The compact Emberton II from Marshall not only looks great, it also sounds great with a clear, balanced sound. If you want to change the sound, you can access three presets in the app. As with the small Will, the controls work via a golden joystick on the top. It is larger here and therefore easier to operate. Marshall can also score points with a decent battery life: over 18.5 hours.

The Emberton II is still not perfect, but there are a number of improvements that bring it a little closer to the optimum. If you're looking for a compact, durable and great-sounding Bluetooth speaker, you'll find it in the Marshall Emberton II.

A powerful bass, easily audible details and a balanced, lively sound - that's what the perfect Bluetooth speaker should sound like. However, good sound quality is not everything: Stiftung Warentest expects a test winner speaker to be easy to use, to have a long-lasting battery and to offer practical additional functions.

With the Marshall Emberton II, Marshall has joined forces with Zound Industries to bring a small-format speaker to market that is a big player in terms of sound, battery life and user comfort.