Loewe is a proud German luxury brand with a rich history in building quality television for close to 100 years. This no doubt served as a platform to build up products like the Loewe Speaker 2go (EUR 300 / SGD 499), one extremely sturdy portable speaker, which we now review. Pros (+): Rich and powerful sound delivery; Good sound quality. Cons (-): Not...
Neckband headphones (aka behind-the-neck earphones) are an increasingly common category of portable audio devices. In 2014, you'd see everyone with conventional wired earphones plugged in or maybe even corded Bluetooth buds. Now in 2016, you may be starting to see a stronger take up rate of neckband headphones. Popularized by the LG TONE series that sold an astounding 10 million units as of July...
Initiated as a Kickstarter project in 2015, California-based Erato Audio developed the Apollo 7 true wireless earbuds. Truly wireless earbuds are 2016's flavor of the year, even more so with iPhone 7's removal of the earphone jack. It's all the more timely that the Erato Apollo 7 (SGD 499 / USD 299) now hits the markets in Singapore with its most recent launch on...
Plantronics is starting to crank up its consumer oriented product offerings. Released in July 2016, the BackBeat PRO+ (SGD 449 / USD 299) is the follow up to their first over-ears model, the BackBeat PRO. This time round, they include a USB dongle for high quality Bluetooth streaming. Let's dive into the full review. Pros (+): Good sound quality; Flexibility in Bluetooth pairing options;...
