasure and be the life of more than a few parties. I am headed back to listen to mine now!

I love to listen to a variety of music genres, and this Marshal Acton speaker performs exceptionally well. The unit comes with two types of power cables, standard type A (North America/Japan) and type C (Europe/Asia), and it supports a variant power supply (100-240V, 50/60 Hz, 36 W). The unit size is perfect for any size room; the dimensions are as follows: 26 cm length x 15 cm width x 15.5 cm height. Four premium rubberized feet are high quality, the rubber incases a metal part, it doesn’t feel like a rubber sticker feet, and these are tight in place with a screw. The top plate with the control buttons, dial knobs, and power lever has gold color metal. All three adjusting knobs, bass, treble, and volume, don’t have a start and end positions, they continuously turn. When the unit is turned on, the adjustment starts at a certain point, and the user will use this point as a reference to adjust the settings. The sound source connection can come from Bluetooth or 3.5 mm AUX. Switching from a source, one must press a button next to the AUX port; it does not change automatically. To experience the most of wireless Bluetooth connection, I highly recommend using the Marshall App. This a great feature because it allows the user(s) not only to adjust the volume, bass, and treble with easy but also pause and play (with some media players, skip and the previous song is controllable). The unit does have a click button to pause and play that works with both Aux and Bluetooth sound sources. With a wireless connection, the unit can get music from multiple hosts, which is excellent for any gettogether event. To power on/off the unit, the power lever must be press and hold for a few seconds, a small LED light next to the lever will indicate the unit is either on or off. When turning the unit on/off, it will make a light guitar jingle sound. The unit box feels extraordinarily sturdy and tight built; it feels like the casing is made from high-quality hardwood. I mostly use this unit in my bedroom, which is a medium-size room and does an excellent job of filling the room. What I like most about the speaker is that it is hard to break the sound in terms of setting the volume at the max level. I find minimal distortion in the music, which is a good thing. The volume cranked at max, there is no perceptible distortion, and since it is high quality having at this setting for hours, the speaker would continue to work perfectly fine. What is most impressive about the sound is the low distortion, smooth mid-range, and musical base. Everything from the low to the high is tight and controlled. I listen to many types of music, and I feel that this unit successfully handles a wide variety of genres, from electronic to Jazz and from classical to rap. The base is above average for this type of speaker, and it is impressive how much bass is produced from such a small speaker. You can feel the airflow coming in through the speaker. Although it is not able to shake the walls like a complete sound system, the kick sound still comes through with plenty of force and

This player is really good! Best experience in Best Buy all the stuff are full of enthusiastic.

Never thought open box will be this great, seems like brand new.

I bought this for a Xmas gift and she loves it . Sounds good!

I love this speaker so much! Looks so chic and has a great sound quality! Never had any issues pairing to devices. I primarily use it for my Audio-Technica turn table and to connect to my iPhone.

