Review

Oneaudio Medi 2.1 

  C. T. Chan Date: Jun 11 2019

“上两個禮拜，因為休假無聊，又去左MK添置洗樓，按電梯每層入去睇睇，行到八樓，一入去，發覺冷氣吾多夠凉，準備走人，見到一對好似 PC 喇叭大少的 Speakers 放响脚架上，上前望吓喇叭背後，吾見有 binding post，有 D 好奇，問吓站在旁邊的靚仔 sales，” 點出聲？“，個 sales 話“呢對喇叭系 full wireless，用電池推，行 Class D，內置解碼。“，我即刻有 D 好奇，我自己玩左 HIFI二十多年，一响吾認同所為耳仔收貨，幾時都系theory 先行，然後先系耳仔實證，所以咁多年黎，對所謂 7n 銀 ，7n 銅，OCC, ofc , triple c, 平衡隔離電源，power filter, 什麽量子處理，接地等，都扒過吾少中英文的文章，” 對喇叭 full wireless，用電池推，行 Class D，內置解碼“，究竟有什麽 Theory 在裹面？個一刻，响我腦內的確有幾大的沖擊。個 sales 話 “不如花五分鐘試試“，跟住個 sales 開左對喇叭電源，及地上一隻 8 “ subwoofer，佢跟住播一首太鼓，點知一開聲，個吓沖擊力真系令我彈起，簡直系 impossible，吾使 power amp，只靠一對小喇叭加一只 Subwoofer，竟然有如此效果，跟住，個靚仔 sales 再隨意播左幾首人聲，Saxophone，violin，D 聲清亮迷人，音場又深又黑，人聲及樂器的立體感、分格度，空氣感，前所未聽。我屋企個套雖然吾系一百幾十萬，但亦花了不時心思及金錢，自問都可以見得吓人，但系响個一刻，我已經意識到，我套野可拎去堆填區，為機場跑道擴建盡一分力。

個靚仔 sales跟住自我介紹，叫Kenneth，系 wireless transmission 的 engineer，系呢套野的 designer，原來糸老板，真糸失覺哂。在此，say sorry 先。

 

由於時間有限，Kenneth 叫我返去睇睇佢网址 oneaudio.cc 的料先。

返到屋企，無心機開機，因為聲不如人，肯定聽吾翻個種效果。立即 click 去 oneaudio.cc 扒文先，原來 oneaudio 吾單止真真正正 made in HK，最利害的系，其獨一無二的創意都系 come from Kenneth, 真正 Hongkonger，仲拎過創意大奨。真系香港人之光。

扒完文，终於明白，由一個黑色四方盒仔（同只月餅差吾多 Size），行 DC 5v /1a電，負責連接 Streamer，NAS, USB 等，四方盒仔把 digital signal 傳去喇叭及 subwoofer，用DECT 制式，即糸室內數碼無線電話果種，行1.9 GHZ，吾會同屋企其他無線設備雙撞，穩定性遠超 “爛牙“ (Bluetooth) 及 WIFI。對喇叭叉足電，可以夠聽一两個月。個盒仔有 WIFI，可以用手機控制音量大少及其他調聲功能。

另外，最令我惊奇的系，呢套 wireless HIFI 把傳统 HIFI 由一部 power amp 统一處理所有高中低頻，砍成两份，低頻搬去 subwoofer，咁樣，吾使用class a 大環牛加大電容，熱到飛起，真起一絕，中高頻由用電池推的喇叭推，d 電乾净吾使講，d 丁丁查查更碧真，空氣感更強。再加上内置解碼，傳真度高到無人有。一般 DAC 的 THD 0.001%, 經過 信號线及喇叭线，去到 speaker , 傳真度大打折扣，依加 oneaudio 真系比到 0.001% THD 你，啱吾啱聽，吾好講，specification 蠃哂，吾使講。

經過數日腦交戰後，再休一日，抬了八千一大洋去幇襯 Kenneth 買左套 Medi 2.1，成套野抬返屋企，setup 好（setup 绝對簡單），先播 Maastricht Salon Orchestra – Serenata 第一首，當隻雀仔一叫，真系以為有隻畵眉飛左入屋，然後再播 何訓田 – 波羅密多 第七段 “塵鼓”, 真系打到入心入肺，跟住 “芸能山城組 – 輪廻交響楽”, 梁祝，春秋戰國，個種临場感，氣势逼人，真系嘆為觀止。

自從聽左呢套 oneauduo medi 2.1, 吾再需要考慮信號線，喇叭線，電源線只需一條比 subwoofer，更加無須加地盒，power filter，平行隔離牛，什麽量子處理等，真系省回不少金錢及空間。”

