Loudspeakers at 500-800 euros

Good sources of sound

Loudspeaker seems to be a simple piece of equipment. It does not contain a complex technique, and each speaker will be smooth sound, when it is connected to amplifier. Playback quality is then completely different asia. It will not be able to see the esitetiedoista, and the basis of the price may be made only indicative of conclusions.

In practice, range of prices is usually the starting point for the selection. It is a test, which we took the speakers 700 euros parihinnan around. This amount of money should have access to quality, which satisfies a good play tottunutta audiophile. A suitable choosing to make the acquisition of long-lived, which is not immediately be forced to leave the exchange, even though the standard would increase.

Tested the speakers are placed jalustalle and relatively small. Many people choose in this price range lattiakaiuttimet, because they are perceived to give much more value for money. There must not, however, free of charge. Lattiakaiuttimilla so often able to obtain larger bass in äänenvoimakkuuksia, but the player does not necessarily extend to any lower, and the overall sound quality is likely to be worse.

High-quality pikkukaiutin is a good basis to hear sound in the sense that if we wish to reiterate its support, either now or later, it can easily be achieved through the acquisition of the subwoofer. This can be achieved even enjoy the benefits of retaining the maanjäristysbassoista other äänialueiden repetition accuracy, and you do have to buy new speakers. Mitätön asia Nor is it easier to sijoitettavuus the room. If a small speaker can be placed a little cheaper than the site of a large, it gives äänellistä interest, which is difficult to get money.

Kuunteluarviot, and the results of the measurements
The results of the measurements graphs: Frequency perpendicular to the face (red), 20 degrees sidelines (blue) and 60 degrees the sidelines (green), as well as tehovaste (black).

ELAC BS 123


Mikael Nederström
Skarppi, transparent and fully within the sound. The nature of the loudspeaker is a greater impact and the most vivid than the actual direction of a peaceful asked. Bassotoisto is a hint pumputtava, where it seems a bit excessive, but pauk-based rytmimusiikilla little has been increasing quite appropriate. Diskantti is a hint särmikäs and operates free of any damper pidättelyä. It is not pleasing to the possible, but in a high-quality rokkitykiksi.

Mikko Järvikivi
Basso has a slight jumputusta, but the repeated attacks in a convincing sweet. Refleksiputken tukkiminen reduce the severity of the highlighting, but on the other hand also significant change in the sound kokonaissävyä thinner and cooler direction. Otherwise, in tone easily approached from a loudspeaker in which there is no strain on the components. Help miellyttävyys will be slightly mattapintaisen the top of votes in the expense of repetition. Stereo imageis a stable, and the signal is conveyed to both axles. Overall, a very pleasant acquaintance.

Amphion Ion


Mikael Nederström
Ilmava, light and clean yleissoundi. Sointimaailma bring a little distant and tummasävyinen, which is probably due to a slight kallistuneisuudesta center frequencies. Style speaker is not very skarpeta or potkuisa, but still, especially the world of classical music in air has a certain quality of the stamp. Bassotoisto is ohuehko in tone, though it can not be found many other plagues the extra energy at all. Äänikuvallisesti state of the time has come to a very hahmottunut, acoustic music every natural ventilated. A neat and uniform tone, which are the strengths of acoustic music's side.

Mikko Järvikivi
Aavistuksen abstained from the sound, which does not care phonogram energy-up to the listener. Rummuniskut do not go napsahda possible way, but the attack napakkuudessa is not a fault. Shade speaker is slightly on the side of a thin, and the sound is a little viileyttä. Keskialueen resolution, but also the level seems to be slightly overexploited. Overall, quite a valid pikkukaiutin, who faithfully interprets the sound recording the smallest details. Hot water and close friends of sound in this test, the preferred option.

Aurelia Magenta


Mikael Nederström
A clean, coherent and dynamic voice, which is himpun some tukkoisuutta and distance itself from the middle. This phenomenon is not, however disturbing, because it does sound a peaceful and pleasant, even though they may not bring it appears, singers until the arms. Bassotoisto is iskevä and controlled, the central dynamic comfortably. Snares Kanti paukahtaa and the bass player's playing stands out a little harder's main strengths. The sound is fairly close to ELACia, but it is himpun somewhat smoother and more peaceful.

Mikko Järvikivi
Neutral shades and a pleasant kuuloinen speaker. Repetition is a clear and erottelukykyinen, but not yet in no way to be stressful. Basses repeated credible sweet, but the scope seems to be some other set of scarce. Keskialue be repeated without increasing and the singer sound natural. Stereokuva is a stable, and the dimension is also comfortably in depth. Kokoisekseen an unusually balanced oloinen speaker.

