Sony SS-CS5 Nyaya Yenyaya

01 ye 05

A High-End Endpepper kwa $ 200 uye Kuchinja?

Brent Butterworth

Sony's SS-CS5 inondiita kuti ndifunge nezvemazuva angu okutanga semunyori wenhau, apo $ 300 / mapeji aive akadaro iwe unogona kutarisira kupedza kune imwe nhengo-yakanaka. Iye zvino iwe unogona kuita nenzira iri nani nenzira shoma, nevatauri sePaoneer's now-legendary SP-BS22-LR $ 129 / vaviri muparidzi wevamwe vachiratidza kuti zvinogona kuita inzwi rakanaka risina mari.

Sony inopinda muchikamu ichi inodhura zvikuru asi ichiri kunyatsokosha; Ndaida sangano reS-SS-CS3 pandakaiongorora kuItaly Theatre Review. Nenguva pfupi, ndakabvunza Sony kuti anditumire ini $ 219 / vaviri mushumiri we-SS-CS5, zvakare.

Izvo zvinokonzera kumashure kwevatauri vatsva iyi ndezvekuti yavo 3/4-inch supertweeters inoita kuti ive yakanaka yepamusoro-sarudzo audio. Kubva pane maonero chaiwo emagetsi, zvichida echokwadi, nokuti zvinowanzoita ma-audio-res audio files pa 24-bit / 96-kilohertz vane nguva yakawanda mhinduro kusvika kune 48 kHz, kunyara chete kwe tweeters 'yakarongwa 50 kHz.

Zvichida kana kuti kwete zvakanyanya-res audio zvichange zvabudirira chero zvakakosha ichiri mubvunzo wakazaruka zvikuru , asi kana uri mairi, zvinonzwisisika kutsvaga tweeters nekupedza kupindura.

Hurukuro yakakwana ye tech, ngationei kuti chinhu ichi chinonzwika sei.

02 of 05

Sony SS-CS5: Features uye Specs

Brent Butterworth

• 0,75-inch (19mm) tende-dome supertweeter
• 1-inch (25mm) tende-dome tweeter
• 5.25-inch (130mm) yakaputika mica woofer
• Nhanhatu-hurukuro yemutauriri wechaikoni kusungira zvigaro
• Kuyera: 13.1 x 7 x 8.6 mune / 178 x 335 x 220 mm
• Kurema: 9.4 lb / 4.5 kg

Chii chisina kujairika nezvemukurukuri uyu ndiye supertweeter, hongu, asiwo inoputika mica woofer cone. Handikwanise kuyeuka kusangana nemashoko aya muoofer cone musati ((kunze kweS SS-CS3), asi inonakidza chiedza uye yakaoma-seyeiyo inofanirwa kuva.

Kunyange zvazvo grilles ichibatanidzwa nechekare-chikoro chechikoro pane magamba, vatauri vanotaridzika zvakanaka chaizvo nemagetsi, saka ndiyo nzira yandakaishandisa nayo.

Kuisa kwaiva chidimbu chekeke. Ndakaramba ndiri kutaura kune zvikwata zvesimbi yangu yakagadzirwa-Target-filled filled Target semiti, ndokuisa vatauri munzvimbo imwechete ini ndinowanzoisa maRevel F206 ekutaura mazita. Vakanzwika zvakanaka chaizvo ipapo. Ndakaedza kuvasunungura kumashure pedo norusvingo shure kwavo kuti vaone kana vaizobatsirwa nezvimwe zvishoma, asi ndakada inzwi racho zviri nani nevatauri munzvimbo dzavo dzepakutanga.

Ndakashandisa krell yangu S-300i yakabatanidzwa kukugonesa SS-CS5. Overkill, ndinoziva, asi ini ndinoda kugara nemuedzo wekugadzirisa wakafanana nekukwanisika. Zvinyorwa zvaive nhepfenyuro ye Sony PHA-2 USB amp / DAC uye Pro-Ject uye Music Hall turntables dzakabatana kuburikidza neNAD PP-3 phono preamp.

