Wren V5BT Bluetooth Speaker Review

01 ntawm 07

Tus Wireless Speaker uas Yuav Tsum Muaj Koj Txoj Kev

Wren Audio

Cov neeg (zoo, feem ntau tib neeg) zoo li qhov yooj yim ntawm wireless tham. Tab sis qhov yooj yim tuaj ntawm ib qho nqi: Koj yuav tsum xaiv hom ntawv. Raws li kuv qhia hauv "Cov Npe ntawm 5 Wireless Wireless Technologies Puas Yog Txoj Cai Rau Koj?" , koj tuaj yeem xaiv Apple AirPlay, Bluetooth, DTS Play-Fi, DLNA los yog ib lub npe, ib hom tshuab ib qho xws li muaj nyob hauv Playos Games: 1 lossis tus tshiab Samsung Mai M7 . Tshwj tsis yog, uas yog, koj xaiv Wren V5 wireless tham.

Tus Wren tuaj nyob rau hauv peb versions: lub V5AP, nrog AirPlay; lub V5PF, nrog Kev Ua Si; thiab V5BT, nrog Bluetooth. Thaum lub sij hawm peb xyoo warranty, koj tuaj yeem pauv koj lub V5 rau ib tus qauv uas siv lub tshuab hluav taws xob sib txawv ntawm cov nqi me me, shipping nrog. Yog li, piv txwv, Yog tias koj yuav lub AirPlay version siv nrog koj iPhone, ces dumpy xov tooj dinky xov tooj rau ib tug zoo tshiab Samsung Galaxy txawm xyoo tom ntej, koj tuaj yeem hloov mus rau Bluetooth los yog Ua Si-Nkaus.

About.com Portables Expert Jason Hidalgo tau saib xyuas AirPlay version ntawm Wren. Kuv tau nyeem daim ntawv Play-Fi rau Kev Ntsuas & Lub Zeem Muag xyoo dhau los (tsis muaj qhov txuas). Tam sim no hais tias lub Bluetooth version tawm, kuv xav tias kuv yuav muab nws ib tug tig ntawm no.

02 ntawm 07

Wren V5BT: Nta

Brent Butterworth

• Muaj AirPlay, apt-X Bluetooth lossis Play-Fi wireless
• Ob tug 0.75-nti tweeters
• Ob tug 3-nti nrab nruab nrab / woofers
• Muaj rosewood suaj kaum tam sim no; xyoob muaj nyob rau lub Ib Hlis 2014
• 2 x 25 watts ib channel
• 3.5mm analog audio input
• USB tso tawm kom pauv tau lub tshuab ntaus ntawv
• Qhov ntev: 6.13 x 4.25 x 16.63 hauv / 15.56 x 10.79 x 42.23 cm
• Luj: 6.6 lb / 2.99 kg

Lub V5BT muaj cov neeg tsav tsheb zoo txhawb nqa thiab kev txhawb zog rau tus neeg hais lus wireless hauv nws cov nqi. Dab tsi yog qhov twg? Muaj tsis muaj kev tswj chaw taws teeb. V5AP AirPlay version muaj xws li ib tug, ho.

03 ntawm 07

Wren V5BT: Teeb thiab Ergonomics

Brent Butterworth

Nrog lub Bluetooth version ntawm lub V5, yog tsis muaj app download, tsis muaj teeb lub network, tsis muaj dab tsi tab sis tus txheej txheem Bluetooth pairing li ib txwm. Uas kuv ua tiav tau yooj yim nrog kuv Samsung Galaxy S III hauv xov tooj thiab kuv tus HP Specter XT laptop.

Thaum Bluetooth lub khub, muaj tsis muaj dab tsi tab sis teem caij V5 ntim. Muaj tsis muaj chaw taws teeb tswj, tsis muaj suab nrov los yog suab hom tswj, tsis muaj dab tsi. Kuv tsis yws, BTW. Yuav tsum tsis yog peb lub suab khoom cia li suab zoo?

Kuv puas tau paub tias qhov teebmeem weird nrog kuv tus xovtooj Samsung: nquag dropouts. Kuv tsis tau muaj qhov teeb meem no rau ib qhov teeb meem tseem ceeb los yog teeb meem nyuaj nrog lwm tus tham lus Bluetooth Kuv twb sim siv lub xov tooj no. Hmoov tsis, kuv iPod kov tau los hloov nws lub roj teeb, yog li kuv tsis tuaj yeem kuaj V5BT's Bluetooth txuas nrog qhov ntawd, tab sis qhov txuas nrog kuv lub laptop HP tau zoo.

04 ntawm 07

Wren V5BT: Suab Zoo

Wren suab

Nyob hauv kuv tus kheej saib ntawm Wren V5PF, Kuv nyiam lub suab zoo tab sis tsis txaus siab tias "lub caij nruab nrab thiab lub tho treble tau qis me ntsis, uas ua rau cov twj zoo li lub kaus mom thiab lub suab nrov me ntsis."

