Pairing & Usage: Marshall Woburn - Active Stereo Loudspeaker User Manual

Marshall Woburn - Active Stereo Loudspeaker

Introduction

The Marshall Woburn - Active Stereo Loudspeaker is a highly capable device designed to deliver a robust and immersive audio experience. This speaker features two 1-inch tweeters and two 5.25-inch woofers, ensuring a balanced sound output that is perfect for music enthusiasts. The Marshall Woburn is particularly appealing to fans of rock and electronic music due to its vibrant sound signature, which is enhanced by its slightly V-shaped sound profile with boosted bass and treble. Users can customize the speaker's sound profile using the dedicated app, which also allows for switching between stereo and surround sound modes.

The Marshall Woburn - Active Stereo Loudspeaker is ideal for those seeking a high-quality home audio system. It supports multiple input options, including Bluetooth 5.2, RCA, and HDMI ARC, making it compatible with a wide range of devices. The speaker's retro aesthetic appeals to fans of classic designs. The estimated price range for the Marshall Woburn III is around $599.99, and it is available with free delivery within 1-7 business days. This speaker is suitable for use cases such as home entertainment systems, music listening, and even as a sound system for larger rooms.

BOX CONTENTS

1. USER MANUAL & WARRANTY INFORMATION
2. DOUBLE-ENDED COIL CORD WITH 3.5MM STEREO PLUGS TO CONNECT TO YOUR MUSIC PLAYER
3. POWER CORD 
4. MARSHALL WOBURN ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

SOUND SPECIFICATION

ACTIVE STEREO LOUDSPEAKER WITH BASS REFLEX SYSTEM

• CLASS D AMPLIFIERS: 2X20W+1X50W
• 1” DOME TWEETERS: 2X (FERROFLUID COOLED)
• 5 ¼” WOOFERS: 2X
• MAX SPL: 110DB @ 1M (GROUND PLANE 300HZ 3%THD)

BASS AND TREBLE TONE CONTROLS 

• FREQUENCY RANGE: 35- 22.000HZ
• CROSSOVER FREQUENCY: 2800HZ

CONNECTIVITY

• BLUETOOTH: STANDARD V4.0 + EDR aptX® CODEC 
• INPUT 1 - 3.5MM: 1X
• INPUT 2 - RCA: 2X 
• OPTICAL INPUT: 1X 

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

• MAINS INPUT VOLTAGE: 100-240V~ /200W
• ABSOLUTE MIN/MAX: 90-264V~
• MAINS FREQUENCY: 50-60HZ
• MAX PEAK POWER CONSUMPTION: 200W
• TWO STANDBY MODES: POWERSAVER MODE (0.43W)

AND STANDARD MODE (8,7W)

• MAX POWER OUTPUT: 80W RMS
• WEIGHT: 7.90KG / 17.42 LBS
• SIZE: 400 x 308 x 200MM / 15.75 x 11.40 x 7.87IN

USING THE WOBURN WITH YOUR DEVICES

THE WOBURN IS A LOUDSPEAKER CREATED FOR TODAY’S WORLD. WITH MULTIPLE CONNECTION SOURCES, THERE ARE LOADS OF WAYS TO CONNECT TO YOUR SPEAKER, WHETHER VIA YOUR PHONE, TURNTABLES, TV,, OR WIRELESSLY VIA THE LATEST VERSION OF BLUETOOTH®, FEATURING  aptX® TECHNOLOGY. THE ADVANTAGE OF aptX® TECHNOLOGY IS THAT THE SOUND QUALITY VIA BLUETOOTH IS SIGNIFICANTLY BETTER THAN A2DP BLUETOOTH. BELOW YOU WILL FIND MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE CONNECTION SOURCES, IN TWO CATEGORIES: 

• WIRELESS CONNECTION VIA BLUETOOTH
• CONNECTION VIA THE 3.5MM, RCA, OR OPTICAL AUDIO CABLE 

CHOOSING YOUR SOURCE

1. PUSH THE SOURCE/WAKE BUTTON TO CHOOSE YOUR SOURCE AND/OR  TO SWITCH BETWEEN CONNECTED SOURCES. 
2. A LIT LED LIGHT INDICATES WHICH SOURCE YOU HAVE SELECTED. 

ORDER OF CONNECTIONS (FROM TOP TO BOTTOM):

• BLUETOOTH
• OPTICAL
• INPUT 1 - 3.5MM STERO PLUG
• INPUT 2 - RCA PORTS

CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH

WITH THE HELP OF BLUETOOTH TECHNOLOGY, BLUETOOTH-COMPATIBLE DEVICES CAN EASILY BE CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER OVER A SHORT WIRELESS CONNECTION. USE YOUR BLUETOOTH-ENABLED SMARTPHONE, TABLET,, OR COMPUTER TO STREAM MUSIC TO YOUR DIRECTLY TO YOUR WOBURN WITH NO WIRES ATTACHED. USE YOUR NEWLY FOUND FREEDOM TO MOVE AROUND WITH ALL YOUR MUSIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS. FOLLOW THESE STEPS TO CONNECT YOUR WOBURN WIRELESSLY TO YOUR  BLUETOOTH DEVICE. 

