The naturally fine-tuned Bluetooth bookshelf speaker is enjoyable in just about any setting enhancing the style of your domestic living space. Certain items can take longer to source than the estimated week, particularly during busy trading periods and may take longer to arrive at ourwarehouse. Products labelled '*item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' will be supplied to you directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. For items that are dispatched using our standard service, we ask that you wait 14 days from the date of dispatch before reporting any items as undelivered.

There are rounded corners, a subtle switch from the wood-textured sides to the mottled-textured middle and a neat chromed-plastic stripe across the middle of the speakers, all of which add that something extra.This means you can adjust volume on the speaker and via the remote without one overriding the other. The R1280DB delivers natural and fine-tuned sound for movies and music, and it is one of the most natural-sounding speakers we’ve tested. They'll be running from my computer with an EVGA Nu Audio card, so they don't necessarily need to be powered.

There's an LED located below the volume knob that serves as a visual indicator for Bluetooth connectivity, and there's another one located at the front that shows which input is in use. That’s not to say that the R1700BT is bad quality, but the clever upgrades such as a cleaner gloss finish, angled cabinet, and front-firing ports improve the overall look and sound of the speaker.

The Edifier R1280DB, first and foremost, is, from the moment you look at them, a set of speakers that are truly something special. All physical buttons and knobs are located on the back of the speaker instead of on the side like the R1700BT.

First of all, in terms of the material of the cabinet, Edifier R1280DB adopts an MDF design, which can effectively eliminate resonance and bring more pure sound. As it’s supposed to, as Edifier says, “produce a panoramic sound stage,” it isn’t surprising that it sounds better on videos than it does on music. For a 4″ driver, the R1700BT woofer can provide a respectable bass output for a bookshelf speaker, even if it only goes down to about 60Hz.It does not blindly pursue a straightforward music restoration effect but makes the voice more emotional. In spite of the fact that the Edifier R1280DB is largely still an entry-level monitor, it still offers some incredible sound quality. Vocals and instruments have a fine presence and intimacy thanks to the quick transient response of the 4″ driver.

The R1280DBs comes in a wood grain or an all-black option, and the wood gran finish in particular is striking. On the speaker’s backside, they have L speakers out, DRC inputs for line 1 and line 2, optical and coaxial input, a power on/off button, and a cable for an outlet. There’s also a sub output here, which means you can hook these up to a subwoofer to get more oomph and rumble, as well as jacks for speaker wire.

Each speaker comes with a 4-inch bass driver that ensures a detailed performance in the mids and the lows. It’s got a remote control that feels more than a bit plasticky, a bit of sound distortion when you hit it to the max sound, and its Bluetooth can be fairly spotty depending on where the device is at the time. PC speakers in particular often try to use bass or treble to sound more powerful and detailed than they really are. Listening to this song on the Edifier R1280DBs, it gets more clarity and detail without sounding painful.