$129.99 | Marshall Motif II True Wireless Active Noise-Canceling Earbuds Headphones, Black at Amazon

OrangeStraw8750

Oct 23, 2026 11:13 PM

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OrangeStraw8750Oct 23, 2026 11:13 PM

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Marshall's bluetooth products are all originally from the Swedish company Zound, which eventually purchased the company in cash and left the Marshall family with a 24% stake, as the largest shareholder. In 2023 Chinese firm HongShan Capital acquired Marshall and Zound, with the Marshall family retaining the same or similar stake in the company.

I first fell in love with Marshall with my high-school amp I used to play metal. Eventually I would buy a whole bunch of Marshall BT speakers -- Stanmores and a Woburn -- believing the claims like other people said -- they are overpriced speakers that you purchase for the look. Over time, this viewpoint completely lost meaning to me. To this day I am constantly disappointed in my Sonos soundbars and speakers which simply do not play rock music or podcasts half as good as a Woburn Stanmore or Woburn. I constantly feel the need to adjust my Sonos equilization, whereas that was sessentially non-existent with either Marshall models. Again, I understand these are Zound Industries products in a Marshall styling package, and potentially very limited to anything trulyMarshall, but I was really impressed with them.

Because of their entry into the bluetooth headphone market, I've always been skeptical that they might not be as good as bigger brands and likely overpriced because of the name and styling. But now a lot of noname Chinese brands make quite comparable earbuds at fractions of the price. Anyone have any input on these buds or their others? And I wonder how much China was behind Zound in the first place.

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kevleung

Oct 24, 2026 12:33 AM

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kevleungOct 24, 2026 12:33 AM

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Marshall's bluetooth products are all originally from the Swedish company Zound, which eventually purchased the company in cash and left the Marshall family with a 24% stake, as the largest shareholder. In 2023 Chinese firm HongShan Capital acquired Marshall and Zound, with the Marshall family retaining the same or similar stake in the company.I first fell in love with Marshall with my high-school amp I used to play metal. Eventually I would buy a whole bunch of Marshall BT speakers -- Stanmores and a Woburn -- believing the claims like other people said -- they are overpriced speakers that you purchase for the look. Over time, this viewpoint completely lost meaning to me. To this day I am constantly disappointed in my Sonos soundbars and speakers which simply do not play rock music or podcasts half as good as a Woburn Stanmore or Woburn. I constantly feel the need to adjust my Sonos equilization, whereas that was sessentially non-existent with either Marshall models. Again, I understand these are Zound Industries products in a Marshall styling package, and potentially very limited to anything trulyMarshall, but I was really impressed with them.Because of their entry into the bluetooth headphone market, I've always been skeptical that they might not be as good as bigger brands and likely overpriced because of the name and styling. But now a lot of noname Chinese brands make quite comparable earbuds at fractions of the price. Anyone have any input on these buds or their others? And I wonder how much China was behind Zound in the first place.

I have a couple of pairs of wireless warbirds ranging from the cheapest to the higher end ones like Sony xm4. While Sony ones are good for their money, a lot of Chinese earbud offers crazy good sound quality for some ridiculous pricing. I am currently using earfun air pro 4 which offer everything Sony offers at around half the price. The sound quality is also way up there with crisp mid and solid lows.

OrangeStraw8750

Oct 24, 2026 5:30 PM

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OrangeStraw8750Oct 24, 2026 5:30 PM

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I have a couple of pairs of wireless warbirds ranging from the cheapest to the higher end ones like Sony xm4. While Sony ones are good for their money, a lot of Chinese earbud offers crazy good sound quality for some ridiculous pricing. I am currently using earfun air pro 4 which offer everything Sony offers at around half the price. The sound quality is also way up there with crisp mid and solid lows.

yeah i'm with you there. I have a pair of XM4 buds that I purchased at a pretty low pricepoint, openbox/refurb on ebay, I actually think they're typically more expensive now than when I got them a few years ago.

Unfortunately I am having a charging issue and haven't looked into it too much yet, so I purchased a set of the notorious BP1 Pro from Baseus after returning 70 something dollar open box Samsung Buds 3 Pro from Best Buy. The Buds 3 Pro are really not that much better than the BP1 Pro's and the case and other things about the Samsung I found annoying. Touch controls, app, etc are all great on the BP1's. That said, even after messing with the sound quality, it's not to say they're really on par with the Buds3 Pro, but $70 is super low pricing on those buds and most people probably paid at least $125 if not $150+ for them... even at $70 I couldn't justify keeping them over the $12 BP1 Pros.

I paid 24 dollars including tax for 2 pairs of BP1 Pro's for myself and my mom, who's never owned bluetooth headphones of any type. And I got cash back.

Unfortunately I lost one of my BP1 Pro's on the job and I ended up paying $35 for another set because that was the cheapest price I could find them for, and I didn't really want to switch brands and have another app on my phone. Plus I still have the spare charger and bud in case I have another mishap.

Regardless if I fix my XM4's I'm still somewhat in the market for a more premium bud, likely for home use. The XM4's for example, have better wireless range and I don't stay connected quite everywhere in my house with the BP1's.

My top picks are XM6, AZ-100, or potentially a Marshall product. I'd like to consider the Airpods Pro, but I don't like stalk-style buds. My fingers are too big and I find them easy to fumble and drop. I also don't like glossy buds, which inherently seem to feel more cheap. For that reason I had no interest in the XM5. The XM6 is all around a new design, but they also went back to the rubberized touch. AZ-100's seem like a great option, but I wouldn't pay more than $120-130 for them and I've missed out on that price once or twice. Curious how an audiophile feels about Marshall buds. Because I'm a bit of an audiophile and found that the skepticism of their wired bluetooth speakers was unwarranted. Are they as ergonomic and portable as JBL -- no. Does the wattage -- 80w, 130w -- add to their value, I'd say yes. The Stanmore and the Woburn both slap.

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