01 ntawm 07
Bluesound Powernode thiab Vault: High-End Sonos?
Vim li cas ho tsis tsim nyog audiophiles txaus siab rau qhov yooj yim tib yam uas txiv leej tub muas ib $ 199 Sonos Play: 1 tau? Vim li cas cov neeg tuaj saib neeg tuaj yeem raug tsim txom hnyav iav? Vim li cas peb yuav tsum tsis muaj peev xwm mus saib tau tag nrho cov digital music peb li, siv suab paj nruag streaming thiab Internet xov tooj cua cov kev pabcuam, thiab ua si tag nrho cov nyob ib ncig ntawm peb lub tsev tsis muaj kev poob hauv cov suab zoo?
Bluesound - ib qho tshiab faib ntawm Lenbrook Industries, niam txiv tuam txhab ntawm PSB thiab NAD - cog lus tag nrho cov no thiab ntau dua.
Zoo li Sonos khoom, Bluesound khoom cia koj ua si audio files ntawm koj cov computered networked thiab cov tsav nyuaj uas tsis xav tau rau kev sib txuas wired, thiab tsis poob hauv suab zoo. Bluesound kuj cia koj nkag mus rau TuneIn lub xov tooj cua, Slacker thiab Spotify Connect hauv online streaming services. Dab tsi ntxiv, koj tuaj yeem siv ntau yam khoom hauv Bluesound ncig koj lub tsev, sib txuas rau lawv ua pawg raws li koj xav kom koj tuaj yeem ua si txhua lub suab paj nruag koj xav tau nyob hauv chav twg koj xaiv, nrog rau lwm qhov sib txawv hauv chav sib txawv. Thiab koj tuaj yeem tswj nws tag nrho los ntawm tej yam kua Apple los yog Android smartphone los yog ntsiav tshuaj.
Yog li dab tsi 's Bluesound tau txais tias Sonos tsis? High-res suab. High-res audio files muaj kev daws teeb meem ntau tshaj 16-ntsis / 44.1-kilohertz daws CD. Lawv nyob nraum muaj li downloads ntawm qhov chaw xws li HDTracks thiab Acoustic suab. Koj puas hnov qhov txawv ntawm cov ntaub ntawv siab thiab lub suab? Tej zaum. Koj puas tu? Tej zaum. Yog hais tias koj xav tau, mus rau HDTracks thiab muas ib download (feem ntau yog $ 18 los yog li ntawd) ntawm CD uas koj twb muaj lawm. Tshaj tawm cov CD rau hom ntawv tsis zoo, xws li Apple Lossless, FLAC lossis WAV. Ces muab cov ntaub ntawv siab coj los piv rau CD, xav kom siv lub DAC zoo sib txuas nrog koj lub computer. Tam sim no txiav txim siab rau koj tus kheej.
Bluesound cov khoom siv kuj sib txuas nrog Bluetooth, rau kev ceev nrooj streaming los ntawm smartphones, ntsiav tshuaj thiab computers. Tias 's ib yawm feature yawm kom muaj - thiab nws' s ib Sonos tsis tam sim no muab.
02 ntawm 07
Bluesound Powernode thiab Vault: Options
Kab ntawv Bluesound muaj ob peb yam khoom. Nws yog $ 449 Node (qhov tsawg tshaj plaws nyob rau hauv daim duab saum toj no), hom khoom ua ntej nrog analog thiab digital outputs uas tau txuas mus rau ib qho amp, digital-to-analog converter los yog ib tug khub powered hais lus. Muaj $ 699 Powernode (deb sab laug), ib qho tseem ceeb ntawm Kev Nkag Qib nrog cov chav kawm D amp ua hauv. Muaj $ 999 Vault, ib lub npe nrog lub CD built-in CD ripper (nws yog ib qho nrog lub hau thav pem hauv duab).
