Amazon Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen) vs Marshall Acton IV

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Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen) compared with Acton IV

	AmazonEcho Show 15 (2nd Gen)	MarshallActon IV
Overview
Released
Released	November 2024	July 2026
Sound
Type
Type	Speaker	Speaker
Channels
Channels	–	Stereo
Dolby Atmos
Dolby Atmos	No	No
Drivers
Drivers	Two 2″ woofers and two 0.6″ tweeters	One 4-inch woofer and two 0.75-inch tweeters with waveguides; bass-reflex cabinet with a redesigned port
Amplifiers
Amplifiers	–	One 60 W class D for the woofer, two 25 W class D for the tweeters
Frequency response
Frequency response	–	37 Hz – 38 kHz; up to 95 dB SPL at 1 m
Room tuning
Room tuning	Room adaptation	Placement compensation and EQ presets in the Marshall app; Dynamic Loudness; bass and treble knobs
Connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Yes	No
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Yes	Yes
AirPlay
AirPlay	No	No
HDMI eARC
HDMI eARC	–	No
Voice assistants
Voice assistants	Alexa	None
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), tri-band, dual-antenna MIMO; Zigbee, Matter and Thread border router; Amazon Sidewalk	–
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	A2DP (to and from the speaker) and AVRCP	Bluetooth 5.3 with Auracast; SBC, AAC, LDAC and LC3; multipoint; 10 m range
Ports
Ports	–	Stereo RCA in and 3.5 mm aux in (the manual and feature list include RCA; the UK spec table lists only aux); mains power
Multi-room
Multi-room	–	Auracast with other Acton IV and Stanmore IV speakers; Acton III and Stanmore III through the Heddon hub
Streaming
Streaming	Fire TV built in (Fire TV app store); Amazon Music and other services through Alexa; Bluetooth	–
App
App	Alexa app (Fire OS, Android, iOS and web)	Marshall app
Design
Weight
Weight	2.25 kg (better)	2.65 kg
Controls
Controls	15.6″ touchscreen, 1920 × 1080, landscape or portrait; Alexa Voice Remote (2024); microphone and camera off button; 13 MP auto-framing camera with shutter; octa-core processor with Amazon AZ2 neural network engine; RGB ambient light sensor and accelerometer	Bass, treble and volume knobs, media jog, M-button, source button, power switch
Microphones
Microphones	Button disconnects the microphones and camera	None
Mounting
Mounting	Wall mount included; premium counter stand and snap-on frames sold separately	–
Size
Size	16.1 × 10.1 × 1.4 in (W × H × D); 4.96 lb	171 × 150 × 260 mm (W × H × D)
Colours
Colours	–	Black, Cream
In the box
In the box	Echo Show 15 (2nd Gen), Alexa Voice Remote (2024) with batteries, 30 W power adapter with 1.5 m (5 ft) cable, wall mount with anchors, screws and template, quick start guide	Acton IV, mains lead, quick start guide, legal and safety information