Marshall Middleton II

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Sentiment score86% positive
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Last updated: Apr 26, 2026

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Reddit IconCautious-Direction55
7 months ago

Middleton 2 would be my pick as its soundstage is wider and 30 hours of battery is great. Bose sound link plus is the most portable of the three and has great sound as well. Both are good choices, I personally give the edge to Middleton 2.

Reddit IconForceUserJJ
9 months ago

Marshall Middleton 2 - never had another speaker which gives you so much low end even on low volume.

Reddit IconGlittering_File8743
5 months ago

Don’t you feel it lack that midbass slap? Like it has great deep bass but for some reason midbass feels hollow. Unable to fix it using eq too

Reddit IconIntelligent-Boat-972
7 months ago

Almost all speakers are made in china Even JBL, WHAT THE FCK ARE YOU TALKING 😆.. if you want speaker brand that was not made in china maybe take Sonos and Bose.. f I know Bose are made in Malaysia. Specially the max . that's why the battery is not the best your speaker will be sitting dock .. from my experience I have 2 Bose flex and both are now not working battery problems Malaysia doesn't know how to make battery.. so stop making fan about Chinese made speaker.. I HAVE MIDDLETON 2 it SOUNDS GREAT.. SPECIALLY NOW THAT IT WAS UPDATED TO 3.0.3.

7 months ago

I just updated mine just an hour ago .. don't know of it's just me but I think the bass is a little bit stronger in 3.0.3 than 2.1.8 . Imho .. i don't know maybe I need to listen more music hehe. By the way do you have eq sitting for M2?

Reddit Iconjak1231
5 months ago

I just went through a lot of bluetooth speaker searching myself. I ended up with a Marshall Middleton II. really happy with it and they have a 10% off first time buyer discount bringing it under 300. Get a reputable brand, I returned 2 other generic ones before landing on the Marshall.

5 months ago

Emberton 3 is pretty good. I decided to step up to the middleton 2 for a fuller sound experience. I wish they could get the middleton sound in the size of an emberton for portability. I personally did not like the sound of the Ultimate Ear products and found some of the controls a little wonky at times. They are priced good, but I just didn't care for them and returned them. JBL does sound fantastic, but the Marshall edged it out for me. I prefer the looks of the Marshall speakers as well over most other brands.

5 months ago

Just got a Marshall Middleton II. Highly recommend it. Full sound and both front and rear firing speakers for room filling sound.

Reddit IconM_ckitsRED
9 months ago

I bought middleton 2 instead of buying this pair 🥹

Reddit IconOpen_Cardiologist848
9 months ago

middleton 2 is much more impressive tbh

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