影音大师最新消息：PSB Imagine T3落地音箱荣获2014 CE Pro年度最佳音箱称号。

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每年CE Pro都会精选出12个品类中的佼佼者，成为年度编辑最佳推荐产品。第一次聆听时，PSB Imagine T3就得到CE Pro的编辑们交口称赞，他们惊讶于这款2014新品之先进的集成低频响应和精确的细节声场。 “我听到了很多令人喜欢的特性，包括平滑中性的音色和澎湃的动态。” 主编Robert Archer兴奋地说：“T3是家庭影院或2声道音频系统的最佳落地音箱。”

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MUSIC LIVES HERE

If there has ever been a speaker that represents the latest and most advanced thinking of PSB loudspeaker design, it is the new premium Imagine T3. PSB's refined designs always consider the large effect that a room has on the sound of any loudspeaker; our design engineers ensured that the T3 performs cleanly and predictably in the listening room. The Imagine T3 is a spectacular display of clean, well-integrated bass response and pinpoint imaging. The perfect proportion of Sound Power, combined with extremely even frequency response and uniform off-axis response, creates a massive, effortless sounding and precisely detailed sound field.

音乐迸发

如果说有一款音箱能代表PSB最新最先进的扬声器设计理念的话，那一定是Imagine T3。PSB的精妙设计确保了T3在听音现场的声学表现清晰和可预见性。T3壮美地展示了干净、集成低音响应和精确成像。功率的完美比例结合极为均匀的频率响应和离轴响应，毫不费力地创造了巨大精细的声场。

Three Woofers are Better than One

Three 7-inch woofers are arranged in PSB's three-woofer transitional array, where all the woofers combine to produce the longest wavelengths of sound in the lowest frequencies. At higher musical frequencies, woofers are strategically attenuated until only the woofer adjacent to the midrange is active, creating a perfect transition with uniform off-axis response. The position of each woofer, and the exact crossover slope, has been carefully optimized to reduce first acoustic reflections, also known as 'floor bounce'. Floor bounce is responsible for response irregularities, and occurs for all speakers unless compensated for, as in the Imagine T3. Another advantage to using multiple woofers is more efficient transfer of energy into the air compared to a single larger woofer. The varying positions also tend to excite a broader spectrum of room resonances, thus preventing the 'one note bass boom' that often occurs with powerful full-range speakers.Utilizing smaller cones with large motors results in higher sensitivity and more accurate piston motion of the cone for faster transient response and lower distortion.

三个低音好于一个

三个7英寸低音单元排布在PSB三低音阵列里。这些低音单元结合在一起，在最低频率段产生最长波长的声音。在音乐高频区，低音单元进行战略性的衰减直到与其毗邻的中音变得活跃，离轴响应创建一个完美过渡。每个低音单元的位置和精确的分频斜率经过精心优化，从而降低第一声学反射（也被称为“地板反弹）。地板反弹是所有音箱中都会发生的不良响应，T3则对其做了增益处理。与使用一个大低音单元相比，多个低音单元的另一个优点是把能量更有效地传递到空气中。低音单元分布在不同位置还会激发更广泛的共振，从而防止全频音箱常发生的低音点化爆发现象。利用大电机推动小椎体运动，带来更高灵敏度和更准确的瞬态响应和更低的失真。

Individual Bass Chambers Suppress Unwanted Resonances

The Imagine T's tall and slender cabinet not only looks great, but also places the more directional tweeter right at ear level for best imaging. When used as bass chambers, however, tall narrow enclosures tend to have a serious 'pipe resonance' that can ruin bass transients and performance. PSB addresses this issue by using individually tuned chambers for each woofer. The dividers for these chambers also add significant structural rigidity to the cabinet, further suppressing resonances. Since each chamber has its own rear firing tuning port, you can fine-tune the in-room response with the supplied port plugs. These work by reducing overall acoustic output in the lowest frequencies, which can be beneficial in smaller rooms or when the speaker must be placed close to the wall behind. Additionally, the bottom woofer can be disconnected from the amp and shorted using the provided woofer shorting bar, thus creating a 'bass trap' or damper to further suppress room resonances.

