01 ntawm 05
AirPlay, Bluetooth ... Ntxiv rau tiag lub tso suab?
Ib qho ntawm cov teeb meem nrog rau txhua tus neeg tham wireless (uas kuv nyuam qhuav tau txais kev pabcuam rau Wirecutter, nrog cais pauv rau AirPlay thiab Bluetooth) yog tias tag nrho cov neeg tsav tsheb sib tham yog khuam ua ke nyob rau hauv ib lub thawv me me uas tsis tuaj yeem xa zoo, loj, dav lub tso suab. Soundbars tuaj yeem xa ua dog dig dua sib cais, tab sis lawv tsim tau ntau dua rau cov tsos tshaj suab paj nruag.
Lub Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1 yog ib qho "txhua yam" uas yog tsim los ua kom tiav cov luag haujlwm ntawm lub suab paj nruag tas nrho thiab lub zog los ua kom muaj suab nrov hauv TV. Nws kuj ua haujlwm li lub suab duab ua haujlwm.
Lub ntsiab yog ob qho me me satellites, txhua tus uas yog tsev 2-nti full-range tsav tsheb. Lub xaj xovtooj no yog tsim los rau cov hlua khi ntawm phab ntsa, los yog ncaj nraim ntawm ib lub ntug sab xis yog tias koj xav tau, thiab tau nkag nrog cov nplaum-Vedcro fasteners. Muaj cov ciaj ciam ze ze ntawm qhov loj tshaj yog + 6 dB yog tias lawv nyob ntawm phab ntsa lossis rooj, + 12 dB yog tias lawv nyob ntawm kev tshuam ntawm ob phab ntsa, los yog +18 dB yog tias lawv nyob hauv kaum tsev.
Tias qhov tso zis ntxiv cia cov tsav tsheb me me cia nrog tus powered subwoofer, uas yog tsev 6.5-nti woofer, tag nrho ntawm cov khoom siv thiab kev tawm, thiab cov amps xav tau lub hwj chim nws tus kheej thiab cov satellites. (Tag nrho lub hwj chim muaj npe li 150 watts ntawm lub tsev thiab 100 watts ntawm lub vev xaib.) Lub taub me me ntawm cov chaw taws teeb ntawm lub ntim thiab xaiv cov tswv yim, thiab ib lub thawv me ntsis nrog LED cov cim ntawm sab xub ntiag (saib sab tom ntej) sensor thiab cov khoom siv qhia lub nquag.
Bluetooth wireless yog tsim nyob rau hauv, thiab tseem muaj ib qho AirPlay adapter rau streaming lossless (uncompressed) suab ntawm iPhones, iPads, computers thiab networked nyuaj drives. (Rau cov lus qhia ntxiv txog kev xaiv cov wireless audio standards, kos tawm "Which Wireless Audio Technology Yog Yog Rau Koj?"
Ntawm $ 1,199, Lub SonaStudio 2.1 tsis pheej yig dua piv rau feem ntau soundbars thiab subwoofer / satellite systems. Tab sis nws tsuas yog $ 200 tshaj MartinLogan Crescendo AirPlay / Bluetooth hais lus, thiab nws muab koj ib yam tsis muaj tagnrho-hauv-ib qho los yog lub suab nrov muaj peev xwm muab tau: qhov tseeb suab tso suab.
02 ntawm 05
Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Ntaus thiab Ergonomics
• AirPlay wireless los ntawm koom nrog adapter
• Bluetooth wireless
• Toslink kho qhov muag thiab cov coaxial digital inputs
• 3.5mm analog thiab RCA analog inputs
• Ob tug satellite hais lus nrog 2-nti puv-tsav tsav
• Tsim subwoofer nrog 6.5 nti woofer
• Chav Kawm Class D amp rau cov tub ntxhais kawm ntawv (sub-and satellites)
• Kev tswj cov chaw taws teeb
• Theem tswj rau subwoofer thiab satellites
• Subwoofer crossover zaus tswj 40-240 Hz
• Hloov siab rau +3 dB bass
• Qhov ntev, cov xaj moos: 2.5 x 2.5 x 3 nyob rau hauv / 63 x 63 x 76 mm
• Qhov ntev, subwoofer: 17 x 10 x 8 hauv / 428 x 252 x 202 hli
• Nyuj, satellites: 6.2 oz / 176 g
• Nyuj, subwoofer: 16.4 lb / 7.4 kg
Qhov teeb tsa rau SonaStudio 2.1 yog qhov yooj yim rau feem ntau. Lub satellites yog me me thiab haum yuav luag txhua qhov chaw. Koj cia li xuas lawv kom txhua yam koj xav los lo rau lawv, thiab cov cables mus txuas rau lawv mus rau hauv. (Kuv muab lawv tso rau hauv cov phab ntsa ntawm kuv lub rooj mloog, txog 4 taw, thiab tseem sim muab lawv tso rau sab laug thiab sab cai ntawm chav tsev.) Xav txog tias qhov crossover point ntawm cov satellite thiab subwoofer yog siab - - ib ncig ntawm 240 Hz - koj yuav tsum muab qhov chaw ntxig ntawm ob lub satellites, hauv pem teb. Txwv tsis pub koj lub pob ntseg yuav luaj thaj tsam tus ncua - piv txwv li, hnov qhov twg nws lub suab los ntawm - thiab koj yuav hnov cov suab lus tawm ntawm nws, uas suab zoo tsis zoo.
