MarshallMonitor II Active Noise Canceling Over-Ear Bluetooth Headphone, Black

These headphones are outstanding. First, the build quality is great--they have the same black tolex look of a Marshall amp, plenty of padding, and are metal framed. They fit nice and snug, aren't HUGE, and generally just look cool. They feel way sturdier than the bose headphones I was replacing these with. The sound is very precise--the bass is not way too heavy. If you listen to a lot of hip hop, you might find the bass lacking. But they are great for rock, podcasts, movies, etc.These headphones boast excellent battery life--somewhere in the range of 30 hours. The sound over the bluetooth sounds the same as using the attached, heavy duty cord that has gold plated connections. They have a microphone for taking calls. There is a 4 way button that is the lone control--it takes a little practice to master, but overall is easy to use. I think these headphones are fantastic, and they are suitably priced at $150 here on Amazon. If you have a big head, they may be too snug. If you want heavy bass sound, then I might look elsewhere. If you want a good looking pair of headphones, with a long bluetooth range and 30 hours of battery per charge, with a very crisp and precise sound--these are a no brainer.

Excellent sound, automatically apt-x enabled and plays amazing connected to my Note 9 or my wife's iPhone XR. I do wish they came in white so i could but another pair for her that would make easy to identify. That's the only critical comment I have for Marshall. I Love the look, build, feel, charging and 3.5mm chords, ear muffs, controls button, and logo. The sound and quality of everything about these is what I've come to expect from Marshall branded Products.No bubble gum chrome with neon color flash, no ametuer over-amped bass sound to fill the naive listener, just Raw music the way it was recorded. Does that mean the bass is weak? No. It's perfect.If you have a newer Samsung phone you should go to sound settings and use "adapt sound" to test your hearing for the best experience, then turn on Dolby Atmos and play "Feels like summer" by Childish Gambino. At high volume, you'll find no crackle, no delay, never a single flaw in the sound. Talking on the phone is also great, they can hear you talk quietly, no need to shout. This is very good technology they Incorporated, especially considering the microphone is nearly invisible in the bottom of the right speaker. Again, no delay when talking thanks to the apt-x technology. The noise-cancelling is not perfect. It's great, I barely hear anything else, but not perfect. I don't have any experience with other top end NC headphone brands to compare that to.

ACCESSORIESThis comes with a soft carrying case (bag) Micro-USB charging cable and 3.5mm audio cable. The audio cable while primarily plastic has copper on both ends and is partially coiled making it rather unique overall and I personally quite like it. These are older headphones and as such couldn’t be expected to support Type C.SOUND QUALITYThe sound quality on these blew me away, they’re narrow as one would expect from closed-back headphones but they’re very detailed and clean overall. The bass has some strength to it which never comes across as overpowering. The sound quality is even better when paired with an amp (Tested mine with a Micca OriGen G2 & Monolith Liquid Spark w/ SMSL M8a DAC) assuming you don’t find yourself with a fake pair I think most will find these headphones enjoyable. I must admit that these are far more fun than analytical so if you’re looking for the perfect neutral pair of headphones you may want to look elsewhere.BUILD QUALITYThe build on these is rather good, great really compared to a lot of Flagship headphones. These are made with an aluminum frame, faux leather, and copper. The build on these is great in hand and good for longevity.COMFORTThis is where they suffer, greatly, these are incredibly uncomfortable headphones. The clamp on these is atrocious and most will not be able to wear these for more than 30 minutes without experiencing discomfort. The earcups are also quite small and my ears touch on every side as well as making contact with the driver.CONCLUSIONFrankly I love these headphones, they are currently my favorite overall pair to carry around with with me, lapping the Beyerdynamic Lagoon, V-Moda Crossfade 2, Sennheiser HD1 M2, Bose QC 35II, Bose 700, and Sony 1000XM3. Out of all of them these are by far the least comfortable but they are exactly what I’ve been searching for in terms of sound quality. These are amazing for what I listen to (Ex: Tech N9ne, Tool, Dragonforce, Evenescence, Etc) and they have the most satisfying control scheme I’ve ever experienced in the form of the brass knob on the left earcup which controls EVERYTHING. To top it all off these support up to 30 hours of frequent use and have fairly descent passive noise isolation. They may use Micro-USB but these are by far the best wireless headphones I’ve owned to date. I really hope Marshall re-releases these with greater comfort and USB C, it would truly make them perfect.