After a long teaser campaign which I managed to steadfastly ignore, Marshall (yes, that Marshall) has announced two self-hyped pairs of headphones. Named the Major and Minor, they come as over-the-head cans and in-ear buds. Both look very nice.
And that’s no accident. Given that the product pages for both sets of headphones begin their slideshows with several pictures of the packaging, and then linger on the details (the same vinyls used in the famous amps is used for the headband, for example), it’s clear that these headphones are all about branding.
The Majors look a lot like the retro-tastic Panasonic RP-HTX7s, only squarer and blacker. They fold up into themselves for easy off-head transport, and come with a one-meter (just over three-feet) extension cord. And, of course, they come in a nice box.
The Minors are equally lovely to look at, with gold accents and a nice, tough-looking corded cable, and they also come with an inline remote and mic for use with phones. They also have an “air-click” gimmick on the buds, an extra piece of plastic (you choose the right size) which apparently locks the ‘buds into your ears.
As for price, the Majors are $100, the Minors $60 (and already sold-out). Whether these live up to the reputation of the legendary guitar amps, or whether they’re just a cynical brand cash-in along the lines of the Commodore PC or some horrible $50,000 ostrich-skin and diamond Leica will be revealed only by testing. If all you care about is looks, and are happy to take a chance on sound, then these are a pretty cheap fashion accessory.
Via Wired
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