MarshallKilburn II Portable Bluetooth Speaker - Black (1002634)

Well I've had a lot of different bluetooth speakers and headphones. I don't think I can say this is my favorite but it's the one I'm keeping.Many others are lacking in some way, too big, too quiet, not enough bass, treble is too bright, etc. I know of other louder overall speakers. I know of ones with more bass, longer battery life... Etc. However this is the right amount of sound output, sound quality, battery life, portability, ease of use etc for ME. My lady gets frustrated with buttons and complicated pairing methods. Analog dials are easy for anyone and everyone.Sound it is a nice middle ground on a lot of things. It's not over boosted anywhere and it sounds warm and natural to me.Loudness it goes just short of 100db. Come on... It's a portable speaker. If you need more than that then a portable speaker probably isn't what you really need any how.Distortion is minimal if non existent. Crank it up and let the good times roll. It's a little expensive compared to other options but I like it's build quality, I like it's asthetic, I like its sound. It feels well made to me. It looks cool and a little different. I love how portable it is. 5 pounds is perfect. Grab, go, set, enjoy. Just that simple. I've tried all 3 of their bluetooth speakers and this is really the Goldie Locks of the set for me. Not too quiet, not too big, JUST RIGHT!Check it out. Not for you OK no problem all our ears are different but especially as a refurb this was a dealio! Get it. Buy it. Do it now! GET TO THE CHOPPA! DO IT NOW!

Sounds fantastic, like my speakers at home. Portable, loud, and lightweight. Setting up Bluetooth is super easy to setup and charging cord length is decently long

I have bought, tested, and returned a lot of bluetooth speakers on Amazon, and this speaker is PERFECT!!!If you are an audiophile, music producer, a perfectionist, or OCD when it comes to music, then you will not want to settle for anything less than this speaker.The bass response is super deep like 15 inch sub-woofers, and the highs are crystal clear with absolutely no distortion whatsoever at any volume. Not even a tiny hint of crackling or anything!!!When I listen to this speaker in my bedroom, I could feel the bass from across the room. And this speaker pushes A LOT of air out of the back bass port.The speaker can get super loud too!!! I hardly ever have to turn the speaker up past the halfway mark because of how loud it is.I mainly use this speaker all day everyday at work, on my forklift (and it fits perfectly on my forklift), in a loud warehouse, and this speaker still sounds perfect. There is no other word to describe it. It is just PERFECT. I am in love with it.The battery also lasts me for 2 8-hour shifts at work before I have to recharge it. If I forget to recharge it, I would plug it in for 30 minutes during lunch time, and the battery will fast charge to like 70%.The speaker is built like some heavy duty DJ gear. It looks like you are an ultra mobile DJ that is about to rock a party with this bluetooth speaker and some DJ decks. The volume, bass, and treble knobs feels like the knobs on some DJ decks too. And when I am listening to it, and adjusting the volume, bass, and treble knobs, it makes me feel like I am a DJ every time!!!All of my coworkers are always complimenting my speaker too, saying "It sounds really good. How much did you get it for?", "It sounds beautiful!!!", "Is that a real Marshall? Or does it just have the Marshall name on it?", "Marshall is a good brand, they have been around for forever!!! They make guitar amps.", "I am about to knock you over the head, and take that Marshall speaker from you. I want that speaker!!!", "Damn!!! He has a Marshall speaker.... That thing is expensive!!!" Hahaha, like everyone loves it!!!I have watched tons of Youtube videos on "Best Bluetooth Speaker", and read tons of articles on best bluetooth speakers, and I have bought and returned countless speakers that were supposed to be the best. I even bought the Audio Pro Bluetooth Speaker that won WhatHiFi's award for best bluetooth speaker, and this speaker blows all of them out of the water!!! You could probably even use this speaker as monitors to produce music if you wanted to!!!I haven't had any experience with Marshall amps before, but I have had Pioneer, and Numark Mixers and Decks and other DJ equipment, and you could tell just from the way this speaker is built, and from how perfect it sounds, that it was made by musicians for musicians...I love this speaker, and I would recommend it to all my family and friends, and everyone on the internet! If you are thinking about getting this, then do it. It is totally worth it.I give this speaker a 10 out of 10.P.S... A USB charging port on the back of the speaker to charge my phone would be nice... And also an SD card slot to play music files...

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I originally purchased & received this on Aug 18, 2020, via Amazon as the seller & shipper. Less than 2 weeks later it officially DIED. It worked fine (and sounded great) when I first received it but something happened to it and it will no longer power on. I send it back to Amazon for a replacement and they promptly sent me another one. The second one has worked flawlessly and I assume, as is attended. This speaker has amazing sound and great range. I love that it can pump out both highs and lows from such a small footprint.With that said, I do have A COUPLE OF THINGS TO NOTE ... I have both the original KILBURN and this KILBURN II so I'm able to compare them actively side-by-side. There are pros & cons to both models. The original has the "old school" look & feel of the vintage Marshall amps as the leatherette appears more genuine, as does the gold-tone touches. It also seems to have a bit of more of a warmer tone to it. The new KILBURN II seems to be built to be more sturdy and to withstand more knocks/dings with its plastic corners and full metal grille. While it just looks less like a vintage Marshall amp, it does have a rear-firing speaker that gives it an advantage over the original model and supplies a more spacious sound. The one and ALMOST DEAL-BREAKER feature/bug on this new model is that it has a power-saving feature that cuts the speaker completely off (if not in use) seemingly after about 7-9 minutes. At that point, you have to physically go to the speaker and touch one of the buttons on it to "wake" it up. This might could be forgiven if you were allowed to control the sleep time via an app or onboard setting but that it currently not an option. For those of you that think "That doesn't sound like such a big deal" ... trust me, it is. It's a pain in the ass it the speaker isn't within arms length. My last complaint is that Marshall has no viable app to control the functionality of this speaker. If they did, I would have given a rating of 5 stars as I would assume that I could have controlled all of its features. Currently that's not the case.

Up until now it's still working and the sound is good