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Product Strengths
- The Songer Audio S1 speakers produce a musically engaging and lively sound with an alluring sense of elegant beauty
- A brilliant and coherent presentation enables the impact, speed, and pace of the music to be appreciated and heard
- Imaging ability is big, deep, and wide, making it friendly, relaxing, and non-fatiguing, even outside the sweet spot
- It captures the essential full color, tone, and power of a grand piano
- Excellent balance is present in all frequencies from bottom to top, with strong and powerful bass, full-bodied mids, and clear, sparkling highs
Product Considerations
- The S1 relies on high-quality tube amplification to perform at its peak
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs Quad: The S1 had brighter, more detailed, and extensive highs with a deeper and more profound bass range
- Vs Quad: The S1 easily played louder without the concerns of being pushed too hard
- Vs Quad: The S1 had better sound dispersal into the room without the beaming issues
Takeaway: The Songer Audio S1 speakers offer a delightful and engaging musical experience with a balanced sound and the ability to make listeners feel like they are at a live performance. They have a unique and special design that is both beautiful to look at and amazing to listen to.
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Manufacturer details
- System: Point source full-range ported loudspeaker
- Frequency Response: 29Hz - 20kHz +/- 6dB
- Efficiency: 93 dB
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 15 x 47 x 20 in
- Materials: Hardwood, brass
- Weight: 120 lbs
- Connections: 5-way Cardas binding posts, 3-pin Cardas XLR power
The S1 loudspeaker is a solid hardwood, hand-crafted 140 liter bass reflex design. Each pair is hand constructed from 100% kiln-dried hardwoods, in a variety of standard options or in a hardwood of your choosing. It is well braced, internally lined and damped to eliminate unwanted cabinet resonances, and port tuned to 24Hz for full, accurate bass response.
The cabinet is acoustically isolated from its base and the floor, with solid brass risers. The S1 minimally compensates for natural baffle diffraction, however it includes no additional internal components of any kind. No additional drivers are used, preserving perfect phase presentation throughout the frequency range.
Because no multi-way crossover circuitry is necessary, your music isn't needlessly filtered, degraded or attenuated. The S1 simply holds the driver perfectly still at ear level, showcasing its remarkable performance free of any coloration, or distortion.
Brand highlights
Taking a step back to look at reviewers' thoughts of the brand's entire lineup—not just this product—what stands out most is the following:
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S1
- Positioning: Entry-level line, designed for simplicity and elegance.
- Description: Features a single full-range driver that eliminates the need for crossover circuitry, ensuring unfiltered sound. Unlike the S1x and S2, it focuses on simplicity with no additional internal components, making it ideal for those who prefer a straightforward setup in smaller rooms and have a moderate budget.
S1X
- Positioning: Mid-range offering, enhancing performance with advanced driver technology.
- Description: Introduces the Nova driver with deep cryogenic processing, enhancing clarity and detail beyond the S1. It offers improved efficiency and a solid copper phase plug.
S2
- Positioning: High-end model, designed for superior soundstage and bass response.
- Description: Features a unique dipole design with a rear-firing whizzer and an additional woofer for exceptional tonal balance and bass accuracy, surpassing both the S1 and S1x.
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The S1x sets a new standard for single-driver point source performance. Centered around our latest V4 Nova driver, every facet of our critically acclaimed S1 was revisited in the development of the S1x, with the goal of producing the finest single driver loudspeaker ever made.
Our Nova driver is unlike any other. With a redesigned steel geometry milled from ultra-low carbon steel, the field coil pole piece is made from permendur, offering the highest saturation flux density of any commercially available metal.
Deep cryogenic processing is a three day treatment in which the Nova voice coil wire is submerged in liquid nitrogen for 48 hours at -300°F. During this process, the wire metal is compressed, becomes more conductive, and its natural crystalline structure is restored. The result is clarity, detail and accuracy elevated to new, utterly breathtaking levels.
