01 of 07
Bluesound Powernode uye Vault: High-End Sonos?
Sei tisingafaniri ma-audiophiles achinakidzwa zvakafanana kuti mukomana atenge $ 199 Sonos Play: 1 inowana? Sei maereopia vachifanira kutambura nemagetsi asina kunaka? Sei tisingafaniri kukwanisa kuwana mhando dzose dzepimhanzi tine, tishandise mimhanzi inopararira uye yepaIndaneti maitirwo emhepo, uye tifambe nayo kumativi ose emisha yedu isina kurasikirwa muhuhu hunonzwika?
Bluesound - nhengo itsva yeLenbrook Industries, kambani yevabereki ve PSB neNAD - inovimbisa izvi zvose nezvimwe.
Kufanana nemhando dzaSonos, Bluesound mishonga inokutendera iwe kutamba mafaira ehurukuro kubva kumakombiyuta ako akakomberedzwa uye madhiyabhorosi akaoma pasina chido chekubatana kwehuta, uye hapana kurasikirwa muhutano hwehutano. Bluesound inokuitawo kuti uwane TuneIn Radio, Slacker uye Spotify Connect kubudiswa kwepainternet services. Zvakanyanya, iwe unogona kushandisa michina yakawanda yeBluesound iri pedo neimba yako, ichibatanidza mumapoka sezvaunoshuva kuitira kuti iwe unogona kutamba chero mhanzi waunoda mumakamuri ose aunosarudza, uyewo tunes dzakasiyana mumakamuri akasiyana. Uye iwe unogona kuzvidzora zvose kubva pane chero Apple iOS kana Android smartphone kana tablet.
Saka chii Bluesound chakawana kuti Sonos haaiti? High-res audio. High-res audio files dzine chisarudzo chakakura kudarika 16-bit / 44.1-kilohertz sarudzo yeCD. Zvinowanikwa sekutsvaga kubva kune zvakadai seHDTracks uye Acoustic Sounds. Unogona here kuchinzwisisa musiyano pakati pe-high-res uye nguva dzose mutinzwi? Zvichida. Iwe unotarisira here? Zvichida. Kana iwe uchida kuziva, enda kune HDTracks uye utenge kuregera (kazhinji $ 18 kana zvakadaro) yeCD iwe watova yako. Bvisa CD yacho pasina kurasikirwa, yakadai seApple Lossless, FLAC kana WAV. Zvadaro oenzanisa ma-files akareba kuCD, zvichida achishandisa USB DAC yakaisvonaka yakabatana nekombiyuta yako. Zvino chizvisarudzira iwe pachako.
Bluesound michina inosanganisira bluetooth, kuti quick'n'easy inoparadzirwa kubva kumafoni efoni, mapiritsi nemakombiyuta. Icho chinhu chakanaka chakanaka kuva nacho - uye ndeye Sonos haasi iye zvino kupa.
02 of 07
Bluesound Powernode neVault: Zvimwe
Iyo Bluesound line inosanganisira michina yakawanda. Kune $ 449 Node (duku kuduku mumufananidzo uri pamusoro), chikwata chekutanga-chigadzirwa neanalogog uye zvigadzirwa zvemagetsi zvinogona kuunganidzwa kune amp, mutambo weku digital-kana-analog kana imwe hurukuro yakagadzirirwa. Kune $ 699 Powernode (kuruboshwe kuruboshwe), kunyanya Nodhi ine stereo Class D amp yakavakwa mukati. Kune $ 999 Vault, Nodhi ine yakavharwa muCD CD (ndiyo inotakura pakatarisa slot mumufananidzo).
Kuwedzera $ 699 Pulse (kure kurudyi), iyo inonyanya hurukuri isina wireless mukurukuri ane Nodhi yakavakwa mukati, uye $ 999 Duo, inowanzo soroofer / satellite system system inogona kushanda nePowernode (kana neNode kana Vault plus yekunze amp). Paul Barton, nheyo yeVatauriri vePPB uye mumwe wevanonyanya kugadzirisa hurukuro vakagadzira vaparidzi vari vapenyu, vakatarisa unyanzvi hwekugadzira zvinhu mumiti iyi.
