Is it Any Good? - Marshall Middleton Review
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- I compared the Middleton to my other Marshall Speakers & I have thoughts...
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Best Micro Portable Speakers:
♯amzn.to/3DRFg81 - Tribit Micro 2 - Ludicrously good sound for the price.
♯amzn.to/3NiiaKv - Marshall Willen - most stylish, but I slightly prefer the Tribit.
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Best Small Portable Speakers:
♩amzn.to/3U2KHGR - Bose Flex - The King of Small Sound.
♩amzn.to/3TLzMkl - Marshall Emberton II - Stylish and clear sound.
♩amzn.to/3T2asFX - JBL Flip 6 - A bit more refined that the amazing Flip 5.
Best Medium/Large Portable Speakers:
♪amzn.to/3XVSrgA - Motion X600 - Great Spatial Sound, fun to listen to!
♪amzn.to/3NoMT8T - Vifa Oslo - Amazing clarity but very expensive.
♪amzn.to/3SV6fDW - Marshall Tufton - Best Smooth Bass in class.
♪amzn.to/3gTMoHz - Soundcore Motion Boom Plus - Slam Dunk for price/performance.
♪amzn.to/3sDp97o - Tribit Blast - At 12.3lbs this thing can crank some serious bass.
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Danny’s Best Home Speakers:
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♫amzn.to/3FqaDaC - Klipsch The Three II - Its like the one but just a little bigger sound.
♫amzn.to/3rqN0K9- Marshall Acton III - Best Buy overall for great sound/value
♫amzn.to/3PSPg7e- Marshall Stanmore III - Only slightly louder than Acton III.
♫amzn.to/44NAAuc - Marshall Woburn III - Best in class for massive warm sound.
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CHAPTERS:
0:00 Intro
0:49 Specs
1:15 Water Proof Test
2:15 Stack Mode Test
3:07 App Features
3:59 Audio Test
5:52 Emberton II vs Middleton
6:26 Acton III vs Middleton
7:14 Tufton vs Middleton
7:53 Conclusion - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
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The way he said bass at the start, I'm crying 😭
Ridiculous. I stopped the video to find your comment.
Great review Danny! This helped me, I was wondering about the Middleton. This video confirmed the Acton 3 for me.
I've been waiting for your review! 🥺
Thanks Danny!! Great review as always 👏 Marshall needs to sponsor you asap.
Hey Danny thank you so much for being real true and honest observations to all your presentations ! Highly appreciated
Was looking forward to this one Danny!
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@@vontrap6942 because you like the way it looks?
Nice cross section review, thx for including the mains Acton 3 in the comparison! Features aside audio quality is is king.
Was very helpful man! Thx
Thanks to your review of the marshall portable speakers, I got myself Tufton and I can say that I love it!! 😁
Another helpful review Danny. To me, the Acton III is the best choice.
Appreciate the review and comparing it with the tufton! Sounds like the ipx67 might come at a sacrifice of audio quality. Hopefully we see a Tufton 2 soon!
hope so... but after i ask Marshall support about Tufton 2 they said nothing about that
Hey danny nice review 👍.
Are going to upgrade that s22 😁
As always love the dance check sound 😅😘
Great review Danny; really helped me determine that I might skip this one and go for the Acton III. Keep up the great work!!
But the Middleton is portable
Glad it has a knob for fish! I don't ever think I've seen that on a speaker before.
Nice video bro...can you please compare Middleton vs kilburn2
Great video. Thanks a lot👏. I bought emberton 1 gen after one of your reviews. But now I see that it looks like Tufton is better to me. 😀
Hey Guys
Just as a Note : Danny Pops doesn’t sponsor my commentary on his reviews. So here’s the deal : Danny pops reviews are totally unbiased, honest, hilarious and what matters the most: “impeccable”. Danny you’ve nailed it again ! Couldn’t agree more & your presentation is damn entertaining too ✌️
thanks R K for the vote of confidence! Integrity first!
Bullshit he is paid by soundcore and marshall
@@southpawlibranine3511 🤣 why is his review critical of the Middleton in that case . I own it too & it’s great for a certain genre of music. The sound quality is in between the Emberton & Tufton, which is why it’s been named MIDDLETON
Pienamente d'accordo con questa recensione sempre attento al dettaglio. Non suona da favola e Marshall deve assolutamente abbandonare questo tipo di impostazione a 360° e dedicarsi a un suono di eccellenza stereofonico con un impostazione degli Speaker frontali separando a sua volta le varie frequenze con relativi altoparlanti per BASSI MEDI ALTI e infatizzando il basso con sistema a membrana. Quindi che dire aspettando uno speaker portatile di Marshall con questo tipo di impostazione.
