Edifier R1600T Speakers on mental deal!!!

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The absolutely awesome R1600T has been selling well at £77.99inc however from now until 5PM on Friday the 22nd of March we have lowered the price making this speaker set possibly the most awesome value speaker set that money can buy!!!

Thats right... take a look below, read up on the specs and then drop your jaw in astonishment!

:D

Edifier R1600T Studio Plus 2.0 Monitors

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The Edifier R1600T Plus is a professional low-noise amplifier with all wood enclosure. The high performance crossover provides superior coverage while magnetic shielding prevents interference. The 5-inch bass driver is designed using a composite cone structure for a truly balanced acoustic. Built-in, side-mounted controls mean volume, treble and bass are at your fingertips. Dual RCA inputs allow connection of two additional devices for maximum flexibility in your set-up.

- Professional low-noise amplifier coupled with high performance crossover.
- 4.5inch bass driver - designed using a composite cone structure for a balanced acoustic.
- Silk diaphragm 18 mm tweeter with aluminum phase plug.
- Side mounted rotary volume, bass and treble controls.
- All wood enclosure.
- Power Output: RMS 2 × 16W
- Signal to noise ratio: 85 dBA
- Distortion: 0.1%
- Bass unit: 5 inch (120mm), magnetically shielded, 6ohm
- Tweeter unit: 18mm silk dome tweeter, magnetically shielded, 4 ohm
- Input impedance: 10K ohm
- Input sensitivity: 550 mV ± 50 mV.
- What's in the box:
- 1 x Active speaker
- 1 x Passive speaker
- 1 x 3.5mm to RCA connector cable
- Audio connecting cable
- User manual
- Dimensions: 152(W) x 252(H) x 228(D) (mm)


Was £77.99 Inc. VAT

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Now.....


Only £49.99 inc VAT!!!!
 
In terms of music clarity and general quality it would certainly be an upgrade for music and films and media etc.. as for games, its swings and round abouts really. better sound, but no pin point action from the benefit of 5.1.
 
LOL just posted in the other thread......stuie I have those exact same speakers. Done me well considering the price and age. Be interested to know what these would be like with an affordable sound card? I retired my Audigy 5.1 in favour of the onboard with new build.
 
Nothing wrong at all with 85dBA. Cambridge Audio Topaz AM5 amplifier has a S/R of 82dBA. The Z5500 are rated at 100dBA just as the AV40 are. It depends how the product is rated. Higher S/R doesn't tell the whole story; just as a ridiculously high wattage rated consumer stereo doesn't tell the whole story in comparison to a separates system that is rated much lower. High numbers attract the attention of people who don't know exactly what those numbers mean.

In regard to the AV40; they are studio monitor speakers, albeit budget ones. Such speakers would require a high S/R because of what they are designed for, and I would expect to be more true to the stated rating than the Logitech speakers.

Here is an extract from a website explaining S/R rating:

'Common Misconception:
Many people believe that a piece of electronic equipment (equalizer, amplifier, crossover...) with a slightly higher signal to noise (s/n) ratio is infinitely better than one with a slightly lower s/n ratio. Many people don't realize how much a 30 or 40 dB ratio is. A piece of electronic equipment with a S/N ratio of 80dB may be good enough for all but the best systems.

Example:
If you were looking at 2 amplifiers and one had a S/N ratio of 102dB and the other was rated at 80db. You'd probably think that the amp with the higher ratio was quieter (and better). If both amplifiers were rated at 600 watts and the amp with the higher S/N ratio was rated at full power but the amp with the lower S/N ratio was rated at 1 watt, we could use the formula dB=10*log(value1/value2) to find the difference in decibels between 600 watts and 1 watt (so that we could compare apples to apples).


dB = 10*log(value1/value2)
dB = 10*log(600/1)
dB = 27.78
We can see that the difference in 600 watts and 1 watt is 27.78dB. To compare the 2 amplifiers, we have to subtract 27.78 from 102dB. This gives us a S/N ratio of 74.22dB for the amp with the 102 dB S/N ratio when its reference is changed from full power output to 1 watt. When both amplifiers are measured with the same reference, the amplifier that you thought was noisier (and a total piece of junk) is actually quieter.'
 
Who knows. That was just an example that just because a product with a higher S/N rating when compared to another, does not necessarily mean it will be quieter noise wise.

An example of how unlikely the Z5500 100dBA rating, is when you look at Cambridge Audio's 651 amplifier. That has a S/N of 92dBA. Is it likely that the amplifier in a 5.1 set of speakers which used to retail for £200, is going to be quieter than a hi-fi amplifier that sells for £450?
 
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Got a set at home for the missus to use when she's studying excellent for the money.

Tempted to pick a pair up to replace my 10 year old eltax's but The eltax's are still doing so well it's hard to replace them.
 
mranderson said:
There are industry standards for testing (IEC 60268-17 and UK and Europe - EBU standard Alignment level) so higher S/N ratios are generaly better.
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Better how? Product A has a higher S/R than product B, so therefore it must be better?

Lets take Cambridge Audio's 751R. It's a AV receiver, so perhaps is a better comparison being a 5.1 amplifier. Retails for £1500 and has a S/R of 90dBA. If all products are tested to a standard and the Z5500 does indeed have a S/R of 100dBA, then what does having a higher S/R really mean? Does that make the amplifier in the Z5500 better than the 751R because it has a higher S/R?
 
Not speakers, amplifiers. I think this discussion is going too far off topic now, when it should be about the Edifier speakers. The R1600T are very good speakers, even at £80. Especially when you consider that some people found them to sound better than the much praised Aego M 2.1 speakers, which are currently twice as much. Anyway, if you still think the 85dBA S/R is poor, then that's up to you; you're entitled to your opinion. :)
 
I picked these up for £50 on the above deal, bargain!

I have only tested them for literally 2 mins and not in a ideal location but the AV40s (which I also have) seem to be a bit better (even if they do have a slightly unnatural sounding bass).

The edifiers seemed to start distorting at what I'd consider mid volume but as I said, it was a very poor test (just plugged into my iphone) so the above could all be rubbish. :p

Still decent for £50 though!
 
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