Kev Ntsuam Xyuas Lus Tshaj Tawm SMS1

01 ntawm 05

Classic zoo li, Tiag tiag. Classic suab?

Brent Butterworth

Kev Ntsuam Xyuas Qhov SMS1 phau ntawv hais lus muaj ib qho txawv me me. Lub tuam txhab paub txog high-performance digital-to-analog hloov siab, tiam sis nthuav nws txoj kab. Nws ntxiv cov AHB2, thawj lub zog amp siv THX Class AAA tag nrho-analog, high-efficiency amplification tshuab, thiab nws launched nws cov lus qhia thawj, tus SMS1.

Tus SMS1 nruab nrab yog kev sib raug zoo ntawm Benchmark thiab tus kws hais lus tsim tawm David Macpherson, tus creator ntawm Studio Electric kab ntawm zoo nkauj tsim, idiosyncratically retro tham thiab amps. Nws yog ob txoj kev tsim uas cia li ua rau kev saib xyuas zoo, tab sis nws tseem tuaj yeem ua ib qho me me piv rau Studio Hluav Taws Xob. Macpherson tau hais tias tus neeg hais lus zoo li nws xav tau los ntawm nws txoj haujlwm uas nws muaj ob txoj kev ntsuas, tab sis Benchmark tus engineers tau pab nws kom kho kom zoo dua qhov kev sib tw ntawm txoj kab kev sib tw thiab muaj peev xwm ua tau nrawm dua li nws qhov chaw.

02 ntawm 05

Kev Ntsuam Xyuas SMS1: Ntaus thiab Specs

Brent Butterworth

• 6.5 inch polymer cone woofer
• 1-nti npuag dome tweeter
• tsib txoj kev khi khoom thiab Neutrik SpeakON jack rau kev hais lus txuas lus
• kev hloov / lub cev hloov
• Cov chaw nkaum lossis paduk panels rau ib qho nqi ntxiv rau ib khub
• 13.5 x 10.75 x 9.87 hauv / 345 x 270 x 145 hli (hwd) • 23 lbs / 10.4 kg txhua

Lub SMS1 yog me ntsis txawv nyob rau hauv hais tias nws yog ib qho kev rho tawm (qhib lub thawv) tsim. Feem ntau cov neeg hais lus siv cov chaw nres nkoj, uas feem ntau txhais tau hais tias lawv cov lus teb bass mus tob, tiam sis nws tsis tuaj yeem sab hauv-24 dB / octave hauv qab lub thawv ntawv resonance. Cov txheej txheem tshem tawm ntawm Acoustic tsis tuaj yeem mus tob, tab sis lawv khau tawm ntau hauv cov ntses bass thaj tsam, ntawm 12 dB / octave. Muaj ntau tus neeg tuaj yeem hnov ​​tias cov neeg tshem tawm cov lus qhuab qhia ua rau xa suab zoo dua thiab punch tshaj li cov neeg tham lus. Qhov tseeb, kuv siv los ua ib tug txiv neej ua nruj ua luaj, tab sis kuv twb dhau los ua kuv kev sib haum xeeb nrog cov chaw nres nkoj.

Tsis tas li ntawd txawv yog cov pro-style Neutrik SpeakON input jack, uas koj yuav tsum siv yog hais tias koj xav biwire los yog biamp tus SMS1. Tsis txhob txhawj xeeb, tseem tshuav ib kab lus ntawm kev sib txuas lus uas koj siv tau; koj tsuas yog tsis tau biwire lossis biamp nrog lawv. Tus tes hloov qhov kev hais lus los ntawm kev thaiv cov pa uas txuas rau biwire / biamp hom. BTW, hom biwire / biamp cia koj cais kev sib txuas rau txhua tus neeg tsav tsheb, uas tsis yog ib qho kev lag luam loj, tiam sis ntau tus neeg tuaj mloog tau xav tias nws muaj peev xwm ua tau zoo.

Cov hlau ntxaij hlau zoo nkauj txias heev thiab muaj hnyav dua li cov ntaub qhwv los sis cov xim hlau perforated. Koj tuaj yeem nyeem txog cov teebmeem ntawm qhov ntsuas no ntawm lub suab ntawm cov kev ntsuas ntawm kev txheeb xyuas no.