Nws suab rau kuv zoo li tus tshiab Bluetooth chav tsev uas kuv tau txais cov koob tho me ntsis, lub ntses bass thaj tsam me ntsis, los yog ob qho tib si. Lub cim ntawm cov tweeters suab tau tib yam li nyob rau hauv cov lus kuv sim, tab sis lawv nyob nraum txawm damped ces lawv tsis thab kuv ntau. Dab tsi yog sab laug yog ib chav tsev suab nrov. Mloog Holly Cole's "Train Song," Kuv pom ntau yam kev nthuav dav thiab kev vam meej nyob rau hauv lub suab nrov cabasa thiab lwm yam twj paj nruag, tab sis tsis muaj ntug qhov cuam tshuam kuv ua ntej. Cole lub suab ua suab nrov zoo nkaus li - tau ua li James Taylor tau ua thaum kuv ua si ntawm Live at the Beacon Theatre . Thiab qhov muag cymbals thiab glockenspiel ntawm Taylor tus "Da dej cov neeg" sounded superb.

Nyob rau ob peb txiv neej lub suab lus - Mötley Crüe tus Vince Neil, Ste Dan Dan's Donald Fagen, Lus Askiv Theatre Dave Wakeling - thiab nyob rau hauv ib co suab nrov nrawm, Kuv tau hnov ​​me ntsis ntawm edgy treble uas bothered kuv ua ntej, tab sis nws cia li pom . Yog li kuv tseem tsis vwm txog cov tweeters, tab sis tam sim no lawv nyob nraum kom zoo thiab txhua yam xam, treble zoo dua li koj tau hnov ​​los ntawm ntau lwm comparably luv wireless tham.

Kuv zoo siab tau hnov ​​zoo npaum li cas rau V5BT's tonal sib npaug suits xws li ntau yam suab paj nruag. Kuv tau ua ntau ntau ntawm cov jazz, pop thiab hnyav hlau los ntawm nws, thiab yeej tsis xav tias "Qhov no tsis muaj cai rau ntawm no qhib."

Muaj kuj yog ib lub pob ntawm tus ntses bass. Tias 's tsis tau hais tias V5BT tsis muaj suab nrov los yog plhuav, tsuas yog tias nws xa ntau ntau thiab zoo dua bass dua li kuv xav tau los ntawm dual 3-ntom hauv ib qhov chaw nres nkoj. Cov ntses bass thaj tsam zoo li boosted nyob rau ntawm qhov chaw nres tsheb tuning, uas qee zaus ua qee cov ntawv sib sib zog nqus ntawm "dhia tawm" ntawm koj, ua si me ntsis ntau dua li koj xav tias yuav tsum tau muab cov theem ntawm lub suab ntau. Tej zaum qhov no tsuas yog ib qho kev xav ntawm kuv qhov kev cia siab qis rau kev ntses bass thaj tsam nrog ib qho khoom me me no. Txawm li cas los xij, tus V5BT tus haib bass ua tau nyuaj-grooving, zoo li George Benson tus xov tooj ntawm "Tuaj Came Mary" thiab yog "Lightning Strikes" ntau txoj kev lom zem los mloog, tshoov kuv siab rau V5BT full-blast for many ntawm kuv mloog.

Wb cia li piv rau cov pawg lus kawg thiab hais tias cov ntses bass thaj tsam yog xam thiab zoo nkauj. Kuv ua, txawm li cas los, muaj ntau lub suab nrov ntawm chaw nres nkoj - cua kiv cua uas suab nrov ib yam li rattling - thaum kuv ua qhov xav tob bass khoom; Kuv tau pom nws nyob hauv kab ntawv ntawm "Train Song," piv txwv, thiab kom qis me dua hauv Cult's "Kev Hlub Tshem Tawm Tshuab." Txawm li cas los, kuv tsuas yog fleetingly thiab nyuam qhuav NW nyuam qhuav pom nws nyob rau hauv lub pop khoom kuv ua si - thiab tej zaum uas yog distortion thiab tsis port suab nrov, lawm. Kuv tsis hnov ​​nws nyob hauv Soundgarden qhov khaus "Yexus Khetos Pose."

05 ntawm 07

Wren V5BT: Kev Ntsuas

Brent Butterworth

Teb zaus
on-axis: ± 8.2 dB los ntawm 62 Hz rau 20 kHz
nruab nrab: ± 7.1 dB ntawm 62 Hz txog 20 kHz

MCMäxxx theem siab tshaj plaws
97 dBC ntawm 1 meter

Cov lus teb rau V5BT on-axis zaus , 1 'metre' ntawm lub tweeter, tau qhia nyob rau hauv xiav kab rau hauv daim duab saum toj no. Lus teb ua teb thoob plaws lub suab ntawm 30 ° ntawm kab lus qhia yog muaj nyob rau hauv cov xim ntsuab. Nrog ib tus neeg hais lus ntsuas qhov ntsuas, feem ntau koj xav kom xiav (on-axis) kab li ca li tau, thiab cov lus teb ntsuab (nquag) yuav tsum nyob ze rau hauv plawg, tej zaum muaj ib qho kev txo qis hauv treble teb.

