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RayF
22214
Apr 12, 2021
No idea how these sound (hopefully better than they look) but having recently purchased a set of Bluetooth speakers, I am a fan of the concept. Obviously at this price point one must keep their expectations in check. Still, in these trying economic times, a set of $165 speakers might be all one can swing--there's no shame in that. Certainly one of the benefits of a set of Bluetooth speakers is convenience; it's damn handy to be able to shoot tunes directly from your computer, phone, or tablet to a set of speakers across the room. True, these speakers only speak common Bluetooth 4.0 rather than that new, snooty 5.0 version, but they do employ that aptX codec/mojo so, for average-ish quality files, you'll still hear what's to be heard. One of the short comings at this price is speaker to speaker connectivity. Yes, they are Bluetooth speakers, but they are not "wireless" speakers. Both speakers must to be connected to one another with good old fashioned speaker wire. One assumes (because it isn't specifically made clear the description or specs), that only the main C5BT speaker requires a power connection. I mention the above because that's NOT the way all Bluetooth speakers work. The Edifiers I have are not connected to one another by wire (they use some kind of proprietary black magic to sink the two speakers together without wire). Once you ditch that wired connection requirement, you can get pretty creative with placement (no need to worry about stringing wire up and around furniture or under carpet). On the other hand, the Edifiers use (2) powered amplifiers in each speaker, and therefore, each speaker requires a power cord (and socket to plug into). In other words, no matter how much you pay for Bluetooth speakers (the Edifiers are a boat-load more), one way or another, we're you're never quite as done with wire and cable as you'd like to be. Perhaps one day Nikola Tesla will return from the grave and show us how to transmit 110 volt current wirelessly, along with our sound waves? Maybe in Bluetooth 6.0 or 7.0? Anyway, whether you go cheap or higher-end, Bluetooth speakers aren't the worst way to go--I'm certainly dig'n mine.
RayFI hope to never buy speakers that require a sink for usage.
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RayF
22214
Apr 12, 2021
postwarscars Then get the kind that sync—but they cost extra.
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Rowdy2026
799
Apr 15, 2021
RayFYou can buy two rechargeable Bluetooth speakers and hey presto!...not a wire or cord in sight.
RayF
22214
Apr 15, 2021
Rowdy2026 That would add two more things to my already annoyingly long list of stuff I have to worry about keeping charged. And they wouldn’t sound like a good set of Edifiers, either.
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Rowdy2026
799
Apr 15, 2021
RayFNo they wouldn’t...was just pointing out that it is possible.
RayF
22214
Apr 15, 2021
Rowdy2026 It’s also possible someone clocks Trump in the temple with an errant drive on the seventh fairway. “Hope springs eternal.”
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