Ukubukeza: Hlola umsindo we-Audio Radius 270 Tower Somlomo

01 ka 05

Ingabe i-Skinny = Yehlulekile?

I-Brent Butterworth

Kungenzeka yini ukujabulisa abathandi bomculo abathandekayo nabalaleli abangaphansi kokuzinikela? Yebo, kodwa akuvamile. Ngokuqinisekile, uGeorge Benson uzwakala njengomsindo omkhulu "Nginikeze Ubusuku" njengoba edlala "U-Willow Ulilela." Kodwa imizamo yabaculi be-pop abanjengeRod Stewart noBarry Manilow ukubhekana nezindinganiso azange zamukelwe abathandi abaningi be-Great American Songbook.

Qapha umsindo we-Audio esimweni esifanayo nokuvuselelwa kwamuva kweRadious line. I-Monitor yathola inkulumo phakathi kwama-audiophile ngezikhulumi ezihle kakhulu, ezizwakalayo ezizwakalayo, kodwa i-Radius line yindalo yokuphila eyakhelwe amakamelo okuphila adizayini kanye namakamelo amancane abezindaba.

Ukuze uphakamise izinga elizwakalayo lezikhulumi ze-Radius, i-Monitor ibole ubuchwepheshe obusungulwe emigqeni yayo ephezulu. Lokhu kufaka phakathi i-C-CAM yenkampani (impahla ye-aluminium / i-magnesium eqoshiwe ngekheriti) kuma-woofers nakwe-tweeter. Isigqoko se-ceramic sisiza ukumisa ama-resonances ensimbi, okwenza abashayeli basebenze kangcono njengama-piston aqinile kunokuba kube nezinhloko ezigubhayo. Njengezikhulumi zombhoshongo ezibizayo kakhulu zenkampani, abashayeli baxhunyiwe kusuka ngemuva ukuze basize ukuqinisa isikhala (bona isithombe sangemuva kukhasi lokugcina labubuyekezo). Amapayipi aphikisiwe, njengombhobho wesibhamu, ukubhebhethekisa umoya womoya.

Isikhulumi se-Radius 270 seRoodus 270 se-$ 1,249 / sinezinhla ze-Radius line ebuyekeziwe. Njengoba kunikezwe i-Radius 270 ye-50 Hz bass extension, ungayisebenzisa yedwa ohlelweni lwe-stereo uma nje ungafuni impendulo ejulile noma ephezulu. Uma ufuna ukwengeza ama-bass amaningi noma inyama ngaphandle kwama-270s ohlelweni olugcwele lwemidlalo yaseshashalazini, i-Monitor Audio inikeza inkulumo yama-Radius izikhulumi kanye nama-subwoofers okufanele awenze ngobuqili.

Kunzima ukuphika isikhangiso seRadious 270, kodwa kufanele uzibuze ukuthi umsindo oqinile kangakanani uma ungaba ne-enclosure engaphansi kwama-intshi angu-5 ububanzi, egcwele ama-woofers amabili nje angu-4. Ake sinikeze ukulalela ...

02 ka 05

Qapha umsindo we-Audio Radius 270: Izici nokusetha

I-Brent Butterworth

• Ama-woofers amabili ama-intshi angu-C-CAM amabili
• I-tweeter ye-C-CAM engu-1 intshi
• Izindlela zokubopha ikhebula lesikhulumi sezinsimbi ezinhlanu
• Itholakala emnyama omnyama, isicwebezela esimhlophe noma i-walnut
• Ukulinganisa 39.4 x 7 x 8.2 ku / 1,000 x 177 x 208 mm (hwd)
• Isisindo 21.8 lbs./9.9 kg

I-270 yikhulumi esincane esilula, esihle kakhulu esivela ebhokisini ngokugcwele. Akukho okuningi kokusetha. Ngibafaka endaweni efanayo engafaka ngayo izikhulumi ezivamile; Kulesi simo umhlane wemibhoshongo uhlezi ngamasentimitha angu-28 ukusuka odongeni emva kwabo, futhi ngacosha kokubili ukubhekana ngqo nesihlalo sami sokulalela.

Ngaxhuma kokubili kumamukeli wami we-Denon A / V. Ngezinye izikhathi ngibagijima ngokugcwele, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ngibasebenzisa nge -subwoofer ye- SVS SB-2000 , ngidlula i-Radius 270 kuya e-subwoofer ku-80 Hz.

03 ka 05

Qapha umsindo we-Audio Radius 270: Ukusebenza

I-Brent Butterworth

Njengoba ngivame ukukwenza lapho ngiqala ukubukeza isikhulumi, ngisanda kuhamba ngeRadio 270, ngidlala amarekhodi e-jazz umngani wami uNick wangikhokhela. Wayengazange alalele okungenani iminyaka eyishumi, kodwa yavela ukuthi yayilondolozwe kahle - akekho noyedwa wabo owawuncane kakhulu. Kodwa esinye isizathu esikhulu sokuthi ube ne-turntable: Ungabamba amarekhodi kubangani bakho abangenawo ama-turntable.

