PSB SubSeries 100 Mini Desktop Subwoofer Review

01 ntawm 06

Lub Subwoofer Zoo Tshaj Plaws Rau Me Tej Chaw?

Brent Butterworth

Ntawm 6.75 nti ntawm siab, PSB SubSeries 100 yog qhov tsawg tshaj plaws kuv tau hnov ​​hauv 20 tawm xyoo kev hais lus. Zoo li cas yog ib qho me me quav? Tom qab tag nrho, nrog ib tug 5.25-nti woofer , yog tsis muaj txoj kev nws yuav ua si super-tob bass, txoj cai?

Txoj cai. Tiam sis duab lub tshuab tsis xav tau cov ntses bass thaj tsam. Lawv tsuas xav tau ntau me me ntses bass thaj tsam, thiab yog li cas lub SubSeries 100 yog tsim los pab xa. Kuv twv koj siv tau ib lossis ob qhov hauv tsev ua yeeb yam hauv tsev super-compact, tab sis cov SubSeries 100 yog qhov tsim los ua haujlwm nrog cov duab tshuab xws li PSB's Alpha PS1.

02 ntawm 06

PSB SubSeries 100: Nta

Brent Butterworth

• 5.25-nti woofer
• 50 watts RMS / 100 watts dynamic peak Class D amplifier
• RCA cov suab paj nruag tawm suab
• Hloov 0-180 ° theem
• 50 mus rau 150 Hz crossover zaus pob
• USB them cov zis
• Qhov ntev 6.38 x 6.38 x 7.88 hauv / 162 x 162 x 199 mm (hwd)
• Qhov hnyav 6.05 lbs./2.75 kg

Lub SubSeries 100 tau zoo nkauj npaum li cas tib qho kev teeb tsa ua ib qhov loj loj subwoofer , tsuas yog tias nws ntxiv ib lub tso zis USB uas koj siv tau los them cov nqi khoom nruab ntug.

03 ntawm 06

PSB SubSeries 100: Teeb thiab Ergonomics

PSB tham

Kuv siv cov SubSeries 100 nyob rau hauv lub tso duab tso duab tso tawm nrog lub teeb ntawm Alpha PS1s, thiab hauv chav tsev ua yeeb yam nrog ib qho Outlaw Model 975 preamp / processor, ib tug AudioControl Savoy xya-channel amp, thiab ib qho 5.1 system siv Sunfire CRM-2 hais lus . Nrog rau qhov system Alpha PS1, kuv tau pub cov SubSeries 100 tawm ntawm PS1 tus subwoofer tso zis. Nrog tsev ua yeeb yam rig, kuv siv cov Outlaw subwoofer tso tawm.

Teem kom cov SubSeries 100 tau lig zoo nrog cov Sunfires, los yog nrog Alpha PS1s siv rau cov nyob ze ntawm cov phab ntsa qab lawv. Qhov chaw PSB tau pom zoo rau siv nrog Alpha PS1 system (pom hauv daim duab saum toj no) ua haujlwm zoo. Lub SubSeries 100 tau zoo nrog lub Alpha PS1s thiab Sunfire system.

Nyob hauv ib qhov chaw zov me nyuam, nrog rau Alpha PS1s zaum saum lub rooj chav ua noj feem ntau kuv siv los ua ib lub rooj, teeb tsa lub SubSeries 100 tau ntau heev. Lub rooj ua kom pom cov ntses bass thaj tsam ntawm Alpha PS1s. Nrog ob tus sub thiab cov neeg tham muab cov ntses bass thaj tsam, lub suab tau tsam plab thiab boomy. Kuv yuav tsum tau qhib lub sub qhov crossover zaus mus rau 80 Hz; tig mus rau theem pib; thiab tig nws qib qis. Nws siv li 10 nas this los muab nws hu-hauv qhov chaw zov me nyuam.

04 ntawm 06

PSB SubSeries 100: Suab Zoo

Brent Butterworth

Thaum kuv tau txais cov SubSeries 100 hu kom zoo, kuv zoo nkauj zoo siab nrog nws. Nws ciali rau kuv zoo li ib tug ntau zoo-sounding version ntawm lub subs uas tuaj nrog pheej yig 2.1-channel soundbar systems. Cov subs subsplwv zoo li lub suab nrov me me (lossis ntau ntau heev ) thiab tsis muaj zog, qee vim lawv feem ntau ua nrog cov khoom sib txig thiab kho ntau dua rau cov zis tshaj rau cov suab nrov zoo.

Lub SubSeries 100 tau hais txog tib cov zis thiab tob-bass extension raws li ib qho ntawm cov suab lus me me, tab sis tauj siab zoo dua ntawm cov punch thiab txhais. Nyob rau ntawm cov lus Askiv Kuv Nyuaj Tsis Tau , CD nrog cov kab ntawv tsis txaus siab ntawm ska, lub SubSeries 100 lig pumped, muab rau kuv lub siab zoo ntawm lub ntuj "loj hlob" ntawm tus qauv hluav taws xob. Cov suab paj nruag ntawm melodic blues Sonny Criss 'joyous, upbeat version ntawm "Up, Up and Away" sang, txhua tus ntawv sounding zoo-txhais, txawm nyob qib thiab raws li cov ua cim tonal.

Txawm tias thaum kuv ua si "Drawing Flies" los ntawm Soundgarden lub khaus Badmotorfinger , lub SubSeries 100 tau muab rau kuv tag nrho hauv qab kawg kuv xav tau.