03 of 05

Sony SS-CS5: Kubudirira

Brent Butterworth

Mune miedzo yangu yekuteerera, SS-CS5 yakaratidza simba rayo uye kushaya simba nokukurumidza. Simba rayo rechokwadi izwi rokubereka. Kushaya kwaro - SPOILER ALERT !!! - ndiyo iyo 5.25-inch woofer haisati yanyora mabhesi akawanda.

Muenzaniso mukuru: "Kaua'I O Mano," kubva kuna Rev. Dennis Kamakahi wePua'ena CD. Kamakahi ine imwe yemhando dzakanakisisa dzematauri zvandakambozvinzwa (tsvagai izvozvi pano), asi vakurukuri vazhinji vanoita kuti inzwike zvakanaka. Kwete SS-CS5. Ndakanzwa kwete kubhururuka zvachose muzwi rake kana mumakumbo akadzikisa pasi pechigamba chake gitayi. Ini ndakanzwawo huwandu hwakawanda hwezvinhu zvakajeka uye kwete kunyange nehombodo. Icho chiduku chiduku hachina kunyatsoratidza simba rezvidzidzo zvishoma zvakasara (iyo inosuruvara inowanzosvitsa kuD uye G kubva E neA, nokuda kwekavharo pasi-pasi ye 73 Hz), asi SS-CS5 yakazara zvakakwana kupfuura iyo $ 1,100 / maviri B & W CM1 S2, yandaive ndichiongorora yeItaly Theatre Review (kuuya nokukurumidza).

Kuti ndive nechokwadi chokuti upfumi uye kushandira kwandakazvinzwa kwakanga kusina kujeka, ndinopfeka "Good Morning Little Schoolgirl," kubva Muddy Waters ' Folk Singer , yakadhindwa muna 24/96 PCM kubva HDTracks. Kwemazana emakore, kurekodzwa uku kwave kwakarumbidzwa muchikamu chikuru nokuda kwechimiro chisina kufanana uye tsanangudzo yezwi reWeers. I-SS-CS5 yakanyorazve zvakare, inonwisa mvura isina bloat, isina ruzivo, isina kubatana uye isina kuratidza midrange kusimbiswa. Izwi rakanga rakazadza zvakakwana kuti ndipe zvose zvandaida kunzwa kubva kurekodha iyi.

Zvakanaka, zvakadini nezvisingatauri zvinyorwa? Imwe yezvakanakisisa zvandinazvo ndeye Chesky Records ' The Coryells, yakanyorwa ne acoustic guitars mune kereke yakanyanyisa kuManhattan West West. Izwi rose raive rakanaka, uye zvakare SS-CS5 yakabudisa izwi rakazara kupfuura B & W CM1 S2, asi pano ndipo pandakawana chauri kurasikirwa nekushandisa chete ~ $ 200 / vaviri kune vatauri vako. I CM1 S2 yaiva nezvakawanda zvakanyanyisa, uye yakagadzira huru, yakakura yakawanda iyo SS-CS5 yaisagona kusvika nayo. Uyezve, tsvina yeSS-CS5 yakaratidza kusinganzwisiswi; Ndingazviudza kuti ine zvikamu zvepamusoro uye zvinoputika mumhinduro pane inenge 4 kHz.

Ndine chikonzero chokuti $ ~ $ 200 / vaviri hurukuro inongoshandiswa papa uye dombo, saka ndaifanira kuona kana SS-CS5 ine chidimbu chakakosha kuti chiite basa iroro. Mhinduro: kwete chaizvoizvo. Apo ini ndaitamba "Highway Star" kubva ku Deep Purple Yakaitwa muJapan - iyo inonyanya kudhadhara musero kune woofer kupfuura kudhonha-mbongoro, zvakanyanyisa zvinyorwa zvinyorwa zvemazuva ano - pane chaizvoizvo zvakanga zvisina kukwana kumucheto kuti uwane rutsoka rwangu rwakananga (kana zviri nani, musoro wangu bobbing). Iniwo handina kuwana ruzivo rwakawanda rwemafaro akanaka echimiro chemhanzi . Yakagadzirwa muJapan chimwe chinhu chekodhi "purist" isina kunyanya kudarika uye kushandiswa kwemashure, asi SS-CS5 haina kundipa magic. (BTW, YouTube ine dhiyabhorosi yemaawa imwe chete yakagadzirwa pakuitwa Made muJapan iyo inofanira kunge yakaitwa nevatsiri vesimbi. Rega zvauri kuita uye uzvione zvino.)

