This is a terrible design. I actually own the first generation Kilburn. The metal face plate is solid and the chunky metal on/off switch is a joy to use. I am sticking with the first generation. I recommend people to save money and buy the Kilburn 1 on sale. The Kilburn 2 is a costs savings design meant to maximize share holder profits. It also looks cheap. The plastic plate is terrible and will show its age quickly(especially if used outdoors).
I'd still disagree. I do love the metal toggle switch on the original, but the gold is looking dated at this point and can still show wear as the plating comes off. I've had many of their speakers for years and it happens with copious use. We have no idea how the plastic top will look in the sun and are purely speculating. There are plenty of plastics that are able to keep their color and not fade. Many things on this new version are pricier to manufacture including the LED display representing battery life, a metal grille instead of just fabric, water resistance, and reinforced corners. Not to mention the better internals such as Bluetooth 5. The woofer went from 15W to 20W, the tweeters are each now 8W instead of 5W, and the frequency range is expanded to 52-20,000 Hz. The original didn't even leverage AptX for near lossless audio on supported devices. I love the original, I have one, but there are a ton of improvements here. It isn't just an attempt to save a couple bucks. It is more about adopting a slightly more modern look, while still looking retro.
I also have the first generation and I absolutely love it. I do like the bigger speakers on the second one but in my use I've never really had to use it near full volume especially indoors. The original sounds great and has a amazing stylistic look I was looking for. Plus I'm really sad to see the switch go, I made friends turn it on for me just to see their own satisfaction and jealousy.
If u wanna buy this speaker. You need to have in mind that even being portable you've to take care of the speaker like a fancy porcelain for the materials specially that soft black "leather" scratch easy. Sound great but keep that in mind.
I just bought Kilburn II. It got very good sound quality. It's built of HQ materials, and working great. But there is one problem. When You try to use it with TV or laptop, after 10 minut of silence it go to standby (sleep), even when it's plugged in. And it will not turn itself on when you play something. You must click button by hand, which is very frustrating. Except that, it is nice product.
@@pinroshan020 Thank You. Yes, internal parts are fine. I must admit, that the speaker is working very well. Even today it sounds well, like the day i bought it.
Killburn 1 is much better looks than Killburn 2.. Killburn 1 has an option of 3.5mm jack wire connection and the power switch, K2 only has bluetooth and doesn't have a classic power switch..The looks on K1 is more classic and killer looks : ) but both K1 & K2 has the same the sound.. I'm so lucky i got the K1 for only 280$ and the K2 is 400$ :p B4 it phase out the K1 as per the sales agent.
I have the original Marshall Kilburn which is perfect in itself They ruined the cool look of the marshall kilburn as the Marshall kilburn 2grill is ugly Maybe someone who has untrained eye cant tell but believe me the grill istotally wrong and although they upgraded many features on the kilburn which is awesome, they ruined the amazing look of the original look of the Marshall kilburn in my opinion
This is a real downgrade. First model sounded way better, it had more heritage value and battery life was better. They’ve changed a supplier. First generation was made by Swedish Audio Pro. It is actually their awarded Addon T3 model with slightly tuned sound to fit Marshall specs.