Marshall - Minor IV True Wireless In-Ear Bluetooth Earbuds with Microphone for Calls - Black

These tiny earbuds from Marshall pack a huge punch. They sound so great I was amazed the first time. It had been years since i heard sounds this great. I love the app and the wireless charging. They charge so fast and work so well, i had no issues connecting to bluetooth and they last a long time. They are highly recommended.

The sound quality is good I guess. But connectivity is really bad. When I put my phone in lower pockets and walk around sound starts to stutter sometimes and I have to hold the phone in my hands or upper pockets + left eabud laggs behind in terms of connectivity. Often it takes 1-2 minuts until it connects to my phone (2 different phones with the same result). Another problem is the app. first of all it is relly laggy + equaliser is on the state of infinite "loading". Another minor problem is its touch control. it is too sensive and wen I'm trying to listen to somthing laying on the bed, when it slightly touches pillows or enithing else it pauses what I was listening to. On the positive side, I liked earbud's shape and cover.

These earbuds are hands down one of the best I have had, and I've many. They come inside a nice little package. They include a carrying case that feels almost like leather (but you can tell its plastic), they also include a tiny USB cable, however I was greatly surprised the case supports wireless charging too, so that is great. The fit of the earbuds is perfect and they stay perfectly inside my ear canals, even when running or doing some physical activity. They say to be somewhat water resistant to liquids like sweat (IPX4). Once fully charged I installed their app on my phone and pairing them with it was super easy. All I had to do is open the flap on the case and my phone detected them and got paired via Bluetooth. Then added them on their app. There was an initial firmware update that went quick. After that I explored the app and it seems very well done. It has tons of customization like an Equalizer, touch controls etc. They have amazing sound and you can customize it with the app like I mentioned with an equalizer. The earbuds themselves are touch sensitive so you can tap and/or hold them to perform several functions, like play, pause, etc. music, answer calls, your preferred voice assistant. Battery life was also great, have been using them through the day at work and battery was still going strong, and in between I put them inside the carrying case, which charges them on the go too. In the app you can also control several features to preserve your battery life (like not charging them past 90%, not charging if they hot etc). I highly recommend these if you are looking for comfy, great quality earbuds and with great battery life. @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Some PROS and CONS: +++PROS+++ +Great carrying case, charges earbuds on the go. +Simple to pair with your device. +Great battery life. +Well done app. +Can customize and equalize your audio. +Very comfy, fit well inside my ear canal. +Touch controls. +Water resistant. ---CONS--- -Big white letter 'M" on top of the earbuds, whould have preferred if they were just completely black, with nothing else.

I love these but not for the sound quality. I love these because they are comfortable, they are so comfortable I forget I'm wearing them. The case is also pretty small and easy to put in a pocket without causing to much bulk. I normally hate earbuds as they start to hurt my ears after an hour of listening. I even bought really expensive ones thinking that would fix the issue, it did not. While the very expensive ones I have produce amazing sound, but they are hard for me to use due to the comfort. These earbuds are so comfortable and easy to use that they have become my new earbuds to use at work. They were easy to setup and pair with my phone and laptop. I highly recommend that you download the Marshall app to at least get the latest firmware. You can also adjust the equalizer, view battery life, make changes to touch controls, and adjust the battery preservation. The batter preservation adjusts charging the ear buds to a maximum of 90%, changing charging speed, and limit charging when temps are high. It's nice that Marshall included this to help keep your earbuds in good battery health for as long as possible. The case for the earbuds has a nice cracked leather look and the Mashall logo is in a nice white soft plastic. It looks great but the case feels like a cheapish plastic, but the earbuds themselves have a great feel and look. The earbuds feature a bronze cap at the bottom and mesh screen to cover the speaker. These accents make the earbuds look pretty nice and the M on the end of earbud looks nice as well and is functional. The M is the touch point to make adjustments, like raise and lower the volume, skip to the next song, and to answer calls. The earbud commands are very easy to use, and the earbud gives a soft click sound to let you know it's been touch. Also, when you take out one earbud whatever you're listening too or watching automatically pauses. As for sound quality, while I'm not blown away, they sound pretty good. You can hear everything clearly but doesn't mask outside noises. This is actually why I like them because I can clearly hear what I'm listening too, but if someone comes into my office to talk, I can still hear them without issue (listening at a lower volume level). Plus, they are super comfortable, and I can wear them at work until the battery gets low or dies. If you need a solid set of earbuds that can be used for everyday use, these are the ones you want.

