Kudzokorora: Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1 Wireless Speaker System

01 ye 05

AirPlay, Bluetooth ... Plus Real Stereo?

Brent Butterworth

Imwe yezvinetso neye-in-one wireless speakers (izvo zvandisati ndapedza kuongororwa mumusasa weThe Wirecutter, ine mapuraneti akasiyana eAppPlay neBluetooth) ndeyekuti vatyairi vose vanotaura vanowirirana pamwe mubhokisi duku risingakwanise kuunza iyo chakanaka, chikuru, chakakura stereo sound. Soundbars inogona kutora zvimwe zvishoma kuparadzana kwe stereo, asi zvakagadzirirwa zvimwe mafirimu kupfuura mimhanzi.

Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1 yakasiyana ne "zvinhu" zvose, zvakagadzirirwa kuzadza mabasa ehupenyu hwemutambo we stereo uye hurongwa hwekuwedzera TV. Inoshandawo se desktop desktop system.

Chinokosha ma satellite maviri maduku, imwe neimwe inotora mutyairi wakakwana we-2-inch. Ma satellite akagadzirirwa kuti agadziriswe pamadziro, kana kuti akaputika pane imwe nzvimbo yakanyanyisa kana iwe uchida, uye anowanikwa neVelcro fasteners anotsigirwa. Kuva nemiganhu iyo iri pedyo kunowedzera zvinokonzerwa neanenge +6 dB kana vari pamadziro kana kuti dawati, +12 dB kana vari kumativi emasvingo maviri, kana kuti +18 dB kana vari pakona.

Izvo zvinowedzera zvinokonzera kuti madhairiki maduku aenderere mberi ne-subwoofer yakagadziriswa, iyo inogadzira woofer yakakura ye6,5-inch, iyo yose inopinza uye mhedzisiro, uye amps dzinodiwa kuzvigadzirisa pachayo uye ma satellites. (Mazana emagetsi akarongerwa se 150 watts pachikamu uye 100 watts pane webhusaiti.) Chidiki chekudzivirira masimba uye chinosarudza kuiswa, uye rimwe bhokisi resimbi rine zviratidzo zve LED pane zviri mberi (tarira panotevera) rinoshanda sechiremera chiri kure sensor uye chiratidzo chinoshanda chekushandisa.

Bluetooth wireless yakavakwa mukati, uye kunewo akabatanidzwa Airplay adapter yekutendera kurasikirwa (uncompressed) inzwi kubva kuPhones, iPads, makombiyuta uye nhepfenyuro dzakaoma. (Pamusoro pemashoko ekusarudza pakati pemafuta asinganzwisisiki, tarisai "Ndeipi Inonzi Wireless Audio Technology Yakakunakira Iwe?"

Pa $ 1,199, SonaStudio 2.1 haina kutengesa kana ichienzaniswa nechekare mabharusi uye maduku maduku e-subwoofer / satellite. Asi iri $ 200 chete kupfuura MartinLogan Crescendo AirPlay / Bluetooth hurukuro, uye inokupa chimwe chinhu kwete yose-in-one system kana bharata rinogona kupa: rechokwadi stereo sound.

02 of 05

Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Zvinhu uye Ergonomics

Brent Butterworth

• AirPlay wireless kuburikidza nemapikicha
• Bluetooth wireless
• Toslink optical uye coaxial digital inputs
• 3.5mm analog uye RCA manzwiro akafanana
• Vatauriri vaviri vatetereti vane 2-inch full-range drivers
• Inogadzirwa ne-subwoofer ine 6.5-inch woofer
• Chikoro D amp for sub and satellites
• Kuderedza kure
• Kudzora kwemazinga e subwoofer uye satellites
• Subwoofer crossover frequency control 40-240 Hz
• +3 dB tsvina yekusimudza
• Kuyera, satellites: 2.5 x 2.5 x 3 mu / 63 x 63 x 76 mm
• Kuyera, subwoofer: 17 x 10 x 8 mu / 428 x 252 x 202 mm
• Kurema, satellites: 6.2 oz / 176 g
• Kurema, subwoofer: 16.4 lb / 7.4 kg

Kugadzirisa SonaStudio 2.1 iri nyore kune chikamu chikuru. Ma satellites maduku uye akakwana chero kupi zvako. Iwe unongodzimatira pane chero chipi zvacho chaunoda kuti uzvisungirire, uye tambo dzekubatanidza nazvo kune zvinyorwa zvinosanganiswa. (Ndakavaisa mumakona emakamuri angu okuteerera, anenge mamita mana zvichikwira, uye zvakare akaedza kuzviisa kumucheto wekumusoro uye kumakona ekamuri yekamuri.) Tichifunga kuti nharo yepaseka pakati pe satellite uye subwoofer yakakwirira - - inenge 240 Hz - iwe unofanira kuisa nzvimbo yacho pane imwe nzvimbo pakati pemataneti maviri, pasi. Kana zvisina kudaro nzeve dzako dzinogona kuona nzvimbo-kureva, inzwa apo inzwi rayo rinouya kubva-uye iwe unganzwa manzwi achibuda mairi, izvo zvinonzwika zvisina kusimba.

