R1280T Powered Bookshelf Speakers - 2.0 Active Near Field Studio Monitor Speaker - Wooden Enclosure - 42 Watts RMS Power

Amazing Speakers for the Price! I honestly didn’t expect these to be this good. The Edifier R1280T look really nice in person — the wood finish and overall design make them look way more expensive than they actually are. They fit perfectly on my desk and give off that clean, modern vibe without taking up too much space. Sound-wise? Crazy good. The audio is super clear, the bass hits just right without drowning everything out, and the highs stay crisp even when I turn them up louder than I probably should. I’ve never owned speakers at this price point that sound this balanced. For how cheap they are, the quality feels unreal. They don’t feel “budget” at all — from the build, to the sound, to the little remote that comes with them. If you want great-looking speakers with amazing sound without spending a ton, these are 100% worth it. I don't think there is bluetooth or anything. But the Lifespan seems really good and again.. The Functionality is there!

Punchy bass! Great, clear audio! Volume is excellent and controlled via the right speaker or a handy remote. I would definitely buy these again! They fit perfectly in my record table cabinets which are not very large and look beautiful. Super easy to use and setup!

Love the sound with these speakers. Can't really beat it at this price point, in my opinion. Easy to set up, multiple inputs, small footprint, it's everything I was hoping it would be. I currently have both an Alexa and a record player plugged into the speakers.

I am by no means an audiophile but I also didn't want cheapo junk speakers and I also wouldn't benefit from anything more expensive. I did alot of research and had a thread going on overclock dotnet. I gave myself a budget of $100 as I wanted better quality sound then cheap PC speakers and felt anything more than $100 for me and I wouldn't be able to tell the difference anyway. Originally I was looking at getting these Mackie CR3's: Mackie CR3, 3" Creative Reference Multimedia Monitors They have very good reviews, arent super large and appear to be high quality. While a minor thing, and not even close to the reason I chose the 1280T's, but I wasn't a fan of the green theme of the CR'3. My system is read and black themed, desk is dark brown wood grain, and most else is black. Someone in the forums I mentioned brought up these Edifier 1280T's and I had never heard of them before. They also had relatively few reviews here. The reviews they did have though were good, specifically from the other 2 customers who mention the CR3's as well. Not being real into audio I figured if people vouch for the sound quality of both then I should consider all other factors. The 1280T's are larger (4" vs 3") which depending on the space you have could be a plus or minus. For me I had enough room and figured if I could get bigger speakers for the same price I should consider it. Also the 1280T's have the controls on the side which I like, a elegant aesthetic to them that I think would fit in with more than the green of the CR3's, and they include a simple but useful remote. The 1280T's also have AUX RCA which I liked. The CR3's do have the ability to switch Right/Left however. I also like the front cover of the 1280T's. I just got the 1280T's setup and the quality was noticeable as I was taking them out of the box. They have that weight all quality electronics have to them. Everything was packed reasonably well and 0 damage to any items in the box. Got them hooked up in a minute or 2 to my PC and was blown away at the sound quality, even at lower volumes. One of my problems prior with a cheap bullet speaker was that dialog was hard to hear. Not with these the vocals/dialog do not get muddled by the bass or mids. Not being an audiophile the best I can do to describe the sound is to say its much more lifelike than any other speakers I have in my house or have heard when I'm out shopping. It sounds natural, not like I am listening to speakers. I am also hearing instruments and sounds that I did not before in various songs/media. I would 100% recommend these to anyone with the same budget and needs as me. It was also recommended to me that I get a better cable than what comes with the speakers. This is the cable I got and while generally the cable doesnt matter to me the quality of this cable also impressed me. Mediabridge 3.5mm Male to 2-Male RCA Adapter (12 Feet) - Step Down Design - (Part# MPC-35-2XRCA-12 ) I dont think you can go wrong with these. For what its worth Im sure the CR3's are not bad either, they may even be better in some ways, but I am very satisfied with the 1280T's.

Nice little speakers. Sound is not extremely crisp.. just slightly muddy. SLIGHTLY....they are adequate for a TV and a milion times better than the TV speakers. They do not compare to my Logitec THX speakers, but also are much cheaper. Would I buy again. Yup for the right Job ... to make a television sound acceptable. THEY ARE NOT MONITOR QUALITY, but I'm picky. Is there something better for the price... probably not. Buy em... great for a TV a kids room, Better than many sound bars

Wow! These speakers sound AMAZING! I have a simple Victrola turntable that I got for Christmas, and the sound was mediocre. I decided to buy these speakers after much research, and I am beyond pleased!! They sound so good my husband commented that he can’t even tell we are listening to a vinyl record anymore. Great quality for the price point, and they were super easy to set up. Nice size to sit beside my turntable, too. Love them!!!