Inofananidzwa sei nePioneer SP-BS22-LR? Ndakanga ndisingambove nePiyona panga kuti ndienzanise, asi ndine zvinyorwa zvokuteerera uye zviyero. Chaizvoizvo, SS-CS5 ine ruzha rwakakwana, uye zvichida midrange ine zvishoma zvishoma, asi kubhururuka kwayo kunononoka saka ndinotarisira kuti irege kufanana nezwi rinogadzirisa uye zvakajeka tsanangudzo dze SP-BS22-LR.

Kana iwe uchida ruzha rune mamwe mabhasiki, tora subwoofer kana kuti shandisa zvimwe zveS SS-CS3 shongwe. Kana iwe uchida mamwe mashoko akazara, audiophile-anofadza, inzwa mumwe mushumiri anonyatsotaridzika anonyanya kufanana neMusic Hall Marimba.

04 of 05

Sony SS-CS5: Matanho

Brent Butterworth

Chati yaunoona pamusoro apa inoratidza mhinduro yehuwandu hweS SS-CS5 pahesi (bluu trace) uye yevhareji yemhinduro pa 0 °, ± 10 °, ± 20 ° uye ± 30 ° necheriri (ruvara rwekutsvaga). Kazhinji kutaura kwakanyanyisa uye kwakanyanyisa kune mitsara iyi tarisa, zviri nani mukurukuri achanzwika.

Mhinduro yeSS-CS5 inotaridzika zvakanaka, kunyanya ye $ 219 / pepa hurukuro. Pa-axis, +/- 3.4 dB kubva 70 Hz kusvika ku20 kHz, iyo inoguma yakanaka kwazvo kune mukurukuri pamutengo uyu. Pane kukurudzira zvishoma kudarika 1.1 kHz, iyo inogona kuita kuti inzwi rioneke zviri nani. Kunyanya pane zvishoma zvishoma zvishoma zvakanyanyisa mumutsetse wean tonal, izvo zvinoreva kuti mutauri haasviki kutinhira kwakachenekera kana kuti yakareba kana yakaonda. Nharaunda pa / / off-axis response iri pedyo zvikuru ne-on-axis response, iyo yakanaka.

Kusurukirwa kunosvika 8 ohms uye dips kusvika pasi pe 4.7 ohms / -28 ° phase, saka hapana dambudziko ipapo. Anechoic senitivity masayeri 86.7 dB pa 1 watt / 1 mamita, saka isa pane imwe nzvimbo inenge 90 dB mu-mukana. Uyu mukurukuri anofanirwa kushanda zvakajeka neanenge chero ipi zvayo ne 10 watts kana kupfuura pane imwe chiteshi.

Ndakayera SS-CS5 ne Clio 10 FW analyzer uye MIC-01 microphone, iri kure nemamita 1 pane 2-meter stand; chiyero chiri pasi apa 200 Hz chakatorwa uchishandiswa pasi pane mbatya pa 1 mamita.

05 of 05

Sony SS-CS5: Final Take

Brent Butterworth

I-SS-CS5 ndeimwe yevatauri vanononoka-vanonzwika vandakanzwa pasi pe $ 400. Iyo inogona kukwikwidzana nevakawanda vehutengo mazana mana emadhora / mapiyona evashumiri ndakambonzwa, kunyange zvazvo vazhinji veavo vane 6of-inch woofer uye imwe 10 kana 20 Hz yebhasi. Kana iwe uchida $ ~ $ 200 / vaviri muparidzi wekuvhenekera papa, jazz, vanhu kana kuti classical, handigoni kufunga nezvekusarudza zviri nani.