Ntxiv rau qhov $ 699 Pulse (uas yog sab xis), uas yog ib qho lus tseem ceeb nrog ib lub xov tooj uas ua los ntawm, thiab $ 999 Duo, ib qho kev sib txuas lus hauv lub cev / xov tooj satellite uas tau ua haujlwm nrog Powernode (lossis nrog lub Node lossis Vault ntxiv rau sab nraud amp). Paul Barton, tus tsim ntawm PSB Tus Neeg Hais Lus thiab yog ib tus kws tshaj lij tus neeg hais lus tsim cov ciaj sia, saib xyuas lub tshuab xaav ntawm cov khoom no.
03 ntawm 07
Bluesound Powernode thiab Vault: Nta
Powernode
• Lub Stereo Class D amplifier nyob ntawm 40 watts / channel mus rau 4 ohms
• Lub tso suab caij nplooj ntoos hlav-loaded hlau ruaj khoom
• RCA subwoofer tso tawm nrog crossover
• WiFi ua rau hauv; Ethernet Jack kuj muab
• Plays WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, MP3 thiab AAC cov ntaub ntawv
• Txog 24/192 kev daws teeb meem
• Muaj gloss dub los yog gloss dawb
• Qhov ntev: 6.9 x 9.8 x 8.0 nti / 176 x 248 x 202mm (hwd)
• Nyhav: 4.2 lbs / 1.9 kg
Vault
• Built-in CD ripper nrog pem hauv ntej loading qhov
• 1-terabyte tus kheej tsav tsheb rau suab paj nruag cia
• RCA kab-theem tso suab tawm
• Ethernet nkaus
• Plays WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, MP3 thiab AAC cov ntaub ntawv
• Txog 24/192 kev daws teeb meem
• Muaj gloss dub los yog gloss dawb
• Qhov ntev: 8.2 x 11.5 x 9.4 nti / 208 x 293 x 239mm (hwd)
• Nyhav: 6.6 lbs / 3.0 kg
Cov zoo li no yuav tsum muaj cov qauv tsim nyog rau cov khoom zoo li cov no. Muaj tsis ntau ntawm kev sib txuas muaj, tab sis kuv tsis tau pom kuv tus kheej xav, ib qho twg. Teb zoo! Lus hauv no teb OK, tej zaum ib lub mloog pob ntseg ntawm lub Powernode yuav zoo.
Nrog rau peb cov kev pabcuam streaming tam sim no (thiab WiMP, Highresaudio thiab Qobuz tshaj tawm tab sis kuv tseem tsis tau muaj nyob rau kuv qhov kev xeem), Bluesound streaming peev xwm tsis tuaj ze ntawm 31 cov kev pab cuam Sonos tam sim no muaj. Muaj ntau cov kev pab cuam Sonos muaj cov tsis zoo nkauj, tab sis yog. Qhov ntxiv txuas ntxiv ntawm Spotify Connect to Bluesound yog ib qho kev pab loj; tam sim no txhua yam nws xav tau tiag tiag yog Pandora.
04 ntawm 07
Bluesound Powernode thiab Vault: Teeb
Kuv muaj cov khoom kim heev uas muaj Lenbrook's Gary Blouse nres los ntawm kev teeb tsa kuv qhov kev xeem Bluesound. Kuv xav tias vim li cas nws thiaj tsim nyog - tom qab tag nrho, Sonos tsis tau xa ib tug neeg los tsim lawv lub nruab. Tab sis streaming high-res suab yog qhov nyuaj tshaj.
Piv txwv li, kuv Tshuag, plaub xyoos AT & T U-verse Router router tsis tshua mus txog rau kev ua hauj lwm. Nws ua haujlwm zoo nrog standard-res suab, MP3s thiab streaming cov kev pab cuam, tab sis kuv puav tau txais ib ob peb dropouts thaum kuv tau streaming 24/96 cov ntaub ntawv los ntawm HDTracks. Lub tsho pojniam hais tias muaj cov kabmob niaj hnub nimno zoo tshaj plaws hauv WiFi router yuav tsum muaj txaus bandwidth rau kwj siab rau cov khoom siv Bluesound.
