Onyx 4 It has 2 woofers , 2 tweeters , 2 passive radiators Features - clear quality sound , deep bass , wide sounding. Problems - disruption starts at 80 - 90 % volume in battery mode , at 10% volume tweeter starts making crackling noise . It's not a big problem. Aura 2 It has 6 tweeters , 1 subwoofer Features - clear quality but low volume sound , very deep bass , same sounding from all directions. Problems - the bass makes rattling noise when kept at table or anything Solution - keep wooden pieces under aura 2 but away from its subwoofer and if it doesn't work then hang your aura 2 🤣🤣 I hope this description will help a little 🙂😀👍
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Its a matter of personal preference when it comes to audio signature, I made the video for people to Judge for themselves , both speakers sound great in my opinion, Onyx favors clarity and the Aura favors bass, but if I must choose one then I will go with the Aura. Why? because with an EQ I can tune the aura's sound to open up a bit more while still maintaining good amount of bass.
Getting the Onyx Studio 4 after this review and test! My sister has the Aura and my mom suggested I replace my little broken speaker box with one of those, but I remember the sound not being exactly what I wanted. I watched so many videos with comparisons, but this one helped me decide. Thank you for taking the time to make it, and playing through the different genres and also the isolated mix. Very helpful!
Hey thanks for sharing your purchase decision, I'm so glad my video was able to help, your comment and feedback is golden!. I'm currently working on a new video, I hope to share more videos like this soon. but In the meantime thank you for your support.
Bagus Harits Arga Putra thank you for your comment, really appreciate it. My apologies for the lack of upload I’m just trying to balance my current job with RUclips, hopefully someday soon will be able to do this fulltime. I’m currently working on a new review video hope to share that soon with you guys. In the mean time big thanks for your support.
You just got yourself a new subscriber from this testing alone 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 EDIT - When I put my headphones 🎧 on you can really tell the difference. The Aura pushes out more base & The Onyx is more crisp with less base. Good job 👍🏾
bryan jnssn the sound of the Aura goes straight too, it has 6 forward facing transducers all around the lower part. The down facing woofer also push bass equally around the speaker. What comes out of the top is mostly air and some bass.
Thanks for the video, the video u have made is really outstanding and professional compares to many sound test video in the youtube channel. Keep it up!
2 días desde de que tengo el onyx 4, debo decir que por el vídeo el aura suena increíble, tiene mas rango de sonido, no solo que sea mas grave, sino que la calidad de los mismos es... Wow! El ónix suena muy bien, tienen medios y agudos mas claros, y a su favor con respecto a lo que se oye en el video, tiene unos graves muy buenos, que por lo menos en vivo de sienten mucho mas que lo que de puede apreciar en video. Escuché con fonos, unos Sennheiser hd 380 pro. Excelente video.
OCMAN MEDIA I love the how deep the bass is on the Aura and the design is so cool but the mids and highs sound so clear on the Onyx, I might have to watch again to make up my mind
One of the best reviews out there. I'm impressed with your work. The sub bass isolation is really nice. The sub bass test clearly shows that there's good bass and bad bass which isn't so obvious during regular music playback. Good bass has a thud. Bad bass has thud with rumbling echos. The Onyx has good bass Aura has the bad bass. I'll prefer the clear crispy sounds from the Onyx to the bass heavy sound from the Aura any day. This is just personal preference. Most hard Rock fans will prefer the bigger punch from the Aura's bass emphasis.
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The difference in the sounds is affected by the positioning of the speakers. The sub under the Aura reflects on the surface it's standing, thus making the dispersion sound greater, while the highs on the Onyx are more directional and clearer
I have the Onyx 4 and I must say that no matter where I place it the bass is so amazing. I have found out that if you place on an corner with radiator right in the middle the bass is extreme. Then I placed behind curved sectional and watched movie on phone it was beyond anything I have ever heard!!!!! I sold H/K etc at A.B.C. Warehouse in Holland Michigan
Aura define unos excelentes bajos, pero en algunas ocasiones deja de lado las notas altas. Por el lado del Onyx 4, define menos las notas graves pero las agudas son perfectamente definidas. Por lo que la comparación es bastante compleja.
So we just did a test with my dad and brother with the Onyx 4, Aura 2, and Marshall Killburn. I played about 10 different songs on each speaker at over half the loudness instantly switching between the 3 of them. In the beginning the onyx 4 had my favorite sound. It reached the highest and the bass was almost as good as the Aura. The Aura had the best bass of all 3 and slightly better mids than the Onyx but the highs seemed a bit muffled. But this was also due to the fact that the drivers were aimed below ear level due to the design. I could have raised it however this wouldnt mimic a real environment as most people would set this speaker on a table which is where we had it. The bass was very good, very deep and neutral, and it was the only speaker that could play 360 degrees. The Killburn easily had the best most lifelike and forward mids. The voices were very real however it lacked a little low end compared to the others. The top end wasnt as extended as the onyx but it was very neutral and natural sounding. As the songs went on my opinion started to change mainly with the Onyx and Killburn. One of the reasons is that the Killburn is designed to have the bass and treble settings around 3(goes up to 10). Doing this made the speaker sound less mid rangey and evened out the sound. I also figured out that the bass tuning in the onyx is similar to many of the jbl BT speakers to where its not flat at all. When playing songs with many changing bass notes it would play some of them much louder than others. This got annoying over time. Also we realized the voices on the onyx sounded like they had a box around them. They sounded like they were coming from inside the speaker instead of being produced in the front of speaker like the Killburn. The Killburn with the slightly lacking low end had much more neutral bass and upper bass. It was very pleasant to listen to. In the end we chose the Killburn. The neutral sound and build quality and battery life won my dad and I over. Even though the bass reached 10hz lower on the onyx, it was useless because of the boosted character to it. The aura was our second favorite but we didnt like that it had no battery and it was a major pain to clean it and we read that bugs can get into it and theyre hard to remove. The onyx just sounded too boosted in the highs and mids and was in general our least favorite speaker in the aesthetics department. So thats my review.
