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A low pass filter with bypass mode allows the subwoofer to blend perfectly with the other MX speakers, using the built-in crossover or a home theater receiver. With the room lights turned off, the system's five satellites literally disappear as sources of sound. With conventional box speakers, you can always tell where the sound is coming from, but this isn't the case with the Nanosat speakers. Their sound bouncing/reflecting technology creates a truly immersive, room-filling sound.
In this case, the Mirage system fell short of achieving a realistic playback level, although it made a respectable attempt to reach that goal. A lot of manufacturers offer black gloss finishes but with the MX, Mirage does it with pizzazz. Mirage advertises the finish as ‘High Gloss Black” from the look of the speaker this is more than marketing hype, they really are eye-catching. Mirage also includes a cloth to help wipe away those fingerprints. The magnetic grill sits atop the dome shaped speaker and can be removed to expose Mirage’s signature top-mounted design.
Customer Reviews of the Mirage NANOSAT 5.1
Ms. Cynthia Johnson is responsible for Operations, Marketing and Public Relations. She holds degrees in Business Administration and Visual Design. She is currently based in San Francisco, California where she shares her home with a fat puppy and two well fed cats. Cynthia was introduced to a wide range and ever-changing array of audio and video equipment in her earliest years and has been involved in SECRETS from its inception almost 20 years ago. MM-6 Subwoofer with Ribbed Elliptical SurroundMirage’s Ribbed Elliptical Surround technology increases excursion, eliminates distortion and raises efficiency on and subwoofers. The subwoofer also includes a proprietary protection circuit, letting you achieve clear bass at all volume levels.
If you have a six- or seven-channel home theater receiver, you can add one or two additional satellites for even more engaging surround sound. This 360º sound philosophy—achieved via an Omniguide module employed on MX speaker—works with your room, rather than against it, to create the proper proportion of direct and reflected sound. Summing up, the Mirage MX 5.1 Home Theater System offers top-notch performance from the smallest satellite speakers and sub we've ever tested. The little system won't truly fill a large room with high volume sound as it's best suited to accommodate a small or midsize rooms . The Mirage MX 5.1 system comes with five identical speakers and the aforementioned adorable baby subwoofer. While the MX system doesn't come with a dedicated center channel speaker, the system is more likely to produce a better surround experience than a system with different types of speakers.
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Dialing in the system's levels and crossover settings was a bit more challenging. Mirage's manual suggests a 120-Hz crossover when using an A/V receiver or preamp/processor. But the MX only has limited output below 150 Hz, so a setting in that range seems preferable. My Anthem preamp's maximum crossover frequency is 160 Hz, so that's where I began. Lots of bubble wrap and a piece of Styrofoam in a sturdy box kept this fragile item safe during transport.
The 1080p upscale feature of this Sony home theater system enhances the picture quality of your old DVDs, when you connect it to your HDTV via an HDMI port. The iPod dock of the Sony Bravia DAV-HDX285 allows you to enjoy your favorite songs from your iPod playlist. Built with a radio tuner, this DVD home cinema system lets you enjoy listening to your favorite FM/AM broadcasts. The Booster technology integrated by this Sony home theater system enhances the audio output from all digital media port devices. These results worked to surprising effect when watching movies.
Satellites
The speaker itself feels pretty substantial for a light weight speaker, nothing like the home theater in a box stuff sold at your local big-box retailer. We think the pod-shape Nanosat has more of an upscale look and feel than the black plastic satellites we found in the MX system. The matte black, molded-plastic cabinet and brushed aluminum is a much more attractive design. In terms of connections, the Nanosat speakers are fitted with gold-plated binding-post connectors that accept banana plugs, spades, pins, or stripped-bare wire ends.
Ex-movie theater projectionist Steve Guttenberg has also worked as a high-end audio salesman, and as a record producer. Steve currently reviews audio products for CNET and works as a freelance writer for Stereophile. In an actual listening room, you'd find that some speakers play louder than others when fed the same amount of power. In equal power mode, you'll hear these differences in loudness as they naturally occur between speakers. Virtual audio technology allows you to compare sonic characteristics between speakers so you can make a more informed shopping decision.
I started with the MM-6 subwoofer's own frequency knob set wide open (the manual shows this setting as "bypass") to give the satellites and sub a chance to blend. I quickly found that male voices and other baritone sounds pulled noticeably to the left side with the MM-6 in my usual subwoofer position, which is to the left of and just behind the left front speaker. Given this, I would recommend that the little Mirage sub be positioned between and roughly in line with the front pair -- ideally, pretty much right below the center speaker. The Sony Bravia DAV-HDX285 is a 5.1-channel DVD home cinema system that lets you enjoy songs and videos with a theater-like surround effect.
Being the open minded individual I am, I put aside my assumptions and put the MX 5.1 speaker system in place. Imaging was pretty good but not quite as good as other compact speakers I’ve heard. Then again, the MX’s are the tiniest speakers I’ve come across in quite some time.
As we played a variety of CDs we were amazed by the MM-6 subwoofer. Small subwoofers too often sound muddy and bloated, but the tiny Mirage was clean and clear. Moving up to the "Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds Live at Radio City" Blu-ray, we were struck by the sound of the guitars. Big and rich, far beyond what we would have expected from speakers as tiny as these.
She concentrated on point-and-shoot cameras and speakers while she worked here. Posts on all things related to instrument education, gear reviews, and so much more. Otherwise, 5.1 systems are used for all kinds of rooms, but the 7.1 was designed for much larger rooms. The aspect of space is one of the most critical factors in audio. Finding the perfect blend of features for your home theater system can be time-consuming, but it doesn’t have to be impossible.
SpeakerCompare tailors your listening experience to the exact headphones you have, so that what you hear is comparable to auditioning speakers side-by-side in person. Knowing which model headphones you’re using lets us remove any sonic coloring from your experience. The MM-6 sub is a more conventional design, but still has some unusual features besides its nearly comical dimensions. Only one of them is active, while the remaining two serve as passive radiators, functioning much like a tuned port. Harnessed to a built-in amplifier with a claimed 800-watt output, they deliver bass reproduction that Mirage says can reach down to an impressive 42 Hz. The whole shebang arrives in a single carton no larger or heavier than a typical bookshelf speaker -- this baby is small.
The MX satellites are the latest examples of Mirage's signature Omnipolar design, which in this case combines a small cone midrange driver firing upward with a tiny tweeter suspended above it. Each driver interacts with a deflector that nudges its acoustical output into a more omnidirectional pattern. Mirage claims that this arrangement closely mirrors the 30/70 direct-to-reflected sound ratio of live music and delivers excellent imaging width and depth regardless of listener position. The world is awash in Lilliputian subwoofer/satellite speaker systems, ranging from virtual throwaways available for $89.99 at the local big-box bazaar to high-end creations selling for 10 to 20 times as much.
In addition, the Nanosat 5.1 has a sweet, refined sound that's easy to listen to over extended periods of time. We enjoyed listening to the system in stereo, but like the smaller Mirage MX 5.1 system, the speakers don't do such a great job localizing stereo images. Phantom center sounds, such as vocals, played out rather vague. That said, we did find the stereo image width spread wider than the actual locations of the left and right front speakers. Also, we found that the larger Nanosat system sounds better than the smaller MX system when played at higher volumes. Pros...The Sony Bravia DAV-HDX285 has good ratings for sound quality and performance that blows other competitors out of the water .
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