Marshall Heston 60
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In the soundbar world, Samsung’s options are often at the front lines of innovation, performance, and value. This year, Samsung unveiled a soundbar equipped with an internal gyroscope, enabling you to adjust the soundbar’s orientation to suit your room’s specific needs without compromising sound quality.
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Although Samsung wasn’t the first to integrate a gyroscope into its soundbar, its execution of the feature was remarkable. However, home entertainment newbie Marshall also recognized that consumers want a soundbar that is sonically consistent regardless of its orientation. Marshall’s Heston 60 soundbar
You can access the Heston 60’s Bluetooth 5.3 or Wi-Fi 6 capabilities for wireless streaming, with support for Apple AirPlay, Google Cast, Spotify Connect, and Tidal Connect. Or, plug into the soundbar’s 3.5mm Aux In, Sub Out, or USB-C ports for wired connectivity. Music fans can appreciate the Heston 60’s array of compatible codecs, including FLAC, WMA, LC3, and MPEG4.
Design is Marshall’s first language
Like all of Marshall’s products, design is equally important as audio performance. Although the Heston 60 doesn’t have an internal gyroscope for sound consistency, it does include waveguides and angled front drivers to achieve a similar outcome. Waveguides control the direction of the speakers’ sound dispersion, and the angled drivers also aid in sound localization.
The movie theater-esque thunder and rumble of the Sub 4 is unmatched; Marshall’s Sub 200 certainly adds an additional layer of bass to the Heston 60, but it’s harder to feel unless you’re listening at high volumes, or max out the Sub 200’s split point.
However, Marshall’s sub allows for more personalization than Sonos, specifically allowing users to adjust the Sub 200’s crossover threshold. With this feature, users can configure the bass split point between the Sub 200 and their Marshall soundbar.
ZDNET’s buying advice
Marshall’s Heston 60 is a great addition to Marshall’s soundbars, and its rock ‘n’ roll-inspired design, coupled with its execution of Bluetooth LE, makes it another impressive step from Marshall into the home audio market.
Still, for their size and performance, the Heston 60 and Sub 200 are expensive. When Sonos’ flagship Arc Ultra are on sale, they’re only $180 and $120 more than the Heston 60 and Sub 200, respectively.
