01 ye 08
Adventures muChi-Fi, Chikamu 贰
Chimwe chezvigadzirwa zvakatora pfungwa yedu patinenge tichitsvaga China-hifi-Audio.com kune zvimwe zvinhu zvakanakisa (unogona kuona zvakasara mudura redu 8 Zvinoshamisa Quirky Asi Awesome Chi-Fi Audio Products ) yaiva Music Angels Mengyue Mini. Iyi duku EL84-based integrated amp has wild design; e-EL-84 ibhu rinoshandiswa kunyanya zvikamu zvezvikamu zviduku. Uye pamutengo, Mini inoratidzika sechinhu chinoshamisa, kunyanya kana iwe uchinzwa kuti chi-Chi-chimiro chinofanirwa nekuongorora zvakadzama.
Neyo chaiyo yehuni katatu panels, kugadzira mashizha, uye kugadzirwa kwemavara emhando yepende, rwiyo rweMusic Angels Mengyue Mini runokwira kupfuura cheezy cosmetics dzisina mari shoma dzeChinese - uye nokuda kwenyaya iyi, kure nepamusoro pezvizhinji zveAmerican-made tube amps.
02 of 08
Mengyue Mini: Kunze kweBhokisi
Mushure mevhiki, kumirira Mengyue Mini yakasvika mumamiriro ezvinhu akanaka kwazvo, yakaiswa mubhokisi rakasungirirwa rine mavara ezvigaro zvakakodzera. Usavhunduka kana bhokisi racho rinopisa zvakashata seShamba yeFare Freight - kana iwe wakambove muHarare Freight, iwe unoziva kunhuwa kwatino kutaura.
Pashure pokutevera mirayiridzo, takabatanidza hukuru kumasikirini e Dayton Audio B652, tavhara ma-amp in, uye takashandura kushandura kwesimba. Iko Harf Freight Freel yakawedzera sezvo pende inopisa, asi zvisingaiti chinhu chinoputa. Isu takabatanidza iPod Touch , iite kuti iite nziyo dzose dzakatakurwa pamusoro payo, uye regai Mengyue Mini amp kumhanya kwemaawa gumi maawa. Sezvo pasina chinhu chisingazivikanwi kana kunze kwechimwe chaitika, takabatanidza Mini kubva kune imwe yeRevel Performa3 F206 hurukuro.
03 of 08
Mengyue Mini: Zvimwe
• 15 W / channel (yakarongwa) muna 8 ohms
• 2 mutsara wepamusoro-mavara
• 4 EL84 power tubes, 2 6N3 pasi-level tubes
• Kuyera: 5.5 x 10.2 x 8.3 mu (140 x 260 x 210 mm)
• Kurema: 16,5 lb (7.5 kg)
Mengyue Mini hachina zvigaro zvekutaura nezvazvo. Pane mitsetse miviri chete uye imwe yevashanu-nzira dzinosunga zvigaro zvekukurukurirana kwevatauri. Iyo inoshanda kwatiri, sezvo isu tichida chete zvikamu zviviri: imwe ye phono preamp kubva mune rerekistori uye imwe yacho chero ipi zvayo USB DAC inoshandiswa kuti iri kushandiswa kwevhiki.
Izvo zvakaderera pasi rose zvaiva kuti ndiro yakadzika yakavhara mitsara yakavharwa, sezvakanga yakatsvairwa kubva pachiguniti chakauya kuzogadzirisa. Takatora ndiro yakadzika kuti tiwane bhodhi redu redhiropu rakawanda. Takacherechedza mabhodhoro mana ekuchera kwekugadzirisa zvakabuda mumatope, asi hapachina mazita ekutaurirana kwekuyera maitiro. Uye, zvechokwadi, bhuku racho harisi kunyanya kujekesa.
Kubvira pakuedzwa kwataikwanisa kuita, takaona kuti zvakabuda mumatope zvakange zvakanyanyisa kusvika 15 W pane nzvimbo yeE-84 yepamusoro-soro ye 12 W. Izvi zvinogona kuva chinhu chinokosha kune avo vanoda nzira dzakanaka dzakagadzikana dzichagara kwenguva yakareba uye inoita zviri nani pane nguva. Ingoyeuka mupfungwa kuti kuita saizvozvo inzira yepamhizha uye inogona kuisa minwe mukati mengozi yakashata kune mazana mashoma volts emagetsi. Saka chenjerera.
04 of 08
Mengyue Mini: Setup uye Ergonomics
Mengyue Mini yaanobatana nayo yakaoma seyoigona kunge iri. Chinhu choga chinoshamisa ndechekuti jacks inowanikwa (RCA) inoputika, saka rudyi (rutsvuku) rwuri pamusoro uye kuruboshwe (mutsvuku) chiteshi chiri pasi. Vanokanganisawo zvishomanana, asi zvisinei ivo vakanyatsoratidza mavara-mavara.