Sergey Melnik very interesting review. Yes I totally agree the Aura lacked clarity compared to the Onyx, on the other hand the Onyx lacked deeper bass compared the Aura. It’s interesting how speakers might sound Ok on their own but once you put it against another speaker you start to hear the flaws more clearly. I used to be a fan of the Aura’s sound but now hearing how much detail is lost in the mix is baffling. Apart from the design flaws in the Aura just you correctly mentioned above, the Aura is still my favourite speaker aesthetically, but for sound quality? I’m not sure anymore. The Onyx is just a little too bright for me but definitely much clearer than the Aura. I guess the two speakers are just best suited for different genres of music. I guess the hunt for the perfect sound continues for me.
Sergey melnik the reason the aura had less highs and more bass is because it has no tweeter and a dedicated subwoofer rather than midbass drivers paired with passive woofers. Im not sure how the killburn is set up but i assume it probably has the mb driver and pw set up or mb drivers in a ported enclosure. The reason the aura studio doesn't have a battery is because the subwoofer draws to much power and wouldn't have very good battery life. And last if you think the hk onyx and JBL have similar tuning your correct harmon kardon owns JBL so it makes sense that they would sound similar.
i used to have the hk onyx 4 which i sold after 3 days of listening and i compare it to my marshall acton. The marshall is so much better than the onyx 4. It has more detail in all frequency and the sound is more natural. The onyx 4 is deliver more powerfull bass with lacks of detail because its using passive radiator and the bass speed is so slow so the double bass and the double pedal sound is not good but its good for EDM music. The marshall speaker lacks in low bass sector, to help the marshall low bass, I put it inside a box shaped bookshelf. The bookshelf will help redirect the low bass from the back bass reflex forward and the wood will resonate the bass so the bass become very low and the speaker feel so much better with that added up low bass. I put the eq at 4 on bass and the treble and it sound flat to me. I use msr7 as the reference. I'm just a happy marshall customer and i want to share it with u guys. i got a super cheap price on both speaker at $100 for onyx 4 and $190 for marshall and even the marshall is more expensive it still worth it. With Marshall you ll feel like u have a cinema setup on your home with only downside like no 3D sound and heart shaking low bass but the rest feel the same like on the cinema. Hope you can try it with your marshall killburn and share your thought because its identical with marshall acton. Thank you.
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@@dhruvkawlra9207 would really love to help but I haven't heard the Allure personally, so I am not 100% sure which is better, however looking at the spec sheet It seems the two speakers have equal output power and relative driver composition, but the Allure seems to have deeper bass (40hz) compared to The AURA (50hz) again I'm judging by the specs On paper I haven't heard the Allure sound. Hopefully If I manage to a HK Allure I will surely do a sound comparison with the AURA.
No problem! Looking forward to watching them. It would be amazing to see you review studio monitors and pro audio equipment the way you did these. I’ve been searching for in depth reviews on the focal twin 6 be’s that go as in depth as you do, but there are none unfortunately.
Genghis Ghost yeah reviewing studio monitor are right in my plan, as a leasure musician I would love to review studio monitors , but they are quite expensive for me to get hold of for now so I've started out with just Bluetooth speakers hopefully the channel grows and then would expand my catalogue with more pro audio gear.
Emillio Chicco yeah I know my apology, it finally here, took me a while to do all the genres, but was fun putting it together. Hope it helps, let me know which speaker you prefer.
I can hear a very disturbing noise in the Onyx 4 when playd @22:00 acoustic. Is this something to be worried of? Sounds as you are playing an LP record with its "hissing" noise.
i owned aura studio2. if i watched this video before buy, i don't choose aura. i think aurastudio2 has quite different sound, which is more clear and loudness. aura underestimated in video. but this review is the most information of two speakers. thanks a lot. so interest to me.
The Aura is an amazing speaker still one of my favorite speaker,, the problem is that it is not true 360 speaker. the high frequency drivers are positioned to the sides, so if you position the speaker in front of you it sounds darker, but if you are listening from the side you will hear a brigther better sound. Its hard to notice this difference when listening to the aura in real life but if you listen closely you will hear it. Most people will not position their Aura sidways, instead they are most likely to position it front facing, and sadly thats the dark sound coming from the front. Thanks for mentiong that, I must say you are a very good listener with great ears!👌👌
I've been waiting for this lol. Thanks😄😄 I owned aura 2 but let go of it bc of the boomy sound (its dome body causes this i suppose), it was too much for my taste. I got an onyx 3 later which sounds more balanced. I prefer the fabric grill on ver 3 to ver 4 also. Sounds are just slightly different between the two onyxs.
Son Tran Quang Interesting, I never owned the Onyx3, wonder how different it sounds from the the 4. But yeah that’s true the Aura has quite a lot of bass, I didn’t realise how closed it sounded until I did this comparison, was surprised at how much detail it lacked compared to the Onyx, I think most people will be generally happy with the Onyx. I personally like the Aura not sure why definitely not for sound quality, just something with how it looks, tho it comes with a problem of cleaning the interior. 😅
OCMAN MEDIA Aura 2 is hell of a looker yeah, I don't mean it doesn't sound good but that look is surely something. Using a vacuum can help with the cleaning. I got rid of aura bc of the clean issue also, lol. HK have a new one with closed transparent dome, Alexa activated allure but it doesn't look good to my eyes. The onyx 3 bass is a tad less powerful compared to the 4, but I prefer the warmer mid it delivers. The silver back bass radiator adds a nicer touch to the full seamless black body and finer grill of the 4 imo (a matter of personal choice hehe). Overall sound difference isn't too much as they pack same drivers, however you can pair another onyx 4 to get true stereo.