个性低音腔抑制有害共振

细长的箱体不仅看起来漂亮，还把高音直接定位在耳朵的最佳成像位置。作为低音室，细高的空间内会产生严重的管共振，从而毁了低音的瞬变和性能表现。PSB通过为每个低音单元增加调谐腔的方法巧妙地解决了这个难题。这些调谐腔同时增强了箱体刚度，从而进一步抑制共振。由于每个腔室都有自己的后射调谐端口，您可以微调房间响应。在小房间或音箱必须靠近后墙的时候，在最低频率阶段降低整体的声输出就非常有必要。此外，底部的低音可以与功放断开，瞬时启动低音短路，从而形成一个低频陷阱或阻尼来进一步抑制共振。

Midrange is Where the Music Lives

The majority of musical information is reproduced in what we call the midrange. It sounds a little boring next to woofers and tweeters, but the range between 200Hz and 2,000Hz contains most of the musical information related to pitch and timbre of instruments and voice. It just happens to be the most sensitive range for our ears, too. The Imagine T3 uses a specially developed 5 ¼" midrange driver, and tunes and isolates it in its own sealed chamber. The result is a lifelike presence that is palpable.The 5 ¼" size has a nearly perfect combination of low distortion, high output capability, and ideal dispersion over the desired frequency range, allowing it to integrate smoothly with the woofers and tweeter.

中音是音乐之源

中频包含大部分的音乐信息，它介于高音和低音之间，频响在200Hz~2000Hz之间。中频是耳朵最敏感的范围，T3专门开发的5¼”中音单元放置在独立的腔室，声学表现因此栩栩如生。5¼”是实现低失真、高输出、理想分散的频率范围、实现低音和高音的无缝集成的最好尺寸。

High Resolution Tweeter

The Imagine T3 is using a hand-selected version of PSB's famous titanium dome tweeter. This 1" dome features a neodymium magnet, high temperature voice coil and ferrofluid cooling, allowing it to keep pace with the high power handling of the rest of the speaker. Several years spent perfecting the production process has resulted in a tweeter with extremely smooth response and amazingly low distortion compared with other well-known tweeter designs. The integrated 'phase plug' is ingeniously designed to extend high frequency response while also creating an 'air spring' that effectively dampens the metal dome's 'oil can' resonance. Although this resonance is beyond the audible range, if not well suppressed it can affect the audible range. Excellent power handling allows PSB to ideally place the crossover point at 1,800Hz, which enhances the dispersion and integration with the midrange driver.

高分辨率的高音

T3采用PSB著名的钛球顶高音单元。这个1”钕磁铁球顶高音配备了高温音圈和磁液冷却，使其能与其他大功率单元同步。与其他著名的高音喇叭的设计相比，这款多年改进的高音单元响应更平滑、失真更低。巧妙设计的集成相位塞，在增强高频响应的同时也创造了空气缓冲，有效地抑制金属球顶的油壶共振。虽然这种共振超出了可听范围，但是如果不加以抑制，就会影响听觉效果。PSB优良的功率处理能力，使得T3的分频点落在理想的1800MHz，从而提高中音单元的扩散和整合。

Advanced Driver Technology Reduces Distortion

Proven engineering combined with advanced technology in PSB's all-new drivers reduce distortion and respond more faithfully to musical transient, which is accomplished in two ways. Firstly, a copper cap is precision fitted over the pole piece of the motor structure to dramatically reduce 3rd harmonic distortion. Secondly, a symmetrical drive design is used to create a more uniform magnetic field in the motor (driver) coil which makes the cone motion more linear by reducing 2nd harmonic distortion, especially at high volume levels where the cone motion is greatest. The woofers and midrange utilize polymer coated felted fibreglass cones mated to a high temperature fibreglass voice coil. Rubber surrounds and a highly rigid non-resonant die cast aluminium alloy chassis provide precision alignment of all speaker components for high performance and excellent reliability. Combined with amplitude-perfect acoustic Linkwitz-Riley 4th order crossovers, these advanced drivers provide the lowest distortion and highest power handling of any PSB speaker. That says a lot, since PSB became famous for the 10,000 watt Stratus Gold speaker back in the 90s!

