If you want to know a few things that only insane people care about, feel free to read on - Just know that crazy is a communicable disease. They have active drivers mounted on one side, a passive radiator on another, and their input connections on a third side. A couple of resonances add significant distortion and the broad rise in treble makes things bright sounding. Downsides are all easy to work around or live with. It sounds a little confusing, but it actually makes great sense once you get used to it. I first heard the Vanatoo Transparent Zero (T0) speakers at the Los Angeles Audio Show last year and was immediately smitten. The sound quality I was hearing from speakers—available at an introductory price of $299 (now $359)—had me scratching my head wondering how so much could cost so little. Listening to the sound demos from my video review, I was amazed by how close the sound from the Transparent One Encores was to the original source file. The Vanatoo Transparent Zero‘s are a real oddity in the high audio space. Here is a quick example: Unplug the speaker from power, set the volume knob point at the three dots, and switch V-T-B to the B position. Look at the pictures to see exactly what we mean. I specifically told them that their next speaker needed to be a destroyer of worlds. As I've stated, the Vanatoo Transparent Zero speakers are very accurate, so why is that not translating into performance in this configuration? The Vanatoo Transparent Zeros are sold as a set, with one active unit and one passive unit. Have no fear! Speaker Reviews, Measurements and Discussion: 8: Jan 11, 2021: S: Newbie, looking for some advice on JBL 305 vs Vanatoo Transparent Zero and Sennheiser Massdrop 58X: Audio Newbie/Beginner Technical Forum: 29: Aug 26, 2020: W: Vanatoo T1E Software Update - (Transparent One Encore) Speaker Reviews, Measurements and Discussion: 3: Feb 5, 2020 I would not change anything in this speakers response. The speakers are not square, in fact they are quite angley. The reason why this example is particularly nasty is because the reflection is so close the source, meaning that the sound from the reflection is pretty much just as loud as the source and will cause massive comb filtering. This coupling is when the woofers are producing sound waves bigger than the distance between them, and act as a single large driver producing 6dB of gain over the effected frequencies. So, let’s address it before I forget; why is there a bracket attached above the passive radiator? Sure, often larger speakers sound better, but there are often constraints like room size, distance from the walls and other equipment, and plenty of other imaging concerns. Needed to soup up my stands. It is usually recommended that passive radiators have twice the area of the active driver, or two radiators per active driver. When the Vanatoo Transparent One active speakers were released, they made quite an impression on Jack Roberts. Also included is a USB input for accepting digital audio directly from your computer. 30 years in the making, the ancient Bose 901 finally gets measured - The Bose 901 review is up! While the feature may be a huge step forward for an active monitor, it's not perfect. We are talking about the bizzarro setup, strangeness with the kickstand, rattling if the isolation pads are not used, and the enable button on the remote. The reason for going to this trouble is that without doing anything other than turning on or off the left speaker I can measure the right speaker, and show you the effect of the reflection in a fancy looking graph. There is no power switch. The woofer is a fancy custom aluminum 4 inch driver using an underhung voicecoil. Basically its floppy potential is twice as much, so it does not need to be twice as big. In the case of the Vanatoo Transparent Zero, it has all the elements of what makes listening to music so enjoyable. Bluetooth with aptX for wireless connection. The Vanatoo Transparent Zero speakers are your all-in-one musical solution. Gone are the horizontal bars the cover the Transparent One's tweeter. We’ve reviewed a lot of wireless music systems, and we’ve looked at plenty more that weren’t good enough to be featured on the site, but the Vanatoo Transparent Zero is really special. Power is provided to the active unit via the included AC adapter. If you’re looking for a compact, high-performance desktop speaker, it’s a no-brainer. Passive radiators are floppy bits that can be tuned via adding weight to the cone. I put the Kickstands onto the speakers so that the tweeter is on top, or as I like to say, the way God intended it, and perched the little things 10 inches up in the air on my "custom" desktop stands. The Transparent Ones clicked as a … Mute – Yes, the Transparent Zero has the obligatory Mute button for muting the audio, like when the phone rings. The Zero is ideal for desktop installation, whereas the T1E could easily be at home in both desktop positions, or used as a small 2.0 (or 2.1) Home Theater system. Just in case you are new here, this is not the normal mode of operation. Vanatoo Transparent Zero Powered Mini Speakers Review Speakers are often a conundrum for space-strapped audiophiles. The hump at 9kHz is going to give the sound just a hint of some sparkle and speed. To quote the company website: “Vanatoo is a lifelong dream for two engineers with a love for audio and technology.”. These tweeters are becoming very common as they are usually good performers for the price, and can fit in just about any space. Instead they did something harder, which is to make a smaller and cheaper speaker that sounds as good as the Transparent One. Among the T1E's improved features are redesigned drive units, remote control, built-in Bluetooth, bi-amping, a DSP crossover, and a number of user-configurable parameters. