Had a Thanksgiving? Hope so! ...Anyway, back to the grind :) Thanks for being here, fam! (Please use this link if you'd like the R1700BT amzn.to/4a1Mww0).
I have the BTs version on stable speaker stands, connected to a 10” powered sub, hard wired to my iPad via the Apple dongle DAC into the Line 1 RCA input, playing ALAC files (ripped from CDs) and Spotify. This is my main personal music system, set up in my medium sized bedroom with soft furniture. Speakers are placed “optimally” (I watched a number of TH-cam videos on this subject), toe in adjusted for good soundstage. Very, very nice sound! I’m no audiophile, but I’m pretty pleased 😊 My advice for these is to spend time on speaker placement and do the “sub crawl”; you will be well rewarded for this effort.
You put the sub in your listening chair and then crawl around on the floor to see where it sounds best. Sounds odd, but it is simply a way to reverse engineer the best placement for the sub. It works every time.
One thing to change is your title. This is the R1700BTs which is different from the BT. The BT doesn't have an output for a sub and is older and lacks some of the features. Both are available too
Edifier has best low cost products that truly brilliantly mimic high cost speakers in sound, they might fall short in some areas but in pure sound Edifier ROCKS!!
Mine lasted for 5 years before kicking the bucket. Love them and wish they lasted longer. Power supply went out and impossible to source replacement for a fix :( . You will love them ---for about 5 years!
Thanks for the review. Arrived today the 1700BTs...and the Subwoofer is on his way. Yes, worth buying for the price i've paid - 100 euros for the 1700BTs and 105 euros for the subwoofer. Prestige constrution and excelent sound for the money. I have them in my desk, so, desk full of sound 🙂.
I bought these speakers before watching your review video and I agree with your review. Last Christmas I saw Dayton Audio subwoofer on sale and I spent about $120 for one. (It was bigger than I expected). Using that with these speakers, it’s amazing. I’m going to stick with these till B&W 805D3 on sale. 😊
@@gearupaaronBest Buy may have B&W speakers on sale but not on that specific model. By the way, last thing I did to the Edifier speakers: ditch bluetooth and hook up Wiim pro plus with its EQ set to voice….
I got the passive P17s version: $65 AUD on Amazon special, about $42 USD. Add a $50-100 budget amp even second hand for more real power, tweak with EQ for nearfield full-range at a small desk-top value. Later, added a second hand $40 AUD Nova Sub-80 8", solid full-range starter setup.
Great review and thank you. I'm currently looking for active speakers for my studio keyboard (Roland RD800) for home practice, not performance. The Roland can put out some pretty punchy audio, though I won't be playing at high volume. Is it likely they'll handle this task - probably up to 2hrs/day? Cheers and thank you - David
The remote control is a joke, great speakers for smaller room. Soundstage is most excellent, first couple days I had them, I got up to see if someone was at my door a couple times.... awesome value if you ask me
The 1280DBS is the better speaker if you prefer neutral sound with no over emphasis towards a particular frequency. It's the best budget audiophile speakers for a balanced sound, well worth the price range, especially if you using to connect to a turntable for Vinyl listening...
undemanding songs are played. No rock, techno or songs with a lot of different instruments, including overlapping ones. Next please try can- spoon, radiohead-the National Anthem, Thundercat-Uh Uh, Apocalyptica-Path and meybe Rammstein (like Sonne) something with electric guitar like Lenny Kravitz-Are you gonna go my way and movie with action like part of Deepwater Horizon
You mean in the video or for the video? The former is due to video length and copyright, the latter I have a large battery of playlists of songs I'm familiar with. Hope that helps and thanks for the suggestion as well 🤙
lol, watching this video and listening to your sound tests on my crappy $20 speakers and im thinking "hmm, that's nice..." i am definitely not an audiophile.
does the remote control the subwoofer volume aswell once is connected to the speakers? i mean when you turn up the volume does it increase aswell at the same time as the speakers? thankyou
@@lotrcod4life You'd set a volume for both sub and speaker, then leave it. then just use your phone or PC to control the volume. its really only useful if your just using the 2 speakers. then you could max your phone volume and then control it via remote
I've had mine for 4 years. Decent sound, but they frequently auto-connect with my neighbor's bluetooth devices, even though the line-in is connected. Worse, the bluetooth takes priority, so suddenly I'm listening to weird music or phone calls through my speakers. I'm getting rid of them as there is no way to override this.