Just the kind of video i was looking for, it really does made me change my mind about the middleton.
Do you think the KILBURN ll is still bettr than the middleton? since they are almost on the same price tag I was wondering about which of them is better
I like the STOCKWELL ll, but i don't really think it competes with these two
i hope Marshall take it and make Tufton 2... would be great update to old Tufton
@DannyPops, Which speaker sounds better (I listen to different music): Marshall Middleton or Harman/Kardon Go + Play?
hello ,
your thoughts xtreme 3 vs Middleton , as I'm thinking to pick one from these for the portable size they come in .
thanks for the review , I love your presentation
Xtreme 3 is a substantially smoother sounding speaker and bigger.
Do you know if the speaker would stake with the home models such as the Stanmore 3?
Thanks for the review! How do you think this compares to the Harmon Kardon Onyx 7 (or 8)?
Hey Danny! Great review! I have a question. I have an original Emberton in Forest Green. I don't have an Emberton II and I don't plan to get one, but the Middleton has me intrigued. The Emberton has somewhat of a muddy sound. It's not bad, but it does sound muddy at times. How much difference is there in the sound of the Middleton compared with an original Emberton? Thank you in advance!
Since the owner of the channel has not bothered to respond to you, just here for the ad revenue, I will help you out. The Middleton is basically a BIG Emberton in a lot of respects. It is of course bigger in size but it pushes out a lot more power. I personally do not find the Emberton muddy. My main listening is folk music, where real instruments and vocals are what the music genre is about and you want something quality for that, the emberton does not fail in any aspects of what I use it for. I find the Emberton the absolute best speaker in its size category. It outperforms a lot of speakers twice its size and is my go to speaker for in the kitchen or spare room. I do own a proper stereo system in the living room which no bluetooth speaker regardless of cost would compare to. The Kilmore 2 however I do find very muddy. Skip that one. The Middleton is a very capable speaker. I would take these youtubers opinions with a grain of salt. The best thing to do is to buy the Middleton, test it, if you don't like it send it back. Marshal offer free returns. I recently sent back both the Acton 2 and Kilmore 2 because the sound quality didn't match their quite high price tag. No problems with the return procedure. Marshal make some good speakers, they look gorgeous but I do think they are priced a bit high for what you get. I wouldn't worry about upgrading from the Emberton 1 to a 2, but the Middleton is quite the difference. It is a lot louder than the Emberton with deeper base.
@@vontrap6942 Hi, I also have Emberton and I noticed, that Marshall made more versions of this speaker and they are little different. I am surprised, than no one refered to this detail. You can see it on the bottom of the speaker. Also one version weights about 25g more than the other and they sound different. I had both versions and heavier one is slightly better...
Is it possible for you to compare the Tufton against the Soundboks 3?
Hi! What about Kilburn II compared to Acton III? Thanks.
bro i need a no compromise tower kind of speaker , should i go for tufton ? will u suggest me to buy for home speaker
Thank you for your video, I've been a Marshall fan. Had 2 Kilburn, 1 acton and 1 Woburn. I ordered my Middleton last week, still waiting for mine, ngl I'm kinda disappointed about the sound quality. Tufton and Acton are way better. But hope I will enjoy mine.
I think you'll like it especially when you EQ it to your liking. I try not to do too much of that to get a basic level.
The marshall Middleton is a phenomenal speaker. It has very good audible bass down to 35-40hz in my tests. It has more deep bass than my extreme 3 while being smaller. But here is the catch. It was not like that out of the box. It did not sound great and bass was meh. So I disassembled the speaker. Turns out the screws holding the active drives in were so loose I could turn them with my finger so it wasn't making the best seal. So loctited every screw on this speaker and tightened them properly. With a much tighter seal, the bass came alive. Obviously no one's going to do what I did so I think there may be some qc issues. Also sometimes the bass treble adjustments don't work on the app. And 3 times today the speaker randomly disconnected and reconnected. I have reported the issues to marshall.
It's a shame because it really is a good speaker. But it's power and depth and masked by its pour assembly.
Also I still think you had your expectations too high. You honestly thought this would compete with a tufton and the ac powered models? It's a 4 pound waterproof bt speaker. Not sure what you expected. It's sound equals it's size. I actually think once assembled properly it sounds bigger then it is.
