Marshall Kilburn 2 vs Sony SRS-XB40 Series (2018)

We couldn't find enough data on either product to be able to come to any reliable conclusions. We highly recommend that you take a look at some other options instead.

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.

As for the Sony SRS-XB41 (2018), it wasn't able to earn a top spot in any roundups from trusted sources that conduct their own hands-on testing. Nevertheless, it managed to impress reviewers at The Verge, SoundGuys, Techradar, and iMore enough to make it onto their respective shortlists.

When we thoroughly analyzed their review scores, we learned that all of the sources that tested both Portable Bluetooth Speakers, including Techradar, preferred the Marshall Kilburn 2 over the Sony SRS-XB41 (2018).

We also took a look at which sources they managed to impress the most. The Marshall Kilburn 2 was liked best by macsources.com, which gave it a score of 10, while the Sony SRS-XB41 (2018) got its highest, 7.8, score from SoundGuys.

Lastly, we averaged out all of their review ratings and observed that the Marshall Kilburn 2, with its 8.3 average, performed considerably better than most Portable Bluetooth Speakers - the mean score for the product category being 7.6 out of 10 - while the Sony SRS-XB41 (2018) managed an average of 6.9.

There's one caveat here - it might not be entirely justifiable to do a direct Marshall Kilburn 2 vs. Sony SRS-XB41 (2018) review average comparison since they aren't priced the same and more expensive products tend to get higher review scores from some sources.