1. TURN THE WOBURN ACTIVE STERO LOUDSPEAKER ON (SEE PAGE 010.). 
2. SELECT BLUETOOTH AS SOURCE BY PUSHING THE SOURCE/WAKE  BUTTON UNTIL THE BLUETOOTH LED IS LIT.
3. ACTIVATE THE BLUETOOTH FUNCTIONALITY ON YOUR DEVICE (SMARTPHONE, TABLET, COMPUTER).
4. PRESS THE PAIR BUTTON. THE LED LIGHT ON THE WOBURN WILL  START TO FLASH RAPIDLY IN RED.
5. ON YOUR DEVICE, SELECT THE WOBURN SPEAKER FROM YOUR LIST. THE LED LIGHT ON THE SPEAKER WILL TURN TO A  STEADY RED.
6. YOU ARE NOW READY TO PLAY YOUR MUSIC WIRELESSLY VIA THE  WOBURN SPEAKER.

CONNECTING VIA BLUETOOTH

LOCATING YOUR DEVICES VIA BLUETOOTH

SELECT BLUETOOTH AS THE INPUT SOURCE BY PRESSING SOURCE/WAKE ON THE SPEAKER. BLUETOOTH IS NOW ACTIVATED, WITH A FLASHING RED LIGHT IF NO DEVICE IS CONNECTED, AND A SOLID RED LIGHT IF A DEVICE IS CONNECTED. WOBURN SPEAKER WILL NOW AUTOMATICALLY SEARCH FOR PAIRED DEVICES FOR 3 MINUTES, AND THE LED WILL RAPIDLY FLASH RED DURING THE SEARCH. THE WOBURN SPEAKER WILL LOCATE DEVICES WITHIN RANGE THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONNECTED AND WILL CONNECT THEM AUTOMATICALLY. IF NO DEVICES ARE LOCATED WITHIN THREE MINUTES, THE WOBURN SPEAKER WILL REVERT TO STANDBY STATUS (EITHER POWERSAVER MODE OR STANDARD MODE, DEPENDING ON WHICH OPTION YOU CHOOSE. THERE IS MORE INFORMATION ON MODES IN THE STANDBY MODES SECTION ON PAGE 022.). IF THE PAIR BUTTON IS PRESSED WHILE BLUETOOTH IS SELECTED AS THE AUDIO SOURCE, THE WOBURN LOUDSPEAKER WILL PERFORM A NEW SEARCH FOR THREE  MINUTES AFTERWARDS, DURING WHICH TIME, THE LED LIGHT WILL  RAPIDLY FLASH RED.

BLUETOOTH AUTO CONNECTION

IF A DEVICE IS MOVED OUTSIDE THE RANGE OF THE WOBURN SPEAKER (APPROXIMATELY 10 METRES WITHOUT OBSTACLES), THAT DEVICE IS DISCONNECTED. THE DEVICE IS AUTOMATICALLY CONNECTED AGAIN WHEN IT IS MOVED BACK WITHIN RANGE. THE WOBURN SPEAKER CAN MEMORISE UP TO SIX DEVICES AND ALWAYS STARTS SEARCHING FOR THE LAST DEVICE THAT HAS BEEN CONNECTED. IF THE WOBURN SPEAKER HAS BEEN CONNECTED TO DEVICES A–B–C–D–E–F IN THAT ORDER, DEVICE F IS GIVEN FIRST PRIORITY, WHILE DEVICE A IS GIVEN LAST PRIORITY. EVERY TIME THE WOBURN STARTS UP, IT WILL PERFORM AN AUTO CONNECTION OF DEVICES WITHIN ITS RANGE. 

STANDBY MODES

ON THE BACK OF YOUR WOBURN, YOU WILL FIND A SWITCH THAT ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE BETWEEN TWO DIFFERENT STANDBY MODES: POWERSAVER OR STANDARD.

EUROPEAN UNION REGULATION STATES THAT ELECTRONIC DEVICES MAY ONLY HAVE 0.5W POWER CONSUMPTION IN STANDBY MODE (THE EUROPEAN DIRECTIVE ON ENERGY RELATED PRODUCTS, OR ERP). THIS IS WHY THE WOBURN FACTORY DEFAULT SETTING IS THE POWERSAVER MODE, BECAUSE THE POWERSAVER MODE SAVES MORE ENERGY THAN THE STANDARD MODE.

