I-Benchmark SMS1 Isibuyekezo Somlomo

01 ka 05

Ukubukeka Okumfushane, Kusobala. Umsindo we-Classic?

I-Brent Butterworth

Isikhulumi se- SMS sikaBenchmark sika- SMS1 sinomzimba ongavamile. Inkampani iyaziwa ngabaguquli be-digital-to-analog ephezulu yokusebenza, kodwa yandisa umugqa wayo. Yengeze i-AHB2, i-amp amp amp ukusebenzisa i-THX Class AAA yonke-analog, ubuchwepheshe bokukhulisa ubuchwepheshe obuphezulu, futhi iqalise isikhulumi sayo sokuqala, i-SMS1.

I-SMS1 imelela ukubambisana phakathi kweBenmark kanye nomklami wesiphakamiso uDavid Macpherson, umdali we-Studio Electric line yezakhiwo ezihlelwe kahle, izikhulumi ze-retro idiosyncratically kanye nama-amps. Yindlela yokwakha emibili egcina ngokubukeka ukubukeka kwe-Retro, nakuba ihlehliswa kancane uma kuqhathaniswa nomugqa we-Studio Electric. U-Macpherson uthe lesi sikhulumi sifana nombono wobunjiniyela kumqapha wakhe omabili okhona, kodwa izinjini zikaBenmark zamsiza ekuhlanzeni ukuhlelwa kwesifunda se-crossover futhi athole izingxenye zokubekezela okungaphezu kokuzimela yena.

02 ka 05

I-SMS ye-benchmark1: Izici nama-Specs

I-Brent Butterworth

• I-woofer ye-polymer engama-inch 6.5
• I-tweeter engu-1 intshi yengubo ye-tomeer
• Izikhala ezinhlanu ezibophayo kanye ne-Neutrik Speakon jack yokuxhuma isikhulumi
• umshini / inkinobho evamile
• ama-mahogany noma i-paduk side panels atholakala ngezindleko ezengeziwe ngamapayipi amabili
• 13.5 x 10.75 x 9.87 ngo / 345 x 270 x 145 mm (hwd) • 23 lbs / 10.4 kg ngamunye

I-SMS1 yinto engavamile kakhulu yokuthi kuyimisindo yokumisa (ibhokisi elindiwe). Iningi lezipikha zisebenzisa amachwebeni, okuvame ukuthi ukusabela kwabo basuke kujulile kodwa kunqamuke -24 dB / octave engezansi kwe-resonance ebhokisini. Imiklamo yokumiswa kwama-Acoustic ngokuvamile ayifuni ngokujulile, kodwa iqhubekela phambili ngobumnene ezindaweni ezincane, ku-12 dB / octave. Ama-audiophiles amaningi anomuzwa wokuthi izikhulumi ze-acoustic zokumisa ziveza incazelo engcono kakhulu ye-pitch kanye ne-punch kunezikhulumi eziphathekayo. Eqinisweni, ngangivame ukuba ngumfana onzima we-hardcore acoustic, nakuba ngiye ngaqala ukuthula namachweba.

Futhi engavamile yisidingo sokufaka i-Neutrik Speakon yesitayela sepro-pro, okufanele usebenzise uma ufuna ukuyibiza nge-biwire noma i -SMS1. Ungakhathazeki, kusekhona isethi evamile yezikhala zokubopha ongazisebenzisa; awukwazi nje ukuyibiza nge-biwire noma ukugubha nabo. Ishintsho sishintsha isikhulumi kusuka kwikhompyutha evamile kuya kwimodi ye-biwire / ye-biamp. I-BTW, imodi ye-biwire / biamp ikuvumela ukuthi wenze ukuxhumana okuhlukile kumshayeli ngamunye, okuyinto engeyona into enkulu kodwa ama-audiophiles amaningi azizwa ukuthi angaba nezinzuzo ezithile.

