Marshall launches Milton ANC headphones with 80 hours of battery life

a lot of headphones Technically impressive today, but very few feel truly memorable from a design perspective. That’s something Marshall is committed to changing with Milton ANC, a new pair of on-ear headphones that combine premium audio features with the brand’s unmistakable retro styling.

The design is easily one of the biggest attractions here. Instead of going for the usual plain look that most headphones have, the Marshall Milton ANC leans into Marshall’s signature style with textured ear cups, a leather-like finish, and a foldable build that feels a lot more premium.

Thankfully, Marshall isn’t relying on mere looks here. The company claims that the Milton can deliver over 50 hours of playback with ANC adaptive noise cancellation enabled, and over 80 hours without it. This is the kind of battery life that literally means charging once and forgetting about it for days, whether you’re flying, traveling, or simply using them as your work headphones all week.

The inclusion of Adaptive ANC means the headphones constantly monitor ambient sound levels and automatically fine-tune noise cancellation. They will also react differently depending on whether you’re sitting in a quiet café, walking through traffic, or trying to avoid a noisy subway ride. And when you need to hear what’s going on around you – like ordering a coffee or watching announcements at the airport – a Transparency Mode lets outside sound come back in without forcing you to remove the headphones every five minutes.

Another feature Marshall is emphasizing is Adaptive Loudness, which automatically changes the audio profile based on both volume and environment. Music should still be full and detailed, whether you’re listening quietly late at night or playing a playlist during a workout. Anyone who has used headphones where the bass suddenly feels weak at low volumes will immediately understand why this matters.

The company is also including its own spatial audio processing system, SoundStage, in these headphones. Enabled in the Marshall app, it expands regular stereo tracks to create a wider, more immersive sound presentation. Features like this are quickly becoming standard expectations in premium headphones.

Under the hood, the Milton ANC packs 32mm drivers with a frequency response range of 20Hz to 40kHz. It supports LE audio as well as Bluetooth 6.0 and works with SBC, AAC, LC3, and LDAC codecs. Marshall is also emphasizing repairability here, including replaceable batteries – something that still seems surprisingly rare in modern consumer technology, especially in audio products that are otherwise considered disposable after a few years. Marshall says the headphones take about two hours to charge from 0 to 100%.