what's up guys Ben here from authentech and today we're checking out this
immersive wearable speaker system from Sony now huge thinks those guys for
sending it over when I was first researching it they say it creates the
surround sound cinematic effects but it's not over your ears it's literally
you're wearing speakers around your neck so how well does it sound I'm really
intrigued let's unbox and check it out in the box includes ooh so here's the
wearable and neck speaker we've got buttons here nice little fabric power
vibration here's these special chambers that they talk about that the sound
bounces and then shoots up into your ear it feels pretty lightweight they say
it's less than a pound okay so here's the charging dock which is kind of cool
it's semi Wireless you just drop it on here and then it'll recharge
they say battery life will last about seven hours on a full charge I believe
and the recharge takes about three hours here's what else is in the box some
papers some speakers and chargers this must be the transmitter now again it's
wireless it's not bluetooth so it's on the 2.4 gigahertz band that's gonna be
better for latency but then on a negative note there's no Bluetooth so it
doesn't look like we'll be able to sync it over to the phone here's our audio
inputs while it's kind of a lot of cables but it's nice ok so it looks like
you can charge either on the dock or directly into the headset so first let's
set it up to the TV all right we're gonna use optical audio we'll just do a
little music on YouTube try not to get a copyright strike oh yeah you feel fit
and modern and futuristic shout out to this convey guy I've used his music
before it's really good oh all right here we go
I'm sure the microphone is power check it out
okay it's not cutting in and out right now I'm not sure why I like having the
buttons right here that's nice it's pretty trippy you feel like the sound
should be coming straight ahead of you but it's kind of that's clearly shooting
up from underneath it sort of has a surround sound of fact let me keep
practicing and playing with it okay so I've got some updates it's been about a
week one haircut later I think some of that glitching was from a lot of
interference of Wi-Fi signals here in the office but I've been able to test it
on a couple more machines first my gaming computer I'll show you that in a
second and then also my TV out in the living room and it worked really well so
let me show you so for the gaming computer we plug it in right here I'm
using three-and-a-half millimeter just plugging it right into the headphone
jack now remember we don't have a microphone input on here so if we were
gaming we would need a third-party mic something like this could be nice out of
plug into a computer if you were to use this for gaming okay so trying out some
gaming I like the idea it's almost like open-back headphones you're able to hear
your environment so maybe the wife is calling me or something like that then I
can also have a high quality surround sound audio for FPS gaming like this
it's a very cool idea so let me show you and try it out that's pretty sweet it
sounds really good let's go all the way up Oh
that is loud that vibration is rude I mean I can I think it's on high let me
try it low medium that's pretty sweet it's kind of like you're wearing a bass
right on your neck the surround sounds pretty legit like it could be good for
FPS I could hear things coming from all directions okay so I think a lot of
people including myself are wondering why wouldn't I just use headphones it's
got the microphone built-in and everything well there's definitely some
use cases for this I know myself personally sometimes if I'm wearing
headphones for long periods of time even though they're super cushy and good
padding all around if you're hardcore and you're going for a few games or
multiple hours whatever there could definitely be some discomfort even
though almost feels claustrophobic after having them on for hours and hours and
hours so having something open like this might have you feeling a little bit more
comfortable while gaming or watching and I like the simplicity of design to just
take it off the neck drop it on the charging dock and boom it's wireless
charging so now I'm gonna hook it up to my TCL here in the living room got a
nice 65 inch from those guys again we're gonna transfer over this transmitter you
can use analog three and a half mil in I'm just gonna use the digital in okay
grab the Sony's pop them on power up the TV Harmony remote this guy's amazing so
let's start with a movie I can't beat Disney Plus do a little Star Wars
classic tryout that's around
I feel like if I tilt it up it sounds a little bit more directed towards my ears
just a little bit louder okay so the idea of watching some cinematic surround
sound fun movie with maybe a little one nearby it's not gonna disturb her at all
is pretty cool and yet you can still have your volume jacked way up so again
the idea of watching a movie or music or whatever on the main TV and then I could
still move around go into the kitchen let's say I wanted to do the dishes or
whatever I'm still getting that surround sound effect wherever I'm at since I'm
carrying those speakers with me so that's kind of cool just for funsies
let's try a little bit of YouTube action see how this authentic guy sounds
again wireless freedom which is kind of cool which is fun and that tall
clearance helps a lot well there's even an eco mode and again I haven't had any
of those connectivity problems as I was having them that TV out here or on my
computer so again it might have been too many 2.4 gigahertz interference but it's
working good here closing thoughts it gets clear and very loud which is nice
and fun secondly it ain't cheap two hundred and fifty dollars now that's a
lot of money but if you think about a good pair of headphones these are my
favorites from Sony noise cancellation they're even more dollar so that's
interesting to compare I could actually seen this being a good fit for certain
people but definitely not everyone for one maybe the elderly they need super
clothes loud audio but then good for safety as well that they can hear
everyone around them it could be good if you have clothes by neighbors or
roommates but you still want to be mindful with good surround loud volume
at the same time and maybe just a possible alternative for certain
headphone users but they don't want that discomfort over long periods of time and
maybe even VR experiences that might be a good implementation as well so again
it's not for everyone but for certain select people it might be a good fit and
I think my biggest wishlist item is that if it had bluetooth built-in as well so
that way it could connect easily to our phones tablets other gadgets like that
all links will be down below until next time let's live all fantasy