Subj : The new Marshall Monitor III ANC headphones are comfy, sound grea
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Date : Tue Sep 24 2024 15:15:05

The new Marshall Monitor III ANC headphones are comfy, sound great, and have 
a ridiculously long battery life

Date:
Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:01:00 +0000

Description:
The Marshall Monitor III ANC headphones are durable, sound great, and boast a 
stupid-long battery life.

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Marshall has just unveiled the new Monitor III ANC headphones. They come with 
a noticeable $30 / 30 price increase over their predecessor  now costing $349 
/ 299  but in exchange, Marshall boasts improved sound, comfort, and battery 
life. 

Lets start with that last point. The Marshall Monitor III ANC headphones 
boast a massive 70 hour battery life when using them to play music over 
Bluetooth with ANC on  switching it off extends the battery to 100 hours. The 
Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones promise only 30 hours, and the Apple AirPods Max 
just 20 hours, and for both, that is with ANC on. With the Marshall 
headphones, you can now turn on Transparency mode, which is effectively a 
reverse ANC mode that amplifies your surroundings so you can pay closer 
attention to whats happening in the real world when required. 

Comfort has also been upgraded. The new super soft and squishy cushions 
should not only help you wear these things for hours but also create a good 
seal around your ears, even if you wear glasses like me. 

Finally lets talk about sound  the most important factor for a pair of 
headphones. They boast the Marshall Signature Sound profile we fell in love 
with when testing the last-gen Monitor II ANC headphones, with the option to 
tweak the EQ settings to your precise tastes in the app. Were also being 
treated to new Soundstage enhancements for Spatial Audio playback, which 
Marshall says will make your listening experience feel more immersive. What 
do we think of them? (Image credit: Marshall) 

This is the part where Id usually write something like, Well have to test 
these headphones out to put Marshalls claims to the test, but this time, Ive 
actually had the opportunity to test the Monitor IIIs for the past week, and 
I can report theyre damn good. 

You can read our hands-on Monitor III ANC review for a more in-depth rundown 
of my thoughts so far, but for a TL;DR: I can sit comfortably wearing them 
for hours, they deliver well-balanced yet punchy audio without needing to 
tweak the EQ (though the option is there in the app), and the battery does 
indeed seem to last for a heck of a long time  I havent found the time nor 
fortitude to listen to music for 70 hours yet, but I havent needed to charge 
them after a few days of heavy use either. 

However, so far, Id say the ANC is maybe a little weaker than some of its 
rivals, leading to a slightly less isolating music experience at times. 

Ill need to dedicate more time to testing them fully, but my early 
impressions are overall positive, so if youre interested in picking up a pair 
of the best Bluetooth headphones, this is a pair you might also want to 
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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/audio/wireless-headphones/marshall


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