Kana iri bhuku, inonyanya muchiChinese uye inopa peji rimwe chete kuMengyue Mini. Nhau dzakanaka ndeyokuti haufaniri kunzwa zvakaipa kuburikidza nekusaziva chiChinese, sezvo pasina ruzivo rwehuwandu rwakapiwa nezvechigadzirwa sezvazviri.
05 of 08
Mengyue Mini: Kubudirira
Isu takafananidza Mengyue Mini neKrell S-300i yakasanganiswa , iyo inonzi yakarongerwa zvichienderana ne 150 W nechiyero muna 8 ohms. Mazinga akaenzana, hurukuro dzeRevel dzakanga dzakabatana, uye Firestone ILTW USB DAC yakashambadzira zviratidzo kune zvose mazamu. Takasarudza nhamba yakanyatsoteerera yekuteerera zvakaringana kuti tive nemutengo wehutano hwakanaka, asi kwete zvakanyanya zvokuti inowanzobhadhara Mengyue Mini inowanzoenzaniswa.
Chimwe chedu -nguva-fave test tracks , shanduro yaHolly Cole ye "Train Song," yakatiudza zvakawanda nezveMengyue Mini. Hapana hunoonekwa zvakajeka mifananidzo kana zvikanganiso, uye Mini inokwanisa kubata zvakasimba, zvakadzika-zvakadzika mabhasi zvinyorwa pasina kunzwisisika zvinonzwisisika. Inzwi reClele rinonyatsonaka uye rinonakidza. Ruoko runopisa runoita kuti rwiyo rwuve rwakazara sezvakanyatsokwana, uye mabhesi ane zvakarurama-zvishoma, zvakanakisa kunaka kwaro.
Patinenge tichishandura kuKrell amplifier, mabhesiti akasimbiswa zvikuru, achirira punchier uye akanyanya kunyatsojeka. Iyo mheremhere inonzwika yakajeka zvikuru uye yakajeka, ruzha rwuri rwakadzika uye rwakafara, uye kufungidzira kwakajeka kupfuura izvo zvatinonzwa kubva kuMengyue Mini. Zvisinei, izwi raCole rinotonhora zvishoma uye rinoshandiswa pakuenzanisa; zvakafanana nezwi raDonald Fagen paSteve Dan "Aja."
Zvigumisiro hazvishamisi; zvinowirirana nevanopomerwa maonero evanhu veiyipi yamapikisi yakafanana. Asi zvigumisiro hazvina kufanana nemafungiro edu apo taitamba dwight Yoakam pamwe chete naMaria McKee, "Ndivigei Pamwe Pamusoro peBig Sandy." Ikokurekodhi inonzwika yakajeka kutanga ne - pakati pe1980 digital digiti. Asi kuburikidza neMengyue Mini iyo inonzwika yakajeka, sekunge kana mumwe munhu akashandura chidimbu chimwe chete. Uye kunyange zvazvo zvisiri pachena kuti zvinokanganisa, hazvinawo oomph yakakwana kuti mhepo yakasimbiswa yakasimbiswa iite zvakanaka. Saka, subjectively, mutengo we tonal unopedzisira uchinetsa.
Apo patinodzokera kumashure kune Krell amplifier, bhes line yakagadziriswa, yakagadzirisa, uye yakapa zvakanakisisa kufanana nezwi-rakanaka uye gitare.
David Chesky's music and technically fantastic album, The Body Acoustic , inoratidzawo kusiyana kwemaviri maviri. Kuburikidza nevakuru veKrell amp uye Revel, inzwi rekuvhara, "52nd Street," chinhu chose chinonzi audiophile chingada: kudzika. simba, rakakura-rakakura, rinotyisa, uye rakananga. Kuburikidza neMengyue Mini, iyo nzira iripo inonzwika zvakanaka, asi piyano nebhasiki clarinet inonzwika zvishoma, zvishoma nezvishoma, uye zvishoma kupararira. Ndiyo chete mabhesi anoratidza kuvandudzwa neMengyue Mini, inoratidzika kuratidza humwe unhu uye hunyengeri. Kana kuti inogona kujekesa kana kuchena kwemoto - Chesky chete uye bassist Andy Gonzalez vanogona kuvhura pamusoro penyaya iyo nechiremera chero chipi zvacho.
Isuwo takapedza maawa akawanda tichiteerera Mengyue Mini nevanotaura revel, vakagadzirwa nePro-Ject RM-1.3 turntable uye NAD PP-3 phono preamp. Izwi rinobudisa rinogara richifadza! Kunyange zvazvo Mini ingave yakareba kubva pakukwana, inogona kunyatsogutsa, kunyanya kana uchida chimwe chinhu kutamba zvinyorwa zvekare zve jazz. Inonyanya kudarika pane inotarisirwa, zvakare, nyore nyore kurova zvikomo zvakapoteredza 95 dB.
