Isibuyekezo: Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1 Uhlelo lweSomlomo olungenantambo

01 ka 05

I-AirPlay, i-Bluetooth ... i-Plus Stereo yangempela?

I-Brent Butterworth

Enye yezinkinga ngezikhulumi ezingenazintambo zonke (ngo-I-Wirecutter, ezinama-roundups ahlukene we-AirPlay ne-Bluetooth) yukuthi bonke abashayeli besipikha bahlanganiswa ndawonye ebhokisini elincane elingenakukuletha lokho umsindo omnandi, omkhulu, okhululekile we-stereo. I-Soundbars ingakwazi ukuletha ukuhlukaniswa okungaphezulu kokunye, kodwa zenzelwe okuningi amabhayisikobho kunomculo.

I-Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1 uhlobo lwe-"konke" uhlelo, oluhlelwe ukugcwalisa uhlelo lwe-system egcwele ye-stereo kanye nesistimu yokuthuthukisa umsindo we-TV. Iphinde isebenze njengesistimu yomsindo wedeskithophu.

Isihluthulelo ama-satellite amabili amancane, ngalinye lawo linamachashazi ahamba ngamabili-intshi egcwele. Ama-satellite aklanyelwe ukuba aphakanyiswe eludongeni, noma flat phezu endaweni enezingqimba uma ukhetha, futhi banikezwa nge fasteners okunamathiselwe-backed fasteners. Ukuba nalezo zimingcele eziseduze kukhulisa umkhiqizo cishe cishe u-+6 dB uma bebodongeni noma idesksi, +12 dB uma bekhona emkhakheni wezindonga ezimbili, noma i-+18 dB uma bekhoneni.

Lokhu okukhipha okunye kwenza ama-drivers amancane aqhubeke ne-subwoofer ene-powered, ene-woofer engu-6.5-inch, zonke izimpendulo nemiphumela, kanye nama-amps adingekayo amandla ngokwayo nama-satellites. (Amandla aphelele ahlelwe njengama-watts angu-150 ku-unit kanye nama-watts angu-100 kuwebhusayithi.) I-volume encane yokulawula okukude futhi ikhetha okokufaka, futhi ibhokisi elincane lensimbi enezinkomba ze-LED ngaphambili (bheka iphaneli elilandelayo) likhonza njenge-remote control inzwa kanye nenkomba yokufaka esebenzayo.

I-Bluetooth engenantambo yakhiwe ngaphakathi, futhi kukhona i-adapter ye-AirPlay efakiwe yokusakaza umsindo ongapheli (ongaxhunyiwe) ngaphandle kwe-iPhones, iPads, amakhompiyutha kanye nezinkinobho ezinzima ezixhunyiwe. (Ukuze uthole imininingwane mayelana nokukhetha phakathi kwamazinga womsindo angenawaya, hlola ukuthi "Yikuphi Ubuchwepheshe Bomsindo Ezingenantambo Ekulungile?"

Ku-$ 1,199, i-SonaStudio 2.1 ayishibhile uma kuqhathaniswa nama-soundbars amaningi nezinhlelo ezincane ze-subwoofer / satellite. Kodwa kungu- $ 200 kuphela kwe- MartinLogan Crescendo AirPlay / isikhulumi se-Bluetooth, futhi ikunika into engekho ohlelweni olulodwa noma ibha yamavaysi anganikeza: umsindo weqiniso we-stereo.