Wow, this was a remarkably good test. You could really hear the diff on headphones. Onyx is more clear and focused, Aura is more bass and wide. But Onyx takes it for me w its crisp mids. There’s literally parts of the track just not coming out of the Aura.
yeah thats so true. I was really surprised at that especially in the Blues and rock genre, was the worst performance from the Aura, the guitars were almost lost in the mix.
OCMAN MEDIA does the Onyx 3 and 4 sound much different? Cause you can actually pair the 3 with the Aura 2 to play together as one system. And I heard from reviews that the Onyx 3 is the only in the series that has this ability.
JesusIStheonlyway I haven’t compared the Onyx 3 & 4 side by side so I can’t really comment on the one with better sound. Have you tried pairing the Onyx 3 with the Aura 2 and does it work? That would be very interesting, although they both have dual sound technology so I believe it’s possible.
I sell these and i can tell you with the onyx studio 4 it is more directional meaning it can project sound further and will have a better focus on the highs and mids. the aura studio 2 is a house speaker its omni-directional meaning no matter where it is say in the room your going to have about the same sound and will have more focus on mids and midbass and some low end bass as well. The onyx studio 4 has 2 tweeters 2 midbass driver and 2 passive woofers. The aura studio 2 has six midbass drivers and a 3 inch subwoofer.
Hi, can you confirm that the aura studio 2 has 6 drivers? From what I read the aura has 6 drivers and the aura studio 2 only has 2 drivers, this is what keeping me from buying it. Thx in advance.
Hello John, according to the spec Sheet of the Aura studio 2 I can confirm it has 6 High - mid range transducers, but I will get a more confirmed info for you .
Hi I just got in touch with a Harman Kardon staff, and they confirmed that the Aura studio 2 has a total of 7 drivers, (6 High- mid range drivers and 1 sub woofer). hope this helps.
When you listen to various genres of music on 2 completely dif speakers back 2 back you can can truly hear which ones bring out the overall best in music. I enjoy music from so many genres & in various languages & I hear sound very clearly. When it isn't right, it's like nails on a chalk board to me. I've been eyeing the Onyx 4 but no one has presented me with a quality test of various music genre comparisons for me to actually determine if the sound will be what I'm looking for until today! Now I'm doing a happy dance 🤗✔ I'm not interested in TVs, videos, phone calls, flashing lights, trips, traps or straps with beer bottle openers! I want reasonably well rounded good sound quality hitting my ears but not presented in a too complicated package or taking up tons of room in my home. The onyx4 and I'm still trying to flesh out the onyx 5 are a blessing to my ears. I like your video style & testing technique. Pllease keep delivering this worthy testing method. I'm not sure where I'm going to land in my purchase but I am getting closer to my mark thanks to your help. Harmon Kardon speakers to my knowledge were always quality sound and I'm heading back to it's world. Thank you! Music has no boundaries & beautiful sound is elation🤘💕🎶
Michele Lee Hey thank you for your awesome comment and feedback, I am really happy reading your comments and experience, I'm glad the vedio could help, and yes Harman kardon is very good when it comes to audio they don't disappoint as much so I hope to keep featuring some of their products, currently working on a sony comparison with Onyx 4, and hopefully will also do the Onyx 5 on here as well soon. But in the mean time thank you very much for your support!
@@OCMANMEDIA I'm looking forward to your next reviews!!! Thank you for helping me on my journey to finding the right sound fit for me. Your outlook is inspiring👏🎶😊💖
Excelente comparación!! Tengo el onyx 4, mi pregunta es si lo puedo conectar con el aura para que suenen en simultáneo? y cual seria la aplicación para usar EQ? Saludos!!!
Best damn review I've ever watched Bar None!! The Studio 4 has it for me.. Would love to hear some straight up snare drums on it. Wanna know a good speaker?? Test it with a snare solo!! You can flub some base but, a true test is in the snare!!
Yeah not sure why the Aura makes those wired vibrations mostly when it tries to push out sub bass frequencies, I still cant pinpoint where that vibration comes from but I guess its from the top of the dome, but still great sounding speaker tho, without the side by side the "closed sound" is not as noticeable. and yeah the Onyx 4 is just way clearer across the genres.
That is because aura is a surround sound hence it gives a feeling of ambient music. All the output of onyx is concentrated to one direction so it sounds cleaner
Before starting my question, I would like to tell you that I am so impressed with your VDO. Sound is superb. Picture is amazing. All in all, your review looks very professional. Contents is also great. My question is between 2 of these speakers, If I also plan to use for movies, which one you are going to recommend or any portable bluetooth speaker is good enough for movies. Of course, I also want it to listen music as well (Pop, R&B, Jazz, Intrument are what I normally listen). Thanks
Thanyakorn Unphanvas thanks for the kind comments , really appreciate it. The Aura is better for movies because of the sub bass sound also audio video lag over Bluetooth is minimal, however if you will use an aux cable then you can use any speaker. The thing to note is these speaker are tuned for punchy music so vocals are pushed down slightly, so when watching movies you will need to really turn up the volume for speech but when an explosion happens then your house will be vibrating.
Both speakers are excellent for bass reproduction, their bass resonance is really good. For more deeper bass then get the Aura, the 360 sound will fill up medium to large space. the Onyx 4 is also a good choice for bass.
Pleas help me bro, I have aura2 connected with TV, but one and sound mono, if I buy 2 onyx4 with stereo pairing mode, it will be better then one aura2 ?? I mean all. Sound quality, stereo effect, bass ...
Stereo is always 99% better than mono anytime you want to watch a movie on TV, so in that case yes the 2 Onyx 4 will be better than one Aura. However the problem is that the Onyx speaker has a lag in the Audio and video so you might find this annoying for watching TV via Bluetooth, unless you are connected to the TV via 3.5mm cable then you wont have that problem. If you only want the speaker for music then yes getting 2 Onyx studio 4 is better than 1 Aura 2. Hope this helps.