Kuv siv SMS1 feem ntau nrog kuv li ib txwm siv, nrog rau lub Krell S-300i kev amp los ntawm ib tug Sony PHA-2 DAC / lub mloog pob ntseg amp. Tom qab ntawd, kuv siv nws nrog Krell lub Illusion preamp thiab Solo 375 monoblock amps. Kuv mloog nrog cov grilles rau thiab tawm; qhov txawv yog audible, tab sis tsis tau txiav txim siab uas kuv nyiam; lub suab yog tej zaum ib tug plaub hau ntawm sab tsaus nti nrog lub nplais, thiab ib cov plaub hau ntawm lub ci sab nraud tsis. Yog li kuv thiaj li tso lawv vim hais tias cov neeg hais lus xwb zoo nrog lawv.

03 ntawm 05

Kev Ntsuas SMS1: Kev Ua Zoo

Brent Butterworth

Rau kuv, kev soj ntsuam cov neeg tham yog me ntsis zoo li hauv internet dating. Txawm tias koj yuav kawm dab tsi ua ntej los ntawm lub website, koj yeej tsis muaj cuab kav qhia qhov koj yuav tau txais mus txog thaum koj tuaj ntsib nws. Thiab thawj zaug uas koj pom yog qhov pom tseeb ntawm qhov muaj tseeb.

Tom qab ob peb feeb ntawm Thrasher Npau suav Trio , ib jazz album featuring drummer Gerry Gibbs, pianist Kenny Barron thiab bassist Ron Carter, Kuv pom tau hais tias, "Kuv yeej nyiam qhov no!" Kuv tsis hnov ​​ib yam dab tsi ntawm kev tu siab uas yuav niaj hnub cuam tshuam los sis thuam kuv thaum thawj zaug "ntsib" tus neeg hais lus. Tsis pom tseeb "khob tes xuas tes" xim ntawm lub woofer. Tsis muaj boom hauv cov ntses bass thaj tsam. Tsis muaj kev sib thooj loj heev. Tsis muaj ntug, zeb, tshee los yog lis. Lub suab zoo tiag tiag.

Muaj ntau tus neeg hais lus tsi txog koj lub taub hau nrog cov duab thiab soundstaging, txhais tau hais tias kom qw, " HEY! KUV YUAV TSUM HAIS NO! " Ntau cov audiophiles zoo li ntawd, tab sis raws li kuv tau kawm los ntawm kev nyeem cov hauj lwm ntawm Stereophile tus tsim Gordon Holt, qhov ntev koj mloog thiab ntxaum koj tau txais mus rau hauv qhov kev nyiam ua no, qhov ntau koj ntaus nqi yog tonality siv sonic spectacle. Rau kuv, tus SMS1 tus cwj pwm hauv lub thrasher Npau suav Trio lub suab ntawm "Qhia Kuv Lub Zaj Bedtime Zaj Dab Neeg" hais tias yog lawm. Kuv tau hnov ​​tag nrho cov seev kom pom tseeb ntawm ob tus neeg hais lus, thiab me ntsis mus rau sab nraud ntawm tus neeg hais lus, tab sis tsis nyob rau hauv ib txoj kev uas hu ua kev cia siab rau nws tus kheej. Kuv tau txais Gibbs 'nruas khoom kis tawm thoob plaws ntawm ib chav 7-ko taw ntawm kuv chav pw - zoo li cov khoom siv tiag tiag - thiab Barron tus pej thuam piano stretching me ntsis ntxiv. Kuv yuav kaw kuv lub qhov muag thiab taw tes rau txhua lub nruas hauv cov khoom siv. Tab sis kuv yeej tsis xav li " WOW !" Kuv cia li nyiam lub suab, tsis txhob cuam tshuam ib zaug dhau los ntawm qhov tsis muaj tseeb lossis txawm tias nws yog tus xeeb ceem.