Kuiswa kweToslink optical digital input inoita kuti SonaStudio ishandise chaizvo kushandisa TV kutinhira, nokuti vazhinji maTV vane Toslink migumisiro. Rimwe caveat: Nemavhidhiyo akaita seLGs anongotora Dolby Digital chete kuburikidza neToslink, kuwanikwa kweSonaStudio's Toslink hakushande. Asi TV inogona kunge iine analog audio inobuda iwe unogona kushandisa pane.

Icho chinetso chakasangana neni ndechekugadzira adapta ye AirPlay, iyo isingaendi sezvinoitwa nevakawanda vemazuva ano AirPlay speakers. Mazhinji emitambo yeAirPlay iripo iko kushandisa purogiramu kana kubatana kwakananga nedhiyo yeIOS kuita sarudzo kakawanda kana zvishoma zvishoma. Bhuku racho rakandirayira kuti ndifambe bhodhi reWPA pane router yangu, asi router yangu haina imwe, saka ndaifanira kuisimudza nokupinda muwebhundaneti yangu, kuisa muchetereta yenethiwekhi yeadaptari, ndokubva ndawana adapta peji peji. Zvakatora maminetsi mashomanana uye mamwe matambudziko, asi kamwechete pandakawana kuwirirana kuenda kwaive kusina matambudziko.

Kune rimwe dambudziko re ergonomic neSonaStudio, kunyange zvakadaro: Chengetani nyore nyore kutaridzika kune vari kure, izvo zviduku uye zviri nyore kurasikirwa. Iwe unogona kushandisa sarudzo kana iwe ukarasikirwa nechokure, uchishandisa subwoofer uye satanisi yepamusoro-chengeteredzwa kumashure, uye bhasikoro shanduko huru yemagetsi kumashure kuti uite iyo unit, asi iyo inorwadza.

03 of 05

Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Kuitwa

Brent Butterworth

Mushure mokuteerera kune zvakawanda-mu-imwe hurukuri dzisingabatsiri, zvaive zvinonakidza kunzwa shandiro huru ye stereo iyo SonaStudio yakasika. Ndakashamisika kuti sei stereo mufananidzo wakanga uri pakati pevatauri vaviri, kunyange zvazvo vakaparadzaniswa nehuwandu hwakazara hwekamuri; kwakanga kusina mwanakomanaic "gomba pakati." Pamusoro wekucheka kwakafanana neToto's "Rosanna" (imwe yangu nguva yose-yakada-miedzo yeruzhinji rutsva), SonaStudio inovhenekera imba yacho nenzira inenge isina nzira iyo-in-one isina wireless speaker kana kuti bharata inogona kunge yakambofanana. Zvakanga zviri nyore kunzwa zvakananga kuiswa mufananidzo kumativi ose stereo soundfield pane zvakaoma imaging-test tracks se "Vanhu Vatsvene" neWorld Saxophone Quartet.

Mabhesi acho akazara kwazvo uye akanyatsojeka, kunyanya akaenzaniswa nea typical subwoofer inouya ne 2.1 soundbar; zvose zvinyorwa zvakaderera muna James Taylor zvinorarama zvekuti "Shower the People" yakaridza kunyange. Icho chiri chikamu chikuru nokuti ndakakwanisa kuisa subwoofer mumba mangu "subwoofer sweet spot," nzvimbo iyo mabhesiti anopindura yakawanda kana yakaenzana kubva pane zvandinogara ndichiteerera. Zviri pachena kuti iwe hauna sarudzo iyi ne-in-one systems kana 2.0-channel (subwooferless) stereo systems.

Inzwi rose rakaridzika zvikuru rakachena uye risina kunyorwa, risina chibvumirano chakakosha, kubvongodza, chestiness kana kusina kusimba sonic maitiro. Imwe nharo yekubudisazve mazwi ndeyekuti manzwi ehurume akanga asingatombogoni kunyanya kufarira-zvichida nokuti kubuda kwema 2-inch full-range drivers mumasetelliti yakanyanya kusimba pedyo nepasitiki.

Nenzira imwecheteyo, Cult ya "King Inopesana Nomunhu" yakaita huru, ine simba guru re stereo, rine simba uye punchy bass, uye mitsindo yakachena - asi kuvhiringidza uye simba rezasi yeE uye A zvidzitiro pataigita zvakanyudzwa saka mutambo hauna kukanganisa zvakanyanya mbongoro sezvazvaifanira.

