Battery life may not be the most attractive feature in a pair of wireless headphones, but it’s still one of the most important, and as such, the battle for battery life supremacy is a hot battle – a hot battle that’s actually gotten quite heated.
House of Marley, a brand that sells eco-friendly audio products owned by Bob Marley’s son Rohan Marley, recently unveiled a new pair of headphones that are boasting some serious battery longevity. The Positive Vibration Rebel headphones (yes, really) are claiming 130 hours of battery with active noise cancellation (ANC) off and an even more impressive 75 hours with ANC on. This figure even beats the Marshall Monitor III, which can deliver an impressive 70 hours of battery life with ANC enabled and 100 hours with ANC off.
What’s even more crazy than the battery life is that House of Marley’s new headphones aren’t even ridiculously expensive. The Positive Vibration Rebel headphones will be available for $149.99 at first, but if you’re in the UK you can take advantage of a special promotion and get them for just $99 right now. This is a pretty good deal considering the aforementioned Marshall Monitor III with ANC MSRP is a full $380.
Whether these headphones actually sound good or not can only be determined by listening to them, but they come with 40mm drivers and are compatible with Bluetooth 5.4. Plus, if eco-friendliness is top of mind for you, you’ll be happy to know that the headphones are made from FSC-certified wood, meaning the wood is responsibly harvested from forests using fair labor practices, and contain recycled aluminum as well as “eco-conscious fabrics.” The ANC I mentioned earlier is also adaptive, meaning it can change depending on the noise level in your environment.
Ultimately, there doesn’t appear to be much on paper with these headphones outside of the battery, which should make the Positive Vibration Rebel worth a look regardless of your feelings on root reggae if that’s your number one priority in a pair of headphones. You can order these headphones starting today via Amazon or House of Marley.