Κώστας Φ.
Truth hurts. Here's a teddy bear.
- Μηνύματα
- 8.978
- Reaction score
- 895
Στο audioholics.com εξετάζουν την εισαγωγική πρόταση της Usher στα ηχεία βάσης΄ το S-520 στα $400.
2-way system: tweeter 1" (UA025-10), mid-bass 5" (KSW2-5029B)
Sensitivity: 86 dB @ 1 watt / 1m
Nominal impedance: 8 ohms
Frequency response (-3 dB): 52 Hz ~ 20 kHz
Power handling: 50-125 watts
Crossover frequencies: 2 kHz
Weight: 15 lbs
"When the Usher Audio box showed up on my doorstep, I was confused by its size - it was so small. Then I tried to pick it up. To say I was shocked is an understatement. Fifteen pounds a speaker doesn’t sound like a lot but these speakers are SOLID. After reviewing a number of Internet direct brands, I had come to expect a certain size in a bookshelf speaker. The S-520’s were only a pound shy of the weight of my old Axiom m22’s which are easily twice the size and have an extra woofer! Either they are packing this enclosure with lead or we’ve got a seriously engineered speaker on our hands.
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Fully shielded drivers? Yep. Threaded inserts for each of the woofer/tweeter screws? Check. Cast baskets? Uh huh. High quality drivers? Check. One inch think MDF? Looks like. High quality components in the crossover? Absolutely. Every single element was a step above what I was expecting to see. These are the types of components you’d expect to see in the top of the line, no expenses spared speaker in a product line. This isn’t what you expect to find in a $400 a pair “budget” speaker. I just don’t see how Usher can make a speaker with these components and not lose money on every sale.
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Recommendations
Are you kidding? If you’re looking at bookshelf speakers, try to find someplace to listen to the S-520s. You’ll have to locate a dealer which might be a problem for some but do what you can to get a listening session. Bring your favorite music (and a large selection). Plan to spend some time. The Usher Audio S-520’s are worth it. My only suggestion? Don’t listen to these first. Listen to everything else you can get your hands on first. Cause you’re probably going to walk out with these speakers. Better you should be sure of your purchase at the time rather than wonder if that Audioholics guy really knew what he was talking about. My only caveat is that in the wrong room (read – lots of hard surfaces) the “revealing” nature of these speakers will cross over from “a bit bright” to “oh my god my ears.” You’ll want to make sure that this type of sound is for you.
Conclusion
Can you tell I like these speakers? For a while I’ve been getting a reputation among my peers as being too harsh – too hard on products. I don’t know how they are going to react to this review, but I know how you should. Run, don’t walk, to your nearest dealer to get a session with these speakers. The build quality is without equal, the component quality rivals (and bests) speakers much more expensive, and the sound if phenomenal. As far as I’m concerned, these are THE budget bookshelf speakers to beat."
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