Asi hey, kana iwe uchida ruzha rusina kugadziriswa, iwe unofanira kutora hurukuro dzakanaka. Masetelliti maduku ane madhairiro akazara anokwanisa kunzwika zvakanaka munzira dzakawanda; kupararira kwavo kwakadzika mukati me midrange uye pasi, uye nokuti havana puropu sevatauriri vaviri-maitiro, havakwanisi kuparadzaniswa mumamiriro ekutenda avo vazhinji vatauriri vekutaura vanoita. Asi madhirairi maviri-inch ane simba ravo risina simba.

04 of 05

Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Maitiro

Brent Butterworth

Chati chaunoona pamusoro apa chinoratidza katatu mhinduro dzemhinduro: mhinduro yeSonaStudio satellite pane-axis (blue trace); chiyero chemhinduro pa 0 °, ± 10 °, ± 20 ° uye ± 30 ° zvisinganzwisisi (tsvaga tsvuku); uye mhinduro ye subwoofer (purple trace). Kazhinji kutaura kwakanyanyisa uye kwakanyanyisa kune mitsara iyi inoona, zviri nani.

Mhinduro ye satellite inotarisa zvakanaka. Iko kunokwidziridzwa neavo dB vashoma pamusana wepamusoro 2 kHz, iyo inogona kuita kuti sarudzo inzwike zvishoma. Nhamba yepamusoro ye / / off-axis mhinduro inenge yakangofanana nemhinduro ye-on-axis - kwete kushamiswa kukuru kukurukura kuti madhiririi e satelllite maduku sei. Iko-inopinza kugadziriswa kweSatellite i ± 3.0 dB kusvika 10 kHz, ± 4.3 dB kusvika 20 kHz. Averaged on / off axis is ± 2.9 dB kusvika 10 kHz, ± 5.1 dB kusvika 20 kHz.

Iko subwoofer ya ± 3 dB mhinduro inotangira kubva 48 kusvika ku 232 Hz, pamwe nekapasi yakaiswa kune yakakwirira kwazvo (240 Hz). Iyo yakaenzana -3 dB mhinduro yesataneti ndeye 225 Hz, saka sats uye zvinyorwa zvinofanira kuenzanirana zvakanaka ne-sub crossover frequency yakaiswa ku 240 Hz. Zvisinei, kukwanisa kwemufambisi muStaneti kunenge kusinganyanyi kudarika simba rakasimba re subwoofer panguva iyoyo, saka paunoteerera zvakanyanya unogona kunzwa "gomba" pakati pe subwoofer nema satellites. Uyewo, nheyo yakakwirira yepaspase (80 kusvika ku100 Hz ndiyo inowanikwa mumatambo makuru emisha) ichaita shanduro, kuitira kuti iwe unogona kuoneka inzwi richibva kwairi; izvo hazvifanirwi kuitika ne subwoofers, kunyange zvazvo zvinowanzoitika mune zvirongwa zvine satellites maduku akadaro.

(BTW, ndakayera shanduro yemaferensi inopindurwa ne Clio 10 FW analyzer uye MIC-01 maikorofoni, iri kure nemamita 1 pane 2-meter stand; chiyero chiri pasi pe 400 Hz chiri pedyo-miked. mhinduro pa 1 mamita.)

Max yakabudiswa pakakonzera Mötley Crüe "Kickstart My Heart" sezvinonyanya kuita sokuti chikwata chinogona kutamba pasina kushungurudza kunokanganisa (anenge hafu nechepasi pe subwoofer uye satanho yemavhodhi mabhuku) 104 dB, yakaenzaniswa neTrustShack SPL mamita pa1 mamita kubva kuruboshwe shanduro kutaura. Izvo zvinonzwika zvikuru, nepamusoro pezwi rakanyanya se-in-one-wireless speakers vakayera. Pretty impressive.

05 of 05

Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Final Take

Brent Butterworth

Zviri pachena kuti sonaStudio yefomu yekuti haikwanise kusangana nemunhu wose; vanhu vakawanda vachasarudza zvose-mu-rimwe kana bharata sezvo pasina zviyero zvemakurani zvinosanganiswa. Asi SonaStudio inonakidza uye inofanirwa kugadzirisa stereo imaging uye mhepo inoputika chero ipi zvayo yebhanhire kana yose-in-one, uye zvigaro zvayo simba uye simba zvinokonzera zvichida zvose-mu-rimwe zvandakanzwa uye zvose kunze kwepamusoro-soro soundbar subwoofers. Inogona kuoneka yakadhura kune imwe duku 2.1 system, asi pane iyo inopa mutengo wacho chaizvoizvo zvakanaka.