Obviously, cov kev ntsuas V5BT yog deb ntawm kev tiaj tus. Nws tseem ua tau zoo thaum uas kwv yees thoob plaws lub suab ntawm 30 ° ntawm txoj kab nruab nrab, uas yog qhov txawv txav. Muaj ib qho kev poob siab loj ntawm 250 thiab 700 Hz, thiab lwm qhov loj ib nrab ntawm 2.5 kHz.

Kuv ua cov kev ntsuam xyuas no nrog CLIO 10 FW suab analyzer thiab CLIO MIC-01 ntawm qhov ntev ntawm 1 meter. Kev ntsuas ntawm lub siab tshaj 200 Hz tau siv cov txheej txheem quasi-anechoic los tshem tawm cov suab paj nruag los ntawm qhov chaw ib puag ncig. Cov lus teb hauv qab 200 Hz raug ntsuas los ntawm kev siv av dav hlau txheej txheem, nrog lub mic ntawm ib qho ntawm 1 meter. Tshaj siab tshaj 300 Hz smoothed rau 1 / 12th octave, tau tshwm sim hauv qab 300 Hz smoothed rau 1/6 octave. Kev ntsuam xyuas raug coj los ntawm theem ntawm 80 dB ntawm 1 kHz / 1 meter (dab tsi kuv feem ntau ua rau cov khoom me me), ces scaled rau kev siv theem ntawm 0 dB ntawm 1 kHz rau daim ntawv qhia no.

Lub V5BT plays nrov heev. Ntawm kuv qhov kev xeem MCMäxxx - cranking Mötley Crüe's "Kickstart Kuv Lub Plawv" nrov li chav tsev ua si thaum lub sij hawm tseem kho kom huv haum (uas nyob rau hauv cov ntaub ntawv no meant full-blast), ces ntsuas nruab nrab theem ntawm 1 meter - lub V5BT muab kuv 97 dBC SPL, uas yog qhov zoo thiab txaus txaus los ua kom tiav chav loj. Nyob rau theem no, kuv hnov ​​ib zaj dab neeg yooj yim ntawm kev sib daj sib dee.

06 ntawm 07

Kev ntsuas ntawm Wren V5BT thiab V5PF

Brent Butterworth

Kuv tsis muaj tus qauv ntawm V5PF kuv sim ob peb lub hlis dhau los, tab sis kuv tseem muaj qhov ntsuas hauv kuv lub computer (lab) computer. Koj tuaj yeem pom qhov ntsuas li cas hauv daim phiaj xwm saum toj no, uas qhia txog kev ntsuas ntawm txoj kab ntawm cov laug sab ntawm 200 Hz txog 20 kHz. Lub lwg xim liab yog V5PF thiab xiav kab tsis zoo yog V5BT. Nco ntsoov tias V5BT muaj li -4 rau -7 dB tsawg dua qhov muaj zog tshaj ntawm 2 thiab 14 kHz.

Koj yeej ib txwm tau pub rau qee tus qauv coj los hloov ua qauv qis thaum ntsuas ntau cov qauv ntawm cov khoom qub, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog thaum cov kev ntsuas tau ua nyob rau hauv ntau zaus thiab lub caij nyoog tib mike placement tsis tuaj yeem lav. Tseem, txawm tias cia siab rau kev hloov siab tshaj plaws, nws yog qhov tseeb tias V5BT tus qauv kuv tau txais ua ntau yam txawv ntawm V5PF Kuv tau txais.

Nws yog zoo li no qhov txawv me me uas kuv ntseeg tsis tau tias nws yuav yog vim muaj kev tsis txaus siab ntau lawm. Kuv tus CLIO tus ntsuas xyuas thiab kuv pom zoo: Cov khoom no tau raug tawm suab lawm.

07 ntawm 07

Wren V5BT: Kawg Siv

Wren suab

Kuv rov saib dua ntawm Play-Fi version ntawm V5 yog lukewarm; Kuv nyiam qhov tsim tab sis pom hauv chav tsev me ntsis thiab edgy-sounding. Kuv muaj tsis muaj xws li kev tshwj tseg txog V5BT. Nws muaj ib qho kev glazing sonic - qhov chaw nres nkoj nrov kuv hais - tab sis koj yuav hnov ​​hais tias tsuas yog ib zaug nyob rau hauv ib tug zoo thaum. Los yog koj yuav tsis hnov ​​nws, nyob ntawm seb koj mloog.

Kuv 'd rank Wren V5BT ntawm tus zoo wireless tham hauv nws cov nqi ntau. Piv nrog rau B & W Z2, nws suab zoo ib yam tab sis nws plays ntau heev. Nws zoo dua li Soundcast Systems Melody , tab sis qhov ntawd yog qhov sib txawv ntawm lwm yam lus.