Tau kawg, kuv yuav tsum nrhiav qhov tsawg me me tus cai, puas yog? Tig pob 'pob zeb yuav tsis ua li ntawd vim tias tus qauv hluav taws xob (Standard bass bass) mus txog 41 Hz xwb, ib qho zoo heev hauv SubSeries 100's bandwidth. Yog li kuv tau ua si "Poob" los ntawm electro-pop Group Olive, uas yog ib txoj kab sib ntxiv nrog ib qho 32.7-Hz uas tsis tshua tau. SubSeries 100 ua si, tab sis ntawm qhov txo qis thiab nrog kev sib ntxiab. Thiab thaum lub SubSeries 100 tau suab zoo nkauj nrog cov Sunfires thaum kuv ua si, cov zaj duab xis-cov yeeb yaj kiab uas zoo li Tus Tshaj Tawm Mr. Ripley , lub suab tau txais me ntsis nyias thaum lub sij hawm ceev ceev chase scene ntawm.

PSB tus founder thiab tus thawj designer Paul Barton xa kuv plaub SubSeries 100s ces kuv yuav sim nrog ntxiv ntau dua cov zis thiab smoother teb. Hauv kev siv cov duab, kiag, koj yeej tsis xav tau qib ntau dua li ib lub SubSeries 100 tuaj yeem. Kuv mus tom ntej thiab ntsaws rau ib qho thib ob, muab tso rau 8 feet ntawm thawj ib qho hauv kuv lub teeb duab. Thaum kuv yuav tsum tau qhib ob leeg ntawm lawv mus rau qhov zoo nkauj qis zog kom tau ib qho zoo tshuav, Kuv tsis txaus siab rau qhov kev sib txig sib luag ntawm cov kab thawb bass. Lub studio-slick bass kab ntawm Steely Dan lub "Aja" tau hais tias "incredibly precise", nrog kev pace zoo, tshum, thiab lub suab.

05 ntawm 06

PSB SubSeries 100: Kev Ntsuas

Brent Butterworth

Teb zaus
± 3 dB ntawm 38 mus 142 Hz

Hla kev qes dhau kev ua haujlwm
-17 dB / octave

CEA-2010A cov ntses bass thaj tsam
• Cov ntses loj kawg nkaus (20-31.5 Hz) nruab nrab: 83.3 dB
20 Hz 78.1 dB
25 Hz 81.4 dB
31.5 Hz 87.6 dB
• Cov ntses bass thaj tsam (40-63 Hz) nruab nrab: 100.2 dB
40 Hz 94.1 dB
50 Hz 99.3 dB
63 Hz 104.3 dB L

Kuv ntsuas SubSonic 100 siv kuv Clio 10 FW suab analyzer, nrog lub microphone tso rau 1 meter ntawm lub hauv ntej ntawm subwoofer. Daim duab saum toj no qhia txog cov lus teb zaus nrog qhov kev ntsuas crossover kom siab tshaj plaws (txiv kab ntxwv kab) thiab nrog qhov khoo crossover teem rau 80 Hz (ntshav liab kab). Cov lus teb no yog hais txog qhov kuv xav tau ntawm cov kev ntsuam xyuas kuv mloog.

Kev ntsuam xyuas CEA-2010A cov zis tawm ntawm 1 metre, tsim nyog hauv qhov xwm txheej no vim nws yog me me thiab vim nws yog ib qhov kev tsim khij lub thawv. Qhov nruab nrab yog xam rau hauv lub pas dej. Cov zis los ntawm SubSonic 100 yog tsis siab, tab sis qhov tseeb tias kuv tau txais cov zis measurable li ntawm 20 Hz yog amazing xwb. Ntau ntau qhov kev pabcuam loj ua tsis tau qhov ntawd. Kuj, qhov tso zis hauv cov low-bass (40- 63 Hz) octave yog qhov kev txiav txim siab zoo ib yam li qhov me me no.

06 ntawm 06

PSB SubSeries 100: Thaum kawg Siv

Brent Butterworth

Tsis ua xyem xyav lub SubSeries 100 yog qhov chaw txias me me. Rau ib yam dab tsi nws loj, nws plays kuj ceeb tias qis thiab nrov nrov, thiab nws muab ntau dua kev zoo siab tshaj qhov feem ntau ntawm cov lus cog tseg me me uas tau tuaj nrog 2.1-channel soundbars, compact audio systems , thiab lwm yam.

Txawm li cas los xij, rau me ntsis nyiaj ntxiv koj tuaj yeem tau txais tej yam zoo li Hsu tshawb nrhiav STF-1, uas yuav zoo nkauj thiab muab ntau ntau tshaj qhov SubSeries 100. Thiab koj tuaj yeem tau txais ntau yam zoo nkauj dlej 8-, 10- thiab txawm tias 12-nti subwoofers tawm Amazon rau tsawg dua. Tab sis, txhua yam ntawm cov khoom muaj ntau, ntau dua li cov SubSeries 100, thiab ntau nyuaj rau haum hauv koj lub rooj.

Cov neeg zoo siab hlo them $ 100 rau ib chav dav ntxiv rau ntawm lub davhlau xwb. Nrog rau SubSeries 100, koj them txog qhov nyiaj tshwj xeeb, tiam sis koj tau txais qhov kev ntxiv khub ntxiv txhua hnub.