Sony SRS-NS7 Review: Takes personal entertainment seriously
Sony makes some of the most awesome headphones and stellar Bluetooth speakers. Hence, when we got the SRS-NS7 ahead of its launch, the mind took time to process this –WHAT IS THIS? It looks like a horseshoe to some, boomerang to others, and even a split toilet seat to the weirdos! It is, however, a genius solution for someone who said– “Wish if I had a speaker dangling around my neck but without stuffing it inside my ear”!
Inside that awkward form factor hides a potent speaker system, which when paired with a great TV, offers a unique audio experience. At Rs. 24,990, it positions itself as some serious audio gear for the discerned enthusiasts who want the home theater experience without stacking multiple odd boxes around the TV.
But does it work in reality? I spent a few days with the SRS-NS7 to find out.
Wearables are a tricky thing to design. Get the lines and surfaces right, and it becomes one with your physical being; get one aspect wrong and you want to stow it away forever. The SRS-NS7 lies in a weird space between these aspects. Put it around the neck and it hugs your skin like nothing else. The soft-touch plastic surface is comfy, although sweaty conditions could cause irritation.
Within 5 minutes or less, this design starts to limit your natural body movement. Because there’s nothing to hold it in place, the weird weight balance of the thing keeps it shifting around the neck. Tilt your head up and it slides behind; tilt it down and it tries to ride up the next. This is more pronounced if you are not wearing winter wear (jackets, sweaters). Maybe a strap (like in a helmet) could have been reassuring. After all, 318 grams of weight dangling around unsecured is highly uncomfortable.
As a result, I did not find it even
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