Customer ratings for Bennett & Ross BB-860CW Blackmore Bluetooth Speaker Cream White

I compared it to Marshall Stanemore. It competes with it at medium volume, it distorts more at full volume. They both fill the room with a nice sound. So surprisingly good. The music I listened to when I compared it was Nuvelle vague: Just can’t get enough. :-)

This device is acoustically and sonically a really strong Bluetooth speaker. The very good and balanced sound alone already completely justifies the low purchase price of around 70 euros. I am completely satisfied with this device.

The speaker is just great in this price range. Super sound and easy to connect via Bluetooth.

Very aesthetic in vintage style. Easy to use. Good sound. I sound 30m2 with it without problems.

Great part ????
You should be able to adjust with Treble u Bass slider sound to the location ????
The is Geil sound really reasonable .
Öhmmm have me after a week still the "small " ordered !
Let's see ????

I received the speaker very quickly. The aesthetics are really good. The sound is good. However, the on/off switch seems to be sensitive, which time will tell.
I am very happy with my purchase at the moment.

After a long search I found the beautiful box have ordered and and visually and from the sound it has convinced for the price first. At some point, the box went no longer on or times not off. At some point went nothing more. As it turned out, the problem seems to occur more often. Until today...
Too bad

I bought this Bluetooth speaker based on the good reviews I read about it, and I have to admit that the device works very well and has enough power. For the performance it offers and for what it costs, I can absolutely recommend it. I also own the Marshall Stannmore II model, which is modeled after this Bennet & Ross in size and design. I must say that they are not comparable, as the Marshall has much more bass and sounds a bit sharper, apart from a slightly better finish, especially on the front. But it costs 3 times more, a price I think is excessive, as I do not see much difference between the two models.

I already had the little brother with battery.the convinced already from the sound, but the big one here packs still sonically a notch more on it.pleasant bass and silky treble.Prima.besser gehts not.Und the price is probably a real sensation.Kann one times see, if the name of an English guitar amplifier brand is not on it.......

Super great box! It does not always have to be marshall! Great service from kirstein and very fast delivery! Thank you!

Great design. Very good sound. Good packaging and fast delivery. Congratulations to the organization.

Workmanship, functionality and visual quality are very good as usual.
However, I am disappointed with the sound. The sound volume is nowhere near that of the wired Blackmore 860. The highs and mids are very clear and clean, but the lows lack volume and power. The sound is almost indistinguishable from its smaller brother, the Backmore Junior 820 rechargeable battery.
The volume also reaches its maximum at level 6/7 and doesn't really get any louder after level 10. However, I have to say that the sound remains very clean and distortion-free even at maximum level. The overall sound is very clean and somehow harmonious, but anyone who likes a powerful sound with strong bass will unfortunately be disappointed.

Everything is fine, but what kind of charger is suitable for the USBC input for charging How powerful can it be?

good ergonomics
good price
good sound for this type of speaker in this category
a good performance.
In short: Top and delivery also top!
Keep it up

I like this box extremely much. For me, it sounds really balanced and is well made. It can not without power, there is the smaller sister 820RD superior. The sound of the 860 is even better than the already quite good 820. As a musician of many years, there is not a single qualitative reason to spend more money on a Bluetooth speaker. Who wants to have a great brand name on his boxes or otherwise visually prefer other things, which can buy something more expensive....

I think it is useful to provide information to those who have doubts about the purchase.
Everything went according to plan and the item is great. I use it indoors and it is more than adequate.
I have not tried it outdoors as I am not interested in it.

The device delivers a surprisingly full sound for the size.
Price-performance is also right. The only downer: unfortunately has no battery.
Nevertheless, I am very satisfied.

The speaker is exactly what I imagined.

The sound is consistent in both low and high frequencies, and the performance is perfect for a large room.


Be careful with Bluetooth, it can be a bit temperamental at times:

- When you change transmitters (smartphone, tablet, PC, ...), do not forget to disconnect the Bluetooth connection of the previous device to pair and connect a new one.

