WE. BY LOEWE WINS EISA MOBILE AWARD

It may be rather oddly named, but the portable We. by Loewe We. HEAR 2 speaker designed by famous German manufacturer Loewe has been named ‘Best Mobile Speaker 2021–2022’ by the Expert Imaging and Sound Association, a community of 60 technology magazines, websites and social media commentators from 29 countries.

In the written citation explaining the reasons the We. HEAR 2 won a prestigious EISA award, the judges commented: “The portable We. HEAR 2 speaker is tastefully designed and looks gorgeous. It’s available in four different colours, so you can pick the one that fits your interior — or exterior, since the speaker is IPX6-rated to be water/dust-proof. Controls for volume and Bluetooth pairing are cleverly housed behind its anti-roll-stand, and its sound performance is clean, detailed and punchy, with ample volume to get your party started. Charging via USB-C fully replenishes the We. HEAR 2’s 15-hour-rated battery in around 4–5 hours. The robust cylindrical chassis is designed to be positioned either horizontally or upright, or attached to the included adjustable belt for music on the move.”

“Loewe only relatively recently launched its new brand We. by Loewe,” said Paul Riachi, of Indi Imports, which distributes Loewe in Australia. “The concept is that products bearing the We. By Loewe brand will be designed specifically to address the precise requirements and functionality sought by today’s youth. The EISA award for the HEAR 2 paves the way for a successful future for younger generation products in the pioneering Loewe technology ranges, particularly since it comes on the back of this model also winning an iF Design Award earlier this year.”

Riachi says that Indi Imports will be selling the We. By Loewe HEAR 2 in all its colour variants — Aqua Blue, Coral Red, Cool Grey and Storm Grey — and that the company will announce pricing closer to when the new model arrives in Australia early in 2022. In Europe, the model currently retails for €169.