Wow bro I just got mine yesterday and I'm in love. This is the 2nd speaker I ever purchased from MARSHALL. It does NOT dissapoint. Absolute fire. The sound quality is incredible.
Hey there. How do you disassemble the Middleton? I want to check mine to see if the screws are in good. I just bought it.
Can you make a video on disassembly..thanks!
He's either bluffing Or he received a defective piece.@@tommythomas5299
Would you recommend the Acton 2?
I tried a lot of speakers: jbl flip, extreme, hk onyx, tdk. But the Marshall is best of all of them. Used kilbirn2, Emberton and now Middleton. I love Marshall.
Hi Danny! I was just wondering if you could recommend some other portable speakers in the same weight class that might have a better/less processed sound than the Middleton. Would be really nice!
Check out my description for more ideas
im soooo itching to get the MIDDLETON! its the best for my indoor casual volleyball game as a BG music and simple get together with friends!
i have the emberton and if you're too far away you wont hear it already. thinking Middleton will be different!
Suggestion between Middleton and kilburn 2 ?
Nice review
Is Bose flex better or not?
Please do a Middleton vs Xtreme 3 and a Middleton vs Killburn 2 video. They're much needed.
Can you please compare this with the soundcore X600?
Is there an option in the app to turn off the starting sound? For example JBL has that option. If not I think they definitely should add it.
i don't believe there is... the marshall app sucks.
Did you try beolit 20 ?
I just replaced my Bose Soundlink mini with a Marshall Middleton - no comparison - the Marshall is much better - more volume, better musical clarity and great bass !
Hai ! Danny I see every video of you .I have a request to you in next video could you try every models like Marshall action3 ,stockwell2 , Marshall tufton all with 3.5mm jack connection with Apple Music hi-res file’s because you can get the raw beauty of those speakers you can hear the soul of every Marshall speakers….❤❤❤please can you do it?
Yeah that A3 is slapping hard
I tried to try out the Middleton today but both of the shops didn't have a retail unit on display. When I hear Just a lil bit from 50 Cent and that bass hits and stays...(like it does on my Skullcandy Crusher headphones) I'm going to buy it...otherwise the Willen is the one to go
How does this compare to the Stockwell 2?
Omg se tufton just sound so good, it sounds like you are listening original audio source
How would the Middleton compare against the Kilburn II? Maybe a good comparison video?
Because price is almost same like difference of 5-10$
I have the kilburn II and I would say it is worth every penny and the sound quality is amazing
I’m also stuck between these two
I am confused between marshall killburn 2 and middleton :/ Let me know which one is a better deal!
Which sounds better overall t middle ton or t bose flex?
Great review Danny. I love the honesty. Im excited to hear this Middleton in person. In ur opinion would u say the Middleton is better and more power than the bose flex? 🤔 I would imagine it's supposed to be louder due to size difference.
thanks eric! I'm probably going to make a video about this comparison seeing yours and others question.... of the top of my head I'm thinking the bose is a better value.
Since he won't give you a straight answer I will. Bose flex is good but it's limited to its size. No bass below 50hz. But it's got good thumpy mid bass. The middleton is probably 4 times as powerful. Much much deeper bass. I could hear bass tones as low as 35hz. It's just a much bigger sound. It's also twice the size of the flex. Middleton is good just make sure all the screws are tight if you get one and the bass sounds weak. Because it's very good. I have never heard a speaker this small have so much deep rumble to the bass.
@@alexlittig7927 👍NICE what I wanted to hear. I can't wait to hear this baby in person. Gonna order mine this weekend
@Eric Martinez the screws holding the active woofers in were so loose I could back them out with my fingers. Loctited every screw I could find. The speaker makes better seal now and bass improved tramedicly. Before hand I was thinking what Danny was saying in his video. So unfortunately do to pour construction some people may get speakers with lower performance. The good news is this speaker is super easy to work on and I did the repair in 10 minutes
@@alexlittig7927 thanks for advice. Good to KNOW. Hopefully mine don't have same problem. But if it does at least I know I have idea to improve SOUND
what is the recomeded charger volts m watts? thanks
Would you recommend the JBL extreme 3 over this Marshall Middleton?
Hi ! I am getting acton 2 @ 200$ while acton 3 and middleton 350 $
Can i go with acton 2 ?
The Marshall Stockwell 2 was also able to charge another device, so this is nothing they're catching up just now.
Which one to buy?
Killburn 2 or Middleton
How is it compared with SoundLink Flex?
Is the acton 3 better than the kilburn 2?
