Ed Selley
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As mentioned I think the review slightly misses the point of this unit. While it might not be the best solution for TV, it is a great solution for music listening. I have it connected to a good DAC which in turn is connected to PC playing flacs. I have it positioned in a small room, subwoofer on the floor, both speakers on the desk and it is a fantastic set. Sound quality is fantastic. I have returned Jamo S308 and bought this instead and for a small space there is no comparison with the Jamo. These beat just about anything I have had in this room previously.
Pro:
- fantastic sound, clarity and low lows (even on low volume levels)
- IMO good looking set
- small speakers ideal for desk placement
Cons:
- no speaker grill for any of the speakers. Especially worrying for the subwoofer which is under the desk. I have ordered a plastic 10" grill and plan to stick it on to protect the speaker from accidentally putting my foot through it
- no treble +/- and bass +/- on remote; remote design not great. Circular shape means that you are never sure which way you hold it until you look at it. Source selection buttons too prominent. Volume etc should be large buttons not other way around
- it doesn't remember the volume settings after you switch it off completely. Defaults to quite loud, so I need to lower the volume each time after switching it off completely.
All the cons are massively shadowed but the sound quality. Pair with with a good music source and it is an amazing deal for the money.
Great, thank you
Yes not having ARC is not ideal, but rarely does a product bring everything. I'll only switch on for occasions like movies, gaming (casual) or sports events. It won't be on 24/7 so I think we'll manage. Sound is the most important factor.
I just bought these new on eBay all in for £218.50 using eBay's discount code PICKME5 available today. Also ordered a couple of glass speaker stands. Super excited to hook this up!! Glad I didn't go for the Logitechs. I've always wanted a decent sounding 2.1 without breaking the bank.
As mentioned I think the review slightly misses the point of this unit. While it might not be the best solution for TV, it is a great solution for music listening. I have it connected to a good DAC which in turn is connected to PC playing flacs. I have it positioned in a small room, subwoofer on the floor, both speakers on the desk and it is a fantastic set. Sound quality is fantastic. I have returned Jamo S308 and bought this instead and for a small space there is no comparison with the Jamo. These beat just about anything I have had in this room previously.
Pro:
- fantastic sound, clarity and low lows (even on low volume levels)
- IMO good looking set
- small speakers ideal for desk placement
Cons:
- no speaker grill for any of the speakers. Especially worrying for the subwoofer which is under the desk. I have ordered a plastic 10" grill and plan to stick it on to protect the speaker from accidentally putting my foot through it
- no treble +/- and bass +/- on remote; remote design not great. Circular shape means that you are never sure which way you hold it until you look at it. Source selection buttons too prominent. Volume etc should be large buttons not other way around
- it doesn't remember the volume settings after you switch it off completely. Defaults to quite loud, so I need to lower the volume each time after switching it off completely.
All the cons are massively shadowed but the sound quality. Pair with with a good music source and it is an amazing deal for the money.
So, how are you getting on then?
Do you still have these? I'm looking for some PC speakers, and these have come up in my search and they're quite tempting.
Thanks! I did end up getting a set - quite pleased so far!Yes, I still have them, still use them everyday as my PC speakers and I still like them
I have these for a week now and they are all I expected. After reading lot of reviews I was expecting a good sound and it is good indeed.
Bear in mind that input sensitivity (mV) of PC and AUX RCA inputs of the speakers is not the same. When connecting sh*tty source as a laptop with low powered/ low quality internal sound card, I found that sound is fuller when connected to AUX which has lower input sensitivity. That does make sense.
One thing that HI-FI reviewers complain about is high crossover point between sub and satellites which is at around 160Hz, meaning that between 80 and 160Hz you can hear where lows are coming from (just sub, no satellites).
You shouldn't expect that in this price range. To be able to go down to 80 Hz sattelites must have bigger woofer drivers (around 5"). System like that would be around 1000€ easy and it just doesn't exist on the 2.1 speaker market.
This transition between satellites and sub is well controlled by the DSP and is not an issue.
Only 2.1 setup that could beat these Edifiers will be two floorstanders + separate subwoofer (min 10") both connected to AVR or something else. That costs much over 1000€ easy.
Believe me I did extensive research on 2.1 speaker solutions available on the market and these are THE best on the market and by far.
You won't be disappointed.
You are right, in fact. Those are not one solution system that you can buy, you need to know a bit more than average buyer. Bit if you know someone like you to do a research then you're lucky!Actually how about buying an Edifier 1850DB + a second hand subwoofer?
1850DB are about £160 and have a separate subwoofer out, and then you can buy whatever subwoofer you want second hand and you'll have a pretty superior package to the S350DB.
I'm planning to give my parents or sister for example my 1850DBs and my BK Monolith Plus and that package is under 500 if bought smartly.
I wouldn't say this is the best on the market by far but is a good package for the small form factor. But any decent bookshelf speaker with a sub-out is going to probably give you better performance and is far far far lower than 1000 euros.
Is there any way I can control the sound of these speakers via my TV remote? It would be ideal via my sky remote, but just want to stop the faff of having a remote just for sound. Connected via optical at the moment.
How about the Edifier S2000mkiii.. then you have all in one place... 2.0. No separation of base and higher as with a subwoofer cross-over to sound form below..I have these for a week now and they are all I expected. After reading lot of reviews I was expecting a good sound and it is good indeed.
Bear in mind that input sensitivity (mV) of PC and AUX RCA inputs of the speakers is not the same. When connecting sh*tty source as a laptop with low powered/ low quality internal sound card, I found that sound is fuller when connected to AUX which has lower input sensitivity. That does make sense.
One thing that HI-FI reviewers complain about is high crossover point between sub and satellites which is at around 160Hz, meaning that between 80 and 160Hz you can hear where lows are coming from (just sub, no satellites).
You shouldn't expect that in this price range. To be able to go down to 80 Hz sattelites must have bigger woofer drivers (around 5"). System like that would be around 1000€ easy and it just doesn't exist on the 2.1 speaker market.
This transition between satellites and sub is well controlled by the DSP and is not an issue.
Only 2.1 setup that could beat these Edifiers will be two floorstanders + separate subwoofer (min 10") both connected to AVR or something else. That costs much over 1000€ easy.
Believe me I did extensive research on 2.1 speaker solutions available on the market and these are THE best on the market and by far.
You won't be disappointed.
Well that's the thing - the bigger sets are usually more expensive, and always bigger. I went for the S350DB because I did want the bass extension, but there's no way I can accommodate the full size S2000 speakers.How about the Edifier S2000mkiii.. then you have all in one place... 2.0. No separation of base and higher as with a subwoofer cross-over to sound form below..
Difference is size of speaker.. The s350d speakers fit more easily next to my tv on the stand with height of 22,2 cm and 12,7 cm width..
The s2000mkiii are 34 cm height x 19.8 cm width..
Not to speak about the big appearance of S3000pro with 43,9 cm height and 34 cm width !?
A samsung soundbar HW Q800 T would fit lower and lost in appearance with only 6,5 cm height.. But than the sound is from below the tv..