Top critical review
2.0 out of 5 starsToo expensive for what it delivers
Reviewed in India on 23 July 2016
Spent around 9 months with this purchase. Good time to write a review, I think. At around 40-50% of its price (28,000 at time of purchase), would have been a 5 star speaker. If you are spending so much money, there are seriously better options to consider. To its credit it is really well designed, built and pumps out a decent balanced sound (not the thing for you Bass-heads). It is also an active speaker (means, has its own power chord and does not need an Amp/Receiver to power it) and supports wireless (Bluetooth) out of the box.
The base is nice and deep, the highs are in the acceptable trajectory; mids is where it lacks in detail. For a speaker this expensive and positioned in the Lifestyle/Audiophile segment, this is sacrilege. On the other hand, it does go pretty loud; not window shattering but loud enough to fill a medium-large sized urban Indian drawing room. It has an Optical-In, Bluetooth and an 3.5mm Audio In (standard headphone stuff). The supplied 3.5mm cable/connector is great but could have been longer. Connecting via Bluetooth has been a hassle most times, but once connected the streaming is very stable.
The speaker is small in size (but not exactly portable) and does sound a little box(y) at times and being a single piece (not a pair) it also fails in creating an immersive stereo staging. Having said all that, it does throw out a decent sound at acceptable volume levels, but is too expensive for it to be worthwhile. Best works if you are into Rock, Alternative or Electronic scene.
Marshall is respected brand among professional/live audio people. In the end, I do not know if I should regret my purchase, but I am going to stay away from anything Marshall in the consumer segment until they seriously revisit their pricing.
