Edifier R1850DB Active Bookshelf Speakers with Bluetooth and Optical Input - 2.0 Studio Monitor Speaker - Built-in Amplifier with Subwoofer Line Out

I shopped for weeks to find the right speakers for my home office which is centrally-located in the main living area of our house and where I play a lot of different kinds of music. I spent a good deal of time shopping powered studio monitors to avoid the need for an amp/more wires. They had to have sufficient power to work in both near-field application for when I’m at my desk, but also to fill our wide open floor plan with sound when I’m not. And while I appreciate the idea of a subwoofer and even went so far as to shop 2.1 setups as well, I am also a big fan of 2-channel listening. Opting for better speakers with no sub (as opposed to lower-end speakers WITH a sub) was preferable to me. These appeared to hit nearly all of my targets except one low-priority one (balanced inputs), and included the ability to add on a sub later on if I wanted, so I took a chance. I don’t have any experience with the Edifier brand but I’ve heard good things. Turns out this was a great move. The speakers arrived well-packaged and individually wrapped in cloth to protect the shiny piano black finish. They also came with a polishing cloth to keep them extra-shiny. Maybe this was overkill. Maybe I like overkill… The speakers are heavy and solid – they FEEL valuable. I like the slight upward angle a lot as they are aimed perfectly from my desktop to my ears. They look modern and sleek, with or without the grills (though I have a two year old and will probably keep them on). The cable that connects the two speakers is super long – much longer than I needed (mine are only a couple of feet apart). The right speaker has the IR sensor for the remote and a small status/power indicator light that glows through the grill. As I am a firm believer in the bathtub curve of product failure, I immediately hooked them up and started putting them through their paces nice and hard. I blasted everything: Aphex Twin, strings-heavy classical, jazz, R&B vocal, “Kid A,” and the blackest metal I could find. I cranked them to uncomfortable levels and found my eyes watering with delight just a few songs in. I could feel the speakers aspirate, pushing the air around my right hand (on the mouse) at high volumes. Plenty of power to spare. I was expecting to take issue with the knobs being on the back, but I really only had to access them one time just after setup when I tweaked the treble up a couple of notches and left everything else flat. That was it. The knobs give a satisfying snap when they are flat in the middle of each setting which is a perfectly good place to be with these. I read in a few reviews that these are lacking in the mid-range, but I do not find that to be the case. They definitely sparkle in the highs and the lows are tight and serviceable, but I find the mids more than sufficient – clear with great separation. Some of that may be my DAC (I recommend you find a decent DAC for digital sources – I use a Korg DS-DAC-100), but you won’t get any complaints about the mid-range from me. The only area where I found them lacking is in the super-low register bass hits. Specifically I was playing “High Roller” by The Crystal Method, and while they shined throughout, there are a few ultra-low bass hits that were simply not “all there” at high volume. However, this does not defy my expectations of these low-profile desk speakers at all. I suspect adding a sub to the mix would probably pick up the bass significantly, probably even more than I would even want for this setup. In all I am very pleased with them and still not in any rush to add the sub. After a few hours of constant and loud playback I did a touch test around the back of each speaker to check for heat and found very little – almost none. A few of the other speakers I was considering had heat issues reported in the product reviews, but these have stayed nice and cool since I got them. The power switch stays on all the time, but I power them on and off with the remote and have still not had to access the switches directly. The only slight compromise I feel I made here was the lack of balanced inputs. I would have preferred them (and could have gotten them for a little more money or another monitor pair), but the DAC I use also has RCA outputs. I can’t imagine these sounding significantly better with balanced cables. I am no cable snob, but the cables that came with the speakers did seem a rather high gauge (thin), so I ordered a slightly lower gauge (thicker) RCA cable with the speakers ($10 – again, NOT a cable snob). I will be adding the cables (came with optical, Y, and RCA!) that came with the speakers to my cable storage bin where they will probably be repurposed for someone else’s system. As for the remote – it seems a lot of folks don’t realize that ALL remotes are lightweight. Remotes become heavy when you add the batteries. Since this remote only has a few buttons, it only uses a small button battery which makes it less heavy. Not sure when this became a drawback, but there is absolutely nothing wrong with the remote. It works perfectly from across the room and from numerous angles. There are four volume buttons (two up and two down) which I don’t really understand because each pair of buttons does the same thing. I originally thought they might control individual left and right channels, but that is not the case. This is not exactly a drawback – more of a weird design decision that does not take away from the function of the speakers in any way. The remote is excellent. While these would make reasonable home theater speakers, they will not rumble your house the way a lot of folks would like. You would need a sub for that. I have not used the Bluetooth feature and probably won’t very often except to listen to podcasts or audiobooks occasionally while cooking. I was only interested in their musical performance, and in that area they do not disappoint. If I have any issues with the BT, I will add them to this review.

