Pour la fête
Bose SoundLink Max
Parties, barbecues and large spaces
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Le style ampli
Marshall Middleton II
Portable Bluetooth speaker (black and brass)
A speaker styled like a Marshall amp, with 360° stereo sound, more than 30 hours of battery life, IP67 protection, a microphone for calls and the ability to charge your phone.
- Sound360° stereo, 2 × 3-inch woofers and 2 tweeters, 2 × 30 W + 2 × 10 W class D, Bluetooth 5.3, AUX input
- Battery30+ hours, 20 minutes of charging gives 5 hours, full charge in 3 hours, replaceable battery
- Format230 × 110 × 98 mm, 1.8 kg, IP67
Avoid ifYou want a light object for a bedside table: it weighs 1.8 kg and is 23 cm long.
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Why this model
The black-and-brass Marshall look, 30+ hours and a way to charge your phone.
If you want the most beautiful Bluetooth speaker to leave out on display, pick the Bang & Olufsen Beosound A1 3rd Gen: an aluminium pebble designed by Cecilie Manz, 576 g, a leather strap, up to 24 hours of battery life, IP67 protection and three microphones for calls. It is the smallest of the three, and the one that looks least like a gadget.
If you want more volume and bass for a terrace, the Marshall Middleton II keeps the black-and-brass amp look with more than 30 hours of battery life. The Bose SoundLink Max is the biggest and the most party-minded, with its rope handle, but it has no microphone at all: no hands-free calls.
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What matters when choosing
- The design, in the room where it will live
- A design speaker stays on display all year. A discreet aluminium pebble, a black-and-brass rock amp or a sporty block with a handle: pick the style that suits your home, not just the photo.
- Size versus space
- B&O rates the A1 for a 5 to 30 m² room. For a large living room or a garden, a bigger speaker such as the Middleton II or the SoundLink Max has more in reserve.
- What it does besides music
- Hands-free calls, charging your phone, an AUX input for a turntable: these details differ from one speaker to the next and often settle the choice.
