The walls haven't caved in since Apple released the iPhone 7 without a headphone jack, so it seems almost inevitable that other smartphones will follow. It could eventually be the case that the headphone jack is assigned to the history books. And while that's bad news for anyone with a set of wired headphones they love, it spells opportunity for manufacturers.
One of the key problems with removing a headphone jack is you inevitably introduce battery life into the music listening equation. All-day battery life is a must, and Marshall's latest set of wireless headphones aim to meet that demand and then some.
The Marshall Monitor Bluetooth headphones boast 30 hours of playback on a single charge combined with 30 feet of wireless range. That's thanks to a combination of Bluetooth and Qualcomm's aptX audio codec compression algorithms, allowing for high quality real-time streaming.
Although wireless, the Monitors include a headphone jack allowing a friend to plug in their headphones and listen with you. Marshall also embedded a multidirectional knob on the left headphone allowing playback control of music and the ability to answer, reject, and end calls when paired with a smartphone.
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At $249, the Monitor Bluetooth headphones are certainly not cheap. Included in the box is a protective carrying bag for transport once folded up, a detachable 3.5mm cord to take advantage of the music sharing feature, or to listen to music when the battery is drained, and a micro USB charging cable.
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