- the receiver of the speaker is not very sensitive. If your smartphone is too far away from the Bennett & Ross, you may experience crackling noises.
The strength of your RSSI signal should be -67 dBm, at -93 dBm crackling often occurs.
In summary, a distance of 10m is very optimistic.
Check your signal strength with the free app in the Play Store: "Bluetooth Signal Strength Meter" by Edgar Garcia Meyva.
Without this app, I began to despair and planned to send the speaker back to Kirstein.

One final comment:
With the AUX input, you have to turn up the volume compared to the Bluetooth connection.

Good music

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I am very happy with my purchase, fast delivery, I recommend.

A very good speaker with amazing midrange for a unit of this price.

After making do with small laptop speakers for the last few years, I bought the Benett & Ross speaker on the advice of my son-in-law. A very good tip!!! My favorites in youtube, mostly soul, funk and jazz music, sound in completely new dimensions. Wonderful. The case is attractive, not too big and makes a valuable impression. I am more than satisfied with the purchase.

A surprisingly good device that scores with a top price / performance ratio. Cool retro design,
warm, full sound, nice bass. Both on the terrace and in the house a great sound box.

Great sound and beautiful design, for those who are looking for something beautiful and original without missing the quality of listening to music or otherwise is definitely the perfect product

So I was skeptical at first - BUT THE MUSIC BOX IS GREAT!!! The can aufjedenfall keep up with the famous brand and my friends love them too and will reorder! Again and again with pleasure! Thumbs up

I am very satisfied with this purchase.
The speaker fully meets my expectations, both in terms of design and listening quality
I recommend

Am very satisfied with the box. The sound for the price is top, from the processing everything super and makes optically good in the living room.

Delivery was fast, the unit works great and the sound is also good in my view in a 50 sqm room!

this box I know as a predecessor model; it is cheap and good; only the operation I still had to open up new to me
delivery etc. everything top

Prima.speaker met alles op voor een zeer aantrekkelijke prijs

Good sound, nice design, many uses.
Pairing via Bluetooth with Alexa Echo Dot a bit tedious ; but then worked.

Very noble box, can easily keep up with the well-known competition. The sound is top.

Absolutely top box, super sound, kids are thrilled!!!

Fast delivery, very nicely finished and sound with richt much Bumms

The photos do not gloss over anything, the speaker looks really great, good workmanship. The sound is good, depending on the input source it can vary. I have e.g. test the speaker via the headphone output connected to my hifi receiver, then the sound is really fat. Volume for an ordinary kitchen already at half turn more than sufficient. Jack, Bluetooth and USB stick work flawlessly. I bought the speaker for my caravan, also as a support for a TV, perfect! Clear recommendation, especially for the price!

Keeps what it promises, would buy it again, short delivery time.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION TOP, ORDER TOP, DELIVERY TOP, PRODUCT TOP. therefore 5 stars

Nice product, sound ok. The problem is that the ON and OFF button doesn't work...can someone tell me why?

I am satisfied, especially from an aesthetic point of view.

He hasn't had a chance to hear what he's got in his gut yet, but he's already aesthetically pleasing. Black and copper, what a beautiful marriage! And an unbeatable price

The order was processed super fast so that it was after three days with me the box has a very nice design and the sound is extraordinarily good it has clear treble and deep bass what surprised me from such a small box and also very excited. I am very satisfied with it

We are very excited here. My neighbour recommended the active speaker to me. He is a real professional and builds tube amplifiers and boxes himself. Now there are 5 of them in his and our houses.

of course not a high-end device, but to play everything you want on your phone or laptop it is perfectly fine.
Delivery was fast, but the outer packaging completely "oversized".

