Kyle Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 We get a sound boks. https://soundboks.com/ And do a head to head against MAUL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SME Posted May 11, 2019 Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Are you going to run the MAUL off of a battery (with it strapped to your back)? Seriously though, that little box looks quite respectable. It's amazing just how much most Bluetooth speakers suck. I hope it's a successful product. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle Posted May 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2019 Indeed, BT speakers are horrid, I think this thing probably puts them all the shame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgage Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 I just wish they'd put an actual frequency response, as opposed to "Effective Frequency Range". But interesting design, especially the battery operation for such a large device. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SME Posted May 12, 2019 Report Share Posted May 12, 2019 Yeah. More data would be nice, but might be tricky to explain. It appears to offer two different modes ("outdoor" and "indoor") and also uses some kind of Dynamic EQ. My guess is that the vented tune is around 45 Hz, but there isn't enough power (or flow area) to drive it real hard down low, so the dynamic EQ probably manages that and maybe also boosts the bottom a bit at low volume levels.That may be the "psychoacoustic part". FR may vary a lot depending on sweep level. At the same time, 75W through two pro-style 10" ought to deliver some decent mid-bass, which is where this thing will leave other similar products in the dust. Edit: I forgot to point out the other "obvious" limitation of the speaker. The top relies on a 1" dome tweeter. It appears to be efficient, but it's definitely going to have limited dynamics, especially in the upper mids where it must extend to cross well with one of the 10s. It doesn't look like there is even a waveguide. Surely the DSP also has to hold things back there a lot at high levels. I wonder why they didn't use a cheap compression driver and simple horn? I guess the footprint would have had to be bigger for that, even if only a few inches? I tend to think it would have been worth it, but who knows? Maybe they tried it and thought it didn't sound good / couldn't optimize it satisfactorily. Maybe they worried about dispersion being too narrow (even though the dome is going to have dispersion on that large baffle without a waveguide. Either way, I don't expect this speaker to sound especially good, but it ought to pound out the mid bass. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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