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Vanatoo Transparent Zero Powered Speakers (Black, Set of 2) at Amazon.com. I’ve got to start this review with a big time thumbs up for this little speaker system. The Transparent Zeros have a slightly odd shape; a trapezoid. The Vanatoo Transparent Zero is sold as a pair; with identical speaker components in the left and right units. Read honest and unbiased product reviews … Small and cheap speakers transform into retarded and good... Micca COVO-S Review! The setup flexibility of the Transparent Zero active speakers provide an all-in-one musical solution to virtually any home requirement. Vanatoo’s speakers though intended for desktops, can also be used in home theaters as well as in full room stereo systems. The speakers were plugged into the USB port and all settings set to default values for this testing. Shipping: 7.75"H x 13.5"W x 17.75"D and 14lbs. This opens up the option for using the speakers with traditional speaker stands. The company doesn’t have a history going back to the dawn of civilization, we’ve never heard of the founders before, and their speakers don’t have award winning Kvadrat grille cloth designed with organic textiles. Vanatoo is simply two experienced audio engineers who design great sounding speakers, with a wealth of truly useful features, have them built from good quality materials, without cutting any important corners, and sell them for a reasonable price. Creative Sound Solutions DIY Solution for the high end - CSS Criton 1TD v2 review is up! Buy the Vanatoo Transparent Zero speakers on Amazon now, lowest price: I would be happier with a set of dip switches on the back of the speaker, or even jumpers. Back of the tweeter reveals that it uses a button magnet. (This is handy because it simplifies initial setup, but it also means that, if you use the Transparent Zero in different locations, it will simply use the subwoofer when one is attached, and switch to the proper mode when there’s no sub, without your having to continually enable and disable the sub.). ): $ 599 ($ 529 B-Stock) - (Currency conversion) Reviewer: Bevan Court - TNT USA Reviewed: May, 2019 Introduction. It has a truncated square pyramid shape – which helps in smoothing out internal resonances. Here is the full list of combinations. The bottom pink line is the speaker without the reflection speaker. Set the speakers to "Flat" using the secret handshake combo, plugged in the USB connector, and had a listen. 4th-Order Linkwitz-Riley at 125Hz (Shelf Mode). Dayton Makes a Budget Desktop speaker with a crossover - Dayton Audio MK402 review is up! Smaller than small, deeper than deep - iLoud Micro Monitor review is up! Now hold the Pair/Prog button while plugging in the power. The Zero has the same sonic profile as the Vanatoo Model One. Vanatoo Transparent Zero speakers are one of the best small powered speakers on the market. We hope we can sit down and speak in depth soon with founders Gary Gesellchen and Rick Kernen, who are creating loudspeakers for those of us who have a passion for audio reproduction. This will minimize off axis null found at the crossover point as you move off axis vertically with two way speakers. The tweeter is a new design, and though I personally am not an aluminum dome admirer, I admit that this design sounds sweet and not ringy like other domes I have heard in the past. Good enough for me, so I … In my review of the $359/pair Vanatoo Transparent Zero desktop speakers, I noted that while playing Kanye West’s “I Am A God,” the active speaker produced a high-pitched whistle/screech noise. ELAC A-Stock UB5 Listening Impressions are up! I found the Transparent Zero review, and the first thing I noticed was there were no corrections. It's very hard to figure out what is the effect of the desktop surface when looking at all of this mess. If the kickstand is used without the pads the speakers will start bouncing around and rattling. The rest of the market wants a speaker that is unimaginably small, plays loud, makes that "bass stuff" people sing about and can be heard in various distorted forms at movie theaters. Over the last few months I familiarized myself with the $359/pair Transparent Zeros, Vanatoo’s smallest and least expensive speakers. The speakers reproduce music exactly the way it was recorded, with solid bass, clear midrange, and sparkling highs. This is what you hear. The "Kickstand" you see propping up the speaker can be moved from one side of the speaker to the other or removed completely with an included allen wrench. The KEF Q100 are not one of those, reviews says the Uni-Q driver are great for nearfield. Outputs are limited to Subwoofer, and a RJ50 connector to get sound from the powered speaker to the passive speaker. Well, at least you get to imagine yourself as a kind of safe cracker with bizzarro combinations unlocking features like flat DSP settings, retaining input selection in sleep mode, and more. I'd also connect this setup with the Kanto SUB8 subwoofer as well. It seems they have done a lot of research dealing with the passive radiator and all the low-end bits. This driver choice should make for good sounds. Vanatoo's work around is to use a radiator that has twice the xmax of the woofer. Most reviews would have you believe that this is the best speaker on the market under $1000 but I find it vastly overhyped and poorly integrated. Another