Great sound and good pricing policy for spare parts

Great sound and good pricing policy for spare parts

Edifier S550 Rev.2 5.1 sound system (5x 35 Watt satellites, 1 subwoofer 120 Watt) incl. Remote Control Black (Accessories)

Customer Review

I used this system for almost 1 year and am very happy with it. Previously I had a Teufel Concept F I also thought it was good, but the subwoofer went almost exactly 3 years broken and thus, in principle, the whole plant. It was the typical defect had to many buyers. There is a loud bang and then the subwoofer is made. After a while, you could turn it on again, etc. For this installation, I had at that time 199, - Euro paid. Devil wanted to around 180, - Euro has to repair. In the face of the purchase price and the many known defects same other buyers, I found this just rude and actually almost mocking. I swore I would never again devil. I let me only once by the same company conned. Above all is well known that there is a component in it, which is just too hot simply because devil "Lost" has there to mount a heatsink. The cost around 1 Euro. The subwoofer is but so screwed and glued, it is almost impossible to get their hands there. I had the facility to rare. Maybe once a week and also in relative normal volume, louder at a party, of course, but in a very small space. At my usage certainly lags not.

Now back to Edifier S550. I had therefore been looking for a system from another manufacturer. There are many, but these usually require an external amplifier, which would have the purchase price again pretty driven upwards. With Edifier is this, as already incorporated in hell, in the subwoofer. Has advantages and disadvantages. The advantage is that it is much cheaper than if you buy everything separately and is coordinated. The downside is the amplifier in the subwoofer gets broken, you can throw everything in principle. I had found a very good offer for the Edifier system. This did not have the remote control and was an exhibit. Since the wired remote control is much more important at the Edifier system, I found that not so bad. Because of this can make all settings and is much more practical to use.
The system is much larger and heavier than the F Concept of hell. Both the satellite speakers and the subwoofer. They come in 2 cases and one should at least better contribute to the subwoofer for two. They also appear the same amount of high quality, especially the satellites. Although one must also consider the price difference in these two systems.

I took the speaker stand (M 50 P) from my old devil. Unfortunately overturn the order immediately, the Edifier speakers are just much harder. Since I did not want to spend so much money on Speaker Stand back, I then asked each 2-3 bottles of water on the bottom plate. Better perhaps sand. So it holds, but is still pretty shaky.
When building a stand still is then times upset and the speaker has fallen on the table edge. Here, a very small crack in the Staubadeckung arose. Actually, it was not a problem, but I have then still demand in the sales which costs and how much the new remote control.
So it took me almost bowled (positive). The radio remote control there for 4.90 euros and 2.90 euros for Staubadeckung. I do not know what the cost in hell, but I'm pretty sure is many times more. The radio remote control is almost like the Teufel Concept F, so a completely flat. I was / am pleased with the pricing policy of Edifier here really positive.

Now the sound.
The devil sounded already really good, and the new course had at least as sound good. And I can say in advance, yes it does. But, at first only once not.
I had then bought to the devil nor the system decoder Station 3 to bringts otherwise nix. I am from my sound card via optical digital in the Decoderstation. Turned on music and it was as good as only bass out. So every song was extremly bassy. Then I put on the Edifier subwoofer to minimum and even with my soundcard, all bass frequencies to the minimum. Then it was fairly balanced. Nevertheless, then somehow lacked something in the sound. Also I had to ask to maximum, so the volume was fine the volume of my soundcard. But what certainly not level contributes to sound quality. So there I was once a bit puzzled and somewhat dissatisfied.
After 1 week, I came up with the idea to connect the system time directly to my sound card. Unfortunately, the subwoofer has no optical input, so then analog via RCA. The sound was suddenly super good. The volume I could runterstellen of my sound card again and the frequencies of the sound card to neutral and also from the subwoofer. So who was the culprit, even the devil Decoderstation 3. So umgestöpselt everything back. So that the sound comes from the relatively neutral Decoderstation, the bass must be provided and the volume to almost maximum (+78) of the Decoderstation to minimum (-15). Already very surprising that you have to make these settings at a Decoderstation so that they are out to sound neutral. At the time I had already been very badly to talk to the devil, even more now.
The remote control of the decoder Station 3 you should then only use it to turn on and off. Because if you remain somewhat on the volume knob, the Edifier makes a reset. Here overlap probably frequencies.
But it is not bad at all, because actually taking all the settings on the Edifier wired remote before. Since this is in front of me, the volume with the large rotary knob can be controlled pretty easily. All the other settings. The remote control of Edifier I do not need.

