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At first glAnce, you’ll immediately notice how beautifully built the Harman Kardon Soho Wireless is. Its slim and minimal silhouette accent-ed with premium leather trimmings makes for a very sophisticated and sexy Scandi-esque aesthet-ic. Since the main drawback of headphones is usu-ally fumbling with tangled wires, the fact that it’s wireless makes it even harder not to love. Another cool feature is the controls that are hidden within the Soho Wireless’ touch-sensitive interface on the right outer panel. Of course, it still comes with a 3.5mm audio cable jack for wired listening, and even a micro USB charging port protected by a snap shut cover, but we’re pretty much just bank-ing on its wireless capabilities that connect with

your devices via Bluetooth. While the headphones are light and the muffs well-padded, the headband could use with a little work—it’s pretty stiff, and therefore, difficult to adjust. Appearances aside, the Soho Wireless isn’t lacking in the performance department. You can expect proper heavy bass levels while rockin’ out to your favourite drum ’n’ bass tracks with practically zero distortion, even at unsafe volumes. The overall sound quality is sur-prisingly well-balanced with natural, clean audio, which might surprise sceptical audiophiles who doubt the competence of Bluetooth headphones. Overall, this is a pretty good option for travel or everyday use by those folks looking to listen to tunes outside the confines of an office or a home. 

Hardware: Harman Kardon Soho WirelessSolid and stylish, these headphones are the way to go. Words by Sim Wie Boon

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PhotograPh by Li; art direction by rebecca chew and Kathryn tan; aSSiSted by Sarah chong.