Marshall seizes wireless headphones: should you swap your airpods against ancient patterns?

If the AirPods Pro format and active noise reduction technology are now widespread in the middle of the True Wireless, very few brands offer the advantages that Marshall has brought with its new old reasons.The common points are numerous with the Apple headphones, but the ONE motifs use the Marshall specificities as much as possible to draw some advantages in the face of their competitors.

The advantage of a more mat and water -resistant manufacturing

Unlike a majority of smartphones manufacturers launching into zero-fil headphones, Marshall does not impose clear tones and shiny or lacquered surfaces.On the contrary, the black design and the mat aspect illustrates the resolutely rock heritage of the brand.Even more, in order to echo its legendary amplifiers, Marshall adorns its headphones as well as their load box of a grained and vinyl surface.On this point, they stand out from the pro AirPods and their "clones";As soon as they are in hand, we perceive a feeling of greatest density.

The matt surface of the old pattern allows them to preserve their cleanliness and to appear less messy.In addition, they are less subject to scratches than AirPods Pro.Marshall Bluetooth headphones also go a little further in terms of aquatic protection.Indeed, IPX4 certification of Apple headphones is supplanted by IPX5 Marshall certification, which is sufficient to resist a water jet, such as the flow of a tap.

Even more attractive, the ANC motif box is IPX4 certified, when that of the AirPods Pro does not highlight any particular resistance.

The more premium design of the ANC motif is not only translated on the surface or water resistance.Design elements, such as the striated upper or the white logo cut on the back, allow old pattern to stand out more.Not to mention luxury product headphones, the Marshall have enough arguments to stand up to their competitors, however sold more.Old patterns are available at € 199 while the latest generation of AirPods claims € 279.

Semi-intri-intra comfort

Not everyone supports the tips deeply penetrating into the ear.As such, the market for in-ear headphones has given way to more semi-introra forms.The principle always rests on a tip mounted on a plastic rod, except that this rod is much shorter.

It is on this modern topology that Marshall rested for his old pattern.It's simple, the shape is as optimized as on airpodspro and the feeling of comfort is also good in one case as in the other.Result ?We were able to wear hours for two pairs without any discomfort.In addition, the low thickness makes it possible to optimally balance each Marshall wireless listener in the ear.

Exemplary connectivity

Another point on which the ancient motifs shine by their modernity: connectivity.Their Bluetooth chip includes the latest version of the standard (5.2).

The ANC motifs thus maintain good signal stability and a good scope, regardless of the conditions of use.Marshall is based here on conventional and proven codecs, which allows you to save both autonomy and bandwidth.Above all, the connection of the ANC pattern is in double mono, which remains practical to take a call on a single wireless earpiece for example.As such, the experience is absolutely comparable to that of the AirPods Pro, the latter retaining the same simplicity of connection.

Touch ergonomics and Universal Application VS Owner System

Airpods pro are perfectly established ergonomics headphones, but above all aimed at iOS/macOS users.The many possible settings in the Apple universe become complex to understand as soon as we use them on an Android system.

Conversely, the ancient motifs are more universal.In addition to the google fast pair integration (rapid pairing on Android), wireless headphones work with the Marshall Headphones application.This, available both on iOS and Android, allows you to make several settings and update the headphones.But above all, Marshall Headphones authorizes functions absent from the AirPods Pro, such as the adjustment of the intensity of the active noise reduction, or the assignment of a configurable equalizer.

If the AirPods Pro offer a rather turnkey experience, the Marshall Motifs ANTA show a slightly more customizable character.

As for the integrated headphones orders, choose your camp!Airpods Pro rely on a haptic stem principle, which must be overwhelmed to trigger the actions.Conversely, the ancient pattern place a large touch zone on the flat back of each earpiece, which is enough to touch.If the efficiency is present in both cases, some situations are to the advantage of Marshall.Indeed, in sporting use for example, it is easier to come and place a finger on the earpiece, than to catch a stem and pinch it.

An even higher autonomy

If neither the anc nor the pro airpods are champions in terms of simple load autonomy, their endurance remains sufficient for conventional use.

Nevertheless, the Marshall do a little better than their competitors, since autonomy can reach up to 6:30 am without reduction in active noise, 1 hour more than for Apple headphones.Above all, despite the good compactness of the load box, it brings three additional cycles.The total autonomy of the Marshall ancities is therefore as efficient as that of the Apple Airpods Pro, with 25 hours in total.

Active insulation and adjustable sound return

The AirPods Pro made the basis of a really effective noise reduction on the True Wireless headphones.According to this trend, the Marshall Anc motif incorporate an equally modern technology in order to create an excellent attenuation on the entire sound spectrum.Whatever the situation, the modern active insulation, coupled with passive insulation (created by the tips) pronounced, provides a real bubble of silence to the user.It is then never necessary to push the volume in its entrenchments to hear the subtleties of a piece.The effectiveness of this active noise reduction remains a little below AirPods Pro to measure, but the feeling is very close in practical use.

If, on the contrary, you prefer not to cut yourself off from your environment, the transparency mode allows you to recover the frequencies attenuated by the tips.

The icing on the cake, noise reduction and transparency mode are both adjustable in intensity in the Marshall Bluetooth application, this by level of 10%.An impossible feature with Apple headphones.

A wise sound vs a more rock sound

Apple has managed to create an excellent sound balance on its headphones.The sound of the AirPods Pro is thus wise and very versatile.Thanks to their 6 mm transducers, the ANC motifs give access to such rich, detailed and open sound quality, but with a different personality.

The sound signature of the Marshall offers more impactful bass and slightly more shiny attentive.Whether for rapid musical genres or calm styles, clarity and energy of the ancient pattern are greater than that of their competitors.We notably note a little less loose bass as well as a comparable sound scene.These differences mean that the old minor are still more comfortable on rock and electro -type music, when the AirPods Pro express a little better on jazz and more vocal genres.

Marshall also understood that there is no universal signature.We could even say that there are as many ideal sounds as there are users.This is why the Marshall Headphones application incorporates a configurable equalizer with 5 frequencies.It is thus possible to play on the sound by adapting the bass, the mediums and the treble.The equalizer Marshall does not transfigure listening and also does not allow to gain technicality.Nevertheless, small adjustments already make it possible to temper their character in the treble, or to improve the seat in the bass.