More speakers and controls than you expect for the size
Marshall is a brand synonymous with road-worthy guitar amps, but this new portable Bluetooth speaker seems rugged enough to stand up to a world tour with Slash.
The Middleton certainly looks the part, featuring the company’s script logo on a black plastic housing. Made from 55% post-consumer recycled plastic, the casing has a IP67 rating, meaning it offers complete protection from dust as well as being able to stand up to being submerged in 1m water for at least 30 minutes.
The Middleton sits between Marshall’s recently released Stockwell 2 and Emberton 2, and boasts a multi-directional quad-speaker set-up to take on the best Bluetooth speakers when it comes to audio power from a compact body.
As with the Marshall Emberton 2, this four-speaker array allows the device to utilize Marshall’s bespoke ‘True Stereophonic’ system, which the company claims creates a more immersive 360-degree sound stage than a standard stereo setup.
