 Raising and lowering the volume with bass boosted on this track gives you a strong sense of the DSP&rsquo;s grip on the mix&mdash;at lower volume levels, the bass sounds full, almost overwhelming things, while at higher volumes, the bass thins out substantially. The vocals on this track are delivered with solid clarity&mdash;there&rsquo;s no added sibilance despite a solid high-mid and high frequency presence.

 Callahan&rsquo;s voice gets an extra dose of low-mid richness and is the most prominent bass sound in the mix when the EQ is flat. Dialing up the on-speaker bass levels shifts things&mdash;the drums get heavier and sound more bass-rich than the vocals. The acoustic guitar strums and higher-register percussive hits have a bright, crisp presence, so there&rsquo;s plenty of sculpted high-mid and high frequency response as well. Overall the sound signature is heavy on bass and treble, and less so on midrange presence

 The audio performance is quite good considering the speaker's size, with rich bass depth balanced by crisp highs. And the sound signature is fairly malleable, with bass and treble controls on the speaker's top panel, as well as five-band adjustable EQ in the companion app. Those seeking a pure signal should look elsewhere&mdash;there&rsquo;s plenty of DSP (digital signal processing) sculpting here, especially at higher volume levels, and just a single driver. But if you want a compact, stylish speaker with hands-free Alexa access, the Uxbridge Voice delivers a rewarding audio experience, if a slightly overpriced one

On Jay-Z and Kanye West&rsquo;s &ldquo;No Church in the Wild,&rdquo; the kick drum loop receives enough high-mid presence for its attack to retain its punchiness, but it also gets some added bass thump, making the loop sound more powerful than it often does. The sub-bass synth hits that punctuate the beat are delivered with some solid depth, but the actual sub-bass frequencies are more implied than delivered. Raising and lowering the volume with bass boosted on this track gives you a strong sense of the DSP&rsquo;s grip on the mix&mdash;at lower volume levels, the bass sounds full, almost overwhelming things, while at higher volumes, the bass thins out substantially. The vocals on this track are delivered with solid clarity&mdash;there&rsquo;s no added sibilance despite a solid high-mid and high frequency presence

Marshall Uxbridge Voice Review

Essence Quality

My wife loves her music in the shower, so when her last speaker started to have issues she told me to start looking for something with an even bigger sound. The hunt didn't go far because I received one of those random email from Yahoo that stated something like "The 3 Best Devices on Amazon that you Absolutely Wouldn't Believe for less than $250" and in that article was an absolutely beautiful Marshall speaker. I've been around Marshall guitar amps for a long time, growing up around church musicians, and love their sound and clarity. I was hoping this speaker's sound would deliver on the Marshall name

 I've been around Marshall guitar amps for a long time, growing up around church musicians, and love their sound and clarity. I was hoping this speaker's sound would deliver on the Marshall name.  My hopes were fulfilled. Not only was the speaker clear, it was incredibly loud for it's size

Only works when plugged in!

Quality sound

 For help, go to its companion app." Yes, I have it memorized because it happens ALL. THE. TIME

You're probably looking at this bluetooth speaker the same way I did -the namesake, the aesthetics and, well, the namesake. Let me save you some trouble -if aesthetics is at the top of your list, then it's a pretty cool looking bluetooth speaker. Some of the others look a bit cheap and clunky so I get it. I personally wanted something that would look nice on my desk and could play loud a- music with above average sound quality while I'm doing chores

 It's too, too much work for what it is. I purchased a $49 bluetooth speaker from Ikea that blows this sucker away in both sound quality and user convenience. I have to say overall I am disappointed in how much of a pain this thing is. It should not have to be this complicated

The Good, The Bad and the F-Ugly

Better sound than typical speakers, and looks great. My only disappointment with it is that the Alexa implementation does not have all the features that an Amazon device does, which nothing I had read mentioned. It's not a huge deal, since it does most things, and it does what I bought it for which was to listen to Spotify in my office, but it makes no sense that the calling/intercom features aren't supported.

Great sound, attractive looks

 This Uxbridge will replace one of my older echo dots. Keep up the great work Marshall.

Marshall delivers. I am a big fan of automating my home using Alexa for voice control and multi room speaker functionality, I also have a Marshall Action II so I already knew the quality speaker I was in for when getting the Marshall Uxbridge. This is half the size of the Action II but it packs a big punch. Sound quality is awesome and I’m impressed how much Marshall has improved their Alexa response time

 This is half the size of the Action II but it packs a big punch. Sound quality is awesome and I’m impressed how much Marshall has improved their Alexa response time. This Uxbridge will replace one of my older echo dots. Keep up the great work Marshall

Big Sound in a small Package

I would have loved it if it had worked

Love my new speaker - it's the perfect size for my apartment and has great sound quality. The built-in Alexa is great so you can use voice control. Set-up was very easy and only took a couple minutes.

Marshall Uxbridge Voice

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