70% of 20 verified owners recommend the Marshall Emberton II, based on real owner verdicts aggregated from Reddit, enthusiast forums, and YouTube.
The headline score reflects owners (Reddit, enthusiast forums), independent lab tests, blogs with no affiliate links, and YouTube owner-comments when they line up with owners. YouTube is shown for perspective but kept out here — hover the i for why.
“Marshall jacks up the price just cuz of the brand.”
“If Marshall made a version with the thumping bass of the jbl and it's own soundclarity I'd buy it tomorrow”
“it's, for me, definitely tuned for an indoor listening on a small room. They improved the bass”
“The Marshall has the clarity and clearness of a studio recording”
“I feel you on the limited color choices”
“But I compared it to the Bose Soundlink Flex and that speaker sounds way better”
“Emberton II sounds better. Totally agree with you on that. The treble is a lot clearer”
“It was useless to me so I returned it for a Sony.”
“i like the sound quality of my emberton 2 at high volume but at lower volume it's very poor.”
“Emberton II sounds way better... Highs and mid highs are cristal clear compared with the EIII”
“Overpriced and overrrated. Low in volume.”
“I love the size factor on the Emberton but I love the sound quality on Bose.”
“I love the speaker, but the app sucks!”
“Got one two years ago and its fantastic. Built rock solid, quality sound, great battery life”
“The Emberton II is an awful speaker when you factor in price and performance”
“The Marshall is a great brand”
“It's great, the only issue is the same as with all such speakers: BASS is way too pronounced”
“Don’t buy the Marshall Emberton. It has battery issues.”
“I just got emberton 2 and I'm impressed! Top speaker in the portable category”
“For better sound, you might be better off with a Marshall Emberton or stockwell, but I don’t think those are convenient to carry or to use.”
“will always make the sound a bit muffled.”
“That creme version is sick”
“Marshall Emberton II- a close match for the bose Flex. Emberton II may have had a 'larger sound' but the clarity of the Bose is amazing.”
“After full charge falls 20% after 1 minute full volume.”
Practical notes owners raise — setup, quirks, and issues to watch for. They don't say whether the person likes the product, so they're not counted in the score, but they inform the pros, cons, and who it's for.
“My best suggestion will be the Marshall Emberton II, not III”
“There is a Marshall Emberton II that is out in the US. It does seem the sound is similar. It does have about 8 more hours of battery life and uses BT 5.1 instead of 5.0. So, I don't know if the B is equal to II.”
“About the sound quality, I'm not sure if stereo configuration will give much better sound quality compared to Flip 6, not with similar size anyway.”
“Instead I'd recommend the Soundcore Motion 300 or JBL Charge 5. They're built to be quite durable and throw-in-backpack ready. The Motion 300's size, shape and strap may be more suitable for running, take a look & determine what he'd like.”
“I tried both the Marshall Emberton II and the JBL Flip 6, but I decided to buy the Flip 6, and I’m happy with my choice. In my country, the Flip 6 was priced at around $120, while the Emberton II was $190. I went with the Flip 6 mainly because of the price difference.”