Edifier R1280DBs + T5 sub vs Edifier R1700BTs + T5 sub || Sound Comparison 

I have a question. Because T5 is a powered sub with rca input and output. Why not just connect pc to sub with 3.5mm to rca cable, and then sub to r1280db (no 's') with rca to rca cable? Will it work? Will the sound quality be the same?

They’re phenomenal i just bought a pair and they came with a sub woofer line in

​@@V1ktorvaugnI'm having a hard time deciding which way to go for my first setup. I don't plan on upgrading since the used market isn't really an option here in India. the main issue is whether I should go for speakers+sub+amp or active speakers + active sub. from what I’ve learned, passive is the way to go for better flexibility, whereas active is the way to go for cost efficiency. budget is $200, with a future sub upgrade planned. should I get a 2.1 amp or go for active speakers since I'm not gonna mess with the setup at all except for adding a subwoofer later?

Yeah the high is better r1280..

You’re absolutely right i had the 1280db for awhile then just got the 1700bts was so disappointed with the lack of bass and hollow dead mid but then i put on some megadeth and there was redemption. Just ordered the t5 for around 95usd here hopefully will solve the bass and hollow mid issue

Would like to see this comparsion

I also waiting for the comparison

a mi tambien me gustaria ver esa comparativa o los edifier s350db vs edifier s360d!!!!! uffff

Waiting for comparison of this

one day.. one day. now edifier officially sells kits, 1280+t5 or 1700+t5, cheper than s351db@@marksayo4803

Это связано не драйвером а с конструкцией динамиков.

but isn't the lows handled by the sub? 1280 and 1700 must handle just the high and mid

You had both of this model ? Im between 1700bts and 1280 dbs i care only for music can you help me ? And tell me some infos

Ente pake subnya pma 9505 gan?

Bt apa bts om, beda loh

Yes, the ''s'' ones have sub outs. In fact that S probably stands for ''Sub-out'', there are also R1700BT and R1280DB models without the sub-out.

yup use a 3.5mm to RCA cable from 1280DBs to T5

Bought the R1700bts because I wanted the T5 to be a part of the setup. And it's such an improvement to the experience. Mostly cause it lets the R1700BTs relax and not worry about hitting the deeper bass notes, it can focus on the mids and higher mids giving it more clarity. Would say the T5 really adds life to the music you listen to or movie!

​@@dale_andre1221is that so

Any edifier speaker with a sub out has a low pass filter, it doesnt play that lower frequency anymore when you plug a sub in according to the set crossover point. If you use a y-splitter and all that on an edifier speaker that doesnt have a sub out, the speaker will continue to play down till its lowest frequency, making it sound muddy.

@@AbsoluteFidelity i connected it as written on the subwoofer's manual: from the audio source to the RCA input and the from the sub output to the speaker's input,it seems to work pretty fine

@Šone Bombone imho It sounds good, and it's a pretty good choice for this price (120/130€)

That would entirely depend on your turntable. If your turntable has a pre Amp then another one isn't necessary. If your turntable doesn't have one, then you would need a standalone pre Amp.

T5 is a powered sub, it doesn't need any external amplifier. It has it's own.

They are active speakers. You can not connect them to an Amp. They have their own Amp inside.

If you can find b&w aws08 that's their best 8 inch sub

It's the perfect thing when paired with the sub # R1280dbs

jak masz tam wyjscie na suba to wg mnie warto. Ja dokupiłem tego suba do r1280dbs.

What is the difference between 1850 and 1855? Both are sold in my country. How much did you need to turn your bass down? Does the 1855 distort at max volume with the bass set at neutral and max? Thanks in advance for your reply!

@@AbsoluteFidelity The 1855 has a better remote and Bluetooth 5. Those are the only differences. The bass on these is good for their size, I just had to turn it down a bit when used with my sub. On their own they sound good with the bass and treble dials set to the middle/factory setting. No distortion.

@@drummerdude100 Does the 1855 distort at max volume? Im goin to pair them with an Elac 1010 sub

@@AbsoluteFidelity I don't use them at at max volume so I don't know, sorry. They sound fine to me though.

@@drummerdude100 what frequency was it at when it started to rattle? Was the rattling bad that it made it distort?

