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...
24 Mar - Sonos announced the launch of the Playbase, their first soundbase product that is meant to sit nicely under your TV. We were invited to a private session by Sonos and TC Acoustic, their South East Asian distributors, to experience the Playbase firsthand in a cozy setting in River Valley, Singapore. What's The Big Deal? Sonos product launches are quite a...
1 Sep - While IFA 2016 gets into gear over in Berlin, Bang & Olufsen simultaneously announced the launch of the BeoSound 1 and BeoSound 2 speaker systems today at Space Furniture Asia Hub in Singapore. In a nutshell: BeoSound 1 - Portable wireless speaker system BeoSound 2 - More powerful wired speaker Let's look at the former, which is the more mobile...
This week was a sad week. Not just for me but those who grew up in Singapore loving music. Gramophone, one of the few music retailers left in Singapore, shut its doors for good. While not unexpected, this definitely was a disappointment to me. I'm sure there are many who had frequented their flagship Raffles Place store within the MRT station. I was...