Ama-grilles ensimbi anezinsimbi ezibukeka kakhulu futhi anzima kakhulu kunendwangu evamile noma i-perforated metal grille. Ungafunda ngemiphumela yale grikhi umsindo endaweni yesilinganiso salesi sibuyekezo.

Ngasebenzisa i-SMS1 ikakhulukazi ngesistimu yami evamile, kuhlanganise ne-Krell S-300i amp ehlanganisiwe eyondliwe ngu-Sony PHA-2 DAC / umakhalekhukhwini. Kamuva, ngiyisebenzisa ngesikhumbuzo esisha sikaKrell ne-Solo 375 monoblock amps. Ngilalele futhi ngiyishiyile; umehluko wawuzwakala, kodwa awukwazanga ukunquma ukuthi ngikuphi okuthandayo; umsindo wawungase ube izinwele ohlangothini olumnyama ne-grille, nezinwele ezihlangothini olukhanyayo ngaphandle. Ngakho ngawashiya ngoba izikhulumi zibukeka zihle kakhulu kubo.

03 ka 05

I-Benchmark SMS1: Ukusebenza

I-Brent Butterworth

Ngami, ukubukeza izikhulumi kufana nokuphola online. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi yini ongayifunda kusengaphambili kusuka kuwebhusayithi, awukwazi neze ukutshela lokho ozothola uze uhlangabezane nakho. Futhi into yokuqala oyabona yiziphambeko ezisobala.

Ngemuva nje kwemizuzu embalwa yeTrasher Dream Trio , i-albhamu ye-jazz ephethe i-drummer uGerry Gibbs, umdlali wepiyano uKenny Barron no-bassist uRon Carter, ngabona ukuthi, "Ngiyakujabulela ngempela lokhu!" Angizange ngizwe noma yiluphi uhlobo lweziphambeko ezingavame ukuphazamisa noma ukungiduduza lapho kuqala "umhlangano" isikhulumi. Ayikho imibala ebonakalayo "enezandla" ezivela ku-woofer. Ayikho i-boom ku-bass. Awekho ama-anomali aphendule ama-frequency amakhulu. Ayikho inqenqemeni, i-grit, i-glare noma okusanhlamvu. Nje umsindo ozwakalayo ngempela.

Iningi lezikhulumi zinjani ukushaya phezu kwekhanda nge-imaging ne-soundstaging, njengokungathi ukhala, " HEY! NgINGAGA IMAGINING LAPHA! " Eziningi zama-audiophile anjalo, kodwa njengoba ngifunda ngokufunda umsebenzi weSteophile umsunguli uGordon I-Holt, uma ulalela isikhathi eside futhi ujule kakhulu kulo mdlalo wokuzilibazisa, uma ubheka ngokwengeziwe inani lezinhlamvu ezinembile esikhundleni sesiboniso sonic. Kuye, ukucabanga kwe-SMS1 ekubuyiseleni kwe-Dream Trio ka-thrasher ethi "Ngitshele I-Storytime Time Story" kwazwakala kahle. Ngangizwa zonke izingcingo ezicatshangelwa kahle phakathi kwezikhulumi ezimbili, futhi kancane kuya ngaphandle kwezikhulumi, kodwa hhayi ngendlela eyaziqaphela yona ngokwayo. Ngathola i-Gibbs's drum kit yangena ngapha nangapha ububanzi obungamamitha angu-7 egumbini lami lokuphumula - njengengqikithi yangempela yedrama - kanti upiyano omkhulu kaBarron uhamba kancane kancane. Ngangivimba amehlo futhi ngibhale ngodubhu ngamunye kulesi kit. Kodwa angikaze ngicabange ukuthi " WOW !" Ngisanda kujabulela umsindo, angikaze ngiphazamiseke ngephutha noma ngisho nesici sezikhulumi.