R1280DBS have a sub out... 3.5mm to RCA (Red/White) my T5 is arriving friday!

DB - digital inputs (coax, optical, bluetooth), DBs - same plus sub out, BT - Bluetooth only

on r1280dbs, yes

It needs to be the DBs. Those have a sub-out port.

Yes. But 1280dbs pair sounds better. I have both g2000 and R1280dbs

R1280DBS have a sub out... 3.5mm to RCA (Red/White) my T5 is arriving friday!

@@n8dog89 Thank you for your willingness. Best regards

Yes, it is quite annoying

@@DSAUDIOreview what sub would you recommend me getting with my R1855DBs besides the T5? Within £200 budget. Been thinking Dayton Sub 1000 or Mackie CR8S

@@SaxeLAD I've heard the Polk PSW10E is good.

@@SaxeLAD I've had a Dayton Audio Sub 1000 for a while now and just got the R1700BTs speakers. I am in a very small space and unfortunately I'm unable to reference R1855DBs speakers. That said, I like the combo that I have. Some info (if you're interested): If I'm correct in assuming that a flat sound means barely any bass, then The Sub 1000 has more than enough output for the R1700BTs. Tuning for a bass-boosted sound, the Sub 1000 does well when matching it with the R1700BTs at max volume. If you want the bass to be significantly louder than the rest of the frequency range, I personally think that the Sub 1000 would be at its limit or not strong enough to match the R1700BTs at max volume. If my tools are accurate (I measured roughly 4ft away from it), it can do 80/60hz at just below 105 dB. It rolls off though. 40hz goes down to 90 dB with 30hz being lower than that. Trying to go louder with 80/60hz sine waves causes a strange effect that I'm not fully sure how to describe. It's like it hangs up then pulses instead of correctly replicating the sine wave.

@@luchvk Thanks!

Nope. Look for something better if you want it to match the sound quality of your KRK monitors

That's probably the R1280DB, which is the regular version without the sub-out and some lacking specs, also the older one. R1280T and the newer R1280DBs sounds better and goes deeper, in real life even the 1280T which is a cheaper and more simple version, goes deeper than the 1280DB, this channel also has that comparison. But the newer R1280DBs has probably a different DSP or something, they can go down to 51 Hz and sound is rich unlike the regular DB ones (55 Hz says Edifier web page). Btw strangely the 1700BT also sounds richer than the 1700BTs version. Most likely a DSP issue like I said, since they have sub-outs, things get complicated there.

@ R1280T, R1280DB, R1280DBS, they do have a slight variation among them but none of them come close to the 1700, 1850 and 1855. All 1280s sound rolled off compared to its bigger brothers and will distort way quicker at same higher volumes. Headroom difference is huge, you just have to listen to it in real life. Just bought the 1855 after listening to the 1280 (DB and DBS), 1700 (BT and BTS), 1850, 1855 and 2000 side by side. Anyone that says there is no difference between the 1700 and 1855 or 1850 and 1855 have not truly heard them in real life. I wanted a speaker with sub out, so I tested all the speakers above and threw in the R2000DB just for fun. The 1855 was clearly the winner, and it sounded even better to my ears when compared to the R2000DB, besides the bass. That wasnt a problem as I intend to add a sub to it. Now Im waiting for my sub to arrive, but the 1855 is doing a pretty good job of covering my 6 x 7 meters living room.

@@AbsoluteFidelity R1855DB also does not exist here, we have R1850DB but damn it it's 280 USD here. We have some serious tax issues when it comes to imported electronics, that makes the so-called budget products like the Edifier speakers hugely expensive here :( Even the R1280DBs is 210 USD here but they are slightly cheaper compared to their brothers. 70 USD seems a tiny price difference but that's not, because 1 USD equals to 8 Turkish Liras which is our currency unit. I mean u get the point :D I'm planning to add a sub later, that's why I want 1280DBs, at least they should be better than my 10 year old Logitech X230 :D

@ if adding an sub is in your future plans, go for the best speaker you can afford, which is the 1280DBs. Just dont get the T5, its a below avergae souding sub when I went to hear it. And the dealer told me at higher volumes the t5 has a rattling sound coming from the center cone. Save up and get a better sub like the Elac, polk or klipsch. I bought the Elac after listening to all, it was just way cleaner and musical. Any of the above is fine, just try to stay away from the T5. Any edifier speaker with a good sub will sound better than any logitech, even the z623, z625, z906, z2300 and z5500. Logitech is all about loud bass (not deep, they are crazy boosted at 60hz to give an impression that they are stronger than they are) and non existant mids and highs.