artifact is that because the real woofer and virtual woofer are so physically close, they will couple at much higher frequencies than what is normally called "room gain or boundary gain". The Transparent Zero is a sign of where the market is at, only lunatics have proper sized speakers anymore. Choose the model Zero for a smaller, confined area that doesn't require as much bass energy. The included isolation pads are nice, and are very much required. Thermal, short circuit, overcurrent protection. The Zero uses a radiator that matches the size of the woofer, small. Bass is extended beyond what you would expect from a small speaker, but not over done. However, those are all really minor quibbles that we’d be perfectly willing to live with. Enable must be pressed on remote before changes to VBT/Pair, Enable must be pressed on remote before changes to VBT/Pair/Input. The reviewer said they were great as-is. This will produce bass extension in the same way as a port would without taking up space inside of the box. Vanatoo have provided a Transparent Zero Quickstart Guide to help make it easier to setup. Enough dicking around with speakers on a desk surface, let's see how these sound properly setup. (You really cannot set them hanging off the edge of your desk, or pile stuff on top of them, or jam stuff under them.). Sounds like a flat speaker far away from walls. There are some useful options there no doubt. 8th-Order DSP derived Linkwitz-Riley crossover at 2,200Hz. We REALLY like these little beauties and and plan a part two of our review after the April 2018 Axpona Expo. It may not be from the production run, but it definitely smells like China, and I imagine the ones coming off of the boat later this month will be identical in operation. Automatic Subwoofer Output – The Vanatoo Transparent Zero provides an output for an external powered subwoofer. Vanatoo finally has a product that fits the name Transparent One - these are absolute detail/transient retrieval machines. It may not be from the production run, but it definitely smells like China, and I imagine the ones coming off of the boat later this month will be identical in operation. The guys at Vanatoo were kind enough to send me one of their final design samples. I would like to talk about one of my very best audio buy's ever, the Vanatoo Transparent Zero speakers. With no corners seemingly cut, and a crazy price for how good they are, they’re the best desktop speakers you can buy – period. I think a better option would have been to coat the bottom surface of the speaker in a heavier rubber, and do the same with the kickstand which is just a hard ABS plastic. Imaging is excellent considering the speakers are off axis and sitting on a reflective surface. This is a feature I have been requesting for a very long time. If you’re curious, the company is based in Washington, in the USA, the designers like beer, and the Transparent Zeros are manufactured in China. We specifically recommend them for use as computer speakers, or in a situation where your computer will be one of your more important audio sources. Vanatoo Transparent One Review - Software update brings new standard of performance! Now for the elephant in the room. You see that little black box in the back of the cabinet... that is the amp. They are about 5” x 10” x 8”, which puts them on the small side for conventional speakers, and slightly on the large side for computer speakers. All worth the asking price just to get access to this level of sound quality. Using the new measurement setup gives much better results. The T1's smaller sibling, the Transparent Zero ($359/pair), arrived in 2017, and the Transparent One Encore (aka T1E) replaced the T1 a year later. Good enough for me, so I bought a pair and gave them to my wife. Even though the remote control is small, it has plenty of buttons to do the job. Jump to Latest Follow 1 - 2 of 2 Posts. The Transparent Zero does NOT support WiFi connectivity or any sort of multi-room connection. We were also just a tiny bit disappointed that the USB input is limited to 48k sample rate. While not perfect everything sounds balanced, and much better. With most products, even the really great ones, there are plenty of things that we wish they’d done differently. I firmly believe these guys have the chops to do that if they wanted. The Vanatoo Transparent Zero is intended to be left powered On; it goes to sleep when not used for a while, and doesn’t draw much power even when awake but not playing anything. My recent experience with ELAC's B5 speaker and its silly large vented pole piece leaking sound through the dust cap gives credence to this decision. Declare independence from the British sound! I'm get more bass feel from the keyboard/desk vibrating than from the sound of the speakers. You can tell from this photo that I've gone full crazy town. These are good. The subwoofer output includes a built-in configurable active crossover, which is automatically engaged when the Transparent Zero detects a subwoofer connected. Top right is mute and volume functions. They have an excellent combination of flexibility and simplicity. The guys at Vanatoo were kind enough to send me one of their final design samples. The designers also thought of a lot of little details that often get missed or overlooked on other products. Tone is good, I do think there may be too much taken out of the midbass in the correction. Recommended System Finder - Just in time for the Holidays! They have built-in stands, which can be installed in different positions, or removed entirely. The volume control can be a little