01 a 07
Bluesound Powernode ndi Vault: High-End Sonos?
Kodi n'chifukwa chiyani ma audiophiles sayenera kukhala ndi mwayi womwewo kuti mnyamatayo agula $ 199 Sonos Play: 1 amapeza? Nchifukwa chiyani mauthenga amamwamasawa amavutika ndi zida zovuta? Nchifukwa chiyani sitiyenera kulumikiza nyimbo zonse za digito zomwe tili nazo, kugwiritsa ntchito masewera a masewera ndi ma wailesi a pa intaneti, ndikusewera kuzungulira nyumba zathu popanda kutayika mu khalidwe lakumveka?
Bluesound - Gawo latsopano la Lenbrook Industries, kampani ya kholo la PSB ndi NAD - akulonjeza izi zonse ndi zina.
Monga mankhwala a Sonos, zinthu za Bluesound zimakulowetsani ma fayilo omvera kuchokera kumakompyuta anu ogwiritsidwa ntchito ndi makina oyendetsa popanda kuthandizira kugwirizana, ndipo palibe kutaya kwa khalidwe labwino. Bluesound imakulolani kuti mulowetse mautumiki opatsirana a TuneIn Radio, Slacker ndi Spotify Connect. Komanso, mungagwiritse ntchito zinthu zambirimbiri za Bluesound kuzungulira kwanu, kuziphatikiza m'magulu monga mukukhumba kuti muthe kusewera nyimbo zilizonse zomwe mukufuna muzipinda zonse zomwe mumasankha, komanso nyimbo zosiyana siyana. Ndipo mutha kuzilitsa zonsezi kuchokera ku apulogalamu iliyonse ya Apple iOS kapena Android smartphone kapena piritsi.
Kotero Bluesound ali ndi Sonos wotani? Masewera apamwamba. Mawindo apamwamba a audio ali ndi ndondomeko yaikulu kuposa CD 16-bit / 44.1-kilohertz. Zimapezeka ngati zojambula kuchokera ku HDTracks ndi Acoustic Sounds. Kodi mungamve kusiyana pakati pa mauthenga apamwamba ndi omasuka? Mwina. Kodi mumasamala? Mwina. Ngati mukufuna kudziwa, pitani ku HDTracks ndipo mugulitse kukopera (kawirikawiri $ 18 kapena) ya CD yomwe muli nayo kale. Chotsani CD mosasamala, monga Apple Lossless, FLAC kapena WAV. Kenaka yerekezerani mafayilo apamwamba ku CD, makamaka pogwiritsa ntchito DAC USB yabwino kwambiri yogwirizana ndi kompyuta yanu. Tsopano sankhani nokha.
Zinthu zamakono zimaphatikizapo Bluetooth, kuti quick'n'easy kusuntha kuchokera mafoni, mapiritsi ndi makompyuta. Ndicho chinthu chabwino kwambiri chomwe mungakhale nacho - ndipo ndi Sonos mmodzi amene sapereka pano.
02 a 07
Bluesound Powernode ndi Vault: Zosankha
Mzere wa Bluesound uli ndi zinthu zambiri. Ili ndi $ 449 Node (yaying'ono kwambiri pa chithunzi pamwambapa), choyambirira cha mankhwala omwe ali ndi analog ndi ma digito omwe angagwirizane ndi amp amp, wotembenuza digito ndi analog kapena otukuka opangira. Pali $ 699 Powernode (kumanzere kumanzere), makamaka Node ndi amperesi ya D class D amp yomangidwa mkati. Pali $ 999 Vault, Node okhala CD mkati (ndiyo patsogolo kutsogolo slot mu chithunzi).
Kuwonjezera pa $ 699 Pulse (kumanja), zomwe kwenikweni zimakhala zazikulu zopanda mauthenga ndi Ndodo yomangidwa mkati, ndi $ 999 Duo, kachitidwe kakang'ono ka subwoofer / satanema omwe angagwire ntchito ndi Powernode (kapena ndi Node kapena Vault komanso ya kunja amp). Paul Barton, yemwe anayambitsa akatswiri a PSB komanso mmodzi mwa akatswiri odziwa bwino ntchito ya savvy omwe anali ndi moyo, ankayang'anira ntchito zamakono.
