01 ye 05
Classic inotarisa, Zvechokwadi. Classic Sound?
Benchmark's SMS1 mabhuku ehefereti ane chimiro chisina kujairika. Iyo kambani inonzi inozivikanwa nevanoshandura zvakadhindwa kudhindwa kune-digalog, asi yakawedzera mutsara wayo. Yakawedzera AHB2, yekutanga simba guru kushandisa THX Class AAA yose-analog, yakakwirira-yakagadzirisa ekugadzirisa teknolojia, uye yakatanga hurukuro yayo yekutanga, SMS1.
I SMS1 inomiririra kubatana pakati peBenmark uye mukurukuri muvakiriti David Macpherson, muumbi we Studio Studio mutsara wezvakanaka zvakagadzirirwa, madiresi anonzi idiosyncratically retro uye amps. Iyo nzira mbiri-nzira iyo inonyanya kuchengeta kutarisa kwemaziso, kunyange ichinyorwa pasi zvishoma ichienzaniswa ne Studio Studio line. Macpherson akataura kuti mukurukuri wacho akafanana kubva pakuonekwa kweujiniya kune maitiro ake aripo aripo, asi vanjiniki vaBenchmark vakamubatsira kuti anatsiridze urongwa hwekufambisa kwedunhu uye awane kuvhiringidza kwakasimba kwezvikamu pane zvaaigona kuzvipa oga.
02 of 05
Bhenikisi SMS1: Zvizivo uye Zvichemo
• 6.5-inch polymer cone woofer
• 1-inch machira dome tweeter
• Nzira shanu dzemakumbo uye Neutrik SpeakON jack yekukurukurirana
• kubvisa / kushandura kwemazuva ose
• mahogany kana paduk panzvimbo dzepandeti dzinowanikwa kune mari yakawedzerwa imwe neimwe
• 13.5 x 10.75 x 9.87 mu / 345 x 270 x 145 mm (hwd) • 23 lbs / 10.4 kg mumwe nomumwe
I-SMS1 isinganzwisisiki zvishoma pakuti inenge yakasimbiswa (ibhokisi rakavharwa) rakagadzirwa. Vazhinji vakurukuri vanoshandisa ports, izvo zvinowanzoreva kuti zvigadziro zvavo zvinopinda zvakadzika asi zvinoderera pamhepo -24 dB / octave pasi pebhokisi resonance. Acoustic kusimidzirwa maitiro haawanzoenda sepakadzika, asi inowedzera zvinyoronyoro mumabhasi, pa12 dB / octave. Vazhinji vema-audiophiles vanofunga kuti acoustic kusimudzira hurukuro inopa zviri nani pakurondedzera tsanangudzo uye punch pane zvinyorwa. Zvechokwadi, ndaiwanzove ndiri dhiyabhorosi acoustic suspension guy, kunyange zvazvo ndakave ndakaita rugare rwangu nemakungwa.
Zvimwewo zvisingazivikanwi ndiyo pro-style yeNeutrik SpeakON jack jack, yaunofanira kushandisa kana uchida biwire kana kuisa SMS1. Usanetseka, kuchine nzvimbo yakasarudzika yezvisungo zvekusunga zvaungashandisa; iwe haugoni kubudisa biwire kana kubatana navo. Kushandura kunoshandura mutauri kubva kune unowanzogadzira wiring ku biwire / biamp mode. BTW, iyo biwire / biamp mode inokuita kuti uite hukama hwakasiyana kune mumwe mutyairi, iyo isiri iyo huru asi vatengi vakawanda vanonzwa kuti zvinogona kuva nezvimwe zvinobatsira.
Iyo mesh mesh grilles inotaridzika chaizvo uye inorema kukunda chimiro chaicho kana chigadzirwa chesimbi grille. Iwe unogona kuverenga pamusoro pemigumisiro ye gril iri pamutinhiro muchikamu chezviyero zvekuongorora uku.
Ndakashandisa SMS1 kunyanya nemararamiro angu akadai, kusanganisira Krell S-300i yakasanganiswa yakagadzirwa ne Sony PHA-2 DAC / headphone amp. Gare gare, ndakaishandisa neKrell's new Illusion preamp uye Solo 375 monoblock amps. Ndakateerera pamwe chete nemapurisa; musiyano wakanzwika, asi haugoni kusarudza zvandaida; ruzha rwaiva pamwe nevhudzi riri panzvimbo yerima nejasi, uye bvudzi riri pamativi akajeka kunze. Saka ndakavakasiya nokuti vanotaura vakangoita sevakanaka kwazvo navo.
03 of 05
Benchmark SMS1: Kuitwa
Kwandiri, kudzokorora vakurukuri chinhu chiduku kufanana nekombiyuta. Pasinei nezvaunogona kudzidza mberi kubva kune webhusaiti, iwe haungatombotauri zvaunenge uchiwana kusvikira iwe uchisangana nawo uri munhu. Uye chinhu chokutanga chaunocherechedza ndechokukanganisa kwakajeka.
