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I bought this and the Acton III during the recent sale. This is going back as I am keeping the Acton. This speaker does put out a lot of bass but it is low quality bloated bass. There is a severe lack of midrange and even midbass so songs sound hollow and lack impact. The Acton, in comparison, is much better composed, with far superior tonal balance. The bass extension is also similar between the two speakers. The Stanmore can certainly get louder, but the poor sound quality it produces is just really distracting. I bought the Stanmore first and actually was quite disappointed on hearing it. I then purchased the Acton to try it out and it is just a better sounding speaker.
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I bought this and the Acton III during the recent sale. This is going back as I am keeping the Acton. This speaker does put out a lot of bass but it is low quality bloated bass. There is a severe lack of midrange and even midbass so songs sound hollow and lack impact. The Acton, in comparison, is much better composed, with far superior tonal balance. The bass extension is also similar between the two speakers. The Stanmore can certainly get louder, but the poor sound quality it produces is just really distracting. I bought the Stanmore first and actually was quite disappointed on hearing it. I then purchased the Acton to try it out and it is just a better sounding speaker.
I bought this and the Acton III during the recent sale. This is going back as I am keeping the Acton. This speaker does put out a lot of bass but it is low quality bloated bass. There is a severe lack of midrange and even midbass so songs sound hollow and lack impact. The Acton, in comparison, is much better composed, with far superior tonal balance. The bass extension is also similar between the two speakers. The Stanmore can certainly get louder, but the poor sound quality it produces is just really distracting. I bought the Stanmore first and actually was quite disappointed on hearing it. I then purchased the Acton to try it out and it is just a better sounding speaker.
More than one review I've read shared the exact same opinion that you have.
I bought this and the Acton III during the recent sale. This is going back as I am keeping the Acton. This speaker does put out a lot of bass but it is low quality bloated bass. There is a severe lack of midrange and even midbass so songs sound hollow and lack impact. The Acton, in comparison, is much better composed, with far superior tonal balance. The bass extension is also similar between the two speakers. The Stanmore can certainly get louder, but the poor sound quality it produces is just really distracting. I bought the Stanmore first and actually was quite disappointed on hearing it. I then purchased the Acton to try it out and it is just a better sounding speaker.
This was really helpful, I was trying to decide between the two. And honestly, rarely play anything at max volume
I bought this and the Acton III during the recent sale. This is going back as I am keeping the Acton. This speaker does put out a lot of bass but it is low quality bloated bass. There is a severe lack of midrange and even midbass so songs sound hollow and lack impact. The Acton, in comparison, is much better composed, with far superior tonal balance. The bass extension is also similar between the two speakers. The Stanmore can certainly get louder, but the poor sound quality it produces is just really distracting. I bought the Stanmore first and actually was quite disappointed on hearing it. I then purchased the Acton to try it out and it is just a better sounding speaker.
If you can find an Acton I used but in good condition, I personally think it's a better device. It has analog knobs with an actual start/stop, and a nice hefty manual flip switch. In II and III they went cheap with digital switches.
You could argue that II and III have more refined audio, but a lot of people still prefer the old school warm sound from the Acton I. It does have an older Bluetooth version, if that matters.
I still wish OPPO had stayed in the game of putting out premium tabletop speakers. I have one of their Sonica speakers with a Chromecast Audio and that thing is so hard to beat over 10 years later. Love seeing brands like Marshall making big waves in the industry but like others have stated, this model just didn't showcase the quality of what they have been doing these last several years.
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You could argue that II and III have more refined audio, but a lot of people still prefer the old school warm sound from the Acton I. It does have an older Bluetooth version, if that matters.
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