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  1. Table of Contents
  2. Top
  3. Main Differences
  4. Design
    1. Pictures
    2. Style
    3. Portability
    4. Build Quality
    5. Controls
    6. In The Box
  5. Sound
    1. Frequency Response Accuracy
    2. Raw Frequency Response
    3. Soundstage
    4. Dynamics
  6. Active Features
    1. Battery
    2. Voice Assistant
    3. App
  7. Connectivity
    1. Wired
    2. Bluetooth
    3. Wi-Fi
  8. Comments

Marshall Emberton vs Bose SoundLink Revolve II

Side-by-Side Comparison

Products

Marshall Emberton
Bose SoundLink Revolve II

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Marshall Emberton Picture
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Variants

  • Emberton (Black)
  • Emberton (Black and Brass)
  • Emberton (Cream)
  • Emberton (Forest)
  • SoundLink Revolve II (Luxe Silver)
  • SoundLink Revolve II (Triple Black)

Our Verdict

Marshall Emberton

Bose SoundLink Revolve II

The Bose SoundLink Revolve II is a slightly better speaker than the Marshall Emberton, though they have different strengths. The Bose supports voice assistants through your smartphone and does an excellent job at hearing you from far and in noisier environments. You can also pair multiple SoundLink speakers together to amplify your audio across a large space without increasing its volume. That said, the Marshall has an amazing soundstage and can support stereo content.

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Emberton
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Luxe Silver
SoundLink Revolve II
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Black and Brass
Emberton
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Triple Black
SoundLink Revolve II
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Cream
Emberton
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Forest
Emberton
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Main Differences for
Music

Threshold 

0.10

Music 

6.6
6.5

Soundstage 
 

8.9
7.1

Dynamics 
 

4.5
5.7

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.7
6.9

Full Comparison

Design

Style  

Style Photo  

Marshall Emberton Style Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Style Photo

RGB Lights  

No
No
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Portability 
 

9.3
9.2

Dimensions Photo  

Marshall Emberton Dimensions Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Dimensions Photo

Volume 
 

48 in³ (794 cm³)
62 in³ (1,022 cm³)

Weight 
 

1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)
1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)

Power Source 
 

Battery & USB
Battery & USB

One-Hand Carry 
 

Yes
Yes
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Build Quality 
 

7.1
8.2

Build Quality Photo  

Marshall Emberton Build Quality Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Build Quality Photo

Material Quality 
 

Good
Good

Water Resistance 
 

Submersible (IPx7)
Waterproof (IPx5)

Dust Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Dust-Protected (IP5x)

Impact Resistance 
 

Unspecified
Yes (IK rating unspecified)

Floats In Water 
 

Unspecified
Unspecified
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Controls 
 

7.0
9.0

Controls Photo  

Marshall Emberton Controls Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Controls Photo

Controls Photo 2  

Marshall Emberton Controls Photo 2
Bose SoundLink Revolve II Controls Photo 2

Ease Of Use 
 

Great
Great

Feedback 
 

Great
Great

Music Play/Pause 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Call Answer/End 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Volume Up/Down 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Track Next/Previous 
 

Yes (Physical)
Yes (Physical)

Microphone On/Off 
 

No
Yes (Physical)

Additional Controls 
 

Yes
Yes
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In The Box 
 

In The Box Photo  

Marshall Emberton In The Box Photo
Bose SoundLink Revolve II In The Box Photo
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Sound

Frequency Response Accuracy 
 

6.7
6.9

Frequency Response Graph  

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Slope 
 

-0.18
-0.07

Std. Err. 
 

2.59 dB
3.03 dB

Low-Frequency Extension 
 

68.3 Hz
60.8 Hz

High-Frequency Extension 
 

13.9 kHz
17.7 kHz
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Raw Frequency Response 
 

Raw Frequency Response Graph  

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Binaural Recording @ 1m 
 

Binaural Recording @ 2m 
 

Soundstage 
 

8.9
7.1

Directivity Graph  

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Directivity Index 
 

2.03 dB
1.74 dB

Stereo 
 

Yes
No (mono)
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Dynamics 
 

4.5
5.7

Dynamic Range Compression  

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SPL @ Max Volume 
 

84.7 dB SPL
84.3 dB SPL

DRC @ Max Volume 
 

5.98 dB
3.68 dB
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Active Features

Battery 
 

7.9
8.0

Battery Life 
 

9.3 hrs
9.5 hrs

Charge Time 
 

3.0 hrs
2.7 hrs

Power Saving 
 

Yes
Yes

Charging Port 
 

USB-C
Micro-USB

Battery Powered 
 

Yes
Yes
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Voice Assistant 
 

0.0
5.7

Alexa 
 

No
No

Google Assistant 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Speakerphone 
 

No
Yes

Siri 
 

No
Yes (Requires Smartphone)

Voice Assistant 
 

No
Yes

Voice Activation 
 

No
No

Microphone Mute 
 

No Microphone
No

Far-Field Performance 
 

No Microphone
Excellent

Ambient Noise Performance 
 

No Microphone
Excellent
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App 
 

0.0
6.6

App Picture  

Marshall Emberton App Picture
Bose SoundLink Revolve II App Picture

App Name 
 

No App
Bose Connect

iOS 
 

No
Yes

Android 
 

No
Yes

EQ 
 

No
No

Stereo Pair Mode 
 

No
Yes

Party Mode 
 

No
Yes

Multi-Room 
 

No
No
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Connectivity

Wired 
 

Aux Input 
 

No
Yes

USB Audio 
 

No
Yes

Other Ports 
 

No
No
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Bluetooth 
 

8.9
9.7

Bluetooth 
 

Yes
Yes

Bluetooth Version 
 

5.0
4.1

Bluetooth iOS Latency 
 

110 ms
23 ms

Bluetooth Android Latency 
 

33 ms
13 ms

Bluetooth Range 
 

188.6 ft (57.5 m)
221.5 ft (67.5 m)

Multi-Device Pairing 
 

2 Devices
2 Devices
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Wi-Fi 
 

0.0
0.0

Wi-Fi Version 
 

No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi Frequency Band 
 

No Wi-Fi
No Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 
 

No
No

Apple AirPlay 
 

No
No

AirPlay Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

Google Chromecast 
 

No
No

Chromecast Latency 
 

N/A
N/A

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Black
Emberton
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Luxe Silver
SoundLink Revolve II
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Black and Brass
Emberton
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Triple Black
SoundLink Revolve II
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Cream
Emberton
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Forest
Emberton
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Marshall Emberton

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