Edifier R1700BT Bluetooth Bookshelf Speaker, Active Near-Field Studio Monitors, Powered Speakers 2.0 Setup Wooden Enclosure 66W RMS, White Silver

Firstly the speakers look really cool... probably not the most important attribute when buying speakers, but hey, we all like good looking things don't we. I wanted a good quality set of speakers for my new WFH (Working From Home) setup and even though I've always had much cheaper PC speakers in the past, which have worked faultlessly and sounded perfectly acceptable, I wanted to go a 'step up' with my new desk. If I'm going to be using something for 7 hours a day, 5 days a week, then good quality becomes a little more warranted. All the Edifier speakers have pretty good reviews and even though I was prepared to spend a little bit more I liked the look and size of these, so got them. They feel robust, well engineered and well built, with all the tactile and visual impressions of a quality product. £139 is probably a little much for PC speakers, but strictly speaking they are listed as bookshelf speakers not PC speakers. However, a little purpose re-appropriation is needed during these changing times were living in. The sound is clear, crisp, and clean even at loud volumes, and they can go very loud indeed; way louder than I though or would ever really have use for in this setting. They would do well in a small house gathering where reasonable volumes of music are required in a large living room. The functions and controls are basic, concise and intuitive, so aside from a perhaps little reading for Bluetooth pairing, you'll probably never need to consult the manual. I didn't even know they had Bluetooth when I ordered them, so this is a nice bonus. I wanted speakers that could handle input from both my desktop, and work laptop easily, and the two phono inputs make this a breeze. The six button remote is functional and easy to navigate, though the dead on arrival battery had me initially feeling the product was faulty, a quick battery change averted my initial disappointment and I was back in business. The frequency spectrum is pretty well reproduced throughout the high and mid frequencies and the sound clarity is quite striking. The bass is deep, solid and punchy without being booming or overbearing in the higher bass frequencies as is common with speakers this size. Even though I have heard more impressive bass from speakers similarly sized, I have to take into account the price point, which makes these very impressive indeed. I didn't actually test the Bluetooth connection seeing as I've not really got much need for it (yet), so can't comment on it's performance, but connecting is relatively straight forward. Anyway, I'm very pleased with them and think they make a great addition to my setup. The one aspect I found oddly niggling is the fact the the top surface is not flat/horizontal, so I can't actually put anything on top of them, but again, these are really for a bookshelf so I have to let this irk slide on account that they were not meant to be Desk pedestal's. Highly recommended.

I bought these for £79.99 a little over a year ago back when very little was known about them, I decided to take a leap of faith as the reviews I could find were very good. The design is great and you have the option of keeping the grills on for a classy look or take them off to make them look a bit more modern or if you want to see the speaker go womp-womp-womp when playing bass at high volume. The speakers are slightly angled upwards meaning the best place would be on the desk I however have then about 20 cm above my head on a shelf and they sound fine. The only thing I dislike is the green coloured 3.5mm jack no idea why it is so inconsistent with the rest of the design. The speakers are very easy to use pretty much plug and play... after a buying an adopter for the UK plug, I did not buy these speakers for the Bluetooth but I found myself using it frequently with my ipad and android phone just because of how quick and easy it was to connect. You can easily adjust the treble, the bass and volume on the side of the right speaker. The remote is small stylish and easy to use although a bit easy to lose. However the main reason you buy as speaker is for the sound. I am no expert on audio so this is based on my perception. The speakers sound clear even on the highest volume which is loud enough to fill the flat I live in with music. Voices and sound effects come in clear when watching films and playing games. I can listen to them a whole day without getting tired and often do, in my opinion there is an emphasis on the bass which is surprisingly powerful for speakers this size almost enough to rival a small subwoofer because of this I have the bass knob turned about half way down which I think sounds more natural however I have turned the bass knob all they way up when listening to certain kind of music and for most volume the bass is tight and punchy while at the highest volume It doesn't sound distorted but definably a little more lose. I have asked a few friends of what they though of the sound and how much the speakers cost and no one guessed under £200 and I agree with them they sound and look like something that should be much more expensive. So the speakers sound great, look great, easy to use and are reliable as I have had no trouble after a year of use. One of the best purchases I have made. I saw that the price had went up to £125 I assume because the speakers became more well known, I still think that they are a great choice even at the new price. I can't believe how little I paid for them especially when I heard sound systems that were much more expensive that in my opinion sounded worse. I don't think you can really go wrong with these great choice for pretty much anyone.

Bought these speakers as a secondary set based off of Zeos Pantera (Z reviews) falling in love with them. If you have seen the video, these actually match his description: Nice design, well built, really good dials with a satisfying bump as well as nice audio quality. They are surprisingly small, given how "big" the sound produced is, thanks to DSP they sound signature stays constant which is a big plus for all volumes of listening. Very warm overall, with superb mids and highs that add a sparkle without getting close to jarring (either way, easy fix with the bass and treble knobs). One critique which I and many others have experienced is that the bass can get overbearingly "boomy" which also means a lack of punch on the low end. This is the result of tuning and bass ports to compensate for the small 4" midrange drivers. There is an easy fix which is simply limiting the airflow through the bass ports by stuffing it with light to light-medium density foam. It does considerably reduce the boom and bring a bit of punch back (but by no way do the become punchy like studio monitors). The Bluetooth is acceptable, does have a noticeable lack of quality compared to the conventional audio jack; less lower end with slight reduction in the highs. Considering the build quality, sound, convenience and price. There is definitely no surprise why people claim this to be the "best bang for buck" powered speaker. I'm trying to think of possible alternatives to these but none come to mind unless you want to pay a lot more and have the preference for analytical and "dull" studio monitors. So yes, buy!