A new solid copper phase plug further lowers the inductance of the Nova, while delivering better thermal performance to the field coil motor. The solid hardwood cabinet lining and damping have likewise been improved, and all internal wiring upgraded.
The bases of the S1x are a new addition as well, comprised in the S1x of a high mass phenolic resin-based composite material. Finally, the efficiency of the new S1x has increased further to 95dB 1w/1M.
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Our summary
Product Strengths
- The S1x loudspeaker, featuring the Nova field coil driver, produces high fidelity sound
- Varying the voltage allows the listener to tune the system to taste and to their gear by altering the speaker's Q parameters, which affects imaging, clarity, and tonality
Product Considerations
- The S1x loudspeaker is costly
Takeaway: The Songer Audio S1x loudspeaker provides a high-fidelity listening experience and the ability to adjust sound parameters to the listener's liking. It could be worth buying to experience aural excellence
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Like the S1, the construction quality and materials of the S2 are without compromise. The front baffles are constructed of 1.7 inch thick solid hardwood. To further eliminate distortion and resonance, the field coil driver is "magnet mounted" via the electromagnet housing to a 2.5 inch thick hardwood and glass-filled nylon support. This allows it to be all but entirely suspended in space, where it cannot transfer vibration to the front baffle.
The field coil driver has been modified for this design, leveraging the acoustic transparency of the driver suspension. It incorporates a novel, rear-firing whizzer which contributes to superb overall tonal balance and energy. As simply another part of the point source driver, the rear whizzer does not suffer from multi-way phase or timing issues. That benefit translates into a wonderful sense of live musical performance, with outstanding imaging and soundstage depth.
Below 130Hz, the Type D field coil is assisted by an Acoustic Elegance LO15 woofer for extremely accurate overall bass response. It is "port constrained" in the front, and employs an open, folded baffle design in the back. These design features lower free resonance, increase efficiency, and reduce wave cancellations for rich overall bass performance. Dual binding posts offer the option to run bridged passively, or to bi-amp for large listening spaces.
Our summary
Product Strengths
- Plenty of deep, satisfying bass and detail, and could go quite loud, even with just 4.3 watts per channel
- One of the most beautiful speakers
- The construction quality and materials are without compromise
- Seamless from top to bottom, which shouldn't be a surprise for full range drivers
- The dispersion characteristics aren't that unusual, the speakers sounded superb from anywhere in the room
Product Considerations
- The distance from the front wall is important because it determines the wavelengths that are reinforced in the room, so experimentation is useful
- The reflectivity of the front wall surface behind the speaker is important
Takeaway: The Songer Audio S2 loudspeakers have great bass and detail and can play loudly, also they are beautiful speakers. The S2 is special because it sounds good everywhere in the room.
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Product Strengths
- Each detail of the Signature has been carefully crafted and sees numerous updates over the standard 801, including crossover upgrades and a modified cabinet with a refined downward firing port
- The bass presentation on the 801 Signature was better across the board, it was tighter, a little more pronounced and forward, and definitely more defined
- Bass goes beyond just hitting the low notes, the woofers showcase some of the clearest, most audible detail and texture
- Vocalists and actors have better inflection, greater scale, and detail playing at low volumes
- When properly set up, the Signature is one of the most holographic windows to music experienced
- Speakers need power, the Arcam was impressive and even got the 801s to play loud, but the Macintosh MC312 made the Signature sound flow-like water
Product Considerations
- The Signature's impedance fluctuates wildly, ranging from a nominal 8 ohms and dipping lower than 3, so you need an amplifier that does more than just work
- Placement matters: if placed too close to the wall, the bass response became too pronounced and even boomy at times
- The Signature can come off as bright, and in extreme cases, it might be fatiguing to some
- Poor recordings won't get a free pass, there's bound to be a track or two that's going to leave your playlist rotation
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Compared to the Klipsch La Scala, both speakers excel at the recreation of space in true-to-life dynamics
- Compared to the Wharfedale Elysian 4, the Elysian doesn't play as deep, is richer in the mid-range, and nowhere near as extended up top, so it's not the Signature's equal
- Compared to the Wilson Audio Want Puppy, the two speakers are similar in size, driver complement, build and finish quality, price, and target market
- Compared to the SVS Titan, the Titans sound two-dimensional and fat, compared to the Signature's far more realistic and natural-sounding bass
- Compared to the KEF R11 Meta, the Signature's beefy presence makes for a far grander statement
Takeaway: The 801 Signature is a speaker that elevates the listening experience to another level because it is designed with incredible attention to detail. It will be an emotional and immersive experience to own these speakers.
