preface

At present, there are many wireless speakers on the market. Whether it is a Bluetooth speaker or a WiFi speaker, the configuration is getting higher and higher, and the functions are getting more and more. In addition to different brands, the price difference is also huge. From a personal point of view, for a Bluetooth speaker, first, it should have good compatibility. It can be connected to different brands of equipment at hand and can be used normally. Second, it should have good sound quality. For me, the speaker is not simply bought to listen to a sound. As for appearance, it is a bonus item. I pay more attention to actual performance and practicality.

Elvis Presley's little prince, who just finished crowdfunding, is a retro radio produced by Elvis Presley and manually made of log material. In addition to listening to FM radio, it is also a Bluetooth speaker that supports Bluetooth and AUX connection playing. The highlight is the solid wood design and the small size.

Product Introduction

The Little Prince is only 92 * 65 * 56mm in size, which is not a square design style, but the left and right bottom are relatively flat, and the top is slightly arched. The wooden part of the fuselage is polished smoothly without any burr. Anti collision design is also adopted for the corners, and the corners are handled roundly and concisely (no contrast adjustment is made in the picture below).

For the official solid wood design, I can only confirm that the shell is not pasted by some black hearted manufacturers to pretend to be a wooden speaker, and we can not directly judge whether it is solid wood from the weight. Most of the better wooden speakers will use MDF medium density fiberboard. Most people like wooden speakers. It's all about high wood density and good playback effect. Reducing resonance and other problems can achieve more authentic sound. But at the same time, the solid wood material is easy to crack after being affected with moisture, so it can be inferred that the split line on the surface of Elvis Presley is not only designed for beauty.

The knob, horn and indicator light are all designed in the front. From the design point of view, it has the smell of the radio played in childhood.

Let's first learn about the main radio functions. The three black ones are all knobs. The largest knob marked with band is used for manual channel search. Yes, manual. There is no one button channel search function. After all, it is retro.

The frequency band of FM broadcast listened by radio is 87-108MHz. However, before listening, it is necessary to turn the switch knob at the bottom right from OFF to FM mode. This knob is highly damped, requires slight force to operate, and can rotate 360 degrees clockwise or counterclockwise. The other two modes are AUX and Bluetooth. You need to manually select which mode to use.

In contrast, the damping of the left volume adjustment key is much smaller, but this can only be turned clockwise.

The FM part has a backlight, which looks beautiful at night and is convenient for FM operation.

Elvis Presley uses a 5W power speaker. The grille on the left side cannot directly see the interior, but has a layer of material similar to sound absorbent cotton. It should be used to reduce the reflection wave, increase the effective space of the box and reduce the resonance frequency. The detail design is careful. The concave round hole above the font "The Little Prince" at the lower left corner is the status indicator.

The light is white, orange and green, which can be seen clearly even in the daytime, corresponding to Bluetooth mode, AUX mode and FM mode respectively.

In addition, it should be noted that Elvis Presley does not have a separate AUX interface, but uses the USB/AUX interface design, with the attached MicroUSB to USB interface and the 3.5mm headset interface cable, which is about 35cm long at most. As for the square shutter on the right, what do you think it is used for? Is it just a simple device or an inverted hole?

From the aspect of appearance design, ordinary people can not directly judge what the purpose is, because there is no circular hole or square hole design that can be seen at a glance.

Elvis Presley uses a 1000mAh battery and a 1.35A power adapter. It takes about 2 hours and 20 minutes from low power automatic shutdown to full charge (the green light is on).

It was originally thought that the screws on the four rubber feet at the bottom could be removed to disassemble the speaker with the back. However, after disassembly, it was found that it had nothing to do with disassembly. The built-in fit between the back and the body is fine in workmanship, but it cannot be disassembled due to limited tools.

Product experience

Now let's experience the FM, Bluetooth and AUX functions.

For the radio function, compare with Shanshui E19 (with the original AUX audio cable). In the manual adjustment knob, when the radio signal is stable, the indicator light will turn green. In the outdoor, there is little difference between the two in terms of station search effect and sound quality. The sound is clear and the number of stations is the same. But in the room, Elvis and Shanshui E19 are at the same position, and there are three radio stations with interference sound. Shanshui E19 can listen to the program normally and clearly. However, Shanshui E19 is equipped with AUX audio cable as antenna, which may have more advantages in signal reception.