Can i request a comparison between HK Onyx 3 with Aura Studio 2? Heard that their bass sounds real good, anyway loving your content mate! Keep moving forward! xxx
Hey thanks for the support! It means a lot. I don't have the Onyx 3 at the moment not sure when I will get one, but if I do I would love to make that video I think it would be interesting.
@@suspensefulness Between the two speakers in the video and the Onyx 5 I would say the Aura studio was by far the best in low latency, delay was close to non existent (in my test using android and Iphone).
Tengo un GO+PLAY hay mucha diferencia con el.onix? Pues no he tenido la oportunidad de probarlo. Y quisiera tener unos 3 en diferentes sitios de mi casa. Se puede hacer multi room?
Excellent and thorough testing. Not sure why reviewers haven’t done this style of testing before. 👍🏽
Chase Vineland thanks for your comments, really appreciate it. 🙏 Hopefully many more to come.
Check out Jimsreviewroom...these are the only two guys who should do there's reviews.
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one of the best reviews of any product I've ever seen, im impressed
Lucas D'Elion thank you for your comments, I really do appreciate it 🙏
Onyx 4
It has 2 woofers , 2 tweeters , 2 passive radiators
Features - clear quality sound , deep bass , wide sounding.
Problems - disruption starts at 80 - 90 % volume in battery mode , at 10% volume tweeter starts making crackling noise . It's not a big problem.
Aura 2
It has 6 tweeters , 1 subwoofer
Features - clear quality but low volume sound , very deep bass , same sounding from all directions.
Problems - the bass makes rattling noise when kept at table or anything
Solution - keep wooden pieces under aura 2 but away from its subwoofer and if it doesn't work then hang your aura 2 🤣🤣
I hope this description will help a little 🙂😀👍
thank you=) I ordered a Onyx 4 on sale today
Thank You I order a Onyx 4 on sale today too.
BIG THANKS! to everyone that have subscribed so far, you guys are awesome!, I am currently working on a new video like this one and also other requested videos coming soon, please stay tuned. thank you.
So which one is best according to you?
Its a matter of personal preference when it comes to audio signature, I made the video for people to Judge for themselves , both speakers sound great in my opinion, Onyx favors clarity and the Aura favors bass, but if I must choose one then I will go with the Aura. Why? because with an EQ I can tune the aura's sound to open up a bit more while still maintaining good amount of bass.
@@OCMANMEDIA Nice ,Thanks a lot !!! :)
prasanth tamilanda My pleasure! 🙂
Can i have raw version of the music?
Getting the Onyx Studio 4 after this review and test! My sister has the Aura and my mom suggested I replace my little broken speaker box with one of those, but I remember the sound not being exactly what I wanted. I watched so many videos with comparisons, but this one helped me decide. Thank you for taking the time to make it, and playing through the different genres and also the isolated mix. Very helpful!
Hey thanks for sharing your purchase decision, I'm so glad my video was able to help, your comment and feedback is golden!. I'm currently working on a new video, I hope to share more videos like this soon. but In the meantime thank you for your support.
The audio transitions between two speaker is edited for the god , super amazing video 👌🏻👌🏻
Thanks for your comments and feedback I really appreciate it! Glad you liked it, Thank you!🙏
Man u r god in making video
Amazing choice for songs
Dude I don't know a speaker review can be this good, keep up man do another one!
Bagus Harits Arga Putra thank you for your comment, really appreciate it. My apologies for the lack of upload I’m just trying to balance my current job with RUclips, hopefully someday soon will be able to do this fulltime. I’m currently working on a new review video hope to share that soon with you guys. In the mean time big thanks for your support.
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Best full depth review ever of any speaker.
Thank you for your comment, I really appreciate it.
Wow! Thanks for this comparison. Sooo helpful hearing the sound quality. All reviews should be this easy and helpful
ocm and jims review killing all other reviews...period💯
You just got yourself a new subscriber from this testing alone 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
EDIT - When I put my headphones 🎧 on you can really tell the difference.
The Aura pushes out more base & The Onyx is more crisp with less base.
Good job 👍🏾
Hey thanks for your comment and support, I greatly appreciate it. Thank you.
Onyx = clear, high, narrow, straight, exactly, tired
Aura = bass, low, wide, comfort
😃 absolutely right.
But the sound of the aura goes up not facing the microphone and the onyx's sound goes straight through the microphone that's why it's so ''crisp''
bryan jnssn the sound of the Aura goes straight too, it has 6 forward facing transducers all around the lower part. The down facing woofer also push bass equally around the speaker. What comes out of the top is mostly air and some bass.
agree
execellent .. proud to have onxy studio 4 in my collection
Excellent test, thanks a lot !
This is awesome. I really like the way you compared the two speakers. It really helped me decide which to get. Thanks for doing this!
Thanks for your feedback, I'm really glad the video helped your purchase decision. Hope you really Enjoy your speaker when it arrives. 😃
Thanks for the video, the video u have made is really outstanding and professional compares to many sound test video in the youtube channel. Keep it up!
ck thank you so much, I really appreciate your comments .
Damn what a channel. I like how you reviewed both speaker. Epic intro thooo. Thumbs up for mee :)
Awesome!, I appreciate your comment and big thanks for the thumbs up. :)
A very impressive review...subscribing done!!!
2 días desde de que tengo el onyx 4, debo decir que por el vídeo el aura suena increíble, tiene mas rango de sonido, no solo que sea mas grave, sino que la calidad de los mismos es... Wow! El ónix suena muy bien, tienen medios y agudos mas claros, y a su favor con respecto a lo que se oye en el video, tiene unos graves muy buenos, que por lo menos en vivo de sienten mucho mas que lo que de puede apreciar en video. Escuché con fonos, unos Sennheiser hd 380 pro. Excelente video.
Hola amigo, una consulta, después de un año con tu onyx 4 si tuvieras que volver a comparar con cuál te quedarías, onyx 4 o Aura 2? Saludos✌️
I've been anticipating this, thank you!!!!
