Emberton

I bought several of them: JBL charge, Xtrem, marshall emberton 1, Willem, Sony ult. All of them have problems. I don't mean the sound, everything is alright there, I mean how they react. All the JBL start to blink after a while. It's like a Christmas tree in my bedroom. Just annoying and really not necessary. The marshall doesn't blink but switch off by itself if you stop playing music. Annoying again. And both are software related. If they wanted to upgrade it they could. Sony ult is different. It doesn't switch off, it has a microphone. It's great but why they didn't build this speaker accepting two phones connected? If someone has an idea of a perfect speaker that doesn't switch off, don't blink and accept two phones or computers I want to hear 🙉.

Does the emberton 3 have the same problem from previous marshall: switching off even if it is plugged. I still think it's a software problem so marshall could make an update. I stopped using my emberton 1 because of that.

Both 1 and 2 are awesome. I suggested 1 since it'd be cheaper now. Do go to an offline store and listen to it. If you care about music quality and not just the thump of the bass, Marshall is for you. If you're a basshead, JBL is for you.

Emberton by Marshall is a boogie woogie sound machine. I have two flips 6 for my boat. All are great. But the Marshall is choice

I can speak on Marshall, and they are well with it. Even bought a white one for my wife’s office. Good sound.

Emberton in cream color.

Yep, the Emberton 2 is a great choice. bought the 1st gen Emberton 3 years ago during Black Friday weekend. It's a great choice, and it plays in stereo since it has speakers on both sides of the device.

The JBL Charge 6 for $130 (regularly $200) is a great deal. It also might be worth considering the Charge 6 if you might purchase another JBL speaker in the future, where you can connect compatible JBL speakers with AuraCast. I own 2 of the 1st gen Bose SL Flex speakers. I listen to the Flexes in stereo almost all the time, I prefer more of a balanced sound (The Charge is not bad by any means, it's definitely capable of producing more bass). I have read the Flex 2s have less bass than the 1st gen Flex - that might eliminate them from consideration. I like the sound quality of the Flex 1s, they are not for everyone, plus the 1st gen Flex doesn't have an EQ - but I am good with their sound quality OOTB. The Charge is going to be more advanced with a 7 band EQ versus the Flex 2 only has a 3 band EQ. One thing about Bose, their app to connect speakers together can be unstable and a PITA. I almost always connect the Flexes with the pushbutton sequence instead, and that seems to work very well. I put up with this for now, but I am probably going to switch over to JBL, Sony, or something else in the future. Also gotta mention the Marshall Emberton II as well. It's going for $90 during BF weekend. I bought the 1st gen Emberton a few years ago on sale as well. I alternate between the Emberton and the 2 Bose Flex. Plus the Emberton has a great soundstage since it plays in stereo and has speakers front and back. If you wanted an absolute steal, I would echo what a few people mentioned below, the Harman Kardon Onyx Studio 8 is going for $100, regular price $500. The downfall is it's not really a portable speaker and it's not water or dust proof, but the sound quality is damn good. And with that I will stop, Good, luck, and enjoy the new speaker.

The Emberton is great! I've had the 1st gen Emberton for the last 3 years, I still use it regularly.

I like both the Emberton and the Flex. I have both of these 1st gen speakers. still like them both. But when I pair 2 of the Flexes in Stereo Mode, they sound so damn good.