Thaum peb muaj Vault ke, Kuv kuj xav mus kwj ntawm lub Toshiba laptop uas kuv khaws kuv lub suab paj nruag feem ntau. Kuv tsis tuaj yeem tau txais txoj haujlwm no, tiam sis txhua yam kuv tau ua yog download tau TeamViewer rau kuv lub laptop, thiab Lenbrook tech tau txais kuv lub computer kom zoo li ob peb feeb xwb.
Yog li thaum Bluesound tsis heev li yooj yim kom teeb raws li Sonos, feem ntau ntawm cov tshuab yuav raug muag los ntawm higher-end A / V cov lag luam uas yuav ua lub teeb thiab installation rau koj. Txawm hais tias koj yuav tau ib qho ncaj tawm Crutchfield thiab teeb tsa koj tus kheej, nws zoo li Lenbrook's kev pabcuam tech pab tau zoo los daws cov teebmeem uas tuaj yeem tuaj.
Interestingly, thiab nicely, thaum koj qhib lub Powernode subwoofer tso tawm hauv lub teeb lub teeb pom (pom saum toj no), nws keyboards nyob rau hauv 80 Hz lim qis tshaj rau cov zis tawm thiab 80 Hz high-pass lim rau cov lus qhia tawm. Nws tseem muaj lub preset EQ optimized rau Bluesound Duo sub / zaum hais lus system.
05 ntawm 07
Bluesound Powernode thiab Vault: Tus neeg siv kev paub thiab kev ua tau zoo
Lub Bluesound app ua haujlwm me ntsis ntawm Sonos app, tab sis cia li nrog lub Sonos app, nws yooj yim rau kev xam tsuas yog los ntawm kev ua neej nrog nws. Tom qab kuv tau siv los rau Bluesound app, Kuv yeej pom tias nws yooj yim siv nyob rau hauv txoj kev tshaj lub Sonos app. Kuv nyiam qhov Bluesound app ua nws me ntsis yooj yim dua thiab cuam sai rau cov kev pab cuam streaming. Kuv kuj nyiam txoj kev nws sai sai flips rov qab khawm horizontally ntawm nws cov kev tiv thaiv sib txawv.
Qhov no yog me ntsis ntawm ib tug me me txuj ci tseem ceeb. Txawm tias Samsung thiab LG tsis tau sib koom ua kom yooj yim rau kev siv Sonos. Rau ib lub tuam txhab me me kom dhau nws, tab sis me ntsis, pom zoo tias qhov kev sib txuas lus zoo thiab kev ua lag luam raug ua hauj lwm hauv kev siv zog.
Kuv pom nws yooj yim heev rau pawg Powernode thiab lub Vault ua ke, los yog mus rau ungroup lawv thaum kuv xav. Yooj yim, txawm, tshaj li nws nrog Sonos. Nws yooj yim rau kev tswj lub ntim, yooj yim xaiv lub suab paj nruag koj xav tau, thiab yooj yim rau koj lub xov tooj lossis cov ntsiav tshuaj los ntawm Bluetooth. Pib ntawm Bluetooth qhov chaw thiab xijpeem lub Bluesound ntaus ntawv yog streaming txiav thiab plays Bluetooth. Nres ntawm Bluetooth qhov chaw, thiab Bluesound picks rov qab nrog cov khoom nws ua si ua ntej.
Rau kuv tus kheej saj, Kuv tsis pom ntau xav tau lub Vault; Kuv twb muaj suab paj nruag khaws tseg rau ntawm cov laptops thiab ib lub NAS tsav thiab tsis xav tau kev tshaj tawm lossis CD ripper. Tab sis kuv paub ib co neeg tseem nyiam qhov yooj yim ntawm CD ripper, thiab Vault yog ib qho yooj yim heev. Cia li chais ib CD rau hauv thiab nws ua tus so. Tom qab ob peb feeb ntawm qhov qeeb ripping (uas Blouse tau hais tias tsim nyog kom tau lub sijhawm zoo meej Bluesound xav), cov artwork thiab suab paj nruag tau tawm ntawm lub iPad qhov screen.
