The Marshall Woburn 3 is on sale at Amazon for $500 for Cyber Monday, saving you $80. It might not be a massive discount, but this is its lowest price yet.
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Why this deal is ZDNET recommended
The Marshall Woburn 3 is expensive and not the best value for money. But it sounds fantastic and might appeal to Marshall fans. If you’ve ever wanted to get the biggest and best Marshall home Bluetooth speaker, this might be a good time to splurge. That’s because it’s not usually on sale, so anything amount off makes it a better deal than it is at the full retail price.
Timeless look and feel
The Marshall Woburn 3 isn’t as feature-rich as some other speakers in this price range. There’s no Wi-Fi or voice assistant support, and you miss out on AAC, AptX, and LDAC other hi-res capable codecs. Marshall has put a lot of effort into the hardware but has done a poor job by limiting wireless source support. If you can look past it, the speaker does a fantastic job at what it’s made for.
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The Woburn 3 features a 90 W Class D amplifier that powers a 6-inch woofer, and dual 15 W amplifiers. Two 15W Class D amplifiers drive the two 0.75-inch tweeters. These are all highly capable drivers.
I had the treble and bass knobs set to neutral throughout my testing. The speaker delivers strong bass with the woofer’s low-end power. It has a bass-forward DSP, which delivers details even at low volumes. You can feel the sub-bass thumps at 30% volume or more. Go louder, and the bass stays clean and detailed.
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You’ll enjoy listening to rock, punk, and heavy metal equally as much as acoustic music. The drums feel headbanging-worthy, and the acoustic strums sound bright and full of detail as well. The vocals are clear, and the mids are detailed with sparkly highs. However, the higher frequencies tend to distort a bit at loud volume. The sound signature is very enjoyable, and the speaker can fill a big room at 70% volume.
If the physical controls are out of reach, the Woburn 3 can be paired with the Marshall Bluetooth app to adjust in-app EQ. You can also use the Placement Compensation feature to set the speaker at the best place in your room, and it’ll adjust the sound accordingly. To get the most out of your speaker, you just need to answer two basic questions.
ZDNET’s buying advice
The big Marshall home speaker offers strong and clean bass with a rumble to it, alongside bright highs and detailed mids. It’s superb for big rooms. But if you want something smaller from the house of Marshall, the Stanmore 3
Source : ZDNet