03 of 07
Bluesound Powernode uye Vault: Zvikamu
Powernode
• Chikwata cheStereo D chikwidziro chakatarwa pa 40 watts / mukana mukati ma 4 ohms
• Stereo chitubu-chakakoswa simbi zvisungo
• RCA subwoofer yakabudiswa ne crossover
• WiFi yakavakwa mukati; Ethernet jack yakapiwawo
• Inotamba WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, MP3 uye AAC mafomu
• Kusvikira pakugadzirisa 24/192
• Inowanikwa muusiki wakachena kana kuti ganda rakachena
• Kuyera: 6.9 x 9.8 x 8.0 inches / 176 x 248 x 202mm (hwd)
• Kurema: 4.2 lbs / 1.9 kg
Vault
• Yakavakwa-in muCD CD uye pamberi pakuteerera slot
• 1-terabyte mukati motokari yekuchengetedza mimhanzi
• RCA mutsara-stereo zvakabuda
• Ethernet jack
• Inotamba WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, MP3 uye AAC mafomu
• Kusvikira pakugadzirisa 24/192
• Inowanikwa muusiki wakachena kana kuti ganda rakachena
• Kuyera: 8.2 x 11.5 x 9.4 masendimita / 208 x 293 x 239mm (hwd)
• Kurema: 6.6 lbs / 3.0 kg
Izvi zvinoratidzika sezvakakodzera zvinoshandiswa kuisa zvinhu zvakadai sezvi. Izvo hazvina zvakawanda zvekubatanidza zvakapiwa, asi handina kuzviwana ndichida chero, chero. Zvakanaka, zvichida headphone jack paPowernode ingange yakanaka.
Zvine mararamiro matatu chete ekushambadzira iye zvino awanikwa (uye WiMP, Highresaudio naQobuz vakataura asi vasati vavapo panguva yangu test system), ruzivo rweBluesound runosvika haruswedere pedyo nemasangano 31 Sonos iye zvino anopa. Zvakawanda zvebasa raSanaos zvinopa zvakajeka, kunyange zvakadaro. Kuwedzera kwekuwedzera kweSpotify Connect kuBluesound kunobatsira kukuru; iye zvino zvose zvinonyanya kuda ndePandora.
04 of 07
Bluesound Powernode uye Vault: Setup
Ndakanga ndine ruzivo rwekuti Lenbrook's Gary Blouse amire nekugadzira my Bluesound test system. Ndakashamisika kuti sei zvakange zvakakodzera - mushure mezvose, Sonos haana kutumira chero ani zvake kuti agadzire masangano avo. Asi kushanyira high-res audio kwakaoma zvikuru.
Somuenzaniso, motokari yangu, ane makore mana AT & T U-verse WiFi router yakanga isati yasvika kumabasa. Yakashanda zvakanaka ne-standard-res audio, MP3s uye streaming services, asi ini dzimwe nguva ndakawana zvishoma zvishoma apo ndaifamba 24/96 mafaira kubva kuHDTracks. Blouse yakati chero ipi zvayo yepamusoro yepamusoro ye WiFi router inofanira kuva nechikwata chakanaka chekufamba mumakwikwi e-Bluesound.
Pataiva neVault handy, ndakadawo kubuda kubva paToshiba laptop pane yandichengetedza mimhanzi yangu yakawanda. Ini naFaul takanga tisingakwanisi kuita izvi, asi zvose zvandakafanira kuita ndezveWatchViewer pane yangu laptop, uye teknolojia yeLenbrook yakakwanisa kuvhara makombiyuta zvakanaka mumaminitsi mashomanana.
Saka kunyange Bluesound isiri nyore nyore kugadzirisa sa Sonos, dzakawanda zvehurongwa huchazotengeswa kuburikidza nepamusoro-kuguma A / V vatengesi vanozoita kugadzirisa nekugadzirirwa iwe. Kunyange kana iwe ukatenga imwe yakananga kubva kune Crutchfield uye uizvigadzire iwe pachako, inoratidzika sekuti Lenbrook's tech inotsigira-inokwanisa kugadzirisa zvinetso zvingangouya.
Zvinofadza, uye zvakanaka, paunoshandisa Powernode's subwoofer yakabudiswa pachigadziro chekuisa (yakaratidzwa pamusoro), inopinda mu 80 Hz pasi-pass filter ye sub output uye 80 Hz high-pass filter pane zvabuda zvichitaura. Inopawo EQ yakagadziridzwa yakagadzirirwa Bluesound Duo sub / sat speaker system.
05 of 07
Bluesound Powernode neVault: User Experience uye Performance
Bhuku reBluesound rinoshanda zvishoma nezvishoma kubva kune app Sonos, asi sezvinongoita neAnos app, zviri nyore kuongororwa nekutsvaga nekukomberedza. Mushure mokunge ndashandura kuBluesound app, ini chaizvoizvo ndakaona zviri nyore kushandiswa nenzira dzakasiyana nedzi Sonos app. Ndaifarira kuti purogiramu yeBluesound yakaita kuti zvinyatsove nyore uye nokukurumidza kuwana masangano ekushambadzira. Ndaifarirawo nzira iyo inokurumidza kuratidzika shure uye mberi kune imwe nzvimbo pakati payo yakasiyana-siyana yekudzivirira zvidzidzo.