03 a 07
Bluesound Powernode ndi Vault: Makhalidwe
Powernode
• Mpukutu Wachigawo cha Stereo D yomwe ili pa 40 watts / kanjira ku 4 ohms
• Zida zogwiritsa ntchito zitsulo zamtundu wa stereo
• RCA subwoofer yotuluka ndi crossover
• WiFi yomangidwa; Jack Ethernet inaperekanso
• Amawunikira WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, MP3 ndi AAC mafomu
• Kusintha mpaka 24/192
• Amapezeka mudima wakuda kapena wakuda
• Miyeso: 6.9 x 9.8 x 8.0 masentimita / 176 x 248 x 202mm (hwd)
• Kunenepa: 4.2 lbs / 1.9 kg
Kupitiliza
• Chida chokonzekera mu CD ndi kutsogolo kutsogolo
• Galimoto yoyamba ya 1-terabyte yosungirako nyimbo
• Zotsatira za stereo zapamwamba za RCA
• Ethernet jack
• Amawunikira WAV, FLAC, ALAC, AIFF, WMA, WMA-L, OGG, MP3 ndi AAC mafomu
• Kusintha mpaka 24/192
• Amapezeka mudima wakuda kapena wakuda
• Miyeso: 8.2 x 11.5 x 9.4 mainchesi / 208 x 293 x 239mm (hwd)
• Kunenepa: 6.6 lbs / 3.0 makilogalamu
Izi zikuwoneka kuti ndizofunikira zoyenera zogulitsa zinthu monga izi. Palibe zogwirizanitsa zambiri zoperekedwa, koma sindinapeze ndekha ndikufuna, kaya. Chabwino, mwinamwake mutu wa headphone pa Powernode ukanakhala wabwino.
Ndi maulendo atatu okha omwe akukhamukira tsopano operekedwa (ndipo WiMP, Highresaudio ndi Qobuz adalengeza koma sizinapezeke panthawi yanga yoyesera), mphamvu yamasewero a Bluesound sayandikira pafupi ndi misonkhano 31 imene Sonos akupereka panopa. Ntchito zambiri zomwe Sonos amapereka zimakhala zosaoneka bwino, komabe. Kuwonjezera kwa Spotify Connect kwa Bluesound posachedwapa ndi thandizo lalikulu; tsopano zonse zomwe zikusowa ndi Pandora.
04 a 07
Bluesound Powernode ndi Vault: Kukonzekera
Ndinali ndi mwayi wokhala ndi Gary Blouse wa Lenbrook kuti ndiyambe kukhazikitsa dongosolo langa loyesa Bluesound. Ndinadabwa chifukwa chake kunali kofunika - pambuyo pake, Sonos sanatumize aliyense kuti akhazikitse machitidwe awo. Koma kuthamanga kwambiri-res audio kumakhala kovuta kwambiri.
Mwachitsanzo, katundu wanga, AT & T U-verse WiFi woyendetsa zaka zinayi sanafike pa ntchitoyo. Zinapindulitsa bwino ndi ma TV-standard audio, ma MP3 ndi kusindikiza, koma nthawi zina ndimakhala ndi zochepa pamene ndikusindikiza mafaili 24/96 kuchokera ku HDTracks. Chovalacho chinati chilichonse chapamwamba chamakono chamakono chotchedwa WiFi router chiyenera kukhala ndi bandwidth okwanira kuti iguluke kumtunda wapamwamba kwa zipangizo za Bluesound.
Pamene tinkakhala ndi maulendo apamwamba, ndinkafunanso kuchoka pamsewu wa Toshiba womwe ndimasunga nyimbo zambiri. Blouse ndi ine sitinathe kugwira ntchitoyi, koma zonse zomwe ndimayenera kuchita ndi kuwongolera TeamViewer pa laputopu yanga, ndipo tech ya Lenbrook inatha kukonza kompyuta yanga maminiti angapo chabe.
Choncho ngakhale kuti Bluesound sizingakhale zosavuta kukhazikitsa monga Sonos, machitidwe ambiri adzagulitsidwa kudzera pamalonda apamwamba a A / V omwe angakonzekere ndikukonzekera. Ngakhale mutagula Crutchfield ndikuwongolera nokha, zikuwoneka ngati chithandizo cha luso la Lenbrook chikhoza kuthetsa mavuto omwe angabwere.
Chochititsa chidwi, ndi bwino, mukayambitsa Powernode ya subwoofer yotulutsira pulogalamu yowonetsera (yomwe ili pamwambapa), imasintha fyuluta ya 80 Hz yotsika yochepa kuti iperekedwe ndi gawo la 80 Hz high-pass pazowonjezera. Limaperekanso EQ yokonzedweratu yokonzedweratu ku gawo la Bluesound Duo / sat speaker.
05 a 07
Bluesound Powernode ndi Vault: Zomwe Zimagwira Ntchito ndi Zochita
Pulogalamu ya Bluesound imagwira ntchito mosiyana kwambiri ndi pulogalamu ya Sonos, koma monga momwe zilili ndi mapulogalamu a Sonos, zimakhala zosavuta kumangoganizira chabe. Nditayamba kugwiritsa ntchito pulogalamu ya Bluesound, ndinapeza kuti ndiphweka kugwiritsa ntchito njira kuposa appos Sonos. Ndinafuna kuti pulogalamu ya Bluesound ikhale yophweka komanso yowonjezera kupeza mautumiki opatsirana. Ndinakondanso momwe zimakhalira mofulumira kumbuyo ndi kumbuyo pakati pa zosiyana zowonongeka.