The subwoofer setting I at the Edifier to 0 (it ranges from -9 to +9). My sound card I have also completely in neutral and the Decoderstation for the subwoofer to minimum. So it's more than enough room for the bass up and down. When mixed video techno music the bass is here already very present, certainly from the DJ also by design. So if anybody here thinks the bass would be too weak, should review its settings once. Although I also have to say that the strength of the bass very dependent on the position where I just am. But here I do not know if this is more dependent on a subwoofer or to my premises.
But the sound from the subwoofer of Edifier and vicious still differs. Mir has fallen from the devil at normal volume slightly better, because, as I say, more "kicked" has. So he has more tickled in my stomach. But at a high volume and strong bass, there was also time for "tubes", so that one had runterstellen, the volume and bass was very high. This is me not yet happened in the Edifier. But this is also due to the different construction. In hell there is a down-firing and at Edifier a Frontfire included 2 passive on the side. In order here to be able to say exactly what really in the long run better I like it, I would have to hear both in direct comparison. Unfortunately, that will not do so, the devil is, of broken. Nevertheless, the Edifier also makes really strong bass, because you need not be afraid. Many he think is more balanced. Music is indeed also not only from Bass. But I would say, at low volume and slightly higher, is the slightly better if you like very powerful bass from hell. If you want to listen to music very loud and this is still sounding clean, then the by Edifier I would say better, because it goes along with the increase in volume in about, from sound still remains pretty much the same and not to "Überdröhnung" tends as hell. But it is also dependent on which driver or operating system you use. So my sound card (Asus Xonar D2) sounded best in my opinion under Windows XP. I have always taken as a speaker test the film Master and Commander with DTS sound (much better than the Dolby soundtrack in this film). In the first attack, at decent volume always all my closets had wobbled and you feel a sound pressure from the subwoofer in the face. So that was really amazing. Both hell and Edifier (with devil a little more). On Linux and Windows 7/8, that's not the case. On the contrary, as it sounds in this scene sometimes like New Year's Eve firecrackers. And just as it was also done in the movie looks the way clear as flying so no real cannonballs through the area. I do not know why that is. So the immense sharp bang and the sound pressure is there simply not a shame, because as the scene no longer works so well, in fact it no longer works. But this is not the speakers that can do so! Either liegts to the drivers from Asus or directly to the operating system. I guess at the operating system because it is so under Linux, but in XP it sounds really good. But one can be fooled and thinks perhaps, pity my old speakers or who are of my acquaintance far better. The sound card from my old laptop, for example, sounded really bad. Since the speakers can not be so good if a bad signal is fed, it gets spent just as bad.

The satellite speakers and center speaker from Edifier are the Teufel Concept F but think clearly in any volume. But also due to the size. Also nearby are of Wooden Edifier (but coated with a special paint) and the devil of plastic. I also do not know at the Edifier you feel as if the music from the speakers out floats literally or fall out, even at high volumes. Because I had not had the feeling that it pushes me to my ears. Have there no distortion perceived directly. Loud music is just loud, but still enjoyable. The Teufel Concept F that was different. Since floating or falling of sound at high volumes no longer so beautiful out, but it cries out more and do it in your ears hurt. But as I said, is certainly due to the size of the speakers. With floor standing speakers that would surely be again better.

Overall, I find the Edifier made loving. The wired remote control can be operated beautifully. The display brightness can darken (in hell already the Standby LED has illuminated my whole room of Decoderstation and I had to Mask). It can be connected to the wired remote control headphones. The LED is decent and is changeable gently in and out. When you turn the volume automatically goes to a minimum 20, maximum of 40. So you should adjust your sound card so that at 20 pleasant rooms volume is so you do not always startled when turning. But should be no problem. She goes to a maximum of 40 I like that (would be better 30). Because when times but had a party and someone has even used on 50 or Boost Level 6, it is at least "only" at 40. This is me indeed quite noisy but as written above, it sounds good anyway and the real volume is also dependent on sound cards of the preset. I also like the fact that you remove the dust cover of the satellites and center speaker and can exchange. Although I would have liked that this would lock properly on wooden frame. The current have a small gap between wooden frame and cover, which then something dust can enter.