ONEmicro review

  Creative Date: 29 Mar 2017

” I got the OneMICRO (pair, no sub) only for my travels as I have a couple of full sized serious hi-fi system at home. I have had many many small speakers through the years which culminated in the Bose Mini which I prefer to a lot of other similar sized systems including the much touted small JBLs or Ultimate Ears. Well, I finally am making a four country trip and am in the 4th country and really put them through the paces. In short, the speakers are AMAZING for their size, and by far the best portable speakers that I use for travel – IF one uses it right in terms of placement. Here’s the key: I place the speakers on the floor at the CORNER of hotel rooms. This allows:

 

1. Addition of low mid and bass reinforcement through boundary reinforcement

2. Allow it to point to the ceiling for ‘ceiling splash’ (look it up) and yet the dispersion of small drivers allows also direct sound. The taller the ceiling and larger the hotel room, the better the effect. My best effect is with 10 feet and 12 feet tall ceilings. Ideally, one would sit on the opposite wall for listening to create a near equilateral triangle. Result: It is very remarkable fidelity. Sure, it is not full hifi set up but it is very musical. The results includes:

a. VERY spacious sound that really creates a huge stereo soundscape. For a hotel room, this is very satisfying. There’s actually a serious sense of ‘air’.

b. Amazingly loud, quite satisfying really. This is due to the CORNER placement where the corner acts like a horn which greatly increases apparent efficiency of the speakers

c. Remarkably musical. Last night, I actually spent an hour (an hour which I really did not have) just sitting back and letting music soak over me with my eyes closed. This is an absolutely amazing statement for me. I’ve never had any other portable speaker do that for me, as they are not stereo.

d. Good resolution and transient speed without overly fake accentuated bass.

 

And then when one open the eyes, it is amazing to see these two tiny little cylinders produce this level and quantity of audio. This leads me to believe that Kenneth actually LISTENS to his speakers to tune his speakers. Small speakers like the OneMicro is all about making the right compromises and I believe Kenneth made all the right ones with the OneMICRO. Bravo. Just Bravo!”

ONEmicro review

  Creative Date: 21 Oct 2016

” Never thought I’d do a review of a speaker less than 2.5 inches diameter and 2 inches tall. However, the One Micro exceeded my expectations and merited a relatively serious review……. REVIEW OF THE ONE MICRO: The OneMicro is unusually small and yet is the first portable speaker that I believe I can travel with. I’ve listened to it for about 20 hours and it has increasingly surprised me as I listened because I am discovering unexpected strengths. This is unusual as I normally find increasing weaknesses as I listen to a system. While nothing this small can compare to a full blown audio system, I find that I can listen to it for 8 hours in a stretch and not feel much fatigue. That is probably the highest praise I can give for something this small. To discover its strengths, SET UP is KEY. I will discuss that later in my review. Note that the speakers were broken in for 20 hours before I actually listened to them for my tests. Here are the strengths I found: 1. Natural sounding – leading to low fatigue. This is my highest praise for something this tiny. When set up properly, vocals are done very nicely. It is a small driver trying to do a lot so it does not rival a full sized setup – but it is the best I’ve found for small speakers by a fair margin. Again, when SET UP PROPERLY. 2. Good resolution & fast transients. I can hear the subtle timbre of the acoustic instruments more than any other small bluetooth systems. The small neodymium drivers moves quickly. These qualities are obvious enough that I treated them as serious speakers and worked with maximizing their potential. Each step of the way, I was rewarded with tangible improvements – demonstrating that these are decent speakers. 3. Relatively loud and can sound very large in scale if a piece does not demand bass below 80hz to be realistic. Enough to be satisfying in a 12×13 feet room. This is not however, going to rock a room. But at reasonable volumes, it is satisfying. 4. Stereo. This is HUGE. A drive this small has excellent dispersion and I find a fantastic amount of ‘air’ and stereo imaging along with depth. Again, when set up properly, it gives the sense of scale that other single unit bluetooth speaker can only dream of. (But to get maximum impact requires proper setup as noted below.) On some pieces, I can get incredible sense of space and ‘air’ including female vocals. I’ve tried this in different environment and usually place it about 5 to 8 feet away from me and LOVE the sense of SPACE this provides. 4. Battery life – I played them relatively loudly – more towards the limit of their ability before obvious distortion and my battery charge lasted 13 to 14 hours!! I am incredulous about this. The internal battery must be quite small and yet the battery life at the louder end of things went for a day and a half of listening! Goodness gracious. 5. Set up properly, and if a piece does not need high decibels below 80hz (bass) to be enjoyable, I can actually listen to them all day such as in a hotel room. They are remarkably realistic even if they are not like my full blown audio system. 6. The setup is beyond easy. Plug in the supplied dongle to a USB port, turn on both speakers and you are connected. Also, the execution after linking is superb: – Each speaker announces whether it is left or right channel at turn on. – Each speaker is linked to the other so that if you change volume or setting on one (i.e. natural, warm, clarity), it changes the other one. When you turn one off, the other one turns off also. Although to turn on, both needs to be turned on individually as they are not linked once off. – Changing setting is easy, once the protocol is learned. 7. I am not sure how much of its audio advantage comes from the DECT technology over bluetooth but I know that it does not hurt. But the simplicity and reliability is just wonderful. I really like it. 8. Tiny. Did I mention it is tiny? Easy to travel with. 9. Charge with traditional USB cable so I can just plug into my laptop USB port to charge. 10. DECT technology works well. (I wonder how the OneClassic must sound.) 11. Love the peaceful green color. It stands out without screaming, ‘Look at me!’ …………….. Bravo OneAudio. Kenneth, you and your team did well. 🙂 “

