Beats ntsiav tshuaj XL Bluetooth Speaker Review

01 ntawm 05

Tau Beats 'Bigger Pill Improve rau Daim Yeeb Yam?

Brent Butterworth

Beats tau yeej qhov loj tshaj nyob rau hauv keeb kwm ntawm lub suab peb, nyiag lub npe ntawm "brand lub suab enthusiasts tshaj plaws kev hlub rau ntxub" los ntawm Bose tom qab kawg yuav tuav nws rau decades. Nrog rau lub npe ntawd los ntawm cov nyiaj ntawm cov nyiaj hauv cov nyiaj, cov khoom fav siv ua lag luam, thiab cov xov tooj tsawg dua ntawm cov neeg tuaj yeem tsim txom.

Tab sis Beats xav hwm. Xaiv nyob rau hauv Los Angeles suab paj nruag lub voj voog yog tias lub tuam txhab tau coj nyob rau hauv qee qhov kev txawj ntse loj los tswj nws cov khoom tsim - yog li tawg dawb, thaj, ntawm tag nrho "voiced by Dr. Dre" schtick uas lub tuam txhab tau txheeb xyuas.

Tsis pom qhov twg lawm lawv cov kev txawj xav tau ntau dua hauv Beats 'Bluetooth speaker offerings, uas yog xeeb txuam nkaus xwb ntawm lub Ntsiav tshuaj. Qhov tseeb tias kuv tau yuam kom sau ib tsab xov xwm lub npe hu ua "8 Bluetooth Speakers Zoo Tshaj tawm Tsav Beats Pill" qhia koj seb koj yuav tsum paub dab tsi txog qhov ntawd.

Cov tshuaj ntsiav XL yog loj dua, raws li koj pom hauv daim duab saum toj no. (Qhov ntawd yog qhov tseem ceeb nyob rau hauv xiav.) Nws tseem muaj ntau lub cev nqaij daim tawv, nrog rau dab tsi zoo li 3-nti woofer thiab 1.25-nti cone tweeter rau txhua channel (piv txwv li, sab laug thiab sab xis). Koj tuaj yeem pom tus neeg tsav tsheb layout hauv daim duab ntawm kuv daim CES report ntawm lub Ntsiav XL .

Kuv xav tias tus thawj ntsiav tshuaj yog ib yam ua tsis muaj zog, tsis tshua zoo-me me. Cia peb mam li paub tias nws tus kwv tij thij tau zoo dua.

02 ntawm 05

Beats ntsiav tshuaj XL: Ntaus thiab Ergonomics

Brent Butterworth

• Muaj peev xwm ua tau suab paj nruag Bluetooth
• Ob tug 3-nti / 75 hli woofers
• Ob tug 1.25-nti / 32 hli tweeters
• Ib qho radiator passive
• 3.5 hli lub suab paj nruag analog tawm tswv yim
• 3.5 hli lub suab paj nruag analog tso zis rau daisy-chaining
• Tsawg tsib lub teeb roj teeb ntsuas roj teeb
• Micro USB tso zis tshev rau them
• Ua tau nrog lwm lub Pill XL rau sab laug / sab nraum tso suab, lossis ob qho kev ua si rau kev siv ntau yam
• Qhov ntev 4 ntawm / 100 cm inch, 13.3 nyob / 33.8 cm ntev
• Luj 3.3 lbs./5.5 kg

Kuv 'd hais tias' s ib qho tsim nyog feature teeb. Nws yog ib lub tsheb ntau ntau npag txhawb ntxiv tshaj lub quartet ntawm 1-nti tsawg hauv cov ntsiav tshuaj thawj. Nws kuj tuaj yeem nrog lub phom sij ntawm phab ntsa-wart; zoo li feem ntau ntawm cov Bluetooth loj tham, nws lub roj teeb loj heev rau recharge USB.

Lub khoob feature yog tshwj xeeb tshaj yog txias. Lus hauv no teb yog, ntau Bluetooth tham muaj pairing tam sim no, tab sis yuav luag tag nrho cov tsuas yog sab laug / txoj cai stereo pairing - xws li, ib tug hais lus sab laug, qhov tod puas yog. Lub ntsiav tshuaj XL tus ua haujlwm ua haujlwm ob leeg cia ob ntawm cov units ua tib yam qhib, zoo daisy-chaining lawv wirelessly, li ntawd, koj tuaj yeem tso rau hauv ib chav thiab lwm qhov hauv chav tsev uas nyob ib sab, tsuav yog lawv tseem nyob rau hauv Bluetooth lub 15- mus rau 30-ko taw ntau. Thiab txhua yam koj ua tau rau cov phooj ywg yog muab coj los sib txuas ua ke: ib zaug rau ob qho kev ua si, ob zaug rau lub tso suab ntawm sab laug / txoj cai.

