As we all know, Meizu itself is half a "music label": in addition to players and headphones, it has also launched several speaker products before. There are also very cool Gravity Meizu suspension speakers, even if it is difficult to be a commercial success from a commercial point of view because of the two-year-long jump ticket. But its exploratory design still impressed many fans.
The Meizu Platinum Unicorn Cyber Speaker (hereinafter referred to as the "Unicorn Speaker") launched this time is actually not a new product created by Meizu from scratch. Its original version is actually elvis Presley's XOG mechanical optical domain Shell speaker. Elvis Presley is also a brand that has been in the "tide play audio" market for several years, and has also launched several personalized audio products before. Two brands that also have a strong musical gene hit it off and gave birth to this cooperative product.
The zinc alloy material on both sides of the unicorn speaker is like armor covering the sound cavity, sprayed with Meizu PANDAER and XOG related logos, and the metallic screws are grinning on the surface, but they become part of the speaker design; the two 48mm full-range units on the front surround a circle of light strips, Which Meizu calls the "UNICORN Halo" system, which supports up to 64 colors of customization.
The first thing that catches the eye on the back of the speaker is a plastic "armor plate", which can be removed to directly see the diaphragm used to enhance the bass effect, which is both decorative and protective.
Open the covered protective plate to see the entire passive bass radiator used to enhance the bass effect, and when you take it off, you can clearly see the operating state when working. Elvis also has a good feedback bass tuning technology, which is also reflected in unicorn speakers. The actual listening low frequency is quite obvious under the blessing of the independent diaphragm, and the restoration of the vocals and the sound lines of the instrument is more shocking.
I think the biggest feature of the entire speaker design is its "superstructure", which is called because its design does not seem to appear on a Bluetooth speaker, but often appears in the design of buildings in the cyberpunk world. The metal outer frame is wrapped in a variety of functional knobs/mechanical structures, and without dazzling lighting effects, it is still the most maverick speaker.
These buttons are certainly not decorative. These knobs not only switch between rap mode/rock mode and the default three playback modes, but the volume level, link mode, and RGB lighting can be quickly adjusted here. The texture of the buttons is also unique, and there will be a clear sense of paragraph when the mode adjustment knob is rotated, and a clear feedback when the volume knob is pressed. The final texture of the paint and sound that mimics metal is even easily reminiscent of the magazine of a revolver, even with a hint of "steampunk".
Back to the function, in fact, in addition to the traditional Bluetooth mode, the unicorn speaker still supports the game mode used for game scenes and the minimum delay can be reduced to 80ms. Both in-line mode and wired input mode can also be adjusted by the mode switching knob at the top, taking into account various use scenarios of daily speakers.
Another interesting design detail is the song control key seesaw mechanical structure design, the two sides correspond to the "previous /next song", press down automatically rebound, elastic control is very light, so that when playing music in the speaker, I occasionally want to press twice for no reason, of course, this structure does not have the same clear sense of feedback as other parts.
These complicated designs also prove to some extent that the target audience of this speaker is not speaker users, but fashion-seeking fashion fans, and of course, fans of the Meizu brand.
Speaking of Meizu fans, if you are looking for a Platinum Unicorn for "Meizu Acoustics", you can actually discover something new, Platinum Unicorn has added a sound effect mode tuned from the Meizu Acoustics team in the sound mode part. At the same time, it also supports the Flyme Magic Link function released by Meizu at the same time, and it can be detected and pop-up prompted near the Meizu mobile phone that supports this function, and the linking process will be relatively convenient.
In other functions, unicorn speakers can also control RGB lighting effects through the "OhPlay Elvis Presley" mobile app, and can also be used with the App to achieve some simple intelligent voice control. The voice control here uses the intelligent speech effect implemented by Tencent's small and micro engine, and the recognition accuracy rate is good in actual use, and the voice commands in the range of 0.5m can basically be accurately recognized and processed.
In addition, it is impossible not to mention the base used with the Meizu platinum unicorn speaker, which is also a mechanical style design, and two magnetic contacts are used to power the speaker body. It can also make the speaker stand more stable. However, it is not a free accessory, and the charging base is sold for 199 yuan alone.
In general, the unicorn speaker has its own good sound experience, Meizu is more on this basis to customize more trendy design and simple enhancement of the software, the price of 1499 yuan (the price of 1199 yuan during the crowdfunding period, which has ended) is not cheaper than the original, but such a cyborg mechanical style as the selling point of the speaker, for the pursuit of sound quality experience, while the speaker itself has higher requirements for the design texture, Maybe the Meizu Platinum Unicorn Cyber Speaker can also attract you with its various qualities.
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