Marshall - Stanmore Bluetooth Speaker - Black

Originally I had the Beats Pill XL. This speaker has awesome sound, it was easily portable, I could charge my iPhone with it and I could control my music from it and get phone calls on it so to me this was the best thing since sliced bread, LOVED my pill XL. Sadly there was a recall, Apple was giving $325 for the pill but no replacement so I was forced for safety reasons to shop for something equivalent to my pill. After shopping online googling wireless speakers I found the Marshall. The classic design grabbed me first then reading reviews people loved the sound so I went out to test different speakers to see how they worked and looked in person. Initially I was considering the smaller portable version. It has a handle and was definitely easy to carry around but the sound didn't compare to the XL so I went up to the next bigger version. It gave the option to control the sound i.e. Treble and Bass and the sound was decent from what I could tell in the store with the preselected music. I was told I could bring it back if I didn't like it, bought it, got it home, connected my phone which was Very easy and tested it out and I must say the sound on this Marshall is phenomenal and I mean Phenomenal. I have been playing it everyday since I got it 3 months ago and so far so good. Pros: Style, sound is phenomenal, options to control the levels, hook up with Aux, easy pairing and the sound once again. Cons: can't charge devices, can't control the music from the Marshall, can't receive phone calls and doesn't have a sleep/power off option Overall I am very happy with Marshall the main thing for me was the sound and being able to carry in a large home and it does with ease without losing anything or having distortions when its loud. I just wish it could at least charge my phone if I needed it to and had s sleep mode or automatic power off if no device is connected like the XL

I cannot say enough about this purchase. While the $399 price may seem a little high, the sound quality is far superior to anything else I have heard in this product market. I have it hooked up via bluetooth to my iMac and play my iTunes through the speaker on the other side of the room. It was super easy to set up. I have also used the 3.5 mm jack for connecting to my iPod classic which sounded great too. I am usually not a big fan of the retro look, but I really like the look and layout of the speaker. I have listened to many different genres rock, classic, folk, hard rock, R&B, gospel, etc. and they all sound excellent. For the record I have over 10,000 songs on my iTunes. I would say the sound is as good as a pair of stereo bookshelf speakers easily. There is power to feel the deep bass in songs like Adele's Rolling in the Deep, Rihanna's Diamonds, Pitbull's Timber or Ozzie Osbourne's Mama, I'm Coming Home. Classic rock from bands like of AC/DC (Thunderstruck), Journey (Don't Stop Believing or Escape), The Stones (Gimme Shelter), and The Who (Baba O'Reilly) all sound great. Individual artists sound awesome as well...Springsteen, Brandi Carlie, Elvis, Eddie Vedder (Lost in the Wild soundtrack), etc. Anything acoustic sounds like the artist is right in the room...try Everything but the Girl's version Downtown Train. Classical music, opera, and instrumental all sound great as well. This powerful speaker will easily fill a good sized room with a full range of sound. Most importantly, I would also say my music listening has increased since buying this speaker because it is such an enjoyable experience.

From the first time I saw her I knew she was the one, that pearly white skin, the beautiful fibers stretched across her front, the brass switches and knobs. I first saw her at the best buy in Albuquerque, she was sitting there on the shelf and just looking too pretty to believe, I had to walk over and see what she was all about. She was dressed in black and didn't speak to me (thanks for maintaining your displays Marshall), and I knew I couldn't afford her, but I refused to believe we weren't meant to be together. I questioned the friendly staff on her availability and they said "yes, but we're all out of black"...after a couple seconds of intense thought and impulse purchasing calculating I realized I could go a couple weeks with out food. I purchased her, (with the two year warranty) brought her home, plugged her in and turned her on...and she was better than I could ever imagine, 'the artic monkeys' 'do I wanna know' came on, full volume, and I knew I had fallen in love....although after Kenny loggins 'highway to the danger zone' my room mates started to complain...I love this speaker.

