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Marshall Emberton II
Marshall Woburn III
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Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
Wi-Fi
No
Speakerphone
No
Voice Assistant
No
Battery Powered
No
Our Verdict
Marshall Emberton II
Marshall Woburn III
The Marshall Emberton II and the Marshall Woburn III are designed with different uses in mind. The smaller, more portable Emberton is ideal for users who want to take their audio with them on the go. It's rated IP67 for dust and water resistance, unlike the Woburn. However, it doesn't get as loud as the larger, wired-only Woburn, nor does it reproduce as much low-bass. Since the Woburn is designed for use with TVs, it's the only one with an HDMI ARC input.
Variants
- Emberton II (Black/Brass)
- Emberton II (Black/Steel)
- Emberton II (Cream)
- Woburn III (Black)
- Woburn III (Brown)
- Woburn III (Cream)
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Emberton II
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Black/Brass
Emberton II
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Black
Woburn III
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Black/Steel
Emberton II
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Brown
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Main Differences for
Music
Music
Threshold
Music
6.9
7.8
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.8
8.1
Dynamics
4.6
8.0
Soundstage
9.2
6.9
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Style Photo
RGB Lights
No
No
Portability
9.3
3.0
Dimensions Photo
Volume
49 in³ (798 cm³)
1,532 in³ (25,106 cm³)
Weight
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)
15.7 lbs (7.1 kg)
Power Source
Battery & USB
AC Only
One-Hand Carry
Yes
No
Build Quality
7.9
6.4
Build Quality Photo
Material Quality
Good
Good
Water Resistance
Submersible (IPx7)
No
Dust Resistance
Dust-Proof (IP6x)
Unspecified
Impact Resistance
Unspecified
No
Floats In Water
Unspecified
No
Controls
7.0
7.0
Controls Photo
Controls Photo 2
Ease Of Use
Great
Great
Feedback
Great
Great
Music Play/Pause
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Call Answer/End
No
No
Volume Up/Down
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Track Next/Previous
Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)
Microphone On/Off
No
No
Additional Controls
Yes
Yes
In The Box
In The Box Photo
Sound
Frequency Response Accuracy
6.8
8.1
Frequency Response Graph
Slope
0.53
0.97
Std. Err.
3.04 dB
3.48 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
59.1 Hz
28.3 Hz
High-Frequency Extension
14.3 kHz
19.3 kHz
Raw Frequency Response
Raw Frequency Response Graph
Binaural Recording @ 1m
Binaural Recording @ 2m
Soundstage
9.2
6.9
Directivity Graph
Directivity Index
1.54 dB
5.83 dB
Stereo
Yes
Yes
Dynamics
4.6
8.0
Dynamic Range Compression
SPL @ Max Volume
87.6 dB SPL
97.8 dB SPL
DRC @ Max Volume
6.53 dB
2.27 dB
Active Features
Battery
8.7
0.0
Battery Life
22.1 hrs
N/A
Charge Time
4.9 hrs
N/A
Power Saving
Yes
No
Charging Port
USB-C
No Battery
Battery Powered
Yes
No
Voice Assistant
0.0
0.0
Alexa
No
No
Google Assistant
No
No
Speakerphone
No
No
Siri
No
No
Voice Assistant
No
No
Voice Activation
No
No
Microphone Mute
No Microphone
No Microphone
Far-Field Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
Ambient Noise Performance
No Microphone
No Microphone
App
6.0
4.4
App Picture
App Name
Marshall Bluetooth
Marshall Bluetooth
iOS
Yes
Yes
Android
Yes
Yes
EQ
Presets
Bass/Treble
Stereo Pair Mode
No
No
Party Mode
Yes
No
Multi-Room
No
No
Connectivity
Wired
Aux Input
No
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Other Ports
No
Yes
Bluetooth
9.7
8.4
Bluetooth
Yes
Yes
Bluetooth Version
5.1
5.2
Bluetooth iOS Latency
1 ms
92 ms
Bluetooth Android Latency
33 ms
156 ms
Bluetooth Range
301.8 ft (92.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)
Multi-Device Pairing
2 Devices
2 Devices
Wi-Fi
0.0
0.0
Wi-Fi Version
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Frequency Band
No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi
No
No
Apple AirPlay
No
No
AirPlay Latency
N/A
N/A
Google Chromecast
No
No
Chromecast Latency
N/A
N/A
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Emberton II
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Woburn III
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Black/Brass
Emberton II
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Black
Woburn III
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Emberton II
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Woburn III
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