Geemarc CL7400 Wireless Headphones Review

[section_title title=”Conclusion”] Conclusion

The Geemarc is a truly unique product and one that, due to its certain purpose, I feel I may not have done justice to and as a result, try and temper my conclusion accordingly.

One thing that is universal is sound quality and the Geemarc isn’t competing with £80 headphones but more like £30-£40 ones. In terms of a normal pair of headphones, they feel like they’re competing more with the Ceres 300 I recently reviewed – of course the Geemarc doesn’t double up as a headset and the Ceres 300 isn’t wireless. The sound quality certainly isn’t terrible by any means – and significantly better and comfortable than having the TV on extremely loud – but the trade-off between quality and the amplified nature of them just isn’t great for the average user.

The one thing propping up the price of the CL7400 relative to sound quality is the wireless aspect of the headphones. From a quick look at Amazon there are other wireless headphone available at a similar price to the Geemarc CL7400 but lack the same focus – they’re almost all dedicated to mobile usage – the CL7400 is unique and fit for purpose and seemingly with limited competition. Really, it’s great that this option exists for people, even if I couldn’t make use, or at least full use, of it myself.

The CL7400 itself is also a slick piece of kit as I eluded too during the closer look. The headset doesn’t look gaudy or out of place any more than most of the popular headphones do in the current market place. The base wouldn’t look strange sat on any TV stand and can even be tucked out of sight if desired. The headphones themselves are surprisingly light-weight and quite padded – if not the most padded headphones i’ve used.

To sum up, the CL7400 is most certainly a niche product and one that’s niche both because of it’s target audience and the necessary design choices made to reach that audience. Geemarc succeed, I feel, in hitting the aim of inclusion for people who may have less than ideal hearing so they can enjoy entertainment with their family and friends fuss free. The only problem with hitting this level of accessibility is that apparent cuts to audio performance had to be made – worthwhile ones arguably – for people to enjoy audio without feeling ostracised.