even though it lacks some basic features like phone call support this speaker is a winner when it comes to sound quality. I've read a lot of reviews before buying Stanmore. Few said lows are not good, its all about the bass etc. I'd think otherwise. I loved the way acoustic sounds(specially guitars), lows, mids are pretty decent. Bass is freaking awesome. This thing is super loud and fills an entire small home with great sound. give it a shot with some classic instrumental and you'll fall in love with it. The song I played as a test in BB store- Get Lucky(daft punk) which helped me decide. Now, talking about, cons...there are quite a few- *Not portable- so you have to carry it from room to room and plug it in *No ios/android support. it still uses plain Bluetooth pairing and you cannot change songs from the speaker like other Bluetooth speakers allows you to do *A remote could have been a great add given the size and weight of the speaker you'll want to place it in one fixed spot always *pairing is not that great. I find it difficult to pair multiple devices. Overall if you are a music lover and want a great sounding box. Marshall Stanmore is the Best buy.

I mistakenly bought this Marshall speaker thinking that it was a portable speaker that I could charge the battery for and then disconnect the battery and go anywhere I wanted with this speaker. Not so in this case because it's requires an electrical outlet in order to use it. It has no battery at all so I wasn't happy with that one disadvantage so I returned it to the store to buy a JBL Extreme Portable speaker. While my new JBL Extreme speaker only delivers 40 watts of power, the Marshall sound was incredibly better with it's 80 watts of power which I loved, but the Marshal was just not what I was looking for.. If you're looking for a portable speaker that will give you a solid punch for your money and you don't mind having to plug it in all the time then this speaker may very well be the best one out there for you with it's size and power!. It's beautifully designed but a bit heavy too being a petite woman of my size.

I bought this speaker a couple months ago , two months later something happen to the Bluetooth. I try pairing the device with my iPhone again and it work, but I got frustrated when I notice that I have to do this every time to be able to play the speaker, I needed to pairing the unit to my phone every single time so it could play!!!! . And then finally it give up, the so great MARSHALL speaker didn't want to play no more. Lucky for me I bought the insurance, I thought ... I guess not !!! Come to find out that the insurance it not cover that... The bestbuy representative told me that, they will credit me the money back (but not the insurance money) but if I wanted it to buy the speaker (Marshall) again I needed it to buy a new insurance. So in reality the speaker cost me way more. I really like the speaker. So I decided to (sadly) buy the insurance twice. Hopefully this time the speaker last me at least one year ..

i purchased this with intention of replacing my old docking bose speaker.. and the best buy i was at did not have this item on display for me to hear the sound... so i was very nervous in dropping 350 plus tax on a speaker i have not yet heard.. but i read all the reviews and i took a chance.. and to my amazement, we had a 50 year birthday party to host that night, and when i plugged it in and put on some old willie nelson, everyone was blown away by how loud and good sounding this speaker performed!! absolutely a pleasure for your ears.. and we then plugged into it my record player and played some old school records... worked like a champ!!!! great looking, and best yet, great sounding.. love the bass and treble knobs to be able to adjust.. bluetooth worked great too.. overall an awesome sounding speaker setup.. only drawbacks is the fact that it isn't battery operated. has to plugged in to the wall to use.. but that is ok. i purchased the smaller portable one that they also for that. and it is awesome too!!!!

Visually, this speaker is awesome! It really does have the old rock & roll vibe. Sound wise, it's not a true stereo system (as there's no real separation), however, the sound more than makes up for it. I've never turned it up past 1/2 volume (not necessary). I'm also surprised at the quality of the Bluetooth connection; really handy (even though I use the 'corded' option for CD play). Will it take the place of a high end component system? Of course not. That said, without needing to give up tons of space for multiple speakers & components, it really is fitting my needs so far. If I REALLY need to hear something in true stereo with full separation, I'll wear my headphones. I've used it for old rock, blues, 1920s jazz, and classical piano CDs, and enjoyed them all tremendously. I'm really glad that I finally (after torturing myself over it for 10 months) made the purchase. No regrets!