Due to the previously good pricing of spare parts and the really good price and sound, I forgive like 5 star. Although I would have expected a quiet digital input for the price. Which most probably will buy anyway a decoder station, and then there such input is tuned. However, one must still then go from there analogous to the speakers. That is the only thing that bothers me a bit. The wired remote control seems to be on such an input but already prepared, because when you look at an angle to the screen, you see symbols such as DTS, Dolby Digital, frequencies etc. So probably is a Decoderstation in higher price ranges already installed there and leaves be used with the matching subwoofer for. You would have to ask Edifier. Because sound cards have the most non-integrated, even if they make it seem. This is where most emulated via software or is only Dolby Digital Live or DTS Interactive, but not Dolby Digital or DTS. The difference can be heard clearly.
In addition, the passive lateral membranes of the subwoofer could be protected by a grid. However, they are very sensitive to happiness, a kind of strong rubber or something.

Conclusion:
If someone complains about the sound, which is in my opinion to possibly unconsciously incorrect settings. With me lags at the decoder station, in some perhaps on the sound card directly. In the shop maybe at the amplifier or external CD player used. The Edifier sounds of a vicious Decoderstation 3 in a neutral setting as described above, just awful. But the speaker system can in principle not help it, because it is up to the decoder station. You have to make my settings above or even just try. One week you should already take for time and not for out 1 day say the sound stupid.
The large satellites and the center speaker the sound is very harmonious and pleasant, even at high volumes. The subwoofer can also turn up strong as you like it. Whether the different bass distribution depends in my room rather of my premises or the subwoofer, but I do not know. Overall, I find the sound still very harmonious.
The system should of course compare the same design only on systems and not with large floor standing speakers, etc., which are also designed for much larger room sizes. There are, after all multimedia speakers, but in a very good quality. Of course you should only compare with speakers same price range it too, but now I had time only the Teufel Concept F.
Although I still do not know how long the Edifier speakers will hold. One year she has already mastered perfectly and somehow I have a good feeling that this will continue to delight me.

But the devil comes to me not so quickly into the house. In the past, real time 10-year guarantee had forgiven everything. Now they still advertise it (even for 12 years), but are limited to the wooden frame of the subwoofer and the crossover. What a joke, as if suddenly the wooden box would fall apart. The is so glued and veschraubt that as an elephant could make it. But also so that you can not screw and fix it. The question is what would happen Elefantenfußstütze or repairable have been more sensible. A friend does not have an old, where genuine 10-year warranty on it. They were really good and even at that time was almost a secret. But now the devil has only been in my opinion the absolute mass producers, at least in the consumer area. I hope that this path is not Edifier strikes once they have become known in Europe. Although they only give 1 year warranty on multimedia speakers, but this is much dearer to me than 10 or even 12 years to suggest warranty as hell does that, but then left with a big smile before saying, "It does us sooo sorry - about not read the fine print that there was only the wooden frame from the subwoofer. The repair is of course more expensive than a new one. However, we are accommodating and you get 20 € discount on buying a new system, so we can keep you as a satisfied customer. " I'm sorry, but I feel totally ver (* beep *). Devil are only 2 years limited warranty. But I think that my 2-year manufacturer warranty, express themselves as yet extremely vague from.
A dealer in Germany * * would have on local law, give the Edifier actually 2 year warranty on it, am there but not really sure. In addition, this type of guarantee is then only in theory, in practice there are 6 months. So the warranty is the only one on which you can rely for the 6 months. Mir are honest 1 year manufacturer's warranty but still sympathetic than 12 years dishonest. If you will be ridiculed here already as a client, then other things certainly.

I can Edifier S550 highly recommended. Both for music, video and games. Only then should someone what better showcase for this price again. Which would certainly also significantly cheaper for what rich games. Only when you can hear music in my opinion the major differences compared to cheaper systems. As I said repeatedly, a digital input would have been nice. And remember, there are no multimedia speakers and Studio speakers! So please do not nonsensical comparisons.
But note also the room size. I guess so from 20 or 25 square meters should be in music better buy tower speaker or Hi-Fi speakers, the Movement systems with small satellites. See, in my opinion in a living room of better than satellite.

From my very good and convinced 5 star, but with an imaginary quarter star deduction due to lack of digital input.

Well ... 47 Rank: 2/5
January 14
not achettez Rank: 1/5
April 23
no s "not fit all deu !!!! :( Rank: 1/5
December 6
Good product 530 Rank: 5/5
December 22
Finger paint Rank: 5/5
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