What kind of image comes to mind when you hear "Marshall's sound"? For many people, the dense and powerful sound of a guitar amp may come to mind. This is because Marshall guitar amps are famous instruments that have been supported by artists all over the world, and have been indispensable to rock sounds for a long time. Based on the close relationship with music that has been built in this way, Marshall is not only involved in amplifier equipment, but also in many audio products such as earphones/headphones and Bluetooth speakers. The sound of these products incorporates the Marshall-like guitar amp sound trends mentioned above in a well-balanced manner, making it a unique feature. The newly released "Motif A.N.C." is the company's first complete wireless earphone product with an active noise canceling function. What kind of "Marshall sound" can you hear with this unit?
Marshall "Motif A.N.C." ¥ OPEN (estimated market price: around 25,980 yen including tax) This time, when I listened to Mr. Tetsuya Abe, the owner of the music label "HD Impression" / recording engineer, I got an unexpected impression. We interviewed Mr. Tetsuya Abe, the owner of the music label "HD Impression" / recording engineer, and talked about the appeal of "Motif A.N.C." Specification of complete wireless "Motif A.N.C." equipped with ANC Let's introduce about "Motif A.N.C." is a model that appeared following the brand's first completely wireless "Mode II" and the second model "Minor III" released last summer, and is equipped with the latest active noise canceling function. Equipped with the latest active noise canceling function Specifically, two microphones built into the left and right housings function to reduce unnecessary external noise. The noise canceling level can be adjusted from the dedicated app, and it is also possible to make it work to your liking. It also supports transparency mode that captures ambient sounds. You can also change the level here, so you can adjust the amount of outside sound taken in. Noise canceling and transparency levels can be adjusted from a dedicated app The earphones are equipped with a φ6mm dynamic driver. The sound quality in the original state is finished with the brand's traditional sound quality called "Marshall sound". It also has an equalizer function, and you can choose your favorite sound quality from the app. Up to three can be set (one of which is fixed to the original Marshall sound), and it is also attractive that you can enjoy it while switching according to the song. The main unit is equipped with a touch control function that allows you to perform operations such as forwarding/rewinding songs. As an unusual point, this touch control function can be turned ON / OFF. It is a mechanism that can be selected according to the usage style, such as "I want to prevent malfunction, so I want to turn it off and operate it from the app." The touch control function can be turned ON/OFF.In addition, long press actions can be set for each left and right, noise canceling/transparency ON/OFF, equalizer switching, voice assistant activation, etc. can also be selected according to the user's usage. can. ■Faithful original sound that doesn't add unnecessary color. "It can be used as a monitor." From here, I would like to ask Mr. Tetsuya Abe, head of the music label "HD Impression" and recording engineer, to talk about the appeal of the "Motif A.N.C.".ーー This is a quick question, but please tell us your thoughts on the sound quality of "Motif A.N.C.". Mr. Tetsuya Abe (hereinafter referred to as Mr. Abe): It's amazingly "natural". I think that the Marshall has a strong image of a guitar amp, but the guitar amp itself has a strong mid-high range and a distinctive sound. I have that image in my mind, and when I try out earphones, it feels like the midrange is thumping. When I listened to the sound source I made while thinking that, I was surprised at how natural it sounded. Surprisingly natural, faithful to the original sound. Sound that is faithful to the original, without coloration. I thought the audio was very good. I think I'm the type that doesn't choose any music genre.