Admittedly, I was a little skeptical at first, whether the box can keep at the price, what it promises - it can! The bass is super rich and crisp and the neighbors would also come at full volume in the pleasure. Connected to the smartphone can also still be taken a little of the equalizer of the phone to readjust if necessary and with good music quality makes the part a huge fun!

about Mariah Carey (the first 4 albums...not the DISCO MIST...), Alpha Blondy, Powerwolf and Riot...etc.
this box ROCKS!!!
Just had the luck that my WG mate was out...Sony PCM M10 on 27 (out of 30), Bennett & Ross on volume 9 (out of 10), treble on 4.5 and bass on 6.5. It's only when you go beyond 9/10 that the box gets too much, but until then:
JUDAS PRIEST - FIREPOWER !!!
Yo, this is a HEAVY joy!
Very rocking VOLUME, rich BASS, great MIDDLE, but no annoying highs at all like many other BT-Speakers at higher volume.
The RESOLUTION is perhaps not quite as high/impressive (e.g. with DOUBLEBASS attacks at high volume) as with incomparably more expensive speakers (MARSHALL?), but in my opinion the BLACKMORE more than makes up for this with high PLAYFULNESS, DYNAMICS and clean SOUND at not quite so extreme volumes!
And with NON-HEAVY the BLACKMORE only reaches its limits surprisingly late.
With the quiet stuff the enjoyment factor is very high; the MIDDLE are a bit more reserved than I'm used to as a musician, but they are still present enough.
S-LAUTES are reproduced without hiss or sharpness. TRANSPARENCY and also ROUGHNESS is high; and the speaker doesn't sound bumpy either !
The TONE CONTROL is great, with the TREBLE control the PRESENCE range is controlled very well, without it becoming dull or sharp too quickly- exemplary!!!
The BASS control gives a good boost without the speaker quickly running out of breath or the bass starting to stumble. Real deep bass is possible here-impressive!

CONCLUSION: If you don't want to or can't spend 150-250 ÖRE for a MARSHALL speaker and you're looking for a great sounding speaker (also for party volume), this is the speaker for you. The workmanship is also very good, the leatherette is super glued (interface invisible on the bottom).
The Bennett & Ross sign hangs slightly crooked, but if it's nothing else...
This box is the NEW VERSION FROM 04/2019, which was explicitly on my order and I hereby want to pass on, because some may still be guided by old reviews.

CLEAR BUY RECOMMENDATION!!!

Very good quality / price ratio, whether in speaker or live to play a USB key in mp3 or wav. Good balanced sound.
Responsive, helpful and efficient staff for e-mail questions.
Pleasant look.

very good sound, great bass, chic design and very fast service udn delivery

Top quality. Very good sound. Exactly what I wanted

The speaker keeps what it promises. If he is only once properly played then the price-performance ratio is top! For techno, the bass can not keep up but for everything else everywhere perfectly suitable.
Absolutely recommended!

A great speaker for those who, like me, want to play music via a USB stick.
Perfect sound. I recommend converting the music to MP3.
Delivery and service were excellent.

Has everything you could wish for!
We are just setting up a dental practice and were looking for a way to sound the premises.
We researched for a long time to find a device whose automatic power saving is not too restrictive. Here we finally found what we were looking for: The USB charging port stays on even when the hardware switch is set to off. This is of course top class if you want to connect a Chromcast Audio to it.

Soundwise it is really unbelievably good - not only measured by the price! We have the actual design original also in practice and although this costs only a third, he can keep up super sonically.

I have to say, I'm quite an audiophile, so I have tube amps and 3 horn speakers in man size at home. I have certain demands. For me, I have the following quality standards of a good Bluetooth box:
Buzzing or buzzing during Bluetooth transmission = negative here.
Linear sound = can be adjusted here via really valuable pots!
NO power saving mode which does not let the device wake up = available here, even via a real hardware switch on the back of the device!!! Someone has thought about this!
Room filling sound even at low volume = absolutely, nice rather warm sound, similar to old tube radio
Continuous power USB = as described above, even with switch "off" either mobile phone is charged or Chromecast supplied with power - perfect!

