Whether it was Gunship and the pounding Drone Racing– the kick drum alone makes it worth taking a look at– Woojer Ryg Kickstarter… 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 beside 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 quickly reproduce. If you’re a fan of symphonic music or 60s pop there’s going to be less of a draw, however if your taste skews towards the much heavier end you’ll find it hard to return.
I followed up my musical jaunts with some film time. This was where I took my first foray into VR with the Vest Edge, and the established on Oculus Mission 2 was simple and quick. Taking the 3.5 mm feed from the Oculus into the Vest Edge’s control system, you then attach your earphones in series prior to transferring them on your head. I worried that there ‘d be too many loose cables, but with some placing under and around the Vest Edge there was never anything in the way, and nor did it restrict my movement.
You’re finest served here with some powerful shows; I’m thinking more Michael Bay than Michael Moore. While you can have this set up for regular watching– it’s a cinch if you’re hooked into your DualSense or Xbox controller– VR watching is categorically the method forward. If you’ve checked out apps like Prime Video VR or Bigscreen you’ll understand that they put you in a virtual movie theater, and watching blockbusters in VR can be quite unique. Adding in the Vest Edge ideas things firmly into ‘nearly as good as the real thing’.
I do not think I ‘d invested much time thinking about how filmmakers fine-tune the sound mix to draw the audience in, however the lack of low frequencies in the opening was hammered home once they appeared, including severe depth to both the soundtrack and the superhero action. I enjoyed this; it’s definitely like having your own movie theater, and given that I ‘d matched the Vest Edge with Razer’s haptic-toting Nari Ultimate I was experiencing every blow, every blast, simply like you would in a well-equipped film theatre.