Bungwe la Benchmark SMS1 Wowonongeka

01 ya 05

Ziwoneka Zakale, Zoonadi. Nyimbo Yoyamba?

Brent Butterworth

Wokamba nkhani wamalonda wa Benchmark's SMS1 ali ndi majeremusi osadziwika. Kampaniyi imadziwika kuti otembenuza kwambiri digito ndi analoji, koma yowonjezera mzere wake. Idawonjezera AHB2, amphamvu amp amp amphamvu kugwiritsa ntchito THX Class AAA zonse-analog, mkulu-efficiency oplification teknoloji, ndipo inayambitsa wokamba nkhani yoyamba, SMS1.

SMS1 imayimira mgwirizano pakati pa Benchmark ndi wokonza pulani David Macpherson, yemwe ali Mlengi wa Luso lamagetsi la Studio ya okonzedwa bwino, okonzedwa ndi adiresi ndi amps. Ndi njira ziwiri zomwe zimasunga mawonekedwe a retro, ngakhale zitayikidwa pang'ono poyerekezera ndi mzere wa magetsi. Macpherson adanena kuti wokamba nkhaniyo ali ofanana ndi mawonekedwe a ujini ndi njira yake yomwe ilipo kawiri, koma akatswiri a Benchmark amamuthandiza kukonzanso kayendedwe ka kayendetsedwe ka kayendetsedwe ka chitetezo ndikupeza mbali zolimbitsa thupi kuposa momwe angayambire yekha.

02 ya 05

Benchmark SMS1: Zida ndi Mafotokozedwe

Brent Butterworth

• Chophimba cha kondomu ya ma soya 6.5-inch
• Tweeter ya nsalu imodzi yokhala ndi nsalu imodzi
• Zithunzi zisanu ndi ziwiri zomangiriza komanso Neutrik SpeakON jack yolumikiza oyankhula
• kusinthana / kusintha kwabwino
• mapaipi amtundu wa mahogany kapena paduk omwe amawunikira pazigawo zina
• 13.5 x 10.75 x 9.87 mu / 345 x 270 x 145 mm (hwd) • 23 lbs / 10.4 kg aliyense

SMS1 ndi yachilendo kwambiri chifukwa ndikumangika (bokosi losindikizidwa). Ambiri okamba nkhani amagwiritsa ntchito ma doko, omwe nthawi zambiri amatanthawuza kuti mabasi awo amatha kupitilira koma amachepa kwambiri -24 dB / octave pansi pa bokosi losungira. Zojambula zowonongeka sizimapita mozama, koma zimayendetsa mofatsa m'munsi, pa 12 dB / octave. Mafilimu ochuluka amamva kuti okamba mawu okakamizika amamasulira bwino ndondomeko ndi phokoso kuposa oyankhula. Ndipotu, ndinkakhala mnyamata wovuta kuimitsa, ngakhale kuti ndakhala ndi mtendere ndi ma doko.

Komanso zachilendo ndi jekeseni loyambira la Neutrik SpeakON, limene muyenera kugwiritsa ntchito ngati mukufuna biwire kapena kubweza SMS1. Osadandaula, pakadalibe malo ovomerezeka omwe mungagwiritse ntchito; inu simungakhoze basi biwire kapena biamp nawo. Kusintha kumasintha wokamba nkhani kuchoka pa wiring wamba kupita ku biwire / biamp mode. BTW, biwire / biamp mode imakupangitsani kupanga maulendo osiyana kwa dalaivala, zomwe sizinthu zazikulu koma ma audiophiles ambiri amamva kuti akhoza kukhala ndi ubwino wake.

Zitsulo zamatabwa zimakhala zozizira kwambiri ndipo zimakhala zolemera kwambiri kuposa nsalu yeniyeni kapena yopangidwa ndi zitsulo. Mukhoza kuwerenga za zotsatira za grille phokoso mu gawo la ndondomekoyi.

Ndinagwiritsa ntchito SMS1 makamaka ndi dongosolo langa lokhazikika, kuphatikizapo amphamvu a Krell S-300i odyetsedwa ndi Sony PHA-2 DAC / headphone amp. Pambuyo pake, ndinagwiritsa ntchito chithunzithunzi chatsopano cha Krell ndi amtundu wa Solo 375 monoblock. Ine ndimamvetsera ndi zowonongeka; kusiyana kwake kunamveketsedwa, koma sindingathe kusankha chomwe ndinasankha; phokoso linali mwina tsitsi kumbali ya mdima ndi grille, ndi tsitsi pa mbali yopanda kunja. Kotero ndinawasiya chifukwa oyankhulawo amawoneka bwino kwambiri.

