Say hello to what could be the coolest invention since Headphones, here is “bassAware”!

Michael White might be a bit crazy. I think that anyone that’s truly successful in the music business has to be, as conventional thought gets you nowhere fast. His path to his latest venture has been completely unconventional; he’s been an attendee of Burning Man for the past 10 years and travels from time to time on a custom trike with subs on the back. He’s built art cars and done custom audio, but has been fixated on the concept of a silent disco for the past few years.

If you’ve never been to one, you should. Known mostly for their presence in the festival circuit, it’s simply an event where DJ’s play to a crowd without the use of speakers. Every member of the audience has a pair of headphones on. Michael started to throw his own silent discos in New York subway cars. And after years of this unique experience, he decided there wasn’t enough bass for his liking.

He started developing bassAware, which is essentially a backpack that uses vibration to mimic bass. The flagship product did have people a bit doubtful at first but when tried on individuals of different height or weight, not only did it fit, but it worked perfectly!

The bassAware Holster is a new type of wearable audio technology that uses vibration to create a massive bass experience.

Use it anytime you’re wearing headphones – with any audio source: your phone, your music player, your tablet, or your laptop. It’s super portable – you can take it with you anywhere – it’s small, lightweight, and battery powered. Everywhere you go – you’ll feel that visceral punch like you’re in the club or in front of a giant stack of speakers.

The device uses a tactile transducer placed on your upper back – this is a special type of audio driver creating vibration rather than sound. These sensations travel through your body to the inner ear where your nervous system translates these felt vibrations into “heard” sounds. The result is an immersive bass experience that no one but you can hear or feel.

The Holster works great with any headphones. It adds physical punch to the best premium models. It completely fills out the low end on inexpensive earbuds. The best headphones get better and lower quality headphones suddenly sound amazing. Either way, there’s no going back.

DJs that are playing on horrible monitors can use this device to have an accurate idea of where the low end actually lies. The average consumer can enjoy a different dimension of music without disturbing those around them. Silent disco participants can have an added thump on their back as they dance. And all of these lovers of music can turn it up a notch without doing any damage to their ears. The battery apparently lasts more than a dozen hours, and the device will come with a charger.

In short, bassAware actually does everything it claims to and has satisfied a number of users already. It certainly doesn’t end there though, the team have already begun to get together a list of improvements that will be made when this goes to development. They have five days left on their Kickstarter, and look to be on track to reach their goal of $30,000 in less than 30 days to move to the production phase.

You can check the project here and back it if you wish. There’s only a couple of units left if you want to pledge enough to get your hands on this product before anyone else. Out of 600 BassAware Holsters offered up on this campaign, only 29 are up for grabs.

Grab it now and check out the video below!

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