Ukubuyekezwa komsindo we-WiiM: idizayini ehlakaniphile ephikisana ne-HomePod nezici eziningi zokusakaza, kodwa ingabe kuzwakala kukuhle?
Kungani ungayethemba Iyiphi i-Hi-Fi?
Ithimba lethu lochwepheshe libuyekeza imikhiqizo emagumbini okuhlola azinikele, ukukusiza wenze ukukhetha okungcono kakhulu kwebhajethi yakho. Thola kabanzi mayelana nokuthi sihlola kanjani.
Bathi ukulingisa kuyindlela eqotho yokuthopha, lapho i-Apple kufanele ibe wuhlobo lobuchwepheshe oluthopha kakhulu emhlabeni. Akukona nje kuphela ukuthi ama-AirPods adumile abangele amakhophi amaningi, kodwa isipikha saso se-HomePod siphinde sagqugquzela umkhiqizo wokuqala wesipika ovela kwelinye lama-upstarts akhuphukayo emhlabeni.
I-WiiM Sound iyisipikha sokuqala esihlakaniphile esingenantambo somkhiqizo, futhi inethemba lokwakhela phezu kwesisekelo sayo esiqinile sokusakaza-bukhoma ukuze yenze okugqamayo kule nkundla.
Inani
I-WiiM Sound iqonde ngqo ku-Apple jugular ngesipika sayo esiyindilinga esihlakaniphile esingenantambo. Ngokuvamile sibona i-WiiM inciphisa umncintiswano wayo uma kuziwa enanini (okuyenza ibe isiphakamiso esikhangayo), kodwa i-WiiM Sound ibiza u-£299 / $299 / AU$499 – inani elifanayo nele-HomePod 2 (£299 / $299 / AU$479).
Lokhu kukubeka kuyigugu kunezinye izimbangi zesipikha esingenantambo, njenge-Sonos Era 100, okwamanje edayisa ngo-£199/$219/AU$319.
Izici
Uma i-Apple HomePod 2 yakhelwe abasebenzisi be-iOS kuphela futhi i-AirPlay 2 yezemidlalo kuphela, i-WiiM Sound ihluke kakhulu. Inkundla ye-agnostic, futhi ingalawulwa kusetshenziswa uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-WiiM Home olusebenziseka kalula futhi oluhlelwe kahle.
Ungadlala umculo ngokusebenzisa Umsindo ngezindlela eziningi, kusukela ku-Bluetooth ne-Google Cast kuya kumasevisi ahlukahlukene okusakaza umculo.
Isipika sisekela zonke izinketho ezithandwayo, kanye nezinguqulo ze-Connect ze-Spotify, Tidal ne-Qobuz. Irediyo ye-inthanethi – okuhlanganisa neziteshi zomsakazo ze-BBC – nayo iyasekelwa, futhi ungagcina iziteshi zakho eziyintandokazi, izinhla zokudlalayo nama-albhamu kuzo zonke lezi zinsizakalo njengokusethiwe kusengaphambili futhi ufinyelele kuzo kancane kancane ohlelweni lokusebenza lwe-WiiM Home kanye nesibonisi esibheke phambili sesipikha sesikrini esithintwayo.
Imininingwane ye-WiiM Sound tech
Amandla 100W
I-Bluetooth? Yebo (5.3)
I-Wi-fi? Yebo
Inamandla amakhulu noma inamandla ebhethri Inamandla amakhulu
Izici I-DLNA, Chromecast, Tidal Connect, Spotify Connect, Qobuz Connect, Amazon Music, Deezer, internet radio, stereo pairing, AI Room Fit ukulinganisa
Ukuxhumana 3.5mm, i-Ethernet
Uhlelo lokusebenza? Yebo
Ubukhulu (hwd) 19.3 x 14.6 x 14.6cm
Isisindo 2.5kg
Iyaqeda x 2 (omnyama, omhlophe)
Inokuhambisana ne-DLNA, okuyivumela ukuthi isakaze izingoma ezihamba phambili (kufika ku-24-bit/192kHz) agcinwe kumadivayisi axhunyiwe e-NAS, njengeseva yethu ye-Naim Uniti Core. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi iyiphi indlela yokusakaza-bukhoma noma isevisi esiyizamile phakathi nokuhlola, konke kusebenze ngaphandle kokushayisana. I-AirPlay ukuphela kwento eshiyiwe lapha, njengoba kuye kwenzeka ngayo yonke imikhiqizo yakamuva ye-WiiM.