Alec_508 🙏🙏 hope it helps. Would like to know which one you prefer.
OCMAN MEDIA I love the how deep the bass is on the Aura and the design is so cool but the mids and highs sound so clear on the Onyx, I might have to watch again to make up my mind
Alec_508 yeah that’s right, Onyx was surprisingly much clearer than the Aura, a lot more detail and clarity in the Onyx.
Nice comparison, keep up the good work brother
Roque Manuel Aldabe thanks for your comment, really appreciate the support.
Cool!!! And this came out on my birthday hahaha Thank you, brother!
😮😮😀😀 Well then Happy Birthday Bro!!🎉🎊🎁 have a good one.
Aura is like have aura in every sound..
Very good. I love it💗
is aura 2 a good choice ,,, i had to purchase one so i ,, am asking is it worth purchasing ?
One of the best reviews out there. I'm impressed with your work. The sub bass isolation is really nice.
The sub bass test clearly shows that there's good bass and bad bass which isn't so obvious during regular music playback.
Good bass has a thud.
Bad bass has thud with rumbling echos.
The Onyx has good bass
Aura has the bad bass.
I'll prefer the clear crispy sounds from the Onyx to the bass heavy sound from the Aura any day. This is just personal preference. Most hard Rock fans will prefer the bigger punch from the Aura's bass emphasis.
You got one more subcriber and alot of respect from me. Love you from VietNam 🇻🇳
😀😀 thanks for the support, I really appreciate it. 🙏
The best test I've ever seen!
Very impressive
Liu Yuhan thanks for your amazing comment, I really appreciate it.
Чувак заморочился молодец . Вот так надо делать обзоры для людей , без трепла , чисто по делу . СПС😁. ( А Я СЕБЕ ВЗЯЛ ВАЗУ , И НЕ РАЗ НЕ ПОЖАЛЕЛ) колонка улётная .
Потрясающие!! спасибо за комментарии.
I do not see such wonderful comparison videos elsewhere.
Thanks for making a great video
And I saw your video and became an ONYX 4 fan, thank you😌🙏
Thanks for the comment, I’m glad the video helped.
both have quality sound, but I prefer to buy Onyx Studio 4, because it is less flashy and has a more common disign as I prefer
Onyx Studio 4 = very clear
Aura Studio 2 = soft , smooth
love both
thanks for comparison test
Aura 2 win i have them both
This video is amazing.Good work!!!!
Thanks for your comment I really appreciate it.
actually the best audio comparison video ive seen
I appreciate your comment
The difference in the sounds is affected by the positioning of the speakers. The sub under the Aura reflects on the surface it's standing, thus making the dispersion sound greater, while the highs on the Onyx are more directional and clearer
IamPAL that’s True, very well analysed. I looking forward to the Onyx 5 I wonder how it will stand against the Onyx 4
I have the Onyx 4 and I must say that no matter where I place it the bass is so amazing. I have found out that if you place on an corner with radiator right in the middle the bass is extreme. Then I placed behind curved sectional and watched movie on phone it was beyond anything I have ever heard!!!!! I sold H/K etc at A.B.C. Warehouse in Holland Michigan
good section parts
good sound
good images
good explain
you did a great videos man! im subscribe
Awesome man! thank you so much for your comments, feedback, and support, I really appreciate it. 🙏
Aura define unos excelentes bajos, pero en algunas ocasiones deja de lado las notas altas. Por el lado del Onyx 4, define menos las notas graves pero las agudas son perfectamente definidas. Por lo que la comparación es bastante compleja.
i really like how you reviewing some stuff👍
Thanks for your Comment, really appreciate it.
Amazing comparison! Thanks for making this video!!
You are more than welcome! more comparisons to come.
Please can you do a versus beetween the harman kardon onyx studio 4 and the libratone zipp mini 2?
Really good videos, I believe that solved a lot of people’s concern,thank you
Greeeat. Big thanks for very nice and detailed sound comparion
The onyx has more clear detail. Good job reviewing.
Very very very very good job!!!!!. Thank's... I buy my Onyx 4 and is great!
I appreciate the comment.
Only thing I'd recommend is placing the Song Titles - Love these Vids! Thnks for sharing!
Great video, been debating this a bit
Thanks for your comment, I appreciate it. hope it helps.
Cant go wrong with the speaker of this brand, both are great
Parabéns pelo seu trabalho, ficou maravilhoso me ajudou muito obrigado.
Another really great review. Well detailed. Looking forward to more great reviews from you
Thanks for your comment and feedback I appreciate it. Hopfully more videos to come soon.
So we just did a test with my dad and brother with the Onyx 4, Aura 2, and Marshall Killburn. I played about 10 different songs on each speaker at over half the loudness instantly switching between the 3 of them. In the beginning the onyx 4 had my favorite sound. It reached the highest and the bass was almost as good as the Aura. The Aura had the best bass of all 3 and slightly better mids than the Onyx but the highs seemed a bit muffled. But this was also due to the fact that the drivers were aimed below ear level due to the design. I could have raised it however this wouldnt mimic a real environment as most people would set this speaker on a table which is where we had it. The bass was very good, very deep and neutral, and it was the only speaker that could play 360 degrees. The Killburn easily had the best most lifelike and forward mids. The voices were very real however it lacked a little low end compared to the others. The top end wasnt as extended as the onyx but it was very neutral and natural sounding. As the songs went on my opinion started to change mainly with the Onyx and Killburn. One of the reasons is that the Killburn is designed to have the bass and treble settings around 3(goes up to 10). Doing this made the speaker sound less mid rangey and evened out the sound. I also figured out that the bass tuning in the onyx is similar to many of the jbl BT speakers to where its not flat at all. When playing songs with many changing bass notes it would play some of them much louder than others. This got annoying over time. Also we realized the voices on the onyx sounded like they had a box around them. They sounded like they were coming from inside the speaker instead of being produced in the front of speaker like the Killburn. The Killburn with the slightly lacking low end had much more neutral bass and upper bass. It was very pleasant to listen to. In the end we chose the Killburn. The neutral sound and build quality and battery life won my dad and I over. Even though the bass reached 10hz lower on the onyx, it was useless because of the boosted character to it. The aura was our second favorite but we didnt like that it had no battery and it was a major pain to clean it and we read that bugs can get into it and theyre hard to remove. The onyx just sounded too boosted in the highs and mids and was in general our least favorite speaker in the aesthetics department. So thats my review.
