Description
Fully Featured Bookshelf Speakers
Most 2.1 systems include tiny satellite speakers and make up for the small sound from satellites with their subwoofer. With the S350DB you get both a massive subwoofer and fully featured bookshelf speakers. Connect your sources via Bluetooth, RCA, optical, coaxial or AUX with these.
Side Panel Controls
Take full control of your audio with the side panel controls on the side of one of the bookshelf speakers. Three knobs are located on the side that effect the bass, treble and volume for the entire 2.1 system. Once switched on, the power light will appear on so you know your system is working.
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Wireless Remote ControlSwitch between inputs and control playback with the wireless remote for the S350DB. Switch between optical, coaxial, auxiliary and Bluetooth inputs from a range. Also, control the volume or playback controls, as well as, switch the speakers on or off with the wireless remote. |
8-Inch Subwoofer for Deep LowsReceive deep satisfaction from the rumbling lows from the S350DB when the 8-inch subwoofer is activated during playback. Movies, music, and games come to life when you have this subwoofer attached and producing sound. |
Side Panel Bass Reflex PortThis subwoofer has an enhanced side panel bass reflex port. This reflex port enhances your listening experience for all types of bass sounds. Enjoy deep rumbling lows from your favourite movies, music, games and so much more with this 2.1 system. |
Uriel –
Excellentes enceintes, rapport qualité / prix imbattable.
J’ai acheté ces enceintes pour remplacer un kit 2.1 Altec Lansing qui, à l’époque, était de très bonne qualité, mais voilà, l’époque en question c’était il y a pas loin de 15 ans. Je voulais quelque chose d’au moins aussi bien, mais pas non plus mettre une fortune dedans. Au départ je m’étais fixé un budget de 200 euros, mais à ce prix là on ne trouve finalement que des kits déséquilibrés, gros caisson de basse qui fait boum boum et satellites faiblards (Logitech, je te regarde et je te juge).Donc, ok, pour mettre un peu plus, mais pas trop quand même. Et dans cette gamme de prix, on ne fera pas mieux que les Edifier S350DB. Pour les concurrencer il faut regarder du côté des produits 2 fois plus chers. On n’est pas sur du matériel audiophile, mais on a quelque chose de très, très propre, polyvalent et qui envoie, surtout si raccordé à du matériel correct derrière.Personnellement je les ai raccordées à une Sound Blaster Z-SE par liaison optique. Pas la meilleure carte au monde, mais une nette amélioration par rapport à ma vieille X-Fi de première génération (remplacée en même temps que les enceintes, achetée en même temps que les précédentes). Petit point contexte sur la Z-SE : c’est une carte ciblée “gamer”, avec un tas de fonctionnalités de traitement pour mieux entendre les pas des ennemis, améliorer la finesse de certains sons, etc… Mais en qualité audio pure, ce mode de traitement laisse à désirer, la faute à une partie de la puissance de traitement utilisée pour ça au lieu de juste… Produire du son. En revanche elle a aussi un mode “lecture directe” qui n’applique aucun traitement et permet donc un bien meilleur échantillonnage, donc un son nettement plus qualitatif. Même sur mes vieilles enceintes je voyais la différence, là c’est le jour et la nuit. Petit bonus, l’encodage Dolby par la carte qui apporte un petit plus dans les films.Aussi, l’intérêt du raccordement optique, c’est de limiter les parasites et de supprimer complètement l’effet de “souffle” qu’on a au repose, quand aucun son n’est joué. Vraiment bluffant par rapport à mes vieilles Altec Lansing qui soufflaient comme moi quand je grimpe une colline.Donc, avec cette installation, j’ai redécouvert ma collection audio. Les formats lossless type FLAC en bénéficient évidemment le plus, pour les autres ça dépend de la qualité de l’encodage. Sur du bon MP3 en 320 ou VBR, on a une amélioration significative, sur du MP3 dégueulasse évidemment… Par contre sur ce genre de mauvais fichier, là ça peut être intéressant d’utiliser le mode traitement de la Sound Blaster Z-SE et d’activer le “crystalizer” pour rattraper un peu le coup.On a des basses très présentes, mais très propres, pas juste du lourd qui tape, mais des vraies basses. Ca tape quand ça doit, ni plus ni moins, contrairement à d’autres caissons bas de gamme. J’ai d’ailleurs baissé les basses à -1, -2 selon les cas, et là c’est nickel. Les mediums sont présents, les aigus aussi sans être criards. Le son est surtout vraiment très bien défini, jamais brouillon quoi qu’on lui envoie (et j’ai testé avec du classique, du metal, de l’irish folk, de l’electro, …). Le réglage du son est très fin, il faut plusieurs crans de la molette pour vraiment noter une différence, ce qui me change agréablement de mes anciennes enceintes qui, avec l’age, étaient beaucoup moins subtiles dans leurs réglages. En jeu, aucun souci à noter non plus. Le bluetooth fonctionne aussi très bien, même si je l’ai beaucoup moins testé.Franchement, le prix est un peu élevé, mais la qualité audio est juste bluffante. Bien sûr, un vrai audiophile y trouverait sans doute à redire, mais pour quelqu’un qui veut juste du son propre sans pousser à l’extrême, ça me parait difficile de faire mieux aujourd’hui. Seul point négatif, le bouton on / off derrière le caisson, qui incite un peu à ne jamais vraiment les éteindre… On peut les éteindre avec la télécommande, mais puisqu’on peut aussi les allumer avec la télécommande, c’est qu’elles ne sont jamais vraiment complètement éteintes.
