Audiolife is Carpenter International's own brand, established for more than 10 years, products are constantly innovating, the brand spirit is mainly in the combination of high-quality sound (Audio) and life (Life), at the most reasonable price to get the best quality, on the brand's official website I saw this passage written very well: For Audiolife, audio can not replace life into the protagonist, audio should be able to integrate into life, and even in the space, because music and life are the protagonists.
Audiolife's current products include speakers, subwoofers, embedded speakers, wall-mounted speakers and other series, this review test listened to the flagship Nano F60 floor speaker with Super X subwoofer 2.1 channels, I personally for the 2.1 channel system is very respectful, because low frequency has always been one of the most difficult problems for two-channel systems, either low frequency is not enough or low frequency is too paste, standing wave too much, through the active bass to join is often the most economical, the fastest solution. You will find that Audiolife's speakers are all thin and not deep cabinet design, I think this has a lot to do with the Audiolife purpose into home life, so that the speaker will not occupy a lot of space, Nano F60 with a base of up to 124cm, but the width and depth is only 20.5cm and 25cm, so the tweeter will not be unstable? Don't worry at all, on the contrary, the Nano F60 is very stable, because the base of the speaker is added to the steel plate, and the overall thickness is up to 3cm, which is very appropriate.
Nano F60 box is very solid, a total of 12 layers of steel baking, the use of environmentally friendly material paint, carefully look at the speaker about 15 degrees elevation angle, in order to achieve the sound phase of each unit is consistent, the sound is more accurate, Nano F60 to 3 division 6 unit design, using the danish well-known manufacturer Wavecor customized NdFeB unit, 1 inch titanium treble and 4 4 inch aluminum diaphragm midrange are located in front, A 5.5-inch woven carbon fiber diaphragm woofer is located on the side of the speaker, which determines whether the bass should be inward or outward depending on the spatial characteristics and listening preferences. In order to minimize the resonance of the cabinet, the interior is divided into three independent boxes, and the use of asphalt as a damping material, to be strengthened by the lead version, can be said to be painstaking, the speaker grille for magnetic design, aspect and beautiful, the previous version can not see any holes. The material of the crossover is also not soft, using high-burning materials such as German WIMA capacitors and Philips precision resistors.
The latest Super X subwoofer is a very good match with the Nano F60, the 10-inch long-stroke unit in the 500W power amplifier drive, so that the Nano F60's low frequency is like a tiger, it also has a crossover point, phase and volume adjustable, you can find your own best sweet setting.
Complete system for small spaces (Ted Chen)
This set of Carpenter International founding brand Audiolife Nano F60 floor speaker and Super X subwoofer to meet most family listening environment to create, you can see that the shape of nano F60 is quite thin and tall, covering no more than an adult foot, which is to allow it to easily integrate into the smaller space of the listening environment, place a good set of audio is no longer difficult and no longer affect the moving line, small families can easily enjoy good music. Because the cabinet design is not wide, the unit that can be used is naturally smaller, so the Nano F60 creates a larger sounding area with more units, a total of 4 midrange units are used, and the MTM arrangement is presented from top to bottom, the tweeter is sandwiched between the midrange units, sitting in the normal listening position, the tweeter is also facing the human ear, and the design is quite rigorous.
On the side of the cabinet, there is a 5.5-inch woofer, which is designed to be placed outwards, so when you buy it home, you should pay attention to making the woofer face outward. Generally speaking, in the design of the Nano F60, the mid-treble is definitely no problem, because this is not affected by the volume of the box, and the woofer is relatively different, so the Nano F60 has a bass reflection hole behind the speaker to strengthen the sense of volume and diving, usually in the speaker near the rear wall of the state of the effect will be more obvious. In my actual listening, the use of nano F60 alone is actually quite good, the accuracy and texture of the mid-to-high note are quite good, the sound direction is clean and transparent with sweetness, although it is not a thick bottom but the density is full of solid. The depth of the bass is also quite good, although the energy is limited by the volume of the speaker and can not be earth-shattering, but in the general environment I think it is quite enough, not to mention that it can be used directly with the Super X subwoofer, making up for the low frequency this piece makes the whole speaker system more complete.
The basic setup is simple and easy to use
In the setting of the subwoofer can be adjusted by the knob on the back panel, a total of volume, phase and crossover point three items, the volume everyone can understand, Super X is an active speaker, through the volume adjustment and the main speaker listening volume to use, you can also fine-tune according to the type of listening music, depending on personal needs, there is no certain answer. Phase is related to the placement of the subwoofer itself, generally speaking, if the subwoofer is in the same direction as the main speaker, that is, the unit is facing the listener, it is set to 0 degrees, if the subwoofer is placed behind the listening position, the unit faces the main speaker, it can be set to 180 degrees, it is really unclear or you can directly ask the purchase store, please help you test when installing. The third is the crossover point, which is related to how many Hz the subwoofer starts from how many Hz have a clear working state, in my test, the recommendation is to set below 80Hz, according to the spatial environment and then fine-tuned, the subwoofer will not be too eye-catching, remember that this is only the auxiliary main speaker, in the step on the drum or timpani and other music appears to make up for the energy fullness and potential, the frequency band setting is too high will make the subwoofer appear vocals, but make the overall sound not clean enough, it is not a good way to set.