First of all, I think it makes more sense if I start with the only negative I have of these, and that is the remote - It would be nice to have some kind of visual feedback as to what mode you are on, or what volume the speakers are at, but that is not a deal breaker, just me being fussy. The actual remote is OK, it is small and cheap, but that is as far as the cheap goes with the speakers. They are heavy and both look and feel premium. But that is not why we are here - the sound... is... phenomenal. Great balance of mid sound, good bass reproduction and clear treble without sounding tinny. They really are something special.

I was drawn to these speakers because of great reviews on the web, but was concerned that it's not 2.1 and has no bass speaker. All worries were quickly put to rest when I plugged these babies in and experienced beefy bass thanks to the quality of the drivers and design of the speakers. These are heavy, they're not light weight satellites. There's a generous spread of mid range sounds too and very crisp high frequencies in both music and games. There are bass and treble control on the side of one of the speakers (it controls both speakers) but you don't want to get up every time you want to make an adjustment, so it would have been better to have those controls added to the remote. The remote has volume, power, mute, Bluetooth/line-in buttons. It's rather tiny which is cute but I'm sure that will accelerate the time it takes for me to lose it! ;-) I was assuming these speakers would intelligently switch between Bluetooth and line-in sources. For example, if it's set to line-in for my computer, but I start to play music on my phone the speakers would switch to the Bluetooth input automatically. Or at least mix the inputs. But that's not the case. I have to press a button to manually select the source. You may think I'm lazy but if you often play from different sources you don't want to keep reaching for the remote (or having to dig around to find it first!). Overall I'm so impressed with the quality of the speakers. I've slowly worked my way up over 20 years from cheap £30 2.0 speakers to £60 ones, then £100 5.1 speakers. The difference in quality with the Edifer's is very noticeable. I was worried about spending so much money on speakers but you certainly get what you pay for in this case. They can be really loud without any distortion which is brilliant. Music sounds so clear and you can hear each instrument without any effort. Highly recommended - and I did research about 20 other makes and models too and read tons of articles.

For the size, these two speakers deliver a rich, crisp, clear sound that feels "true". As many reviews mention, a bit too heavy on the bass, so you'll want to push that right down if you'd rather avoid those earthquake-like rumbles that shake your whole house every time there's a low frequency sound - unless you're into that sort of thing. I quite like feeling my heart being defibrillated during the battle scenes in Lord of the Rings, so this is perfect for my home cinema, but it won't be to everyone's taste. I love having the long cable between the two speakers, allowing me to place them at opposite sides of my 100 inch projector screen. The only slight disappointment is the remote control: very basic, quite unresponsive, but for this price I guess you can't expect too much, and I only ever use the remote to control the volume (you can't do much else with it anyway). If you are thinking about getting one of those soundbars, don't bother. These speakers deliver better sound than most budget soundbars, at a similar price - and you get a much more immersive experience because of the increased distance. One technical issue I experienced is to do with connecting to my PC: unless you keep sending constant signals from your media player (or YouTube, or whatever) to the speakers, the bluetooth connection cuts out and you start getting intermittent playback, which can only be fixed by resetting the connection. I suspect this is more to do with my computer than the speakers, as they don't do that with my phone, but I thought it might be worth mentioning. Overall, I definitely recommend these.

Simple to set up, connected with my bluetooth record player instantly and sound so good. I decided to try these after seeing the positive reviews on line and I'm glad I did. They have plenty of bass and treble which are both adjustable on the speaker's or the remote control. There's also plenty of cable length and my jazz lp's sound fantastic. Much better than the price suggests especially in a smaller room .

These are hands down the best speakers I have ever heard in my life, since I bought them In early March (2019) they've been playing pretty much every day since then, and every time I start listening fo music on them I still am just as amazed as the last time but the amazing song quality and superb bass. They are just so amazing!! I do some what understand what people are saying about the bass being 'boomy', but that's only if you turn the bass control up fully, if you balance out the treble and bass sufficiently it's not boomy at all, it's perfect! I have them linked up to my TV through the aux port, which sounds beautiful, just as beautiful, possibly more so when listening to them through bluetooth. I can't recommend these enough honestly. My only 'problem' if you will (the only thing that isn't perfect) is that you can't control the bass and treble level with the remote like you can in the higher spec version of these speakers- but other than that I can't recommend these speakers enough honestly. They are on another level to anything I've heard before with they're clarity and fullness- also need for a sub as extra, as the bass on these are plenty bassy enough trust me. Until I bought these, I was devote to my Bose qc35 headphones for listening to music with, which are tremendous headphones if I do say so myself, and I still haven't heard better sounding quality headphones than those, but these speakers definitely rival them in overall quality and clarity of beat- and if you own QC35's you know that means a lot. If you don't... then just take my word for them sounding amazing!!! Aesthetically they are also very pleasing, being all black and the overall design is very sleek and look awesome! They're also a pretty good size for the quality of them (being about 1ft tall), they sound a lot bigger than they look which is great, especially if you haven't got an unlimited amount of space. Overall, just amazing in every single way. So worth it!!