Worth it? Bose Flex VS Marshall Middleton 

Agreed! The Marshall sounds “muddy” compared to the Bose. It truly depends on the type of music. IF Danny would play a classical track, the superiority of the Bose over the Marshall would be mind blowing.

It truly is, I’ve had mine for about 6 months, but recently got the Middleton and I do have to say the Middleton sounds INSANE I’ve heard multiple things in songs that I never heard before even with Senheiser headphones

Flex is soo good!

Omg thanks Ned, this is incredibly kind of you! Means a lot to me.

which one better please ?

They tell me nothing haha. I suspect if they did, it might take on a new name.

What did you choose?

Honestly I have mine set to defaults. Every song is going to change how it sounds. But also I listen to tracy chapman, tennis, and lots of indie.

I was in the same situation. I bought the SoundLink Color several years ago,. I still own it, but the battery life started to become an issue back around 2022. I went to Best buy during Black Friday 2022, and they had a display of all the Bose BT speakers, from the intro model SoundLink Micro all the way up to the Bose Portable Smart Speaker which is normally $399. After I listened to all of them, I was really impressed with the Bose Flex, so I bought it. I do like Bose's more expensive speakers with the 360 degree sound, such as the SoundLink Revolve 2, and the SL Revolve +2 - but I felt like the Flex is the best choice when it comes to sound quality, price, design and portability. And I didn't think that the SoundLink Revolve 2 (which is the next speaker up from the Bose Flex) sounded significantly better, even with the better directivity and cylindrical design of the Revolve 2. When I am listening to music I tend to position the speaker so that the sound output is directed towards me. Sometimes I do pair the Flex with the older Soundlink Color which I still have, even though the SL Color's battery life is not that good, the stereo function still works great.

The bose soundlink flex is great but have you tried 2 JBL flip 6 speakers in a stereo pair? The JBL flip 6 has the same specs as the bose soundlink flex except it also has a tweeter. And it’s not any bigger in size.

On another note many reviews say that the jbl xtreme 3 is a better buy with better overall sound and is louder but avoided jbl cause I’ve had poor experience with a couple jbl speakers in the past with regards to battery life.

@@michaelklein23 Yes, all my JBLs dies de to charging port issues and battery life issues. Even my Harman Kardon Onyx Studio II had battery issues!

@@michaelklein23 The Middleton is rubbish 1. If you sit in front of the speaker, you won't hear the bass, only if you stand against a wall 2. The Middleton has been on the market for 7 months and hasn't received a single firmware update which is an absolute rip off for the price 3. the middleton sounds really horrible in many songs because certain bass frequencies are missing, you expect the song to boom but the middle tone doesn't play it, which is rubbish for the price 4. the highs and mids are hardly there marshall can fix it with a firmware update, but this will never happen, as well as the bass problem with certain songs, which also plays the frequencies and the middleton does not lose the bass so quickly at high volumes has zero bass at high volumes and for 300 euros what rubbish 4. The Middleton has installed the cheapest technology the 2x 3 inch bass loudspeakers together cost 15 euros the 2x 1 inch tweeters together cost 3 euros Bluetooth 5.1 3000 mAh battery only the cheapest technology so that Marshall makes the largest profit margin 😂 Garbage speaker 2023

Making it up like all RU-vidrs.

Google search shows this for the output just as he claimed. Im guessing he found it somewhere in the paperwork or on the box. He's not going to make a claim if not verified somehow. The only ones you have to look out for are the ones that have just someone speaking and sounds like they're telling a review for the establishment it sounds rehearsed and made to push certain sells on products and you have to verify everything because you can never tell what is true and what isn't Features: - Bose Soundlink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker In Blue (Stone Blue) With 12w Power (2x 6w Rms), Up To 12 Hours Of Autonomy, Ip67 Protection Against Dust And Water

@@garyswift83 Bose do not, and never have, detailed any such specs on any of their consumer products ever. Anyone who prints specs for a Bose product is making it up. See for yourself en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bose_Corporation Clearly the specs you listed are fake. Proves my point. The Flex could not possibly have 2x6watts as there is only ONE speaker in it.