The subwoofer completes the musical richness and layering
Play Billie Eilish's "Bad Guy", which has a fairly strong and obvious low frequency, there are also low frequency rhythms when only the human voice is left, you can adjust the subwoofer setting through it, when there is no low frequency band, you must hear the subwoofer completely quiet, and when there is a low frequency band, there is a sense of volume fullness to make up, in the very low frequency also to show, then basically not too bad. Referring to another Rag'n' Bone Man's "Human", the vocals have a wide but clean and thick vocal range, and there are very low-band electronic low frequencies in the music. Nano F60 in the high-mid and high frequency segment sound is quite clean and transparent, listening to Rag'n' Bone Man can hear his solid and loud bottom, the sound line is not rigid, the throat details are quite clear when singing, and with the help of super X subwoofer, the low frequency enhancement makes the whole song appear richer and more colorful, more substantial, although I set the crossover point is only about 70Hz, but when I turn off the subwoofer, I obviously feel the difference, the subwoofer will hold up the whole song, Become a different landscape.
Smooth sound (Emma Lin)
Listening to "Taipei NewYork" from The Mama Jeans and Daddy Shoes albums, the song has no fancy accompaniment, plus Ma Nianxian's own voice gives a gentle feeling, so his music sounds silky through the 2.1-channel system (Nano F60 floor-to-ceiling speaker with Super X subwoofer), especially when he sings the treble, the pitch is naturally sliding, and the transformation of the power between tone and tone feels relaxed. The system listens to low frequencies is powerful but not stiff, there is no booming interference sound, and the good sound of natural release of bass can be heard.
In addition to the jazz drums, the accompaniment also added trumpets and electric guitars, these two sounds sometimes feel noisy, but through this system after processing, their timbre has received some, the sound quality is also smooth a lot, but some people may feel that some of the timbre is not changed, I personally do not feel this way, but the feeling of the ear is more, compared to the heroic timbre atmosphere, such a treatment I think is very in line with the style of this song, the overall bass is warm and thick, the treble is delicate and smooth, The listening process allows you to imagine more about the picture of the city.
The musical silhouette is light and graceful
Play the first allegro movement of Flute Passion: Mozart Nadia Labrie, the light musical style sets off the bright tone of the flute, and the combination instruments of this movement include flute, violin, viola and cello. The combination of small chamber music through this 2.1 channel system listening to the feeling I like, it will be the voice parts clearly divided, although each part is important, but the most important protagonist flute through the accompaniment of other instruments, so that the main melody of the flute focus is clear outside is also very ear-catching, the tone of this flute is very beautiful, because when the treble long tone continues, you can feel the sound of the dense, soft and delicate sound quality, the melody is concentrated.
And the combination of strings this time has a viola, the timbre is thicker than the violin, the resonance sound is slightly more than the violin, so it is not difficult to identify in the orchestra, the accompaniment of the three string instruments playing the homophonic bow has a deeper feeling of resonance, although the main melody is mostly on the flute, but the string instruments also have rotating rotating to play the smooth musical lines, the sleek music outline in this allegro movement is a light line, plus each player's own expression processing makes each piece of music have a cute and beautiful timbre.
Distinct lift-up and turn-off
Listen to the LA LA LAND soundtrack "Someone in the Crowd", its compilation of more instrumental performance of the pieces, piano, percussion, strings, jazz drums, woodwind and brass in the sound field performance of the effect is wide, the beginning of the blow and the piano beat down the time consistent, the time processing of the symbol is also quite tacit, there is no residual sound, with the vocal powerful oratorio, this part of the phrase whether in strength or emotion has a certain fit, This type of music in the 2.1 channel system sounds bright rhythm, smooth processing of starting and bearing, there is a small section in the middle of the jazz drum and piano solo, gradually adding the woodwind part is my favorite bridge section, the rhythm of the beat point slowly expanded the tension and then connected to the tension of the brass pipe, the emotional drive also to the highest peak, enriching the entire spatial atmosphere, and finally the contrast under the weakness makes the music more interesting, there is a kind of untouchable arrangement, but the music is a surprising performance, For the music arrangement of the whole album, there are rich layers of dance music, there are also quiet and ordinary lyrical songs, after the processing of this system, the beauty of the music is gently presented.
Audiolife Nano F60 floor speaker
● 3-way 6-unit bass reflex design
● Unit: 1 inch titanium diaphragm treble x 1, 4 inch aluminum diaphragm midrange x 4, 5.5 inch woven carbon fiber bass x 1
● Frequency response: 35Hz~25kHz
● Efficiency: 90dB (2.83V/1m)
● Impedance: 8Ohms
● Withstand power: 10~150W
● Size: 1241 x 205 x 250mm (with base)
● Color: steel roast black, steel roast white
Audiolife Super X subwoofer
● Type: Closed subwoofer
● Unit: 10 inch bass x 1
● Output power: 500W
● Frequency response: 22Hz-200Hz
● Phase difference: 0 ~ 180 degrees
● Distortion rate: <0.5%
● Dimensions: 420 x 333 x 360 mm (WxHxD)
● Weight: 20KG