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Starke Sound於CES2016展出的喇叭，重低音及擴大機 , 評價超高!!
中文翻譯: 在參訪CES 2016時，我特別注意到Starke Sound的展間。因為我一直在展場內尋找一些新的產品，而成立不久的Starke Sound據說帶來了讓人驚豔的Atmos 5.1.2系統。
我在展間門口首先遇到Scott DeLoache，Starke Sound首席設計總監，及Dan Wiggins，Starke Sound首席技術官。他們是Starke Sound喇叭背後的主要設計師和工程師。首先，Starke Sound喇叭本身設計的十分前衛，尺寸也很龐大。Starke Sound展出的一套完整系統不只含有喇叭，還包括重低音及擴大機。擴大機A7-450的規格相當出色，是具有每聲道450w，共有七聲道的純A類擴大機，定價為$13,000美金。Starke Sound使用兩台A7-450來推動展示系統的九個聲道，系統架構為7.2.4。
展示系統的主喇叭為一對IC-H5 Elite（IC代表in-cabinet，有箱體）喇叭，定價為$11,600美金一隻。中置是一隻IC-H5C Elite，定價為$10,800美金一隻。左右環繞喇叭和後環繞喇叭是IC-H3 Elite，定價為$5,400美金一隻。負責Atmos天空聲道的喇叭是IW-H3 Elite（IW代表in-wall，崁入式），定價為$5,200美金一隻。
主喇叭IC-H5 Elite規格為頻率響應28 Hz~40 kHz，阻抗4歐姆，靈敏度92 dB（2.83 v at 1 m），承受功率為60-500w。並搭配1吋球型鈹高音單體，雙4吋碳纖中音單體，三個8吋鋁合金低音單體，及12吋被動低音，分頻點為290 Hz /3000 Hz。 中置IC-H5C Elite規格為頻率響應32 Hz~40 kHz，阻抗4歐姆，靈敏度92 dB（2.83 v at 1 m），承受功率為60-500w。並搭配1吋球型鈹高音單體，雙4吋碳纖中音單體，雙8吋鋁合金低音單體，分頻點為290 Hz /3000 Hz。與落地喇叭IC-H5Elite規格非常相似。 環繞喇叭IC-H3 Elite規格為頻率響應38Hz~22 kHz，阻抗4歐姆，靈敏度90 dB（2.83 v at 1 m），承受功率為40-300w。並搭配1吋球型高音單體，4吋碳纖中音單體，雙6.5吋鋁合金低音單體，分頻點為300Hz /2900Hz。天空聲道的IW-3H喇叭單體規格也相同。 重低音是SUB 36，定價為$3,500美金，有三個12吋單體，兩個主動和一個被動式，內建擴大機瓦數是800w。 此系統的聲音不只活力十足，表現還遠遠比預期要好。播放最新Dolby Demo內的Atmos片段時，不管是John Wick中各種槍聲，或是Star Wars: Battlefront中的雷射槍聲或爆炸聲，加上天空聲道添加的聲響效果，系統充分顯示它具有優秀的影院效果。更出色的是，該系統還具有一般只在號角喇叭上才具備的出色動態性能。雖然它的聲音走向是強而有力（但同時細膩），而不是超高靈敏度的走向，但最終結果依舊很出色。
Starke Sound的產品不只可同時滿足High-End發燒友和影音發燒友，而且是獨一無二的--設計及製造單體都由Starke Sound自己一手包辦。此外，分頻器也做得很漂亮，可參考下面的照片。 Starke Sound這套展示系統不僅聲音出色，而且這還只是搭配了平價的Onkyo PR-SC5300環繞擴大機做為前級。總而言之，Starke Sound成功的讓我留下了出色的第一印象。
我從來沒有聽說過Starke Sound，但從他們的展間傳出的聲音引起了我的注意，所以我決定試聽一下。Starke Sound將一般尺寸的喇叭放到頂部吊架做為天空聲道以展示DolbyAtmos示範片。Mad Max: Fury Road 及John Wick聽起來都很棒。接著播放的爵士音樂:Lee Ritenour和Marcus Miller的表演聽起來也一樣優秀。主喇叭為落地的IC-H5 Elite，中置喇叭為IC-H5C Elite，環繞喇叭及天空聲道為IC-H3 Elite。Starke的人員說擴大機A7-450是每聲道450w的純A類擴大機，但從擴大機尺寸來看，我有點懷疑此說法。我將繼續關注Starke Sound，因為他們的喇叭聽起來很棒
As I made my way through The Venetian at CES 2016, I kept an eye out for the Starke Sound suite. I was looking for something new at the show, and I had heard about this new speaker company putting on a highly impressive Atmos 5.1.2 demo. When I walked to the door, I was greeted by Scott DeLoache, Chief Design Director and Dan Wiggins, Chief Technical Officer and Starke. Respectively, they are the architect and the engineer behind the speakers. And then there were the speakers themselves, indeed they are hard to miss due to their bold design and generous dimensions. The new company’s gear didn’t just include speakers. There’s also a subwoofer, as well as an amplifier. This is no ordinary amp. Rather, the A7-450 is a 450 W per channel, seven-channel pure class A amp that’ll cost you $13,000. In the demo I attended, the company used two of the amps to power nine channels in total, in a 7.2.4 speaker configuration.
