Razer Ferox
Mobile Gaming & Music Speakers
Overview
In this edition of Gang Gamer Grean: Razer Review, Thailand, we are going to be reviewing the Razer Ferox.
Pros
- 360o directional sound
- Good sound clarity and excellent bass (for its size)
- Extremely high build quality
Cons
- Cable is too short
Ferox Review
The Razer Ferox is perhaps the most anticipated buy for me in the first quarter of 2011, to some extend, me and some of my friends had to just go get us each of these babies right after we finished our exams, like immediately after the exam! It was a long journey downtown to a IT-specialized shopping mall in a small compact car that housed six people, half of which are well-prepared to splash some cash on the almighty Razer Ferox (Feroxes, Feroxii, Feroxzi?), including me of course. Anyway below is the actual review.Straight out of the box, there is this well-crafted carrying case, unzipping it to obtain the speakers, the size is expectingly very small. But do not underestimate them, they are really powerful, well, for its size, TOTALLY.
The 360o sound is really a marketing scheme, it does produce 360o sound thanks to its design, but really? half of the sound direction is undirected and wasted away, but it is still fair quality for gaming, even more good for turning your laptop or mp4 player into a jukebox, in the kitchen? at a party? on the beach? ANY PLACE ANYWHERE.
The expanded resonance, triggered when pushing on the top gives a nice to how the speaker turns on and off, it would be shameful if there was a button to turn the speakers on and off.
The sound is exceptional, to my surprise, it delivers very rich acoustic sound, the bass is just a bit disappointing but, hey, this is no Mako or 2.1 speakers, so its understandable.
The blue LED light glowing from the bottom goes on and off when charging, otherwise stays on for most of the time, but it is sad that there is no option to turn the light off.
With the price tag considerably low, pairing 2 pairs or more of the Ferox is recommended, I myself, is currently using 2 pairs of Ferox with my old Phillips 2.1 speakers to produce a 6.1 sound system setup, powered that with the Creative's Sound Blaster Audigy sound card and it sync together perfectly.
The only downfall to this superb speakers is its cable, it is too short for desktop setup, even too short for laptop, you will need to out-stretch the cable to place the speakers in a suitable left and right side positions. The speakers uses the mini-USB slots, with the USB and audio plug to charge and play the speakers, or only the audio plug just for play. Battery life is around 8 hours.
Reviewing speakers are hard, you just need to hear it for yourself, all I can say is the Razer Ferox is the best of its kind, highly recommended.
First Hour Hand-on Review
5th minute: Nice carrying case
9th minute: The speakers are so tiny and lightweight, kawaii, LOL
15th minute: Loving the glowing LED light
19th minute: wait, NO turning it off option? Goddamn!
25th minute: Finally got the my 6.1 sound system set up and good to go, the Feroxes are powerful on its on, but a bass boost from a 2.1 speakers make the sound even more awesome.
36th minute and onward: Listening to music
Technical Specifications
- Frequency Response: 150Hz-20KHz
- Drivers: 30mm neodymium magnets
- Up to 12 hours playback time
- LED battery status indicator
- Battery voltage/capacity: 470mAh
- 3.5mm audio jack & USB
- Loudspeaker Output: 2 x 3W
- Carrying case included
- Approximate size: 70 mm (length) x 70mm (width) x 53 - 64 mm (height)
Unboxing Video
Gallery
Ratings (out of 10)
Build Quality - superb build quality, if perfect is what you are looking for, this is it
10.0
Ease of Use - the short cable is a let down, but these speakers are very easy to set up
9.0
Features - the only thing that keeps these speakers from scoring 10.0 in this department is the lack of basic features such as turning the light on/off, no software for PC usage.
Features - the only thing that keeps these speakers from scoring 10.0 in this department is the lack of basic features such as turning the light on/off, no software for PC usage.
9.5
Performance - the sound is very good for its size
Performance - the sound is very good for its size
10.0
Value - powerful mobile speakers for the right price
10.0
Overall - Supreme
9.7