02 ka 05

Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Izici kanye ne-Ergonomics

I-Brent Butterworth

• AirPlay wireless ngokusebenzisa i-adaptha ehlanganisiwe
• inethiwekhi ye-Bluetooth
• Amathonya we-Toslink optical and coaxial digital
• Ama-analog angu-3.5mm analog kanye nama-RCA anog
• Izikhulumi ezimbili ze-satellites ezinezinshayeli ezibubanzi obubanzi obuyi-2 intshi
• I-subwoofer enikwe amandla ene-6.5-inch woofer
• Isigaba D amp for sub and satellites
• Ukulawula kude
• Izilawuli ezingeni le-subwoofer nama-satellites
• Ukulawulwa kwemvamisa ye-subwoofer ye-subwoofer 40-240 Hz
• I-switch +3 dB yokuqinisa ibhasi
• Ubukhulu, ama-satellites: 2.5 x 2.5 x 3 ku / 63 x 63 x 76 mm
• Ubukhulu, i-subwoofer: 17 x 10 x 8 ku / 428 x 252 x 202 mm
• Isisindo, ama-satellites: 6.2 oz / 176 g
• Isisindo, i-subwoofer: 16.4 lb / 7.4 kg

Ukusetha i-SonaStudio 2.1 kulula kakhulu. Ama satellites amancane futhi afanele cishe noma kuphi. Uvele ubambelele kunoma yini ofuna ukunamathela kuyo, futhi izintambo zokuzixhuma kwi-sub zifakiwe. (Ngawafaka emagumbini egumbini lami lokulalela, cishe angaba ngu-4 kuya phezulu, futhi wazama ukuwafaka emakhoneni angaphezulu kwesokunxele nangakwesokudla ekamelweni.) Uma ucabanga ukuthi iphuzu lesikhukhula phakathi kwe-satellite ne-subwoofer liphakeme - - nxazonke ezingama-240 Hz - kufanele ubeke endaweni encane phakathi kwama satellite amabili, phansi. Uma kungenjalo izindlebe zakho zingase zikwazi ukubona indawo ephansi - ie, uzwe lapho umsindo wayo uvela khona - futhi ungase uzwe amazwi avela kuwo, okuzwakala engavamile.

Ukufakwa kwe-Toslink optical digital input kwenza i-SonaStudio isebenziseke kakhulu ukusebenzisa umsindo we-TV, ngoba ama-TV amaningi aneziphakamiso ze-Toslink. I-caveat eyodwa: Ngama-TV afana ne-LGs akhipha i-Dolby Digital kuphela nge-Toslink, okokufaka kwe-SonaStudio sikaToslink ngeke kusebenze. Kodwa i-TV cishe izoba nomsindo we-analog ongayisebenzisa esikhundleni sakho.

I-complication eyodwa engiye ngahlangana nayo ibeka i-adapter ye-AirPlay, engahambi ngokushelela njengoba injalo nakakhulu lwezikhulumi ze-AirPlay zanamuhla. Amanethiwekhi amaningi we-AirPlay yamanje asebenzisa uhlelo lokusebenza noma uxhumano oluqondile nedivaysi ye-iOS ukwenza isethaphu ngokuzenzakalelayo noma ngokuzenzekelayo. Leli bhukwana langiyala ukuba ngicindezele inkinobho ye-WPA kum router yami, kodwa router yami ayinayo, ngakho-ke kwakudingeka ngiyibeke ngesandla ngokuya kusiphequluli sami sewebhu, ngibhala phansi ekhelini lenethiwekhi ye-adaptha, bese ngifinyelela ku-adaptha Iwebhusayithi. Kuthathe amaminithi ambalwa futhi kunenkathazo eyengeziwe, kodwa lapho ngithola ukuxhumeka kuqhubeke kwakungenenkinga.

Kukhona inkinga eyodwa ye-ergonomic ne-SonaStudio, nakuba: Izilawuli kuphela ezifinyeleleka zikude, okuncane futhi kulula ukulahlekelwa. Usengasebenzisa uhlelo uma ulahlekelwa kude, usebenzisa i-subwoofer ne-satellite level controls ngemuva, futhi ukuhamba ngebhayisikili ukushintshwa kwamandla amakhulu ngemuva ukuze uvule i-unit, kodwa luhlobo lobuhlungu.

