A home speaker for streaming and records
- Amazon price
- $249.99
- Customer rating
- 4.6
- Customer reviews
- 929
- Typical price over 90 days
- $296.93
- Difference
- $46.94 (16 percent)
The Marshall Stanmore III Bluetooth Home Speaker is built to fill a room rather than sit on a desk. It streams from your phone or tablet over Bluetooth, and the RCA and 3.5 mm inputs let you run a turntable, TV or CD player through the same box. If one speaker needs to cover casual streaming and a record player, this is the kind of setup it supports.
At $249.99, we'd consider it a strong deal for a speaker with this mix of inputs and the Marshall look. That price is also the lowest we've seen for this model, an all-time low. Marshall claims the Stanmore III has a wider soundstage than the previous version, which matters more for filling a living room than for close-up desktop listening.
Bluetooth 5.2 and analog inputs on the back
The connection panel stays simple. Bluetooth 5.2 handles wireless pairing with your phone, computer or tablet. For wired sources, there's an RCA input and a 3.5 mm input, so a turntable with a built-in preamp, a CD player or a TV headphone jack can connect without extra gear.
Marshall says the speaker is ready for future Bluetooth features as they become available, so firmware may add capabilities over time. Bluetooth 5.2 is the current version, and the wired inputs cover the usual analog sources. There's no HDMI ARC or optical input here, so a TV connection would need to go through the 3.5 mm or RCA jacks.
Which room makes this speaker worth buying
This is a speaker for a living room, den or bedroom where you want music to fill the space rather than sit in one spot. The wider soundstage Marshall claims for the Stanmore III suits that role better than a small desktop speaker would. The cream finish and vintage control panel are part of the appeal if the speaker will be visible.
We'd skip it if you need a portable speaker, since there's no battery, or if your main source is a TV with only HDMI or optical output. Check the depth of your shelf or table before buying, because this is a larger home speaker. Also confirm whether your turntable has a built-in preamp, since the RCA input is line-level and a bare turntable would need one.
It's a wired-power home speaker, so plan for an outlet near where it will sit.
The 3.5 mm and RCA inputs are analog only, so a digital TV output would need a converter.
Spec sheet
| Model | 1009641 |
|---|---|
| Color | Cream |