This doesn't happen with mine. Are you sure you have the same model? I can't even connect to BT without changing modes first. Perhaps you should have checked with the company within the warranty period.
I recently bought the 1600 because I don't need the bluetooth for 100$. Amazing speaker and they where about 70$ cheaper than 1700 is on sale in my country. Great sound and bass for the price indeed.
Great question! They're not ideal for production, but can be if you're on a tight budget. Alternatively for the price, consider getting a decent pair of headphones (like the Hifiman HE400SE). 😁
Arrived today the 1700BTs...desk full of sound...and the Subwoofer is on his way. Yes, worth buying for the price i've paid - 100 euros for the 1700BTs and 105 euros for the subwoofer. Prestige constrution and excelent sound for the money. I have them in my desk, so like i've said, desk full of sound 🙂.
Buyers BE AWARE of the bass situation. Initially I thought the same "the bass could use a bit more kick" until I noticed that instruments were completely missing with some songs due to the lack of bass. For this I think they are useless without a subwoofer. I have can size speakers with tons of bass, ok not for audiophiles but even my macbook has more bass than these speakers.
Had a Thanksgiving? Hope so! ...Anyway, back to the grind :) Thanks for being here, fam! (Please use this link if you'd like the R1700BT amzn.to/4a1Mww0).
Pls gift me these speakers bcz I can't afford right now.
I have the BTs version on stable speaker stands, connected to a 10” powered sub, hard wired to my iPad via the Apple dongle DAC into the Line 1 RCA input, playing ALAC files (ripped from CDs) and Spotify. This is my main personal music system, set up in my medium sized bedroom with soft furniture.
Speakers are placed “optimally” (I watched a number of TH-cam videos on this subject), toe in adjusted for good soundstage. Very, very nice sound! I’m no audiophile, but I’m pretty pleased 😊
My advice for these is to spend time on speaker placement and do the “sub crawl”; you will be well rewarded for this effort.
Thanks for sharing your sweet setup, Jay! I'm sure a lot of Apple users will find this useful. Cheers and thanks for watching!
so without sub is the bass good? or do you feel like you need sub?
Depends on how much bass you need. I find it good enough without it, but a sub definitely helps.
I have 1855db, what do you mean by "sub crawl"
You put the sub in your listening chair and then crawl around on the floor to see where it sounds best. Sounds odd, but it is simply a way to reverse engineer the best placement for the sub. It works every time.
One thing to change is your title. This is the R1700BTs which is different from the BT. The BT doesn't have an output for a sub and is older and lacks some of the features. Both are available too
Thanks for the heads-up... I did initially script it that way (with an 's'), but totally ignored it afterwards 🙄 Thanks for watching this!
bought a pair of these to go with my turntable, very very pleased with these. Definitly punches above it's weight class no doubt.
Nice!, Do they sound nice & loud without a subwoofer ?
@@callumbrowns yes they do get quite loud.
Edifier has best low cost products that truly brilliantly mimic high cost speakers in sound, they might fall short in some areas but in pure sound Edifier ROCKS!!
Preach it!
Mine lasted for 5 years before kicking the bucket. Love them and wish they lasted longer. Power supply went out and impossible to source replacement for a fix :( . You will love them ---for about 5 years!
Thanks for the review. Arrived today the 1700BTs...and the Subwoofer is on his way. Yes, worth buying for the price i've paid - 100 euros for the 1700BTs and 105 euros for the subwoofer. Prestige constrution and excelent sound for the money. I have them in my desk, so, desk full of sound 🙂.