flaky moving up/down too much or not enough. The 2200Hz crossover point means that it will easily integrate well with the 4 inch woofer. It is here to serve the market segment of the uninitiated audio consumer, while having some unlockable features that allow it to be used by people that obsess about accurate sound reproduction. You can download the official Vanatoo T0 data sheet for the manufcturers specs. New Scores for all reviewed speakers - Compare and sort for fun! Not sure if the vibration is from the orientation of the passive radiator, or the speakers just being so solid that it's transferring the vibrations instead of absorbing them. A newly-designed DSP crossover provides a smooth, cohesive sound quality that makes the Vanatoo Transparent One Encores a pleasure to listen to, even for extended sessions. The Dayton B652-AIR is reviewed for great justice! The combining parts of the comb filtering are what is giving the treble response a sizzle sound in the top octaves. Our focus here though is pure audible performance and there, the graphs so clearly tell the story. This was taken with the speaker on my desktop in its regular position and microphone on axis with the tweeter. Some sound good, but don’t really do very much; others have all sorts of great features, but are complicated to use. This would allow the speaker to sit flat on its face while not touching the dome. For the amp/DAC I'd go with the combination SMSL Q5 Pro. AudioEngine A2+/HD3 which are jokes, and the JBL LSR305 just for price/performance as they are easily three times the size. (something very important in a desktop speaker) This low crossover point on the tweeter would normally cause distortion issues, but the high 48db/octave slope keeps it in a comfort zone and protects it from damage at higher volumes. Lone Star Audio Fest 2018 - Staying up late, drinking too much, smoking like chimneys! So, for example, if you set the knob to T – for Treble, and use it to turn the Treble up a bit, the setting you choose for Treble will remain in effect when you set the switch back to V – so the knob again controls the Volume. The warranty is automatic; there is no requirement for you to register your product.". Product name: Vanatoo Transparent OneEncore - Wireless Active Speakers Manufacturer: Vanatoo - USA Price (approx. Our best pick for entry-level audiophile desktop speakers, we have to admit that we are big fans of these special units. The two oddballs standing out are the Pair/Prog button used for pairing with bluetooth and the V-T-B switch which determines the function of the knob at the top of the powered speaker - Volume, Treble, or Bass. 120 VAC±10% at 60Hz or 220 VAC±10% at 50Hz. Standard 3/4 inch domes found on most small speakers tend to disperse a bit too much at the top end of the frequency range and end up making those speakers sound bright and toy like. This is where things get real weird. The reviewer said they were great as-is. This is an on-axis measurement with 1/12 smoothing blended into close mic of the woofer at 800Hz and a sum of woofer and passive radiator close mic output at 170Hz. A little bit of Toe-In helps bring the music into focus. Review: Vanatoo Transparent Zero (Part One) I’ve got to start this review with a big time thumbs up for this little speaker system. Interestingly absent is a vented pole piece on this driver. Priced at only $359 a pair, the Transparent Zero Active can accept inputs from a multiplicity of sources including analog line … The passive radiator is used to tune the cabinet, and enhance output at low frequencies, much as a bass reflex port, but is able to contribute more output without causing unwanted port noise.). The inputs are located on the rear of the active unit. (And none of the standard options offers a flat top where you can stack stuff.). Super cool design some might say is trivial -The Vanatoo Transparent Zeros have so many cool design and operating features that, rather than separate the cool things you can program them to do. Underhung voicecoil just means that it uses a coil that is shorter than the magnetic field, so more of the coil stays inside of the field. Back of the powered speaker shows inputs for Power(it uses a big power brick), Optical, USB, and Analog... which is still a 1/8 inch phono jack instead of RCA inputs. The knob can be used to control Volume, or Bass, or Treble – what it controls is set by that switch. The desktop surface reflection creates a virtual speaker under the real speaker. Vanatoo have created a full Transparent Zero Owners Guide to download to help you understand the system. The blue line shows the coupling of the two woofers creating a rising bass response way into the midrange, and the comb filtering is canceling and combining from 1kHz all the way up the spectrum. With the Zero, Vanatoo chose to biamp for great justice and implement an insano 8th order 48dB/octave active crossover slope at a very low 2200Hz. Each of the four active drivers is powered by its own 48 watt high efficiency Class D amplifier. The spider looks nice, and the lead wires are quality braided copper. As our best bass tracks sound amazingly great, and the high end frequencies had little coloration, and great clarity. We rate the Vanatoo transparent Zero Active Speakers with the full 5 stars! Release the Pair/Prog Button and the light on the front of the speaker will blink, and now... the Vanatoo Transparent Zero is in mono mode, and you can use the powered speaker by itself as a bluetooth portable(as long as you have access to a power outlet).
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