Ichi ndi chozizwitsa chaching'ono. Ngakhale Samsung ndi LG sizigwirizana bwino ndi ntchito ya Sonos. Kwa kampani yaying'ono yoposa iyo, komabe pang'ono, imasonyeza kuti malingaliro abwino ndi luso lapamwamba anali ogwiritsidwa ntchito.
Ndinapeza zosavuta kwambiri kugwirizanitsa Powernode ndi Vault palimodzi, kapena kuti ndiwagwirizanitse pamene ndimafuna. Zosavuta, ngakhale, kuposa momwe zilili ndi Sonos. N'zosavuta kulamulira voliyumu, zosavuta kusankha nyimbo zomwe mukufuna, komanso zosavuta kuti mugwirizane ndi foni kapena piritsi kudzera mu Bluetooth. Yambani chitsimikizo cha Bluetooth ndi chirichonse chomwe Bluesound idasindikiza ndikudula ndikusewera Bluetooth. Imani chitsimikizo cha Bluetooth, ndipo Bluesound imatsitsimutsa ndi zomwe anali kusewera kale.
Kwa kukoma kwanga, sindinali kuwona zofunikira zambiri za Vault; Ndili ndi nyimbo zomwe zasungidwa pa laptops ndi NAS galimoto ndipo sindikusowa zosungirako zowonjezera kapena CD. Koma ndikudziwa kuti anthu ena amakondabe kukhala ndi CD, ndipo Vault ndi yabwino kwambiri. Ingoyankha CD mkati ndipo imatero. Pambuyo pa mphindi zingapo pang'onong'ono pang'ono (zomwe Blouse ananena kuti zinali zofunika kuti athandize bwino kwambiri Bluesound), zojambula ndi nyimbo zinawonetsedwa pawindo la iPad.
Ndinkasewera kudzera pa okamba nkhani a Revel Performa3 F206 omwe sankalowerera, Powernode ankamveka bwino kwambiri. Cholakwika chokha chomwe ndachizindikira ndi chakuti ndi zinthu zina zochepa pamtunda wotsika, ndinatsimikiza kuti ndikulumbirira voliyumu, kapena pafupi nayo. Nditamaliza kukambiranso ndikubwezeretsanso malonda, Lenbrook anandiuza kuti pali mavoliyumu ambiri omwe ali mkati mwa mapulogalamu omwe angathe kuwonjezeka ndi +10 dB pa zochitika zomwe voliyumu siikwanira.
06 cha 07
Bluesound Powernode: Mapangidwe
Ndinagwiritsa ntchito katswiri wanga wa audio wa Clio 10 FW, audio Precision Dual Domain System Wofotokozera Wina ndi foni yanga ya LinearX LF280 (yofunikira kuti apeze ma Dps D) kuti ayese mayesero osiyanasiyana pa Powernode. Ndondomeko yanga yowonjezereka yowonjezereka ikusiyana pang'ono chifukwa sindinathe kuyesa zizindikiro zowonetsera molondola mu Powernode (palibe mzere wotsatira). Koma ndinatha kulemba zizindikiro zina, ndikuziika pa laputopu yanga, ndikuziwonetsa kupyolera muyeso.
Kuyankha kwafupipafupi
-0.09 / + 0.78 db, 20 Hz kufika 20 kHz
Chiŵerengero cha phokoso (1 watt / 1 kHz)
-82.5 dB osalemera
-86.9 dB A-olemedwa
Chiŵerengero cha phokoso (liwiro lonse / 1 kHz)
-91.9 dB osalemera
-95.6 dB A-olemedwa
Kusokoneza kwathunthu kwa harmonic (1 watt / 1 kHz)
0.008%
Crosstalk (1 watt / 1 kHz)
-72.1 dB kuchoka kumanja
-72.1 dB kumanja kumanzere
Kusiyanitsa kwachitsulo (1 kHz)
+0.02 dB kukwera kumanzere
Zowonongeka mobwerezabwereza (-3 dB point)
80 Hz
Mphamvu zotulutsa mphamvu, ma 8 ohms (1 kHz )
Njira zothandizira: 2.1 Watts pa RMS pa 0.16% THD + N (mavoti ambiri ndi chizindikiro cha 0 dBFS) ( * onani chithunzi pansipa)
Njira yoyendetsera 1: 31.3 Watts RMS pa 0.03% THD + N
Mphamvu zotulutsa mphamvu, ma 4 ohms (1 kHz)
Njira zothandizira 2: 24.0 Watts pa RMS pa channel pa 0.16% THD + N (mavoti ambiri ndi chizindikiro 0 dBFS)
Kutsogolo kwa 1: 47.4 Watts RMS pa 0.05% THD + N
Imeneyi ndi yankho lafupipafupi lomwe mumaliwona mu tchati, ndi subwoofer yotulutsa zotsatira (zobiriwira) ndi zosasinthika (kufufuza zofiira). Miyeso yonseyi kupatulapo ziwiri zikuwoneka bwino ndi pafupi kwambiri ndi zochepa zowerengera Bluesound zoperekedwa.
