Isibuyekezo: Dali Kubik Free Wireless Bluetooth Somlomo

01 ngo-04

I-DALI Kubik Free: Njenge-Mini-End Mini Somlomo

I-Kubik Free iklanyelwe njengomunye wezinkonzo eziphezulu ze-Dali. I-Brent Butterworth / Mayelana

Into yokuqala abantu abaningi abangayibona mayelana ne-DALI Kubik Free iyinani. Kakhulu, ngaphezu kwe-US $ 800 yesipikha esingenantambo? Akuzona yini lezi zinto okufanele zibiza u-$ 200 kuya ku-$ 400, noma kufike ku-$ 600 max? Yebo, kungenzeka ukuthi i-Bang & Olufsen ingakwazi ukuhamba ngokushaja amanani ama-ultra-steep for gear audio, kodwa izinto ze- B & O zibukeka zibukhali nezanamuhla . Ukubukeka kwesipikha se-Kubik Free kunhle ngokwanele, kodwa-emehlweni ami - izikhulumi ezingenazintambo ze-Libratone zibukeka ngendlela epholile. Futhi zithengeka kakhulu, futhi.

Kodwa isizathu sezindleko eziphezulu ze-Kubik Free siqala ukucaca uma uqaphela ukuthi i-DALI ayimelanga igama lomdwebi we-surrealist, kodwa i-Danish Audiophile Loudspeaker Industries. Lona inkampani ehlonishwayo eyenza izikhulumi eziphakeme kakhulu nezikhulumi phakathi kwamashumi angamashumi amathathu. Hlola umdwebo othomayo we-Kubik Free, futhi ungase uqaphele ukuthi uhlelwe njengomunye wezikhulumi ze-DALI eziphezulu eziphezulu (isib. IMentor Menuet) kodwa zenziwe kusuka ku-aluminium e-extruded futhi igcwele i-electronics.

Ngokusobala, i-Kubik Free ihloselwe kuma-audiophile abafuna uhlelo oluthile lwe-wireless oluhle olwenza okunye njengomkhiqizo we-audio ophezulu ophezulu - ongafani naso sonke isimiso se-Bose, Sonos, Raumfeld, noma okufanayo. Ukuze kufezeke lokho, i-Kubik Free inikeza izici ukuthi imikhiqizo enokuthobeka-ebiza kakhulu futhi engaphansi kokuzwakalayo okuvelele ngokuvamile ayikho. Yiqiniso, kunezintambo ze- Bluetooth ezinokusekelwa kwe-AptX kanye nokufakelwa kwe- analog. Kodwa kukhona nokufaka okubonakalayo okwamukela izignali zomsindo wedijithali ngokuxazulula kuze kufike ku-24-bit 96-kHz.

Okubaluleke nakakhulu ukuthi i-Kubik Free iphakamisa isikhulumi se-Class D ngamaneziteshi angu-25-watt amp. Kungani iziteshi ezine? Ngenxa yokuthi ababili babo banamandla i-Kubik Xtra, isikhulumi esikhethekayo esenza i-Kubik Free ibe uhlelo lwe-stereo yangempela.

Ngakho-ke, ungase ubheke ukuchitha kahle ngaphansi kwe $ 2,000. Kodwa lo mbhangqwana ophezulu wokugcina ama-mini-monitors uthola: ukwakhiwa kwe-aluminium, abashayeli bekhwalithi ephezulu nge-woofer ngayinye kanye ne-tweeter eqhutshwa ngophawu oluhlukile, i-Bluetooth wireless, isiphequluli se-digital-to-analog esiphezulu esiphezulu (DAC) esakhiwe , kanye nokulawula okukude, futhi. Ingabe lokho kubonakala sengathi kuyingozi? Akunjalo uma i-Kubik Ikhululekile ne-Kubik Xtra ifana ne-system real-end system.

02 ka 04

DALI Kubik Free: Izici kanye Ergonomics

I-DALI Kubik Free iphakamisa eziningi zezici zesikhulumi esingenantambo. I-Brent Butterworth / Mayelana

• I-tweeter engu-1 intshi yengubo ye-tomeer
• U-5.25-intshi-fiber conof woofer
• I-25-Watt Class D amp umshayeli ngamunye
• I-Bluetooth aptX engenamakhalekhukhwini
• Izimpendulo zedijithali ze-USB ne-Toslink optical
• Ukufakwa kwe-analog we-RCA stereo
• Ukukhishwa kwe-RCA subwoofer
• Ukulawula kude
• I-Unit ingakwazi ukufunda imiyalo yokulawula eyikude kusuka kwamanye amadivaysi
• Ukukhethwa kwesikhulumi sokwandisa i-Kubik Xtra ngokukhethwa kukho kokusebenza kwe-stereo noma yama-multi-room
• Itholakala ngemibala engu-9
• 12 x 5.7 x 5.7 ku (305 x 145 x 145 mm)
• 9.9 lb (4.5 kg)

Yizici eziningi zezici zesikhulumi esingenantambo. Yini engekho? Kungaba mnandi ukuthi ube nolunye uhlobo lwekhono lokulalelwayo lwe- Wi-Fi, njenge-AirPlay noma i-Play-Fi ngoba lokho kungadlula ukucindezelwa kwedatha elahlekile kungase kwengeze, ngenkathi kunika amandla amaningi ekamelweni .