Izindlebe zami zaphakanyiswa ngokushesha lapho ngizwa umsindo okhululekile, omsindo weRadio 270 waphonsa ngaphandle komculi uGabor Szabo's The Sorcerer , ohlangothini luka-1967 oluqoshiwe bukhoma kuJazz Workshop eBoston. Igitarja likaSzabo's twangy (insimbi yezinsimbi, i-flat-top acoustic ne pical eyodwa-coil) kanye nomgibe weMarty Morrell kanye namasimbali ayezwakala sengathi bezama ukuphuma ezindongeni ezinzima zeqembu eliphakathi. Ngangithanda indlela i-Radius 270 eyabonakala ngayo yokuvuselela leyo ndawo ngokuqondile. Njengoba usesho lwewebhu kamuva langitshele, i-Jazz Workshop yayinesizinda esincane esisezingeni eliphansi, into efana neV Villageard noma i-Small's eNew York City, ngakho-ke i-Radius 270 ithole kahle.

Umculi weChirum Hamilton waseMbili Worlds (obuye wabonisa uSzabo) wawungcono kakhulu, kanti imisindo kaCharles Lloyd yomsindo ozwakalayo ovela endaweni enkulu kakhulu phambi kwekamelo lami kunokuba ivela kuma Radius 270s.

Amarekhodi amadala we-jazz, akuzona izinto ezidinga kakhulu, ngakho-ke ngishintshe kumathrekhi ami ayizintandokazi eziyi-10 ezithandwa ngu-stereo . I-"Aja" ka-Steely uDan "(empeleni ayiyona eyodwa yezingu-10 eziphezulu kulezi zinsuku kodwa ngokuqinisekile enkundleni yami engu-15) ezwakala kahle kakhulu, nge-piano okunzima ukuzala ekurekhodweni okungabonakali ubunzima obunzima kakhulu izipikha eziningi zinikeza. Ama-270 aphathelene nezwi likaDonald Fagen elihle njengoba nje ngokucophelela.

Ngaqaphela ukuthi ngenkathi u-Chuck Rainey we-bass line eqinile, ayizange izwakale inamandla, futhi ipiyano yayingenamzimba. Ngiphinde ngabona ukuthi amasimbali abonakala ebonisa ukulandelana okuncane kokugcizelela phakathi, kodwa hhayi imininingwane eningi ehamba phambili, ngaphezu kuka-10 kHz. Lokhu kwangenza ngazibuza ukuthi mhlawumbe abanikazi be-Audio Audio bagxilile ekuhambeni kancane ukuze kube nokulinganisela kangcono emkhatsini owenziwe obala owenziwe kancane. Lokhu kuyoba ukuhamba okuhlakaniphile, ngicabanga-ngezinye izikhathi i-tweeter eneempendulo eziphambene ne-20 kHz ingazwakala kakhulu lapho ihlanganiswe ne-woofers encane.

Umculo wami ozithandayo "womculo ovamile", "Rosanna" kaToto, uzwakala kahle kakhulu ngeRadious 270, ngomsindo omkhulu, ophendulayo ngicabanga ukuthi iqembu lizoliphi. ('Kungenxa yokuthi uyazi wonke umuntu emuva ekuqaleni kwawo-1980 wayezokwenza lokho kuzwakala.) Njengoba ngiphakamisa ivolumu engaphezulu kuka 92 iBCBC, ngilinganiswe esitokisini sami sokulalela 11 izinyawo, umsindo wawuncane futhi umcibisholo wokukhahlela walahlekelwa ukukhahlela. I-"Kickstart My Heart" yaseMötley Crüe, i-Radius 270 yangishaya indiva lapho ngizama ukuyibeka eqenjini eliyanelisayo. Kodwa wanezela i-SB-2000 subwoofer ohlelweni olumise le nkinga ngokushesha futhi ngokuphelele.

Ngithande lokho i-Radius 270 eyenziwa ngamazwi ngokujwayelekile; wonke umculi engiwudlala ngawo wawuzwakala ubushelelezi, kungabikho imibala ephawulekayo ye-sibilance noma ye-midrange. Kodwa-ke, ngibonile ukuthi ku-James Taylor ukurekhoda kokuthi "Shower the People" kusukela ku-Live eBeacon Theater, izwi likaTaylor lizwakala kancane emanothi ajulile. UMfundisi uDennis Kamakahi naye uqoshiwe ngokubhala kwakhe "Ulili'E". Ngacabanga ukuthi lokhu kwakuyi-artifact ye-bass bump encane Ngacabanga ukuthi onjiniyela be-Monitor babenezela ukunikeza ibhalansi ye-tonal engu-270 ngaphezulu kwe-heft. Ukushintsha kabusha i-subwoofer, futhi ngaleyo ndlela ukuhlunga ama-frequencies angaphansi kwe-80 Hz ngaphandle kwe-270, kwaletha izingqimba ezingezansi eziseduze eduze nombuso wangempela.