@@AbsoluteFidelity Yep, that's why I wanna buy a new speaker set, the highs and the mids are not enough and the bass is there but like you said, boomy and too much. Also that bass is unusable at nights because u can't turn it all the way down, also makes the whole system unusable because of that bass, if you lower the volume that basically makes it inaudible. I was looking for the Elac Sub1010 after I heard T5 has an aggressive auto turn-off feature and u can't switch that off. But then again, Elac is ridiculously expensive here, strangely though u can buy an SVS sub for it's price here :D So, I'm thinking about an SVS PB-1000 which is a very high-end powerful sub-woofer as u know.

Yes, they're bright at default settings. That's why I have treble on -2.

this is the 1700BTs (sub out) version. You could try this though. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-UFNpCPFDX1s.html

Same question

R1855DB for sure. The 1280 is just thin and doesnt get as loud as the 1855. And the 1855 has a wider soundstage than the 1700, without the harsh treble of the 1700. 1855 is the best choice here.

@@AbsoluteFidelity thanks!

R2850DB

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Т5 очень посредственный саб. Вместо нижнего диапазона какой то бубнеж.

@@simpsonszor818 откуда знаешь? Купил?

Несколько дней юзаю 1700бтс, нету середины. Фортепьяно звучит глухо. Думаю о возврате денежных средств

@@Mr-Panchito88- я взял 1280, поюзал и понял, что не знаю больше колонок, где за эту цену впихнули бы больше качества. Т.е., Edifier выжимают максимум КПД из ситуации цена-качество. IMHO: наверное всё же лучше взять их трёхполосники, если бюджет до серии Эйрпульс не дотягивает. Я примерно понимаю сегмент и задачи модели 1700, но нет, не верю что этот форм фактор справится с чем то большим, чем озвучивать ближнее поле в помещении не более 12 квадратов. Они пытаются сделать мощную "мелочь", но даже в ютубовских прослушках слышно, как трёхполосники (даже в бюджетной реализации) ненатужно играют эту самую середину. ____________________________________________ P.S. Такие вот бюджетные сабы к колонкам - только если для кино.

@@user-ik7bt5vt8m спасибо за ответ! Я ещё один вечер послушал и понял что свои 1700бтс я уношу в магазин. Как запасной вариант я держал 1280дбс. Нужен блютус, саб есть. Думаю послушать 1280дбс, надеюсь они серединку лучше возьмут. Да и у 1700бтс верха слишком резки

@@Mr-Panchito88-, 1280дбс довольно сбалансировано звучат. И напичканы вариантами коммутации под завязку, дырка для саба, все дела. Не издают вообще никакого фона в тишине. Это приятно. Но, повторюсь, в них всё прекрасно для своей цены и задач. Я просто не собирался по ситуации платить больше десятки. А было б лишних тыщ 15 ещё, взял бы наверное R2850db. А всё же, при всех своих предубеждениях, я бы хотел послушать их с сабом. А вдруг... Если фильтр нормально отработает и высвободит 4-дюймовый динамик для СЧ, может быть очень даже вполне...

@@user-ik7bt5vt8m понятно. Я сам не гонюсь за десяткам и сотнями ватт, я лишь хотел обновить сателлиты в своём трифонике, а как оказалось сателлиты в моём трифонике звучат более достоверно, чем 1700бтс. Блютус нужен обязательно. Если и 1280 меня не устроят, буду уже городить вариант с компактным усём 2.1+Bt и пассивными колонками. Запаковал уже обратно 1700бтс в коробку, перед прощанием послушал ещё раз буги, неа, не то. Качество сборки и внешка понравились.

Not with a good budget sub. Any speaker will benefit from a sub unless it can already play down to 20hz.

yang 1700, bro, suaranya lebih megah,

Hahahahaha

Lagu yang no 3 apa judulnya dan penyanyi? Tolong

@@PhaseShift-wy9zo Don't you find it boring listening to them 5 times in a row. More creativity is required.