The speakers in the system included a pair of IC-H5 Elite (IC stands for in-cabinet) speakers, which run $11,600 per piece. The center was a IC-H5C Elite and cost $10,800. The side and rear surrounds were IC-H3 Elite speakers, which sell for $5,400 each, and the two Atmos elevation channels were IW-H3 Elites (IW stands for in-wall) that retail for $5,200 each.
The IC-H5 Elite specs include a +/- 2dB frequency response of 28 Hz to 30 kHz, 4 ohm impedance, 92 dB anechoic sensitivity (2.83 v at 1 m), and 60-500 watt power handling. The driver compliment consists of a 1″ Beryllium dome tweeter, twin 4″ carbon fiber midranges, and three 8″ aluminum woofers along with a 12″ passive radiator. Crossover points are 290 Hz and 3000 Hz.
Starke’s IC-H5C Elite specs include a +/- 2dB frequency response of 32 Hz to 30 kHz, 4 ohm impedance, 92 dB anechoic sensitivity (2.83 v at 1 m), and 60-500 watt power handling. The driver compliment consists of a 1″ Beryllium dome tweeter, twin 4″ carbon fiber midranges, and dual 8″ aluminum woofers. Crossover points are 290 Hz and 3000 Hz, and overall it’s a very close match for the IC-H5 towers.
Specs for the IC-H3 Elite speakers are 38 Hz to 22 kHz +/- 2dB, 4 ohm impedance, 90 dB anechoic sensitivity (2.83 v at 1 m), and 40-300 watt power handling. The driver compliment consists of a 1″ dome tweeter, twin 4″ carbon fiber midranges, and dual 6.5″ aluminum woofers. Crossover points are 300 Hz and 2900 Hz. The IW-H3s used for the elevation channels feature the same specs.
Starke’s subwoofer is the SUB36, which sells for $3500 and features three 12″ drivers—two active and one passive. It has an 800-watt amp. The demo system also featured an sub from another manufacturer, which can be seen in the photo. Regardless, the system sure could boogie—we reached and exceeded reference levels in no time at all while playing various Atmos clips from Dolby’s latest demo disc. From the staccato gunfire in John Wick to the laser blasts and explosions of Star Wars: Battlefront, not to mention the various elevation effects in Dolby’s own clips, the system showed of its home theater chops. Furthermore, the system was barely flexing his muscles while offering dynamic performance typically associated with horn-loaded pro audio offerings. Perhaps its output is achieved with brute (yet simultaneously delicate) force instead of ultra-high sensitivity, but in the end it’s the result that matters.
Clearly, the prices of Starke’s offerings position the products squarely on the high-end of the audiophile and AV enthusiast spectrum. But, what you get for the money is a speaker system that shares none of its components with other speakers—Starke designs and builds its own drivers. Furthermore, the crossovers are things of beauty—check out the photo below.
Now, a system that runs $98,300 for speakers and amplification had better sound great, but the icing on the cake was that the pre/pro was a comparatively humble Onkyo PR-SC5300. Anyhow, if Starke Sound wanted to make a strong first impression, it succeeded.
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