The most important thing when choosing a speaker is to select several aspects. One is the quality of the speaker, which is fundamental; the other is the cabinet design. Only a scientifically designed cabinet can match the speaker to produce good sound; the third is the circuit design. The three complement each other and are indispensable.
Speakers are the best in China. The old ones include Yindi and Feile, and the current ones include Guoguang (mainly OEM, and later acquired domestic brands such as Meijia, Shanshui, and Ailang), and Hivi , Jiaxun, and even Tianyi are all of good quality. In terms of cabinet design and circuitry, China is generally inferior to countries such as the United States and Japan (although we are a major producer, exporter, and consumer of multimedia speakers). Although some foreign multimedia speaker manufacturers and brands have poor shipments and market share, their circuit design and cabinet In terms of structure and appearance, it is indeed superior to others, such as Harman Kardon, Ultra Blue Star, etc.
Now let’s talk about some common speaker brands in China.
Edifier, Maibo and Light Cavalry together constitute the originator of domestic multimedia speakers, creating a period of Three Kingdoms. Edifier made several products after it was launched. Later, due to different product ideas, some people left and started a new business, so the Hussars came into being. Maibo was formerly known as Mailan, and later changed its name to Maibo. It pioneered domestic subwoofers. Its product M-200 (2nd generation popular version, the one with a black satellite box tilted slightly forward) was launched early, with huge shipments. Some people still name it. After purchasing, the sound quality is acceptable. I listened to it at a car sales center. The bass is solid and has deep penetration. Even at high volume, you will not hear any broken sound. Most of the 2.1 speakers on the market today cannot compare with it. In recent years, Maibo has also spent a lot of energy and money in the field of computer speakers. First, it invited foreign designer Piter to design a series of speakers. Later, it repeatedly made efforts in mid-to-high-end 2.0 speakers and launched the POLO series, and later The FC series and later the Xuandao series, but due to the appearance of the box and other reasons, its impact is slightly less impressive than the Sannuo/Edifier boxes that were launched at the same time (the Maibo brand is still well-known and has a high market share in some overseas countries). , such as Russia). The above brands have a long history and relatively deep technical accumulation. In comparison, the Edifier brand has been slightly more successful, while the Light Cavalry has gradually declined. Huihai and Shockwave had a very good reputation among computer users for quite some time (because they were launched relatively early, and at that time, Maibo and Sannuo had not yet become popular). Computer City's shipments and market share were very high, but later they did not No matter how much attention is paid to marketing, coupled with the impact of rising stars such as Sannuo and Fenda, as well as the impact of some portable speakers, it is now declining (basically second-tier). Sannuo started its career a little later than the above three companies, but it is good at brand marketing, especially for a period of time, it has held an audiophile DIY grinding competition (newly launched 2.0 speakers, the hardware is polished based on the audiophile's own sense of hearing, and who will ultimately decide who DIYs it) The sound quality produced by Sannuo is the best, and it was finally designated as the final model for the market), which allowed Sannuo to accumulate a very good reputation and popularity, and has a relatively large share of exports. It is still a listed company (Edifier may have been listed overseas, but it has not been verified).
Swans started out with traditional home theaters. At that time, due to the huge gap between China and foreign counterparts in the field of traditional cinema or HI-FI, Hivi's product technology level reached the first-line level in the industry in a very short period of time after its establishment, and it won many awards at international audio exhibitions. This was considered by foreign brand manufacturers to be Unbelievable (Japanese electronic technology, European, especially Scandinavian, Danish, British and other brands’ cabinet design and speaker manufacturing technology, because they started early and have a long technology accumulation, there are many very famous products or brands around the world, such as Zunbao / Dynaudio / Junzi / VIFA, etc. It is incredible for China’s audio manufacturers, which started after 1980, to reach such a level in such a short period of time). After the popularity of personal computers, HiVi saw the development direction of the industry and spent a lot of energy in the field of multimedia speakers. It extended its concept of traditional speakers to the field of multimedia speakers and launched some sensational products, such as the D1080 series, D1010 series, There are also M200 and later M10/M20, etc.
The quality of HiVi's products is impeccable. Basically, as long as they are genuine products, there is nothing to complain about. The sound quality is absolutely fine, but the prices of their products are relatively high (so the price/performance ratio is reduced), so they are suitable for speakers or sound fields." For those who have been grinding for a while, if it is the first time to buy speakers, the starting point is a bit high. This is not recommended. It is still okay to choose it for the second and third sets of speakers.
The above-mentioned Manhuiwei, Pacer, Maibo, and Sannuo are basically at the same level in terms of technical strength, product quality, and appearance. Go to several computer websites to find the model you like. That’s it. Personally, I suggest you choose a product with a large volume of shipments at a certain stage or a model that is the manufacturer’s flagship model. This way, the manufacturer will pay more attention to it and put more energy into it and use better materials.
Fenda, Weige, Jinhetian, Suowei, Pidianchong, Ershen, Navish, Quanwei, See you, Mojie... Da Some are rising stars, among which Jinhetian is engaged in multiple industries, and speakers are not its main business. Fenda does a lot of foreign OEMs (I know of Altec Blue Star, and maybe JBL), and has a large export volume of its own brands (for a period of time, it ranked first in the industry in export volume). It is a listed company with good strength. , especially the digital IC power amplifier module it launched, has an extremely high power conversion rate (the conversion rate of the power amplifier chips we usually use is very low), which is second to none in the industry, but the shape of the box is not very pleasing (personal opinion). Weige's OEM business also accounts for a large proportion, but this company has relatively strong digestion capabilities. Several speakers launched by its own brand have excellent sound quality, such as the Weige C2018/2028/2038/2080 series, but because of Mainly doing foreign orders, paying limited attention to the domestic market, and having a mediocre impact in the industry, until the owner of the company later found another way to transfer the factory, and the brand disappeared. Solway is one of the few manufacturers in the world that can produce coaxial speakers in the speaker or speaker industry. It has its own intellectual property rights and design patents, but the sound values ??of its products are still inferior to those of other coaxial systems. There is a gap. NIVS is also an old manufacturer, but it has not been popular in the highly competitive multimedia speaker industry. Fortunately, the brand has continued. Ershen also does OEM work. The following brands are mainly portable speakers.
The above brands cannot be said to be bad, but each brand has different focus and different marketing strategies. For example, Fenda's bass speakers are very shocking, and their mobile speakers also have very good models. For example, Shockwave, Huihai, and even Weige, although their current market share is not high, their technology accumulation cannot be underestimated (a skinny camel is bigger than a horse). Several other portable speakers are the main ones. The above mentioned several common speaker brands. When choosing, just choose the one according to your own usage and preferences.