{"id":3708,"date":"2009-03-25T15:02:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-25T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-29T22:00:00","slug":"review-earthquake-sound-nova-sn-51","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/3708-review-earthquake-sound-nova-sn-51","title":{"rendered":"Review: EARTHQUAKE SOUND NOVA SN-51"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>These days, A 5.1 surround-sound setup is as common as a DVD player. In fact, the<br \/>market is saturated by 5.1 speaker systems ranging in price &#8211; from the ridiculously<br \/>cheap to the most expensive KEF reference units.<\/p>\n<p>The Nova set, despite being marketed as an audiophile&rsquo;s speaker system, is more for the average to above average user who appreciates low bass notes and a relatively loud but solid sound.<\/p>\n<p>Do not be put off by the above, however. Although most sets in this category aren&rsquo;t great, the Nova SN-51 is a good offering. You can customise the sound to your preference, because each satellite can be adjusted independently, which should give those who don&rsquo;t have uniform or symmetrical speaker distribution better control over the sound.<\/p>\n<p>All the satellites, as in many similar units, plug into the rear of the 10-inch subwoofer, which features a built in 500W (peak power) amplifier, making it an ideal unit to use with just about any device that can output an audio signal.<\/p>\n<p>This set performs best when playing back rock, hip-hop or any other bass-heavy music, and this is where the SN-51&rsquo;s ported 10-inch subwoofer really stands out. The subwoofer delivers an impressive low grunt that is accurate even at the highest volume settings.<\/p>\n<p>When watching video on a suitable source, the surround effect is good, with the subwoofer delivering window-rattling bass without any obvious distortion. Aesthetically, the unit doesn&rsquo;t really impress. In black, the unit would have looked better, but the metallic silver the unit is finished in is probably better suited<br \/>to more environments than a black finish is.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the Earthquake Sound Nova SN-51 is exactly what you would expect. It does a little more than enough to impress you, but at no point does it blow you away with its finesse or how it handles the intricate<br \/>sounds of various music types.<\/p>\n<p>If you will be using this unit for the abovementioned music types and anything similar, playing games or watching action movies, the SN-51 will not disappoint you at all.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Technical Specifications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Amplifier: 500W<\/p>\n<p>Subwoofer: 10-inch (ported)<\/p>\n<p>Satellites: 4<\/p>\n<p>Centre: 2x drivers + 1 Silk Dome tweeter<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rating:<\/strong> 4\/5<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price:<\/strong> R3000<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overall, the Earthquake Sound Nova SN-51 is exactly what you would expect. It does a little more than enough to impress you, but at no point does it blow you away with its finesse or how it handles the intricate<br \/>\nsounds of various music types.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sma_x_autopost_status":"idle","_sma_x_autopost_error":"","_sma_x_post_id":"","_sma_facebook_post_id":"","_sma_instagram_post_id":"","_sma_x_attempts":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3708","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hardware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3708","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3708"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3708\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3708"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3708"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3708"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}