Ichi chinhu chiduku chezvishamiso zviduku. Kunyange Samsung uye LG hazvina kufanana zvakanakira kushandiswa kweSonos. Kune kambani duku inopfuura iyo, zvisinei, zvishoma, inoratidza kuti zvinhu zvakanaka zvekugadzira uye kutarisira tarenda zvakashandiswa mune izvi.
Ndakaona zviri nyore kwazvo kuunganidza Powernode neVault pamwe chete, kana kuti kuvabatanidza kana ndaida. Zviri nyore, kunyange, kupfuura zvakaitwa naSonos. Zviri nyore kudzora izwi, zviri nyore kusarudza mimhanzi yaunoda, uye zviri nyore kutora foni kana teretheni kuburikidza neBluetooth. Tanga mhepo yeBluetooth uye chero iyo Bluesound yedhidhiyo yaive ichidururwa uye inotamba bluetooth. Ita kuti bluetooth isvike, uye Bluesound inotarisa zvakare nemashoko yaive kutamba kare.
Nokuda kwekunakidza kwangu, handina kuona zvakanyanya kudiwa kweVault; Ndatova nemimhanzi yakachengetwa pamakotto uye neNAS motokari uye haifaniri kuchengetwa zvimwe kana CD ripper. Asi ndinoziva kuti vamwe vanhu vachiri kuda kufanana kweCD, uye Vault inonyatsonaka. Ingosunungura CD mukati uye inobata zororo. Mushure memaminitsi akawanda ekunonoka kuputika (izvo Blouse akati zvaidiwa kuti awane zvishoma-zvakakwana zvakajeka Bluesound zvaida), mifananidzo nemimhanzi zvakaratidzwa pahwindo re iPad.
Ndakatarisa kuburikidza nekuzarura kwangu uye kusapindira Revel Performa3 F206 hurukuro, PowerNode yakanzwa yakachena kwazvo uye yakashata. Chikanganiso choga chandakacherechedza ndechokuti pane zvimwe zvinhu zvakanyatsogadziriswa pamatunhu akadzika, ndakazopedzisira ndava kuda kuvhara ivhu kusvika kumahombekombe, kana pedyo nayo. Mushure mokunge ndapedza kubvunzurudza uye ndakatumira zvigadzirwa zvakare, Lenbrook rep akanditsanangurira kuti pane zvakawanda zviri mukati mechirongwa chekugadzirisa chinogona kuwedzerwa ne +10 dB pamamiriro ezvinhu umo muwandu wevhesi hauna kukwana.
06 of 07
Bluesound Powernode: Matanho
Ndakashandisa Clio 10 FW audio analyzer, yangu Audio Precision Dual Domain System Rimwe shandisi uye LinearX LF280 filer (inodiwa kuClass D amps) kuedza miedzo yakasiyana-siyana paPowernode. Nzira yangu yekugadzirisa inowanzoita zvishoma nokuti handina kukwanisa kuisa zviratidzo zvekuedza zvakananga muPowernode (hapana mutsara wemugetsi). Asi ini ndakakwanisa kunyora dzimwe zviratidzo zvekuedza, kuzvitakudza pafoni yangu, uye ndozvidzidza kuburikidza nehurongwa hwezviyero.
Frequency response
-0.09 / + 0.78 db, 20 Hz kusvika 20 kHz
Chiratidzo chekutinhira (1 watt / 1 kHz)
-82.5 dB isina kusimba
-86.9 dB A-akatakurwa
Chiratidzo chekunzwa rwiyo (full volume / 1 kHz)
-91.9 dB isina kusimba
-95.6 dB A-akatakurwa
Zvose zvinokanganisa hutoni (1 watt / 1 kHz)
0.008%
Crosstalk (1 watt / 1 kHz)
-72.1 dB kubva kuruboshwe
-72.1 dB kurudyi kuruboshwe
Shandisa kusawirirana (1 kHz)
+0.02 dB yakakwirira muruboshwe
Subwoofer crossover frequency (-3 dB point)
80 Hz
Power output, 8 ohms (1 kHz )
2 chiteshi chinotungamirirwa: 12.1 watts per channel RMS pa 0.16% THD + N (mavhesi akawanda ne 0 dBFS chiratidzo) ( * ona chinyorwa chiri pasi)
1 channel inotungamirirwa: 31.3 watts RMS pa 0.03% THD + N
Power output, 4 ohms (1 kHz)
2 channels inoshandiswa: 24,0 watts per channel RMS pa 0.16% THD + N (mavoti akawanda ne 0 dBFS signal)
1 channel inotungamirirwa: 47.4 watts RMS pa 0.05% THD + N
Ndiyo mhinduro yepamusoro yaunowona mu chati, ne subwoofer yakabudiswa yakagadziriswa (tsvaga chekutsvaga) uye yakasvibiswa (mutsara wepepuru). Zvose izvi zviyero kunze kwemashure maviri anotarisa zvakanaka uye akavhara zvakakwana kune mashoma mashoma Bluesound anopiwa.
