Marshall’s Emberton and Willen speakers get microphones and Auracast - Beritaja

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Marshall has updated its 2 astir portable Bluetooth speakers pinch bigger batteries and Auracast functionality which makes it easier to stock audio betwixt aggregate speakers. The Marshall Emberton III ($170) and Willen II ($120) are disposable for preorder in 2 colors (black and cream) connected August 19 and will beryllium offered globally astatine aggregate retailers starting August 26.

The Emberton III keeps The aforesaid lines arsenic its predecessor, but is somewhat larger. That bigger size brings somewhat much powerful sound and much artillery life. The Emberton III has a claimed 32+ hours of playtime, up somewhat from The Emberton II‘s 30 hours. As before, The speaker is efficaciously h2o and dustproof pinch an IP67 rating. It besides floats, making it a bully poolside companion.

But possibly The biggest alteration is The summation of a microphone for sound calls. Mics were erstwhile modular connected galore Bluetooth speakers, but The characteristic began to vanish in caller models that appeared betwixt 2019-2023. They’ve since started to make a return pinch galore 2024 speakers for illustration The Sony ULT Field 1 and Beats Pill including The feature.

Marshall Willen II in achromatic and cream.

Also caller for The Emberton III is Bluetooth LE Audio pinch Auracast compatibility. Though it won’t beryllium disposable astatine launch, Marshall says that Auracast replaces The company’s existing Stack Mode, and lets The Emberton III enactment arsenic an audio sharing root for immoderate different adjacent Auracast-capable Marshall speakers.

The Willen II besides gets a artillery bump from 15 hours to 17+ hours. Like The Emberton III, its size and style are a spot bigger than The original Willen, though its signature mounting strap remains connected The back.

The Willen II is besides IP67, and for illustration its larger sibling, it gets a microphone for sound calls. It’s besides slated to person The post-launch firmware upgrade to alteration LE Audio and Auracast.