For so little money I have found my dream box! Thank you Kirstein!

have the speaker for a few days and so far I'm satisfied! let's see if there's a problem...

The two times 30 watts are easily enough to produce a healthy sound with my saxophone along with the streamed play-alongs from the speaker.

I like the speaker very much, sonically, also because you can adjust bass and treble. Likewise, playback is possible with a stick that has a memory property.

Rather well built speaker, nice appearance, pleasant and powerful sound. I encountered a problem with the ON/OFF switch. It didn't work, the speaker stayed on regardless of its position. Rather average for a new device with the mention quality control OK. So I wonder what this famous control consists in since the first button that you have to press to use the product is not functional...

Copy of my review on Amazon:

It is a Bluetooth speaker, it is then fed with digital sound source, Spotify has a good equalizer that is always on for me (even in the car). He must be able to pump up non-linear sounds....

Anyway: Basses no longer need to be turned up much under these conditions on the Blackmore, but treble fully pure - and it sounds really good at any available volume.

Reference when first trying it out: Joni Mitchell, Don Juan's Reckless Daughter (available on Spotify). Not a great stereo, but really lets you listen to music already! Clear buy recommendation!

P.S.: After a few days: Enthusiasm lasts; it is indeed - as others have already noticed - a very warm, somehow tube-like sound that always touches pleasantly.

Two speakers ordered for both returns for faulty ON/OFF switch after one or two manipulations of the switch plus means to stop the speakers! Really damage very nice finish and very correct sounds. Really a shame but after two attempts to order I think the quality is not up to standard.

Very happy to have received this product that I had ordered especially to have music during my work.
Finally the look is really nice for this price, it doesn't make it "fake" at all, on the contrary, the design is elegant and fits in all types (or almost) of decoration.
Even if the chosen materials are economical, they are well chosen.
On the sound side: largely acceptable for the price. Bass and treble settings are sufficient for normal use. Due to its design, the loudspeaker is quite versatile even for someone with rather eclectic musical tastes.

In short, for the price, the loudspeaker exceeds my expectations.

Visually very good and also the quality are top. I can only recommend.

I am very satisfied ...the price the processing and the sound are comparable to some brands that represent the same from the design. Very satisfied think about buying a second one

....I can really say that after 10 days of intensive use.

Unpack and set up, Bluetooth on and "let the good times roll"!

The feel alone....from the weight to the design to the ingenious rotary pots.
And only the toggle switch.
Well, the opening tone is not so great but then the pairing is also only acknowledged with a short sound.

But the real thing is the music enjoyment.
Here everything sounds really balanced. The bass is rich and not as dull and sluggish as other BT speakers.
The treble also comes through very well and it seems at no time distorted.

Even a children's radio play can be understood cleanly and clearly.

The Blackmore has a place of honor on the cabinet, always at eye level.

At the price in any case a worthwhile investment.

Fits everything.

Shipping was also very fast

The speaker resembles the Marshall Stanmore. A trendy retro / vintage speaker - for me the best in this price range. Great workmanship and great sound.

- looks great
- Functions well thought out
- sound can be adjusted to the desired sound
- clear and undistorted sound (even at full load)
- unbeatable price

Clear purchase recommendation!

Compared to our Marshall unit, the Blackmore has the worse sound.
After 8 months, the power supply broke (which was fairly replaced by the distributor) and after a year he no longer made a fart. Then I threw it in the trash can and hopefully never buy such a China crap again.

really a very nice product. nice and solid sound

Does not work with any USB stick or extreme hard drive (formatting fat 32or NTFS????) no description otherwise okey

???? Roll and Roll

Received quickly, the product is of very good aesthetic and sound quality; reliability over time remains to be seen.

The speaker worked well for a week, I was delighted.
The speaker does not work any more, I sent an email to sav, I am waiting for the exchange or the refund.
Preferably the exchange

Good quality / price ratio for this product, very easy to use.
Very good service from Kirstein, listening and promptness. P.R.