Marshall 4090939 Mode Wired in Ear Headphone with Mic (Black/White)

Bom fone, ótimo acabamento, mas o som não é nada surpreendente.

One of the best headphones use to wear to experience the different levels of music

At the right price, these earphones are very good (I got them for 1999 on sale). Otherwise, I’d have given them 4 stars.

Very good clarity, though the sound stage is nowhere near as good as my 

Sennheiser HD 280 Pro

 headphones, but then the Sennheisers’ discounted cost was over 3 times as much as the discounted cost of these earphones, so that is understandable.

Tested the mic in a quiet room and it was pretty good too.

The packaging was very elaborate & took a while to open 😀. I’ll add some photos later.

These earphones are still new to me and I haven’t burned them in yet, so I’ll update this review later.

The first time I used these earphones, it was with the default (small) tips. I found I had a problem getting a good seal and had to fiddle about a lot. I then used the mid-sized tips and while initially it seemed an improvement, they soon turned out to be more problematic. While getting a good seal for one ear was all right, the other ear just never seemed to fit right – unless you twisted the bud around at weird angles. Also, after a time, you could really feel these buds burrowing into your ears almost. I’ve now gone back to the small tips and though it’s early days, I seem to be getting a decent fit with them.

I’ve used these for about 10 hours over a period of a week or so, and I expect they’re properly burned in by now. The sound is well balanced, with good separation and a decent enough sound stage for in-ear phones. I’ve turned the sound up on my iPhone as high as i will go a few times with these in and there has been no distortion, booming, hissing or cracking. The bass is not unnaturally emphasised at the cost of the mids and highs. No loss of detail at lower volumes.

The cable is round, and thicker than those for similar headphones. It feels stronger and less prone to tangling.

Haven’t used the remote or the mic so far, but I believe iOS users don’t generally have problems with it.

A carrying case would have been nice at this price point. Plenty of cheaper headphones I’ve had have come with one. I use one of those wraparound things and the large remote-cum-clip attachment on these headphones sometimes makes it a problem to properly wrap the cable around for storage and transport.

UPDATE, 24 Feb 2018:
I’m struggling to use these earphones. I can never get a good seal in my left ear. I’ve tried about six different sets of tips – the ones Marshall sends with the phones and others I had lying around. I’ve also tried things like pulling upwards and outwards on the outside of the ear while inserting the earbuds. Nothing seems to work. If by chance I do happen to get a good fit by some luck, the phones change position soon enough and I’m back with shallow sound in one ear. I do not have this problem with my Sennheisers or Audio Technica earphones, so it’s definitely something to do with the shape of the Marshall buds.

UPDATE, 4 Jul 2018:
These headphones are officially crap, as far as I’m concerned. One of the buds has stopped working. Just like that. No frayed cord or external damage. Thanks for lasting five whole months.

UPDATE, 27 Jul 2018:
And I’ve now got a replacement pair from Marshall. Excellent customer service, but it remains to be seen how long these last, because I find the audio cuts out sometimes if I even touch the buds while music is playing through them.

The quality of Marshall earphone was excellent when I started using it but somehow within five months of purchase, sound stopped coming from the left ear. I don’t know if this was just an isolated defective piece or whether the seller sent an old product. Since the product was under warranty, I contacted Amazon customer care who asked me to take up the matter directly with the manufacturer. I was not expecting much but the Marshall guys were super helpful and actually quite proactive in their communication. They first tried for a replacement, but due to lack of availability of an alternative they issued me a full refund which was a pleasant surprise. 5 stars to customer service of Marshall!