The Marshall Acton can hit some very high volumes It mostly works fine, but Marshall's approach to multi-room is all a bit manual. Then comes a 'casting' tutorial, though it's not all good – it prompted me to open the BBC iPlayer Radio app to stream to the Acton, but then proceeded to play the audio through my iPhone. The completion of all of these small stages of the set-up procedure are celebrated by audible guitar riffs, in keeping with the Marshall branding. Once it's labeled 'bedroom', 'bathroom' or even 'shed', Google's app attaches to a home WiFi network and gets busy downloading the latest firmware. Once switched-on, firing-up Marshall's app immediately leads to the Google Home app, which instantly recognises the presence of the Acton and asks for a location name – a 'zone'. That's a new development – it wasn't that way on the Marshall Stanmore we reviewed recently. The Marshall Acton strutting its stuff Marshall Acton multi-room speaker: set-upĪlthough the free Marshall Multi-Room app can be used to set-up and operate the Marshall Acton and its peers, in practice it appears to have hived-off everything to the Google Home app. That's 40W in total, which is arguably overkill for a bedside table-style speaker. Inside the Acton is some serious power a 30W Class D amplifier for the woofer and two 10W Class D amplifiers for the tweeters. Users of the Spotify Connect app can also route music straight to the Acton too. It's also possible to take the Chromecast route: Chromecast functionality is baked into the Marshall Acton, and is the default way of connecting it to a home network.
While its Bluetooth 4.2 connectivity can be used by almost any mobile device, Apple products can connect over AirPlay whether they're using the Acton as a single speaker or networked to other speakers in Marshall's multi-room collection. Versatility is always good, but there are perhaps too many choices when it comes to connecting to the Marshall Acton. Marshall Acton multi-room speaker: features That source knob can also be pointed at seven separate presets, which can include Spotify playlists (if you're a premium subscriber). That includes WiFi, Bluetooth and an auxiliary 3.5 mm socket on the top of the Marshall Acton, alongside a button for moving between multi-room and single source modes. However, on its top are four brass buttons for volume, bass, treble, and for toggling between sources of audio.
The Acton features physical controls aplenty
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