Kuv yeej tsis tau muaj teeb meem kev khiav hauj lwm cov ntsiav tshuaj XL. Kuv yeej tsis txhawj xeeb txog qhov kev qhia. Yog Bluetooth khawm khawm ntawm sab, thiab tus neeg hais lus tau sai sai nrog kuv tus xov tooj ntawm Samsung Galaxy S III thiab iPod kov txhua lub sijhawm.

Kuv tseem nyiam qhov me ntsis molded mus rau sab nraum qab, uas ua rau nws yooj yim mus lug ntsiav XL puag ncig.

03 ntawm 05

Beats ntsiav tshuaj XL: Kev ua tau zoo

Brent Butterworth

Kuv yuav luag tshem tawm cov ntsiav tshuaj XL thawj zaug uas kuv raug rho tawm haujlwm. Kuv tsis paub tias kuv tus xovtooj Samsung lub suab paj nruag yog nyob ntawm tus ncua, yog li kuv cranked qhov ntim ntawm lub xov tooj thiab cov ntsiav tshuaj XL txog txhua txoj kev. Tom qab ntawd kuv pom tias kuv yuam kev lawm, coj cov neeg ntaus suab paj nruag tawm ntawm kev ncua, thiab kuv ntshai tawm ntawm kuv lub ntsej muag los ntawm qhov nrov nrov npaum li cas cov ntsiav tshuaj XL tau ua si - ntau dua li 100 tus los yog roj teeb powered Bluetooth tham Kuv tau sim. Tab sis nws tsis tau ua suab nrov, nws tau hais tiag huv.

Thaum kuv yuav xav kom ib tug Beats khoom ua si zoo nkauj nrov, Kuv tsis xav kom nws ua suab refined. Yog li kuv muab tso rau hauv kuv qhov kev ua haujlwm "refined": qhov qub nyob ntawm "Cov Neeg Ua Dua" los ntawm James Taylor Live ntawm lub Beacon Theatre. Kuv tsis tau hais tias lub Ntsiav XL raug ntsia nws, tab sis nws ua tau zoo saum nruab nrab rau ib lub tshuab xa xov tooj sib tham. Tag nrho qhov naj npawb ntawm cov ntses bass thaj tsam mus rau qhov qhib rau treble yog txoj cai. Cov ntses bass thaj tsam soundingly amazingly; nws tsis yog qhov High-Q, boomy, overextended ntses bass thaj tsam kuv xav pom.

Ib tus yam ntxwv - sab nraud lub dav sonic goodness - yog ib qho tseem ceeb nyob rau hauv qis rau nruab nrab treble, uas ua rau Taylor lub suab suab me ntsis kev nyaub siab thiab me ntsis sibling, thiab kuj exaggerated lub suab ntawm lub suab paj nruag nyob rau hauv lub mix. Tab sis nws ua suab ntau vivid thiab exciting, dhau lawm, uas kuv twv yog vim li cas Beats 'engineers muab ntawd ncov nyob ntawd.

Kuv twb paub cov Pill XL ua si nrov nrov heev thiab huv, tab sis kuv xav pom tias nws yuav ua licas tiag tiag qhov kev sim siab: "Blue Whale," los ntawm tus cwjpwm Dave Binney lub Tebchaws Amelikas . "Blue Whale" pib nrog pugnacious upright ntses bass thaj tsam nrog cov khaus loj-bass zog uas tsuas yog khoo ntau tshaj Bluetooth tham thiab soundbars xwb. Lub ntsiav tshuaj XL ua si nrov nrov thiab meej meej, nrog rau ob peb lub suab seev cev tsis sib xws ntawm distortion.

Meanwhile, Binney's alto sax raug kev txom nyem los yog tau txais txiaj ntsim los ntawm (nyob ntawm seb koj qhov kev xam pom) tib qho tseem ceeb heev uas kuv tau hnov ​​nrog Taylor lub suab. Nws tsis yog rau kuv txhua lub sijhawm; txawm tias nws tau hloov nws lub suab ib tad, Kuv nyiam txoj kev uas cov tshuaj ntsiav XL coj Binney tawm me ntsis. Tus piano nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv suab nrov fuller thiab ntau dua lifelike dua li kuv siv los mloog nrog ib tus neeg hais lus Bluetooth. Thiab nrog rau Taylor cov ntaubntawv povthawj siv, cov tho kev ncov tau hais txog lub suab ntawm cov suab nkauj me ntsis.