03 a 05

Benchmark SMS1: Kuchita

Brent Butterworth

Kwa ine, kukambitsirana okamba nkhani sikungokhala ngati chibwenzi cha pa intaneti. Mosasamala kanthu zomwe mungaphunzire pasadakhale kuchokera pa webusaitiyi, simungathe kunena zomwe mudzapeza kufikira mutakumana ndi munthu. Ndipo chinthu choyamba chomwe inu mukuwona ndi zolakwika zomveka.

Pambuyo pa maminiti angapo a Thrasher Dream Trio , Album ya jazz yokhala ndi Gerry Gibbs, woimba piyano Kenny Barron ndi Ron Carter wa bass, ndinazindikira kuti, "Ndikusangalala nazo izi!" Sindinamvepo mtundu uliwonse wa zolakwika zomwe zingandichititse kapena kundikhumudwitsa ndikayamba "kukumana" wokamba nkhani. Palibe zooneka bwino "zokopa" zochokera ku woofer. Palibe boom m'munsi. Palibe machitidwe aakulu omwe amayankhidwa osokonezeka. Palibe m'mphepete mwachitsulo, phokoso, glare kapena tirigu. Ndikumveka bwino kwenikweni.

Oyankhula ambiri amakugwirani mutu pamutu ndi kujambula, ngati kulira, " HEY! NDINKAGANIZIRA! " Pali mauthenga ambiri otero, koma monga momwe ndinaphunzirira powerenga ntchito ya woyambitsa Stereophile Gordon Holt, mukamamvetsera nthawi zonse komanso mumalowa muzomwe mumakonda, mukamayamikira kwambiri khalidwe lanu m'malo mowonetseratu zokoma. Kwa ine, kujambula kwa SMS1 mu kumasulira kwa Thrasher Dream Trio ya "Ndiwuzeni Nkhani Yoyenda Mgonero" imamveka bwino. Ndimatha kumva zipangizo zonse zomwe zimagwirizanitsa pakati pa oyankhula awiri, ndi pang'ono kunja kwa okamba, koma osati mwa njira yomwe idadziyesa yokha. Ndili ndi katimu ya Gibbs yomwe inafalikira pafupi ndi chipinda changa chokhalamo - ngati chida chokwanira - ndipo piano wamkulu wa Barron akungoyenda pang'ono. Ndikhoza kutseka maso ndikuwonetsa ndondomeko iliyonse m'kati. Koma sindinaganizepo " WOW !" Ndinangokhalira kukondwera ndi mawuwo, sindinayambe ndasokonezedwa ndi zolakwa kapena zochitika za okamba.

Ine ndinaganiza kwenikweni " WOW !" pamene ndimayika "Rosanna" wa Toto, chifukwa oyankhula ambiri amavumbula zolakwa zawo panthawiyi koma SMS1 siinatero. Zinamveka mwamphamvu ndi zomveka, popanda kupotoka kapena mtundu wowonekera. Ngakhale mawu ojambulawo, omwe amawoneka ngati amodzi, amamveka mosiyana kwambiri kuti ndizindikire udindo wa woimba aliyense mu "Osati chaka chimodzi kuchokera pamene munachoka ....". Pokhala ndi njira ziwiri, inayi ya SMS1 inalibe mwayi wolemba zolemba zakuya kuchokera pagitala ndikugwiritsira ntchito mphamvu, choncho phokoso la zojambulazo zowonongeka zinkaoneka ngati zowala pang'ono. Koma sindingathe kuganiza za wokamba nkhani ziwiri zomwe sizikumveka pang'ono phokosoli. Mabasi ali ndi kukankha kwambili, komabe; ooferswa analibe vuto kuti athetse phokoso lamagetsi ndi magetsi pamphepete mwa "Kickstart My Heart" ya Mötley Crüe.

Kupatula mwinamwake pamasewera ojambula kwambiri, ma SMS1 ali ndi mawu amodzi omwe sindikufuna kutcha "mdima," koma mochuluka ngati ... chocolatey? (Eya, ndikudziwa kuti: Julian Hirsch wangotembenuzira m'manda ake.) Pomwe ndimamvetsera Larry Coryell ndi Philip Catherine akuimba nyimbo za guitar duet album, ndapeza zambiri koma palibe kuwala ndi kuwala komwe kaŵirikaŵiri kumapanga Ndiyenera kutsegula voliyumu pamene ndimamvetsera kujambula uku.

Ndinazindikira khalidwe limodzi limene ndingatchule mtundu: kukwinya kochepa m'maganizo otsika omwe amachititsa mawu kumveka mosamalitsa kutsindika komanso momveka bwino, komanso mochepa chabe. Ndinazimva izi pazigawo ziwiri zomwe ndimazikonda kwambiri : "Nyimbo Yophunzitsa" ya Holly Cole ndi James Taylor omwe akukhala "Shower the People." Sindinganene kuti zinandidodometsa kapena kundivutitsa, koma ndiyenera kudziwa ngati mukuyang'ana njira yambiri ya Sinatra yosavuta kumva.

