Marshall Tufton vs Woburn III

Which Speaker Is Better?

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Marshall Tufton
Marshall Woburn III

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Our Verdict

Marshall Tufton

Marshall Woburn III

The Marshall Tufton and Marshall Woburn III have different use cases, so your choice will depend on how you plan to use it. The Woburn III is designed as a home speaker. It can connect to your TV through its HDMI ARC input. It has great controls and access to a companion app, unlike the Tufton. It also gets louder, with less compression, so your audio sounds clear at loud volumes. The Tufton, conversely, is a portable Bluetooth speaker meant to be used at home and outside. It's battery-powered, unlike the Woburn III, and has protection from light rain with an IPX2 rating.

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Variants

  • Tufton (Black/Brass)
  • Woburn III (Black)
  • Woburn III (Brown)
  • Woburn III (Cream)

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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.4
7.8

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.1
8.1

Dynamics 
 

6.7
8.0

EQ 
 

N/A
Bass/Treble

Soundstage 
 

7.8
6.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

8.7
3.0

Dimensions Photo  

Volume 
 

714 in³ (11,696 cm³)
1,532 in³ (25,106 cm³)

Weight 
 

10.7 lbs (4.9 kg)
15.7 lbs (7.1 kg)

Power Source 
 

AC & Battery
AC Only

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
No
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Build Quality 
 

7.1
6.4

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Material Quality 
 

Great
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Water-resistant (IPx2)
No

Dust Resistance 
 

No
Unspecified

Impact Resistance 
 

No
No

Floats In Water 
 

No
No
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Controls 
 

5.0
7.0

Controls Photo  

Controls Photo 2  

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
No

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

No
No

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.1
8.1

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

0.34
0.97

Std. Err. 
 

9.63 dB
3.48 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

32.7 Hz
28.3 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

19.9 kHz
19.3 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

7.8
6.9

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

4.20 dB
5.83 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
Yes
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Dynamics 
 

6.7
8.0

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

94.5 dB SPL
97.8 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

4.08 dB
2.27 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

9.1
0.0

Battery Life 
 

17.5 hrs
N/A

Charge Time 
 

2.1 hrs
N/A

Power Saving 
 

Yes
No

Charging Port 
 

AC
No Battery

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
No
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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 
 

0.0
4.4

App Picture  

App Name 
 

N/A
Marshall Bluetooth

iOS 
 

N/A
Yes

Android 
 

N/A
Yes

EQ 
 

N/A
Bass/Treble

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

N/A
No

Party Mode 
 

N/A
No

Multi-Room 
 

N/A
No
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

Yes
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
No

Other Ports 
 

No
Yes
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Bluetooth 
 

9.2
8.4

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
5.2

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

22 ms
92 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

96 ms
156 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

334.6 ft (102.0 m)
334.6 ft (102.0 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices
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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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Black/Brass
Tufton
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Black
Woburn III
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Black/Brass
Tufton
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Brown
Woburn III
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Black/Brass
Tufton
B&H
Cream
Woburn III
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Black/Brass
Tufton
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