Marshall adds noise canceling to its Bluetooth headphones with the Mid ANC

The Marshall Mid ANC headphones are the latest from Marshall, which has been slowly building an entire lineup of headphones and more consumer-focused speakers by licensing its brand to Zound Industries. As the “ANC” in the same indicates, the new headphones are the first from Marshall to offer active noise canceling. It’s a welcome update to the company’s product lineup.

The Mid ANC look pretty much identical to the original Mid Bluetooth, aside from a new switch on the right ear that allows for toggling active noise canceling. Where the original Mid headphones had two passive noise-reduction microphones, the ANC model doubles the mic count to four, allowing for active noise cancellation. Turn it on, and most of the outside world will vanish, although it comes at a cost of about 30 percent less battery life. (Marshall claims 20 hours or so with noise canceling, or 30 hours without.)