Edit update: June 4th 2018. First I am raising the speakers from 3 1\2 to 5. Let me state how important it is to let these wonderful little speakers brake in. I can not believe the increase in sound quality and highs, mids and lows in just a matter of 2 days. I decided not to delete my review below as I can imagine that many people will have the same issues I had below. You have thirty days to return these to amazon and unless you have a another serious issue with these then please give them time to brake in. I am now very pleased and highly recommend them to anyone. 06-02-2018, First I want to state what I do not expect from a hundred set of speakers: I do not expect them to thump. For gosh sake if you want them to thump then spend the money and get bigger speakers. Would you expect a hundred dollars set of car speakers to thump? No you would not. I also do not expect to get more then what I paid for. For example, I did not pay extra for Blue Tooth therefore I do not expect the speakers to have Blue Tooth. Please read the specs before you buy. I do not expect a 42 watt amp to pump out 200 watts and I do not expect to turn Edifiers all the way up and for them not to distort. I guess I want those that read this review to understand that I what I want is to be reasonable with my review. Pros: Packed and protected very well and everything was present and accounted for. Who ever boxed these did it with care. Easy and intuitive to hook up. There is no reason to pay extra for a pro to hook these up for you, seriously a five year old could do it. Plenty of power for a computer or a small room with a nice warm base sound. The Edifier R1280T's have a nice solid and reasonably heavy feel to them. Unlike many others who have reviewed these, I like the small remote. Bottom line is the speakers look really good and go well will my old school teachers oak desk. The wood paneling on the speakers looks good and close to real. Cons: Speakers lack clear highs. I own the Sounblaster X-Fi sound card, so I am not using a cheap sound device built into the motherboard. My aux RCA jack on the Edifier speakers is also hooked up to my old Teac real to real, which produces outstanding analog sound, so my source is clean. Even after going in and adjusting my treble in my sound cards drivers in my computer, the highs just could not clear up and sound crisp. This is a major con and one of the reasons why I am on the fence to recommend these speakers, besides my disappointment. Last, the base and treble controls just do not do much other then spin. There may be a very small amount of difference between moving the controls up and down but the controls do nothing to help boost my highs. Bottom line, all speakers need to be herd before you buy and all us old stereo dudes know this. However in today's buying environment that is very hard to do. The speakers do not sound bad and in fact I am going to keep them, I just wish they were more clear. Recommend If you are not that picky. However, if you are then maybe you need to look at the, two hundred and fifty dollar or higher, pair of Edifiers. 3 1\2 stars leaning more towards the 4 star side. I will follow up if need be.

These speakers are simply incredible for the price, literally if i never would have seen or known about them first after doing research and then did a proper demo of them playing mastertapes, i would think they would cost around 250-275 dollars for how they sound. The tweeter is certainly one of the highlights of these speakers, it appears to be a silk mylar type, for a speaker in this price range it shouldn't be anywhere close to as articulated or detaild as it is, it only uses a single 3.3uf bipolar electrolytic capacitor, i do wish they used a polypropylene capacitor to cross the tweeter over instead as that would be a decent improvement over the cap thats inside, but i understand they have to cut costs somewhere. I'd recommend if you do anything at all to these speakers, changing the 3.3uf cap out in each speaker with a 3.3uf 250v pmpc dayton audio polypropylene capacitor would be a good improvement, for a nice bit extra detail in the highend. When you switch it out make sure to attach the cap to the positive of the tweeter and to the positive amplfier wire going to the tweeter wire. Reguardless, the tweeter was a pleasant suprise indeed. The woofer is also fantastic featuring a decent rubber santoprene surround and finely pressed treated paper cone. The lower end extension is around 55 to 60hz plus or minus 10db, which is what id expect for a design such as this, everything from 55 to 60 and up is beautiful for the most part, the mids are fairly accurate as well, even the upper mids are pleasent. The can be a bit more forward sounding at times, but not over baringly so, i think it's a decent characteristic of the sound if you really wanted to go ham with these speakers, plugging in a mini dsp would make these already great speakers shine even further beyound their price tag they already do. Overall the woofers are great for what they are. The magnets and baskets on both drivers are well made. The amplifier section is a single full range class d unit, i believe it was a texas instrument's ic, one of their newer truepath hd chips, edifier implemented it perfectly in these speakers. Everything is driven by a smps power supply which appears to be good enough. The cabinets are made of excessively dense and thick mdf so there is little to no resonance inside the cabnet, the ports for each speaker are perfectly smooth on the insides and they are also flared to reduce port noise, that was a nice touch. The speakers look nice with the grills, they fit very snugly onto the fronts of the speakers, even they do not feel cheap. THE speakers look great with both the grills on or the grills off. The finish looks pleasing to the eye. The wire that comes with it to attach the other speaker appears to be 20 gauge which is enough for the length it is as well as the power it carries. The only 4 things i could see that would make these speakers better for mabey 5 to 15 bucks more "stuff gets cheaper when you buy parts in bulk" Would be for them to use all nichicon capacitors inside the powersupply and main board instead of the no name Chinese caps that are inside currently and also use a polypropylene 1 to 5% tolerance capacitor for the tweeter, and then also use 18 gauge ofc wire for the speakers internal wiring and also for the external speaker wire and its internal wire instead of that cca 20 gauge wire. The last thing would be to include better rca cables, as they do not fit very tightly around the connectors, if those 4 things would be improved, even if that would mean the speakers would be 10 to 15 bucks more, I'd buy it in 321. These edifier speakers still represent a great value for the cost, they won't get super loud, but they will sound really good, especially if you're using a decent source and not a terrible integrated computer soundcard.or a cheap cd player... these should be hooked up to a steinburg ur 12 daw or a mini dsp at the very least with music being streamed from foobar with the latest plug - ins, if you try to drive these with integrated sound or a phone, tablet, mp3 player playing lossy mp3's...That's exactly the sound you will get from them, you're really limiting what these can do if that's the case. If you use a terrible source with poorly mastered cd's or even a cd player with a terrible design, you won't hear what they can really do, go for a decent dac and lossless audio formats that are correctly mastered, you'll see for yourself. If not, and you think they sound terrible, i guarantee you're doing something wrong.