Edifier S1000DB

In search of the perfect sound

S1000DB literally walk on the edge and blur the boundaries of class. According to the passport, these are pure multimedia speakers with a minimum of bells and whistles. In spirit, this is a hi-fi acoustic that dreams of standing on the same shelf as Yamaha, Tannoy and JBL. They are all made with high quality sound in mind.

Each speaker weighs about 8 kilograms and boasts an impressive (14 cm) speaker with an aluminium cone. More to come: instead of a single active amp like conventional multimedia speakers, the S1000DB uses 4 amps for each specific band like professional studio monitors.

The next example of an emphasis on sound is working with Bluetooth. Most speakers that connect to a smartphone wirelessly have to put up with audio stream compression up to 160 kbps and frequencies cut off above 14 kHz. The S1000DB also supports the aptX codec, which allows you to wirelessly transfer music in 24-bit Hi-Res audio format.

But if thoroughbred hi-fi implies a ton of complexities like an expensive sound source, lossless music and textbook gold-plated wires, then the S1000DB is as picky as a brick in the sun. Want to hear all the details of your favorite jazz album in Lossless? Easily. Do you need the "tanks" in WOW to rumble like in a war? And this is possible. Why, thanks to a power reserve of 120 kW and deep low frequencies, the S1000DB is quite capable of voicing a spontaneous house party.