Kanye ne-wi-fi, isipikha sinikeza imbobo ye-Ethernet yoxhumo oluzinzile kunethiwekhi yakho yasekhaya. Lokhu kutholakala ngaphansi kwesipika, kanye nembobo yamandla kanye noxhumo lomsindo oluphathekayo kuphela, okokufaka okukodwa okungu-3.5mm aux. Kulokhu, sikwazile ukuxhuma isidlali sethu somculo se-Astell & Kern SR35 ngisho nesidlali seCD sikaCyrus CDi (sisebenzisa i-RCA kuya kukhebula engu-3.5mm) phakathi nokuhlolwa kwethu.
Sithole ukuthi uhlamvu lwe-sonic lomsindo luhlala lungaguquguquki kuyo yonke indlela yokufaka neyokusakaza esiyisebenzisayo, ngamathrekhi e-FLAC e-hi-res ngokwemvelo azwakala ecwengekile kuneziteshi zomsakazo ezinomsindo ophansi.
Uma utshala Imisindo emibili, ungayibhangqa ukuze uthole umsindo we-stereo futhi unikeze amashaneli angakwesokunxele nesokudla ukuze avule i-TV noma ikhompuyutha ephathekayo, futhi uwahlanganise neminye imikhiqizo ye-WiiM okungenzeka ube nayo endlini. Sinikezwe amasampula esipikha se-WiiM Sound ukuze sibuyekezwe, futhi ukubhanqa kwe-stereo kwenziwa kalula – amayunithi amabili asebenze ndawonye ngokuvumelana.
Kukhona ngisho nobubanzi bokwengeza ku-WiiM Sub, noma usebenzise Imisindo njengesikhungo noma izipikha ezizungezayo ngesisakazi se-WiiM Ultra noma i-Amp Pro/Amp Ultra yokusakaza iamplifier njengengxenye yesistimu ezungezile ye-cinema yasekhaya.
Ungakwazi ukuxhumanisa futhi uqoqe amadivayisi amaningi e-WiiM kuhlelo lokusebenza lwe-WiiM Home, olunezici eziningi ezihlanganisa ukulinganisa kwe-AI RoomFit, okusebenzisa imakrofoni ye-smartphone yakho ukuthuthukisa umsindo wesipikha esikhaleni sakho. Lena inqubo elula ethatha iminithi noma amabili kuphela, futhi kufanelekile ukuyenza, ikakhulukazi uma ucabanga ukuthi Umsindo awubekwa endaweni efanele. Ungakwazi ngisho nokuzwa umehluko owenziwe ngokuguqula nokuvala umsindo olinganiselwe.
Egunjini lethu lokuhlola eliphethwe, sithole lokhu kulinganisa kwehlise okukhipha ibhesi yesipika ukuthinta futhi kwenza i-midrange izwakale inohlangothi olulodwa, ngakho-ke sincamele ukuyigcina ivaliwe. Ngaphandle kwalokho, ungazama noma yikuphi ukusetha ngaphambilini kwe-EQ okuningi okutholayo, noma ulungise kahle umsindo usebenzisa isilinganisi samabhendi ayi-10.
Ingenamakrofoni eyakhelwe ngaphakathi, i-WiiM Sound ayidalelwe ukulawula kwezwi ngokuyinhloko njengezimbangi zayo ze-Apple ne-Sonos, kodwa isilawuli kude esifakiwe sinenkinobho yokuvula isilawuli sezwi ukuze ukwazi ukusebenzisa Umsindo nomsizi wezwi we-Alexa we-Amazon.
