Marshall Amps announces a... smartphone ?

[TheMcSame]

Does it actually say it's a smartphone anywhere? Those might not even be headphones, it could be a guitar input. Also that might not be a camera but a tiny speaker

Well it is under phones, I doubt anyone would release a 'dumb'phone at this point.

[othertomperson]

Well it is under phones, I doubt anyone would release a 'dumb'phone at this point.

 

Not exactly what I was implying but whatever

[TheMcSame]

Not exactly what I was implying but whatever

I know, I was just saying with it being under phones there's not much it could be. It would either be a smartphone or a 'dumb'phone (unlikely)

[othertomperson]

I know, I was just saying with it being under phones there's not much it could be. It would either be a smartphone or a 'dumb'phone (unlikely)

 

I have a guitar amp app that simulates various different valve amps putting the guitar straight into the mic. Something like that would make a tonne of sense for Marshall to do well.

 

It'd be a 21st century equivalent to this:

 

[xavouine]

If it isn't a phone, the PR team needs to be fired

[spartaman64]

who dafaq is that

an audio company

[spartaman64]

Does it actually say it's a smartphone anywhere? Those might not even be headphones, it could be a guitar input. Also that might not be a camera but a tiny speaker

it has what looks like an LED flash under the camera and its under a tab called phones on the top

[ICantThinkOfAnyGoodName]

It'll probably be manufactured completely by another manufacturer though, just like their headphones.

[Psykomantis00]

Garbage phone inbound. 

[xavouine]

It'll probably be manufactured completely by another manufacturer though, just like their headphones.

who manufactures them ? :0 they sure are pretty good at it

[ICantThinkOfAnyGoodName]

who manufactures them ? :0 they sure are pretty good at it

Zound industries.

[Tocsin_786]

Not surprising at all if you know music gear and Marshall: they basically slap their name into fucking anything already, including a fucking fridge:

 

 

its a cool ass fridge, not gonna lie. how much is it, 1k USD? 

[Virus__]

I dunno how I feel about this. On one hand I love Marshall & associate their name with quality, JCM800 being one of the first amps that come to mind and how infamous it was/is amongst rock & metal guitarists, and even reputable artists who use them and even have their own signature amps like Slash & Lemmy for example.

 

But on the other hand since Jim Marshall passed away a few years back they have been pissing away his legacy by putting the name on mid range & over priced headphones, a cool looking but totally inefficient & way over priced ($500 AUD) bar fridge, and now potentially a phone? Ugh. The phone cases they sell looked badass though and actually practical, and I can't comment on the speakers, though I kind of expect them to be high quality like their amp speakers, if not well then that's sad.

[Wildlord12]

I dunno how I feel about this. On one hand I love Marshall & associate their name with quality, JCM800 being one of the first amps that come to mind and how infamous it was/is amongst rock & metal guitarists, and even reputable artists who use them and even have their own signature amps like Slash & Lemmy for example.

 

But on the other hand since Jim Marshall passed away a few years back they have been pissing away his legacy by putting the name on mid range & over priced headphones, a cool looking but totally inefficient & way over priced ($500 AUD) bar fridge, and now potentially a phone? Ugh. The phone cases they sell looked badass though and actually practical, and I can't comment on the speakers, though I kind of expect them to be high quality like their amp speakers, if not well then that's sad.

Yeah, i like Marshall brand too. I got a JCM2000 DSL100 Marshall with 1960A lead (reissue) since 3 years ago before Jim Marshall passed away and its made in UK, I'm lucky.

But now, i know my guitarist/repair staff from music store and he said some Marshall are now made in china. I got pissed, they don't make in UK anymore..

I just want to know what the hell just happen to Marshall and what the hell are they doing since Jim Marshall passed away.

[Virus__]

Yeah, i like Marshall brand too. I got a JCM2000 DSL100 Marshall with 1960A lead (reissue) since 3 years ago before Jim Marshall passed away and its made in UK, I'm lucky.

But now, i know my guitarist/repair staff from music store and he said some Marshall are now made in china. I got pissed, they don't make in UK anymore..

I just want to know what the hell just happen to Marshall and what the hell are they doing since Jim Marshall passed away.

Man that's just sad. Then again I guess it makes sense when the founder dies the heads of the company start sourcing where they can get stuff made cheaper whilst even sacrificing quality in some cases.

 

Damn it Marshall don't go sacrificing quality for profit..

[Lauen]

prepare for logitech, seinheiser, audiotechnia and many more companies to make smartphones

are you implying logitech is a good audio company?

 

I mean they do own ultimate ears but they just bought that company and as far as I know they sorta went down the drain after that.

 

I have a guitar amp app that simulates various different valve amps putting the guitar straight into the mic. Something like that would make a tonne of sense for Marshall to do well.

 

It'd be a 21st century equivalent to this:

 

bought the double cab version of that for a friend just for fun but man that thing was disappointing. I didn't really expect much but I hoped it had more gain than it did.

[othertomperson]

are you implying logitech is a good audio company?

 

I mean they do own ultimate ears but they just bought that company and as far as I know they sorta went down the drain after that.

 

bought the double cab version of that for a friend just for fun but man that thing was disappointing. I didn't really expect much but I hoped it had more gain than it did.

 

Yeah it's not great. If you put the headphone out into a aux in of a normal hi-fi amp it sounds pretty good though. Not exactly the portable solution but... eh.

[xavouine]

https://www.marshallheadphones.com/mh_se_en/phones/london-phone

It is so god awful.. And 750cad$???