S2000MKIII

I held off on buying this system because I just couldn't wrap my head around such a small pair of speakers being able to recreate deep bass and clear bright mids and treble. I'm here to tell you these thing are epic, I got a chance to hear them at a friend's house and was blown away. You will spend hours just listening to old music to hear it again for the first time. Now hear me out these are not meant to be whole house party speakers. They are book shelf speakers. I have a pair of cerwin Vegas LS-12 hooked up to a high end amp and a mid range receiver running it all via a hard wired laptop. That set up is more for whole house parties. But that set up takes up an entire entertainment center and cost about 9 times what this stand alone system costs. I wanted something small and elegant for my bedroom for when I want to lay in bed and scroll SoundCloud for new music. I am a lover of EDM and there really is no point in listening to EDM unless you have a system to hit the bass ranges necessary to appreciate EDM. These speakers do require a bit of fine tuning to find the sweet spot for best results. Mine are about 6 inches from the backwall and roughly 5 feet apart on a stand that toes them in and down to essential aim them directly at my eyeline and are roughly 10 feet directly in front of me where I lay in bed. Any good indoor speaker system is going to require some research as to the best way to place it. If you just stick them in a corner in a gigantic room they are not going to function properly. But I promise you that when you find the sweet spot you will be able to close your eyes and your music will literally come to life on an invisible sound stage right in front of your eyes. The beauty is that they are easy to move They really don't come to life until you get the volume past level 40. But from 40-47 they jump to life and carry you into a music world few ever get to take part in. The bass and treble adjustments make it easy to make any form of music suit your listening preference. Personally I like dynamic mode with bass at 3/4 and treble at just less than 3/4. I'm feeling bass levels I don't get out of my 12 inch floorstand speakers. Like feel it in your chest bass. The beauty is that even at high volumes it doesn't distort or get "farty" sounding. 48 is about the highest I would take them but at that level I tend to turn the bass down to a little over 1/2 way. I don't like to listen to music at a level that is uncomfortable to the ears over a long period. I'd rather have a ton of bass fluctuations at low volume rather than muffled combined indistinguishable noise at high volumes. They truly are hitting way above their value proposition. I got mine on sale during Black Friday for $350. The sound they produce is comparable to my large entertainment system that cost 3k. Sure with my more expensive system I can rattle the windows in the whole house but this will rattle the windows in the one room it is designed to shine in. I don't know exactly how it's possible to have such great sound come out of bookshelf speakers but they have done it. I'm just kicking myself for not pulling the trigger 3 years ago when I was first introduced to powered bookshelf speakers. I've listened to some other powered bookshelf speakers and they were also quite amazing but they also cost 4 times what these did. And they didn't have the ability to play with the bass or treble. Trust me you won't be disappointed. Do a bit of research on speaker placement and play around with set ups and you will be blown away that 2 little speakers can push out rumbling punchy bass that hits like a powered sub. I could not be happier with these and for $350 I can honestly say it's the best value for the money I've ever spent on a sound system. Also I do 90% of my listening using the Bluetooth feature via my SoundCloud Pro unlimited app which is an upgraded listening quality and it sounds amazing even through BT. Ive brought friends up to my room to hear them and they are always like holy crap how is it possible to get that sound out of this small system. Even at their regular pice between $450-$500 I would still be extremely happy. Just do it already:):) There is one annoying downside that others have mentioned. The remote is not ideal and hard to read without a very bright direct light. But for me I have them set to the preference I like with the volume at 47 and I just control the volume via my phone and never turn them off so I don't need the remote. I just sync my phone whenever I want to listen to them and it works perfectly.

I began this journey looking for good speakers for video editing. I'm not a sound master guy but I want things at a good place for hand-off for mixing. Typically I'd be at the studio but with covid, I've been WFH. As these would occasionally serve as personal speakers, the aesthetic was also very important. I started really high-end then went really low, trying to get as close to the sound quality I heard from high-end speakers, without spending $800+ per speaker. The Edifier S2000MK3 hits the sweet spot in the pocket (below $500) but sounds (and looks) like speakers worth 5X as much. I would have gladly paid much more for these. Honestly I'm looking to see where I can put another set. They're that good. Now on to the more audiophile-y stuff. Not spec talk or technical mumbo jumbo as a lot of that's out there (plus I'll come off pretentious and you'll hate me. Honestly, I'd rather describe the listening experience anyway ;-). First off, the soundstage is incredible. And for those not familiar with the term, it simply means the presence of the sound in the room. The Edifier S2000MK3 fills the space with full, epic sound that's sweet and serious to the ear. You'll find yourself discovering parts of favorite songs you never knew existed. Matter of fact you'll spend your first few days revisiting old favorites, just to hear how they sound through these speakers. And the features are enough. 2 RCA inputs means my macbook pro and synth/sequencer don't have to fight for a cable. Optical just in case I want to run this through a tv one day. Bluetooth is easy and strong. I don't rely on it for editing even though the lag is barely there. I didn't notice a quality drop when listening via bluetooth, however if you listen intently at certain volumes, you'll pick up on very slight distortion/static. It's not there consistently but depending on the song, it may pop up a few times. All this to say that 95% of people will not notice this. This is me being extremely nitpicky, as there were no cons outside of that. The bass is very responsive. Tight and crisp. It can boom, but that's in Dynamic mode(or with bass dial turned up). I usually have it in Monitor mode, even when listening to personal music. I find this truer sound representation more enjoyable. When I'm at my desk sitting center, the sound feels like it's coming at you from dead center, whilst giving you the ability to pick out sounds that travel from right to left and vice versa. It will be love at first sight when you open the box. The speakers are heavy. The materials, premium. I don't fiddle in the back much but when I do it's a pleasant surprise how first-class the knobs look and feel. Trust me on this one. There's a reason these have a 5 star rating(as of this write-up). Do it. Just order it now. Don't hesitate. You've found it. This is the one.

