Marshall Monitor Bluetooth Headphones - Black

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The noise cancelation on offer here isn’t the best we’ve ever experienced, but it’s still pretty good. Subscribe to the What’s The Best Newsletter to keep up to date with more of the latest reviews and recommendations from the rest of the What’s The Best team. With Protect Plus for your headphones, you'll get 2 years of protection against accidental damage alongside your guarantee. For gym-goers, there may be a hint of frustration when it comes to the Marshall Monitor II headphones not quite packing that heavy hit of bass in what should be a bass-heavy song, but Faithless fans aren't entirely robbed of bass when it's delivered in bucketloads at the halfway mark in a powerful resolution.

Both the brackets and their extensions and the ear cup suspension are made of robust metal and the matt-textured surface of the oval ear-cups almost feels like one of their legendary amps. Neither the earpieces nor the ear pads put unpleasant pressure on your head or ears, so I can imagine sessions with th Built for all day listeningthey boast up to 30 hours of playtime with active noise cancellation active.It treads the fine line between attractive and gaudy which perfectly suits the rock genre that Marshall is so intricately tied to. By bringing the 2kHz slider down one notch and the 63Hz slider down two notches, I got the IO-6es to sound a little more neutral overall than the Monitor II A. I hope Marhsall has improved their product in the meanwhile, it would be nice to have Marshall here to reassure all the potential users on this topic. Gone are the shining bronze knobs, and the blindingly bright white Marshall logo - the 60th anniversary Diamond Jubilee collection adopts a far more covert, subtle and minimalistic design - controversial as that may be amongst Marshall fans.

After weeks of back-and-forth testing, substituting my Bose Quiet Comfort Earbuds for the Marshall Monitor IIs, I can most certainly confirm that I was thoroughly blown away by the Monitor IIs sublime sound.Suddenly, drumbeats appear from the back right as if to counteract the smoothness of the guitar, horns and woodwinds blare in front as the vocals build in intensity and POW - that fierce trio sears through the Monitor II headphones with an uproar - and chills ensue. Sound quality, on the other hand, is a different matter with bass and mid and high-frequencies all presented in a lively, clean fashion.

If you want a rocking alternative to the Sony WH-1000XM3, the Marshall Monitor II ANCs are a great option. Engineered for an all-day listening experience, they boast up to 30 hours of wireless playtime with active noise cancelling and up to 45 hours without, meaning you’ll never miss a beat. And it lets you get hands-free help from your smart device’s voice assistant, all without needing to glance at your phone. The entire look is matte, though there are various materials in play here—faux leather, aluminum, brass, and the added touch of a coiled audio cable running from each earcup to the headband—a design flourish that lends the headphones a retro-cool feel. While the most interesting feature in the brand’s first generation of Monitor headphones was that it had two 3.Although I tend to use these headphones at my desk, I have no qualms about carrying them in my bag or wearing them in public, something I often avoid with other pairs because of the space they occupy and how ridiculous they look on my head. The built-in mic offers average intelligibility, while the cable's inline mic is a bit better, which is to be expected.