ONEclassic review

  Leo Yuen Date: 10 Jun 2016

” I have the great chance to make a visit to the showroom of ONEaudio in Hong Kong for the audition of the ONEclassic speakers. And I would like to summarize the my experience as below:

1. ONEaudio’s office and its showroom is very decent and clean. Everything is put in very tidy order.

2. The showroom is about 12’ wide x 20’ long x 14’ height. Unlike the conventional showroom which is usually full of audio equipment and connecting wires, its showroom has a very simple setup – a computer and a pair of transparent speakers.

3. According to ONEauido engineers, music of digital form is wirelessly transmitted from the computer via a USB dongle to the receiver and amplifier located inside the speaker housing.

4. I play some of my favorite songs including, pops, jazz and classical for over an hour. The sound quality is stunning. As a Hi Fi enthusiasm for over 20 years, I have never experienced such a good quality of reproduction of music from a Hi Fi system at this price tag.

5. The sound stage of the ONEclassic is extremely wide and deep. Every instrument is located in a very clear position. The proportion of each instrument is simply just right. According to ONEaudio engineers, this can only be achieved by eliminating all the traditional crossover components within the speakers.

6. The high frequency is crystal clear, the vocal is warm and sexy, and the bass is deep and solid. I never expect such as deep bass can be produced from a 6” woofer. I believe ONEaudio engineers have spent many hours of design and tuning in the speakers in order to achieve such a high quality of sound reproduction. I truly believe that music life is now entering into an all-digital and all-wireless era. To me, ONEclassics is the best true wireless and true audiophile speakers in the market at this price. It won’t be an easy road for a Hong Kong based speaker company to go into the international worldwide market. Yet, I sincerely wish and believe ONEaudio a big success in coming future. “

ONEclassic review

  Edward Chow Date: 10 Jun 2016

” I have the great chance to make a visit to the showroom of ONEaudio in Hong Kong for the audition of the ONEclassic speakers. And I would like to summarize the my experience as below:

1. ONEaudio’s office and its showroom is very decent and clean. Everything is put in very tidy order.

2. The showroom is about 12’ wide x 20’ long x 14’ height. Unlike the conventional showroom which is usually full of audio equipment and connecting wires, its showroom has a very simple setup – a computer and a pair of transparent speakers.

3. According to ONEauido engineers, music of digital form is wirelessly transmitted from the computer via a USB dongle to the receiver and amplifier located inside the speaker housing.

4. I play some of my favorite songs including, pops, jazz and classical for over an hour. The sound quality is stunning. As a Hi Fi enthusiasm for over 20 years, I have never experienced such a good quality of reproduction of music from a Hi Fi system at this price tag.

5. The sound stage of the ONEclassic is extremely wide and deep. Every instrument is located in a very clear position. The proportion of each instrument is simply just right. According to ONEaudio engineers, this can only be achieved by eliminating all the traditional crossover components within the speakers.

6. The high frequency is crystal clear, the vocal is warm and sexy, and the bass is deep and solid. I never expect such as deep bass can be produced from a 6” woofer. I believe ONEaudio engineers have spent many hours of design and tuning in the speakers in order to achieve such a high quality of sound reproduction. I truly believe that music life is now entering into an all-digital and all-wireless era. To me, ONEclassics is the best true wireless and true audiophile speakers in the market at this price. It won’t be an easy road for a Hong Kong based speaker company to go into the international worldwide market. Yet, I sincerely wish and believe ONEaudio a big success in coming future. “

ONEclassic review

  David Upshaw Date: 16 Sep 2016

” Good afternoon all, I wanted to give people considering and for those who have pledged a little background on this company. I was involved with ONEaudio’s last KS program for the ONEclassic DECT acrylic speakers. I received them shortly after KS was over and to be totally honest, the sound is nothing short of spectacular! Not only are they beautiful to look at but the sound they produced through my iPhone, the wife’s Android and my laptop using their dongle is nothing short of amazing. Sense these were the first DECT speakers I have ever owned, I had many questions after receiving them and that’s when the customer service department kicked into high gear. Kenneth, Peggy and Tracy have just been marvelous. Our time zones are about 12 hours off but Kenneth and the ladies always answered right away and if he didn’t know, he knew the lady to ask. I am just as impressed with their personal service as I am with these wonderful ONEclassic acrylic speakers. When you purchase items from KS, sometimes your not sure how things will work out but I’m here to tell you that these engineers are in for the long hall. They are punctual and professional and you could not ask for a better company to invest your money in. Their eye for detail is solid as is their customer service not to mention how impressed I have been with their ONEclassic speakers. Creating superb speakers seems to be job one with these people as is their wonderful technical support afterwards. My hat’s off to ONEaudio and their staff. Thank you for a product I’m proud to own. “