Number 2 –
READ THIS REVIEW IF YOU ARE UPGRADING FROM LOGITECH SPEAKERS
I have been looking for speakers for my computer for a long time. I used to have Altec Lansing VS4121 but replaced them with the Logitech Z623 because I wanted something more high fidelity. Boy was I wrong. Those Logitech speakers may have the ability to produce 200 watts RMS and 400 watts peak power but they cannot handle the the lower frequencies. I had two pairs of Z623 and both of them would distort past 75% volume with the bass at half. To make them better I had to EQ them like crazy, and they ended up losing most of the low frequencies.I tried to return them to Amazon but they just gave me my money back for both pairs and I was able to keep both. I kept the Z623 for two years and was always unhappy with them since most of the music I listen to is 90’s hip hop, which has a lot of low frequencies. I almost regretted getting rid of my Altec Lansing speakers because they were much clearer albeit less powerful than the Logitech speakers. At that point I decided to get the Klipsch Promedia 2.1 speakers to replace the Logitech, and although they were much better than the Logitech’s in terms of sound quality, they did have a lot of distortion at 85% volume and up on the low frequencies, which was very disappointing, so about a week ago I returned them since the box claimed they would not distort.Then I started looking at Edifier and found the S351DB. I contemplated buying them because they are bookshelf speakers and I am putting them on my gaming desk and they could not be angled towards my ears. However, I found “angled speaker stands” sold by edifier on amazon under another brand name called Ventray. I decided to bite the bullet and bought the $500 S351DB and the $50 dollar angled speaker stands. When I set the speakers up I winced as I returned up the volume, expecting them to distort as I put up a song called “Chicken Head” by Project Pat…Once I hit maximum volume, I was totally blown away by these speakers. They handled all the highs, lows and mids without distortion at maximum volume. I have to say it again. These speakers blew me away. I also played Warzone 2.0 on them, and the gunshots in the game crack like thunder at maximum volume. Its actually insane. Compared to the Logitech Z623 which have 200 watts RMS on paper, I was expecting these speakers to be quieter as the Edifier S351DB state they only handle 150 watts RMS, but I was wrong. It seems like the Logitech can output 200 watts RMS but do a terrible job of producing the sounds clearly and without distortion, making them only useful up until 50%-60% volume which makes their claim of 200 watts RMS misleading.These Edifier speakers are clear, and sharp with their treble and deep but controlled with their bass. Now that I look back at it, those Logitech Speakers are terrible, but I got them for free from amazon, so I wasn’t complaining. These Edifier speakers are what a speaker should be. They have an optical connection, volume, treble and bass dials on the side, bluetooth, no gimmicky features (like auto on off on the Kanto YU4 after 15 minutes without sound), and a wonderful remote. These speakers also look the part too. They are badass looking and feel the part too. It feels like I spent $500 on them. The Logitech didn’t sound like $200 speakers, they felt and sounded like free speakers.If you are on the fence, look up measurements for your setup so see if they fit (even though they are not big at all, not much bigger than the Logitech’s footprint but taller) and get a longer optical cable because you probably won’t want to put the subwoofer under your desk as a footrest since the woofer is uncovered. Once you do that just buy the damn things already. You will be blown away by these unless you are some crazy audiophile looking for a specific equalization for reference in music creation or something. I would say these are the equivalent of what the MacBook pro is to laptops.
