Cans and wings

Music coming from the wings of your sunnies? If your face fits, then JBL’s Soundgear Frames are a cool way to enjoy tunes on the move… and they come at an attractive price.

Jez Ford

headphones sonic sunglasses SUMMARY JBL Soundgear Frames Price: $169 + Sunnies and sound in one! + Full awareness + Can add prescription lenses - Not very private - Headsize-critical Get a pair of your own sunglasses and put them on your head. Push them firmly against your face. Now rest your finger in your ear and grab the wing of your glasses in exactly that position and keep hold of it. Then take off the glasses and measure from there to the front of the glasses. What’s your measurement? For our Editor, it’s 10.5cm. For his wife, it is 9cm. Why does this matter? Because when JBL created its Soundgear Frames, which cleverly house electronics and speakers in the wings of a pair of sunglasses, they had to choose how…

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Sound + Image (Digital) - 1 Issue, August - September 2024

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