Hey danny I was wondering if you would be reviewing the Klipsch ProMedia Heritage 2.1? I just ordered it and want to know what I’m in for at $200
I didng even know about those, they are pretty though! I edit on some cheaper speakers. Let me know if you like em!!
I am here for his choice of music haha
What are those holes on the side?
I just wish they'd do a firmware update and support the Killburn II seeing as they're still selling it as part of their primary range.
Marshall is butt for firmware/software
Acton 3 or Tufton? For price acton cheaper $20
Hi! How is it going? I love your videos! However Im from Argentina and its a bit hard to me to follow all the explanation in English... is there any way to be able to watch them with Spanish subtitles? thank
Try turning on closed captions and setting the language to spanish?
@@DannyPops They are only available in English, I´m afraid :/ Thanks anyway!
Could you please tell us something about the battery? Does it really last 20 hours?
Flip 5 or Middleton??
How does it sound compared to the Motion Boom that, when EQ’ed correctly, to me still sounds unbelievable! (Out of the box it’s sounds worst I ever heard!).
Wow Danny I'm suprised u didn't like the Middleton all that much. ... Must be because u already have the tufton. I just got my Middleton yesterday. It's the 2nd speaker I ever purchased from MARSHALL. And I have to say I'm in love. It is absolute 🔥. The sound is nice and clear and loud and powerful. That BASS is thumping. All music genres I played on it from classic rock to hip hop sounds amazing. THIS is worth every penny. Love the design, features, everything. After I heard how good the willen sounded I COULDNT wait to hear this.
I am also considering buying middleton, however i am still confused between killburn 2 and Middleton :/
@@shawr95 I hear u. They are both SAME price. Middleton is just smaller and more portable. Kilburn is bigger and probably a bit louder. Both of these are great choices tho. Can't go wrong EITHER way. MARSHALL makes amazing products
@@ericmartinez4897 I agree, I own Acton 2 and just love it!
I just purchased this. It's nice but not $300 nice. It has a little more bass, is a little louder, and a little clearer than my W-King D8. It's definitely not worth $221 more than the D8. I might return it.
That is why i buy the middleton than the JBL extreme 3 that is only $209 at Marshalls Dept store(like Ross or TJ Maxx store 😅 just to make it clear) though they said that the xtreme is more loudier and more bassy but what i like about middleton is the design its like classic and modern design collide!
Here in the the Philipines this is $300
@@alnajirlani8785 ohhh im a filipino too.. by the way i bought mine in Amazon and the proce is also $299..
im from ph also..im planning to buy it on our famous online store..im hesitating i might get an fake middleton because the emberton has so many fakes..
@@jhad0205 bili ka sa legit store boss. In amazon walang peke kaya surething ako lagi tapos monthly payment pa 60 lang bayad ko for 5mos hehehe its a good deal. No need to pay $300 for isang bagsakan hehehe. Believe me boss maganda tunog nitong mashalls even on 25% volume you can still hear the BASS. Dami kong kasamahang pinoy here sa US na naaamaze sa tunog nito small but punchy daw. Mas maganda pa daw kesa sa mga BT speakers nila(BOSE,JBL portable BT Speakers) but im still planning to buy JBL EXTREME pag may bago na silang labas like Xtreme 4 but that is maybe after 2 yrs from now 😄
I was hoping the Middleton would have a slightly better review. I recently bought the Acton 3 for our store but would also like something portable I can use in my car that is a little more powerful than the emberton (The car system isn’t working).
Wait for the x600 video(filming as we speak)
Can you take this with you in an airplane?
I mean in your luggage not your carry-on?
Did he say bass as in the fish?
Does the tufton also have stack mode?
It does not :/
They upgraded to BLUETOOTH 5.2 for this range
The upper bass is too overwhelming on the Middleton making the instruments or lower harmonics sound muffled.
"really weird because it has holes on the side of it"....that's because the 2 passive radiators are on the side, how could they shift the air if there weren't any holes? 😅
Good job Danny 👏👏
I'm waiting for the availability in cream but given your test I already know that I'm going to be as disappointed as you...😥
haha thanks for watching MIKA! It's pretty good when you boost the treble I found, but yeah pretty processed. Mixed feelings.
Would be great to see a comparison between Middleton vs Killburn II
better get a teufel rockster cross in this price and size class. it still blows all away. next bigger step is jbl boombox level...
I do want to see marshall middleton stockwell
But i do feel there will no doubt ember
ACTON 3 FOR ME...ALSO
which is better middleton or bose soundflex?
ill be checking that out this weekend!
