• This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The $199 Motif II ANC will be available on September 12th, and they’re said to offer improved noise cancellation and 10 additional hours of total battery life compared to the prior model.

    But LE Audio requires support both on the source device (like your phone) in addition to your earbuds or headphones — and we’re still in the very early phase of that rollout.

    These earbuds stick to Marshall’s signature style, with knurled stems and a texture that makes them feel right at home atop any of the company’s amp stacks.

    The company has apparently been mindful about their overall longevity and environmental impact, claiming that they offer “improved battery preservation,” and both buds and case are made from 70 percent postconsumer recycled plastic.

    Marshall confirmed to me that the Motif II ANC buds include wireless charging and support for multipoint connectivity, meaning you can pair them with two devices at once.

    It would’ve been nice to see AptX or another higher-fidelity codec considering the $200 asking price, but at least the earbuds otherwise cram in most features you’d want for the money.


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      • A proprietary audio codec standard for Bluetooth developed by Qualcomm that boasts “near lossless” audio quality rates, based on a standard of compression that was already used in VoIP and transcription known as APT.