Bose sound more detailed than jbl in the same size category. Usually the flip series have more noise but has more dsp issues with congestion in very instrumented tracks

I'd also like to know were he gets his info, the flex is pushing alot more than 12 watts

Pause n play real fast

There’s white, black, red, blue, and white how many more colors do you need

@@mattricci2981 I like colors JBL has many choices Bose did with the color 2 models JBL and SONY PUT COLORS OUT not only good sound is important but design and look and color are important to me everyone has their own preference.

I have that in a previous video

My brain erased the "two" on the marshall spec sheet preceding the amplifiers wattage. Thanks

Im guessing on the box or paperwork somewhere he took where it says 2x 20 watt speakers this size and 2x 10 watt speakers this size and he just was adding the watt that shows the 20 and the 10 making it a total of 30 he probably wasn't thinking to double it because it shows 2 of each size. That would be my guess on how he came up with it. Easy mistake to make especially if your tired or just not really thinking at the time. Its a mistake anyone could make very easily. I could be wrong, but Its the most likely scenario to have happened.

Then I look above and see his reply stating what I just said. Lol my bad guys I only seen where this had one comment and I seen the guy talking about wattage of the Bose flex that he got incorrect. If you do a Google search it is listed in several places to have only 12 watts on the Bose Flex. With speakers at 2x 6w RMS. Also it does not have an amp or EQ so it would just be 12w

@@Countrylovecocoasource???

which do you prefer? some people have had issues with the Middleton battery, have you noticed anything with charging or battery life?

@@eyeluxea2817 for me I didn't have issues with the Middleton battery. But it did NOT sound so good at loud volumes. I noticed the bass would get lost after bout 80% max volume. But sounds excellent at lower volumes. Bout 70% or lower. It still really nice sound and really cool design. I love it still but it's NOT perfect. The flex sounds INCREDIBLE for the size. Just not as powerful as the Middleton. I do find MYSELF using the flex way more. It's so small and portable.

@@ericmartinez4897 thank you! it definitley is super aesthetic and nice. have you ever tested the Emberton? it seems to be a more similar size to the Flex but the sound may not be comparable to the Middleton.

@@eyeluxea2817 I haven't owned the emberton but I have heard it at a display. And i thought it sounded comparable to the bose FLEX. I'll tell u what MARSHALL speaker I absolutely love is the STOCKWELL 2. Now it's NOT gonna be very loud. Im thinking may be 20 watts. But the clarity is outstanding. Very nice sounding natural BASS. Very smooth sounding. Very pleasant sounding to the ears. And I love the design. It's just not for a party but a perfect chill speaker. I enjoy it better than the Middleton or the flex

@@ericmartinez4897 thank you! is it as portable as the flex or do you still tend to use that one more?

has to be 60 because the website in my country also says 60

i don't have the xtreme 3 sorry. The other video i did compares it to all other marshall speakers though (except kilburn ii and stockwell ii)

Is it a fare comparison, I mean it's much bigger and also teice as expensive

Or maybe the emberton would attend me?

it has bass. i have it irl

i have flex and a jbl flip 4 , nad bose has pretty good bass for its size..amd if you keep it ina corner even more

Bose flex has bass, most reviewers say so also. I have one and is the best bass mid range speaker.

I mean in my opinion the bose soundlink flex doesn’t offer much bass but it has/produces a lot of bass for its size. So does the comparable JBL flip 6.

Ok thank you

Bose 150 and Marshals 150 ,,,,, what different ????

​@@josephinedual5982no

you are just too brainwashed by brand to be saved. Its okay, live in your own world. Cause Marshall is indeed much better.

It doesn't sound boxy in person... the Kilburn II is super boxy sounding though.

@richardb2343 it's not really a direct competition but the people who wagth my channel were interested in how 2 very popular speakers here compare.

Old ass charge port!? The Bose has usb c. How is that old?

For the cardioid microphone off camera so you get a better listen.

normal person never take it, only fanboys with pp in ears

“Depth”

I think just a fanboy😢😂

The Marshall sounds flat as f...k ,heard it in real life ,you guys are deaf 😂

If only the battery charged.

No Bose does not have more bass, than the Marshall sorry your living in cloud cuckoo land 😂

Maybe the overall sound on the Bose Flex sounds better to you, or maybe you prefer the way the bass sounds on the Flex versus the Middleton, but you can clearly hear that the Middleton has a helluva lot more bass as well as much bigger sound.