减少失真的先进驱动技术

工程学与PSB的全新驱动技术相结合，通过两方面证实了其降低失真并更忠实于瞬时音乐。首先，铜相位塞精密地安装在磁极芯上，降低了第三谐波失真。其次，对称的驱动设计创造出更均匀的磁场，使锥体运动更线性，使其在运动最剧烈的高音量时减少第二谐波失真。低音和中音单元采用聚合物涂层的玻纤锥盆，配合耐高温的玻纤双音圈。橡胶折环和高刚性非共振的压铸铝合金盆架精密校准扬声器各组件，大大提升其性能和可靠性。

结合具有完美声学特性的巴特沃斯4阶分频器，这些先进的驱动单元提供最低的失真和最高动能处理。说了很多，因为PSB早在90年代就铸就了著名的万瓦功率音箱Stratus Gold！

 Like Fine Furniture

The sleek and distinctive Imagine enclosure was designed by the renowned industrial designer, David Farrage of DF-ID, and carefully engineered by PSB. The Imagine T3 employs seven layers of MDF (a dense, non-resonant wood material) and a unique process that employs space-age materials to create a beautifully curved, yet acoustically inert structure. The front baffle is a massive 2" thick MDF panel that provides a solid foundation for the drive units. The carefully sculpted trim rings around each driver provide a perfect low diffraction transition to the driver cone enhancing off-axis performance while hiding the fixing hardware and dampening unwanted vibrations. The hand-finished cabinet is available in piano high gloss black and in book-matched cherry veneers with a high gloss varnish. The gloss finish reflects other design elements in the room allowing the speaker to blend in to the environment and appear smaller than it really is.

犹如精美家具

T3修长独特的外型是由DF-ID著名的工业设计师David Farrage设计的。T3采用七层中密度纤维板，这是一种致密的非共振的木质材料。PSB利用特殊的处理工艺将航空材料打磨出优美的曲线，并形成稳固的声学结构。前面板是巨大的2“厚的中密度纤维板，为驱动单元提供了坚实的基础。精心雕刻的装饰环为每个驱动单元提供完美的低衍射，在提高离轴性能的同时隐藏固定硬件并抑制不必要的振动。箱体有黑色钢琴漆和高光泽樱桃木2色可选，与其他设计元素交相辉映，非常易于融入家居环境并使其看上去不那么巨大。

Finishing Touches that Count

The PSB Imagine T3 includes a one-piece aluminium plinth with adjustable spikes, ideal for use on carpet to gain stability and give a clean mechanical interface with the floor—even with uneven floors. Isolation pucks with carefully engineered rubber dampers are also included for hardwood floors to prevent damage. The T3 features multiple input terminals for bi-amping and tri-amping if desired, along with the unique ability to use one woofer as a bass trap to tame room resonances, and to adjust the bass to perform perfectly in a wide range of room sizes and shape。

增添的细节

PSB IMAGINE T3的铝基座上有4个脚钉，可以稳固地固定在地毯上，及时地面不平整也无妨。精心设计的橡胶垫有效地防止对硬木地板的损坏。T3有双功放和三功放的多重输入端口，以及用一个低音作为低频陷阱的独特驯服功能，通过调节低频就能实现T3在不同大小和形状的空间里的完美表现。

A Heritage of Performance

In a world where most of the once great speaker companies are trading in craftsmanship for mass production, PSB remains true to its founding principles. PSB's Founder and Chief Designer, , carefully voices every speaker. Barton has created a hierarchy of speaker attributes informed by years of experience combined with scientific experiments at Canada's renowned National Research Council. These experiments tested hundreds of individuals in double-blind screen listening sessions to determine what speaker attributes make the most life–like listening experience. PSB has embraced this research and used it to create the most critically acclaimed speaker brand on the market today.

经典传承

纵观世界各著名音箱制造商，都实现批量生产。而PSB依然忠实于它在创建之初的基本原则。PSB的创始人兼首席设计师Paul Barton，仔细地检测每款音箱。通过与加拿大国家研究委员会的多年合作，Barton创造了音箱特性检测的标杆。通过数以百次的双盲听测试，PSB掌握了真实还原声音的秘诀，由此创造出最受市场好评的音箱品牌。