Marshall Major III Bluetooth Foldable Headphones – Brown

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In addition, the Major III aren’t as well built, or attractive, as the MID Bluetooth, currently available for just a little more. I used the headphones with a couple of phones, and in each I could see the battery level in the notification screen. Being able to leave the house at 40% charge knowing you don’t have to worry about recharging for sometime is wireless headphone bliss. The design is attractive, and the audio quality will be more than enough for many people on a mid-level budget. That being said, that overall warm tone is very forgiving, and it does make for an enjoyable listening experience. In terms of design, the Marshall Major III Voice headphones haven’t changed dramatically since their wireless predecessor was released in 2018. They sport the same compact on-ear design, which is fully collapsible so you can easily stow them away in your bag when not in use.

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While the company often earns the most attention for its professional amplifier products, it also produces a range of consumer-grade products too. Marshall’s portfolio includes everything from wireless portable speakers to headphones with active noise cancellation. For example, the inner part of the cup pad uses a smoother, softer synthetic leather, plus there’s ultra-soft velour inside the pad’s hole.

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The Marshall Major III Bluetooth are another brilliant pair of wireless on-ear headphones from the British audio brand that bring great sound, very long battery life and classic styling. The Marshall Major III Voice headphones come with support for Google Assistant built-in, allowing you to summon the helpful voice assistant at the touch of a button, as well as double the battery life (and the price) of their wired predecessor. The Bluetooth mic offers decent intelligibility. Using the Voice Memos app on an iPhone 6s, we could understand every word we recorded, though the mic sounded slightly distant and there were some minor audio artifacts, which is typical with Bluetooth headphone mics. The cable's inline mic delivers excellent clarity, with even a little added bass response.

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Listening to music for 30 minutes was enough to induce that clamping feeling that’s all too common with on-ear headphones – an hour spent with the headphones on left our ears feeling quite sore. If you also experience this problem with on-ear headphones, we’d recommend opting for over-ear headphones, which are usually more comfy, surrounding your ears rather than being placed on top of them – or, for ultimate ear-breathability, try some in-ear headphones.Pair the headphones to your phone and you’ll see an extra notification pop up, to let you connect them to your Google Assistant profile. These headphones don’t need Wi-Fi to make this work; it all happens over Bluetooth. Audiophiles probably won’t rate the quality of the bass frequencies, but if you listen to a lot of guitar music, these might be the headphones for you. We could go on talking about how good various songs sound through the Major III Bluetooth, but we'd run out of words of praise. Unfortunately, connecting the cable doesn't power down the headphones automatically. That only occurs when the other end of the cable connects to your mobile device, and in that case, it's the mobile device ending the connection. If you're paired with a phone and connect one end of the cable to the headphones and leave the other loose, audio will still stream to your headphones from your paired device. It's not a huge issue, but you'll have to be certain your headphones are powered down, or you can easily drain your battery without realizing it. On the positive side, we didn't detect a major difference in audio performance between active wired and passive wired listening. The little gold dots where the headband meets the cup spokes are based on Marshall’s iconic volume knobs – and, of course, there’s no missing that logo.

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Marshall is almost a decade into making headphones at this point, and its designs have been refined to a point where they don’t need to change all that much year-to-year. At first glance, the Major III Bluetooth don't look too dissimilar to their predecessor, featuring the same square on-ear earcups complete with iconic white Marshall lettering that's reminiscent of the company's amplifiers. First, there’s a lot of synthetic leather. Marshall amps use a vinyl wrap rather than real leather, but it has a distinct rough texture. These headphones use a much softer style, but the leather sections do have a much more defined, chunky grain than rivals. Controls are equally simple to navigate. Marshall has taken a “less is more” approach, and I can’t fault the execution. A single multidirectional knob on the right earpad handles all of your key commands. Pressing and holding the knob powers the Major IV on or off, with a single press playing or pausing audio. The headphones are a breezy fit, too, for an on-ear pair. I’ve been using the Beats Solo Pro and Marshall Major III Voice for the past few weeks, switching between the two. The Marshall headphones are much easier on your ears, with a lesser clamping force around your head.

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You can share your music by plugging in a headphone cable to the headphones when streaming music via Bluetooth Clarity is good, but the Marshall Major III don’t offer quite the sound scale of the very best at the price. The improved padding and lighter earcups still produce loud, clear sound that suits a wider variety of genres. Photograph: Samuel Gibbs/The Guardian What does it mean in practice? Well, pressing a little button on the right cup of the Marshall Major III Voice will result in a relay of the message that just arrived on your phone. The first pair of Major IIIs that Marshall sent in actually had an issue with the headband, resulting in deformations. It was likely a one-off, but is a pitfall of a weaker structure as opposed to a single continuous piece of metal, as seen in the MID headphones.

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For a simple, fuss-free pair of over-ear wireless headphones look no further than the Panasonic RP-HTX80. These don't have quite the same premium build quality as the Major III BT, but their retro looks and fantastic sound performance are an obvious draw. These Marshall headphones will be a little tighter on the head than some others. There’s also the slight issue that these headphones are on-ear, which means that they sit on the lobe, rather than embracing the area around your ears. We've spent some serious listening time with the Major III Bluetooth to see if they deserve to sit pride of place on your head.That’s certainly the case with the Marshall Major III Bluetooth headset. Despite a premium appearance, these headphones are wonderfully affordable, as well as lightweight and versatile. Let’s take a closer look at what you can accomplish with the Marshall Major headphones. Marshall Major III review: Design and size There are wireless and non-wireless versions of the Marshall Major III. I’ve tried both, and there’s quite a price disparity between them.