House of Marley Positive Vibration XL ANC: Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones with Microphone, Wireless Bluetooth Connectivity, and 26 Hours of…

I switched to over-ear headphones a while ago and these are great. I wanted something VERY viable so people would stop talking, or trying to talk, to me in public. These sadly don’t stop the audacity of strangers in public, but they do drown them (and city traffic) out pretty well. I usually have music playing on the louder side, but listening to podcasts on lower volumes still blocks out a lot of noise. They’re comfortable, pretty, and sit on my head and ears nicely. I wear them for at least two to four hours ago before my ears start to get a little rough feeling.
idk man, if youre looking for a review to justify buying these just buy them. they’re great.OH! they come with a wire too. in case you frget to charge them like i do.

The House of Marley Positive Vibration XL are the best sounding headphones at the hundred dollar price point that I have ever used and I have owned and reviewed a lot of headphones from a wide variety of brands. The sound is crystal clear and balanced. Instruments have presence and life which is something that’s usually missing in headphones at this price range.

I’m going to say again that the sound on these headphones is balanced because it’s important to understand exactly what that means–there isn’t an emphasis on bass here at the expense of the rest of the sound field like with Beats and Sony headphones. You get clear highs which are always muddled on headphones where bass is emphasized over balanced sound. These headphones are capable enough at reproducing bass so if you used EQ on your device to boost the bass I’m guessing you could get the same bass-heavy sound that you would find on headphones that have already been tuned to be bass-heavy but I really don’t like that sound so it wasn’t something that I tested for myself.

As with all House of Marley headphones (I also own a pair of their Exodus ANC phones), the build quality is first-rate and actually superior to $300 headphones from Sony and Bose that are made almost entirely out of plastic. The Positive Vibration XL has a metal body, metal ear cups, and uses very little plastic (although there is some). The overall construction feels solid and premium. These are also comfortable–although I would have preferred a bit more padding in the headband like on the Exodus ANC.

I didn’t really buy these to use with my smartphone–I wanted a separate dedicated pair of headphones to use for watching television at night and these are excellent for that, by the way. Many Bluetooth headphones including $300 flagships from Sony and Bose are terrible for watching movies on television because bass from sound effects and music overwhelms everything making dialogue and pretty much everything else on the soundtrack sound muddy and sometimes muffled. The balance on these provides clear, pleasing sound when watching movies including newer ones like Malignant and Suicide Squad which have loud soundtracks and a wide volume gap between dialogue, music, and sound effects. No headphones are going to give you a home theater surround sound quality experience but these are a very good choice if a pair of Bluetooth headphones for watching movies late at night.

In any case, I did use these as my walking around headphones for several days and they were very good all around. Call quality was excellent, music sounded nice, and I was able to wear these all day without them becoming especially uncomfortable although I did take them off occasionally to give my ears a breather. These don’t have ANC (which I never use on the Exodus anyway because it negatively affects sound quality) but the earcups provide pretty good passive noise reduction so outside noise shouldn’t be a significant distraction or create the need to turn the volume up very high.

The House of Marley Positive Vibration XL aren’t the best headphones I own but they are the best pair of hundred-dollar headphones I own–and if you don’t want to spend $200 or more on a pair of high-end headphones these are an excellent choice.

Llevo un mes con ellos, de momento funciona correctamente y el sonido es bueno.

Il est de très bonne facture, visiblement robuste, bien lourd (je ne sais pas si c’est positif ceci dit…). A première vue on se dit qu’il va durer, sauf peut être les oreillettes qui sont vraiment très souples et dont le simili cuir a l’air fragile, avis aux porteurs de lunettes a branches fines…
Gros risque d’abîmer avec les branches.

Gros point faible pour moi, le confort n’est pas optimal. Il serre tellement que j’ai l’impression de me faire broyer la tête dans un étau. Alors ok, du coup, on entend pas le bruit autour mais bon 😅 ça fait d’autant plus mal quand on porte des lunettes, qui finissent incrustées dans le crâne après 8h de travail casque sur les oreilles.

Gros point négatif bis, ne comptez pas l’utiliser avec Linux. C’est une catastrophe. Il perd une oreille aléatoirement selon son humeur, le micro n’est pas reconnu. Super pratique quand on travaille uniquement sur du linux (ils ne visent donc pas les développeurs…).

Gros point négatif ter, il s’appaire quand il a envie, c’est a dire rarement. Je suis obligée de le connecter quasi a chaque fois car il ne le fait pas seul quand je l’allume, contrairement à mon précédent casque qui le faisait de manière un peu trop compulsive (et se connectait a tout ce qui avait du bluetooth a proximité pour peu qu’il connaisse le device 😅).

Comme il est très très écolo, monsieur s’éteint tout seul au bout de quelques minutes sans son. Et comme il ne se reconnecte pas tout seul, il faut le reconnecter à chaque fois. Un vrai bonheur pour les gens comme moi qui aiment se couper du monde en profitant de la réduction active de bruit sans forcément avoir de musique dans les oreilles (la concentration, tout ça tout ça…).

Bref, ce casque est sans doute très cool pour écouter de la musique sur votre téléphone. Mais pour travailler sur Linux en se coupant du monde pour se concentrer, passez votre chemin.

Dommage, car le design est vraiment classe et le son est plus que correct. Mais l’usabilité est catastrophique, et le confort n’est pas au rendez-vous. Pour le prix… Je suis déçue. Je trouve le casque de mon fils (valeur 30€) beaucoup plus confortable que celui-ci 😅

Good that it uses recycled/more sustainable material – that’s the reason I bought this item. Sound is nice, comfort is good – though can be uncomfortable after a few hours of use. They scratch very easily, so use with caution. Once battery life gets to 30%, it makes an annoying sound like every 30 seconds until it’s charged past 30% and battery drains quick once it hits this point.

Delighted! This was a gift and I’ve been told they are the best headphones they have used (compared to others in the same price range).

Sounds soooo good and Comfy. Easy to pair to my phone too. Great battery length. I’m loving them