Marshall Milton A.N.C. – small on-ear headphones with an 80-hour battery
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Big noise-cancelling headphones are great until you try to put them in a bag. Then they’re a bike helmet you can’t take off.
The Marshall Milton A.N.C. are the smaller option. They’re foldable on-ear headphones with adaptive noise cancelling and a battery Marshall rates at up to 80 hours. They look like a classic Marshall amp got turned into something you wear, with textured black leather and a brass logo.
Eighty hours. That’s a charge on Monday and you forget about it until next week.
What is the Marshall Milton A.N.C.?
Marshall, the British guitar-amp brand, announced the Milton A.N.C. on May 19, 2026. They went on sale on marshall.com right away and at other retailers from May 27, for $229.99. You can get them in black, brown and cream.
They sit between Marshall’s other two headphones. The Major V are on-ear but have no noise cancelling. The Monitor III A.N.C. cancel noise but go over your ears and take up more room. The Milton do both: small and quiet.
How does it work?
Six microphones listen to the world around you, and the adaptive noise cancelling adjusts itself in real time. One press switches to Transparency mode, so you can hear the train announcement. Marshall made the ear cushions bigger than on the Major V, which it says improves comfort and blocks more sound without any electronics.
What’s inside, according to Marshall:
- More than 50 hours with noise cancelling on, up to 80 hours with it off
- A replaceable battery, so a worn-out battery doesn’t mean a new pair
- Bluetooth 6.0 with LE Audio and support for LDAC, AAC, SBC and LC3
- “Soundstage” spatial audio and Adaptive Loudness, which adjusts the tone to your volume and surroundings
- A USB-C to 3.5mm cable for wired listening, plus a case
- A foldable frame with powder-coated metal arms
What I like / What could be better
What I like: the battery, first of all. Christine Persaud at Wifi Hifi found the noise cancelling close to the Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd gen) in her comparison, and she praised the comfort for long sessions. A reviewer at Xataka México used them for about six weeks and said the battery lives up to the promise. And because the battery is replaceable, the headphones can outlive it.
What could be better: on-ear headphones press on your ears, and Wifi Hifi felt some pressure at first. There are no voice prompts for battery level or connection, and the included USB-C cable is too short to listen with. Xataka also felt the soundstage needs work. Early Amazon ratings are solid (4.2 stars at the time of writing) but still few.
Who is the Marshall Milton A.N.C. for?
Commuters, travelers and anyone who hates charging things. They’re also a great gift for the music fan who likes the Marshall look but doesn’t need a full-size amp in the living room.
If you want over-ear comfort and don’t mind the size, look at the Beats 360 or the Nothing Headphone (1). Want the Marshall look as a speaker instead? We like the Marshall Emberton III.
Where can I buy the Marshall Milton A.N.C.?
Amazon sells them through Marshall’s own store. They were about 230 bucks at the time of writing (October 2026), with a small coupon on the listing. The black pair is the one in the box below.
Turn it up to eleven. Quietly.