Thanks for sharing your experience, João! Have a great weekend 🤘
Are they really worth it? Im stuck with the bass issue on the bts thinking of it should get a t5 or just scrap it and get a s2000 mk3
Which Subwoofer suits best? What model had u ordered
I bought these speakers before watching your review video and I agree with your review. Last Christmas I saw Dayton Audio subwoofer on sale and I spent about $120 for one. (It was bigger than I expected). Using that with these speakers, it’s amazing. I’m going to stick with these till B&W 805D3 on sale. 😊
Thanks for sharing! Do the B&Ws ever get decent discounts?
@@gearupaaronBest Buy may have B&W speakers on sale but not on that specific model. By the way, last thing I did to the Edifier speakers: ditch bluetooth and hook up Wiim pro plus with its EQ set to voice….
@Lokaminiac Yeah, I haven't used BT much at all either. Wired is the way to go. Good hookup on yours, though!
I got the passive P17s version: $65 AUD on Amazon special, about $42 USD. Add a $50-100 budget amp even second hand for more real power, tweak with EQ for nearfield full-range at a small desk-top value. Later, added a second hand $40 AUD Nova Sub-80 8", solid full-range starter setup.
Nice setup (and price)!
There is also a 1700 BT version (without s), with slightly bigger bas, but without the subwoofer out.
Thanks for sharing 👍
Damn I ordered the one with sub out and got the other smh I guess no sub for me now.
Good stuff Aaron! Thank you for posting.
Cheers, enjoy your weekend!
Bought mine in 2019. These speakers are awesome! Haven't even considered upgrading or getting a different brand.
Still going strong? That's fantastic!
How does the sound quality compare to the BT (non-S) version? Also what are those RGB LED panels at the back?
They are $70 here in China now 😁 I've used the R1900TIII for about 10 years! Seems this will be my next choice 😎
Whoa, great price!
What do you thing about this 1700bts + T5 subwoofer VS s360bd or s350bd?
Great review and thank you. I'm currently looking for active speakers for my studio keyboard (Roland RD800) for home practice, not performance. The Roland can put out some pretty punchy audio, though I won't be playing at high volume. Is it likely they'll handle this task - probably up to 2hrs/day? Cheers and thank you - David
The remote control is a joke, great speakers for smaller room. Soundstage is most excellent, first couple days I had them, I got up to see if someone was at my door a couple times.... awesome value if you ask me
Indeed! Thanks for sharing 🤙
super helpful review, thank you
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The 1280DBS is the better speaker if you prefer neutral sound with no over emphasis towards a particular frequency. It's the best budget audiophile speakers for a balanced sound, well worth the price range, especially if you using to connect to a turntable for Vinyl listening...
undemanding songs are played. No rock, techno or songs with a lot of different instruments, including overlapping ones. Next please try can- spoon, radiohead-the National Anthem, Thundercat-Uh Uh, Apocalyptica-Path and meybe Rammstein (like Sonne) something with electric guitar like Lenny Kravitz-Are you gonna go my way and movie with action like part of Deepwater Horizon
You mean in the video or for the video? The former is due to video length and copyright, the latter I have a large battery of playlists of songs I'm familiar with. Hope that helps and thanks for the suggestion as well 🤙
Edifier R1700BTs or Edifier R1280DBs? What do you think is better in general and what is better for modern rock music?
Edifier R1700BT !!! Уже 6 лет слушаю и наслаждаюсь прекрасным звучанием.
lol, watching this video and listening to your sound tests on my crappy $20 speakers and im thinking "hmm, that's nice..." i am definitely not an audiophile.
May i ask what eq settings did you use on the speakers itself? it sounded really good
Hmm, I had treble and bass just under the halfway mark. The sub carried the rest.
@@gearupaaron thanks
Is this good for entry level ?
Totally. 😁
I'm in the market for these but there is also the Edifier R1380DB. Does anyone know which one is the better value between the two?
What did you buy? Id say its the same but one has more power so u can make it louder
is there any differences between using the cover or not?
