Review ID: 15739

Review Text: One of the best made/sounding BT speakers.... 4 out of 5 because it won't replace Alexa (Echo or Dot) Otherwise, it's a 5 out of 5 for music and sound/build quality in general. I point this out because with the Stanmore II that is one of the big selling points; Alexa integration. You're simply just better off using your Dot/Echo for that and keeping this speaker as only a music listening device. The response time is slow/laggy and the two devices need to be really close to one another. That aside, when it comes to simply playing music it shines. I left volume at 50% for a week of listening to give it a nice burn in period, but then turned it up to 70-80%. No distortion, and with the bass/treble knobs on the top in a quick and easy to access place makes on-the-fly adjustments a piece of cake. There's RCA inputs on the back (for use with a turntable, for example) and a 3.5mm aux input on the top plate. Bluetooth connectivity was quick and painless. High quality materials (lots of metal - brass - and leather, very little plastic) round the Stanmore II off as an easy recommendation for a nicely balanced speaker. If you are primarily listening to hip-hop/rap/EDM, etc etc etc, might want to try something else if you're after a bass heavy listening experience. Even adjusting the knobs will only take it so far and not likely be enough for those after extremely heavy bass.

Gold Attribute: {'Wireless Connectivity': 'bluetooth', 'Input(s)': '3.5mm audio, rca', 'Color': 'black', 'Color Category': 'black', 'Brand': 'marshall'}

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