Because the main feature of the radio is retro, do not think about the function of one click search and automatic saving. However, I personally feel that the damping of the knob is still slightly large. At the same time, there is no anti slip stripe design on the knob, so it is easy to slip if you sweat a little.

I don't like this USB/AUX design. Because of the fear that the sound quality will be reduced, there must be some impact. I also confirmed my concern by listening to several songs in AUX mode and Bluetooth mode. Although the attached adapter cable allows the device to play in AUX mode while charging, it is rarely used personally. If I really need to listen to music while charging, I will definitely use Bluetooth mode directly. However, there is such a function that may meet some people's requirements for using the AUX connection.

The Bluetooth chip used by Elvis Presley is CSR 8615 (Bluetooth 4.0), but this chip does not support APTX, which is a pity. Listen directly to ASUS ZENFONE ZOOM.

The common feature of CSR Bluetooth chip is that it has good compatibility with different devices and has little problem in connection.

In the actual test, when Elvis Presley is turned to the maximum volume mode with ASUS ZENFONE ZOOM, the continuous playing time is about 6 hours and 34 minutes. In the process of warming up the speakers, I found that occasionally songs played intermittently, lasting about 3-6 seconds. It was not because of the low power of the phone or speakers, nor the song sound quality.

Next, we will comment on the sound quality based on the actual effect and personal actual listening effect. Due to the difference of human factors and equipment, we will select several representative songs for comment based on our limited language expression ability. The following is for reference only.

Let's talk about vocal performance first. From the perspective of several Bluetooth speakers or WiFi speakers with FM function or network radio, one common feature is that they are excellent in vocal performance, round and comfortable. Similarly, Elvis Presley also has this feature, with excellent analytical power. Take Zhao Peng's Katyusha and Grandma's Penghu Bay as examples. The sound is not dull, the words are clear, and there is no sensation of blockbuster. The performance is excellent. Cai Qin's "Moonlight Serenade" will not let you down for those who like to listen to frogs and crickets, because it can be easily expressed, and there is no need to deliberately count the nine frogs. However, for these powerful singers, there is a situation that cannot be ignored in the song audition, that is, the breath can be heard clearly. Take the "High pitched Kitchen Range Test" as an example, there is no broken sound or sharp sense, which can smoothly and truly restore the singer's sense of effort. Hurricane 2000 has a strong sense of rhythm. It has a good sense of hierarchy for different musical instruments. It has no mixed sense of chaos and is more powerful; LinkinPark's Lost In the Echo and Bleed It Out are light and lively in rhythm, with good separation between voice and instrument, and are also not mixed together. The instrument sets off the singer's voice very well, which sounds comfortable. On the whole, the little prince of Cat King's voice performance is relatively stable, which can meet the audition needs of most people.

In contrast, the performance on high frequency is relatively stable. Although there is no sharp feeling or burr feeling, the analytical power is average. Taking "Mutt Violin SOLO1" as an example, the pitch changes naturally and smoothly, especially in the coordination of multiple instruments at the end of the second half, there is no sense of confusion, and the performance is still solid and stable. However, although Badinerie has a strong sense of rhythm and the overall transformation is fast and natural without procrastination, it is slightly dull and opaque; Jasmine Blossoms is crisp and cheerful in sound performance. The switching and restoration of different instruments are accurate and in place, giving a natural and smooth feeling. Personally, I think it is suitable for zither and other musical instruments.

The low-frequency part is not deep, slightly dull but without a sense of bang, and the transient performance is relatively flat and stable. In "Sad City" and "2001 Space Odyssey", the low sound of musical instruments at the beginning can be restored, and the switching is natural and smooth without dragging, and the bass part is slightly obvious. The drum sound of Drum Poem sounds a little dull and unclear, and it gives people a feeling of weak strength in the sense of percussion, but the dense drum sound and drum hammer sound in the latter half of the poem are not mixed together.

Experience summary

As for Elvis Presley, I am focusing on its retro radio design, and I am not disappointed in the operation experience or radio search. The appearance design of pure solid wood is not only to improve the appearance and feel, but also to improve the sound quality. In addition, the speaker function is a bonus, and Bluetooth and AUX functions are also available as common connection methods. However, as far as practical use is concerned, the Micro USB to 3.5mm design is not practical, so it is better to add a TF card slot to support local playback.

The above is an in-depth experience of Elvis Presley's little prince, and I hope to bring you some reference content.

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