A big sound packed into a small rugged body

Noel Campion reviews the Marshll Emberton Bluetooth speaker

Marshall is a company with a heritage deep in rock music, but their speakers and headphones ranges feature classic looks with a modern twist. I’ve been testing the Marshall Emberton Bluetooth speaker and loving every decibel of it.

The Emberton is a rugged portable speaker with Bluetooth 5.0 and an IPX7 waterproof rating, which means it can be submerged up to 1 meter in water for 30 minutes. This makes it ideal for those who want a small tough speaker to take with them for hiking or camping. It has a silicone skin, which makes it more resistant to being scratched and easy to grip single-handed. It also has a solid metal grille on the front and back for what Marshall calls True Stereophonic, a unique form of multi-directional sound. The 700g speaker can push out way more volume than its size would suggest two.