Latest news with #SwissMilitaryMortleyRumble

Indian Express

Swiss Military Mortley Rumble can bring life to you workstation

Swiss Military is a trusted brand in most markets around the world. To capitalise on this, the brand is expanding its product portfolio to include everything from travel essentials to speakers. The Swiss Military Mortley Rumble is a new speaker that tries to offer everything a user might need at an affordable price range. The Swiss Military Mortley Rumble has a unique design with a phone holder that reminds one of the early streaming devices that came for the iPhone over a decade back. The design of the 24W Bluetooth speaker has a control unit in the middle flanked by speakers. On the back of this control unit is a power button, USB-A and USB-C ports, an SD card reader, and an Aux-in port. The USB-C port is used to charge the device too. On top of this block are the Play/Pause and Forward buttons. There is no volume control on the device and one is expected to do that directly from the phone. While the design is interesting, with woofers at the back that actually move, the build quality did not inspire much confidence in me. The buttons on top are a bit too clicky, and everything cries white-labeled Shenzen production lines. The audio playback however is much better than what the design will have you expect. The audio profile is balanced and the playback is sharp. Playing O Re Piya, which is a perfect Sunday morning song on the Mortley Rumble, I realised that this is more of a personal listening device than a speaker that will fill your room with Rahat Fateh Ali Khan's mystical vocals. The speaker clearly has limitations when it comes to its top volumes. But keep it on your desk and you will have an immersive experience with your favourite tracks. To the speaker's credit is the fact that there is no noise even at the top volumes. With Jonita Gandhi's Vaseegara mashup, I loved the bass on these speakers. The taps sounded so real and vibrated across the table. There is space for the different channels and vocals don't struggle to come out of the shadows of the instruments. If only there was more volume to amp up this experience. The speakers are good for taking calls too and it helps that there is a flap up front that can hold your smartphone in place. Again an indicator that this is better as a desktop speaker. On a full charge, I could get about eight hours of playback, which is decent. However, a lot of smaller speakers these days push over 30 hours of playtime. At Rs 8,990, the Swiss Military Mortley Rumble could have done a bit more in terms of volume and battery power. But overall this is not a bad package and can be a good addition to your workspace. Nandagopal Rajan writes on technology, gadgets and everything related. He has worked with the India Today Group and Hindustan Times. He is an alumnus of Calicut University and Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Dhenkanal. ... Read More