These Marshall ANC headphones might finally pull me away from Bose and Sony - here's why

Marshall announced the Milton ANC on-ear headphones with a portable, durable, premium look and a promise of signature sound without compromising battery life. The design includes larger ear cushions to improve passive noise cancellation by reducing ambient noise penetration common to on-ear models. Softer memory foam is intended to improve comfort for longer wear. The headphones use square-shaped TPU molded ear caps with textured leather, a brass logo, and powder-coated metal arms. They keep the foldable design for portability, though they are slightly heavier than the Major V. A new driver system is tuned for improved bass and treble extension, using 32mm drivers and Bluetooth 6.0 with LE Audio for native Find My and Find Hub support.

"Marshall has announced an all-new pair of on-ear headphones, the Milton ANC. They promise to deliver the signature sound experience without compromising battery life, in a portable, durable, and premium-looking design. While the Marshall Milton ANC look similar to the current-generation Marshall Major V on-ear headphones, they boast some crucial design and sound upgrades."

"For instance, they have larger ear cushions, which should help keep the sound in to improve passive noise cancellation. This feature is important for on-ear headphones because the earcups don't cover the ears like over-ear cans, and could result in ambient noise penetration. I haven't tested the new headphones yet, but I hope the softer memory foam will be more comfortable to wear over longer periods."

"Marshall says it has also introduced an "entirely new driver system tuned to improve bass and treble extension," with SBC, AAC, LC3, and LDAC codecs. The Milton ANC headphones feature 32mm drivers (versus 40mm on the Major V) and Bluetooth 6.0 with LE Audio, which enables native support for Apple Find My and Google Find Hub services."

"I like that Marshall kept Major V's foldable design, which lets you fold the Milton ANC's earcups for better portability. The cans are slightly heavier than Major V (200g versus 186g), but the foldable design should help keep them portable."

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