Edifier S3000Pro Audiophile Active Speakers - Bluetooth 5.0 aptX Wireless, USB Audio, Planar Diaphragm Tweeters and 6.5" Woofers

I did quite a bit of research before purchasing these. I bought an Audio Technica ATLP120 with Bluetooth and wanted decent bookshelf Bluetooth monitors. These are nice because the speakers do not need to be connected to each other like many other wireless speakers. These pair wirelessly, so I can move them anywhere in the house, which I love.The sound is quite impressive for 6.5" drivers, although someday I might want to splurge on a preamp and get a subwoofer. There is no subwoofer output on these, so contemplate that before purchasing. These are a bit more directional than traditional speakers, meaning you may need to angle them towards your listening position to get the best sound. This is typical of powered monitor speakers. Both the woofer and the impressive tweeter have control knobs on the source speaker to adjust treble and bass, allowing you to tailor the sound without an EQ.I'm no audiophile snob so I think these sound great for their size. Obviously, larger speakers push more air and fill a room with sound much better, but these suit my lifestyle and space limitations quite well even in a large vaulted ceiling living room. You'll hear drum skins pulsating and fingers gliding on guitar strings better than any inexpensive Bluetooth speakers you have lying around the house. Plus, they can be moved anywhere around my home, or I can wire them to my turntable or amplifier in the future if I desire. With Bluetooth 5.0 I really don't feel it's necessary to wire these speakers, but opinions vary regarding compression loss. I certainly can't hear the difference.My only complaint is that they arrived extremely well packaged and yet still had a chip out of the top particle board speaker edge. I almost sent them back, but decided to touch it up with black paint. It's hardly noticeable now but very disappointing. Also, their website won't let you register these speakers for warranty. It's not an available option, so you have to email them with your serial number and receipt if you have any issues.I seriously considered the Klipsch "The Sevens speakers", as I grew up in a "Klipsch Fanboy Family" with 15" Klipsch horn speakers with Altec Lansing theatre tweeters. They literally shook paintings off our walls. The Sevens also have 6.5" drivers like the Edifiers and use an arguably better tweeter, but they were about $400.0 more expensive, and still need to be wired together. If money and cabling your speakers together isn't an issue, they might be worth considering if you're a Klipsch guy or gal. They look amazing.At the end of the day I spent about $1400 on a decent entry-level turntable with a wonderful pair of bookshelf speakers that I can connect to literally anything via Bluetooth. I don't think anyone could go wrong buying these speakers. As with everything in life, it really comes down to how much you want to spend. Brands like Linn, Audio Research and McIntosh aren't available on Amazon, but if someday they are... I'll harvest a kidney and get the home audio system of my dreams!UPDATE: Turns out that my damaged wooden cabinet was more serious than I thought. I noticed the right speaker seemed a bit dominant, but thought it was in the recording of my first vinyl. purchase When I bought Radiohead OK Computer I definitely noticed that the sound wasn't bright. I've listened to that album more than than I probably should have over the years. When I put my ear to the left speakers tweeter I found that no sound was coming out. Can't believe I didn't notice it sooner, and even more shocked that Edifier would send out a damaged speaker. Getting a refund and wondering if I should roll the dice on another pair. I might get those Klipsch Sevens instead. Very disappointed.

I bought these after having bought the smaller Edifier R1280T speakers for my study. I was blown away by those, so much so that I immediately went and bought the S3000 Pro speakers for my living room, because I knew the sound I would be getting.The S3000 Pros are much larger, more expensive, speakers and obviously more powerful and they sound better than the R1280T (which themselves sound excellent). I love the Bluetooth technology in the S3000 Pro so no wires needed from the master speaker to the slave speaker. It's just plug and play and good to go.The sound is amazing. It just pops. The clarity is exquisite, it's like having a live band in your room. I use it for watching tv, movies and when guests are around I just Bluetooth connect it to my phone and voila - evening's entertainment of crystal clear 80s music! Heaven! Thank you Edifier for this. I have 2x sets of your speakers!I went the whole hog and also bought the dedicated stands for the S3000 Pro. If you have the budget, do this. They look amazing on them and you just can't comprehend putting them on any speaker stands other than the ones that were specifically made for them.The ONLY thing I don’t like about it is the fact that the speakers just sit on the dedicated stands. They don’t screw on or anything. You get a little paranoid that they might topple over, so make sure you position them properly. They’re heavy speakers so they won’t move around, but still. You don’t want your kids running around these speakers when they’re sitting on their stands.

After two years with these I can say that there are phenomenal as desktop monitors. They sounds so good and the bass is extraordinary for not having a dedicated subwoofer right out of the box. I love that they don't require to be connected to each other just one has to be connected to the computer while both still need their own power cables. I also have it connect to my record player which sounds great thanks to the analog connections. I also like the Bluetooth feature when I am doing work on my PC to still play music and videos on other devices that don't have inputs. Finally they are beautiful monitors that are big and heavy and again I cannot stress this enough the bass from these are insane even more so in a smaller rooms like a home office or even a bedroom.I am NOT an audiophile but as your average consumer this are an amazing investment and 100% recommend to those out there who want great audio without much work like buying a separate bass, needing a a receiver, cabling the speakers together, etc.