Marshall Kilburn 2 vs B&O Beoplay A1

We couldn't find enough data on either option to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We strongly suggest that you look at some alternatives that also cost around $200.

The Marshall Kilburn 2 has done really well in a number of roundups conducted by sources that perform reliable hands-on testing, like MakeUseOf, iMore, and nextpit.com - it ended up getting the "Ranked 1 out of 10" title from MakeUseOf, "Ranked 1 out of 9" from iMore, and "Ranked 1 out of 6" from nextpit.com. That's high praise coming from reliable sources.

Moving on to the B&O Beoplay A1: it was loved by Good Housekeeping and MakeUseOf - two reliable sources that conduct their own in-depth testing. In fact, it was named "Best compact Bluetooth speaker" and "Ranked 2 out of 3" in their respective roundups, which points to it being a product worthy of consideration.

As for a direct Marshall Kilburn 2 vs. B&O Beoplay A1 comparison of their review performance, we examined sources that tested and rated both products, like PCmag and TrustedReviews. It turns out that all such sources consider the B&O Beoplay A1 to be the superior product.

We also looked at the available data to find which sources liked each of them best and learned that the Marshall Kilburn 2 most impressed reviewers at macsources.com - they gave it a score of 10, whereas the B&O Beoplay A1 got rated best by PCmag - 9.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Marshall Kilburn 2 earned an average review score of 8.4 out of 10 points and the B&O Beoplay A1 received an average of 8.4, compared to the 7.6 average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general.