Whether it was Gunship and the pounding Drone Racing– the kick drum alone makes it worth having a look at– Casque Woojer… or The Word Alive’s Quit While You’re Ahead, I adored listening to music in this way. It’s someplace between being down the front at a gig and standing next to a bass bin in a nightclub, and if you’re a fan of music the Woojer Vest Edge brings it to life in a manner you can’t easily replicate. If you’re a fan of symphonic music or 60s pop there’s going to be less of a draw, but if your taste skews towards the much heavier end you’ll find it difficult to go back.
I followed up my musical jaunts with some film time. This was where I took my very first foray into VR with the Vest Edge, and the established on Oculus Quest 2 was quick and basic. Taking the 3.5 mm feed from the Oculus into the Vest Edge’s control system, you then attach your headphones in series before depositing them on your head. I worried that there ‘d be too many loose cables, however with some positioning under and around the Vest Edge there was never anything in the method, and nor did it limit my motion.
You’re best served here with some powerful shows; I’m thinking more Michael Bay than Michael Moore. While you can have this set up for routine watching– it’s a cinch if you’re hooked into your DualSense or Xbox controller– VR viewing is categorically the way forward. If you have actually checked out apps like Prime Video VR or Bigscreen you’ll know that they put you in a virtual movie theater, and seeing blockbusters in VR can be pretty special. Including the Vest Edge suggestions things strongly into ‘almost as good as the genuine thing’.
I don’t believe I ‘d invested much time thinking about how filmmakers modify the sound mix to draw the audience in, however the absence of low frequencies in the opening was hammered house once they appeared, adding serious depth to both the soundtrack and the superhero action. I loved this; it’s absolutely like having your own cinema, and given that I ‘d paired the Vest Edge with Razer’s haptic-toting Nari Ultimate I was experiencing every blow, every blast, simply like you would in a fully equipped movie theatre.