Wren V5BT Bluetooth Speaker Review

01 of 07

Ihurukuro isina tsvina Inokuita Kuti Uve Nayo Nzira Yako

Wren Audio

Vanhu (zvakanaka, vanhu vakawanda) vakaita sekutaura kwevatauriri vasina wireless. Asi iyo nyore inouya nemutengo: Unofanira kusarudza maitiro. Sezvandinojekesa mu "Ndeapi aya 5 Wireless Audio Technologies Akakunakira?" , unogona kusarudza Apple AirPlay, Bluetooth, DTS Play-Fi, DLNA kana weimba, imwe chete-mararamiro akawanikwa muMwanakomana Son Play: 1 kana itsva Samsung Shape M7 . Kunze, ndiko kuti, iwe unosarudza Wren V5 isina utauri wekutaura.

IWren inouya mumitauro mitatu: V5AP, ine AirPlay; V5PF, neChino-Fi; uye V5BT, neBluetooth. Munguva yemakore matatu evimbiso, iwe unogona kutengesa V5 yako yekufananidzira uchishandisa uterevhizheni hwakasiyana-siyana nebhadharo shoma, kutumira kunosanganisira. Saka semuenzaniso, kana iwe ukatenga iyo AirPlay version kuti ishandise ne iPhone yako, uye dumpy iyo iyo dinky foni yema Samsung Galaxy chero ipi zvayo gore rinouya, unogona kuchinja kuBluetooth kana Play-Fi.

About.com Expert Portables Expert Jason Hidalgo akaongorora iyo AirPlay version yeWren. Ndakatarisa purogiramu yePlay-Fi yeInzwi neZviso mberi kwegore rino (hapana hukama huripo). Iye zvino sezvo bhudhi yeBluetooth iri kunze, ndaifunga kuti ndaizokupa spin apa.

02 of 07

Wren V5BT: Zvinhu

Brent Butterworth

• Inowanika ne AirPlay, apt-X Bluetooth kana Play-Fi wireless
• Tweeter maviri 0.75-inch
• Maviri matatu-inch midrange / woofers
• Inowanikwa mu rosewood ikozvino; bamboo iripo munaJanuary 2014
• 2 x 25 watts per channel
• 3.5mm analog audio input
• USB yakabudiswa pakubhadhara kadhi pechirangara
• Kuyera: 6.13 x 4.25 x 16.63 mu / 15.56 x 10.79 x 42.23 cm
• Kurema: 6.6 lb / 2.99 kg

IV5BT inofanana nemutyairidzi wepamusoro inobatsira uye inokurudzira kune mutauri asina mutauro mumutengo wayo. Chii chinoshaikwa? Hapana chekudzivirira. IV5AP AirPlay version inosanganisira imwe, kunyange zvakadaro.

03 of 07

Wren V5BT: Kugadzirisa uye Ergonomics

Brent Butterworth

NeBluetooth version yeV5, hapana purogiramu yekudzivirira, kwete network setup, hapana kunze kwemaBluetooth pairing process. Zvandakaita nyore nyore neSamsung Galaxy S III Android phone yangu ne HP HP Specter XT.

Kana imwe bluetooth ikakanganiswa, hapana chaunofanira kuita kunze kwekuti uise V5 yevhoriyumu. Hapana hutungamiri huri kure, hapana toni kana inzwi rinotarisa maitiro, hapana chinhu. Handisi kunyunyuta, BTW. Hatifaniri here kutinzwa zvatinotaurira?

Ndakacherechedza chinetso chakashata neSamsoni yangu yefoni: kuregerera kakawanda. Handina kuwana dambudziko iri kune rimwe diki kana rakaoma nedzimwewo mutauri weBluetooth wandakaedza kushandisa iyi foni. Zvinosuruvarisa, yangu iPod touch yakanga iripo kuti ibheji yayo ichinje, saka handikwanise kuongorora v5BT's Bluetooth link neizvozvo, asi kubatana ne HP yangu laptop yakanga isina chakanaka.

04 of 07

Wren V5BT: Utano Hwakanaka

Wren Sound

Mukuongorora kwangu kwepakutanga kweWren V5PF, ndaifarira inzwi racho zvakanaka asi ndakanyunyutira kuti "pakati nepakati kumusoro zvakasvibiswa zvishoma, izvo zvakagadzira zvidzitiro zvakakwirira sehombodo huru uye tambo zvinonzwika zvishoma."