B & W 685


Mikael Nedersröm
Tummasävyinen and remote yleissointi, which has been exceptionally calm kuuloinen. Repeat recalls otherwise pretty much Jamo, but diskanttitoisto it is not quite flat, as it is plagued sihahtelutaipumus, which comes up an ace singer sihinässä and dampen attacks. The phenomenon is not strenuous, but it, however, be aware that the majority of disks. Bassotoisto is pehmeähkö and pyöreähkö, that is to say very shock and tymäkkyys leave to be desired. Äänikuva is big and ventilated, but not like accurate.

Mikko Järvikivi
Sihahteleva diskanttipää give seal of all the record. Diskanttia is not only too much, its tone is also unclean. Bassopää is a strange mixture yksinuottisen and latistuneen kuuloinen, as if the momentum would be kompressoitu. Dimensions on the other hand is not a fault. Repetition is also quite soft on the contrary asked. The singer voice is also not fully balance. Stereokuva is a narrow, and not the singer seems to really find the case. Those fins are not here among survive.

Jamo C 803


Mikael Nederström
A tiny bit distant and pehmeäsointinen the play, which is an exceptionally clean, but, however, clearly tummasävyisyyteen asked. Basso repeated calmly, but not like sweet, which suits the speaker sudden movements, avoid nature. Bassotoisto still goes down to a reasonable, and there is no well. Diskantti is a neat, clean and highlighting the calm. Äänikuva is ilmava and large, though not particularly present. All the discs, the player does not really open, but exceptionally an effective compromise, if the album is a sound too rosoinen.

Mikko Järvikivi
"Soft muhkea sound. Bassopään repetition accuracy leaves something to be desired, as the speaker seems to silottelevan details of a rank-handed. Diskanttitoisto is mattapintainen and faded, stressing the importance of tukevuuteen kallistunutta bassopäätä even more. Ulottuvuutta bass sound, however, it is of this scale, a series of runsaanpuoleisesti. The singer is a remote kuuloinen, and stereo image meinaa jäsentyä whatsoever. While the votes have been consulted on the shortcomings, the play is, however, a pleasant calm, and rasittamaton.

JBL L 830


Mikael Nederström
Skarppi and sointimaailma erectus, which is draivia and sähäkkyyttä. Sähinä, however, that must be clearly highlighting the treble, which capture feature of all the music. Kovemmilla's main strengths will make the mind ruuvata intensity of quieter, because the sound is too offensive. Tummasointisilla of Phonograms speaker brings out the air and breathe life into, but for most discs, the top notch is too much. Bassotoisto it is reasonably sweet, albeit slightly onttosävyinen. Äänikuva is ilmava and wide, but there is a lack of sharp precision.

Mikko Järvikivi
Diskantti is downright riipivän viiltävä and grown. Tummempi and the peace of the material sounds just too ylikirkkaalta and the angular, but sähkökitararäminä, and tinplate kilahdukset raastavat eardrum. Diskantin the tone is also unclean, which would aggravate the symptoms of even more. Votes are also positive aspects, such as a rapid and accurate tuntuinen bass sound, but they remain side issues, when kuunteluväsymys puskee the surface before the first refrain. Joukon clearly pitiful stance and thus would not have believed no longer in this price range encounter.

Revel M 12


Mikael Nederström
Aavistuksen ylivoimallinen and pumputtava bassopää, which goes to pre-raskassoundisilla disks himpun some över. Basso is going yes down to a reasonable, but the tone is at times too hollow and muhkea. Diskantti is discriminatory, but slightly uneven kuuloinen, although rasitusilmiötä nothing is ruled out. Viileähkö central part is more businesslike than mehevä. It is not in itself strenuous, but did not sustain the best siistisointisuuteen and stable.

Mikko Järvikivi
The sound is thick, as the bassopää increases the surface jumputtamaan. Iskuissa do not have a proper control, and faster, more vyörytykset white. Bass notes will also be jälkisointia, which is detrimental to the speaker resolution. Diskanttitoisto is not entirely clean, and also the middle is an unfortunate rosso and thin, which would include, in particular, an electric guitar voice. Repetition is, however, quite levollinen and rasittamaton.

Xavian Mia


Mikael Nederström
Shortly loudnessmainen sointimaailma a treble tone is slightly increased emphasis on the sihahteleva. Sound is not metal, but the voice s-sounds are clearly additional energy. Bassopää is moderately thick, then there's that perception pumputtavaa tone, which will be felt especially in the bigger power it provides. Keskialue is kuosissa, but is a little below extremes shrouded in mystery. Äänikuva is somewhat vague and over-ilmava.

Mikko Järvikivi
Extreme highlighted the sound, which does not have the energy to feel. Upper voices are clearly the surface, and e-letters sihahtelevat places quite blatantly. The treble tone is a bit unclean. Keskialue remains remote hearing, so the playback frame is lost. The singer, however, to find their place very well the middle of the speaker, but the end of the orchestra seems to applying for the case. Sound does not turn longer kuuntelurupeamiin.

Text: Mikko Järvikivi, Mikael Nederström
The measurements are: Klaus AJ Riederer and Poju Antsalo, HUT