交作业（最后部分） ：）
终于有讲到788的缺点了。
But the 788s do percussion and rock with equal zest and precision. Tom Jones “Greatest Hits” was reproduced with all the passion and verve this recording -Parrot/London R123674-is known for. Similarly the splendor and scale of Morton Gould’s “Brass & Percussion” LP-RCA Victor LSC-2080- and Robert Shaw’s interpretation of “Carmina Burana”-Telarc DG 10056/57 was clearly evident. But it was also in the context of large scale music that one weakness of the 788s came to the fore. The ultra refined 788s can play very loud but they cannot dig as deeply into the bass as the Proacs could. On James Horner’s soundtrack of the movie “Glory”-Classic Records-the 788s simply could not plumb very deep. I would say that published specs of the 788s of -3db at 35hz is somewhat optimistic. In my room with my system the 788s rolled off rapidly below 40hz. Moving them close to the rear and side wall helped the bass but at the expense of the midrange, a compromise I am not willing to accept. But this is a weakness of omission and then only within the context of the excellent Proac 2.5s. The latter speakers with the same setup routinely went down to the high and mid twenties in my room – a remarkable achievement for a modest two way. But the bass of the 788s is superb down to about 38hz it is fast and detailed. I feel this is a sensible compromise. Mr. Leung has sought to maximize the mid-bass on up characteristics of his speaker rather than aim for maximum low bass capability. The end result is a superbly balanced speaker that offers state of the art resolution and musicality above 40hz. Even the Proacs cannot match my previous bass miester speaker the Von Schweikert VR-III Mod.5s, but their performance left me content in that department. I was also leery of trying a subwoofer with the Proacs given my less than stellar success trying to mate my Audio Physic Step SLEs with a subwoofer. However, I decided to give the 788s a try. The subwoofer I chose was the Audio Concepts Force. This diminutive sealed box 10 incher has managed to mate wonderfully with the 788s. I feel this is in large measure to the speed of both the 788s Eton midrange woofer and the ACI Force’s 10 inch woofer. The mating is seamless to my ears. With an excellent subwoofer like the Force backing it in the lows the 788 is now a fantastic full ranger.
788在重播敲击乐和摇滚乐时有着同样的准确性和风味。。。。。。。充满激情和活力。。。。。。但当重播大型乐曲时788的一个弱点开始浮现。精炼的788可以播得很大声，但低音部分不如Proac去得那麽低。。。。。我觉得788所标的规格35hz,-3db是一个乐观的数字。在我房间里788由40hz迅速滚降。把它们移近后墙又令中频有所妥协，这是我不可以接受的。这一弱点只是和在这方面非常优秀的Proac比较才体现出来。Proac在我房里经常能去到二十多三十Hz，对于一个两声道的小音箱真是一项了不起的成就（按：Proac真有那末厉害吗？）。但788的低音已是超好，速度快、细致，一直去到38Hz，我觉得这是一个合理的妥协。梁先生（Focus Audio的老板和设计师）的目标是最好的中低频来配合他的音箱的特性而不是最大的低频能量。其结果是一对在40Hz以上平衡非常好，有超然的解析力和音乐感的音箱。仲然Proac还比不上我之前的低音巨人Von Schweikert VR-III Mod.5s，但他们的表现我已相当满意。我也曾尝试用低音炮配合Proac，但效果不如Audio Physic Step SLEs加低音炮。无论如何我决定在788上试试，所选的低音炮是Audio Concepts Force。这个矮小的10寸密封箱美妙地与788联接在一起。我觉得应该是由于788的Eton单元和低音炮的10寸单元都速度快所致。对我的耳朵来讲这个配合是天衣无缝的。有好的低音炮配合788成了一对奇妙的全音域音箱。
I would be remiss, however, if I ended this review without noting one correctible flaw. The 788s come in what appear to me to be the cheapest packing I have ever seen in high end audio. They use very thin card-board boxes and the cheap ultralite stiff Styrofoam, which is prone to cracking and powdering under the slightest stress. This is unacceptable for such a product. I would gladly pay a little more to see Focus Audio ship their speakers using the heavier cardboard boxes and heavy duty shock absorbing molded foam. The Proacs and the ACI Force use such excellent material. But is spite of this oversight the Focus Audio 788s are winners. To my humble pocket book they are indeed a bargain at their asking price of $4,500. I hope other audiophiles will take the opportunity to listen to these remarkable speakers.
讲述不满意788的包装。。。。。。。省掉。