Zvinonzwika kwandiri sezvinonzi bluetooth itsva yandakagamuchira yakanga yakatumidzwa pasi, zvinyorwa zvakaputika zvishoma, kana zvose zviri zviviri. Unhu hwe tweeters hunonzwika zvakafanana neshanduro yandakaedzwa, asi nenzira imwechete yakaderedzwa saka havana kundinetseka zvikuru. Zvakasara ndiyo shanho-inonzwika unit. Kuteerera "Rwiyo Rwokudzidzisa" rwaHolly Cole, ndakaona zvakawanda zvehuwandu uye huwandu hwemhando yepamusoro-soro yevashandi uye zvimwe zviridzwa, asi pasina rimwe remucheto rakandinetsa kare. Inzwi reClele rakaridza zvinoshamisa - sezvakaitwa naJames Taylor apo ini ndaitamba tunes kubva Live paBeacon Theatre . Uye makwakwakwa esimbi asina kunaka uye glockenspiel paTlor's "Shower the People" yakanzwika zvikuru.

Pane varume vashomanana mazwi - Vince Neil Mötley Crüe, Steely Dan's Donald Fagen, English Beat's Dave Wakeling - uye pane imwe nguva chigumbuso chekuputsika, ndakanzwa chimwe chezvinhu izvi zvakashungurudza zvakandivhiringidza kare, asi zvaingoonekwa . Saka ini handisati ndava kupenga pamusoro pe tweeters, asi iye zvino ivo vakanyatsokwana uye zvinhu zvose zvinofungidzirwa, zviri nani kupfuura iwe wainzwa kubva kune dzakawanda dzakafanana nematauri asina mutauro akaenzana.

Ndaifara kunzwa kuti V5BT's tonal balance inokodzera sei zvakasiyana-siyana zvemimhanzi. Ndakadha jazz, pop uye nzara yakawanda mukati mazvo, uye handina kumbofunga kuti "Ichi chinhu chisinganzwisisiki pane izvozvi."

Kwakanga kunewo tani yeas bass. Izvozvo hazvirevi kuti V5BT inonzi yakasvibiswa kana kuti yakavharidzirwa, sezvo inopa zvishoma uye zviri nani pane zvandaitarisira kubva kune vamwe vaviri-inowanikwa mune imwe nzvimbo yepamusoro. Mabhesi anoita seanosimudzirwa nepamusoro pekufambisa kwekugadzirwa kwechikepe, izvo zvinowanzoita mamwe mazwi akadzika se "kuruka kunze" kwauri, achitamba zvishoma kudarika iwe waunotarisira kupa huwandu hwezvimwe zvose zvinotaridzirwa. Zvichida izvi zvinongoratidzika zvandinotarisira zvishoma zvebhasi yakabuda nechinangwa ichi chiduku. Pasinei, mabhasi ane simba eV5BT akaita zvakaoma-grooving, rhythmically oriented tunes seGeorge Benson shanduro ye "Together Alongedzerwa Mary" uye Hongu "Mheni Inopinda" yakawanda inonakidzwa kuti iiteerere, inondikurudzira kuvhara V5BT yakazara-kuputika kwazvo yekuteerera kwangu.

Ngationei nyore iyo ndima yekupedzisira uye titi mabhasi acho akazara uye anofadza. Ndakaita, zvisinei, ndinosangana nehuwandu hwekunzwa kweruzhinji - mhirizhonga yemhepo inonzwika sekutinhira-apo ini ndakatamba zvinoda zvakadzama-pasi; Ndakazviona mumutsara unobva ku "Dzidzira Rwiyo," somuenzaniso, uye nechepakati muCult "Rudo Rwakabvisa Mashini." Zvisinei, ini ndoga kwenguva pfupi uye ndisina kungozviona mumapuranga epandakave ndaitamba-uye zvichida izvozvo zvakanga zvakatsauka uye kwete ruzha rwemashoko, chero zvakadaro. Handina kumbonzwa zvachose muInterngarden's "Jesu Kristu Pose".

05 of 07

Wren V5BT: Matanho

Brent Butterworth

Frequency response
on-axis: ± 8.2 dB kubva 62 Hz kusvika 20 kHz
muvhareji: ± 7.1 dB kubva 62 Hz kusvika 20 kHz

MCMäxxx huwandu hwehuwandu hwehutano
97 dBC pa 1 mamita

Mhinduro yepamusoro yeV5BT pa-axis, 1 mamita pamberi pe tweeter, inoratidzwa mumutsara webhuruu mu chati iri pamusoro. Nharaunda yekupindura pane imwe ± 30 ° yakanyatsoteerera yekuteerera yewindo inoratidzirwa mumutsva wekutsvaga. Nehurukuro inowanzopindura mhinduro, iwe kazhinji unoda ruvara rwebhuruu (in-axis) kuti ruve rwakateteka sezvinobvira, uye mhinduro yakasvibirira (yakaenzana) iri pedyo zvikuru, zvichida nokuderedza kuderera mumhinduro inotyisa.