Xam ntawm Toslink optical cov tswv yim ua rau SonaStudio siv tswv yim rau TV, vim tias feem ntau TVs muaj Toslink outputs. Ib lub Caveat: Nrog TVs xws li LGs uas tso tawm Dolby Digital dhau los ntawm Toslink, SonaStudio tus Toslink cov tswv yim yuav tsis ua haujlwm. Tab sis lub TV yuav muaj kev tso zis analog suab koj siv tau.
Ib qhov teeb meem kuv yuav tsum yog qhov teebmeem AirPlay adapter, uas tsis mus li khov kho li nws nrog feem ntau hnub no AirPlay tham. Feem ntau cov qauv AirPlay tam sim no siv ib qho app los yog kev sib txuas ncaj nraim nrog ib qho cuab yeej hauv iOS los ua cov teeb ntau dua los yog tsawg dua. Cov lus qhia qhia kuv mus thawb lub WPA khawm ntawm kuv lub router, tab sis kuv tus router tsis muaj ib qho, vim li ntawd kuv yuav tsum teeb nws li ntawm kuv mus rau hauv kuv lub web browser, ntaus hauv qhov chaw nyob ntawm tus adapter, ces nkag mus rau tus adapter nplooj ntawv web. Nws siv ob peb feeb ntxiv thiab ntau dua teeb meem, tab sis thaum kuv tau txais qhov kev txuas mus rau nws yog teeb meem-dawb.
Muaj ib qho teeb meem ergonomic nrog SonaStudio, txawm: Qhov yoojyim ntawm kev tswj tau yooj yim ntawm cov nyob ntawm cov chaw taws teeb, uas yog me quav thiab yooj yim poob. Koj tuaj yeem siv lub zog yog tias koj plam cov chaw taws teeb, los ntawm kev siv cov subwoofer thiab satellite theem ntawm sab nraum qab, thiab kev siv lub voj voog loj hauv qab mus kom tig lub tsev, tab sis nws yog qhov mob.
03 ntawm 05
Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Kev ua tau zoo
Tom qab mloog ntau yam wireless-all-in-ib tham, nws tau ciav kom hnov cov suab nrov loj loj suab paj nruag uas SonaStudio tau tsim. Kuv xav tsis thoob thaum tus duab pom zoo li cas nruab nrab ntawm ob tus neeg hais lus, txawm tias lawv tau sib cais los ntawm tag nro ntawm chav tsev; muaj tsis muaj sonic "qhov nyob hauv nruab nrab." Nyob rau hauv kev txiav txim zoo li Toto's "Rosanna" (ib qho ntawm kuv txhua sijhawm-kev sim kev xeem ), Lub SonaStudio tiag tiag qhib lub chav tsis zoo ib qho tsis muaj kev sib txuas lus tsis hais xov tooj cua lossis suab lus nrov ua dua. Nws yog qhov yooj yim los mloog cov duab tso yooj yim thoob plaws hauv lub tso suab soundfield ntawm kev luj xyuas-kev lem zoo li "Tus Neeg Dawb Huv" los ntawm Ntiaj Teb Saxophone Quartet.
Cov ntses bass thaj tsam yog heev kawg thiab meej heev, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog muab piv rau cov subwoofer uas tuaj nrog ib tug 2.1 pob ntseg; tag nrho cov tsis tshua sau ntawv nyob rau hauv James Taylor cov nyob hauv version ntawm "Dower the People" txawm tias. Qhov ntawd yog qhov loj vim tias kuv tau muab cov subwoofer rau hauv kuv chav "subwoofer qab zib," qhov chaw uas qhov bass teb tshaj plaws yog thaum ntsuas los ntawm kuv qhov chaw mloog li ib txwm. Obviously, koj tsis muaj qhov kev xaiv no nrog txhua yam-hauv-ib los yog 2.0-channel (subwooferless) lub tso suab.
Cov suab lus hauv feem ntau tsis tshua meej huv thiab tsis ua raws li, tsis muaj sib sib zog nqus sib npaug, plhaw, chestiness los yog tsis tseem ceeb ntawm sonic artifacts. Ib qhov teeb meem nrog kev ua luam suab yog hais tias txiv neej vocals tsis muaj lub heft kuv xav tau nyiam - tej zaum vim hais tias cov zis ntawm 2-nti puv-tsav tsheb nyob rau hauv lub satellites yog qaug zog nyob ze ntawm crossover point.
Los ntawm tib lub cim, Cult's "King Contrary Man" sounded great, nrog ib qho loj suab nrov soundstage, muaj zog thiab punchy ntses bass, thiab tu lub suab - tab sis lub grunt thiab lub zog ntawm qis E thiab A strings ntawm guitar yog muted li ntawd lub tune tsis heev ncaws li ntau lub nroog Yeiuxalees raws li nws yuav tsum tau.
