Headphones / Marshall
Marshall Major V
100+ hours of battery and wireless charging — but no noise cancelling at all.
Overall score 6.6/10
Pros
- + Over 100 hours of battery — you will forget it needs charging
- + Qi wireless charging is genuinely unusual on headphones
- + Lightest here at 187g
- + Distinctive design with a real brass control knob
Cons
- − No active noise cancelling at all
- − On-ear fit gets uncomfortable and loosens over long sessions
- − Treble-forward stock tuning
- − No carry case in the box
Marshall Major V review: what the specs say
100+ hours of battery and wireless charging — but no noise cancelling at all. At $149.99, Marshall's 2024 model sits among the cheapest we cover — the headphones we compare run from $89 to $549. It scores 6.6/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 10 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Battery at 10.0/10 — playtime, standby, and charging speed. The weakest is Noise Cancelling at 2.0/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: no active noise cancelling at all; and on-ear fit gets uncomfortable and loosens over long sessions. Every specification on this page comes from Marshall's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Battery Life | Not applicable — this model has no active noise cancelling hrs |
| Battery (ANC off) | 100 hrs |
| Quick Charge | 3 min for 3hrs |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.3 |
| Weight | 187 g |
| Driver Size | 40 mm |
| Active Noise Cancelling | None — passive on-ear isolation only |
| Multipoint Pairing | Yes |
| Microphones | Not published by Marshall mics |
| Foldable | Yes |
| Water Resistance | None |
| App EQ | Yes |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.3, 3.5mm detachable cable, Qi wireless charging, USB-C charging |
| Material | Vinyl-wrapped on-ear with brass detailing |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Marshall Major V With
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