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Razer Nommo Chroma

Razer Nommo Chroma

- By Team GameAxis

If the Razer Blade and Razer Phone are anything to go by, then it won’t come as a surprise to see that Razer has adopted a similar approach for the_Nommo Chroma. You get your pick of colors so as long as it’s black, and there’s that minimalist look that makes it kosher for those who aren’t inclined towards the “edgy” (read: very loud) gaming look.

Unlike traditiona­l, boxy bookshelf speakers, the Nommo Chroma is only as big as it should be. The stand is only as wide as it should be to be stable; the post is only as large as it should be to support the speaker’s weight; and the cylindrica­l speaker is not much wider than the speaker cone it contains. The power adapter is incorporat­ed into the mains plug, so there’s no

cumbersome power brick to deal with.

Two dials control the bass and volume, the latter of which doubles up as a power button that you push to switch on and off. A light underneath the stand turns on to indicate that the speakers are on, and turns off when – err, you know the drill. Although the dials is actually quite an elegant solution for simple rigs that don’t take up too much space. There is one tradeoff with this design: these speakers sound their best only when your ears are directly in line with the speaker cones. Desktop speakers tend to be angled upwards (say, 18 degrees) for this reason. You can x

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