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Product Strengths
- Powerful and deep bass with fast transient attack and rich tonal shades
- Sweeter-sounding tweeter that integrates more fluidly with the midrange without sacrificing detail
- Balanced and coherent presentation across the frequency range
- Sounds are reproduced with clarity, detail, and dynamic contrasts
- Impressive soundstage imaging with accurately-sized images, providing a wide, tall, and deep soundstage
Product Considerations
- High-quality amplification with plenty of power is required, designed for use with amplifiers of up to 1000W
- Due to its size and the power it requires, it needs to be placed in a large room
- The weight of over 100 kg per speaker can make placement difficult—requiring assistance for lifting and maneuvering, especially on non-smooth surfaces
- The grilles can be a tricky fit
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs 800 D3: Faster and tighter bass register with a sweeter-sounding tweeter and improved decoupling
- Vs 802 D4: More bass, the 802 D4 had better blend
Takeaway:
The 801 D4 is a high-performance speaker known for its powerful and nuanced sound, exceptional imaging, and refined design, and it is capable of delivering a captivating listening experience. It is worth the investment for audiophiles who want detail and high-quality sound.
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Our Summary
Product Strengths
- Exceptional build quality with meticulous sanding, polishing, and assembly
- High level of detail reproduction with a clean and uncolored treble, thanks to the diamond tweeter
- Stable and efficient design with a wide frequency range and high sensitivity
- Iconic design with a teardrop-shaped cabinet to minimize diffraction and internal Matrix skeleton to reduce resonances
- Delivers music with extremely low distortion, allowing complex passages to breathe freely
Product Considerations
- Wheels underneath may mark parquet floors
- May lack some punch and dynamics in the mid-bass for some listeners
- Setup can benefit from careful physical adjustments for optimal performance
- Grills may be compelling as toys for young children
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The 802 D4 is more musically compelling than the 802 D3
- The 802 D4 delivers more accuracy, especially in the mids and highs, than the 800 D2/D3
- The 802 D4 has an advantage in airiness, transparency and resolution, though the KEF Blade Two Meta has more brutal dynamics
- The 802 D4 has less exaggerated sibilance, though the Focal Sopra No3 is more powerful in the midrange
Takeaway: The 802 D4 is an ultra high-end speaker that combines advanced technology and top-shelf materials, delivering exceptional detail and a clean soundstage for an immersive listening experience. It is a speaker that may fill the soul with music.
