[section_title title=”Closer Look”]Â Closer Look
Straight away from the front of the box we can see the angle that Geemarc are trying to push with the CL7400. Ease of use, wireless and noon-impeding on others if you wear the headphones.
The rear of the packaging is quite sparse with a solitary feature being pointed out and contact addresses.
Geemarc include everything you need to get going. In addition to the acessories I highlighted during the introduction there is also a sizeable 3.5mm extension cable that can be used to directly plug the headphones into the source as well as a SCART connector if the TV doesn’t have phono out.
The headphones themselves certainly looks quite mainstream and acceptable assuming you’re fine with red. That is, they don’t look like they’re specifically targeted towards people who may not hear as well as they used to.
Below with have the CL7400 base and associated connectors. Aside from the phono connectors there is the power input, on/off/mono switch and also the pairing button to match up with the headphones themselves.
The headset isn’t firmly held in place so you can’t just set it and forget it if you’re in a rush. Also, the power connectors only fit one way around.
Here we have the controls on the headphones that let you control balance, EQ setting and the on button. You’ll notice all of them have Braille on them to help with location if someone has possible sight deficiency too – a nice touch from Geemarc.
The CL7400 fold up for ease of transport – Ideal should you need to take them on long journeys/holidays where the destination’s facilities may not have the utility offered up by the CL7400.
Below is the charge connectors on the base itself. These recede once the CL7400 is placed above.
There isn’t much depth to the charging port giving credence to the comment I made earlier about the headset not being quite firm when put on top of the base.
On the top-side of the the earcups is the volume control for each channel. underneath we have a USB slot so the headphones can be plugged into the mains and still used on the opposite side to connect the CL7400 directly to a source such as a phone or MP3 player.
The extension is around 4cm of wiggle room to accommodate different head shapes and sizes.
The Geemarc 7400 is certainly an interesting product for a user base that is perhaps out of focus from peripheral makers. I can’t say I’m hard of hearing myself, but it’s time to put it through paces in our performance tests.
