Most Ventilated Facial Interface | KIWI design Facial Interface for Oculus Quest 2 Review

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Published on July 29, 2021 4:00:17 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJrV4QznJIc

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Sniper Elite VR (2021)

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Review

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Enjoy my KIWI design Facial Interface for Oculus Quest 2 review. You can buy the PRODUCT for $32.99 from KIWI design directly here → https://bit.ly/kiwiinterface

This interface from Kiwi design is the most breathable yet for the Quest 2. It has more grills and holes in it than any interface I’ve reviewed on the Quest, and this will really help with ventilation during high-intensity sessions, such as working out in VR.

There are full-width grills located on the top and bottom of the interface, and there are even grills underneath the lower foam padding area of the interface. And it’s because of these lower grill holes, KIWI design has had to rethink its design for their foam pads because there are no velcro attachment points in this area.

You get two identical foam pads in the box. They are 16mm in depth, and they compact down to 8mm. The foam rebounds well and its PU leather material makes them easy to clean when they get sweaty.

The one unique feature is that Kiwi design has added a small bar of velcro onto the recessed nosepiece area that the back of these foam pads attach to, and it works quite well. The nose flap is a bit smaller than I would have liked. You don’t get as much light blocked in this area.

Thanks to the firm plastic material they have used, I found that it clips very well onto the Quest 2 and it stays more attached much better than some other facial interfaces I have tried. But there are a few minor issues that I found during my test.

The first is due to the material and size of the plastic and how close they reach the built-in speakers of the Quest 2. I found that with some heavy bass sound, such as the rifle fire in Sniper Elite VR, the sound from the speaker drivers would vibrate the facial interface.

This creates a tingling sensation at both temples of my head every time I fire the rifle in Sniper Elite or when there is heavy bass in music such as in Best Saber. This only occurs in the last 2-3 notches of maximum volume on the Quest, and you can rule this out if you wear earbuds or headphones with your Quest. I run the same test on the other interfaces and it was also present but not as severe as the KIWI design interface. I think it’s because on some other facial interfaces, the plastic in this area is much softer, so they can absorb the sound waves and vibration much better.

The second issue I have is with the nose leak flap. As I mentioned earlier, it’s much smaller and because of this the blocking effect isn’t as strong as other facial interfaces. But with that said, I like to see some of the world outside, so I can peek through the gap to tell where I am in a room without taking my headset off or use passthrough.

The connecting nose foam padding is a good idea, but at times I did find my nose brushing the edges of the padding in this area. They have made this area wider to compensate for this feature, so if you attach a different foam pad you will get more light coming through and around your nose, because the nose flap isn’t big enough to fill this gap - at least for me anyway.

The biggest improvement with this interface, other than it actually clipping in well, is the many breathable holes this interface has. If you suffer from fogging or you workout a lot in VR, then this might be the facial interface for you. It has so many gaps and holes, it’s no wonder why they had to use the firm plastic material everywhere to help keep its shape.

I think I still need some more time with this interface to see if it stays on my Quest 2 or not. There’s a lot to like here, but I feel the padding could have been improved, they are not as comfortable as some pads from VR Cover, and I feel the vents and lack of velcro at the bottom, has steered them into thinking up a solution that wasn’t really needed, and as a result it has gone more against this product, than improve it.

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TIMESTAMPS:

0:00 - Intro
0:14 - Brief overview
0:42 - Unboxing
0:56 - Facial Interface
2:09 - Foam Pads
3:27 - Anti-light leakage flaps
3:55 - Fitting alternative foam pads
4:23 - Overall impressions

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