Turn Up The Heritage: The Marshall Heddon Streaming Hub

There is a specific kind of frustration that plagues the modern audiophile. You have your trusted vinyl setup in the living room, a high-tech Bluetooth speaker in the kitchen, and perhaps an older, beloved piece of kit gathering dust in the study because it lacks the connectivity to join the party.

Our listening lives have become fragmented—a series of disconnected islands of sound rather than a unified landscape. We have long been admirers of Marshall here at The Coolector, not just for their legendary rock ‘n’ roll lineage, but for their ability to bridge the gap between analogue soul and digital convenience. With the release of the Marshall Heddon Streaming Hub, they have built a bridge that doesn’t just connect your speakers; it connects eras.

The Heddon is a dedicated music streaming hub designed to bring a synchronized listening experience to your entire home. Visually, it carries that unmistakable Marshall DNA—utilitarian, textured, and quietly confident. It isn’t a glossy, anonymous white plastic puck meant to be hidden behind a plant pot.

Instead, it is a piece of hardware you’ll want on display. But its true beauty lies in its diplomacy. It connects multiple speakers so that they play music simultaneously, transforming a collection of standalone units into a cohesive ecosystem.

One of the most compelling features for those of us who still worship at the altar of the LP is the dedicated record player input. We all know that nothing quite matches the warm, analogue richness of vinyl, but usually, that experience is tethered to a single room. The Heddon changes the geography of your listening.

By plugging your turntable into the dedicated RCA input, you can broadcast that crackling, soulful sound to every connected speaker in the house. It brings the tactile ritual of dropping the needle into the modern streaming age without sacrificing the character that makes vinyl so special.

But what about those older Marshall speakers you bought a few years ago? In a world of planned obsolescence, tech brands often encourage us to discard the old for the new. Marshall has taken a refreshing, sustainable approach here. The Heddon features an RCA output specifically designed to integrate earlier edition Marshall speakers into your new synchronized setup.

It gives those veteran units a new lease on life, preventing unnecessary disposal and reducing electronic waste. Speaking of sustainability, the hub itself is crafted with a conscience, containing 54% recycled plastic and aluminium by weight. On the technical front, the Heddon uses Auracast™ technology to transmit audio. This is a significant upgrade over standard Bluetooth, offering more than double the range and higher audio quality with less compression. It means you can connect as many compatible speakers as you like within range without the signal dropping out just because you walked into the next room.

Furthermore, because the music is streaming over Wi-Fi, your phone is liberated. You can take a call, scroll through Instagram videos, or wander out of range without the music cutting out or your battery draining.Setup is delightfully simple via the Marshall App—a one-time process that lets you set it and forget it. Once configured, your unified, room-to-room listening experience just works.

Priced at $299.99, the Marshall Heddon Streaming Hub is an investment in continuity. It respects the gear you already own, elevates the formats you love, and ensures that your home is filled with music, not just silence and wires.

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