When you consider soundbars, certain brands will likely spring to mind. Sonos, Samsung, and Sony are all renowned in this space, just as JBL and Bose are for Bluetooth speakers. But while rock and roll royalty Marshall needs little introduction when it comes to amplifiers, having been the backbone of live music for decades, it is lesser known in the soundbar world. That was, at least, until the company announced its first spatial audio soundbar, the Heston 120 last year.
The Heston 120 has earned itself a solid reputation since it launched, and Marshall has now taken the lessons learned and channelled them into something more accessible. The Heston 60 is smaller, more affordable, and designed to slip neatly into living rooms that the 120 might have overwhelmed. The question is whether size really does matter or if this compact and distinctive soundbar can take on the likes of the Sonos Beam Gen 2 and its rivals.
