"Audio-visual rafting activity" is an offline audition activity jointly provided by this magazine and manufacturers. At the end of last year,We came across a thousand-yuan bookshelf speaker,Its appearance looks ordinary,Inconspicuous,But after listening to the sound for a day, I feel that it is okay,There is a performance beyond the price,Therefore,We recommend it to everyone through the "audio-visual rafting activity"。 The first drift of the new year of 2024 is this value-for-money BEMINES 520 bookshelf speaker.
After the event began, it received a lot of attention from readers, and the registration was very enthusiastic, and we gathered 9 qualified auditioners in one day. The 9 auditors are between 31 and 50 years old, including enthusiasts and middle and high-level audio users.
BEMINES 520 IS A BOOKSHELF SPEAKER BUILT FOR FIRST BURN WITH AN INVERTED DESIGN. The bass is a 5-inch "pot-shaped" composite paper plate unit, the rubber edge has better compliance, and the cooperation of the elastic wave is also in place; The treble is a Mylar "Mylar" material diaphragm unit, which is characterized by high rigidity and appropriate damping characteristics, and under the limited cost, the treble of Mylar material is easier to achieve the effect of "rigidity and flexibility". The frequency response of BEMINES 520 is 55-20kHz, and the sensitivity is 86dB, which is not very demanding from the actual use case.
In the process of trial, BEMINES 520 received praise from many auditioners, and finally all the auditioners submitted trial reports, and BEMINES 520 also received a wave of positive reviews.
In this event, the cooperative unit Hong Kong Zunlang Industrial Co., Ltd. also sent a BEMINES customized audiophile USB flash drive to each listener, and provided a pair of BEMINES 520 bookshelf speakers to reward the winners of the excellent audition report, and finally after the selection of the editors of this journal, the audition report of the listener "Yang Huijun" won the excellence award.
Here, we would like to thank everyone who participated in and paid attention to the rafting audition activity! We look forward to your participation in the next rafting audition event.
BEMINES 520 Bookshelf Speaker Audition Report
Text / Zhao Libin
ON A COLD WINTER IN BEIJING, I FINALLY RECEIVED THE LONG-AWAITED BEIMINES 520 BOOKSHELF SPEAKER. When I opened the package, I felt that the weight was not heavy, but the appearance was decent, the box was finely made, the surface was black walnut, and the rear guide hole. On my speaker stand, it's very moderate. See image above.
Listen in the basement, about 10 square meters, relatively closed environment. The power amplifier is the domestic Desong D9 (a concise and pure power amplifier that pays attention to the quality of music playback and does not have a DAC). The CD player is Tianyi TY-20, and the digital broadcast is the Moment Sound elment-i2. Vocals, instrumental music, symphonies, etc. are all auditioned.
In the audition, of course, there will be a corresponding comparison with my bookshelf box (a United Kingdom brand), which may be unfair to our Bemines 520 in terms of size, materials and price.
First of all, listening to the vocals, Aaron Nevill's "you're your heart", we can hear the texture and fidelity of the music, with a considerable sense of mid-frequency density, a good sense of depth in the sound field, smooth and smooth mid-high frequencies, no distortion at all, and every note gives us a sense of immersion.
Violin appreciation: Mutter's "Carmen Fantasia" released in 1993, Bemines 520 shows that the violin is clear and bright at high frequencies, the details are expressive, and the texture and sound quality and timbre of the violin are also true and beautiful, and the dynamic sense of explosive fragments is acceptable.
Piano appreciation: Play Brahms's "Piano Concerto No. 2", Bemines520 shows that the piano tone is transparent, the resolution is good, and at the beginning of the piece, with the emergence of different instruments, the music shows beauty and serenity. In the third movement, we can hear the free and wonderful sound of the piano on top of the light accompaniment of the orchestra, revealing the basic theme of softness and song.
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Overall, the Bemines 520 is amazing compared to her size and weight, exceeding our expectations, especially her high-to-mid performance, which is definitely not inferior to my bookshelf box, which is impressive. Definitely up to the mission given to her – entry-level fever.
Of course, the Bemines 520's bass performance is fairly average, with a slight lack of downpower, poor thickness, and a lack of wide soundstage, sorry. Of course, this must be related to her size and materials, and we can't be demanding.
Due to the relationship of time,I didn't have the heart to study this speaker carefully,Just talk about my own thoughts superficially,It must be a fallacy,I hope to criticize and correct。
Thank you audiophiles, the Bemines 520 is a great speaker and I wish I could have it. I also hope that all my colleagues will have time to come to Beijing and come to my room, where we can learn and listen to music together, and I look forward to .........