Zviri pachena, zviyero zveV5BT zvakanyanya kure. Icho chinonyatsobudirira kana chiyambuka chiyambuka ± 30 ° chekuteerera chendarama yewindo, chisingawanzoitiki. Pane chidimbu chakakura pakati pe 250 ne700 Hz, uye imwe huru iyo inowanikwa pa 2.5 kHz.

Ndakaita zviyero izvi neCIO 10 FW audio analyzer uye CLIO MIC-01 iri kure nemamita 1. Zviyero zvinopfuura 200 Hz zvakaitwa kuburikidza nekushandiswa kwekasi-anechoic kubvisa mafungiro akanaka kubva munzvimbo dzakapoteredza. Mhinduro iri pasi apa 200 Hz yakayerwa kushandiswa kwemhepo pasi pemaitiro, uye mic iri kure nemamita 1. Mhinduro dzinopfuura 300 Hz dzakasvibiswa kusvika 1 / 12th octave, mhinduro iri pasi 300 Hz yakanatswa kusvika 1 / 6th octave. Zvakaitwa zvakatorwa pamwero we 80 dB pa 1 kHz / 1 mamita (zvandaiwanzoita nokuda kwezvinhu zviduku zvinyorwa zvemitambo), zvino yakaiswa kune imwe nhamba ye 0 dB pa 1 kHz yechati ichi.

IV5BT inonyanya kudanidzira. Pamuedzo wangu MCMäxxx - kukanda Mötley Crüe's "Kickstart My Heart" sezvinoratidzika sechikwata chinogona kutamba pachinenge chichitaura zvakanaka zvakachena (izvo zviri munyaya iyi zvaireva zvakakwana), zvichiyera kuenzana kwepamusoro pa 1 mamita - V5BT yakapa ini 97 dBC SPL, iyo yakanaka kwazvo uye yakawanda yakakwana yekuzadza imba huru. Panguva iyi, ndakanzwa kungwara kwekunyengedza.

06 of 07

Mienzaniso yeWren V5BT vs. V5PF

Brent Butterworth

Ndakanga ndisina chimiro chepakutanga cheV5PF Ndakaedza mwedzi yakawanda yapfuura, asi ndakanga ndichiri nezviyero mumakombiyuta angu ebasa. Iwe unogona kuona kuti zviyero zvakasiyana sei pane chati iri pamusoro, iyo inoratidza ku-axis chiyero chemugwagwa wakasara kubva 200 Hz kusvika 20 kHZ. Mufambiro wepepuru ndeyeV5PF uye bhuruu inonzi blue is V5BT. Cherechedza kuti V5BT ine ye -4 kusvika -7 dB pasi pasi pesimba rinenge riri pakati pe2 ne14 kHz.

Iwe nguva dzose unobvumira zvimwe zviyero zvakasiyana-siyana zvekuenzanisa-ku-shanduko kusiyanisa kana uchiyera sampuli dzakawanda zvechigadzirwa chimwe chete, kunyanya kana zviyero zvakaitwa muzvikamu zvakasiyana uye zvakanyatsofanana mike pakuchengetedza haigoni kuvimbiswa. Kunyange zvakadaro, kunyange kubvumira zvakanyanya kuenzaniswa kwekuenzanisa, zvakajeka kuti svondo reV5BT randakagamuchira rinoita zvakasiyana zvakasiyana kubva kuV5PF yandakagamuchira.

Ndiko kusiyana kwakakura kudai handigoni kutenda kuti kwaizove nekuda kwekugadzirisa kusawirirana. My CLIO analyzer uye ndinobvumirana: Ichi chigadzirwa chakadzorerwa zvakare.

07 of 07

Wren V5BT: Final Take

Wren Sound

Kudzokorora kwangu kwepakutanga kweView-Fi version yeV5 yakanga iri kudziya; Ndaifarira chigadzirwa asi ndakawana chikwata chiduku zvakare chisinganzwisisiki. Handina maturo akadaro pamusoro peV5BT. Icho chinokonzera kubwinya kwemwanakomana - iyo mhere-mhere yandakataura-asi iwe unonzwa chete kamwe chete munguva huru. Kana iwe ungasambozvinzwa, zvichienderana nezvamunoteerera.

Ndanga ndichitarisa Wren V5BT pakati pezvinonyanya kusina fikisi dzemaferensi mumatengo ayo. Kuenzaniswa neB & W Z2, zvinonzwika zvakafanana zvakajeka asi zvinotamba zvakanyanya. Zviri nani kupfuura Soundcast Systems Melody , asi iyo ihurukuro yakasiyana-siyana yemukurukuri.