ONEclassic review

  Byron Dubow Date: 16 Jun 2016

” Hi All, My name is Byron Dubow. I am a music and hi-fi aficionado in Oklahoma City, OK, USA. I have received shipment of the OneClassic a few weeks ago, which I purchased with my own funds and would like to take a moment to share my thoughts about the speakers and this company. I do not have any conflicts of interest or any financial motives behind my review here, and I leave this review as an early, enthusiastic supporter who has been frankly amazed by these speakers and this technology. First of all, I can happily report that Kenneth at Sinotech Communication, the company behind OneClassic, has been a class act from my very first communication. He has diligently answered every one of my emails and responded to my praise and concerns in a timely manner. I received the speakers in two boxes sent via FedEx international express in a surprisingly short time. The boxes arrived without damage and inside it was clear that a great deal of effort had gone into designing custom box inserts to stabilize and secure the speakers during their long journey to my front door. The acrylic speakers were wrapped in industrial grade Saran/plastic wrap to protect them, however despite these precautions, my speakers did arrive with some superficial scratches which Kenneth quickly responded with directions for buffing/polishing. The power converters were securely stowed in little boxes and the DECT USB stick was also secured. All of my adapters were correct for my country and power supply. Also included in the package was an instruction manual and microfiber cleaning cloth which works very well to lift finger prints from the clear acrylic. My setup, thus far, has been a near field setup. I have a massive, solid walnut top on a standing desk and placed the two speakers on the far L and R back corners of the desk, slightly toed in to create an ideal sound stage. Installation could not have been any easier and after installing the USB stick into the back of my Mac Mini, I simply changed the audio output from my computer to the DECT/OneClassic and turned off system sounds so as not to interfere with the music. From this point, it is quite easy to feed the speakers with audio from any computer source. I variously went through my iTunes collection, Pandora and Spotify streaming, and my more audiophile setup which consists of a Logitech media server housed on my Synology NAS. So, after setup… how did they sound? The million dollar question. In short, they are FANTASTIC! In a near field setup they delivered brilliant highs, crisp clear mids, and spacious low end kick. These speakers will be replacing a pair of Peachtree Audio/Era D4’s, and the upgrade is impressive to say the least. While I don’t have anywhere close to the $200k setup that Kenneth demos, I can say that these speakers perform better than anything else I own, including a $15k setup. The only area that they suffer is in bass, and this is predictable based on their cabinet size. They’re book shelf speakers, after all, not full/extended range towers. One of my favorite demo albums is Miles Davis, Sketches of Spain. On all of my previous speaker setups, I’ve never been able to hear the crispness of the castanets in the lush background. It was only when I bought a pair of ACS custom in-ear-monitors that I realized that this element was even missing. I’m happy to report that the OneClassic portrays them brilliantly, a revelation for a pair of bookshelf speakers. Looks: These speakers are drop dead gorgeous. In my near field arrangement, even seated on either side of a 30” computer monitor, the proportions of the speakers are a bit large. However, with the clear acrylic—in my humble opinion—you can pull it off. Despite the biggish cabinets, the speakers just disappear into the surroundings, and thereby solve one of the largest problems that many male audiophiles run into: approval from the decorator and their better half. I’ve now had the chance to break these speakers in for well over 150 hours and run them through a variety of genres of music. I’ve also had a chance to try out the various sound profiles and find myself gravitating to the natural and clarity profiles (interesting because typically I enjoy a warm tube amp). If you’re questioning whether it’s wise to spend a significant amount of money on a speaker being pre-sold through kickstarter, I can happily report from my own experience that this technology is ready for prime time, and Sinotech Communications is legit. I am highly satisfied with my speakers and my experience in dealing with Kenneth and his team could not be more positive. I’d urge you to make the leap to these fantastic wireless speakers and support a super cool company. Based on my own experience thus far, I’ll happily support these guys in any of their future projects and cannot wait to see what else they’ve got up their sleeves. While audiophile grade stereo is here today, this company could prove to be a game changer, particularly with surround sound (5.1/7.1). Speaker cords are a huge setup hassle… and there just may be a legit alternative. Many, many thanks to Kenneth and his team, and congratulations for all of the effort that has gone into the OneClassic! “