Yakha & dweba
Ngokungafani ne-Apple HomePod edlala ukwakhiwa kwe-acoustic engu-360-degree ngaphakathi, iWiiM Sound inama-tweeter amabili kasilika kanye ne-4-inch/10cm paper-cone woofer yomsindo obheke phambili onesimangalo esingu-100W sokuphuma okuphelele.
Akukho ukudideka ngokuthi iyiphi indlela yokukhomba isipikha, noma, ngenxa yesibonisi sewindi esincane esingu-1.8-intshi ozofuna ukwazi ukusibheka ngaso sonke isikhathi.
I-WiiM Sound iyisipikha esenziwe ngokuqinile, esizwakalayo, esinomklamo oyindilinga oyisikwele obanzi kancane futhi omude kunembangi yawo ye-HomePod 2. Itholakala ngombala omnyama noma omhlophe, futhi igqoke ngendlela eyalukwe ngokuseduze. Iphaneli ephezulu inezilawuli ze-touch-capacitative zokudlala nevolumu, futhi izithonjana zikhanya ngokujabulisayo lapho isandla sakho sisondela eduze kwephaneli. Sekukonke, kubukeka futhi kuzwakala kuhlakaniphile.
Akunzima ukwenza iziqhathaniso eziqondile ne-HomePod 2 eklanywe ngendlela efanayo, kodwa okwenza i-WiiM Sound igqame ukuthi isibonisi esiyindilinga esithintwayo okwazi ukufinyelela kuso izici eziningi zesipika.
Kuyi-porthole encane, kodwa ikunikeza ukufinyelela okusheshayo kokusethiwe, izinketho zokudlala, ukukhetha umthombo, izilungiselelo ze-EQ nokuningi. Noma yimuphi umbhalo mncane kakhulu ukuthi ungawubona ukude, kodwa uma useduze – njengoba bekuyodingeka usebenzise isibonisi sesikrini esithintwayo – ucacile futhi ubukhali.
Kunenqwaba yezinketho ongazikhetha zalesi sibonisi sewindi, okuhlanganisa imiklamo ehlukahlukene yobuso bewashi, izithombe zangemuva eziguqukayo nomsebenzi wobuciko we-albhamu – konke okukhonjiswa ngemibala ejulile, ehlabayo.
Uma ungasithandi lesi sikrini sokubonisa, i-WiiM yenza imodeli ngaphandle kwayo ebizwa ngokuthi i-WiiM Sound Lite, okungeyakho nge-£229 / $229 / AU$399.
Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi usisebenzisa kanjani isipikha somsindo we-WiiM – izilawuli ezikuyunithi, isikrini esithintwayo, uhlelo lokusebenza noma isilawuli kude esincane – sikuthole kuyiyunithi esebenziseka kalula ephendula yonke imiyalo ngokushesha.
Umsindo
Siqala ukulalela kwethu ngethrekhi yokuhlola yakudala Ama-Breezeblocks ngu-Alt-J, futhi bahlangatshezwana nesethulo esibushelelezi ngokujabulisayo. Ingoma intanta ngendlela elula kakhulu ukuyilalela, ngamazwi ikakhulukazi anokukhanya okukhanyayo kuwo. Amaphimbo aphambili futhi acacile ekuxubeni, futhi indlela ewuketshezi alethwa ngayo ingenye yezindawo eziphakeme zomsindo.
Ithoni eshelelayo ye-WiiM isebenza ngokuvuna kwayo lapho sikhuphula ivolumu, nakuba kunzima ukugcwalisa ngokuphelele igumbi lethu lokuhlola elingu-3 x 4 x 7m (hwd).
Umsindo wesipika uhlanzekile, nakuba sithola ukuthi isiteji somsindo singaminyana kancane futhi sifise sengathi amazinga emininingwane abephezulu. Shintshela igiya ku-Fontaines DC’s high-octane I-Starbursterfuthi umsindo owumphumela ungase ube nokungcola, njengoba i-WiiM Sound ingakwazi ukuhlela amathuluzi ahlukahlukene nezendlalelo ngendlela ehlelekile, okuholele ekutheni isethulo sibe nodaka futhi singaguquki. Sithola ukuthi kukhona ukuntula ukunemba ekumiseni nasekuqaleni amanothi, okuthinta umuzwa womfutho nesigqi sengoma.