Lokho kusho ukuthi, uma ufaka i-Kubik Xtra, ungafaka i-Free ekamelweni elilodwa kanye ne-Xtra kwenye futhi ubenze bobabili badlale ku-mono. Kodwa-ke unayo ucingo ozobhekana nayo. Intambo enkulu, enamafutha ezoba nzima kakhulu ukuyifihla. Yuck.

Ngisebenzise i-Kubik Free okwesikhashana ngedwa, ngenezela i-Kubik Xtra. Umthombo wami omkhulu womsindo kwakuyifoni yami ye-Samsung Galaxy S III exhunywe nge-Bluetooth. Ngabeka futhi izikhulumi zamahhala / i-Xtra ukuya ku-47-intshi yami ye-Samsung TV, ne-TV exhunywe nge- Toslink optical ohlelweni lwe-DALI.

03 ka 04

DALI Kubik Free: Ukusebenza

Isikhulumi se-Bluetooth se-DALI Kubik samahhala siza nokulawula okulula okulula. I-Brent Butterworth / Mayelana

Lapho ngiqala ukulalela umkhiqizo wonke-in-one stereo, ngihlale ngiqeda kancane kancane. Kukhona cishe okunye okungahambi kahle endaweni ethile: abashayeli baphazamisana, amaphuthuthi epulasitiki avimbela indlela yomsindo, ama-panels agudluzelayo, amazwi omsindo aphuza amathaya amancane, njll. Ngakho-ke cishe sengathi kukhona okungahambi kahle lapho ngithola i-Kubik Free ukudlala ngoba akazange azwe noma yikuphi kwalokho. Lokho engikuzwayo kuzwakala kakhulu njengendlela yami yesithenjwa (izikhulumi ze-Revel Performa3 F206 ne-amp Krell S-300i ehlanganisiwe) kunanoma yimuphi omunye isikhulumi esingenazintambo esingenazikhala engizame.

Ngenxa yokuthi i-DALI Kubik Free ine-woofer eyodwa kuphela kanye ne-tweeter eyodwa, kokubili ayihlambulukanga ngaphandle kwesigqabhezana esincane, ayikho enye yalezi zimo ezihlukumezayo zokuphendula imvamisa ye-midrange-mangling oyizwayo kwezinye izinhlelo eziningi. Ukulalela i-Kubik Free kufana nokujabulela isethi enhle yezikhulumi ezincane, ngaphandle kokuthi lezi zinzuzo zokucubungula izitatimende zedijithali kanye nama-crossovers edijithali.

Izingoma ezidlalwa yi-Kubik Free isikhulumi somsindo zihlanzekile kakhulu futhi zendalo. Imibala cishe ayitholakali - into kuphela ephawulekayo ukukhanya okuncane kancane. Uma kungenjalo, akukho lutho olungalungile lapho luthinta amazwi wesifazane. Ngomculo, amazwi omuntu-uJames Taylor, u-Ian Gillan, i-Deep Purple sikaRussell Marsden - umsindo ozwakalayo. Kodwa lapho ulalele amadoda edlala ammeli ku- The Good Wife , noma kuTim Allen, u-Alan Rickman, nabanye abalingisi besilisa e- Galaxy Quest , ngibona inani elincane lokugcwalisa okunye. Ingazwiwa endaweni ethile ku-150 Hz ububanzi kodwa iphetha ngaphezulu njengobunjwa be-acoustic kunokuba iphutha langempela le-sonic.

Njengoba nje kudlala i-Kubik Free, umsindo unokwemvelo, kodwa awuhlali. Phela, kungumkhulumeli oyedwa kuphela. Engeza i-Kubik Xtra futhi uhlelo luvuleka kahle, ukuhlinzeka nge-sound stage super-wide efana nalokho ongayithola ngezikhulumi eziningi ezinhle kakhulu. Eqinisweni, ngicabanga ukuthi uzoba nomusa wokungafaki i-Xtra. Ngayo, unesistimu yangempela ye-stereo esikhundleni somsindo wonke-owodwa-omkhulu we-stereo kunomculo wangemuva. Kwenze!