The speaker and sound quality are impressive! Edifier has a lot of speakers to choose from, just BE CAREFUL that the model you're looking at has all the options you're expecting. There's a reason one model might be $20 or $50 cheaper than another. An "active" speaker has an amplifier built into it; a "passive" one will only go as loud as the device it's receiving input from can go. If you want great sound standing alone, then get a powered ("active") speaker system like this one. Also, if you're going to (or think you might in the future) hook up a powered subwoofer to it, then pay attention to the specs; not every model has a sub-out. This particular model was the lowest price point that had: Bluetooth, Active (powered amp built in), and subwoofer out, and let me tell you, these speakers are crystal clear and the bass is great too. I'm pushing a powered 12" subwoofer as well and it'll put you into the next room. This model also has various inputs as well. As for Bluetooth, click the symbol on the remote OR you can cycle through inputs by pressing the volume knob on the back of Speaker 1 inward until you see the blue glowing light on the front side of Speaker 1. Discovered that by accident and so glad I did when I misplaced the remote. (It's discussed in the manual and even labeled on the back, but who reads that stuff right?) If the blue light is on, it's discoverable and you can connect via your cell phone or your desktop computer from the Bluetooth settings. Works great streaming from Spotify either on the PC or iPhone. If you're playing from a non-BT device, then the aux cord that comes with this model can plug into that device then into the RCA inputs on the back, just be sure to cycle through the inputs on the remote or volume button. If you're playing from your PC via Bluetooth or RCA, don't forget that your keyboard has music playback controls on it! Upper right hand corner or somewhere else. You don't have to click into your app or have the remote, just tap it from there lol Only gripe: I wish the knobs were on the side instead of the back. Minor annoyance that you may experience; however, after a day or two you won't have to see back there to know what knob is which. As for the price, it's a minor chunk of change for those of us just looking to listen to music in the office or den at home, but man, I don't regret it at all! Spending $199 as opposed to $129, $149 was a serious debate, but that extra $50 gets you a powered, sub-out, BT capable, remote controlled, kick-ace sound system.

Las compre para una PC sin tarjeta de sonido. Quise sustituir el clásico 2.1 que tienen un sonido muy básico. Probe muchas marcas dentro del rango de las que pueda manejar en un escritorio personal. Estas así como las R1855DB (de acabado negro piano), me gustaron mucho, no tienen los mejores agudos cosa que es de mi agrado, lo suficientemente buenos para hacer presencia "sin cansar", además de que trae regulador de agudos y de graves. Las facilidades de conexión cubren todos los requerimientos de los aparatos tecnológicos orientados al público en general. Las complemente con el Subwoofer Edifier T5, el cual simplemente es excepcional y para mí lo mejor en Subwoofers después de probar varias marcas. Dada la excepcional experiencia de sonido, regalé el Kit a mis 3 hijos. Tomo mis decisiones para comprar en base a las recomendaciones de otros usuarios y quise compartir mi experiencia. Saludos!

---------SPECTACULAR & OUTSDANDING------- Update - Published a new video on how to connect Subwoofer on my youtube channel "Curator Cast" Those two above word are enough to describe them. And kudos to Amazon and seller for a lightning deal. Spoiler Alert - If you are a BassHead simply don't bother(But if have sufficient budget then keep reading will describe further) If you are a lover of clean music on warmer and lively side just go for it or 1700Bt models. Now I have also uploaded a video on Youtube channel -"CURATOR CAST" so if you want to hear them and know more about them please go ahead and watch the video. Pros- 1-Loud enough for 10ft*20ft room , but won't be sufficient for a party 'mahool' where there is lot of noise. Keep reading solution is there :) 2- Sounds Sweet and pleasant. If you want to test their true nature check out the - ACOUSTIC THROWBACK playlist on Spotify. These top when played Acoustic songs like Album Covers, or MTV unplugged kind of songs and will obviously struggle when played EDM. But not until volume crosses 80 percent. 3- Build is rock solid as per expensive speaker grade and looks are clean and minimalistic. 4-Remote control just works. I am not going to complain about it being light or cheap or whatever. It just does what its meant to do which is volume control, AUX/PC/Bluetooth/Optical mode switch and song play, pause and next, turn off, and mute. 5- Has abundance of modes for input including AUX cable, Bluetooth and Optical which gives plenty of options. 6- Has Subwoofer output(you need to purchase one) which is kind of rare in this beginner Audiophile/Monitoring speaker niche. So yes now bassheads can not only get quality sound output but also attach extra subwoofer and enjoy BASS. 7- Has Bass ,Treble and Volume control knobs so you can modify according to your taste. 8- Are heavy so not only helps in Stabilisation at high volume but also gives a confidence of built quality. 9- Just trust me on these they look great on a computer table!! I just you take a break and go watch the video on Youtube-Curator Cast to get a feel of everything I said above. Cons- 1- PRICEY !! considering there are many speakers who can give 85% if not 90% of value what these can deliver. 2- Distorts after 80 % volume but only if Bass is set to full. Which is something its not meant to deliver as its meant to have natural audio. 3- If you want this model then obviously you wish to be future proof with respect to adding Subwoofer. So the effective price will cross 24k. But I am sure thats worth it to many. So if you are not interested in adding subwoofer save your money and buy the 1700BT model. They are almost similar considering 1850 have 70 W RMS and those have 66 W. Now for more info and queries drop a comment on my Youtube video. I would be happy to provide any support.

I purchased these speakers on special as a replacement for some other Edifier speakers. The sound from these speakers are very good and sound nice and bright. I have these speakers connected to my PC via optical cable and they are great for listening to music, watching youtube videos and movies, as well as Twitch streaming. Very happy with purchase and look forward to the years of use these will provide

Normalerweise schreibe ich keine Rezensionen. Aber nach vielen Logitech und Co Tests bin ich sowas von begeistert. Hammer klang. Bass bis Hochtöner. Das habe ich lange gesucht.

I have 40 years experience as an audio technician and sound is my business. Love these speakers. The remote is lousy but I don't use it anyways. The stereo imaging is perfect, they have warmth and well balanced sound. With the bass and treble in the detent position listener fatigue is low, some people prefer to augment the treble control to the 2 o'clock position. On female vocals and critical listening I use an equalizer boosting 100hz and 1khz by 2 db and 10kh by 4 db, this adds presence to vocals. I also tried a sub-woofer for really deep bass, but the speakers really don't need it. Sound is full in the base without it. The fit and finish is excellent and the black is really classy looking. I like the pilot light is in the front so I know when it's turned on, other models have it on the side, not so good. This was a good buy, and I highly recommend. They opened up a whole new avenue of pleasurable listening. Remember that the best music for testing are female vocals and guitars, preferably together.