Mushure memaminitsi mashomanana eTrasher Dream Trio , album ye jazz ine drummer Gerry Gibbs, pianist Kenny Barron uye mussist Ron Carter, ndakaona, "Ndiri kufara chaizvo izvi!" Handina kunzwa rumwe rwemhando dzezvikanganiso zvinowanzovhiringidzika kana kundiodza mwoyo pakutanga kutanga "kusangana" mukurukuri. Hapana zvakajeka "maoko akaiswa" mavara kubva kuwaofer. Hapana boom mumabhasi. Hapana chikuru maitiro anopindura anomalies. Kwete muganhu, grit, glare kana zviyo. Icho chakanaka chakanaka.
Vakaongorori vazhinji vakakurova iwe pamusoro pemusoro nekufungidzira uye mutsindo, sekuti kana uchidanidzira, " HEY! NDI KUFUNGA HERE! " Vakawanda vechidivile vakaita saizvozvi, asi sezvandakadzidza kubva pakuverenga basa raStereophile founder Gordon Holt, iyo nguva refu iwe uchiteerera uye zvakadzama iwe kupinda mukati mokuzvivaraidza, iwe unowedzera kukoshesa hutano hwakarurama panzvimbo yekuratidzwa kwekoniki. Kwandiri, kufungidzirwa kweSMS1 muburitsa reTrasher Dream Trio re "Ndiudzei Nhoroondo yeBhedha" yakanzwika zvakanaka. Ndainzwa zvese zviridzwa zvakanyatsofungidzirwa pakati pevatauri vaviri, uye zvishoma kune kunze kwevatauri, asi kwete nenzira iyo yaida kuzvitarisira pachayo. Ndakatora gorosi yeGibs yakatambanudzika inenge yakaita mamita manomwe kubva paupamhi yeimba yangu yekupona - semutambo chaiwo wekambani - uye piano huru yaBaroni inotambanudza zvishoma zvishoma. Ndaigona kuvhara maziso angu uye ndinongedzera dhishi rimwe nerimwe muchitini. Asi handina kumbofunga kuti " WOW !" Ndangonakidzwa nezwi, handina kumbobvira ndakanganiswa nechikanganiso kana kunyange chimiro chevatauri.
Ini ndakafunga kuti " WOW !" apo ini ndikaisa paToto "Rosanna," nokuti vatauriri vakawanda vanoratidza zvikanganiso zvavo pakarepo pane zvakatemwa asi SMS1 haina. Yakanga iine simba uye yakajeka, isina kusvibiswa kana kuonekwa pachena. Kunyangwe nemanzwi ekudhindwa, ayo anowanzosvibira mune imwe sonic blob, inonzwika zvakasiyana zvakakwana zvokuti ndinokwanisa kuziva nzvimbo yeumwe neumwe muimbi mune "Hazvina kunyanya kubva gore kubva iwe waenda ...." chikamu. Sekuve ma-6,5-inch-way-two-way, SMS1 yakanga isina kodzero yekutamba manyore akadzika kubva pasi pegitare uye kukanda doro nemasimba chaiwo, saka inzwi rekurekodhwa kwakadzika kwakaratidzika kunge kwakajeka. Asi handikwanise kufunga nezvenyanzvi mbiri iyo inenge isinganzwisisi chiedza chakajeka pamutambo uyu. Mabhesi ane zvakawanda zvokukanda, kunyange zvakadaro; avo vaifara vakanga vasina chinetso kupedza kubhadhara madhishi nemagetsi mabhasi mu "Kickstart My Heart" yaMötley Crüe yakakwirira.
Kunze kwekuda pane zvakanyanya kubudiswa pop, SMS1 ine runyararo rukuru rwandinoti handidi kutumidza kuti "rima," asi zvimwe se ... chocolatey? (Hongu, ndinoziva: Julian Hirsch achangotarisa muguva rake .. Ndine urombo.) Nenzira imwechete apo tichiteerera Larry Coryell naFiripi Catherine's acoustic guitar duet album Twin House , ndakawana zvakawanda asi hapana humwe hunhu uye kuchena kunowanzoita ini ndinofanira kuvhara ivhu pasi apo ini ndinoteerera kurekodha iyi.
Ndakacherechedza chimiro chimwe chete chandingadana mavara: kurwisana kuduku mumhinduro yakadzika yepamusoro inoita kuti manzwi anzwike zvisinganzwisisiki akasimbiswa uye akajeka, kanawo zvishoma zvishoma zvisikwa. Ndakanzwa izvi pazvikamu zviviri zvandaifarira zvidzidzo zvangu: Holly Cole "Train Song" uye James Taylor's live version ye "Shower the People." Handikwanise kutaura kuti yakamboita kuti ndinyengedze kana kuti kundishungurudza, asi zvakakosha kuziva kana iwe uri kutsvaga zvimwe zveSinatra-kutaridzika kutaridzika mumutauro wezwi.