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Product Strengths
- Excellent clarity, detail resolution, and agility in sound reproduction
- Impressive bass definition and punch, delivering huge amounts of bass effortlessly
- Combines muscularity, insight, scale, and attack for an engaging listening experience
- Design is unique and striking, with impeccable build quality and a flawless finish
- Offers extensive specification and numerous control options, all implemented expertly
Product Considerations
- Sonic presentation might be a little too 'safe' or 'civilizing', potentially losing some of the vibrant energy in music
- Lacks some features compared to competitors regarding connectivity and adjustability
- Requires a large listening space to avoid overpowering the room
- The provided remote casing feels cheap and insubstantial compared to the overall package
- Room correction (ADAPT) is not as automated or precise as some other systems and the application may crash
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs KEF LS60 Wireless: KEF LS60 offers more flexibility, including a subwoofer output, but at higher volumes, Focal Diva is the clear winner
- Vs Bang & Olufsen Beolab 90: Beolab 90 is in a league of its own and provides a more complete audio experience
- Vs Scala Utopia Evo: Diva Utopia is cheaper in the long run, as the Scala Utopia Evo needs additional components, such as Naim Classic components
- Vs Diablo Utopia Color Evos: The Color Evos may represent the ultimate Focal experience
Takeaway: The Diva Utopia is an all-in-one speaker with impressive sound that expertly combines performance and design. It offers a unique blend of luxury and high-end audio quality that can be enjoyed by anyone looking for a simplified audiophile experience.
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Product Strengths
- When combined with the BXT module, the system delivers tight, dynamic, and nuanced bass reproduction
- The addition of the BXT allows the system to reveal subtle details in the lower frequencies that are typically missed
- The BXT system offers a balanced sound, with the midrange frequencies benefiting from the addition of the BXT module
- Are relieved of some bass duties, letting them focus more on the mids
- The combination with the BXT module creates a cardioid dispersion pattern, reducing reflections from side and rear walls—minimizing the influence of room acoustics
- Ease of use is another strength of the concept
Product Considerations
- Some perceive it as sounding 'too digital' or 'too analytical' on its own, lacking the warmth of other speakers, but the BXT module helps to address this
- The display on the Kii Control is considered small, making it difficult to read in poor lighting conditions
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Versus ATC speakers, ATC speakers have a warmer, more colorful sound
Takeaway: The system, especially when paired with the BXT module, delivers exceptional sound quality with deep, controlled bass and reduced room interaction. For those wanting a system with great clarity and power, this could be a good pick.
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Product Strengths
- Extraordinary bass response that goes down to 18 hertz
- They play quietly very well, maintaining detail and presence even at low volumes
- The sound is dynamic and powerful, with an effortless quality
- They don't sound like horns
- Wide soundstage, and imaging is precise and focused
Product Considerations
- At $36,000 a pair, the Jubilee speakers represent a significant financial investment
- The DSP has the potential for problems
- A larger room where the speakers can be placed further apart and further away would improve the sound further
- The speaker is large, which may pose aesthetic or practical challenges for some rooms
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- The Jubilee is considered a step up from the Klipschorn
- The Jubilee is a whole different thing than the Klipsch Cornwall
- Jubilee tends to have better bottom end and better top end than the Klipschorn
Takeaway: The Klipsch Jubilee is a unique speaker that sounds great and can fill a large room with ease. It offers a powerful and dynamic listening experience that is different from other speakers.
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Product Strengths
- Remarkable soundstage width and depth, creating a vivid and immersive listening experience
- Excellent detail retrieval and clarity across the frequency spectrum
- Powerful and controlled bass response
- Evolutionary transmutation that embodies Wilson Audio's entire current philosophies and peak technologies
Product Considerations
- The price point may be a limiting factor for some potential buyers, especially given the proximity to the Sasha V's price
- Requires careful setup and positioning to achieve optimal performance
- Bass response may be overblown at times
Comparisons (according to reviewers)
- Vs Sabrina X: The WATT/Puppy clearly betters the Sabrina X
- Vs Sasha V: Uses identical drivers but the Sasha V deploys larger cabinetry
- The Wat Puppy is a little dog that is demanding of attention versus the Sasha—which is effortless
- Vs Watt Puppy System 8: The WATT/Puppy outperforms the System 8 in every area, from low frequency extension and slam, to soundstage depth and width
Takeaway: The WATT/Puppy is a high-performing speaker system that combines advanced technology with a legacy design to provide a detailed and engaging listening experience. Its ability to create a wide and deep soundstage while maintaining clarity and control makes it a worthwhile investment for audiophiles
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