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It's amazing 😍 the quality of surround sound 😍
I want something like marshell middleton types which is easy to carry and sound quality and within budget
I did research and go ahead with marshall middleton 2 (less than 300usd. My selection criteria was budget, other speakers don’t feel like premium and sound quality and bass adjustment I can do etc
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.
Marshall Middleton 2 - never had another speaker which gives you so much low end even on low volume.
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
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.
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?
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.
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.
Just got a Marshall Middleton II. Highly recommend it. Full sound and both front and rear firing speakers for room filling sound.
I bought middleton 2 instead of buying this pair 🥹
middleton 2 is much more impressive tbh
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