Ngempela ngacabanga ukuthi " WOW !" lapho ngigqoka "Rosanna" kaToto, ngoba izikhulumi eziningi kangaka zembonisa amaphutha abo ngaso leso sikhathi kodwa i-SMS1 ayizange ibe khona. Kwakuzwakala kunamandla futhi kucacile, ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka noma ukubala okucacile. Ngisho namazwi okuqoshwa, okuvame ukungena emgqeni owodwa we-sonic, azwakala ngokucacile ukuthi ngiyakwazi ukukhomba isikhundla somculi ngamunye wezwi "Esikhathini esingangonyaka kusukela uhambe ....". Njengoba i-SMS1 yayingama-6.5-intshi amabili, yayingenalo ikhono lokudlala amanothi ajulile avela kumgogasi osemgodini kanye nomgubhu wokukhahlela enegunya langempela, ngakho umsindo walokhu okurekhoda okunamandla kubonakala sengathi kukhanya kancane. Kodwa angikwazi ukucabanga ngesipikha sezinhlangothi ezimbili ezingabonakali ukukhanya okuncane kule ngoma. Ama-bass ane-kick okuningi, noma kunjalo; i-woofers yayingenayo inkinga ekukhuliseni izigubhu zokukhahlela kanye namanothi kagesi eMötley Crüe "Kickstart My Heart" ngezwi eliphakeme.

Ngaphandle mhlawumbe ekuqosheni okukhulu kwe-pop, i-SMS1 inomsindo omncane wokuthi angifuni ukubiza ngokuthi "mnyama," kodwa ngaphezulu ... i-chocolatey? (Yebo, ngiyazi: uJulian Hirsch usanda kuguquka ethuneni lakhe. Ngiyaxolisa.) Ngandlela-thile lapho ngilalela u-Larry Coryell no-Philip Catherine i-acoustic guitar yesibili i-albhamu ye- Twin House , nginothola imininingwane eminingi kodwa akekho obala nokukhanya okuvame ukwenza mina kufanele ngiguqule ivolumu uma ngilalela lokhu okuqoshiwe.

Ngibonile isici esisodwa engingayibiza ngokuthi umbala: ukuphika okuncane emphenduleni engezansi ephendulayo eyenza amazwi azwakale ngokuzwakalayo agcizelelwe futhi acacile, uma futhi emvelweni omncane kakhulu. Ngikuzwile lokhu kumathrekhi amabili amathandwayo engiwathandayo: "Ingoma Yomqeqeshi" kaHolly Cole noJames Taylor version ephilayo ye "Shower the People." Angikwazi ukusho ukuthi wangiphazamisa noma wangikhathaza, kodwa kubalulekile ukuthi uqaphele uma ufuna okungaphezulu kwe-Sinatra isitayela sobusuku kuyo yonke ibanga lezwi.

Noma ubani odinga ukudayiswa ukuthi kungani umsindo wokugcina ophezulu ufanele izindleko zingase zithonywe uma bezwa ukuqoshwa kwe-Gene Ammons we-saxophon "Yehle" nge-SMS1. Uthola ukuhumusha okukhulu, okukhazimulayo kwezwi lama-Ammons, elikhulu lomculo; ukufaniswa kwamadubhu kanye nepiyano ezwakalayo enembile futhi engokoqobo ngaphandle kokuzwakala-okungokoqobo, kanye nomqondo wesikhala wemvelo okukuthinta ngaphandle kokuzama ukwenza lokho.

04 ka 05

I-Benchmark SMS1: Izinyathelo

I-Brent Butterworth

Leli shidi libonisa impendulo yemvamisa ye-SMS1 ku-axis (i-trace eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka) kanye nesilinganiso seempendulo ku-0 °, ± 10 °, ± 20 ° no-± 30 ° ngokulandelana (ukulandelana okuluhlaza). I-flatter futhi ephelele kakhulu le migqa ibheka, isikhulumi singcono kakhulu.