Munhu wose anoda kutengeswa pamusana pekuteerera kwepamusoro-soro kunobatsira mari iyo ingangodaro ichinyengetedzwa kana inonzwa saxophonist reGene Ammons rekurekora ye "Asi Yakanaka" kuburikidza neSMS1. Iwe unowana chimiro chakanaka, chinenge chichivhenekera shanduro yeAmmoni 'huru, runyararo rwenzwi; zvinoratidzira madhiramu uye piyano inonzwika yakarurama uye inonzwisisika isina kungonzwika-zvechokwadi, uye maonero ezvisikwa zvenzvimbo inoita kuti iwe urege kukuedza chero iwe.
04 of 05
Benchmark SMS1: Mitezo
Ichi chati chinoratidza mhinduro yepamusoro yeSMS1 pane imwechete ((blue trace) uye yevhareji yemhinduro pa0 °, ± 10 °, ± 20 ° uye ± 30 ° necheriri (tsvaga tsvuku). Iyo yakazara uye yakanyanyisa iyo mitsara inoona, zviri nani mukurukuri kazhinji.
Iyi haisi yechokwadi kugadzikana, asi kana ukatarisa zvakanyanya unogona kuona kune zvimwe zvinhu zvakanaka zvinoenderera pano. Kubvira pa200 Hz kusvika ku2,5 kHz, mhinduro yacho iri pedyo nekufa yakadzika, ichiratidza kuti mukurukuri uyu ane midrange yakanyatsonaka - uye midrange ndiyo inonyanya kukosha nokuti ndiyo inowanikwa mazwi. Kurasirwa uku kuduku pa 3.4 kHz kunogona kutyisa asi hazvibviri kunzwika zvikuru nokuti iri nhoroondo. Chingave chinonzwika ndechokuti mhinduro ye tweeter inoderera pamusoro pe2 dB kubva 2.3 kusvika 9.5 kHz. Izvo zvakanyanyisa, zvinyoro uye zvakanyanyisa kubata izvo zvingave zvisiri kuratidza semuvara wepamusoro, asi zvinogona kupa SMS-1 mutsindo mutsvuku. Kubvisa-kusimbiswa kwemashizha kwakanaka kwazvo, uye zvishoma zvishoma nezvishoma pasi pe10 kHz uye hapana zvakakosha zvinomirira paunenge uchienda ku ± 30 °. Iko huru yesimbi inokonzera misiyano muhuwandu hwemhinduro, kunyanya dhesi inopindurwa inenge -1.5 dB pakati pe4 ne5 kHz, pamwe nekuputika kwakafanana zvakafanana pa10 kHz uye kunopera pa8 ne13 kHz.
Kuvharirwa kunokwana 7 ohms uye dips kusvika pasi pe 3.0 ohms / -11 ° chikamu pa 122 Hz. Saka muvhareji imhedheni haisi dambudziko, asi kana iwe ukataurirana uyu mukurukuri kumutengo muduku shoma uye iwe unowana mabhesi ane simba kana gitare mhete kana doro rinopoteredza 120 Hz, zvinogona kuita kuti amp azvivhare. Asi zvakanyanyisa - iwe uri kunyatsogadzira hurukuro inodhura kune yakaderera duku zvishoma here? Anechoic senzwiki maitiro 83.4 dB pa 1 watt / 1 mamita, saka funga pane imwe nzvimbo inenge 86 dB mu-mukana. Izvozvo zvishoma pasi pevhareji: Unoda 32 watts kuti urove 101 dB; Ndinogona kukurudzira zvishoma 50 watts pamusara uye zvichida 100.
Ndakayera SMS1 neCoo 10 FW analyzer uye MIC-01 maikorofoni, iri kure nemamita 1 pane 2-meter stand nem mic pane tweeter's center axis; chiyero chiri pasi pe 240 Hz chakatorwa nekuvhara-miking the woofer.
05 of 05
Benchmark SMS1: Final Take
Vaviri-nzira hurukuro zvakaoma kugadzira; Sezvandakanyora kune imwe nzvimbo, zvakaoma kuwana bhasi rakanaka remhinduro (iyo inoda hoofer yakakura) paunenge uchiwana mutsara usina kuchena pakati pe tweeter uye woofer (iyo inoda kuti uwedzere ruzha). Asi ini ndinogona kutaura nokutendeseka kuti ndakanakidzwa kuteerera kum SMS1. Kana uri kutsvaga yepamusoro-soro yehefereti hurukuro-kana kunyange kungofanirwa hurukuro yakanaka, nguva - unofanira kupa uyu kuti ateerere. Ndinofunga kuti iwe uchaziva, sezvandakaita, kuti mushure mokutanga kwemitambo miviri, iwe unodururwa kwete nekunaka kwekunzwika kwacho, asi kwakanaka sei.