The midway kid is often the one that feels compelled to compete for attending , but let ’s hope that ’s a convinced where Marshall ’s latest wireless speaker is concerned .
The Middleton sit between theStockwellandEmbertonin size , with Marshall describing its performance as its ‘ heaviest portable sound ’ , with a quadruplet - speaker set - up to allow for the “ ultimate immersive experience ” when you ’re out and about .
It ’s standardized in appearance to the Emberton but features a strap for carry , and should be able-bodied to stand firm whatever the great outdoors can confuse at it with its IP67 military rating . It ’s also constructed from 55 % post - consumer recycled plastic and is entirely PVC - devoid for those reckon for tech that further sustainable value .
assault and battery life is n’t as much as the Emberton with only 20 + hours compared to the Emberton II ’s 30 + . Nevertheless , the Middleton has a magnate bank so you if your mobile equipment is low on charge , you may plug it into the speaker to give it a boost .
Like Marshall ’s other portable speaker , playback can be operated via multi - function telephone dial on the top surface , with the ability to adjust bass and treble too . The Middleton also feature what Marshall refers to as work up - in Dynamic Loudness that adjusts the tonal balance of the talker ’s strait to pitch “ brilliant ” sound at every book .
Marshall ’s True Stereophonic engineering also gets an outing , producing multi - directive sound for a logical carrying out wherever you stand ( or sit down ) in relation back to the speaker .
There ’s living for the Marshall app where you’re able to also control audio frequency and customize the sound . Buy another Middleton and you may enable Stack modal value to amplify the sound .
The Marshall Middleton is out now for £ 269 / $ 299 / € 299 . We ’ll also be looking to give it a test spin once we get out hand on it .