I-imaging ene-stereo rig ephelele igxilile, iphonsa isithombe esiqinile sendawo kanye nezithombe ezicacile ezenziwe ngezindlela ezihlukahlukene zokusakaza okushiya kwesokunxele kwi-soundstage. "U" kaThomas Dybdahl (kusuka eSayensi ) kuzwakaza. Izwi likaDybdahl licishe libe yindabuko futhi lihluke phakathi kwezikhulumi, limi ngaphandle ngokuhlukile kwezinye izinsimbi. Yiqiniso, iSayensi ingumqambi omkhulu kodwa ophelele we-studio-phony. Kodwa okunye okunengqondo, ukurekhoda kwezitayela ze-audiophile, njenge-saxophonist uDavid Aaron Flip City , kuzwakalisa nje ngokumangalisayo. Ungakwazi ukukhetha yonke imininingwane encane yomhlaba ka-Aaron ogcwele ngokugcwele emasimbali kaDrumummer Kate Gentile ahamba phakathi kwe-Kubik Free nezikhulumi ze-Xtra.

Okunye okufanele ucabangele ngaphezu kwe-Xtra yi-subwoofer. Lapho ulalele uhlelo (noma i-Free ngokwalo noma i-Xtra), ngivame ukuzithola ngifisa sengathi ngingawupompa ama-bass cishe ngo-+2 dB. Ngesikhathi izikhulumi zinezinsizakalo ezanele zokuthakazelisa ama-audiophiles amaningi - iningi labo elinobungane obunenkinga ne-bass - akubona, ngokombono wami, okwanele ukujabulisa umlaleli wakho ophakathi. Ngokusobala, i-DALI yenze ukuphazamiseka okuphansi kunezinguquko eziphezulu zokuphuma.

Ngenhlanhla, kunomkhiqizo we-subwoofer ku-Kubik Free. Uma uxhuma i-sub, ivuselela ngokuzenzakalelayo i-crossover ehlunga ama-bass ngaphandle kwe-Kubik Free ne-Xtra, ukuyihambisa ku-sub. Ama-bass angeziwe ayagcwalisi nje umsindo ngokuzwakalayo, ngokuzithoba ubeka ukukhanya okukhulunywe ngaphambili. Akukona ngokuphelele, kodwa ngokujulile ngokwanele.

Ngasebenzisa i-Sunfire True Subwoofer Super Junior ye-subwoofer, kodwa ungasebenzisa cishe noma yikuphi okufunayo. Akudingeki ukuba kube enkulu - nje okuhle. Ngoba ngenkathi kuzodingeka udlale konke okuzwakalayo ukuze uhambisane nesistimu ye-DALI, i-subwoofer ezwakala kahle iyohambisana kahle nezikhulumi. Into efana ne-Hsu Research STF-1 ibonakala ilungile; I-DALI isincoma i-Fazon Sub 1 yayo.

Gweba uhlelo phezulu kuka-100 dB futhi ngeke liphazamiseke. Kodwa lokho kukhanya kuzobuya. Uhlelo lonke lungcono kulokho engangikubiza ngokuthi "ama-loudly", amazinga angu-90 (abahlakaniphile abahlakaniphile), okuyindlela engivame ukukhetha ukulalela i-pop nedwala.

Ingabe ungathola umsindo ongcono kusuka kuzikhulumi ezingu-$ 1,000 zama-mini, ama-$ 500 ahlanganisiwe ama-amp, ne-receiver ehloniphekile ye-Bluetooth? Mhlawumbe. Kodwa uzothola izintambo eziningi, ubunzima obuningi, nezinto ezingaphezulu kunabantu abaningi abafisa ukubhekana nalezi zinsuku.

04 ka 04

DALI Kubik Free: Final Take

Isikhulumi se-DALI Kubik samahhala sinezilawuli ezilula ezakhelwe ngaphakathi. I-Brent Butterworth / Mayelana

I-DALI Kubik Free, kanye ne-Kubik Xtra, yiyona into ekhethekile futhi eyingqayizivele emakethe ye-audio ephezulu. Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi imboni ephezulu yokulalelwayo ihlukumeze ukwenza imikhiqizo yayo ihambelane nomlaleli womculo ovamile. Kodwa uhlelo lukaKubik luwela ngokungenawo umkhawulo lowo mda, ngendlela oklanyelwe ngayo njengendlela yangempela yokuphela kokusebenza okulula kanye nokubukeka okupholile kwesikhulumi esisezingeni elilodwa lesikhulumi esingenantambo. Lapho ngibona kuqala intengo ye-Kubik Free system, ngacabanga ukuthi yayinamandla kakhulu, kodwa manje ingishaya njengento yokusebenzisana isikhathi eside.

Ikhasi lomkhiqizo: DALI Kubik Free