How does it compare to Killburn 2?
This is better than the kilburn 2
@@DannyPops I just needed a portable Bluetooth speaker with amazing sound for small gatherings and letting it loose sometimes.
Been waiting for killburn 3 but Marshall released this (Middleton) which I think is compact enough and I like that it is usb type-c.
What do you recommend?
@@sahilpreetsingh9636 At the end of the day, you need to just choose something. The Kilburn 2 sounds terribly boxy and not anywhere near these guys even though it looks nice (not as nice in person, it's got lots of seams and a pleather feel). If you want a Marshall, this may be your go to.
@@DannyPops thanks 😊 btw we love your cool shirts and your honest reviews. Looking forward to seeing more content from you soon. Goodluck
I’m guessing more bass than the Stockwell 2
Its 50% bigger than the Stockwell
Middleton sounds horrible. I know you don't like Kilburn II, but I would have liked to see the comparison with Kilburn II because KII has more similarities in the spec and price point for comparison purposes, but not with Tufton. To me, Tufton is more of a Woburn/Stanmore class.
yes I said... BASS. I know.
That vs Charge 5?
Yessss
Was hoping for charge 5 killer ...this is definitely not IT!!
@@theotherhouse5910 not a Charge killer as it is twice as expensive 😆
I bought Jbl C5 for my dad last year I think it's that great sound quality, and last month i bought Middleton for myself, first time experience with Marshall I just thought that JBL C5 is more better and I'm so sad for $300. But after a week I visited my dad at hometown and test the JBL C5 again😂 OMG it blow my mind 😮 Middleton is much better than i thought, Lounder, Clearer and much more bassy❤
Middleton is a recommendation❤️😍
I just purchased a JBL charge 5 ND version, & I'm not impressed with the sound quality. Now, before I go any further into detail, I listen mainly to classic rock, & grunge & metal from the 90's.If this is the type of music that you listen to, STAY AWAY FROM THIS SPEAKER! Your feelings will be hurt.
I read the specs that came with it.30 watts to the cone driver, 10 for the tweeter. The sound engineers at JBL got this one all wrong. Should've been more like 25 & 15, respectively.
With that being said, I fiddled around with the 3 band EQ on the JBL APP. I was able to get some of the bass out, but the mids & highs sounded dull, flat, & lifeless. Just more of a bassy overtone, without being truly neutral sounding.
If your a fan of hip-hop, rap, electronic,etc. music with a lot of reverb & mixing, you'll love it. If your're a fan of rock & metal, STAY AWAY FROM THIS SPEAKER. You will not like it.
Which is why I've been looking & listening at the reviews of marshall speakers. From what I understand, what they may lack in bas, they make up for it with clarity & detail. Especially, for the mids & highs.
Sorry, dude. I know this podcast is to talk about MARSHALL speakers, but I felt compelled to let other consumers in on this. Thanks for the info, good video. Keep up the GOOD WORK!
Would be great if you compare it with xtreme3
One a portable speaker, and the other is a home speaker. Of course these speakers will sound different. This is a fake critical review.
? Its a comparison between 3 portable speakers and 1 home speaker. Some people would like to hear the difference to the home speaker. Maybe not you but still. Kind of a strange critic. I would want the range of comparisons to he as broad as possible so you can choose for yourself what you should get or what your specific criterea are.
Soy de México y veo tus videos , ya tengo el worbun 3 gracias a tus reseñas , esperaba la reseña de está bocina ,gracias por aclararme mis dudas
How's your experience with the woborn 3? And do they do sales at anytime ?
@@olumideaanu5403la considero una bocina excelente ,la considero como mi mejor bocina Marshall que tengo , ya hay en existencia en Amazon.
@@Fermax99 thanks.
the Acton 3 sounded the best i think also .....cheers from Canada
For the size and power difference, it should sound better.
Fucking sucks, I bought one a week ago and suddenly stopped charging, turned off and never turned back on again. Also when you turn up the volume to max, bass sound is decreased considerably. I’m going to the store right now to change it for another brand speaker.
Hi ,we are wholesaler of marshall speakers in china 😊
Can you speak towards why some of these speakers have loose screws? See comments below.
Wow that was disappointing....I was looking forward to it...tufton all the way ...where's 🌮 🙀
yeah marshall kinda let me down too with this one, its not terrible, but there's still better sound elsewhere.
non battery power versus battery??? bullshit…
Acton is $279 and the Middleton is $299...some people might want to compare it.
0:45 you are entitled to your WRONG opinion