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Updated January 10, 2024·
The Marshall Major IV headphones have superior battery life and can be charged wirelessly; these features may appeal to you if long listening sessions and convenient charging are important. They are also on-ear and slightly lighter which tends to be more comfortable for some users, and the sound quality for music is very good. However, the Sennheiser HD 350BT over-ear headphones offer better sound isolation and support AAC and low latency codecs, which may improve your listening experience for both music and video if you're using Apple devices or watching TV and gaming. Both models have similar overall sound quality, but the Sennheisers also come with an app equalizer to customize sound, a valuable feature if you like to fine-tune your audio experience. Give Feedback
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Advantages of the Marshall Major IV
The Marshall Major IV has no clear advantages over the Sennheiser HD 350BT.
Advantages of the Sennheiser HD 350BT
Good for music
Good for phone calls
Excellent for gaming
Excellent for TV and video
Very good for podcasts and audiobooks
Key differences
Gaming
5.4/10
9.1/10
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is excellent for gaming, while the Marshall Major IV is poor.
Phone Calls
5.8/10
7.4/10
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is good for phone calls, while the Marshall Major IV is poor.
Podcasts and Audiobooks
6.1/10
8.3/10
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is very good for podcasts and audiobooks, while the Marshall Major IV is only fair.
TV and Video
5.7/10
9.0/10
The Sennheiser HD 350BT is excellent for TV and video, while the Marshall Major IV is poor.
Battery
80.0 Hours
33.0 Hours
The Marshall Major IV has 80 hours of battery life. The Sennheiser HD 350BT has 33 hours of battery life.
Cost
$100
$80
$40
$60
$80
$100
$120
$140
$160
The Marshall Major IV has a price of $100 and the Sennheiser HD 350BT costs $80.
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser HD 350BT to be good for music, while the Marshall Major IV is only fair.
Noise Reduction
5.6/10
6.0/10
Although they have very similar scores, PerfectRec considers Sennheiser HD 350BT to be only fair for noise reduction, while the Marshall Major IV is poor.
Build Quality
8.5/10
8.2/10
The Marshall Major IV and Sennheiser HD 350BT both have very good build quality.
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How the Marshall Major IV and the Sennheiser HD 350BT compare to other earbuds and headphones
"The Marshall Major IV shares quite a bit in common with its predecessor, but a key upgrade appears to be softer ear cushions. They make upgrading worth it. As a set of basic wired or wireless headphones the Major IV ticks most boxes by remaining easy to use, and fairly comfortable (at least, as on-ear headphones go)."
"Sennheiser nails just nearly everything about the Sennheiser HD 350BT headphones. Sound quality is excellent, and the high-quality Bluetooth codec support is a rarity at this price point. If you don’t care for high-tech features like automatic ear detection, you’ll be delighted with these portable headphones."
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About Sennheiser
A family-owned company, Sennheiser is a German, high fidelity, audio equipment manufacturer founded in 1945. Their consumer audio division is now owned by the Swiss hearing aid and cochlear implant manufacturer Sonova. Sennheiser offers a wide variety of, very high quality, audio equipment solutions, from headphones to earbuds, full sets of monitoring speakers, amplifiers and microphones. They also make what is widely regarded as the best, and most expensive, headphones in existence, the HE-1 Orpheus, costing a whopping $59,000 dollars.
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