Ua si los ntawm kuv tus kheej heev thiab nruab nrab Revel Performa3 F206 hais lus, lub Powernode tsis nyuaj heev thiab huv. Qhov khuam tsuas yog kuv pom yog tias muaj qee cov ntaub ntawv uas tau muaj nyob rau hauv ib qib qis, kuv tau mus txog qhov sib tw rau lub max, los yog ze rau nws. Tom qab kuv tau ua tiav qhov kev ntsuam xyuas thiab xa cov khoom rov qab, Lenbrook rep piav rau kuv tias muaj ntau qhov ntim qhov chaw nyob rau hauv cov ntawv qhia zaub mov uas yuav tau nce los ntawm +10 dB rau cov xwm txheej qhov ntim theem tsis txaus.
06 ntawm 07
Bluesound Powernode: Kev Ntsuas
Kuv siv kuv tus Clio 10 FW suab analyzer, Kuv lub suab Precision Dual Taw System Ib qho analyzer thiab kuv LinearX LF280 lim (yuav tsum muaj rau Class D amps) khiav ntau yam kev ntsuam xyuas ntawm Powernode. Kuv niaj zaus amplifier kuaj txoj kev hloov ntau yam me ntsis vim kuv tsis tuaj yeem siv cov kev ntsuas pib ncaj nraim mus rau Powernode (tsis muaj cov tswv yim kab). Tab sis kuv muaj peev xwm sau tau qee qhov kev sim cov teeb meem, thauj lawv mus rau kuv lub laptop, ces ua si lawv los ntawm qhov system rau kev ntsuas.
Teb zaus
-0.09 / + 0.78 db, 20 Hz rau 20 kHz
Qhov teeb liab rau lub suab nrov (1 watt / 1 kHz)
-82.5 dB unweighted
-86.9 dB A-hnyav
Qhov teeb liab rau lub suab nrov (tag nrho ntim / 1 kHz)
-91.9 dB unweighted
-95.6 dB A-hnyav
Tag nrho harmonic distortion (1 watt / 1 kHz)
0.008%
Crosstalk (1 watt / 1 kHz)
-72.1 dB sab laug rau sab xis
-72.1 dB txoj cai sab laug
Channel tsis txaus (1 kHz)
+0.02 dB siab nyob rau hauv sab laug channel
Subwoofer crossover zaus (-3 dB point)
80 Hz
Cov zis muaj zog, 8 ohms (1 kHz )
2 raws kev tsav tsheb: 12.1 watts ib channel RMS ntawm 0.16% THD + N (max ntim nrog 0 dBFS teeb liab) ( * saib ntawv hauv qab)
1 channel uas tau tsav: 31.3 watts RMS ntawm 0.03% THD + N
Cov zis tso zis, 4 ohms (1 kHz)
2 raws kev tsav: 24.0 watts ib channel RMS ntawm 0.16% THD + N (max ntim nrog 0 dBFS teeb liab)
1 channel uas tau tsav: 47.4 watts RMS ntawm 0.05% THD + N
Qhov no yog qhov lus teb koj pom nyob hauv daim ntawv qhia, nrog subwoofer tso tawm (ntsuab cim) thiab deactivated (ntshav liab kab). Tag nrho cov kev ntsuas no tsuas yog ob qho zoo thiab zoo txaus rau ob peb specs Bluesound muab.
Cov lus teb zaus tsis impress kuv, vim hais tias ntawm me ntsis nce hauv ib treble. Nws tsuas yog tau li ntawm peb lub quarters ntawm ib lub suab seev ntawm 20 kHz - ib yam dab neeg feem ntau tsis hnov los sis tsis pom. Tab sis tseem, nws 's tsis ib yam dab tsi kuv feem ntau pom nyob rau hauv ib tug tseem zoo-state-amp.
