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Music to the ears

Music to the ears

Marshall's new Bluetooth earphones sound great no matter whether you're listening to hard rock or soft pop

NO MATTER what kind of music turns you on, you’ll enjoy it a hundred times more with the latest on-ear Bluetooth headphones from Marshall – the Major III Bluetooth.
The much-loved British brand has excelled itself with its new take on the Major phones, giving the Bluetooth headset a collapsible design that makes it convenient to carry around to use as a smartphone headset with very good battery life.

Music to the ears

And Marshall has incorporated a clever design, allowing you to share the music that is Bluetooth-streamed from your smartphone via the headphones’ 3.5mm connector. The connector is normally used to link the phones’ cable when the Bluetooth connection is turned off so that you can use them as a wired pair of headphones. Now, with the Bluetooth linked, the streamed music can be passed on via the same connector.
The Major III has been re-engineered for a cleaner, more refined design, while the silhouette stays true to its original form. Slimmed down ergonomic 3D hinges add a more streamlined look, while thicker loop wires with reinforced rubber dampers contribute to a solid build quality unsurpassed by others. This combined with its rebuilt on-ear cushions and plush straight fit headband provides hours of comfortable listening. Major III is covered in time-tested durable vinyl and proudly stamped with the iconic script logo.
The phones use wireless Bluetooth aptX technology and it comes with some 30 hours of playtime on a single charge that needs about three hours to be completed. It is recharged via a micro USB port on the right ear cup and the charging cable is provided.
Major III Bluetooth uses custom-tuned 40 mm dynamic drivers for enhanced bass response, smooth mids and crystal clear highs that will immediately remind you why this headphone is an icon in the making.
The headphones have 32 ohms of impedance and 97 dB sensitivity plus a frequency response of some 20Hz to 20kHz. 
The right ear cup has an LED indicator along with the 3.5mm stereo input for connecting to a headphone cable, which is also provided. And the headphone cord comes with-built in remote and microphone so that you can use Major III as a headset even when the battery is low.

Music to the ears

The LED indicator serves to let you know the current status of the headphones. For example, the LED is red when the battery is being charged and turns solid white when the battery is fully charged. It blinks in white when the audio is paused and it turns blue when the Major III is in Bluetooth pairing mode. The LED turns off when the Bluetooth is off or when the music is being streamed to the headphones.
The left ear cup, meanwhile, has a multi-purpose control knob that also functions as a power on/off button, volume control, and play and pause button.
You push the control button once to play or pause the music. Push it to right to skip to the next track, holding it down if you want to fast forward. Push it to the left to move to the previous track and hold to rewind the current song.
When you push the button up, the volume is increased while pressing it downwards decreases the sound level. 
To answer an incoming call, push the control button once and repeat to hang up. You can also push the button twice to reject a pesky incoming call.

Music to the ears

When Major III Bluetooth is paired with an iOS smartphone or a macOS notebook, you can also use the control button to activate or stop SIRI giving voice commands by pushing the button twice.
I found Major III Bluetooth has powerful and solid bass despite its compact design and the mids and highs are also very clear.
Because of the powerful bass, I enjoyed using Major III Bluetooth to listen to rock music with good bass and good details of musical instruments. The headphones also provided good left and right isolations.
For example, when I listened to Led Zeppelin's “Stairway to Heaven”, I could hear the melody of the guitar on the left and the synthesiser on the right with the vocals in the middle. The drums and bass sounded powerful and solid.
During the test, I enjoyed using Major III Bluetooth to listen to rock music with Joox and Spotify apps for hours without feeling uncomfortable, thanks to the light weight of the phones. 
I also found that the control button could be used intuitively and effectively for controlling the music playback.
Major III Bluetooh is available from ASH Asia at www.AShop.Asia for Bt5,490.


>> Drivers: 40 mm
>> Driver Type: Dynamic
>> Driver Impedance: 32 ohms
>> Driver Sensitivity 97 dB SPL
>> Frequency Response: |20Hz-20kHz
>> Wireless Connectivity: Bluetooth aptX
>> Wired Connectivity: 3.5 mm Input
>> Bluetooth Range: 10 m
>> Battery: 30 hours play time, 3 hours recharging
>> Weight: 178g
>> In the box: Major III Bluetooth Headphone, Micro USB Charging Cable, Removal 3.5 mm Cable with Mic and Remote, User Manual with Legal and Safety Information
 

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