Sergey Melnik very interesting review. Yes I totally agree the Aura lacked clarity compared to the Onyx, on the other hand the Onyx lacked deeper bass compared the Aura. It’s interesting how speakers might sound Ok on their own but once you put it against another speaker you start to hear the flaws more clearly. I used to be a fan of the Aura’s sound but now hearing how much detail is lost in the mix is baffling. Apart from the design flaws in the Aura just you correctly mentioned above, the Aura is still my favourite speaker aesthetically, but for sound quality? I’m not sure anymore. The Onyx is just a little too bright for me but definitely much clearer than the Aura. I guess the two speakers are just best suited for different genres of music. I guess the hunt for the perfect sound continues for me.
Sergey melnik the reason the aura had less highs and more bass is because it has no tweeter and a dedicated subwoofer rather than midbass drivers paired with passive woofers. Im not sure how the killburn is set up but i assume it probably has the mb driver and pw set up or mb drivers in a ported enclosure. The reason the aura studio doesn't have a battery is because the subwoofer draws to much power and wouldn't have very good battery life. And last if you think the hk onyx and JBL have similar tuning your correct harmon kardon owns JBL so it makes sense that they would sound similar.
i used to have the hk onyx 4 which i sold after 3 days of listening and i compare it to my marshall acton. The marshall is so much better than the onyx 4. It has more detail in all frequency and the sound is more natural. The onyx 4 is deliver more powerfull bass with lacks of detail because its using passive radiator and the bass speed is so slow so the double bass and the double pedal sound is not good but its good for EDM music. The marshall speaker lacks in low bass sector, to help the marshall low bass, I put it inside a box shaped bookshelf. The bookshelf will help redirect the low bass from the back bass reflex forward and the wood will resonate the bass so the bass become very low and the speaker feel so much better with that added up low bass. I put the eq at 4 on bass and the treble and it sound flat to me. I use msr7 as the reference. I'm just a happy marshall customer and i want to share it with u guys. i got a super cheap price on both speaker at $100 for onyx 4 and $190 for marshall and even the marshall is more expensive it still worth it. With Marshall you ll feel like u have a cinema setup on your home with only downside like no 3D sound and heart shaking low bass but the rest feel the same like on the cinema. Hope you can try it with your marshall killburn and share your thought because its identical with marshall acton. Thank you.
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Amazing review and video edit! Congrats!
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Absolutely amazing video, so unique. Keep it up!
Dhruv Kawlra thanks for your comment, I really appreciate it, really glad you like it, Thank you!
@@OCMANMEDIA Could you also recommend which is a better purchase purely in terms of sound quality - aura studio 2 or HK allure?
@@dhruvkawlra9207 would really love to help but I haven't heard the Allure personally, so I am not 100% sure which is better, however looking at the spec sheet It seems the two speakers have equal output power and relative driver composition, but the Allure seems to have deeper bass (40hz) compared to The AURA (50hz) again I'm judging by the specs On paper I haven't heard the Allure sound. Hopefully If I manage to a HK Allure I will surely do a sound comparison with the AURA.
Thank you so much, this truly helped!
i love your testing methods. wow.. i admire your devotion.
Thank you, I am really glad you like the videos, I hope to create more videos like this one coming soon.
No problem! Looking forward to watching them. It would be amazing to see you review studio monitors and pro audio equipment the way you did these.
I’ve been searching for in depth reviews on the focal twin 6 be’s that go as in depth as you do, but there are none unfortunately.
Genghis Ghost yeah reviewing studio monitor are right in my plan, as a leasure musician I would love to review studio monitors , but they are quite expensive for me to get hold of for now so I've started out with just Bluetooth speakers hopefully the channel grows and then would expand my catalogue with more pro audio gear.
well, you have a fan. I'll be here. wish you all the best! @@OCMANMEDIA
@@OCMANMEDIA are you in the USA? i was thinking if i got any monitors i could send them your way for review.
I'v been waiting for it
Emillio Chicco yeah I know my apology, it finally here, took me a while to do all the genres, but was fun putting it together. Hope it helps, let me know which speaker you prefer.
I can hear a very disturbing noise in the Onyx 4 when playd @22:00 acoustic. Is this something to be worried of? Sounds as you are playing an LP record with its "hissing" noise.
Thank you! This is the best compare!
Badass review! Awesome editing skills too!
Thanks for your comment! 😎😆, I really appreciate it.
i owned aura studio2. if i watched this video before buy, i don't choose aura. i think aurastudio2 has quite different sound, which is more clear and loudness. aura underestimated in video.
but this review is the most information of two speakers. thanks a lot. so interest to me.
The Aura is an amazing speaker still one of my favorite speaker,, the problem is that it is not true 360 speaker.
the high frequency drivers are positioned to the sides, so if you position the speaker in front of you it sounds darker, but if you are listening from the side you will hear a brigther better sound.
Its hard to notice this difference when listening to the aura in real life but if you listen closely you will hear it.
Most people will not position their Aura sidways, instead they are most likely to position it front facing, and sadly thats the dark sound coming from the front.
Thanks for mentiong that, I must say you are a very good listener with great ears!👌👌
I've been waiting for this lol. Thanks😄😄
I owned aura 2 but let go of it bc of the boomy sound (its dome body causes this i suppose), it was too much for my taste. I got an onyx 3 later which sounds more balanced. I prefer the fabric grill on ver 3 to ver 4 also. Sounds are just slightly different between the two onyxs.
