Edifier Studio Series Powered Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers - 66 Watts RMS

I may not be a sound engineer but trust me I know how I like my music to sound. I have multiple sound systems ranging from the likes of high end discrete Onkyo and Yamaha Aventage Dolby Atmos Home Theatre systems to Bose LifeStyle to Vacuum Tube Stereo Setups paired with some of the best speakers like Focal Chorus 836W, Paradigm, KEF, JBL, Definite Technology , Jamo, Pure Acoustics and Bose 901 that one can lay his hands on. All these setups have been solution-ed with the sole objective of hearing the best possible sound for the occasion.Of course these setups cannot be compared to a pair of measly computer speakers in this case the Edifier R1700BT Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers - Active Near-field Studio Monitors - Powered Speakers 2.0Given the time that one spends on the machine of choice, one cannot be wrapped in some BT or wired headphones all the time. Hence the use case for a suitable set of sound drivers to fill up the time in the hot seat - be it the office or home - laptop, desktop or your a DIY beast of a gaming rig sitting pretty with all those synced up RGBs.I am sure that there would be a whole lot of fancy names one could pick from and I too had my fair share trying out Bose, Harman Kardon, Logitech, Creative, etc. desktop decoratives besides BT jumping from Google Home Max, Apple Home Pod and Amazon Echo Plus. However, my frustration kept growing as I was not able to get that right fit for my daily driver rig.A few days back I came across reviews of various Edifier options ranging from the fancy looking Luna E e235 to some others around 5K. To cut a long story short, after reading up some reviews, comparisons and YouTube content, I settled for the Edifier R1700BT Bluetooth Bookshelf Speakers - Active Near-field Studio Monitors - Powered Speakers 2.0Something just told me to go for them and they did check off all my boxes for being compact, having BT and 3.5 mm / RCA inputs and sufficiently powered for a 2.0 setup. Basic necessities for survival :-)The order was delivered in less than 12 hours. Many thanks to Amazon for that. :-) :-) :-)Unboxing (nicely seal packed in the original factory box) done, I was able to breeze through the setup of the simplistic contraption in 5 minutes flat.Powered on and hit the play button on my favourite VLC playlist.The 1700BT redeemed itself with flying colors as I sequenced from one track to the next.First of all I was really satisfied with the sound that filled the room - rich and sweet across the range and different genres. Some may say that the bass is a little boomy - I may agree a tad but it certainly wasn't muddy or cloudy. Mids and highs were great.... crystal clear and the best part was the realistic sound stage created. Enabling the equalizer and fine tuning the frequency controls produced just the sound I was looking for.Crank up the volume and the benign and laid back looking boxes (maybe due to their practical 10 degree backward slope design) start flexing their muscles without breaking a sweat. Boy! they do really get loud - not that ear shattering cracked up sound but a powerful harmonious wave punching it's way across the house like a heavyweight boxer.The remote is a huge boon - tiny but extremely functional. The build quality of the speakers is classy and subtle.I strongly recommend this set of speakers for your desktop, laptop or that gaming beast with a very definitive statement - Sweet natural sound - Best value for money that delivers for any occasion that your computing session may challenge it with.

The media could not be loaded. Okay let me begin with how I ended up buying this pair:---------------------------------------At first, I was planning to purchase some cheap Chinese 5.1 or 2.1 sound bars with huge outputs (like 200watts plus). I already have a sound bar at my hometown(Marq 180watt sound bar). I then explored some forums on hifivision and came to a decision to give these edifier ones a try(Even though they are 66 watts as compared to 200+).---------------------------------------These 66watts RMS vs 200 RMS Chinese speakers:This is like trading quality with quantity. Sure, the Chinese speakers will give you louder sounds, and might be much better in parties, but trust me once you hear the quality Hi-Fi speakers, You will appreciate how much quality music and nodes you were missing all these time. Parties last for few hours, the loudness matters.But for daily purpose, I would highly suggest to go with these speakers as you can listen for them for very long without any ear-sore. Your ear drums will thank you when you will hear each instrument clearly and separately in the music.PS. These speakers gets sufficiently loud in medium to small sized rooms(200-250 sq.feet) with almost no distortion(Very slight distortion is noticeable at very high volumes, but negligible at that loudness).-----------------------------------------Do I need an external sub?The answer for this question depends on the user.If you are someone who likes to only hear classic music(Indian and western) since they were not much bass oriented, then there is no need for a sub and the bass produced by these speakers is very fulfilling.If you listen to pop and modern music then i can say the lack of bass is pretty noticeable, the clarity is still there but I find the need of external sub exists there.-To do so you can opt for external active sub with 2 RCA input and use a pre-amp.-or maybe simply use a 3.5 mm splitter and split the audio(But this way you will miss the Bluetooth connectivity)-Go for the costly model (R1855DB which has a sub out port). I didn't went for that because the price difference at the time of purchase was too wide and it made up for the price of my pre-amp.---------------------------------------My setup to use with subwoofer:I am using a Aiyima pre-amp with these speakers since it was the only pre-amp with 2 channels of output. One channel(2RCA-2RCA connects my Edifier speakers) and other channel (Also 2-2RCA) connects my sub. I am using the crossover frequency knob on my sub and keep the bass on speaker on -4.My subwoofer is Yamaha NS-SW300. Its very overkill, but I purchased it for future proofing(I only use the sub on 4/10 volume and it shakes my apartment badly).----------------------------------------These are very very amazing piece of equipment with amazing sound quality and design, They look very pretty and premium on the table.The route to quality Hi-Fi home audio is a long journey and I suggest all to go for quality equipment one by one and slowly. These pair of bookshelf are a very very good place to start.Thanks :)