Hi all,
Stumbled across this deal today (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/516307#comment-8310724) showing the Edifier R1280DB for $99 and became tempted to upgrade. But before shelling out the $99 I wanted to get my fellow OzBargainers opinions!
I currently have Logitech X-530 speakers for my PC, though I currently only use the side two speakers and the subwoofer because of space.
Would the Edifier 1280DB be a significant upgrade over these? Are they good bang for your buck?
Ohh so I wouldn't be able to just plug it into my PC and use it?
Just took a look on amazon and the first answer says it has a built-in amp and you can just plug it in directly? (https://www.amazon.com/ask/questions/asin/B0719C132V/ref=ask…)
Oh didn't see that it had a built in amp, if so, go for it.
My question would be, what do these bring to the table that the Logitech X-530 don't?
EDIT: The Logitech speaker system has a much better SNR and a better Frequency response.
Was thinking that it could potentially sound better since I'm only using 2 of the 5 speakers for the Logitech X-530 but really wanted other people's take on it before I committed.
Sorry, since I don't know about much about audio could you tell me what having a better SNR and frequency response means in terms of audio quality?
@Eccend: SNR is signal-to-noise ratio, here's a bit of a read on it, https://www.lifewire.com/signal-to-noise-ratio-3134701
Frequency response reading too, https://www.lifewire.com/frequency-response-explained-313470…
Simply put, the Logitech speakers will play lower frequencies (bass), and with a bit cleaner sound.
@AdosHouse: Thanks for the reply! Had a read of both articles and will probably stick to my current PC speakers.
@Eccend: That's what I would do. I can't see a clear advantage to the Edifier's to justify even a $100 spend.
@AdosHouse: Oops, replied to the wrong user. This is for Eccend.
Frequency response means nothing without the accompanying +/- dB range. Without knowing the dB deviation you can make the frequency response to be anything.
A better signal to noise ratio does not mean a cleaner sound. It tells you how much louder than the noise is the music. For example, a radio that isn't tuned precisely to a station will have a low signal to noise ratio output, so while you'll hear music you'll also hear a lot of noise.
A "cleaner" sound (or to be precise, a higher fidelity) is specified by a low total harmonic distortion.
No amount of specifications will tell you about the musical quality of the speakers. Only by listening can you tell which system is preferable. Trust your own ears or trust reputable reviewers.
@alvian: What you say about the FR is true, but since I doubt Logitech or Edifier post true graphs showing the true output of the speakers, we can only go on the spec sheet.
Cleaner is probably not the right word, but higher levels of noise would be be described by my very sleepy brain as dirty, so I was just going of that.
R1280DB are powered BT speakers.
As others pointed out, incorrect. But on a side note, you might be able to use the logitech amp to power regular passive speakers. It looks like it uses RCA connections, which can be converted to regular speaker wire. Or cut and stripped into speaker wire, if you prefer.
You will need an amplifier to power these.