Son Tran Quang Interesting, I never owned the Onyx3, wonder how different it sounds from the the 4. But yeah that’s true the Aura has quite a lot of bass, I didn’t realise how closed it sounded until I did this comparison, was surprised at how much detail it lacked compared to the Onyx, I think most people will be generally happy with the Onyx. I personally like the Aura not sure why definitely not for sound quality, just something with how it looks, tho it comes with a problem of cleaning the interior. 😅
OCMAN MEDIA Aura 2 is hell of a looker yeah, I don't mean it doesn't sound good but that look is surely something. Using a vacuum can help with the cleaning. I got rid of aura bc of the clean issue also, lol. HK have a new one with closed transparent dome, Alexa activated allure but it doesn't look good to my eyes.
The onyx 3 bass is a tad less powerful compared to the 4, but I prefer the warmer mid it delivers. The silver back bass radiator adds a nicer touch to the full seamless black body and finer grill of the 4 imo (a matter of personal choice hehe). Overall sound difference isn't too much as they pack same drivers, however you can pair another onyx 4 to get true stereo.
thanks for the effort to put this tog
C L no problem at all, hope it helps. And thanks for your comment.
Wow, this was a remarkably good test. You could really hear the diff on headphones. Onyx is more clear and focused, Aura is more bass and wide. But Onyx takes it for me w its crisp mids. There’s literally parts of the track just not coming out of the Aura.
yeah thats so true. I was really surprised at that especially in the Blues and rock genre, was the worst performance from the Aura, the guitars were almost lost in the mix.
OCMAN MEDIA does the Onyx 3 and 4 sound much different? Cause you can actually pair the 3 with the Aura 2 to play together as one system. And I heard from reviews that the Onyx 3 is the only in the series that has this ability.
JesusIStheonlyway I haven’t compared the Onyx 3 & 4 side by side so I can’t really comment on the one with better sound. Have you tried pairing the Onyx 3 with the Aura 2 and does it work? That would be very interesting, although they both have dual sound technology so I believe it’s possible.
OMG, amazing, finally i found u !!!
Such a great review! Me = subscribed in a heartbeat. 👍
Amazing! Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it.
Ótimo comparativo! Difícil saber qual a melhor.
Obrigado pelo comentário, eu agradeço
I sell these and i can tell you with the onyx studio 4 it is more directional meaning it can project sound further and will have a better focus on the highs and mids. the aura studio 2 is a house speaker its omni-directional meaning no matter where it is say in the room your going to have about the same sound and will have more focus on mids and midbass and some low end bass as well. The onyx studio 4 has 2 tweeters 2 midbass driver and 2 passive woofers. The aura studio 2 has six midbass drivers and a 3 inch subwoofer.
absolutely very true, the lack of tweeters in the Aura makes it produce a more "closed" sound compared to the Onyx.
Hi, can you confirm that the aura studio 2 has 6 drivers? From what I read the aura has 6 drivers and the aura studio 2 only has 2 drivers, this is what keeping me from buying it. Thx in advance.
Hello John, according to the spec Sheet of the Aura studio 2 I can confirm it has 6 High - mid range transducers, but I will get a more confirmed info for you .
Thank you :) I’ll awaits your confirm b4 I buy it:)
Hi I just got in touch with a Harman Kardon staff, and they confirmed that the Aura studio 2 has a total of 7 drivers, (6 High- mid range drivers and 1 sub woofer). hope this helps.
When you listen to various genres of music on 2 completely dif speakers back 2 back you can can truly hear which ones bring out the overall best in music. I enjoy music from so many genres & in various languages & I hear sound very clearly. When it isn't right, it's like nails on a chalk board to me. I've been eyeing the Onyx 4 but no one has presented me with a quality test of various music genre comparisons for me to actually determine if the sound will be what I'm looking for until today! Now I'm doing a happy dance 🤗✔ I'm not interested in TVs, videos, phone calls, flashing lights, trips, traps or straps with beer bottle openers! I want reasonably well rounded good sound quality hitting my ears but not presented in a too complicated package or taking up tons of room in my home. The onyx4 and I'm still trying to flesh out the onyx 5 are a blessing to my ears. I like your video style & testing technique. Pllease keep delivering this worthy testing method. I'm not sure where I'm going to land in my purchase but I am getting closer to my mark thanks to your help. Harmon Kardon speakers to my knowledge were always quality sound and I'm heading back to it's world. Thank you! Music has no boundaries & beautiful sound is elation🤘💕🎶
Michele Lee Hey thank you for your awesome comment and feedback, I am really happy reading your comments and experience, I'm glad the vedio could help, and yes Harman kardon is very good when it comes to audio they don't disappoint as much so I hope to keep featuring some of their products, currently working on a sony comparison with Onyx 4, and hopefully will also do the Onyx 5 on here as well soon. But in the mean time thank you very much for your support!
@@OCMANMEDIA I'm looking forward to your next reviews!!! Thank you for helping me on my journey to finding the right sound fit for me. Your outlook is inspiring👏🎶😊💖
Thank you Sir. Fantastic review.
Thank you for your comment, much appreciated
I just want to buy one of the harman kardon speaker... my option is onyx 4 or aura 2.. please help me to choose one of them 😅
So good video review make me can fell the difference both of them, thank you so much. Very helpful
Thanks for your feedback, I appreciate your comments
Basically I want both of them 😄😆
😆 yeah I know you mean, I have had both and still can't let one of them go. They are both great happy purchase.
awesome review! thanks a lot!
Thanks for your comments, I really appreciate it.
I have onix 1. 2. 3 and 4
I'll love to get aura 5 or. Onix 6.
Nice review thanks.
excellent comparison
Amazing video. I listened on Akg earbuds👌🏾
Jasaun Palmer thanks bro! I appreciate your comment and feedback. Thank you.
