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- Isolation
- Microphone
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Marshall MID ANC Wireless vs Grado GW100 Wireless
Side-by-Side Comparison
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Marshall MID ANC Wireless
Grado GW100 Wireless
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TypeOn-ear
EnclosureClosed-Back
Noise CancellingYes
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
TypeOn-ear
EnclosureOpen-Back
Noise CancellingNo
WirelessYes
TransducerDynamic
MicYes
Variants
- MID ANC (Black)
- GW100
Our Verdict
Marshall MID ANC Wireless
Grado GW100 Wireless
The Marshall MID ANC Wireless are better headphones than the Grado GW100 Wireless. The Marshall are significantly better-built headphones and have an amazing audio reproduction. They also have a decent ANC feature to isolate background noise. On the other hand, they don’t have the openness of the Grado because of their closed-back design. The Marshall offer a much better value and are more versatile thanks to their design. They're noise cancelling and sound more neutral.
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Mixed Usage
Threshold
Mixed Usage
7.0
6.2
Noise Isolation
6.6
1.0
Leakage
6.9
3.1
Full Comparison
Design
Style
Design Picture 2
Type
On-ear
On-ear
Enclosure
Closed-Back
Open-Back
Wireless
Yes
Yes
Transducer
Dynamic
Dynamic
Comfort
7.0
7.0
Comfort Picture
Weight
0.5 lbs
0.4 lbs
Clamping Force
1.1 lbs
0.7 lbs
Controls
7.5
7.4
Controls Picture
OS Compatibility
Not OS specific
Not OS specific
Ease Of Use
Great
Good
Feedback
Great
Decent
Call/Music Control
Yes
Yes
Volume Control
Yes
Yes
Microphone Control
No
No
Channel Mixing
No
N/A
Noise Cancelling Control
On/Off
N/A
Talk-Through
No
N/A
Additional Controls
No
No
Breathability
7.5
7.3
Breathability After Picture
Avg.Temp.Difference
3 °C
3.5 °C
Portability
6.8
6.2
Portability Picture
L
4.3"
7.4"
W
5"
7.5"
H
2.1"
1.5"
Volume
45 in³
83 in³
Transmitter Required
No
N/A
Case
7.5
0.0
Case Picture
Type
Soft case
No case
L
5"
N/A
W
5.9"
N/A
H
3"
N/A
Volume
90 in³
N/A
Build Quality
7.5
6.0
Build Quality Picture
Stability
7.0
6.5
Stability Picture
Headshots 1
Angled Picture
Side Picture
Headshots 2
Front Picture
Rear Picture
Top
Top Picture
In The Box
In The Box Picture
Sound
Sound Profile
Frequency Response
Frequency Response
Bass Amount
1.17 dB
-0.52 dB
Treble Amount
0.56 dB
-3.05 dB
Frequency Response Consistency
8.6
8.2
Consistency L
Consistency R
Avg. Std. Deviation
0.28 dB
0.35 dB
Raw Frequency Response
Raw FR L
Raw FR L
Raw FR R
Raw FR R
Bass Accuracy
7.9
7.7
Std. Err.
2.9 dB
3.21 dB
Low-Frequency Extension
10 Hz
19.71 Hz
Low-Bass
2.42 dB
1.22 dB
Mid-Bass
3.46 dB
1.96 dB
High-Bass
3.49 dB
4.96 dB
Mid Accuracy
9.1
8.1
Std. Err.
1.25 dB
2.56 dB
Low-Mid
0.94 dB
2.31 dB
Mid-Mid
0.38 dB
-1.19 dB
High-Mid
1.38 dB
-1.37 dB
Treble Accuracy
6.1
6.2
Treble
Treble
Std. Err.
5.15 dB
4.92 dB
Low-Treble
4.02 dB
-1.56 dB
Mid-Treble
2.23 dB
-2.27 dB
High-Treble
-0.21 dB
-4.47 dB
Peaks/Dips
7.5
6.2
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks/Dips Graph
Peaks
1.66 dB
2.65 dB
Dips
1.14 dB
1.73 dB
Imaging
8.0
8.5
Phase Response
Weighted Group Delay
0.23
0.31
Weighted Amplitude Mismatch
0.65
0.82
Weighted Frequency Mismatch
1.75
1.65
Weighted Phase Mismatch
15.71
4.68
Passive Soundstage
4.4
6.7
PRTF Accuracy (Std. Dev.)
