AirPulse A200 Active Bookshelf Bluetooth Speaker System with Signature Phil Jones Design - Cherry Wood

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Airpulse has also included a pair of acoustic isolation pads for desktop use, with an 8-degree elevation to angle the drivers toward the listener. Well, the wobbly optical port connection and the sound output from the same is front and centre, the clinical Bluetooth output is another piece of evidence. While the RCA inputs seem to perform fine, the A80s are aided by all of that external technology: the turntable and the external phono amplifier. The speakers must partially overlap with the sub-woofer to give the impression that the deep bass comes from the speakers themselves and not from the sub-woofer (which should not draw attention to it) ! Very happy with them, I use a little bit of EQ based on the frequency response supplied here on ASR.

By the time we are testing with real purpose, the treble has opened up a little but there are still no rough or prickly edges to complain about; certainly, in a sense of being obtrusive, this pair of speakers is easy to listen to. Strong internal bracing supports and stabilises the drivers and eliminates cabinet resonance to minimum. It will pair in the normal fashion with any transmitting source such as your phone or compatible desktop transmitter such as the FiiO BTA30 Pro. One interesting feature is that while the PB-1000 Pro has quite a bit more headroom than the SB-1000 Pro, it pays for that headroom with higher distortion levels. To further reduce coloration, cabinet interior is fully lined with 36mm thick waved sound absorption material.

Around the back of the A300, things begin to diverge a little from the norm because not only does the A300 sport an unusual range of inputs, but it incorporates all the electronics and amplification for both monitors of the pair within one enclosure — nominally the right-hand unit. The new Airblade tweeters have the same build quality as their other drivers, no surprises there really! That sound became ingrained into my memory and later in life when I worked as a recording and live sound engineer, it became an invaluable asset on how to engineer sound that was dynamic, full-range, and transparent.

One TAS5754 is connected in bridge mode for the left and right channel woofer and the other amp is connected in bridge mode for the left and right channel ribbon tweeters. Maybe how the parts are integrated into the cabinet and the cabinet design itself doesn’t help, I don’t know. To avoid cross-talk between the two analogue ports, A100 uses a relay instead of a semiconductor switch. However, in the 'port blocked' state, the output shows a few cycles of low‑frequency overhang in its step response, and relatively high group delay (low‑frequency latency) of around 15ms at 40Hz (a figure that's more typical of ported monitors).Moving further up the spectrum, the vocals around the midrange provided an extra sense of emotion that made their performance quite engaging. So instead of getting on with the review, I had to walk away for a quick coffee while I grumbled to myself for half an hour, Enough of irritations, though. Its XMOS integrated USB function makes life much easier, you can play high-quality sound sources without compression and then enjoy lossless music by simply downloading and installing the software packages. inch woofer uses a high-strength magnesium-aluminum diaphragm and an underhung magnetic circuit design. The A100 speakers are created with high-strength MDF materials, ribbon tweeters, aluminum ribbon diaphragm, a Class-D amplifier from the world's top suppliers, and an XMOS processor with nearly no loss in sound quality.

Dipping into some jazz the quality of the midrange really became apparent as did the surprisingly wide soundstage. The AirPulse A300 is a slam dunk win of a speaker, so long as you are a generalist and don’t require a specialized sound. Simply pairing them with a streaming DAC opens up a whole world of HiFi potential without breaking the bank, and very enjoyable sound quality. Airpulse speakers are built with high-quality materials, including solid wood cabinets and premium components such as the cables provided by Transparent, to ensure long-lasting durability and performance. The Silver-1 produces a tremendous sound field with outstanding resolution and imaging, abundant details and breath taking low frequencies that seem almost impossible from a speaker its size.They are housed in an 18-mm thick high-strength MDF cabinet finished with attractive piano black(or red) lacquer. The disco bass on ‘Giorgio’ was all there and the ultimate test of ‘Contact’ came over as well defined with balance between the hi-hat and the deep symphony of bass that builds to a crescendo.