Marshall Heston 120

Impressive low frequency performance ; Good across film, TV, and music ; Stylish appearance

Not the most insightful listen ; No support for surround speakers ; Wall-mount is optional extra

Marshall’s onto a winner with its first soundbar in the Heston 120. Good with films, TV and music, even home cinema purists will get a (bassy) kick out of what Marshall has achieved here.

Fantastic look and feel. Premium touch for dialog and details. Immersive overhead and side-firing effects for Dolby Atmos. Solid features and settings through the Marshall app. Good connectivity, including analog input and subwoofer output. Topside...

Curious lack of dynamic punch in action scenes. Among the priciest in its class.

Clear and detailed dialogue ; Decent amount of bass ; Unique design with tactile knobs

Sound lacks dynamics and punch ; Slightly bright, sibilant treble ; Weak with Dolby Atmos

While it clearly sounds better than any TV we’ve tested, the Marshall Heston 120 falls a long way short of the quality of the best Dolby Atmos soundbars at this level, which sound more exciting and fill a room more effectively

Marshall-lydplanken overbeviser med detaljert lyd til både film og musikk, et stort og bredt stereo-lydbilde og imponerende fyldig bass.

Det finnes lydplanker der ute med enda større og mer omsluttende surroundlyd. Derfor kan det være lurt å utvide med et par ekstra bakhøyttalere.

Marshall övertygar med ett detaljerat ljud till både film och musik, en stor och bred stereoljudbild och imponerande fyllig bas.

Det finns soundbar-högtalare där ute som har ännu större och mer omslutande surroundljud. Så det kan vara en god idé att bygga ut med ett par extra bakhögtalare.

La Marshall Heston 120 signe une entrée convaincante dans l’univers du home-cinéma. À 999 €, elle séduit par son design rétro inimitable, un rendu sonore immersif compatible Dolby Atmos, et une polyvalence impressionnante grâce à ses options de...