Marshall Woburn III vs Sonos Sub Mini
Better figure, where one is clearly better
| MarshallWoburn III | SonosSub Mini | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Released | June 2022 | October 2022 |
| Sound | ||
| Type | Speaker | Subwoofer |
| Channels | Stereo | – |
| Dolby Atmos | No | No |
| Drivers | One woofer, two mid-range drivers and two tweeters angled outwards; bass-reflex cabinet | Two 6 in woofers facing inwards (force-cancelling), in a sealed cabinet |
| Amplifiers | One 90 W class D for the woofer, two 15 W class D for the mids, two 15 W class D for the tweeters | Two class-D digital amplifiers |
| Frequency response | 35 Hz – 20 kHz; up to 100.5 dB at 1 m | As low as 25 Hz |
| Room tuning | Placement Correction and Night Mode in the Marshall Bluetooth app; Dynamic Loudness; bass and treble knobs on the speaker | Trueplay (iOS device required); EQ balances automatically with the paired Sonos products |
| Connections | ||
| Wi-Fi | No | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | No |
| AirPlay | No | No |
| HDMI eARC | No | – |
| Voice assistants | None | None |
| Wi-Fi | – | 802.11a/b/g/n, 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.2, LE Audio-ready; 10 m range | – |
| Ports | HDMI ARC in (turns on and off with the TV and follows its volume; PCM), RCA in, 3.5 mm in, mains power | 10/100 Ethernet |
| Multi-room | None; Marshall says it can't be used in pairs or groups | Pairs with at least one mains-powered Sonos product such as Era 100 or Ray |
| App | Marshall Bluetooth app (iOS and Android), with over-the-air updates | Sonos app (iOS and Android) |
| Design | ||
| Weight | 7.45 kg | 6.35 kg (better) |
| Controls | Source button, volume, bass and treble knobs, play/pause and skip control, power switch | Join button |
| Microphones | None | – |
| Size | 400 × 317 × 203 mm (W × H × D) | 305 mm tall, 230 mm diameter |
| Colours | Black, Cream, Brown | Black, White |
| In the box | Woburn III, mains lead, user manual and legal and safety information (no HDMI lead) | Sub Mini, power cable (2 m), documentation |