03 ka 05

I-Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Ukusebenza

I-Brent Butterworth

Ngemuva kokulalela eziningi zezikhulumi ezingenazintambo zonke-in-one, bekuhlaba umxhwele ukuzwa umsindo omkhulu we-stereo iSonaStudio owadala. Ngangimangazwa ukuthi isithombe esibucayi sezingaba phakathi kwezikhulumi ezimbili, yize behlukaniswa nobubanzi obugcwele bekamelo; kwakungekho noyedwa "onogwaja phakathi." Ku-cut like Toto's "Rosanna" (enye yezingoma zami zokuhlola zesikhathi esigcwele ), i-SonaStudio ikhanyisa ikamelo ngokuzenzekelayo ngendlela engekho isikhulumi esingenazintambo noma insimbi yomsindo cishe efana nayo. Kwakulula ukuzwa ukubeka isithombe ngokucacile kuyo yonke indawo yezwi le-stereo kwi-imaging enzima-amathrekhi wokuhlola njenge "Amadoda Ayingcwele" yi-World Saxophone Quartet.

Ama-bass ayegcwele kakhulu futhi acacile kakhulu, ikakhulukazi uma kuqhathaniswa ne-subwoofer evamile ehambisana ne-2.1 barbar; wonke amanothi aphansi kuJakobe Taylor's version bukhoma ye "Shower the People" yazwakala ngisho. Lokhu kuyingxenye enkulu ngoba ngikwazi ukubeka i-subwoofer "endaweni enhle ye-subwoofer" ekamelweni lami, indawo lapho impendulo ye-bass iningi khona ngisho nalapho ilinganiswa nendawo yami yokulalela evamile. Ngokusobala, awunayo le nketho ngezinhlelo zonke-in-one noma izinhlelo ze-2.0-channel (subwooferless) ze-stereo.

Amazwi ngokujwayelekile ayezwakala ngokucophelela futhi engahlanjululwa, ngaphandle kokubaluleka okubalulekile, ukubhubhisa, isifuba noma izinto zokungavamile ezingavamile. Umagazini owodwa owakhiqizwa ngokuzwakalayo wukuthi amazwi angamaduna ayengenayo i-heft engingayithandi - mhlawumbe ngenxa yokuthi ukukhishwa kwamashayeli aphezulu oku-2-intshi abasha kuma-satellites kuncane kakhulu eduze kwephuzu le-crossover.

Ngomfanekiso ofanayo, i-"King Contrary Man" yeCult yeCult yayisizwakala kahle, inomsindo omkhulu we-stereo, i-puppy futhi i-punchy bass, namazwi ahlanzekile - kodwa ukugcoba namandla wamagceke aphansi e-E ne-A aguqulwa ngakho I-tune ayizange ikhawule kakhulu imbongolo njengoba kufanele.

Kodwa hey, uma ufuna umsindo ongaqondakali, uzodingeka uthole izikhulumi eziphakeme. Ama satellite amancane anezixazululo ezisezingeni eligcwele angazwakala kahle ngezindlela eziningi; ukusabalalisa kwabo kubanzi phakathi kwe-midrange ne-treble ephansi, futhi ngenxa yokuthi abanalo i-crossover njengezikhulumi ezimbili, abakanayo izikhalazo zokusabalalisa esifundeni se-crossover ukuthi izikhulumi eziningi ezihamba ngezindlela ezimbili zenza. Kodwa amashayeli angu-2-intshi anemikhawulo yawo enamandla.

04 ka 05

I-Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Izinyathelo

I-Brent Butterworth

Ishadi obonayo ngenhla likhombisa izimpendulo ezintathu zezimpendulo: impendulo yeSathane yeSterebula kwi-axis (i-trace blue); isilinganiso seempendulo ku-0 °, ± 10 °, ± 20 ° no-± 30 ° ngokulandelana (ukulandelana okuluhlaza); kanye nokuphendula kwe-subwoofer (ukulandelela obomvu). Ngokuvamile, i-flatter futhi ephakeme kakhulu le migqa ibheka, kungcono.