Kuyankha kwafupipafupi sikunandichititse chidwi, chifukwa cha kuwonjezeka kwa chikhalidwe. Zimangokhala pafupi ndi theka la decibel pa 20 kHz - chinthu chomwe anthu ambiri samamva kapena sazindikira. Komabe, sizinthu zomwe ndimakonda kuziwona muzomwe zimakhala zapamwamba kwambiri.
Ndinadabwa kwambiri kuona kusiyana kwakukulu kwa mphamvu zogwiritsira ntchito mphamvu ndi njira zonse zoyendetsedwa ndi mzere umodzi. Ndi njira zonse zothandizira, mkati mwachindunji mumathamanga mofulumira pamtingo waukulu, kumachepetsa kupotoza kwa pafupifupi 0.16% pamutu wokwanira ndi kugwa mochepa mphamvu. * Malinga ndi Lenbrook, izi ndi zotsatira zodzikweza za sayansi ya Soft Clipping ya amphamvu kwambiri ya Bluesound, yomwe ndimvetsetsa kuti ndiyiyi yomwe imapangitsa kuti amphamvu ndi okamba nkhani asamawonongeke. NAD yagwiritsira ntchito teknoloji yomweyi kapena yowonjezereka mwazithukulira zake kwazaka zambiri
Komabe, ndi njira imodzi yokha yothamangitsidwa, malire (omwe ndikulingalira akulamulidwa ndi chiwerengero cha magetsi m'malo mwa zida za amps) sachokera pa chithunzichi ndipo amp amphamvu amaposa mphamvuyi. Zindikirani kuti sindingagwiritse ntchito chilolezo changa cha 1% cha THD + N chifukwa sindinathe kuchita mphamvu pafupi ndi THD + N ndikusesa pogwiritsa ntchito matani oyesa kunja, komanso chifukwa cha kukula kwa mphamvu ya Powernode - - pogwiritsa ntchito kamodzi kokha koyendetsa voliyumu, kupotoka kwa 8 ohms kunayambira kuchokera ku 0.03% mpaka 3.4%.
Kotero ndi chiyani chomwe chiri pamwamba apa? Pogwiritsa ntchito malire amtunduwu, zimakhala zovuta kwambiri, zomwe zimapangitsa kuti mphamvu zowonjezera zowonjezera zitheke, ngati mukusewera kwambiri ndi zinthu zowonongeka, monga momwe ndikuyendera zitsulo, "Kickstart My Heart" - simungapeze mokwanira voliyumu. Ndi olemba awiri omwe adalemba (molondola, tidzaganiza) pa 88 dB SPL pa 1 Watt / mita imodzi, zomwe zikutanthauza kuti Powernode idzatuluka pafupifupi 99 dB ndi mapulogalamu a mtundu womwe ndikuwukamba.
07 a 07
Bluesound Powernode ndi Vault: Kutenga kotsiriza
Malingana ndi zomwe ndaziona pamene makampani ena ambiri adayesa dzanja lawo pamasewero a nyimbo, sindinali kuyembekezera zambiri kuchokera ku Bluesound - ine ndinkangoganiza kuti ndiwotchi yapamwamba yamasewera ndi mawonekedwe ophatikizidwa ophatikizidwa pa . Koma ndikukondwera, ndinali kulakwitsa. Ndi mawonekedwe apadziko lonse, ndipo njira yophweka yomwe ndapeza kuti ndikusangalala ndi nyimbo zapamwamba kwambiri.
Mphamvu ya Powernode ngati mukufuna kukhala ndi makina amphamvu, koma ndikuwoneka kuti m'dongosolo lomwe lili ndi khalidwe labwino ndilo cholinga, mwina ndikufuna kubwezera kwambiri bomba. Kotero kwa ine, $ 449 Node ndi Bluesound malo abwino - njira yodalirika komanso yowonjezera yowonjezera kusungidwa kwa mafayilo apamwamba kwambiri, kuphatikizapo maulendo opatsirana pa intaneti, kuphatikizapo maulendo ochuluka, ku mawonekedwe apamwamba a audio.