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Marshall Willen hands-on: a portable speaker with both playfulness and sound quality

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The lightweight and portable bluetooth speaker is a mobile phone accessory that many people will start with, because it can be used both at home and outdoors, but the volume and sound quality will be discounted, but Marshall’s new Want But to demonstrate that good sound does not need to be about size. Because “three stooges are better than Zhuge Liang.” Using the brand’s famous “Stack Mode” (Stack Mode), connecting multiple small speakers to play can make up for each other’s shortcomings.

Marshall Willen hands-on

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Take the single Willen as an example, this small speaker has Marshall’s classic retro style elements: the imitation lychee leather rubber body, the Marchall lettering in gold on a black background, and the simple golden joystick for playback control. The size can be grasped with one hand, and the weight is only 310g. There is an elastic belt on the back of the machine to facilitate you to fix the speaker on a bicycle, pole, or buckle it on a backpack. Coupled with the IP67 protection specification, it is very suitable for taking Willen out for use.

Marshall Willen hands-on

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As a speaker, Willen is equipped with a 2″ 10W global unit, with two passive amplitude amplifiers, so a small one already has enough sound pressure, and the general room can be heard transparently. If you have the budget, Get an extra pair to pair, and play music as powerful as a size 1 or 2. That being said, Willen’s tone remains clear and doesn’t get smeared for the punchy bass, so here’s my take on it quite satisfied.

Marshall Willen hands-on

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The operation is also very simple. There are only two physical controls on the fuselage: the small joystick is used to adjust the volume and select songs; the Bluetooth button is used to pair with the mobile phone and other Willens, and there are power LED lights and microphones. The multi-speaker connection function called “stacking” supports multiple speakers of the same model to stream music. Although it cannot achieve stereo effect, the pairing method is simple and fast, and the volume can be heard instantly, which is enough to bring about obvious effects. playful. The dedicated mobile app is used to adjust the EQ and give users a little customized settings.

Marshall Willen hands-on

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The black version of Marshall Willen is already in Hong Kongopen for salepriced at HK$999, there will be a milky white version later, you can buy a pair of different colors, and it looks good too.

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