Manfred Kucher –
Tolles Audio System für den PC
Die Boxen sehen sehr wertig aus ,sind gut verarbeitet und fühlen sich durch ihr Gewicht auch sehr gut an.Einzig die Fernbedienung ist vielleicht nicht so ideal , ist aber nur mein persönliches Empfinden , der Sound ist wirklich gut , man muss natürlich auch den Preis bedenken , hatte aber schon teurere Boxen die weit schlechter klangen , von mir gibts jedenfalls eine Empfehlung
ANONIMO –
Excelente
La calidad general del producto es muy buena, tanto constructiva y estética, como sonora y funcional. Resulta sumamente sencillo alternar la selección de la entrada de audio a través del mando a distancia, con una conexión bluetooth rápida de establecer, fiable y que mantiene muy buena calidad de sonido. Los bajos son realmente poderosos pero a la vez mesurados y equilibrados. Los mandos reguladores de agudos y bajos del altavoz activo tienen un tacto fantástico. Mando a distancia y cableado también de muy buena calidad. Producto con excelente relación calidad/precio.
William J. Roberts –
Very Pleased
I have rather high expectations of what I listen to. At home, I have Anthem electronics driving Martin Logan electrostatic speakers and two M/L 15-inch subwoofers (5.2) In my office, I was listening to Tidal (streamed through a Windows PC) to some Wohome speakers. They were so muddy and had zero bass. I had wanted to repurpose an Onkyo AVR paired with SVS speakers and a small sub. My boss said “no way.” So, I opted for this item. For my purposes (decent sound, crisp highs, solid bass, etc.) they fit the bill. I know that sound coming out of a Windows business desktop is not optimal but these speakers sound very good. I don’t see any real defect with the remote for the little I use it. Fit and finish on all components is great. These aint my Martin Logan/Anthem stuff at home but they sure are more satisfying than even the $100 computer speakers I was using.
TAMUS –
Lastima el control remoto y los cables propietarios
Muy buen aspecto y acabados, sonido limpio y potente, fácil de usar.NEGATIVOS, el control remoto tiene un aspecto estupendo, PERO, funciona por infrarrojos, por lo que para usarlo tienes que apuntar al altavoz que tiene el receptor, en mi caso me hace levantar el brazo y apuntar, una lastima, solo eso hace que no llegue 5 estrellas, seria genial poder tenerlo en la mesa puesto y usarlo sin moverlo.Otro contra importante para algunas personas, TODOS los cables que usan los altavoces son propietarios, solo puedes usar los cables que vienen en la caja, así que si se te quedan cortos, o se te rompen… estás en la M. (Cable altavoz 1 es tipo DIN, cable de altavoz 2 hasta SW es un cable con conector estilo DB9 (VGA)…
Rob B –
Very nice but expected more midrange from Edifier
I tested this both in my living room (900sqft w/16’ vaulted ceiling) and bedroom (350sqft w/9’ ceiling)In the living room: I was upgrading from a low end Samsung sound bar and the initial reaction was very underwhelming. There was almost nothing from 150hz to 400hz I tried several different wired sources and all sounded like the midrange was completely scooped out of the EQ. Then with Bluetooth same story. Movies and music just lacked the mid punch you expect to hear. Highs are crip and lows are ok for an 8” pulling double duty but this is definitely not for large rooms.In the bedroom: Story is different here. The midrange is acceptable now and that scoop is somewhat filled in. Still not blown away but Keeping these for the bedroom mostly because the wife didn’t want anything “big an ugly” but sound bar we have just wasn’t cutting it when watch movies at night on lower volume, the voices just don’t come through clearly on the TV speaker or sound at. This fixed that problem. Could you do better for less? Probably. With some sub $200 powered bookshelves you would get way more mid punch for music and fuller vocals but this are pretty nice quality and matches the bedroom set we own.Pairing these to AppleTv was pretty simple and let’s us use airplay through the speakers. That is a huge bonus!FYI I would not consider myself an audiophile but I do own Yamaha HS8s with a Moto M4 for my PC/Mac setup in my basement if that gives any sense of reference for what I am using as a baseline.
Peter C. –
Excellent quality speakers
I don’t write many reviews, but these impressed me so much I made an exception.The sound quality really is excellent; when you lift the sub-woofer you can tell why the bass is so impressive, but I’ve been even more taken with the mid-range. They’re solidly built and ooze quality, except for the daft remote, which is pucking awful.I did a lot of research before buying these and I’m glad I did, as they have delivered beyond my expectations.
Sergio –
Maravillosos
Poco hay mejor relación calidad-precio. Totalmente recomendables.
Mr. Schmitt Thierry –
Bon produit
Très bon son mais manque de fréquences moyennes… et Câbles un peu courts…En dehors de ces deux bricoles, c’est un excellent kit HiFi 😉