 |
It's an extremely cute concept, a VU meter on a shirt. It runs on 4 AAAs (not included), and the controller sits in a little pocket on the bottom left. You can unplug it from the cable for washing. The cable contains 7 wires, and if you happen to plug it in backwards (it's not keyed) it'll still sort of work, only the display will be sort of upside-down.
It is not at all a graphic equalizer, as it may appear; just a simple volume-level meter, probably with 6 possible different values displayed. They have a canned image (such as the one at right) for each of the (probably 6) different levels.
It's kind of nice that the controller switch has two settings: MIN for use in loud environments (such as concerts I'm guessing), and MAX for use in regular day-to-day (at home?) environments. Another nice feature (that most people probably won't use) is that the controller has a power jack so you could if you wanted, plug in an AC adapter or something. I'm planning to use it to plug in a battery pack for bigger batteries (C or D). When the shirt arrived (very quickly, I might add), I just pulled some batteries out of other devices and used them. They didn't last very long... but I don't know whether that's because the shirt draws a lot of current or because the batteries were already mostly drained when I started.
All in all, it's not the awesome that I was hoping for (a true EQ) but it's absolutely what it claimed to be (a working VU meter).
Now, whatever building I wear this shirt in, I'll be in "a room with a VU".
--H
Rating:  [4 of 5 Stars!] |
|
|
[5 of 5 Stars!]
