Acton III Bluetooth Speaker - Black

The Acton III is an excellent little speaker. Very punchy bass which you would expect with Marshall (famous for their Bass guitar amps) with lively top end from separate tweeters. Reasonable separation although not super wide. I got for a bedroom and the 30watt output is perfect for there. If I was to get this for a living room I’d deffo choose the larger Stanmore model with the 60watt amp. The Bluetooth connection is great and the app to connect to phone works well. Pretty basic app for level and tone control and skipping tracks. The knobs have a nice feel and the lights that increase with the level adjustments are really neat. Overall this is a premium product and is extremely well made and looks great (retro). Not cheap if you’re paying list price. Got this on Black Friday deal so good value at this price. Probably one of the biggest gripes on reviews is how expensive these are so happy to give 5 stars seeing I paid less!

I bought this as a corrective measure to my previous Marshall purchase, a smaller sibling so ridiculously tiny it seemed almost embarrassed to call itself a speaker at all. This one, thankfully, carries itself with far more presence, arriving in that unmistakable Marshall guise - the amp-inspired styling, the gold detailing, the analogue-style controls - that turns a mere speaker into something rather more like a small piece of furniture one is proud to display. The sound is where the upgrade truly justifies itself: a fuller, richer performance with genuine weight behind it, filling a room properly rather than merely making a polite suggestion of music from the corner. Pairing via Bluetooth was swift and uneventful, and the physical dials for volume, bass, and treble remain a small but genuine pleasure in an age of fiddly touch controls and buried phone menus. A thoroughly satisfying step up, and one that finally delivers the presence, both sonic and physical, that its miniature predecessor so sorely lacked.

Amazing quality sound, beautiful design, the buttons are really satisfying to use. This is an all round outstanding speaker especially for the onsale price of £170. It comes beautifully packaged and makes for a lovely gift. It's retro without being too much. You could also take it with you for weekends away if you wanted. Mains powered. Very simple to use. You need to download an app but it's intuitive and you can alter sound settings either from the app or from the buttons on the speaker itself.

This lives in my kitchen and it’s been brilliant. For its size, the sound is genuinely impressive, plenty of volume, good clarity, and a nice bit of weight to the low end without being boomy. It fills the room easily and doesn’t sound strained even when turned up. Bluetooth connection has been rock solid and it just works without fuss. It also looks great, which helps when it’s on show all the time. Expensive for a small speaker, but the sound quality and build easily justify it.

What's not to like about this! It looks just like a classic Marshall Amp that I had as a teen. It's small but very powerful volume wise. Yes arguably it's quite expensive but for a what you get id like to think that over time it would be a worthy purchase. This is powered by plugging it directly into mains so I'm not sure why battery life is a prompt idea. There are dials for the treble, bass and volume. The on/off switch gives a very satisfying click. I listen predominantly to metal so this works great for me. I would definitely recommend.

Good quality balanced sound.and looks good. One louder.

This little mains powered speaker from Marshall is epic, good functionality, beautiful sound recreation, and really well balanced. Clear vocals, detailed treble and rich punchy bass. I've never heard a speaker which just seems to make every genre just sound right. Bluetooth connectivity is simple and App support is good allowing for volume, bass, treble adjustments and options for where you have the speaker positioned in your room. It is powerful enough to provide pleasant background music upto good sing along party volumes in a medium/large room (perfect for our 4m x 5m living room). I primarily decided on this speaker for its compact size and nostalgic looks and it does not disappoint looking great on the shelf above the fireplace. Overall I couldn't be happier with my Marshall bluetooth speaker and think it's great value for money.

Awesome speaker

Superb speaker. We hear instrument sound of low intensity as well. Sound quality is top notch.

Gutes Produkt, leider ausländische Herstellung und Anschlüsse! Kein Adapter dabei, schade

True Marshall sound ! Loving it !!

The beats and detailing are phenomenal!

I own Willen , emberton and acton 3 … Acton 3 is really most superior quality speaker that I ever owned. After 1 month of use: We already know pros of it . ( in short : extremely good sound quality ) Let focus on cons ( even the cons are very not con type) and why probably you shouldn’t buy it. 1) not portable: well as its said … it requires power sources … its is advertised well enough still informing if anybody misses 2) its not JBL : now come on , its not like a party box or something that is bass heavy … marshalls specialises in beautiful .. cristal clear sound quality… its sound is really warm. This is the best sounding speaker out there which has bass whatever is required and not more than that… but yea you can increase through the bass knobs … still its a MARSHALL dont treat it like JBL. 3) its not a soundbar : Yes you can watch movies on it ,matter of fact .. I have purposely attached the video with movie dialogue to listen and judge… though it is really impressive but it does not have wider soundstage and well it is front facing too. It is a bluetooth speaker used to music listening… you will get some kind of distortion while watching movies or series ( this just maybe my tv problem , please try with your tv ) but still its not a soundbar and sound system with 5.1 channels do not expect more from this. ( this speaker does not do justice while wathing movie , it spund far superior while listening to music ) ( maybe though this is my tv problem … still a caution for people who are deciding to buy for watching movies ). 4) its has warm signature : because its has warm sound signature … they are heaven to listen to hindi songs and some english songs but for edms and stuff which are more bass driven ( they do sound fabulous ) but missing that party vibe going on … but what do you expect you are buying marshall to listen to warm tones …. 5) its is front facing : well it does fills the room well with sound but the best sound you get is when you sit in front of it… Review after 2 years : 2026 : “zaalima” song playing is after 2 years ( removed the movie video , only one video I can upload ) … I love every bit of it even more now … its sounds soo much better now … Now after 2 years review : Pros : 1) sound absolutely the best of the best of the best out there … and I have heard a lot of things , speakers , headphones , soundbars and what not. 2) still looks soo much of astetically pleasing .. 3) nothing has happening one bit to it … still reliable … nothing Cons : ( nitpick , I cant find one ) 1) do not buy white color 🤣, problem is this is a power plug in bluetooth speaker so it sits at one place which needs clean up … it better to have different color than regular clean up … go for brown … 2) it does not still sound great on movies ( it sounds like 8/10 … this is best in class so 8/10 is still far better than many . It sound so much better in playing music like 15/10 blows my mind away . It also might be my tv problem because every bluetooth speaker connected to it sounds bad … but please check it playing movie …. Because movie require … little but direct and flat … ( which you can adjust tremble and bass and can achieve but still there are soundbars for this specific reason ) 3) thats it … really cant find any weakness …