Nope, mostly aesthetics ✌️
does the remote control the subwoofer volume aswell once is connected to the speakers? i mean when you turn up the volume does it increase aswell at the same time as the speakers? thankyou
No, and you don't want that to happen either - it'll easily blow the sub.
So you would manually adjust the subs volume everytime u adjust the speakers?
@@lotrcod4life You'd set a volume for both sub and speaker, then leave it. then just use your phone or PC to control the volume. its really only useful if your just using the 2 speakers. then you could max your phone volume and then control it via remote
Hey Aaron cool stuff in here! Many thanks 👍🙌
Thanks man! Hope your Thanksgiving weekend went well.
I've had mine for 4 years. Decent sound, but they frequently auto-connect with my neighbor's bluetooth devices, even though the line-in is connected. Worse, the bluetooth takes priority, so suddenly I'm listening to weird music or phone calls through my speakers. I'm getting rid of them as there is no way to override this.
wrap a Faraday bag .. blocks all Bluetooth
This doesn't happen with mine. Are you sure you have the same model? I can't even connect to BT without changing modes first.
Perhaps you should have checked with the company within the warranty period.
bt or bts ? there 2 different models , damn how come there only Dual RCA inputs , no optical ? how to connect to pc digitally , lol
1 of the best speakers for the money....really...
Indeed! 👍
Nice content, Can you connect a different brand subwoofer ?
Totally 👍
@@gearupaaron Nice one
Did you connected any?
i have used 1700bts for PC. why sound not stereo? no different about left and right
That's usually something up with the source. The speakers only play what is fed to them.
I recently bought the 1600 because I don't need the bluetooth for 100$. Amazing speaker and they where about 70$ cheaper than 1700 is on sale in my country.
Great sound and bass for the price indeed.
May I know where did you got those speaker stands?
Is it the wedges you're referring to?
@@gearupaaron Yes correct
They're actually workout step wedges, lol. They're way cheaper and if you get the right types, just as grippy and buffer-y.
@@gearupaaron thanks
Are these somehow good for Music Production?
Great question! They're not ideal for production, but can be if you're on a tight budget. Alternatively for the price, consider getting a decent pair of headphones (like the Hifiman HE400SE). 😁
I hope they are worth buying
Arrived today the 1700BTs...desk full of sound...and the Subwoofer is on his way. Yes, worth buying for the price i've paid - 100 euros for the 1700BTs and 105 euros for the subwoofer. Prestige constrution and excelent sound for the money. I have them in my desk, so like i've said, desk full of sound 🙂.
+ João. Also, the value depends on what priorities you're looking for in your setup.
@@JoaoFernandes-wx3vnwhich Subwoofer did you ordered? If arrived how's it's response
The BTs has qualcomm aptxHD codecs
👍👍
true , many people seem to overlook this codec which is quite important if one play flac mp3 files
Its better than the r1700bt?
In which aspects? If SQ, they're pretty much identical.
@@gearupaaron In terms of balanced sound across all frequencies, I've seen in comparison videos that the BT sounds better than the BTS.
Buyers BE AWARE of the bass situation. Initially I thought the same "the bass could use a bit more kick" until I noticed that instruments were completely missing with some songs due to the lack of bass. For this I think they are useless without a subwoofer. I have can size speakers with tons of bass, ok not for audiophiles but even my macbook has more bass than these speakers.
Thanks for sharing!
Bassheads 🤡
How to solve
Audiophile isn't so much into excessive bass sound.
I had the 1850s same thing except piano black and the bass was really great
Can I pair it with Fiio K7?
I don't see why not. 😁
@@gearupaaron Thank you! I'm new to desktop DAC setups. I bought R1700BT+ that comes with LDAC support. If so , I'll buy K7.
I passed up on them for $20 at my local thirft. They look so cheap in person
EDIFIER❤❤❤
Indeed!
Your phone is not that good in bluetooth its not that strong to drive Bluetooth devices