3.77 dB
2.99 dB
PRTF Size (Avg.)
2.31 dB
1.41 dB
PRTF Distance
7.71 dB
9.9 dB
Openness
3.4
9.7
Acoustic Space Excitation
3.6
7.8
Virtual Soundstage
0.0
Virtual Soundstage
Head Modeling
No
Speaker Modeling
No
Room Ambience
No
Head Tracking
No
Virtual Surround
No App
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
7.4
7.4
Weighted Harmonic Distortion
WHD @ 90
0.264
0.318
WHD @ 100
0.198
0.216
Test Settings
Firmware
Unknown
Power
On
Connection
Unknown
Codec
aptX, 16-bit, 48kHz
EQ
No EQ
ANC
On
Tip/Pad
Default
Microphone
Integrated
Isolation
Noise Isolation
6.6
1.0
Noise Isolation
Isolation Audio
Overall Attenuation
-16.31 dB
-1.8 dB
Noise Cancelling
Yes
No
Bass
-8.35 dB
-0.03 dB
Mid
-16.1 dB
1.37 dB
Treble
-25.23 dB
-6.45 dB
Leakage
6.9
3.1
Leakage Audio
Overall Leakage @ 1ft
40.35 dB
57.81 dB
Microphone
Microphone Style
Integrated
Yes
Yes
In-Line
Yes
No
Boom
No
No
Detachable Boom
No
N/A
Mic
Yes
Yes
Recording Quality
6.1
6.3
Microphone Frequency Response
Recorded Speech
LFE
223.03 Hz
265.23 Hz
FR Std. Dev.
5.53 dB
4.53 dB
HFE
3,517.32 Hz
3,417.19 Hz
Weighted THD
9.8
2.214
Gain
11.47 dB
16.79 dB
Noise Handling
6.1
6.0
Speech + Pink Noise
Speech + Subway Noise
SpNR
13.59 dB
11.37 dB
Active Features
Battery
7.7
7.6
Battery Type
Rechargable
Rechargable
Continuous Battery Life
17 hrs
15.5 hrs
Additional Charges
0.0
0
Total Battery Life
17 hrs
15.5 hrs
Charge Time
2.4 hrs
1.75 hrs
Power-Saving Feature
No
No
Audio While Charging
Yes
Yes
Passive Playback
Yes
Yes
Charging Port
micro-USB
micro-USB
App Support
0.0
0.0
App Picture
App Name
No App
N/A
iOS
No
N/A
Android
No
N/A
macOS
No
N/A
Windows
No
N/A
Equalizer
No
N/A
ANC Control
No
N/A
Mic Control
No
N/A
Room Effects
No
N/A
Playback Control
No
N/A
Button Mapping
No
N/A
Surround Sound
N/A
Surround Support
No
Connectivity
Bluetooth
6.7
6.9
Bluetooth Version
4.0
4.2
Multi-Device Pairing
No
No
NFC Pairing
No
No
Line Of Sight Range
168 ft
113 ft
PC Latency (SBC)
165 ms
224 ms
PC Latency (aptX)
140 ms
231 ms
PC Latency (aptX HD)
N/A
PC Latency (aptX-LL)
N/A
34 ms
iOS Latency
367 ms
Android Latency
113 ms
Non-Bluetooth Wireless
0.0
0.0
Non-BT Line Of Sight Range
N/A
N/A
Non-BT Latency
N/A
N/A
Wired
9.5
9.5
Cable Picture
Analog Audio
Yes
Yes
USB Audio
No
No
Detachable
Yes
Yes
Length
4 ft
4 ft
Connection
1/8" TRRS
1/8" TRS
Wired Latency
0 ms
Analog/USB Audio Latency
0 ms
PC / PS4 Compatibility
PC/PS4 Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio Only
PC/PS4 Wired USB
No
No
PC/PS4 Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Xbox One Compatibility
Xbox One Analog
Audio + Microphone
Audio Only
Xbox One Wired USB
No
No
Xbox One Non-BT Wireless
No
No
Base/Dock
0.0
0.0
Type
No Base/Dock
N/A
USB Input
No
N/A
Line In
No
N/A
Line Out
No
N/A
Optical Input
No
N/A
RCA Input
No
N/A
Dock Charging
No
N/A
Power Supply
No Base/Dock
N/A
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