When I received my Marshall Acton II Bluetooth Speaker, I just loved how it looks. The design is almost identical to Marshall's world renowned guitar amp/speaker sets. It really looks the part. The quality and attention to detail are fantastic. From the rough elephant hide style textured cover, to the heavy-duty switches and knobs, everything looks and feels 100% authentic. Such a great piece of kit to have almost anywhere, but looks fantastic in our somewhat steampunk inspired dining room. But you don't just look at speakers, you listen to them. And here, the Marshall Acton II also faithfully represents the type of sound you can expect from a Marshall amp/speaker set up, sounding unlike any other Bluetooth speaker I've owned in the past. Powering on the speaker is a delightfully tactile spring loaded toggle switch. With power comes a satisfying guitar riff, when you turn on the speaker, when you turn it off and when you are connected. Really nice touches that add to it's authenticity. Download the Marshall Bluetooth App to get started. The speaker pairs pretty much like any other speaker does on the market, but the App gives you more control over the speaker, including a nice equalizer which really enhances the sound, options to turn on and off the guitar licks (sounds) and the LED brightness of the dials on the speaker. You can also register the speaker, sign up for updates, amongst other things. Be forewarned, if you are using an iPhone, at this time, there is a software issue causing the '...' (dot menu) to show for the additional functionality. The button is still there, to the right of the speaker's name within the app, but you have to blindly tap on the right to get to it in order to access the equalizer, led brightness etc. I ended up having a quick chat with tech support in order to figure this out. Aside from that glitch in the app at this time (which is in the process of being rectified) the app works reasonably well. It's responsive, quick to adjust the settings on the speaker remotely. The sound, as mentioned, gives you a real feel of being at a concert, the way that the speaker delivers the sound is truly impressive. And this speaker needs to be cranked up, to deliver its best, at a lower volume, it sounds like a Bluetooth speaker, but between 8, 9 or 10, it sounds like a Marshall. The bass is incredible the louder it gets, whereas typical Bluetooth speakers, the bass drops off the louder they get, leaving tinny, high end sound and a hollow bass. NOT THE MARSHALL! The bass is deep and room filling the louder you get. And with physical 'BASS' and 'TREBLE' controls on the speaker, coupled with the 5 band equalizer built within the app, you have a wide gamut of frequencies to choose from to really dial in the sound to your personal liking. My father in law was blown away by the speaker, and I had to agree with him, apart from one thing... to me, it didn't sound loud enough. I felt that is should be able to be turned up to 11 (without a physical 11 on the dial!!). The sound is really superb from this speaker, but I did just expect it to be a little louder. I found myself listening to the speaker most of the time on 7 or 8, when I'd typically have a regular Bluetooth speaker at 5 or 6, meaning that it came across as a little quieter than other speakers. Overall, I am thoroughly impressed with the speaker, the build quality is above and beyond, you feel like you are buying a professional piece of equipment, the bass is incredible for it's size, especially as the volume increases. My only cons would be that I felt it should have been just a little louder, and that the app needs to be tweaked to really make this an all round package, but the latter is a simple software update. I'd highly recommend this speaker to a friend!

Awesome speaker. Deep rich bass and crisp treble. Sound quality on this unit is astounding for the money.

What a pleasure to own one of these. Absolutely brilliant sound, aesthetically stunning too! 10/10

Super clear speaker and packs a huge punch for a small package.

The speaker has great sound quality. The white version looks great.

This little Marshall Bluetooth speaker is beautiful. Such thought was put into the design and I love it. Now the sound is something different. Not bad at all. Balanced and clean. Just a bit heavy in the highs. Bass is great and vocal are solid. I just don’t enjoy the overly done highs. But not a big deal as you can turn down the treble and bass to your liking with the old school dials which are very nicely made. Bluetooth is strong. Only downside is that this speaker is not portable. If it had that option this would be even better. But it’s fine. Overall a trendy and with while investment. And at this price point everyone will compliment you in its looks.

The Marshall Acton II Bluetooth speaker reminds me of the Marshall Origin Series amps. These speakers look very much like their bigger brothers. From the moment you turn it on, your senses are tuned to the fact there is something special here. The beautiful leather-covered wood box, the rubberized knobs on a polished bronze plate, to the knurled power switch. There is a distinct lineage that reverberates from the moment it's turned on, the grunt that it's ready to rock and roll. The Acton II series has three versions, I am reviewing the Bluetooth only version. Marshall also sells versions that have wifi integration that works with Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Regardless of the version, all versions include a 3.5mm audio input and a 60W three discrete Class-D amplifiers, powering a 4-inch woofer (30W) and two ¾-inch tweeters (15W each). The Marshall companion app is recommended to get the most of the speaker's full abilities. You can pair your phone to the speaker without the app, but you miss out on some critical features that the app provides. The first reason is that this app allows for the update of the Digital Signal Processing (DSP) firmware (which takes about 20 minutes). The app also allows you to set the brightness of the LED and adjust sound profiles. Advanced options include the ability to add second speaker to allow for “stereo” or “ambient” sound profiles. The app is functional but does have some quirks, including the location of the “equaliser” settings. On first turn-on, the default factory sound profile is “flat”, which is very balanced and perfect for a broad range of listening. The Bass & Treble controls only affect the 160Hz and 6250Hz frequencies on the equalizer, leaving the 400Hz, 1Khz, and 2.5Khz at the middle of the range. However, if you change the sound profiles to anything other than “flat” within the app, and then change of the Bass & Treble controls, it could adversely affect the sound quality based on what you are listening to. For example, if your equalizer is set to “electronic” and you listen to “hip hop”, the audio may not be your liking. For this reason, having the app paired is helpful to keep on hand. The ability to pair to phones at the same time is unique but requires pairing both units and manually switching the phone to override the pairing with the speaker. Good thing is that the speaker mutes when there is an incoming call. Talking of sound quality. The overall sound is very good, barring some distortion at higher volumes (where you may have to tone down the bass or treble). Depending on what you are listening to, the sound quality varies. The speaker does not support AptX format but it does support Bluetooth 5.0. I found that sound quality varies based on the source for audio between Amazon Music, Pandora and Spotify, the audio quality differences were very distinct even for the same songs. For testing, I used “Scumbag” (Lounie Reyes), “Baba O’riley” (The Who), “China Grove” (Doobie Brothers), “Jukebox Hero” (Foreigner), “The Metro” (Berlin), “Winelight” (Grover Washington Jr). The differences have to do with the encoding and individual app sound optimizations. The sound quality is very good regardless of where it's coming from. It's loud and clear, and has plenty of power left when you need to go to eleven. The design of these speakers are strangely familiar to someone exposed to high-end audio design. Zound Industries, which has licensed Marshall branding, also owns AudioPro, which makes a set of speakers of similar design. However, that’s where the design similarities end with the Marshall specific DSP and discrete amplification of a higher wattage over the AudioPro units. Overall this speaker is a very good value for the price. I wish it was a bit more portable as it does need a power plug to operate. The universal power (110/220v 50-60hz) is nice to have, and you could travel with it to another part of the world.

