Marshall Joins Prime Day With This Bluetooth Home Speaker at Its Black Friday–Level Lowest Price
You can head to Amazon right now to get the Marshall Acton III Bluetooth Home Speaker for just $200, down from its usual price of $300. That's $100 off and a discount of 33% for Amazon Prime Day.
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It looks like a a vintage amplifier, which makes it much cooler than most portable speakers you've probably seen, for one thing. It has the same kind of textured vinyl wrap, brass-toned knobs, and iconic script logo that the brand has used for decades. But don't let the retro looks fool you. This is a fully modern Bluetooth speaker equipped with updated internals and the latest wireless tech. It can connect by Bluetooth 5.2, which gives you a more stable signal and crisp sound even when you're connecting at longer ranges.
It packs a ton of power into its compact frame. But even though it's small, this is a speaker delivers full-bodied sound with deep bass and clear treble. No matter what you decide to use it for, whether you're sharing music at a party or taking it with you to enjoy music, the Acton III performs well above its weight class. And because Marshall fine-tuned this model with features like Dynamic Loudness and Placement Compensation features, it can change and evolve its sound based on volume level and room placement. That means you don't have to bother with all of that yourself.
You can use the accompanying app to change sound and equalizer options, but there are also tactile controls on top of the unit let you adjust volume, bass, and treble on the fly. Beyond that though, it's a throwback in all the right ways.
For just $200, this is a speaker that you'll want to make an excuse to grab if you don't already have something comparable. Whether you're upgrading your home audio setup or gifting someone with great taste in both sound and style, this is a speaker that delivers on every front. And you'll get to save a bundle while doing so, which we always love to help you do.
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