Lokhu akuyona impendulo yangempela flat, kodwa uma ubheka eduze ungabona kukhona izinto ezinhle eziqhubekayo lapha. Kusukela ku-200 Hz kuya ku-2.2 kHz, impendulo ihle kakhulu eduze nefa elifile, ephakamisa ukuthi lesi sikhulumi sinemidiza emnandi kakhulu - futhi i-midrange ibanga elibaluleke kunazo zonke ngoba yilapho amagama ahlala khona. Ukukhansela okuncane ku-3.4 kHz kungahle kubonakale kusabisa kodwa akunakwenzeka ukuthi kube nokuzwakala kakhulu ngoba kungumlando. Yini engase izwakale ukuthi ukuphendula kwe-tweeter kwehle ngo--2 dB kusuka ku-2.3 kuya ku-9.5 kHz. Kuyinkimbinkimbi ebanzi, enobumnene futhi elula kakhulu engase ingabonakali njengemibala engaphezulu, kodwa izokwenza ukuthi i-SMS-1 ibe umsindo omncane kancane. Impendulo ye-off-axis inhle kakhulu, ene-roll-off encane engaphansi kwe-10 kHz futhi ayikho i-dips ephawulekayo ebonisa lapho uhambisa ± 30 °. I-big metal grille ibangela umehluko ekuphenduleni kwemvamisa, ikakhulukazi ukwehla kwempendulo mayelana ne--1.5 dB phakathi kuka-4 no-5 kHz, kanye nokudipha okulingana okufanayo ku-10 kHz nokuphakama ku-8 no-13 kHz.

Impedance isilinganiso se-7 ohms ne-dips kuya kwesilinganiso se-3.0 ohms / -11 ° esingaphansi kwe-122 Hz. Ngakho impedance ejwayelekile ayikho inkinga, kodwa uma uxhuma lesi sikhulumi kumancane omncane oshibhile futhi uthola ibhasi elinamandla noma isiginci noma isigubhu sezungeze i-120 Hz, kungabangela i-amp ukuthi ivaliwe. Kodwa ngokungathí sina - ingabe uzoxhuma ngempela isikhulumi esabizayo kumakhampani amancane aphansi? Anechoic ukuzwela izinyathelo 83.4 dB at 1 watt / 1 imitha, ngakho-ke endaweni ethile cishe 86 dB in-ekamelweni. Lokho okungenani ngezansi isilinganiso: Uzodinga ama-watts angu-32 ukushaya 101 dB; Ngingancoma okungenani ama-watts angu-50 ngesiteshi ngasinye futhi mhlawumbe okungu-100.

Ngilinganise i-SMS1 nomcwaningi wami we-Clio 10 FW kanye nomkrofoni we-MIC-01, kude no-1 wamitha ngaphasi kwema-2 wamitha ngamakhamera esikhungweni se-tweeter's center; isilinganiso esingezansi kwe-240 Hz sithathwe ngokuvala ama-woofer.

05 ka 05

I-SMS ye-benchmark1: Okokugcina Thatha

I-Brent Butterworth

Izikhulumi ezimbili ziyanzima ukuklama; Njengoba ngibhalele kwenye indawo, kunzima ukuthola impendulo enhle ye-bass (okudinga i-woofer enkulu) ngenkathi uthola ukuhlanganiswa okubushelelezi phakathi kwe-tweeter ne-woofer (okudinga i-woofer encane). Kodwa ngingasho ngokuthembeka ukuthi ngikujabulele ukulalela i-SMS1. Uma ufuna isikhulumi esiphezulu se-shelf, noma ngisho nesiphakamiso esihle, isikhathi - kufanele unike lona ukuba alalele. Ngicabanga ukuthi uzoqaphela, njengoba ngenza, ukuthi emva kokubamba izingoma ezimbili zokuqala, ususizwa hhayi ukuthi umsindo uzwakale kangakanani, kodwa kuhle kangakanani.