I have several Marshall speakers spread around the rooms in my home and garage (the OG Stanmore, Acton II, and Emberton II), but these Marshall Minor IVs are my first headphones/buds. While I had some misgivings upon their unboxing, those misgivings are gone and I am absolutely chuffed at how much I like these things! Like I said above, I was a tad bit concerned about how good these were going to be once I took them out of the box and felt how plastic-ey and light they were. After years of chonky and pleather coated speakers from Marshall, I was sure that the folks at Marshall had cut some major corners on these Minor IVs. I was wrong and I owe the fine folks at Marshall an apology for even considering that they were not turning out a great product. I could wax poetic on all the things I like (or love) about these things but I’m going to try to keep this review a bit more contained and hit the prime things you probably are most interested in if you are reading this. Likes/Loves: - Sound Quality: This is of course the biggest one, because if they don’t sound good, it doesn’t really matter what other bells and whistles it has. No open earbud is going to be audiophile quality but these are just as good as any other maker of similarly styled buds (which are my favorite style because I HATE ones with silicone tips that have to be crammed down into my ears). Now a lot of credit for that great sound is due to my next highlight: - Equalizer: The equalizer settings that you can configure for the Minor IVs through the app can totally help you ‘dial-in’ that sound you want. Quite a few other earphone apps will let you play with some or all of the frequency settings but Marshall gives you some great presets as well at total control of each frequency bands. I’m partial to the ‘V’ setting for my music. I do have a minor quibble dealing with the Equalizer but I’ll hit that in the Meh’s/Don’t Like section. - Volume: The Minor IVs can get dangerously loud without distortion. Now, my audiologist would definitely put this in the ‘bad’ column, but I dig that I can crank the tunes when I want without it devolving into static and squeals. Just be careful. - The Marshall Bluetooth App: Outstanding controls, connectivity, and resources for your headphones. Probably the best app for a headphone I’ve used. - Battery Life: The battery life on the Minor IVs is outstanding. I ran these headphones through my 4 hour and 7 minute audiophile test playlist and then continued just listening to my regular music for another 2-2.5 hours and these earbuds were at 30% when I put them back in the case. I don’t know how these things are as light as they are and yet still seem to have such great power reserves. Meh’s/Don’t Likes: - Weight: While I appreciate that most people like the fact that the earbuds themselves and even the earbuds in the case are so light, there are still some times that I feel like these may be TOO light. I had a few panic attacks when I thought the battery case had fallen out of my jacket, but they were still there. Also, by being as light as they are, they can get flung out of your ears pretty easy with some sudden movements (like whipping your head around when your wife sneaks up on you and taps you on the shoulder to see what you are grooving to). - Stored EQ Settings: I love that I can switch between two different EQ settings through the touch controls, I just wish that they were both able to be configured by the user and not just one of them. The ‘Marshall Sound’ that is locked in to the EQ1 slot is too neutral to my ears and I have yet to listen to any track in my eclectic selection of music that sound better with this setting over the other presets or my own settings. If Marshall could unlock that slot and/or add another slot, that would be awesome. - Touch Controls: Great in that they work really well, bad in that the Minor IVs are a bit too sensitive to touch. Just pushing a bit on the earbud to adjust your fit can and more often than not, will, set off whatever control you have set for 1-tap. I also wish that there more controls that could be switched from either the left or right earbud rather than the ones that Marshall assigned to each. Not a deal breaker, just a wish for a future firmware update (wink, wink, Marshall). All-in-all, I am pretty darn thrilled with the Minor IVs and these are probably going to be my day-to-day buds from here on out. If you are looking for a pair of great sounding earbuds, you could do A LOT worse than the Minor IVs but would be hard pressed to find BETTER.