Marshall Acton

193 reviews

Jan, 2025

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 193 reviews of Marshall Acton. The average rating for this product is 4.7/5, compared to an average rating of 4.3/5 for other products in the same category for all reviews. Reviewers are impressed by the size and sound. The price and usability also get good opinions.

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We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other products in the same category the Marshall Acton is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 91/100 = Excellent quality.

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alaTest has collected and analyzed 42 user reviews of Marshall Acton from Amazon.com. The average user rating for this product is 4.5/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.2/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.com. People are impressed by the size and price. The design and usability are also mentioned favorably.

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90% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

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Amazon.ca review summary for Marshall Acton

alaTest has collected and analyzed 4 user reviews of Marshall Acton from Amazon.ca. The average user rating for this product is 5.0/5, compared to an average user rating of 4.4/5 for other products in the same category on Amazon.ca. Comments about the design and sound are on the whole positive. Some have doubts about the usability and price.

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100% of the reviews on Amazon.ca give this product a positive rating.

Jan, 2025

Expert review by : Craig Lloyd (gottabemobile.com)

Marshall Acton Bluetooth Speaker Review

If you're looking for a high-end Bluetooth speaker to use with your smartphone or tablet, the Marshall Acton is about the fanciest it gets for a Bluetooth speaker option.

In the end, though, Marshall Acton speaker is seriously really cool, and it looks just as good as it sounds. I actually admire the design of it more than the audio quality. That’s not a dig on how bad it sounds (it doesn’t sound bad at all), but merely...

Apr, 2015

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Expert review by : Jamie Carter (techradar.com)

Marshall Acton multi-room speaker review

A cute speaker with some reliability issues

Music has depth and detail ; AirPlay, ChromeCast & Spotify Connect ; Simple multi-room music ; Retro styling

Very expensive ; Frequent drop-outs ; No portability options ; Google Home too tightly integrated

ChromeCast, AirPlay and Google Home are baked into this vintage-styled and thoroughly solid-sounding wireless, Bluetooth and multi-room-capable speaker, but its frequent drop-outs disappoint.

Nov, 2018

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Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)

Greta Sound

I use the Acton in my kitchen. Amazing sound with deep bass and clear vokals.

Dec, 2015

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Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)

Huge Sound

Like reviewer Michael, I too use this little beast in a NYC apt. I finally unloaded my Harmon-Kardon/Sony spacers stereo and needed some volume. My Go-to audiosnax bluetooth wasn't up to the job.I was initially made aware of the Marshall line by a...

Oct, 2015

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Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)

Oh yeah, THE BEST

This is the best, BEST, bluetooth speaker out there. Seriously. It sounds like a whole sound system (equivalent to a really good stereo setup from the 80s, for example). Good, good sound. Quality build. Really high quality, tactile analog controls to...

Aug, 2015

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Consumer review (bhphotovideo.com)

Amazing!!!

Even better than I expected. Looks and sounds amazing.

Jun, 2015

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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Belting box!

Great sound. Lots of detail and a decent amount of bottom end. I use it for spotify and it performs well at all volumes

Oct, 2019

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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Great sound quality

I bought this speaker a few weeks ago and very happy with the sound quality

Oct, 2019

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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Perfect for our needs.

A great speaker for the price. Lovely bass sound and I like that I can control the bass and treble output.

Oct, 2019

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Consumer review (richersounds.com)

Fantastic looking speaker!

I bought this as a birthday gift and so glad I did, the sound you get from this little retro looking box is absolutely first class, bass, treble, clarity of voice, built on woofer helps! Love love love it, Excellent!!

Sep, 2019

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