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Customers appreciate the Minor IV True Wireless Earbuds for their exceptional sound quality, comfortable fit, and impressive battery life. They particularly enjoy the earbuds' distinct Marshall sound, which offers a well-rounded audio experience. The earbuds' wireless charging capability and stylish design also receive positive feedback. However, some customers express concerns about the earbuds' touch controls, which they find overly sensitive, and the fit, as they feel the earbuds are too big and tend to move around in the ears. Additionally, a few customers mention the relatively high price point as a drawback.
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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.
Posted by AlekseiI
Out of the box the case was very impressive looking. First impressions are these are a high quality set of earbuds. They connected to my phone seamlessly and because I already had the Marshall application on my phone they were immediately recognized by the application when I opened it. In a matter of just a quick few minutes taking them out the box I had them connected and was listening to music through them. The sound quality was phenomenal. I do not have AirPods to compare them to as I do not own Apple devices but these are on par with my Bose earbuds that I typically use when I am working out or doing things around my house. These are much smaller profile than those and offer crisper highs and still have good bass for earbuds. The touch features are very intuitive and respond very well while they are in my ears. You can also customize what you want the taps to be via the application. One feature I really like is that the case can charge wirelessly. So I can place it onto my wireless phone charger on my nightstand when I'm not using it for my phone and will charge the phone case. These are also water-resistant so if you like to play sports outside or enjoy outdoor activities you don't have to worry about if it starts to rain or you get sweaty wearing them. My only gripe is how difficult they are sometimes to take out of the case because there's no texture on them to get them out of the case so you have to sort of twist them as you take them out of the case. Pros - Outstanding sound - Great connectivity and distance - Wireless rechargeable case - High quality looks and sound Cons - Difficult to take out of the case - No silicone style bud so your ears may be a little sore Overall these are a great pair of ear buds that rival even some of the best ones from Bose or JBL. When paired with the app on your phone you can also customize a lot of different features and the sound equalizer for exactly the type of music you're listening to.
Posted by ShaunOrlando
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.
Posted by Wraith