Preamble:
You are most likely familiar with headphone stands and headphone hangers, however earphone hangers are something that you probably don’t know of, do you?
After some removable and self-adhesive headphone hangers, Brainwavz Audio has introduced a new product that is solely dedicated for hanging up in-ears and earbuds when they are not in use. The name of that new product is “Krudul Duo” (
http://www.brainwavzaudio.com/products/brainwavz-krudul-duo), and while I am not 100% certain why the first part of the name was chosen (it is likely that it should phonetically resemble “cradle”), “Duo” indicates that it consists of two parts, and so it is indeed. One part can be stuck anywhere whereas the other one is meant to be attached to the back of a computer monitor, so the hanger protrudes to one side where you can hang up your earphones.
Without further ado, let’s take a closer look at the product in this short review.
Disclaimer: Pandora reached out to me and asked whether I was interested in checking out the Krudul Duo or not. I agreed to write an honest and unbiased review, wherefore I received the product free of charge. As always, I am not affiliated with the manufacturer and do not receive any compensation except for the ability to keep the product itself for future reference.
Technical Specifications:
Price: $14.99/set
Self-adhesive
All Metal
Vertical:
Weight: 33 g
Width: 32 mm
Height: 60 mm
3M VHB Tape
Monitor:
Weight: 32 g
Width: 86 mm
Depth: 50 mm
3M VHB Tape
Delivery Content:
The plain plastic box solely contains the two earphone hangers and nothing more.
Looks, Feels, Build Quality:
Both the vertical as well as the monitor hanger are fully made of metal. The hanger parts themselves share the same shape and dimensions and the two Krudul hangers only differ where the adhesive tape parts are.
The cut-out for the earphones and cables is rather small, but as the Krudul Duo is rather meant for consumer earphones than for exotic ones with thick and braided cables, I really cannot blame Brainwavz.
Conveniently, there is another cut-out right behind the actual one for the in-ears, so it could be used to wrap the cable around it and to place the 3.5 mm plug inside it (if the cable is flexible enough and the plug not too large).
Build quality is flawless and the appearance of the two Krudul hangers is very valuable. Still, I am a little concerned about scratches on some in-ears as the hanger part is fully made of metal – probably a rubber coating would have been a good idea.
Installation:
Installation couldn’t be easier – just pull the protective film of the adhesive tape off and stick the monitor in-ear hanger to the back of a computer monitor and the vertical one to any surface.
The adhesive tape is very strong by the way and I am not sure if it was really necessary to use such a strong one, as the hangers and in-ears/earbuds won’t be as heavy to even stress lighter adhesive tape.
Using the product:
Although I am very personally likely going to use the Krudul Duo for earbuds and especially cables, I selected four earphones that have different shapes and cable characteristics for my review.
Venture Electronics Monk Plus:
I chose this earbud for the review because I will personally probably mainly use the Krudul Duo for earbuds.
Hanging these earbuds is quite easy due to their flexible cables and the 3.5 mm plug also fits.
Brainwavz M3:
I chose this in-ear for the review as it has got a tendentially stiff cable and as also wanted to feature a Brainwavz in-ear with the Brainwavz Krudul Duo.
The cable is a bit springy but it is still rather easy to hang this in-ear. However, the plug doesn’t fully fit as it is not the very smallest but average in size.
Fidue SIRIUS:
I chose this in-ear for the review as it is quite heavy, has got a rather thick and also somewhat heavy cable and earpieces that are fully made of metal.
This in-ear is easy to hang, but as the cable is thick, I wouldn’t wrap it around the Krudul Duo and the 2.5 mm connector doesn’t fit either, but that was to be expected. Also, a lot of care should be taken as the hangers are made of metal, too.
Jays q-JAYS:
I chose this in-ear for the review as it has got tiny earpieces that are also made of metal.
The q-JAYS are probably a little too small for the Krudul Duo. They do fit, however they slip out could rather easily and are also made of metal that is however extremely sturdy and highly treated.
Wrapping the cable around the Krudul Duo and placing the 3.5 mm connector in one of the cut-outs is really easy.
Résumé:
The Krudul Duo is a nice product and worth its price. It can be convenient for hanging in-ears, cables, adapters and earbuds. It is well made and appears valuable.
However, if you are concerned about scratches on your in-ears, especially those that are made of metal, you need to be very careful (for this case, I wish the metal was rubberised).
Because of the potential risk of somewhat scratching in-ears over time, I would say 4.25 out of 5 stars are fair as besides that, the Krudul Duo is an extremely nice product.