Kuv yeej tsis xav tias " WOW !" thaum kuv muab tso rau ntawm Toto's "Rosanna," vim hais tias muaj coob tus tham qhia lawv flaws instantly ntawm no hlais tab sis tus SMS1 tsis tau. Nws suab nrov thiab meej, tsis muaj kev sib daj sib deev los yog muaj xim zoo nkauj. Txawm tias cov suab hauv cov ntaubntawv, uas yuav coj mus rau hauv ib lub sonic blob, tau hais meej txaus tias kuv tuaj yeem txheeb xyuas qhov chaw ntawm txhua tus neeg hais lus hauv "Tsis yog ib xyoos uas koj tau mus ...". Yog 6.5-inch ob-txoj kev, lub SMS1 tsis muaj peev xwm los ua cov ntaub ntawv tseem ceeb tshaj plaws los ntawm cov bass guitar thiab kick nruas nrog txoj cai tiag tiag, yog li lub suab ntawm no cov ntaubntawv povthawj siv tau zoo li me ntsis kaj. Tab sis kuv tsis tau xav txog ob tug neeg hais lus uas tsis tau suab ib qho me ntsis ntawm qhov kev qhib no. Cov ntses bass thaj tsam tsis muaj ntau kick, ho; tus woofers twb tsis muaj teeb meem pounding tawm lub kick drums thiab hluav taws xob bass sau ntawv nyob rau hauv Mötley Crüe tus "Kickstart Kuv Lub plawv" ntawm high ntim.

Tsuas yog saib ntawm cov ntaub ntawv hnyav hnyav, qhov SMS1 muaj suab me ntsis zoo nkauj uas kuv tsis xav hu rau "tsaus," tab sis ntau tshaj li ... chocolatey? (Muaj, Kuv paub: Julian Hirsch cia li muab tso rau hauv nws lub qhov ntxa.) Ua cas thaum mloog Larry Coryell thiab Philip Catherine lub tsev kawm ntawv hauv tsev kawm ntawv , kuv tau txais ntau yam qhia, tiam sis tsis muaj qhov edginess thiab ci ntsa iab uas feem ntau ua Kuv tau tig lub ntim thaum kuv mloog cov ntaub ntawv no.

Kuv puas tau paub tias ib yam dab tsi uas kuv xav hu rau xim: ib qho kev txav siab me ntsis hauv qhov tsawg dua ntawm cov lus teb rau treble uas ua rau lub suab nrov nrov thiab qhia meej meej, yog tias tseem me ntsis me ntsis. Kuv tau hnov ​​qhov no rau ob qho kuv nyiam kev xeem cov cim : Holly Cole's "Train Song" thiab James Taylor nyob hauv version ntawm "Daus cov neeg." Kuv tsis tau hais tias nws tsis tshua nyiam kuv los yog txhawj xeeb rau kuv, tab sis nws tseem ceeb yog hais tias koj tab tom nrhiav ntau dua ntawm ib qho kev ua txhaum ntawm Sinatra-style thoob plaws hauv lub suab.

Tus neeg twg uas yuav tsum tau muag ntawm vim li cas high-end suab yog tsim nyog rau cov nuj nqis yuav ntshe yog tias lawv tau hnov ​​cov neeg plab-meem Gene Ammons 'cov ntaub ntawv "Zoo nkauj" los ntawm SMS1. Koj tau txais ib qho gorgeous, yuav luag glowing rendition ntawm Ammons 'loj loj, suab paj nruag; cov duab ntawm drums thiab piano hais tias lub suab zoo thiab tseeb tsis muaj sounding over -realistic, thiab ib tug ntuj siab ntawm qhov chaw uas captivates koj tsis sim sim koj.

04 ntawm 05

Kev Ntsuas SMS1: Kev Ntsuas

Brent Butterworth

Daim duab qhia no qhia tau tias cov lus teb ntawm SMS1 ntawm xiav (xiav kab) thiab qhov nruab nrab ntawm cov lus teb ntawm 0 °, ± 10 °, ± 20 ° thiab ± 30 ° horizontally (ntsuab). Cov lus ntxig thiab ntau kab rov tav cov kab no zoo, qhov zoo dua tus hais lus feem ntau.

