since it became a subsidiary of Harman group in 21, AKG has not only continued to exert its strength in the traditional professional audio field, but also launched a series of high-end flagship models, including K812 and Q71, with both reputation and sales. In AKG's most proud portable audio field, there are also a lot of surprises. The colorful version of K42LE has been well received. The newly launched Y series has both a sense of fashion and a good voice. Bold color matching, an avant-garde design and excellent sound quality have made Y series quickly popular and gradually replaced K series as the absolute main force of AKG portable headphones.
and the pillar of portable headphones in Y series is Y5, which is famous for printing the large AKG LOGO directly on the earphone shell. The solid and reliable sound performance combined with such bold and avant-garde design and reliable and affordable price makes Y5 a real star product of AKG. At the end of 215, AKG launched the Bluetooth version Y5BT of Y5, in order to let people no longer be bound by the sound quality of mobile phones limited to the headphone cable and really listen to music freely in the streets.
xiaobian, a product with APT-X Bluetooth technology, brand-new color matching and exquisite design, has been used for some time, and its sound performance tends to be stable after a period of time. The daily use for many days also enables xiaobian to grasp more features of Y5BT. Not much to say, let's feel the charm of this AKG new Bluetooth headset.
The black and silver color scheme is more practical and sincere.
This packaging style of Y5BT continues the window style of Y5, and a large area of transparent plastic on the front completely reveals the whole picture of Y5BT, which is simple and generous, and is more conducive to people's more intuitive purchase of their favorite colors. Bluetooth Logo is marked on the lower right of the front of the package, and there is a brand-new functional boundary description on the side. Turning to the other side of the package, we can see that Y5BT has been affixed with the warranty card as standard by Harman Group, and presumably its Bank of China will be listed in various channels soon.
▲ Warranty card from Harman, gold medal guarantee from the Bank of China
▲ Small APT-X logo is easily overlooked if you don't look carefully
Careful Xiaobian noticed that at the top of the box, AKG marked the APT-X logo in the lower left corner of the box in a low-key way, which should have been the biggest selling point of Bluetooth headset technology, so it was printed in an inconspicuous position by AKG, AKG.
▲ Accessories are carefully marked with Y logo and AKG Logo
On accessories, AKG comes standard with a black soft cloth bag, a USB charging cable and a 2.5mm to 3.5mm cable for connecting headphones when there is no Bluetooth or no power, which is convenient for everyone to use. Compared with other Bluetooth headsets, AKG's accessories for Y5BT are all practical, and AKG, as an international manufacturer, is indeed much ahead in this respect.
the earphone body adopts a color scheme of black and silver, and the shell with a more metallic texture and the large AKG LOGO are more elegant than the colorful color scheme of Y5, and the feel is smoother.
▲ The metal head beam and the silver color of the earphone are well matched
▲ The 3D-Axis spindle is really convenient to store with the unit of moderate size
The spindle still adopts the patented 3D-axis of AKG housekeeping, and the earmuffs and the unit can be freely rotated and folded, which has a better wearing feeling, a more convenient storage method and a smaller storage volume compared with other portable earphones of the same size. The head beam made of metal fundamentally eliminates the problem of fracture or strain, and the scale hidden on the head beam has an accurate scale commensurate with the adjustment, and the stretching feel is also good.
▲ A dense circle of key interfaces under the right unit ensures that Y5BT is convenient to operate and fully functional as a Bluetooth headset
As a Bluetooth headset, AKG Y5BT is equipped with four buttons, namely, volume up and down button, play pause button, power button, 2.5mm audio cable interface, a hidden microphone, and an LED lamp to display the status. The left unit should be the place to put the battery, and AKG is only equipped with a Micro-USB interface for charging.
The Bluetooth connection is stable and reliable, and the battery life is quite solid
Let's talk about some basic parameters and functions first. The Y5BT earphone itself has an impedance of 32 ohms, a sensitivity of 113dB, a frequency response range of 2Hz-2KHz and a weight of 245g g.. Bluetooth connection uses Bluetooth4.1 protocol supporting APT-X csr technology, which can ensure high-quality audio transmission within 1 meters on the premise that the equipment also supports the corresponding standards.
▲ When the connection is successful, the indicator light next to the power button will flash blue
In actual use, Xiaobian uses the latest iPhone6s and a large number of iPhone5C respectively, and connects with Vivo Xshot with Android 4.4 system. Y5BT can be connected smoothly, and there is almost no difference in sound performance. This also reflects one of the biggest characteristics of high-quality Bluetooth headset, which has stable sound performance and can play its due sound performance basically without the limitation of front-end equipment.
▲ There is also a red light next to the charging interface on the left. It only takes about 2 hours to charge once. Combined with the wired music listening mode, you don't have to worry that your music trip will be interrupted due to power problems in the middle.
