![]() On Jay-Z and Kanye West’s “No Church in the Wild,” the kick drum loop receives enough high-mid presence for its attack to retain its punchiness, but the added bass depth also imbues the loop with rumble it doesn't typically have. This is a highly boosted and sculpted mix, with lots of added bass depth. Callahan’s baritone vocals get a pleasant low-mid richness paired with a high-mid crispness, and the acoustic strums and higher-register percussive hits both get enough high-mid and high-frequency presence to keep things bright and defined. If you have the Onyx Studio 7 on a resonant surface, it will vibrate intensely-and this is a track that really doesn’t inspire the kind of subwoofer vibration we associate with, say, electronic music. The drums on this track sound, well, thunderous, just like the sub-bass in the previous track. At slightly lower volume levels, the bass is powerful and well balanced with higher frequencies in the mix.īill Callahan’s “Drover,” a track with far less deep bass in the mix, gives us a better sense of the Onyx Studio 7’s general sound signature. At top volume levels, the DSP (digital signal processing) kicks in to prevent distortion, but that doesn’t really seem to thin the low frequencies out too much. On tracks with intense sub-bass content, like The Knife’s “Silent Shout,” the Onyx Studio 7 delivers some serious thunder. Harman Kardon estimates battery life to be roughly eight hours, but your results will vary with your volume levels. The speaker can wirelessly connect with another Onyx Studio 7 to form a pair, at least. There's also no companion app with EQ, so you can't adjust the sound signature. ![]() The Onyx Studio 7 is compatible with Bluetooth 4.2, which is a bit out of date, and unfortunately only supports the SBC Bluetooth codec-it won’t play AAC or AptX codecs. There’s no included cable for the aux input, which is frustrating for the price. ![]() (Opens in a new window) Read Our Ultimate Ears Hyperboom ReviewĪ recessed panel on the back houses a connection for the included power adapter, a 3.5mm aux input, and a USB-C port for service. It’s an interesting design that won’t be for everyone, but it’s nice to see a company pushing the envelope a bit in the portable speaker realm-this really doesn’t look like any speaker we’ve tested in recent memory. Cleverly, the handle is also the stand that the speaker leans on to sit upright on flat surfaces. Available with black, blue, or white cloth grilles, the 12-by-10.6-by-6.3-inch, 7.3-pound Onyx Studio 7 has a rounded body that seems to hover inside its ring-like handle. ![]() The cloth and metallic materials remain, but this speaker looks more like an homage to the planet Saturn. If the Onyx Studio 6 resembles a designer handbag, the Onyx Studio 7 takes things in a completely different direction. Ultimately, you can get much better performance for the price-or even for far less. There's no EQ to adjust audio performance to taste, Bluetooth codec support is outdated, and the speaker lacks a water-resistance rating. Sonically, the Onyx Studio 7 delivers powerful bass depth that will appeal to those looking for some thunder, but not almost $500 worth. For $479.95, it falls short on features we now commonly see on speakers for half the price (or less). Harman Kardon's latest portable Bluetooth speaker, the Onyx Studio 7, feels like it was shot out of a time machine. How to Set Up Two-Factor Authentication.How to Record the Screen on Your Windows PC or Mac.How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP3 Files.How to Save Money on Your Cell Phone Bill.How to Free Up Space on Your iPhone or iPad.How to Block Robotexts and Spam Messages.
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