Kuv kuj yog ib qho me me ua kom pom qhov sib txawv loj loj hauv cov zog tso tawm nrog ob txoj kev uas tau tsav thiab ib qho uas tau tsav. Nrog ob txoj kev uas tau tsav, ib qho chaw limiter clamps nram aggressively ntawm lub ntim ntawm qhov max, limiting distortion mus txog 0.16% ntawm tag nrho ntim thiab ntog zoo ntawm luv nqi zog. * Raws li Lenbrook, qhov no yog ib qho kev tshwm sim ntawm Bluesound amplifiers 'softening Clipping technology, uas yog kuv to taub nws yog ib lub ncov siab tshaj plaws uas tiv thaiv cov amp thiab cov neeg tham ntawm kev raug mob thaum cranked full-blast. NAD tau siv tib lub tshuab zoo sib xws los sis zoo ib yam li nws lub zog rau ntau xyoo
Txawm li cas los xij, nrog ib qhov chaw uas tau tsav, tus limiter (uas kuv tabtom raug tswj hwm los ntawm tag nrho cov xav tau ntawm lub hwjchim tsis yog qhov tso tawm ntawm lub amps) yog tawm ntawm daim duab thiab lub amp tshaj qhov tau txais kev pom zoo yooj yim. Nco ntsoov tias kuv tsis tuaj yeem siv kuv li ib txwm 1% THD + N chaw thau vim tias kuv tsis muaj peev xwm ua tau lub hwjchim thiab THY + N cheb siv cov tones externally sourced tones, thiab vim muaj cov kauj ruam loj me hauv Powernode lub ntim tswj - - nrog rau ib qho kev sib txuas ntawm qhov sib foob saum toj kawg nkaus, kev sib ntxub ntawm 8 ohms mus ncaj ntawm 0.03% mus rau 3.4%.
Li ntawd, yog dab tsi? Nrog lub limiter clamping hauv zog li tso zis ze zog lub hwj huam mov txwv, yog koj nyob nraum ua si ntau hnyav heev cov ntaub ntawv nrog cov ntsiab lus muaj zog - zoo li kuv lub fave hlau sim qhib, "Kickstart Kuv Lub Plawv" - koj yuav tsis tau txaus ntim. Nrog rau ob tus neeg hais lus (tshaj, peb mam li xav tias) ntawm 88 dB SPL ntawm 1 watt / 1 meter, uas txhais tau hais tias Powernode yuav tshaj tawm ntawm 99 dB nrog cov khoom siv ntawm hom uas kuv tham txog.
07 ntawm 07
Bluesound Powernode thiab Vault: Thaum kawg Siv
Raws li kuv tau pom thaum muaj ntau lub tuam txhab tau sim ua lawv cov suab paj nruag playback interfaces, Kuv tsis xav kom ntau ntawm Bluesound - Kuv zoo nkauj npaum li cas nws xav tau ib tug neeg siab-dua audio player nrog clumsy interface grafted rau . Tab sis rau kuv lub siab, kuv tsis ncaj ncees lawm. Nws yog ib lub ntiaj teb-chav kawm interface, thiab qhov yooj yim tshaj uas kuv tsis tau pom muaj los txaus siab rau cov suab paj nruag siab.
Tus Powernode zoo yog tias koj xav kom yooj yim ntawm tus amp ua tau zoo, tab sis nws zoo li kuv hais tias nyob rau hauv ib qho system uas zoo suab zoo yog lub hom phiaj, Kuv xav tau xav mus gravitate rau ntau dua kick-tus amp. Yog li rau kuv, tus $ 449 Npe yog Bluesound lub ntsiab lus qab zib - ib qho yooj yim thiab ultra-yooj yim txoj kev ntxiv streaming ntawm cov ntaub ntawv cia cov ntaub ntawv, ntxiv rau Internet streaming cov kev pab, plus multiroom peev xwm, mus rau ib lub suab zoo suab.