06 of 08
Mengyue Mini: Mitezo, Chikamu 1
Pashure pemavhiki mashomanana ekuteerera, isu takatamisa Mengyue Mini kuenda kubhenji rekuongorora kuti tione basa rayo. NeMini yakabatanidzwa kune Clio 10 FW audio analyzer uye mamwe maitiro ekudzivirira, takabvisa Clio uye tikanyengetera hapana chaizotora moto uye chinopisa bhenzi rekuongorora (raisaita).
Frequency response
-0.55 / + 0.31 db, 20 Hz kusvika 20 kHz
-3.71 / + 1.25 dB, 10 Hz kusvika 50 kHz
Chiratidzo chekutinhira (1 W / 1 kHz)
-60.1 dB isingaverengeki
-79.2 dB A-akatakurwa
Zvose zvinokanganisa hutoni (1 W / 1 kHz)
0.32%
Crosstalk (1 W / 1 kHz)
-62.4 dB kubva kuruboshwe
-62.2 dB kurudyi kuruboshwe
Shandisa kusawirirana (1 kHz)
+0.27 dB yakakwirira mumugwagwa wakarurama
Iwe unogona kuona mhinduro yepamusoro mune chati iri pamusoro, necheboshwe kuruboshwe (blue trace) uye gwara rakarurama (tsvuku tsvuku) inotsanangurwa 1 W pa1 kHz. Hapana imwe yenhamba idzi dzakawanda, asi nokuda kwechitoro, chinotakura tube amp, hazvisi kuvhiringidza kana. Kunze kwekuvhiringidza, iyo inomhanya panzvimbo yakakwirira kunyange ye tube tube amp.
Iko kunokwira kumusoro-frequency response, izvo zvingaguma nematambudziko ekugadzikana (kureva kusvibiswa, zvisingazivikanwi sekuti amp self kuparadza), kwaive kunetseka pakutanga, asi Mini yaipona maawa akawanda ekuteerera nemamwe-maitiro ekuvhiringidza mabhenji ekuongorora pasina chero nyaya.
07 of 08
Mengyue Mini: Matanho, Chikamu 2
Hezvino izvo zvinogona kuisa pfungwa dzeAmerica neEuropéan boutique hi-fi vanogadzirisa zviri nyore. Icho chinyorwa chiri pamusoro apa ndechokuti Mengyue Mini inokonzerwa nesimba mumatts kusvika mukusvibiswa, yakaenzana nechiratidzo che1 kHz nemitambo miviri inotendwa (marandisi emuraundi) uye imwe nzira inotungamirirwa (tsvaga yepepuru) muna 8 ohms. Mumwe anogona kungowana zvakawanda kubva kune EL-84, asi kunyange zvakadaro, miyero yaM Mini pano yakanaka.
Power output (1 kHz / 8 ohms / 2 channels)
3.2 Watts RMS pa 1% THD
10.6 watts RMS pa4.6% THD
Nenzira yangu yakakwana (1% yeTT), tinogona kuenzanisa chiitiko pa 3.2M zvinoshamisa. Hatina kukwanisa kusvitsa Mini pamusoro pe106 W kunyange nekusimudza huwandu hwehuwandu uye kukanganisa kukuru kweCoo analyzer.
Uyewo, iyo yakagadziridza inogona kunge isina kukwanisa kutengesa 4-ohm mutoro wekutakura zvachose; hatikwanise kuisimudzira ku 1 W yezvakabuda kune zviyero, uye Clio analyzer haikwanisi kuwana zviratidzo zvakakwana kubva mairi kuita simba rinobuda kana kukanganisa kuenzanisa. Isu hatisi tube masayendisiti, asi chimwe chinhu chinoratidzika chisina kunaka neMenyue Mini engineering uye / kana zvikamu pano.
08 we 08
Mengyue Mini: Final Take
Iko Mengyue Mini inopa tsika dzepamagariro ekugadzirwa kwevhidhiyo chero chinhu chipi zvacho chokufunganya nezvazvo? Mhinduro yedu ingangodaro . Kunyange zvazvo ichi chigadziri chinotarisa uye chinoratidzika zvakanaka, chinonyatsonaka chakanaka. Hazvina chokwadi kana Mengyue Mini angasangana nemhando ipi zvayo yakachengetedzwa yehutano (kunyange zvazvo zvinhu zvakawanda zvakagadzirwa nepamusoro-soro hazvisi). Iyo webhusaiti yekambani inotaura kuti chigadzirwa chinogadziriswa kwegore rimwe chete, asi ndeipi mvumo yepamutemo iwe unopikisana nemuiti kana vachiramba? Kunze kwezvo, hazvisi zvakanyanya kudhura kutumira zvinowanikwa kune dzimwe nyika kune kugadzirisa kana kushanda.
Kunyange zvakadaro, Mengyue Mini inogona kuonekwa sechinhu chinoshamisa kudai iwe unongoda chiduku chiduku chiduku chinotamba nacho. Vanhu vanozviona kazhinji vanodanidzira, "Oo, zvakadini!" apo patinenge tavaratidza kuti inoshanda sei - vedu Krell amp haatombogoni kutarisa.