Kakawanda kupindura kwakange kusingandifadzi, nekuda kwekukwira kwemaitiro kwakanyanya. Inongova nechetatu pamakiromita e decibel pa20 kHz - chimwe chinhu vanhu vakawanda havagoni kunzwa kana kuti havachaoni. Asi zvakadaro, hachisi chimwe chinhu chandinowanzoona pane imwe yakakwirira-yakasimba-state amp.
Ndakanga ndisingashamisi kuonawo kusiyana kukuru mune simba rinobudiswa nemitambo miviri inotungidzwa kana imwe nzira inotungamirirwa. Neyese miviri inotungamirwa, mukati mechimerera inoputira pasi nechisimba pahuwandu hwehuwandu, kuvhara kukanganisa kusvika pa1.16% pahuwandu hwehuwandu uye kuwira zvishoma pane simba rakarongwa. * Maererano naLenbrook, ichi chinokonzerwa nechinangwa cheBluesound amplifiers 'Soft Clipping teknolojia, iyo ini ndinonzwisisa kuti iyo inopinda mumiririro inodzivirira kuti amp and speakers vasakanganiswa kana kubvongodza kwakazara. NAD yakashandisa teknolojia yakafanana kana yakafanana mumagetsi ayo kwemakumi emakore
Zvisinei, neine imwe nzira inotungirirwa, muchengeti (wandinofungidzira unotungamirirwa nehuwandu hwekutsvaga pane simba kune simba kunze kwekubuda kweamps) hausi kunze kwemufananidzo uye amp anopfuura simba rakarongwa nyore nyore. Cherechedza kuti ndakanga ndisingakwanisi kushandisa zvandaifamba 1% THD + N threshold nokuti ndakanga ndisingakwanisi kuita simba vs. THD + N kusvetedza kushandisa toni dzemuedzo wakabuda kunze, uye nekuda kwezvikwiriso zvakakura mu Powernode's volume control - - nemubati mumwechete wepamusoro-yakanyatsogadziriswa, kutsetseka pa8 ohms yakananga kubva kubva ku 0.03 kusvika ku3.4%.
Saka chii chiri kumusoro pano? Neine mumiririri akavharidza pasi zvakaoma sezvinoshandiswa zvinoswedera pedyo nemiganhu yemagetsi, kana iwe uri kutamba zvinhu zvakawanda zvakanyanyiswa zvakanyanyisa uye zvakasimba mono zvakadai - sa fave yangu test test, "Kickstart My Heart" - iwe haugoni kuwana zvakakwana volume. Ndiine hurukuro mbiri dzakarongwa (zvakarurama, tichafungidzira) pa 88 dB SPL pa 1 watt / 1 mamita, izvo zvinoreva kuti Powernode ichanyanya kubuda inenge 99 dB nemashoko epurogiramu yerudzi rwandinotaura pamusoro.
07 of 07
Bluesound Powernode uye Vault: Final Take
Kubva pane zvandakaona apo mamwe makambani mazhinji akaedza ruoko rwavo mumimhanzi playback interfaces, ini handina kutarisira zvakawanda kubva kuBluesound - Ini ndakati kufungidzira kuti ichange iri yakakwirira-player audio player nechinhu chakakomberedzwa chakanyorwa pane . Asi kufara kwangu, ndakanga ndisina kururama. Ndiyo yekodzero yemasikirwo, uye nzira yakanakisisa yandisati ndawana kuti inakidzwe ne-high-res mumhanzi.
Iyo Powernode yakanaka kana iwe uchida kushandiswa kwekuvakirwa mukati, asi zvinoratidzika kwandiri kuti mune imwe nzira apo kunaka kwehutano hwepamusoro ndicho chinangwa, ndingangodaro ndakatsvaga kuwedzera kune-kick-ass amp. Saka kwandiri, $ 449 Node iBluesound inonakidza nzvimbo - nzira inokwanisika uye yakawanda-yakanakisisa yekuwedzera kubudiswa kwezvakachengetwa zvakakwirira-res, pamwe neInternet streaming services, pamwe nehuwandu hwepamusoro-soro, kune unhu hwakanaka hwemutambo.