I thought these speakers were very good looking. They sound great , have dual input channels. They are very heavy and have a look of quality about them.

Someone else wrote a review with the word 'eargasmic'. I think that sums up these speakers in one word. I didn't know sound like this was possible. I hear things in songs that i've never heard before. I find myself going through my entire spotfiy replaying everything...its awesome. The sound quality is difficult to describe. When I turn the volume up, it's different than regular speakers. Instead of getting louder, it feels like the sound just gets more 'full'...if that makes sense. It gets louder, but its different in an oddly satisfying way. And it does get loud if you were wondering...I don't know about party with 50 people loud, but it gets loud to where it's uncomfortable to sit in a room with them on full. I knew I wanted these as opposed to the similarly priced klipschs purely because of the weight. I think the klipsch's are around 10lbs. These are around 40lb. I don't care what technology a company claims to use, weight in speakers almost always corresponds to better sound. period. Everything else any company claims is going to be mostly a marketing gimmick...if they don't have weight. I listened to the klipsch's in a store before I bought these and they sounded light and flat. It made sense to me. These are rich, full, and everything I hoped they would be, and if I looked at nothing else about the speaker but weight it would make sense to me. My only concern with these was the lack of a sub output. And this was a major concern for me because I like bass. I saw a lot of reviews on here where people were listening to classical music and jazz and what not. Well I listen to Eazy E, Too Short, Cardi B, Tupac, Biggie, etc, so I was concerned that the lack of a sub wouldn't get me the sound I like. Well to my surprise, the bass is deep, rumbly, full, and everything I hoped it would be (but didn't think it could be). I turn the bass up on the back almost all the way and it hits. I never would have thought i'd say this, but they don't need a sub. If you don't believe me listen to "face down" by Mustard & lil wayne, "get in where you fit in" by Too Short, "freak" by Tyga, just for example. BRU, I'm telling you they hit. And the bass is soooo clean, deep, and crisp, not overblown. What they won't do is play bass that's not there, like if you had a sub and turned it up so that it sounded like crap...these don't do that. So if you don't hear crazy bass in your song, it's probably because the song wasn't made to have crazy bass. As far as build goes, I was also blown away. Especially compared to klipsch. These have what appears to be solid wood siding (not particle board) and like a dark black metal frame. They look sexy, 100%. I also like the remote. It's not a typical cheesy speaker remote like 90% of the other speakers on the internet have. It feels like quality and it works as it should. The LCD (or OLED?) display on the front is awesome too. It also looks sexy. You can control 4 different modes of sound type. As you might have guessed, I keep it on 'dynamic'. To me, and the type of music I listen to, it sounds the best. The cord that attaches these two speakers together looks like a freaking umbilical cord...it's thick and heavy (also sexy). I'm telling you, someone carefully planned every design aspect on these speakers and it shows. Honestly one of the best purchases I've made recently. No regrets. The only bad thing about these is they're going to ruin your listening experience for all other speakers...all my other speakers sound like crap now. Other speakers just get 'loud', these get 'full'. Buy them and you'll see what I mean. Edit: 1 year later, still best speakers I ever bought. Buy them.

I was very skeptical when I bought these four years ago. I've bought several other speakers since. With the recent purchase of the Audio Engine HD5’s (powered speakers at the same price point) I felt compelled to immediately write a long overdue review for these old Edifiers of mine. I have to say - these speakers are still by far the best powered speakers I've ever bought. They are rich with incredible clarity. The bass/treble dials, the EQ settings, all of it – make for an amazing listening experience. Part of my job is mixing audio – I’m a bit critical by nature. I keep these Edifiers at my office in a viewing room and I've had multiple audio professionals – in both music and film - comment on the audio quality of these speakers and ask about the manufacturer. Others have said it and I’ll repeat it – the audio quality at this price point is kind of ridiculous – I don’t think you’ll find better. They sound good out of the box and only improve with time. My only complaint is that they aren’t particularly attractive speakers. The "wood" doesn't look very convincing. I also wish you could remove the fabric cover on the front. But once you listen to them those complaints become irrelevant. And frankly - I bought the walnut Audio Engine HD5's for their look - sure, they look amazing but the sound is incredibly disappointing compared with these Edifiers. Speakers come and go - but I'll always find a place for these. They are just that good.

