Marshall bluetooth speaker FRFR + guitar mod

[quadgear]

I thought we had the larger Acton, but it's actually the first gen smaller Marshall Kilburn.

It gets plenty loud when it's sitting on a table.

I tried the Kilburn II in a store. It sounded good, but I couldn't get it loud enough.

It might have been running on battery which might not be as loud as plugged in?

 

[quadgear]

Surprisingly, nobody at Marshall pushed these devices as little guitar modeler frfr or amps. There was a video from NAAM where they plugged a guitar into a speaker with a 1/4" input, but didn't hear anything about.

 

[Lysander]

Surprisingly, nobody at Marshall pushed these devices as little guitar modeler frfr or amps.

Right?! Amazing that it took HeadRush of all people to figure out there's a market out there for little FRFRs.

I never understood why Marshall settled on an amp with the aesthetics of a classic 4x12"... and do bluetooth audio

 

[quadgear]

Right?! Amazing that it took HeadRush of all people to figure out there's a market out there for little FRFRs.

I never understood why Marshall settled on an amp with the aesthetics of a classic 4x12"... and do bluetooth audio

It was a third party, consumer electronics company that made these using the Marshall brand ... which became the bulk of Marshall's revenue (more consumers out there than guitarists).

Ironically that third party ended up taking over Marshall entirely (buying it).

 

[paisleywookiee]

It was a third party, consumer electronics company that made these using the Marshall brand ... which became the bulk of Marshall's revenue (more consumers out there than guitarists).

Ironically that third party ended up taking over Marshall entirely (buying it).

And now it's been sold again.

 

[Progressive_disclosure]

I thought we had the larger Acton, but it's actually the first gen smaller Marshall Kilburn. It's about the same size as the AM4, obviously thicker tho.

I ran a short EBS flat 2x TS -> TRS -> 6.3mm to 3.5mm adapter -> Kilburn Aux in from the Fractal AM4 outputs. A longer cable would be preferable, I could barely make this reach!

Works just fine in stereo, even has some spread with e.g ping pong delay.

It gets plenty loud when it's sitting on a table. It even has a surprising amount of bass on tap where I actually used the bass knob on the Kilburn to reduce some of that when using my 8-string guitar.

Obviously it won't hold a candle to proper larger speakers, but as a home volume solution it actually sounds pretty good!

EDIT: You can even use the AM4 headphone out to connect to the Aux in. I think it sounds somehow a little bit different than the main outs, but I can't put my finger on it. But it's a more practical way to connect if you don't have a longer spare 2xTS -> TRS cable lying around.

I’ve also done this on occasion with a 2nd gen Kilburn. It’s fun, especially when outside somewhere!