Marshall Woburn III vs Kilburn III

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Updated Oct 23, 2025 01:22 PM

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Bluetooth Yes

Wi-Fi No

Speakerphone No

Voice Assistant No

Battery Powered No

Bluetooth Yes

Wi-Fi No

Speakerphone No

Voice Assistant No

Battery Powered Yes

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Our Verdict

Marshall Woburn III

Marshall Kilburn III

The Marshall Woburn III is a great alternative to the Marshall Kilburn III if you're looking for a speaker to park in one place and value audio fidelity. While it's entirely mains powered, it makes up for it with a very balanced sound and a very loud max volume. That said, the Kilburn III is a better choice if you value on-the-go use, as it's highly portable and features an almost 24-hour battery life. It also has better directivity, so you enjoy the sound equally well from different listening angles.

Variants

Woburn III (Black)
Woburn III (Brown)
Woburn III (Cream)

Kilburn III (Black/Brass)
Kilburn III (Cream)

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Cream

Woburn III

Cream

Kilburn III

Black

Woburn III

Black/Brass

Kilburn III

Brown

Woburn III

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Main Differences for

Music

Threshold

0.10

Music

7.8

7.5

Frequency Response Accuracy

8.1

7.2

Soundstage

6.9

8.6

Dynamics

8.0

7.4

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Music

7.8

7.5

Videos/Movies

6.8

6.6

Podcasts

6.4

8.0

Voice Assistant

2.8

3.2

Outdoors

5.9

8.2

Design

Style

Style Photo

RGB Lights

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Portability

3.0

9.1

Dimensions Photo

Volume

1,532 in³ (25,106 cm³)

418 in³ (6,850 cm³)

Weight

15.7 lbs (7.1 kg)

6.2 lbs (2.8 kg)

Power Source

AC Only

AC & Battery

One-Hand Carry

Yes

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Build Quality

6.4

7.9

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Material Quality

Good

Great

Water Resistance

Water-resistant (IPx4)

Dust Resistance

Unspecified

Dust-Protected (IP5x)

Impact Resistance

Floats In Water

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Controls

7.0

Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use

Great

Feedback

Great

Music Play/Pause

Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End

Volume Up/Down

Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous

Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off

Additional Controls

Yes

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In The Box

In The Box Photo

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy

8.1

7.2

Frequency Response Graph

Slope

0.97

-0.58

Std. Err.

3.48 dB

3.05 dB

Low-Frequency Extension

28.3 Hz

51.1 Hz

High-Frequency Extension

19.3 kHz

18.8 kHz

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Raw Frequency Response

Raw Frequency Response Graph

Binaural Recording @ 1m

Binaural Recording @ 2m

Soundstage

6.9

8.6

Directivity Graph

Directivity Index

5.83 dB

2.68 dB

Stereo

Yes

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Dynamics

8.0

7.4

Dynamic Range Compression

SPL @ Max Volume

97.8 dB SPL

92.8 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume

2.27 dB

2.22 dB

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Active Features

Battery

0.0

9.1

Battery Life

N/A

23.8 hrs

Charge Time

N/A

2.8 hrs

Power Saving

Yes

Charging Port

No Battery

USB-C

Battery Powered

Yes

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Voice Assistant

0.0

Alexa

Google Assistant

Speakerphone

Siri

Voice Assistant

Voice Activation

Microphone Mute

No Microphone

Far-Field Performance

No Microphone

Ambient Noise Performance

No Microphone

App

4.4

4.7

App Picture

App Name

Marshall Bluetooth

iOS

Yes

Android

Yes

EQ

Bass/Treble

Graphic + Presets

Stereo Pair Mode

Party Mode

Multi-Room

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Connectivity

Wired

Aux Input

Yes

USB Audio

Other Ports

Yes

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Bluetooth

8.4

Bluetooth

Yes

Bluetooth Version

5.2

5.3

Bluetooth iOS Latency

92 ms

111 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency

156 ms

124 ms

Bluetooth Range

334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing

2 Devices

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Wi-Fi

0.0

Wi-Fi Version

No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Frequency Band

No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

Apple AirPlay

AirPlay Latency

N/A

Google Chromecast

Chromecast Latency

N/A

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Cream

Woburn III

Cream

Kilburn III

Black

Woburn III

Black/Brass

Kilburn III

Brown

Woburn III