Qhov no tsis yog qhov tseeb teb, tab sis yog tias koj saib zoo zoo koj tuaj yeem pom muaj ib co khoom zoo mus rau ntawm no. Los ntawm 200 Hz mus rau 2.2 kHz, cov lus teb zoo nkauj nyob ze rau hauv ploj tuag, tawm tswv yim no hais lus muaj lub nruab nrab pob ntseg nruab nrab - thiab nruab nrab yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws vim hais tias qhov twg cov suab lus nws nyob. Qhov kev tshem tawm me me ntawm 3.4 kHz yuav saib tau scary tab sis nws tsis zoo li yuav tsis hnov ​​nruab siab vim nws yog tus narrrow. Dab tsi yog qhov yuav tsum tau audible yog tias qhov kev tweeter teb yog li -2 dB ntawm 2.3 mus rau 9.5 kHz. Nws yog zoo li lub dav, me me thiab tus neeg saibxyuas lub dip tias nws ntshe yuav tsis tshwm tuaj ua ib qho xim daj, tab sis nws yuav zaum muab SMS-1 suab me ntsis mellow. Teb zoo! Lus hauv no teb Off-axis teb zoo heev, nrog tsawg heev roll-off hauv 10 kHz thiab tsis muaj dips tseem ceeb uas qhia raws li koj tsiv mus ± 30 °. Qhov loj cov xim hlau ua rau qee qhov txawv ntawm cov lus teb, qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws yog ib qho kev poob teb rau ntawm -1.5 dB ntawm 4 thiab 5 kHz, nrog rau ib qho kauj ruam zoo li ntawm 10 kHz thiab peaks ntawm 8 thiab 13 kHz.

Qhov nruab nrab ntawm qhov nruab nrab yog 7 ohms thiab dips rau ib qho tsawg ntawm 3.0 ohms / -11 ° theem ntawm 122 Hz. Li ntawd, qhov nruab nrab impedance yog tsis muaj teeb meem, tab sis, yog hais tias koj txuas tus neeg hais lus rau ib tug pheej yig me ntsis amp thiab koj tau txais ib lub bass loj loj los yog guitar ntawv los yog nruas nrawm ntawm 120 Hz, nws yuav ua rau amp kaw nws tus kheej. Tab sis tiag - koj yeej yuav mus txuas tus kim kim rau ib tug pheej yig me amp? Anechoic rhiab kev ntsuas 83.4 dB ntawm 1 watt / 1 meter, yog li xam ib qhov ntawm ib ncig ntawm 86 dB nyob rau hauv chav tsev. Qhov ntawd yog qhov tsawg dua hauv nruab nrab: Koj yuav tsum tau 32 watts ntaus 101 dB; Kuv xav kom tsawg kawg 50 watts ib channel thiab nyiam dua 100.

Kuv ntsuas SMS1 nrog kuv Clio 10 FW analyzer thiab MIC-01 microphone, ntawm qhov ntev ntawm 1 meter atop ib 2-metre sawv nrog lub mic ntawm tweeter lub chaw axis; qhov kev ntsuas hauv qab 240 Hz raug coj los ntawm kaw-miking lub woofer.

05 ntawm 05

Kev Ntsuas SMS1: Kawg Siv

Brent Butterworth

Cov neeg hais lus ob-seem yog cov tsim nyuaj; raws li kuv tau sau sim lwm qhov, nws yog ib qho nyuaj kom tau txais cov ntses bass thaj tsam (uas yuav tsum muaj qhov loj woofer) thaum tau txais ib qho kev sib tw ntawm tus tweeter thiab cov woofer (uas yuav tsum muaj lub me me woofer). Tab sis kuv paub tseeb hais tias kuv nyiam mloog SMS1. Yog tias koj tab tom nrhiav ib tus neeg hais lus siab-kawg phau ntawv hais lus-lossis txawm rau ib tus neeg hais lus zoo, lub sijhawm - koj yuav tsum muab qhov no rau nws mloog. Kuv xav tias koj mam li paub, raws li kuv tau ua, tias tom qab thawj ob peb lub suab nkauj, koj nyob nraum cua tshuab tsis zoo li cas lub suab zoo nkauj npaum li cas, tab sis nws zoo npaum li cas.