Key takeaways

• TheMarshall Major IV headphones are available now on Amazon for$100 (retails for$150).
• These headphones deliver powerful sound, with bass and treble to spare and smooth, subtle mids, and can last for days on a single charge.
• Note that there's no active noise cancellation, but you really won't need it, especially if you crank your music to 11.

I'm a fan of all types of music. When I'm not listening to classical music, I tend to veer toward harder bands and artists like Rush, Sevendust, Devin Townsend, Judas Priest, or I'll take a goth turn with The Cure, Birthday Massacre, or Sousxie And The Banshees. 

But no matter what I'm listening to, I want it to sound good enough so that I might break out into a bought of headbanging (yes, even to Mahler, Mozart, or Beethoven... come on, they were the original metal).

Also: I test dozens of headphones a year, and these might be the best ones under$100

So, when I received a pair ofMarshall Major IV headphones , I gave them my best Ronnie James Dio devil horns, opened the box, turned them on, connected them to my Pixel 8 Pro, and fired upTom Sawyerby Rush.

From the introductory keyboard punch, I knew these babies were going to be winners. No matter what music I pushed through them, I was in my happy place. These on-ear cans from Marshall aregood.

The specs

• Driver Impedance: 32