Many Bluetooth speakers are sleek and modern; few are straight-up bad ass. Marshall Headphones' Kilburn Bluetooth speaker adopts the design style of Marshall's iconic guitar amplifiers, and makes the package portable with a rechargeable battery.

Rich bass and sharp treble; Big sound in a relatively small package; Good battery life and replaceable battery

Heavy and awkward to carry

The Marshall lineup of headphones and speakers, all modeled to varying degrees after the guitar amps made famous in the 60s and 70s, have a definitively retro look that won't appeal to everyone.

Excellent audio performance with adjustable bass and treble; Cool retro amplifier design

No speakerphone functionality; Unique look isn't for everyone

The Marshall lineup of headphones and speakers, all modeled to varying degrees after the guitar amps made famous in the 60s and 70s, have a definitively retro look that won't appeal to everyone. But if you like that motif, the good news is that beauty of the company's products goes well beyond the design. The Marshall Kilburn, a $299 portable Bluetooth speaker, sounds fantastic, and offers bass and treble knobs to tailor the audio to your liking. There's no speakerphone functionality, but beyond that, there's not much to dislike about the Kilburn, which easily wins our Editor's Choice award for portable Bluetooth speakers. DesignIf you can't get past the amplifier stylings of the Kilburn ($349.00 at Amazon) , there's not much point to reading on, but here's the last attempt to keep your eyes on the page: The speaker doesn't feel or look cheap. It's such that the details you'd find on a Marshall amp—the knobs, the materials, and of course, the logo—are fully incorporated here, rat...

The Marshall Kilburn portable Bluetooth speaker delivers a powerful audio performance that can be tweaked to your liking.

Excellent audio performance with adjustable bass and treble; Cool retro amplifier design

No speakerphone functionality; Unique look isn't for everyone

Used this speaker to play music from iPod outside on deck. Love the look and the sound is a very good quality. Filled the area wth music. Charge time is quick and hours of play at reasonable volume. Volume is much better on direct connect than it is with BlueTooth.

This retro device takes the classic Marshall design and adds Bluetooth to make a great wireless speaker. The Kilburn has a large footprint compared to other speakers we tested but produces amazing sound and keeps this quality at high volumes.

Loud sound output; High quality sound; Very good battery life; Retro dials to control the volume; treble and bass

Bigger than other speakers; Heavy design; Cannot control music playback from speaker; No speakerphone capability

Marshall, most known for its black-and-gold liveried guitar amps, has moved into the headphone and speaker space. To that end, the company has a line of wired and wireless headphones like the Marshall Major II and Marshall Mid – and now a set of Bluetooth speakers, the Marshall Stockwell and the...

Louder than you'd expect; Bass and treble controls; Earth-pounding bass

Not as portable as competition; Doesn't take phone calls; No playback controls

At first, when the representative I was speaking too told me about this I was surprised that Marshall made a speaker system. I used to work for Bose in Massachusetts many years ago and was kind of a Bose snob..

Great Sound the fills a room and does not "warp" on the high notes or the low notes (I like my music loud). Tremendous clarity and sound is sincerely great. Love the Retro Marshall Dials and switches Easy set-up

Absolutely NONE

If you've ever experienced sound in a professional studio, this is the closest that you're going to hear in a package as compact as the Kilburn. Crisp sound, sharp notes. This is one bet you can make blindfolded. You won't regret this purchase.

Best sounding blue tooth portable I have heard. Solid build quality and it is great to be able to adjust the EQs.

The product has great features and is a solid performer.