I tried the wireless headphones that let you share music with your friends, and I loved them

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When you need to share a hilarious viral video, great new song discovery, or movie experience with a friend in a public place, what do you do? If you're like most people, you probably scoot in close with the friend, and either each grab an earbud, or attempt to turn your phone volume up as high as possible.

Each situation is far from the optimal listening experience. In the first, you only get half of the sound as it's meant to be heard. In the second, the volume may not be loud enough if you're in a busy setting like a subway car, or inappropriately loud if you're in a quiet setting like a library. 

The Wearhaus Arc is a pair of wireless headphones that solves for these inconveniences so you can share an audio experience seamlessly with a partner, without having to sit next to each other or disturb the people around you.

Founders Richie Zeng and Nelson Zhang were UC Berkeley engineering students who bonded over concerts and the belief in the power of music to bring people together. Inspired by silent raves, where groups of people all connect their earphones to a main music mix and jam out in their own heads, Zeng and Zhang set out to produce a similar experience, but one designed for everyday use and where people could connect to each other. 

The result is the one-of-a-kind Wearhaus Arc, Bluetooth headphones that not only sound great for both solo and shared listening, but also feature unique customizable light rings.

We had the opportunity to try the Wearhaus Arcs for ourselves. Here's a walkthrough of our experience:

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This is what the headphones look like.

They come in black and white. Once you've charged your headphones, turn them on by holding down the power button on the left ear cup and connecting via Bluetooth to your device.

Open up your favorite music app and try out the touch controls.

Instead of picking up your phone or clicking over to a different browser tab, you can use the touch controls located on the right ear cup to directly control your music. You can: 

1. Tap the center of the cup to play or pause
2. Swipe up and down to change the volume
3. Swipe forwards and backwards for track selection

Now it's time to connect to another Wearhaus Arc by starting a broadcast.

There are two ways you can do this:

1. Through the touch controls on the right ear cup
2. Through the app

Starting a broadcast isn't necessarily the most intuitive process the first time around, but after a few times you should get used to it.