The Marshall Acton II Bluetooth Speaker in Black combines classic rock aesthetics with modern functionality, delivering a compelling audio experience. With a compact design, it's easily portable, yet it doesn't compromise on sound quality. The speaker produces a well-balanced audio output with a robust bass, clear mids, and crisp highs, creating an immersive listening experience. The Bluetooth connectivity allows for seamless wireless pairing with devices, and the control knobs on the top provide a tactile and intuitive way to adjust volume, bass, and treble. The vintage-inspired look adds a touch of retro charm to any space. In summary, the Marshall Acton II Bluetooth Speaker offers a winning combination of style and performance for music lovers.

With the brand name and huge price tag I just assumed this speaker was portable. Instant return. What a terrible product.

The Marshall Acton II Bluetooth Speaker combines vintage rock-inspired design with impressively rich sound in a compact size. Its solid build and classic black-and-brass aesthetic look great in any room, making it both a decor piece and powerful audio device. Despite its small footprint, the Acton II delivers crisp highs, balanced mids, and surprisingly deep bass. Bluetooth connectivity is quick and reliable, while the physical knobs on top allow easy control over volume, bass, and treble for customizable listening. Though it lacks a built-in battery for portability, its performance and iconic style make it an excellent choice for home listening.

If you are already looking for a speaker and made it to this page to check it out. The pictures are not enough to justify how much you need this Marshall Speaker. It has style in spades. Looks cool. Excellent big room (small house) filling sound. Has enough bass to satisfy most listeners. Once you dial in your apps equalizer and if using high quality mp3 or source music(streaming service of choice). This and your air guitar will make your inner rock star come out. Classic amp looks and textures(real fabric speaker grill), modern sound that is very clean sounding all the way up to 10 on the volume knob, which btw is when the bass shines. I know I enjoy music just a bit more when chosing this speaker for playback. Just make sure you are using high quality music. I noticed I had a few lower bitrate songs and this speaker let me know it right away. When you buy this speaker, be ready to play it loud! And don't be afraid to slide around the house in your socks( aka Tom Cruise Risky Business slide).

I recently got my hands on the Marshall Acton II Bluetooth Speaker in Black, and man, it's been a game-changer. First off, the design is killer – that classic Marshall vibe with the textured vinyl and gold bits just screams cool. And when it comes to the sound, this little guy surprised me. It's small, but the sound is big, clear, and hits all the right notes. Bluetooth connects like a breeze, and I love tweaking the volume and stuff with those knobs up top. Perfect for jamming out with friends since it can handle multiple devices. Plus, it feels sturdy, so it seems like it'll be hanging around for a while. Overall, the Acton II is not just a speaker; it's like a stylish sidekick that brings the party wherever you go. Totally digging it!

Great design, high quality and great sound from a relatively small speaker. Connects easily and quickly to Bluetooth. No issues at all, really. Happy with this purchase.