Marshall Kilburn 2 vs B&O Beoplay A1

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

As for the B&O Beoplay A1 - it impressed reviewers at MakeUseOf, a trustworthy source that conducts solid hands-on testing. It did great in its "Amazon Echo Input vs. Echo Dot: Speaker or No Speaker? - Best Speaker for Echo Input" roundup - in fact, it earned its "Ranked 2 out of 3" title, which, on its own, indicates a certain level of quality.

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 Expert Reviews, 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 ilounge.com - they gave it a score of 8.5, whereas the B&O Beoplay A1 got rated best by musicphotolife.com - 10.

Finally, we also compared their review scores to the rest of their competition - the Marshall Kilburn 2 earned an average review score of 7.9 out of 10 points and the B&O Beoplay A1 received an average of 8.8, compared to the 7.6 average of Portable Bluetooth Speakers in general.