A Legendary Hi-Fi Company Just Breathed New Life Into Its Older Speakers
The article describes how [[Marshall]]’s new wireless hub, the [[Heddon]], retrofits the company’s Bluetooth home speakers with Wi‑Fi streaming and multiroom grouping, bringing services like Spotify Connect, Tidal Connect, Google Cast and AirPlay to compatible models. By taking Wi‑Fi streams and rebroadcasting them over [[Auracast]] to third‑generation models such as the [[Acton III]], [[Stanmore III]] and [[Woburn III]], the Heddon enables synced playback across a wired or wireless [[Marshall]] ecosystem. It also offers RCA inputs for a turntable with a phono preamp and an RCA output to chain older Marshall speakers. Priced at $300, the Heddon offers discounts bundled with new speakers, but its wireless features are limited to Marshall’s newer third‑generation products, while smaller portables remain unsupported. The piece calls it a bridge between vinyl and connected listening but notes it’s best for owners already invested in Marshall speakers.