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New Marshall Earbuds 

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With the same initial letter, Marshall, Motif and Minor come together as the focal points of a new audio release news.

Marshall Minor III True Wireless Headphones
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Well-known and respected by audiophiles, Marshall, with 50 years experience in the development and manufacture of headphones, home speakers and portable speakers, has announced the arrival of two newcomers to the Marshall true wireless range of products.  These two new offerings are the Motif A.N.C. and the Minor III with bother products falling into the ear-bud category of devices.

The Marshall Motif A.N.C. promises to deliver up to 20 hours of wireless playtime that supports the active noise cancellation part of the product's title.  Depending upon your actual needs, these earbuds allow you to adjust and set your own preferences for active noise cancellation and transparency using the product's intuitive touch-sensitive controls.  This feature will allow you to enjoy distraction-free enjoyment of your favourite audio.  The Motif sealed-fit earbuds are capable of delivering a level of active noise can cancellation even when the A.N.C. setting is turned off. 

Rather than rely on a single location for its power source, the Marshall A.N.C. spreads its power capacity around.  Each of its pair of earbuds hold 4.5 hours of wireless playtime with A.N.C. capability.  The portable charging case supplied as part of the product can then supplement this stretch of playtime up to 20 hours from a single charge which can be carried out wirelessly.

Weighing 43.75g, and boasting of delivering the biggest sound in the smallest package, the Marshall Motif A.N.C. features a dynamic 6mm driver.  The Marshall driver is rated at 106±2 dB @ 1 mW (0.126Vrms) 1 KHz with 1kHz sensitivity and an impedance of 16 Ω.  This product will be available from www.marshallheadphones.com from September 30th priced at £179.99.

Released at the same time as the Motif is the Marshall Minor III.  Delivering the Marshall signature sound, the Minor III is a fully wireless device that can bring the user a total of 25 hours of listening enjoyment.  This 25 hours of listening time is made up to give five hours battery-life in the earbuds and 20 hours in the charging case, doubling as a storage case when the earbuds are not being used, comes as part of the product.  The charging case can be charged either wirelessly or through the usage of a USB-C connection.

Adopting an open-fit style of appearance, the Minor III has touch-sensitive controls to deal with music and call reception.  The earbuds have an IPX4 water-resistance rating so that they can be worn in the rain without fear of the earbuds being damaged.

The Minor III product has a 12mm dynamic driver with a sensitivity of 93 dB SPL (179 mV @ 1 kHz) with an impedance of 32 Ω and a frequency response of 20Hz - 20kHz.  Claiming to fit comfortably in the ear for all-day listening, the Minor III is on sale from www.marshallheadphones.com from 30th September priced at £119.99 and will also be available from Amazon.

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