Marshall Major V Bluetooth Wireless Headphones, 100 Hours playtime - Brown

**Simple Review of Marshall Major V:**Great headphones! Sound is clear with nice bass. Stylish design, comfortable fit. Battery lasts long as promised. Bluetooth connects quickly. Happy with the purchase!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ (5/5)

I own quite a few Marshall speakers and I love the look and sound. The previous incarnation of these headphones, the III, had some build quality problems, so I avoided them. Cue me going through many different sets of Bluetooth and wired headphones, some cheap, some not so cheap. Never lasting and not one of them sounding as good as these. Beautiful, detailed sound. Comfortable and with a very solid feel. They're nice and lightweight and have very good connectivity. I hope they last as well as my other Marshall equipment.

I have given it a couple of weeks before reviewing, there's some belief that headphones need a 'burn in' period. So, to be fair, I have given them a little time to do that. To be fair, it does seem to work, so probably don't judge headphones as soon as you get them out of the box.Indeed they have improved already. They were a little harsh at first, and seemed slight off balance between left and right ears. A couple of weeks later, and they sound superb, and perfectly balanced. There is some anecdotal evidence that suggests some of this could also be down to the individual and getting their brain to adjust to the sound of the new phones - perhaps, maybe a bit of both involved.I have an eclectic collection of headphones here - wired ones are Grado SR60, AKG K92, Koss PortaPro, and a Bluetooth Tribit XFree. They have different purposes, but I wanted some decent sounding cans with Bluetooth, so I don't need to swap around, and fuss about trying to convert wireless to wired.The Marshalls ended up being my choice, as I prefer the comfort, and spatial sound of on-ear pads. I didn't particularly need ANC or any weird fancy features, just reliable connection, and good sound.These are Bluetooth 5.0, and only come with a basic codec installed. However, I've connected them to my iPad Pro, iPhone 12, and Apple TV, and all work perfectly fine. Switching is a little fiddly, as I have to do it manually to disconnect one device, then connect another, but I don't do it often, so that's not a deal breaker.If you really want to, there's a 3.5mm jack lead included, so you can (apparently) connect to another set of headphones to share the audio, or connect to a headphone amp for old fashioned wired connection. I connected it to my little valve amp (one of the readily available models out there), and it sounds fine, if a little under powered compared to the Bluetooth feed.They appear to be very well made, and they are comfortable. I did have to find the sweet spot around my glasses frames though. The pads are also easily removable, so I guess replaceable if they wear out, or for cleaning perhaps.Overall sound is excellent, now they're reduced because of the version 5 coming out, they are a complete bargain. Whether you want to spend the extra there, that's up to you (reviews I find indicate the benefits may be minimal). However, they compare well to the Grados, and way better than the AKG or Tribit. The Koss PoratPros are bit of a legendary thing, but not as 'full' a sound as the Marshall.Of course something like headphones are difficult to judge until you've tried them, and it's not easy to do that before buying any. If you want sub£100 on-ear headphones, and don't need noise cancelling and such like, then these are a decent choice.

I’ll admit it took me a few hours of listening for my ears to get used to these, sound-wise, but now I love them and they’re the best headphones Ive owned so far (but bear in mind they’re also the most expensive ones Ive ever owned so I was getting what I paid for before probably)I had to do some serious adjusting of the equaliser to get more bass and less treble. At first I was slightly disappointed with the sound, but after some fiddling about with the settings in the app and letting my ears adjust, I love them. If I had gotten the Major IVs and couldn’t use the app, I don’t think I’d like them so much and might have returned them. I’m used to very deep bass headphones and the bass on these is on the higher end (punchy and very powerful but not super deep).I have attached a photo of the equaliser settings that work best for me and suit all my genres. Rock, heavy metal, pop, techno, everything really. These sound particularly good with dance and techno, the bass is crazy powerful. When I listened to ‘I’m an Albatraoz’ (If you know you know) I laughed at how good it sounded. I ended up redownloading a ton of songs I had previously got bored of and I fell in love with them again, hearing sounds in them I hadn’t noticed before.They are pretty comfortable and fit my very small head well. I have had to return countless headphones because they would just slip off my head or look ridiculously big on me. They do get a little sore on the ears after a while but not as badly as any other headphones Ive owned.I noticed a lot of people complaining that they didn’t like the little joystick button on the side for changing volume and skipping track, but its one of the best parts about them for me, I absolutely love it and it’s so easy to use compared to other headphones I’ve had. Can’t get my head around why some people don’t like it. Also I love the button on the other ear that you can choose a function for, like switching between equaliser settings.The sound leakage isn’t as bad as I expected, and I don’t miss the noise cancelling.Finally, the turning on and off sounds are great. I get a fright with the usual ‘power on’ voices with other headphones, but these just play a guitar riff instead. Love that. Notes going up for on, notes going down for off.In conclusion, definitely worth the money, but I would opt for paying extra for the Major Vs so you can use the app to adjust the equaliser settings as they make a world of difference.