Marshall Bromley 750 Review: The Stage is Yours

Verdict

The Bromley 750 is one of the best-looking and most premium-feeling party speakers available today. It impresses with its ultra-long battery life and omnidirectional sound output, but unfortunately, it struggles to match the audio fidelity and loudness of its rivals

Gorgeous looks
Satisfying physical controls
Bright and tasteful lighting
Pleasant sound signature
Long-lasting, swappable batteries

Very pricey
Not as powerful as the competition
Bass extension could be improved

Key Features

Stylish vintage looks

This party speaker looks like a massive guitar amp, complete with loads of tactile knobs and buttons
Classy bi-colour lighting

While most party speakers go all-out on a rainbow-puke LED arrays, the Marshall Bromley 750 keeps it classy with LEDs that fade between white and warm white
360-degree sound

With a whopping 8 drivers placed on all sides of the speaker, the Bromley 750 aims to provide 360-degree sound coverage

Introduction

Marshall has been impressing with its retro-styled and feature-packed Bluetooth speakers for quite some time now. But if you wanted something on the larger side, you were out of luck. That changes with the introduction of the Bromley 750.

This is Marshall’s first-ever party speaker. It’s super-sized, super-powerful and ready to soundtrack your next event. The Bromley 750 certainly looks the part, but it commands a very high asking price. Marshall has the heritage to back it up, but can the Bromley compete with established favourites like the JBL PartyBox series? I’ve been listening to find out.

Design

Pull-out handle and roller wheels
Loads of tactile knobs and buttons
IP54 splash resistance

Just like the rest of the Marshall speaker lineup, the Bromley 750 takes its styling cues from classic guitar amplifiers. However, while the other speakers are miniaturised versions, this one’s bigger than your average guitar amp.

It stands just over two feet tall, and it features a sturdy metal grille on the front, with a leather effect covering the rear and sides. It’s a seriously heavy speaker, tipping the scales at almost 24 kg, but thankfully, there are thoughtfully placed flight case-style handles on the sides, along with built-in wheels and a telescoping suitcase handle on the back.

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The wheels are nice and large, which means they can handle some slightly rougher pavement. They are also slightly rubberised, which helps to prevent them from chattering about too much. Still, if you can avoid it, you probably don’t want to tow this heavy box too far.

At the top of the front panel, you’ll find an array of physical controls, again in that classic Marshall guitar amp style. There are no fewer than 7 knobs to twiddle, along with some smaller switches. Using these, you can effectively create a custom EQ without ever needing to open the app. It’s a very satisfying alternative to the usual capacitive touch buttons.

The power switch might be the most satisfying of them all. It’s an oversized red rocker switch, and it illuminates when the speaker turns on. Each knob is encircled by small red LED indicators that show what level you’re at, which is another really nice detail.

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Of course, no party speaker is complete without some flashing lights, and Marshall has gone against the grain yet again. Rather than including a rainbow-coloured RGB array, the Bromley 750 has bi-colour white/warm white LEDs strewn across the speaker grille.

It’s a much more tasteful solution, but it still makes an impact. The LEDs are bright, and they’ll strobe very quickly if you want them to – by default, the customisable M-button on the front panel will strobe all the LEDs at maximum brightness for a dazzling effect.

There are three lighting modes to choose from, and they’re accessed via another dedicated button on the front. The first gently fades the LEDs on and off in a seemingly random pattern, the second illuminates sections of the grille in a checkerboard-style pattern, and the third illuminates LEDs in vertical stripes.

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You aren’t given any additional controls beyond that, but you can turn them off entirely. It’s not the most customizable lighting arrangement, but I think all three modes look great, so I’m not complaining.

The Bromley 750 is IP54 rated. So it’s not fully waterproof, but a few splashes will do no damage. It’s all you really need for a garden party, as if it starts chucking it down, you’ll be heading inside anyway.