Very premium quality video
Excelente comparación!! Tengo el onyx 4, mi pregunta es si lo puedo conectar con el aura para que suenen en simultáneo? y cual seria la aplicación para usar EQ? Saludos!!!
Pudiste?
Que tanto recomiendas el onyx 4?
Mejor que un jbl?
Это самое лучшее сравнение что я видел на Ютубе!
good job man, this is how I wish every "vs audio review" was made. keep up the good work.
Thanks man, I really appreciate your comments.
The Aura Studio 2's got a plenty of bass than the Onyx but the Onyx Studio 4's got a bit more detail than the Aura Studio 2. Excellent comparison👍
Very delicate review.
Thanks for your comment, really appreciate it. 🙏🙏
Thanks for the video, it helps a lot
Glad it helped
Best damn review I've ever watched Bar None!! The Studio 4 has it for me.. Would love to hear some straight up snare drums on it. Wanna know a good speaker?? Test it with a snare solo!! You can flub some base but, a true test is in the snare!!
sanecrazy12 thanks for the comment, really appreciate it. Good idea with the snare, hope to try it out in future reviews.
Studio 4 sounds way cleaner. The aura sounds muffled and the bass is too pronounced. Not to mention the windy sound at high bass.
Yeah not sure why the Aura makes those wired vibrations mostly when it tries to push out sub bass frequencies, I still cant pinpoint where that vibration comes from but I guess its from the top of the dome, but still great sounding speaker tho, without the side by side the "closed sound" is not as noticeable. and yeah the Onyx 4 is just way clearer across the genres.
OCMAN MEDIA it’s called port noise. That opening at the top is too small, and the fast air generates noise.
Or something is just vibrating lol
That is because aura is a surround sound hence it gives a feeling of ambient music. All the output of onyx is concentrated to one direction so it sounds cleaner
I think they both sound great so I went out and bought both
Anyone know the names of the Reggae Songs?
Great review
Before starting my question, I would like to tell you that I am so impressed with your VDO. Sound is superb. Picture is amazing. All in all, your review looks very professional. Contents is also great. My question is between 2 of these speakers, If I also plan to use for movies, which one you are going to recommend or any portable bluetooth speaker is good enough for movies. Of course, I also want it to listen music as well (Pop, R&B, Jazz, Intrument are what I normally listen). Thanks
Thanyakorn Unphanvas thanks for the kind comments , really appreciate it. The Aura is better for movies because of the sub bass sound also audio video lag over Bluetooth is minimal, however if you will use an aux cable then you can use any speaker.
The thing to note is these speaker are tuned for punchy music so vocals are pushed down slightly, so when watching movies you will need to really turn up the volume for speech but when an explosion happens then your house will be vibrating.
@@OCMANMEDIA Hahahahhhh you make me laughing before go to sleep. Again thanks for your kind, clear and detailed answer.
Both are great!
Thanks for your comments, I appreciate it.
Hi there, for EDM music ( bass music ) and put in my room like 20-23m2, what i should take? Thank you.
Both speakers are excellent for bass reproduction, their bass resonance is really good. For more deeper bass then get the Aura, the 360 sound will fill up medium to large space. the Onyx 4 is also a good choice for bass.
@@OCMANMEDIA Thank you so much, are u talking about Aura 1 or 2?
@@zico3023 I was refering to the Aura 2.
@@OCMANMEDIA Thank you so much ^^
what all the tiltle song from this comparison ???
Recensione fantastica!!! In the next Sound Quality Comparison test you should play also "O SOLE MIO" !!! ;)
Excellent edited
Thanks I appreciate your comment.
Pleas help me bro, I have aura2 connected with TV, but one and sound mono, if I buy 2 onyx4 with stereo pairing mode, it will be better then one aura2 ?? I mean all. Sound quality, stereo effect, bass ...
Stereo is always 99% better than mono anytime you want to watch a movie on TV, so in that case yes the 2 Onyx 4 will be better than one Aura. However the problem is that the Onyx speaker has a lag in the Audio and video so you might find this annoying for watching TV via Bluetooth, unless you are connected to the TV via 3.5mm cable then you wont have that problem.
If you only want the speaker for music then yes getting 2 Onyx studio 4 is better than 1 Aura 2.
Hope this helps.
Can i request a comparison between HK Onyx 3 with Aura Studio 2? Heard that their bass sounds real good, anyway loving your content mate! Keep moving forward! xxx
Hey thanks for the support! It means a lot. I don't have the Onyx 3 at the moment not sure when I will get one, but if I do I would love to make that video I think it would be interesting.
OCMAN MEDIA thanks for noticing me! xxx
Navyla Widjanarko it a Pleasure! You guys are awesome 😀
Yeah! Best thing ever happened to me.
El formato de tus. Videos es excelso sigue así y tendrás miles de subscriptores.
Gracias por tus comentarios, realmente lo aprecio
Awesome video mate, really helps, thanks
Imam Priambodo thanks for the comment, I really appreciate it. Glad the video helps.
I'm a basshead, Aura sounds really great. I Love it !!😍😍😍. Best review bro, Thanks a lot 😉👍. #Subscribed..
Thanks for the comment, really appreciate it.
does the bass rattle too much .
@@suspensefulness Only at high volumes and with long bass notes.
@@OCMANMEDIA question..which is best for playing movies or games..i heard the onyx 5 has bad delays for movie use ,or do you recommend something else
@@suspensefulness Between the two speakers in the video and the Onyx 5 I would say the Aura studio was by far the best in low latency, delay was close to non existent (in my test using android and Iphone).
what is the music title for the test on the first instrument?
Tengo un GO+PLAY hay mucha diferencia con el.onix? Pues no he tenido la oportunidad de probarlo. Y quisiera tener unos 3 en diferentes sitios de mi casa. Se puede hacer multi room?