Ukusabela kwe-satellite kubheka kahle. I-treble iphakanyiswe ama-dB ambalwa ngokwesilinganiso esingaphezulu kwe-2 kHz, okungenza uhlelo luzwakala kancane. Impendulo evuliwe / / off-axis isifana nokuphendulwa kwe-axis - akukho ukumangala okukhulu okucabangela ukuthi amashayeli ase-satelllite amancane kangakanani. Ukusabela kwe-axis of satellites kuyinto ± 3.0 dB kuya 10 kHz, ± 4.3 dB kuya 20 kHz. I-axis evulekile / / off off is ± 2.9 dB kuya 10 kHz, ± 5.1 dB kuya 20 kHz.

Impendulo ye-± 3 dB ye-subwoofer isebenza kusuka ku-48 kuya ku-232 Hz, ne-crossover isethwe kumvamisa ophakeme (240 Hz). Ukulinganisa -3 dB impendulo yesathelayithi ngu-225 Hz, ngakho-ke ama-sats kanye ne-sub kufanele bahlanganise kahle nemvamisa engaphansi kwe-crossover ibekwe ku-240 Hz. Kodwa-ke, ikhono elinamandla lomshayeli wesathelayithi lizobe likhulu kakhulu kunekhono elinamandla le-subwoofer ngaleso sikhathi, ngakho emazinga aphezulu okulalela ungase uzwe "imbobo" phakathi kwe-subwoofer nama-satellites. Futhi, iphuzu eliphakeme kakhulu le-crossover (80 kuya ku-100 Hz yiyona evamile emidlalo yaseshashalazini emikhulu) izokwenza isiqondisi esincane, ngakho-ke ungabona imisindo evela kuyo; lokho akufanele kwenzeke nge-subwoofers, nakuba ngokuvamile kusebenza ezinkampanini ezinama satellite amancane.

(I-BTW, ngilinganise impendulo yevolumu ye-satellite nomcwaningi we-Clio 10 FW kanye nomkrofoni we-MIC-01, kude no-1 imitha engama-2-meter stand; isilinganiso esingaphansi kwe-400 Hz siseduze. Isilinganiso se-subwoofer yindiza emhlabathini impendulo kumitha eli-1.)

Ukukhishwa kwe-max uma kukhishwa i-"Kickstart My Heart" yaseMötley Crüe yokuqala njengoba i-unit ingadlala ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okucasulayo (cishe engxenyeni ye-subwoofer ne-satellite volume knobs) ngu-104 dB, kulinganiswa nomitha wami othembekile we-RadioShack SPL ku-1 imitha ukusuka isikhulumi se-satellite yesokunxele. Lokho kukhulu kakhulu, ngokuzwakalayo njengezikhulumi ezingenazintambo ezingenazintambo eziningi engizilinganisile. Kuhle kumnandi.

05 ka 05

I-Sonawall SonaStudio 2.1: Thatha Ukugcina

I-Brent Butterworth

Ngokusobala, ifomu le-SonaStudio ngeke lihambisane nomuntu wonke; iningi labantu lizokhetha konke-in-one noma ibha yomsindo ngenxa yokuthi ayikho izinkambo zesipikha ezihilelekile. Kodwa i-SonaStudio imidwebo emangalisa futhi ebonakalayo ye-stereo kanye ne-soundstaging ihlukumeza noma iyiphi ibha yamathuluzi noma yonke into eyodwa, futhi ikhwalithi yayo ye-bass kanye namandla angabanjwa mhlawumbe yonke into ngayinye engiyizwile nayo yonke kodwa i-subwoofers ephezulu kakhulu ye-soundbar subwoofers. Kungase kubonakale kubiza uhlelo oluthile lwe-2.1, kodwa lokho okuletha khona intengo empeleni kunengqondo kakhulu.