Skullcandy, well-known for its vary of inexpensive and colourful headphones and earbuds, is throwing its hat into the compact Bluetooth speaker ring with a brand new lineup of waterproof audio system that boast some spectacular battery life and that vary in worth from simply $30 to $80.
With summer season in full swing, Skullcandy’s received eyes on poolside events and tenting journeys with its first try on the price-conscious Bluetooth speaker crowd that features 5 new cleverly-named units that begin with the fundamental Ounce ($30) and Kilo ($40) fashions earlier than shifting into the marginally extra feature-rich Terrain Mini ($40), Terrain ($60), and the largest within the line, the Terrain XL ($80).
Skullcandy says that every one of its new audio system are ruggedly designed, and every has an IPX7 score, which signifies that they’ll stand up to full submersion in as much as one meter of water for half-hour. It’s price noting, although, that the “X” in that score accounts for the absence of a dust-resistance score (it’s normally ranked 0 to six), which simply signifies that you would possibly need to be a bit cautious on the seashore. Moreover, throughout the whole vary, all of the audio system share the identical Bluetooth 3.5 connectivity that’s good for as much as 33 toes, USB-C for charging, massive, bodily buttons, and waterproof material mesh protecting.
What separates these audio system comes all the way down to form, playback options, battery energy, and worth. The Kilo and Ounce audio system share the identical skinny, rounded design, just like that of the favored JBL Clip lineup, with the Kilo additionally sporting a carabiner clip ring. The 5-watt Ounce and 7-watt Kilo have down-firing, passive radiators for bass resonance, and each ship spectacular battery energy for his or her measurement at as much as 16 and 24 hours, respectively (the $100 JBL Clip 4, compared, solely boasts 10 hours). The Kilo can be stereo paired to a different Kilo for bolder sound.
The bigger Terrain lineup, then again, shares an identical squared-cylinder form, and ranges in measurement from the smallest 6-watt Terrain Mini, which stands at 5.9-inches excessive, the 12-watt Terrain at 7.1-inches, to the biggest 20-watt Terrain XL at 8.5 inches tall. Whereas the Mini sports activities a single 48-millimeter driver in comparison with the Terrain and XL that every get two of them for larger sound, all three of the Terrain audio system will be stereo paired with any of the Terrain audio system, and all of them function Skullcandy’s SKDY Multi-Hyperlink connectivity that enables for connecting as much as 99 SKDY-capable audio system, which we are able to solely assume would sound insane. The Terrain audio system additionally throw down some respectable battery energy at as much as 14 hours for the Mini and Terrain fashions, and as much as 18 for the XL.
“We developed this line of audio system to increase our shoppers’ expertise from listening solo to gathering with pals,” mentioned Justin Regan, Skillcandy’s Vice President of Advertising and marketing. “Goal-built for all-day use, these merchandise final so long as the social gathering, with no limits to how far you’ll be able to take them.”
The Skullcandy Ounce, Kilo, Terrain Mini, Terrain, and Terrain XL Bluetooth audio system can be found in 4 colours: black/orange, gentle gray/blue, blue blaze, and astro mud (orangey). The pre-release press supplies additionally listed malachite (inexperienced), and dopamine pink, however they to this point haven’t appeared on the Skullcandy web site.
The lineup of Skullcandy audio system can be found now at retailers and on Skullcandy.com
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