Y5BT officially gives a Bluetooth battery life of 2 hours. For the average intensity of listening to music for two and a half hours every day, it is completely fine to use it continuously for one week. In the actual experience of Xiaobian, Y5BT can guarantee two and a half days' use even if it takes about 1 hours to listen to the machine every day. The actual endurance performance should be better and official data.
the sound performance is really popular, the low frequency is solid and the atmosphere is strong
As a portable headset positioned for going out, the playback level of pop music and electronic music at the forefront of fashion is naturally the main focus of Y5BT. Thanks to the strong unit quality of AKG and the efforts of Andhadhun, Y5BT is more bold and unrestrained in sound performance than the wired version of Y5. If Y5 has made a compromise and convergence because it wants to take care of some traditional classical music and instrumental music performance, then Y5BT is declaring its lineage for contemporary electronic popularity with its strong sense of low-frequency atmosphere and free rhythm.
▲ This strong sense of atmosphere and rhythm is actually very similar to AKG's DJ monitoring Kx67 series.
Specifically, AKG Y5BT has a certain unit quality foundation (that is, it sounds absolutely not mushy) and a very positive timbre restoration (which ensures that Y5BT will not have a strange sense of hearing or be ugly when listening to most music). By controlling the sound field scale and
▲ The performance of pop music is very good. Generally, people who are willing to take out such fashionable headphones will listen to music with a refreshing performance.
This does not mean that Y5BT is only suitable for listening to electronic dance music. Thanks to its smooth rhythm and accurate and infectious timbre, Y5BT also performs well in general vocal pop music, which can be described as both dynamic and static. Male voices perform better than female voices, while thick departments (such as Eason Chan and Priscilla Chan) perform better than ethereal departments with thin and skillful voices (such as Faye Wong and Terry Lin).
▲ There is a specialization in the art, and it is naturally impossible to force the bully to study
For instrumental music and classical music-Xiao Bian understands that AKG was born in Austria, music city, but this Y5BT, which is mainly portable, is really not suitable for the playback of classical music except strings. The tight sound field and the low-frequency overtone that is too rich for classical music will disturb the details and positioning of the orchestra. For classical music fans, perhaps a K612Pro is a much more suitable choice.
▲ Bend plug design, the length of the cable is 1.2m, which is absolutely convenient to use
For a Bluetooth headset that has always provided its own audio amplification circuit, whether it is good to drive is a stupid question. However, when Xiaobian uses an audio cable to connect with a mobile phone by wire, it is as easy to drive as Y5, and it is also a headset that does not have high requirements for the front end. The volume of the iPhone is less than two-thirds.
summary of subjective use feelings: it is a good choice for street dance music
As headphones, some subjective feelings like wearing comfort are naturally an important part. Next, Xiaobian will talk about some feelings about Y5BT in use.
▲ Good wearing comfort is the first selling point of portable headphones
Because Y5 leather ear pad is too thick, coupled with relatively wide earmuffs (which can be worn by a few people with small auricles), it has always had a small problem that it will overheat after being worn for a long time. Y5BT improved this point by properly reducing the size of earmuffs and improving the sewing process. Xiaobian will have obvious discomfort after wearing Y5BT for two hours. In two hours, it is enough for Xiaobian to arrive in Tianjin from Zhongguancun. Soft protein leather ear pads are also very good in comfort, and Y5BT is better than K45 Y5.
▲ The noise isolation is excellent, and only the OE series of Bose can be compared with it in passive noise reduction
. As a portable earphone positioned out of the street, Y5BT, although passive noise reduction mode, is not as good as those series that adopt active noise reduction, but its sound isolation is also very good on the ear-pressing headphones. Generally, on the bus and subway, wearing it without playing songs can already isolate the engine sound of most vehicles and some noisy voices. After playing songs, it is enough to basically isolate the noise of the city by using a volume larger than that in a quiet environment, and it is better for the ears while enjoying the music.
▲ It's no problem to talk with the equipped microphone, but if you want to sing karaoke, let the professional come.
The microphone on Y5BT is more like a bonus. The microphone integrated with the right unit can collect sound close to the cheekbones, and combined with AKG's audio manufacturing experience of more than 7 years, it has a good performance in talking clarity. However, there is always a slight delay in Bluetooth connection, and the way of receiving close to the cheekbones will be slightly different from the sound heard by others. It is not a good idea to use Y5BT to sing a song in an APP like Singing Bar. It's ok if you use it in an emergency. If you want to show high-quality songs, you may choose Y5 with wire control and microphone or a better independent microphone to receive the radio.
▲ Finally, a family photo, aiming at pop music lovers and fashionable young people, is quite strong in overall strength, which will surely attract good feedback in the market.
Summary
In today's Bluetooth headset market, there are very few models with high sound quality, such as AKG Y5BT, which are obviously tailored for pop electronic music lovers. As a new Bluetooth portable headset launched by AKG, I believe AKG will definitely promote this one. Here Xiaobian feels that such an earphone that is not bound by wires and has a refreshing sound has appeared. As pop music lovers, why don't we put it on the street and dance with the rhythm?