Product: Blue Sky Big Blue 2.1
Price Paid: USD 8,000
Submitted
09/17/2008
at
03:46pm
by
Plex
Email: themusicplex at gmail<dot>com
General Questions
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The Big Blue 2.1 is a 3 piece, 4 way system.
Its consist of a pair of 3 way / 500 watt SAT 12
and 1000 watt 15 " Universal sub.
The distinction between this and other systems is that system is a complete 3 piece system with the sub being the integral part of the sound and NOT an add-on.
Technical Specs
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The powered system includes:
Tweeter: 1" dual concentric diaphragm
Mid range: 4" hemisphercial
Woofer:12" high excursion hemisperical
Sub: 15" forward firing driver, cast aluminum frame, dual long excursion 2.5" voice coils and 20lb motor structure.This speaker handles frequencies down to 20 Hz
Connectors: all XLR
Weights: SAT-12=94 lbs each, Sub= 120lbs
Electronics:Within the Sub15 Universal is a 2.1 bass management electronics with both a
h order 80Hz Linkwitz-Riley low-pass filter and a 2nd order 80Hz high-pass filter compatible with Big Blue???s bass-managed input.
Sound Quality
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9
This system is mid-main in terms of size, and air movement.
Its main application is for post production houses but it still performs very well as a standard studio reference monitor.
At low volumes it maintains great detail and accuracy.
At full volume the sounds is huge, easily filling a 600 square foot control room.
The bass is well defined, the sweet-spot wide and the imaging superb.
The overall sound is on the warm side, never harsh, but not "hype" either. Listening at loud levels over a lengthy time yielded no fatigue.
Features
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10
Set up:
Placement:
If these are going on your meter bridge shelf (horizontal placement) you will need one that is at least 15" deep, 9' long and bear weight of close to 200 lbs.
Cabling:4 standard XLR and 3 standard power cables.
On the mains there are plenty of dip switch settings for all of the separate components as well as the baffling. The sub has a fully implemented crossover section.
The mains MAY be used as stand-alones with a separate set of XLR inputs for this feature.
It is highly recommended you perform a sound calibration test.
You will most likely want to implement a dedicated voltage regulated and power conditioned system as they draw significant amperage (with the sub active and at louder volumes)
See their website for details abluesky.com
Overall Rating
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10
I installed this system about 2 months ago and have fell in love with them.
They have great detail and imaging at all volumes, sound just as good at two meters as it does at the back of the room. Best feature is the price as they are on par with systems that cost triple the amount.