AS THE NAME IMPLIES, USING THIS SETTING SAVES POWER. WHEN YOU STOP PLAYING MUSIC, THE WOBURN WILL GO INTO A LOW-POWER STATE AFTER 20 MINUTES. POWERSAVER MODE CAN BE DISABLED IF YOU WANT WOBURN TO START AUTOMATICALLY AND STAY VISIBLE ON YOUR LIST OF BLUETOOTH DEVICES AFTER 20 MINUTES. TO DISABLE POWERSAVER, SIMPLY CHANGE THE SWITCH TO STANDARD MODE. 

POWERSAVER & STANDARD 

1. POWERSAVER STANDBY MODE: THE WOBURN WILL GO TO POWER  SAVING STANDBY MODE AFTER 20 MINUTES OF NOT RECEIVING A  SOUND SIGNAL. IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO USE THE POWERSAVER  STANDBY MODE, THE WOBURN WILL NOT WAKE UP AUTOMATICALLY  WHEN YOU BEGIN PLAYING MUSIC AND WILL NOT SHOW UP AS AN  AVAILABLE DEVICE IN YOUR BLUETOOTH LIST AFTER IT HAS GONE  INTO THIS LOW-POWER STATE. TO ACTIVATE WOBURN AND PLAY  MUSIC FROM ANY SOURCE AFTER THE UNIT HAS GONE TO STANDBY  MODE, PRESS THE WAKE BUTTON ONCE. THIS WILL BRING THE  WOBURN BACK TO LIFE AND READY TO PLAY AGAIN. 
2. STANDARD STANDBY MODE: THE WOBURN WILL GO INTO STANDBY  MODE AFTER 20 MINUTES OF NOT RECEIVING A SOUND SIGNAL.
   IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN TO USE THE STANDARD STANDBY MODE, THE  WOBURN WILL AUTOMATICALLY ‘WAKE UP’ WHEN THE LAST  SOURCE IS PLAYED. FOR EXAMPLE, IF A SOURCE CONNECTED WITH  A CABLE BEGINS TO PLAY, THE SPEAKER WAKES UP AUTOMATICALLY  WHEN THAT SOURCE IS SELECTED. IF A BLUETOOTH DEVICE WAS  USED AS THE LAST SOURCE, SIMPLY TOUCHING THE LATEST  BLUETOOTH DEVICE TO HAVE BEEN USED WILL WAKE THE WOBURN  UP AUTOMATICALLY. IF YOU WANT TO PLAY ANOTHER BLUETOOTH  DEVICE INSTEAD OF THE LAST ONE USED, PRESS THE WAKE BUTTON  ONCE TO PLAY MUSIC AGAIN.

TROUBLE SHOOTING

BLUETOOTH TROUBLESHOOTING

Pros and Cons of the Marshall Woburn - Active Stereo Loudspeaker

Pros:

• Immersive Soundstage: The Marshall Woburn offers a wide soundstage with a robust, dynamic sound that is perfect for immersive listening experiences.
• Customization Options: Users can adjust bass and treble settings through the app, allowing for personalized sound profiles.
• Multi-Connectivity: Supports Bluetooth 5.2, RCA, and HDMI ARC inputs, making it versatile for different setups.
• Design and Build: Features a classic retro design that adds a stylish touch to any room.

Cons:

• No Battery Option: The speaker requires a constant power connection, limiting portability.
• Sound Directivity: The soundstage, while wide, is more directional and may not be ideal for all room configurations.
• Price Point: With a price around $599.99, it may be out of budget for some consumers.

Compared to alternatives like the Marshall Acton III or Stanmore III, the Woburn III offers superior sound quality and connectivity options, making it a good value for money for those seeking a premium home audio experience.

Customer Reviews

Users of the Marshall Woburn - Active Stereo Loudspeaker generally praise its powerful sound and classic design. Many appreciate the ease of use and customization options provided by the app. Common complaints include the lack of portability due to the absence of a battery and the speaker's price point. However, most users agree that the sound quality justifies the cost.

Star Rating: Typically around 4.5 out of 5 stars.

Testimonial: "The Marshall Woburn III is a fantastic addition to any home audio setup. It delivers a rich, immersive sound that is perfect for music lovers." - Verified Purchaser.

If you're looking for a high-quality home speaker with excellent sound and design, the Marshall Woburn - Active Stereo Loudspeaker is a great choice. Despite its higher price, it offers a premium listening experience that is hard to match.

For those interested in purchasing the Marshall Woburn - Active Stereo Loudspeaker, consider the benefits of its robust sound output, customizable settings, and stylish design. It is ideal for enthusiasts of stereo loudspeakers with a focus on delivering a wide soundstage and immersive audio experience. This speaker is particularly beneficial for those seeking a reliable and high-quality home audio system with advanced Bluetooth connectivity.