Aliyense amene akufunika kugulitsidwa chifukwa chake kumapeto kwa audio kulibe ndalama zomwe zingakhale zokhutira ngati amva zojambula za Gene Ammons za "But Beautiful" kudzera mu SMS1. Mukupeza mawu okongola, okongola kwambiri a ammoni, achikondi; ziwonetsero za ngoma ndi piyano zomwe zimveka zolondola komanso zenizeni popanda kuziwongolera - zenizeni, ndi malo a chilengedwe omwe amakupangitsani popanda kuyesa kuti inu.

04 ya 05

Benchmark SMS1: Mapangidwe

Brent Butterworth

Tchatichi chikuwonetsa kuyankha kwafupipafupi kwa SMS1 pa axis (blue trace) ndipo pafupifupi ma yankho pa 0 °, ± 10 °, ± 20 ° ndi ± 30 ° osakanikirana (zobiriwira). Zokongola komanso zopanda malire zikuwonekera, wokamba nkhaniyo ali bwino.

Izi sizomwe zimayankhidwa kwenikweni , koma ngati mutayang'ana mwatcheru mumatha kuona zinthu zabwino zomwe zikuchitika pano. Kuchokera 200 Hz kufika 2.2 kHz, yankho labwino ndilo pafupi ndi lakufa lakufa, kutanthawuza kuti wokamba nkhaniyo akuyenda bwino kwambiri - ndipo midrange ndiwunikira yofunika kwambiri chifukwa ndi pamene mawu amakhala. Kuchenjeza kwakung'onoko kukuphatika pa 3.4 kHz kungawopsyeze koma sikungamveke kumveka kwambiri chifukwa ndi nthano. Chomwe chingamvetsedwe ndi chakuti tweeter yankho likuchepa pa -2 dB kuchokera 2.3 mpaka 9.5 kHz. Ndizophweka kwambiri, zofewa komanso zosalala bwino zomwe siziwoneka ngati zithunzi zobiriwira, koma zikhoza kupatsa SMS-1 phokoso lochepa. Kuyankha kwadongosolo kuli bwino kwambiri, ndikutsika pang'ono pansi pa 10 kHz ndipo palibe zazikulu zosonyeza pamene mukupita ku ± 30 °. Grille yaikulu imapangitsa kusiyana kwa maulendo angapo, makamaka kuchepa kwa -1.5 dB pakati pa 4 ndi 5 kHz, komanso kukulitsa komweko kumtunda wa 10 kHz ndi pamwamba pa 8 ndi 13 kHz.

Mavuto a 7 ohms ndikumangirira mpaka pa 3.0 ohms / -11 ° gawo pa 122 Hz. Choncho, msinkhu wotsitsimutsa suli vuto, koma ngati mutumikiza wokamba nkhaniyo pamtengo wotsika wotsika mtengo ndipo mumapeza mphamvu zolimba kapena gitala kapena ndodo ikugunda pafupi 120 Hz, izi zingayambitse amphamvu kuti atseke. Koma mozama - kodi mukulumikiza wokamba mtengo wotsika mtengo wotsika mtengo? Anechoic zowonongeka 83.4 dB pa 1 Watt / mita imodzi, kotero muwone kwinakwake 86 dB mu-chipinda. Izi ndizochepa pamunsi: Mukufunikira ma watts 32 kuti mugwire 101 dB; Ndikhoza kupatsa 50 Watts pa njira ndipo makamaka 100.

Ndinayesa SMS1 ndi kachipangizo kanga ka Clio 10 FW ndi makina a MIC-01, pamtunda wa mamita 1 pamtunda wa mamita awiri ndi mici pa tweeter's center axis; chiyeso pansi pa 240 Hz chinatengedwa ndi kutseka-miking ya woofer.

05 ya 05

Benchmark SMS1: Kutenga Kutsiriza

Brent Butterworth

Oyankhula awiri akuvuta kupanga; Monga momwe ndalembera kwinakwake, ndizovuta kuti ndipeze yankho labwino (lomwe limafuna chovala chachikulu) pamene ndikupeza bwino pakati pa tweeter ndi woofer (zomwe zimafuna zochepa). Koma ndikutha kunena moona kuti ndimakonda kumvetsera SMS1. Ngati mukuyang'ana wokamba nkhani wamapamwamba - kapena wokamba nkhani yabwino, nthawi - muyenera kumupatsa womvetsera. Ndikuganiza kuti mudzazindikira, monga momwe ndinachitira, kuti pambuyo pa nyimbo zoyambirira, mumathamangitsidwa osati ndikumveka kodabwitsa, koma ndibwino bwanji.