INTRODUCTION

    Having lived through the mid 80's and 90's when pretty much every house had at least a pair of floor standing speakers (usually passive ones / not amplified) I know all too well just how important owning good speakers is. Yes, things have changed, and so floor standing speakers are now considered by many as too big for most apartments and houses but that's only because nowadays desktop/bookshelf speakers (usually active / amplified) and even soundbars have reached new heights compared to back then. Edifier is among those manufacturers who have released numerous desktop/bookshelf speakers over the years and since many of you have asked about a good looking set today, I decided to test their latest QR65 Hi-Res Wireless Multimedia Speakers.

    Edifier specializes in premium sound systems that showcase technological innovation and design elegance, delivering outstanding audio experiences through a wide range of headphones, speakers, and music systems, for personal entertainment and professional excellence. Established in May 1996 in Beijing, Edifier is the brainchild of a small group of enterprising music lovers. Over the past 25 years, Edifier has been guided by the “passion for sound” principle, which helped the brand emerge as a world-class designer and manufacturer of award-winning sound systems. Today, Edifier serves audio lovers worldwide through its distributors in over 70 countries, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia Pacific.

    The QR65 is currently available in black and white colors and consists by two speakers each featuring an 1.25" (32mm) silk diaphragm tweeter (15W), 2.5" (70mm) aluminum alloy diaphragm main driver (20W), dual TI class-D digital audio amplifiers (for the main/amplified speaker - 2 way active crossover with full DSP and DRC) and specially designed MazeTube bass reflex channels complete with TurbMuff air noise suppression technology (dual chamber). This combination allows the QR65 to produce a frequency response of 55Hz-40kHz, 70 RMS output and support playback of 24bit/96kHz media. Thanks to Bluetooth v5.3 connectivity and support for the LDAC audio codec (SBC also supported) the QR65 can deliver wireless audio at up to 990Kbps while the three USB ports at the rear can be used to quickly charge up to three portable devices (TurboGaN 2xUSB-C 65W / USB-A 60W). As for looks Edifier has taken things to a whole new level by allowing the end user to display up to 16 million customizable light effects at the front of each speaker (infinity mirror) by using TempoAbyss technology (via their ConneX app). It's been a long time since Edifier send something over so let's see what they've been up to lately.