04 ka 05

Qapha umsindo we-Audio Radius 270: Ukulinganisa

I-Brent Butterworth

Impendulo yephindaphindiwe
I-on-axis: ± 2.8 dB kusuka ku-51 Hz kuya ku-20 kHz, ± 2.0 dB kuya ku-10 kHz
Isilinganiso: ± 3.5 dB kusuka ku-51 Hz kuya ku-20 kHz, ± 2.1 dB kuya ku-10 kHz

Impedance
Ubuncane obungama-4.7 ohms / 280 Hz / + 2 °, ama-o ohms angu-9

Ukuzwela (2.83 volts / 1 imitha, anechoic)
84.8 dB

Ngalinganisa ukuphendula kwamavaysi ka-Radius 270 usebenzisa inqubo ye-quasi-anechoic, nesikhulumi sinobude obungama-28 intshi (67 cm) nomakrofoni wesilinganiso kumamitha ayi-1, besebenzisa umsebenzi wokubamba umcwaningi womsindo we-Clio 10 FW ukuze uqede imiphumela ye-acoustical yezinto ezizungezile. Impendulo ye-Bass yayilinganiswa ngokusebenzisa imigwaqo yasemhlabathini, nemakrofoni emhlabathini 1 imitha phambi kwesipikha, bese ikhala umphumela emigqeni ye-quasi-anechoic ku-250 Hz. I-trace eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka eshadini ngenhla ibonisa impendulo yemvamisa ku-axis; i-trace eluhlaza ibonisa isilinganiso sezimpendulo ku-0, ± 15 no-± 30 degrees ngokulinganayo. Imiphumela yalungiswa ku-1/12 octave.

Lezi imiphumela emihle kakhulu. Noma yikuphi isikhulumi esilinganisa okungaphezu kuka-± 3 dB ukuhlukahluka kwe-axis ngokuvamile kubhekwa sengathi ihlelwe kahle, futhi i-Radius 270 ihlangana nalowo mgangatho kalula. I-Anomalies? Ngokuqinisekile, kunesiqalo esincane kodwa esibanzi esivela ku-7.5 kHz (mhlawumbe imbangela yalokho okugcizelelwe ngogubhu engikuphawulayo), futhi ukunyuka okuphansi kwe-tonal balance, okungenza i-Radius 270 izwakale ithambe kancane. Impendulo ye-off-axis ikhulu kakhulu-ihlanzekile, ngokunciphisa okubushelelezi kwimpendulo eguquguqukayo ngisho nokuphuma ngaphandle kwe-degrees 60-off-axis.

Ukuzwela kwalesi sikhulumi kumele kube ngu-88 dB ngaphakathi kwekamelo (Ngilinganisela ukuzwela kwe-anechoic ngenxa yokuvumelana), okwanele ukuthi ngisho ne-16-watt amp izokunikeza cishe ukukhishwa kwe-100 dB.

05 ka 05

Qapha umsindo we-Audio Radius 270: Ukuthatha kokugcina

I-Brent Butterworth

I-Radius 270 ayiyona into enhle kakhulu ekuthengeni isikhulumi se ~ $ 1,000 / sombhoshongo wombili, kodwa kwakungahlosiwe ukuba. Ungathola kalula isikhulumi esiphezulu sombhoshongo, njenge-PSB Image T5, enezinga elifanayo lokuhlunga nge-sonic ngokukhipha okunye okuningi. Kodwa akuyona iphuzu, noma kunjalo. I-PSB Image T5 - futhi cishe zonke izikhulumi zombhoshongo kuleli hlu lwamanani - libukeka njengesikhulumi sebhokisi esibi, esivamile, esizothandwa ngabantu bama-audiophile kodwa sizondwa yibo abahlanganyela nabo endlini.

Inzuzo ye-Radius 270 yukuthi ikunika ukulungiswa kwalezo zikhulumi ngesimo sefomu esibukeka kakhulu futhi singenakuncipha kakhulu ekukhoneni izikhalo ezivela kwezinye izinto ezibalulekile. Ukuze udlale i-jazz noma uhlobo lomuntu noma olukhanyayo, cishe konke okudingayo. Engeza i-subwoofer encane encane futhi i-Radius 270 kufanele ilinganise ukukhishwa kwabancintisana bayo abakhudlwana, abakhulu.