Kuv 'm zoo nkauj leej twg voiced lub ntsiav XL twb mloog ntau rau cov khoom zoo li Wale dua Dave Binney sab, li ntawd, kuv muab tso rau hauv tus rapper' Hlub \ / ntxub ntxaug 'kom tau ib tug ntau kuas foundations. Wow. Cov ntsiav tshuaj XL pumped tawm ntawm cov kab tho ntse los nrog kev cai tsim thiab lub ntsiab lus, thiab zoo nkauj tseem ceeb Wale tus rap thiab singer Sam Dew lub croon.

Qhov no yog qhov tseeb tiag tiag, zoo siab heev tshaj plaws cov kiv cua ntawm paj, paj hlwb thiab pob zeb nyiam. Tsis nws tsis nqus. Qhov tseeb, kuv yeej nyiam nws! Tias 's heev ua kom yuam kev.

04 ntawm 05

Beats Pill XL: Kev Ntsuas

Brent Butterworth

Teb cov lus nug hauv on-axis
± 6.2 dB ntawm 80 Hz rau 20 kHz

MCMäxxx tso tawm qib
102/104 dB ntawm 1 meter

Los ntsuas ntawm kev ua pills XL, Kuv tau khiav kuv cov kev ntsuas quasi-anechoic zaus zaus li niaj zaus , nrog tus neeg hais lus ntawm tus 2-meter-siab siab thiab ntsuas microphone ntawm 1 meter, siv qhov muaj nuj nqi zog ntawm kuv tus Clio 10 FW suab ntsuas los tua cov acoustical teebmeem ntawm cov khoom ib puag ncig. Cov kab xiav nyob rau hauv daim duab saum toj no qhia txog qhov nquag teb rau ntawm-axis, nrog mic 1 meter ntawm tus tsav tsheb khiav mus sab laug. Cov xim ntsuab tsaus yog lo lus teb rau 30 degree mus rau sab laug (ze rau lub tweeter) thiab lub teeb ntsuab cim yog lo lus teb 30 degrees rau sab xis.

Zoo nkauj kawg tshwm sim, huh? Cov lus teb yuav luag tuag los ntawm 200 Hz mus rau 2.5 Hz, uas yog qhov twg qhov "nqaij" ntawm lub suab paj nruag yog. Yep, muaj ib lub loj ncov nruab nrab ntawm 3 kHz, uas yog qhov tseeb ua rau ntawm treble haum kuv hnov. Qhov kev tsis txaus siab hauv kev tawm ntawm sab nraud tawm ntawm 30 degrees yog vim qhov kev sib tw ntawm lub tweeter thiab woofer - thiab, kuv xav tias, mus rau ib qho yooj yim crossover Circuit Court (yog tias muaj qhov crossover nyob rau hauv txhua qhov).

Rau cov khoom zoo li no, ho, crankability tseem ceeb raws li lwm yam, yog li kuv tau ua kuv qhov kev xeem MCMäxxx: cranking Mötley Crüe's "Kickstart Kuv Lub Plawv" nrov li Pill XL ua si thaum lub suab tseem ua kom haum haum (uas yog hauv qhov no tag nrho ntim, uas cov ntsiav tshuaj XL tseem suab zoo heev), ces ntsuas qhov nruab nrab qib ntawm 1 meter. .

Wow. Kuv tau txais cov zis nruab nrab ntawm 102 dB nrog ntau ntau peaks ntawm siab li 104 dB. Tias 's deb ntawm qhov zoo tshaj plaws cov zis kuv' lwm ntsuas los ntawm ib tug Bluetooth lus rau ntawm qhov luaj li cas, nrog peaks 1 dB louder txawm tshaj li tus loj dua Soundcast Melody sab nraum zoov Bluetooth speaker. Qee qhov kev ua haujlwm loj thiab ntse heev mus rau qhov khoom no, uas yog tseeb.

05 ntawm 05

Beats Pill XL: Kawg Tsawg

Brent Butterworth

Kuv tus neeg saib xyuas koj tus kheej yuav muaj kev lom zem ntawm kuv, tab sis kuv yuav tsum lees txim kuv xav tias cov tshuaj ntsiav XL yog qhov zoo tiag tiag. Tsis yog, nws tsis yog qhov nruab nrab nruab nrab-sounding Bluetooth lus. Nws tsis yog koj tus nqi zoo tshaj plaws hauv Bluetooth hais lus. Tab sis nws yog ib cov khoom zoo thiab kuv xav tias muaj ntau tus neeg muaj tiag tiag yuav nyiam nws.