Just arrived yesterday and after 1 day: Had high hopes for these and they do not disappoint! Incredibly easy to set up. Solid construction - these are heavy. Sound stage is great. Crisp highs, range of lows from the driver is truly impressive. Detailed, true to life presentation. Maybe a little on the bright side, but obviously dependent on the mix and quality of the recording. Personally I am looking for brighter sound with highs further forward and lows further back, and these are near perfect for me. Used my wife's Galaxy to test aptx bluetooth and there was an obvious improvement in sound quality while streaming- to the point where I don't think many people, myself included, could tell the difference between aptx and analogue. Bottom line these sound really, really good. Loud enough to fill a medium size room easily with no degradation as higher volumes. I am by no means an expert but I would be surprised if there is a clearly better value available in this range. I will update this if necessary but initial impressions leave me highly satisfied! Update - a few weeks later and I have the speakers set up on Rockville wood/black stands with all the wires to my whole set up discreetly hidden away and some nice decorative lights...man I am stoked. A great home project for quarantine! Been playing music pretty much non-stop, going through classic recordings and favorites and hearing new details on everything. Not much to expound upon other than to say I have been pushing the upper boundaries of the volume setting and luckily these speakers hold up extremely well at the limits with no appreciable degradation to sound detail or quality. Super easy to set up and use and they just sound brilliant to my ears. Very good on the lows and separation between all ranges. I am not a super bass head and actually used the eq knob on the back to turn the bass down and it is still plenty. I have no qualms stacking these against much higher priced offerings. Only nits to pick are that the display is small and the control is hard to read in low light, but there aren't a ton of buttons and pretty easy to remember which ones are where. I simply could not justify the s3000 in the small space of my current apartment, but I will have a keen eye on those should I ever need way more output. Again, highly satisfied and lives up to the reviews and sound comparisons online.

This review is for people like me who really love great sound and are struggling to decide between active or passive speakers for their music set up. I'll do my best to be succinct and helpful. I'd really been checking out a lot of different speakers, reading reviews from multiple sights, watching videos, etc. Since I'd purchased (and still have!) the R1700BT way back in 2016 and loved them, I decided I'd stick with Edifier for my upgrade. I've been on the hunt for a system for my company's cafe -- I wanted quality and performance at moderate amplitude with the capacity to drive some rich, full, balanced sound at higher volumes for events. Our space isn't big, only 900 sq ft, and the speakers are mounted in the corners from the ceiling. After much research and internal debate going between in-ceiling, and passive or active bookshelf speakers, I decided to just buy a bunch and test them out. So here's my verdict: BUY PASSIVE SPEAKERS. How'd I reach this conclusion? Here's what I don't like about the S2000MKIII: - They're not very attractive. And this is a weird complaint coming from me because I would not really care if the sound quality blew my socks off. Despite the pics, they're kind dated looking IRL. And not in a cool vintage way. - They're fairly large for the output and bass response. While they do have some nice bass, I needed to basically turn the bass almost all the way up + EQ with a bass boost to match what I was getting with the passive set up I ultimately selected. And I'm not a huge bass guy -- I like good bass but it needs to be in balance / harmony with everything else. I test select tracks to hear what I want to hear. When I don't, it's a problem. While these speakers have GOOD clarity, mids and bass + balance, I didn't get a whole lot more than I do from the much cheaper R1700BT (which are an extraordinary value, imho). And that's what this comes down to: For the price difference between the R1700BT and S2000MKIII, I really expected better quality and fullness. What I got was slightly better sound quality coming out of much larger speakers for 3x the cost. The value proposition just isn't there for me. So here's what I highly recommend you purchase instead of these speakers (unless you're dead set on active speakers). This set up will cost less, sound better, have more flexibility/range at all volume levels + have greater amplitude if you feel like shaking your living room or cafe: - AIYIMA A07 (upgraded) + 36V 10A power supply if you want to maximize output - WiiM Mini Airplay2 - Passive speakers of your choice: KEF Q150, Polk ES15, Q Acoustics 3020i or whatever else you're considering The speaker choice is a matter of your personal taste and intended function. But I found all three of the above to be clearer, cleaner, louder, deeper and richer than the S2000MKIII. I'm a fan of Edifier, for sure, but I was sorely disappointed by the performance of this system. Given how much I love the R1700BT, the quality really didn't scale up the more I paid. The passive speakers + amp (don't use BT, use RCA or optical) + WiiM (so you can avoid BT) turned out to be such a great, simple set up. AWESOME sound quality that legit shook my 1300 sq ft house when cranked up. And all of these speakers look way better than the S2000MKIII.

I like the jazz and ballad singers back in the day (Nancy, Dinah, Nina, Gene Ammons, McGriff, Prysock, Marvin, Pendergrass). The voices are clear and have that room filling sound (volume around 50). Don't have that annoying loud bass with so much of today's music. Music pretty much from 1950's to 1990's. Kind of tuned out pretty much after that. Live in senior apartment, and so far no complaints from neighbors. Picks up those background faint instruments that sometimes you don't hear with cheaper speakers. Very pleased.