For the uninitiated, Soul Electronics is an company founded in Ludacris in 2011 when the rapper released his line of headphones called 'Soul By Ludacris'. Since then, the company has slowly built its repertoire of audio gear. True wireless was the new frontier for most manufacturers and they duly obliged with the Soul X-Shock buds. Interestingly, they ran an Indiegogo campaign to get...
As 2017 comes to a close, it's important to look back at what defined the year in music hardware. Speakers and headphones have evolved considerably to a level where app support is practically the norm. True wireless earphones hit the mainstream. Beyond that, 2017 was all about digital assistant-powered devices such as smart speakers. It kickstarted in May at the Google I/O conference where they...
B&O Play have announced their transition to truly wireless buds with its first offering in this product category that's gaining quite a bit of traction. It is called the B&O Beoplay E8. Type - Truly Wireless Buds Price - EUR 299 / SGD 429 The Lowdown 1. Truly Wireless B&O Play may be a little late coming into the truly wireless arena but...
Last week saw the Singapore launch of the Plantronics BackBeat 505, their latest pair of wireless on-ear headphones. Plantronics has been dabbling in headsets for around 50 years but has recently diversified into consumer audio and churning out over-ear, in-ear and on-ear headphones at a consistent rate. If you're familiar with their products, they have already released the BackBeat SENSE (SGD 279) in the...
The Apple AirPods need practically no introduction. These were the truly wireless earbuds that were introduced to much fanfare last September as loads of folks anticipated their entry into the Apple ecosystem. And since then, they finally hit the shops around Dec 2016 and there have been a load of reviews on these. Now what makes it interesting is to see how these fare...