Tab sis npog, yog tias koj xav tau lub suab nrov, koj yuav tau txais cov neeg hais lus zoo me me. Me ntsis satellites nrog cov neeg tsav tsheb puv npo tuaj yeem suab nrov ntau txoj hauv kev; lawv cov dispersion yog sab hauv nruab nrab thiab tsawg dua treble, thiab vim hais tias lawv tsis muaj crossover li ob-txoj kev hais lus ua, lawv tsis muaj cov kev daws teeb meem hauv cheeb tsam crossover uas muaj ntau tus neeg sib tham ob. Tab sis 2-nti tsav tsheb muaj lawv cov kev txwv dynamic.
04 ntawm 05
Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Kev Ntsuas
Daim duab uas koj pom saum toj no qhia peb cov lus teb rau sawv daws pom: teb ntawm SonaStudio satellite on-axis (xiav kab); qhov nruab nrab ntawm cov lus teb ntawm 0 °, ± 10 °, ± 20 ° thiab ± 30 ° horizontally (ntsuab cim); thiab cov lus teb ntawm subwoofer (ntshav liab kab). Feem ntau hais lus, cov lus dag thiab ntau kab rov tav cov kab no zoo, qhov zoo dua.
Cov lus teb ntawm lub satellite zoo nkaus li haum smooth. Lub treble yog siab los ntawm ob peb lub dB ntawm nruab nrab saum toj 2 kHz, uas tej zaum yuav ua rau lub cev suab me ntsis ci. Lus Askiv hu rau / tawm-axis teb yuav luag ib yam li cov lus teb ntawm qhov ua teb - tsis muaj kev ceeb loj xav txog tias me me tus neeg xaim hluav taws xob muaj tsawg. Cov lus teb rau ntawm tus xov tooj cua yog-3.0 dB rau 10 kHz, ± 4.3 dB rau 20 kHz. Qhov nruab nrab ntawm / tawm axis yog ± 2.9 dB rau 10 kHz, ± 5.1 dB rau 20 kHz.
Tus subwoofer 's 3 dB lus sau los ntawm 48 mus rau 232 Hz, nrog crossover teem rau zaus tshaj (240 Hz). Kev ntsuas -3 dB cov lus teb ntawm cov satellite yog 225 Hz, li ntawd cov sats thiab sub yuav tsum muab zoo nrog lub crossover zaus teem rau 240 Hz. Txawm li cas los xij, tus tsav tsheb ntawm tus tsav tsheb hauv lub satellite yuav tsawg dua li qhov muaj peev xwm ua kom muaj zog ntawm subwoofer ntawm qhov sib txawv, yog li ntawm kev mloog ntau dua koj yuav hnov "qhov" ntawm subwoofer thiab satellites. Tsis tas li ntawd, qhov chaw sib tw kis tau yooj yim (80 mus 100 Hz yog qhov loj nyob hauv tsev cov tsev ua yeeb yam loj) yuav ua rau cov kev taw qhia meej, ces koj yuav pom cov suab ntawm nws; uas tsis tau yuav tshwm sim nrog subwoofers, tab sis nws feem ntau ua nyob rau hauv lub nruab nrog cov me me satellites.
(BTW, Kuv ntsuas satellite zaus teb nrog lub Clio 10 FW analyzer thiab MIC-01 microphone, ntawm qhov ntev ntawm 1 meter atop ib 2-meter sawv ntsug; ntsuas hauv qab 400 Hz ze-miked. teb ntawm 1 meter.)
Txaus siab tshaj plaws thaum cranking tus thawj Mötley Crue's "Kickstart Kuv Lub Plawv" nrov li chav tsev ua si tsis muaj teebmeem distortion (hais txog ib nrab ntawm cov subwoofer thiab satellite nti pob qhov rooj) 104 dB, ntsuas nrog kuv trusty RadioShack SPL ntawm 1 meter ntawm cov laug satellite hais lus. Lus hauv no teb Tias 's nrov heev, txog li nrov li nrov tshaj tagnrho txhua tus neeg siv wireless kuv tham. Zoo nkauj impressive.
05 ntawm 05
Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Kawg Zaum
Obviously, qhov kev txiav txim siab ntawm SonaStudio yuav tsis zoo rau txhua tus neeg; ntau tus neeg yuav xum ib qho tagnrho lossis ib lub suab nrov vim tias tsis muaj cov lus qhia cables. Tab sis lub SonaStudio kev ua qhov tseeb thiab qhov tseeb siv duab thaij thiab soundstaging thiav tawm cov suab nrov los yog tag nrho-hauv-ib, thiab nws cov ntses bass thaj tsam thiab hwjchim tej zaum txhua txhua tus-hauv-ib qho kuv tau hnov thiab tag nrho tab sis feem ntau high-end soundbar subwoofers. Tej zaum nws yuav zoo li qis qis rau ib qho me me 2.1, tab sis rau qhov nws xa cov nqi ua tau zoo nkauj zoo nkauj.