Dlala i-Massive Attack’s IPharadesi Circusfuthi sithola ukuthi ukuluma nokukhanya kwekhibhodi, i-hi-hat nesigubhu somgibe kuyancipha kancane, njengoba nje nezwi likaHope Sandoval liza ngokuphefumula, kuthambile futhi kuhlanganiswe kahle. Njengoba sidlala iculo neculo, siyabona ukuthi i-treble yesikhulumi ishelela kancane. Yize lokhu kuziboleka kahle kumlingiswa womsindo olalela kalula, kusho ukuthi izingoma ezidinga lowo muzwa wokuhlasela nokushayela ukuze ubambe ukunaka kwethu zishiywa zishintshiwe kancane.
I-bass ephuma kulesi sipika ayinamandla ngendlela ebesithemba ngayo, nge-funky, taut bassline Yenza Njengoba Uyazi yi-Fat Larry’s Band ekhala ishubhu encane, engasindi futhi engenancazelo.
Amafrikhwensi aphansi omsindo avame ukugeleza ngendlela ethambile – eboleka izintambo ezikhishiwe Ebusuku Obubandayo by The White Stripes kanye nepiyano ekaDebussy Clair de Lune umuzwa wobumnandi obumanzi – kodwa sizithola sifuna umuzwa omkhulu wokubamba nokuqina kumsindo uwonke.
Sishintshela ekudlaleni izingoma ezifanayo ku-Apple HomePod 2, futhi umsindo ophumayo uchazwa kangcono, unemininingwane eminingi futhi unembe kakhulu ngesigqi. Umsindo we-HomePod 2 unamandla kakhulu, usizwa ikhono lawo lokumba ujule kumaza aphansi. Olayini be-Bass bajule ngokufanelekile, badonswa kalula futhi baboshwe ngokushelela nokunemba, kuyilapho izinsimbi zinokuthungwa okwengeziwe kanye nokuhluka kwazo. Isiteji somsindo sivuleke kakhulu futhi siboniswa egumbini lethu lokuhlola elinegunya elikhulu kanye nokugqama okunamandla okungcono, nakho.
Uma kuqhathaniswa, i-WiiM Sound ayinamandla njengokuyala noma okucashile njenge-HomePod 2 ehehayo futhi ejabulisayo. Amaphethelo achazwe ngokuxekethile kanye nobubanzi obuguquguqukayo obuncishisiwe be-WiiM bugxiliswa nakakhulu uma buqhathaniswa nembangi ye-Apple enenani elifanayo, kodwa ngisho nasodwa, sinomuzwa wokuthi Isipikha Somsindo asiphili ngokuvumelana namandla aso.
Isinqumo
Njengayo yonke eminye imikhiqizo ye-WiiM esiyihlolile, Isipikha Somsindo sihlaba umxhwele ububanzi baso bezici zokusakaza-bukhoma, isixhumi esibonakalayo esisebenziseka kalula kanye nomklamo ohlakaniphile. Sicabanga ukuthi abaningi bazokhangwa yilezi zinto ekusetshenzisweni kwansuku zonke, futhi kufanele.
Izinga lomsindo lihlala liyisithende se-Achilles, nokho, kanti ngenkathi i-WiiM Sound imnandi ngokwanele ukuthi ungalalela nje, sicabanga ukuthi idinga ukubuyela ebhodini lokudweba ukuze ilungise kabusha uma ifuna ukuthatha abaholi bekilasi ngokweqiniso.
Isibuyekezo sishicilelwe: 9th March 2026
AMAPHUZU
OKUNINGI:
Funda isibuyekezo sethu se- I-Apple HomePod 2
Cabanga futhi nge- I-Sonos Era 100
Izipikha ezingenazintambo ezihamba phambili: ukukhetha okuphezulu kuzanywe futhi kwahlolwa ithimba lethu lochwepheshe
