The Smallest Flagships! \\ Edifier MR4

[@ZReviews]

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[@chrisbullock6477]

Torn between these and the Klipsch the fives.

[@81giorikas]

They dropper to around 65 euros. How are you finding them for that price?

[@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg]

Edifier has always made some of the best quality stuff at an affordable pricepoint. Can't get much better price to quality, Other than making it yourself of course.

[@miagi1337]

The other great thing about Edifier is you can actually order it hassle-free in many countries. Und like Swan that I'd need to order from aliexpress and pay 200-400 € shipping.

[@waltersimmons9512]

@@miagi1337 perks of mass produced product eh

[@miagi1337]

@@waltersimmons9512 More good organisation and thoughtful distribution. Cause Swan isn't any less mass produced but they just fail on the delivery.

[@Hirnlego999]

From my experience some of the models distort rather easily

[@ireallyreallyreallylikethisimg]

@@Hirnlego999 yeah.. that goes for anything cheaper.. of course if you want things to go LOUD. (90db and above) you're gonna need some decent gear and clean amps

[@MossPalone]

I have one of these. That tweeter is producing something magical. Felt like I grew another pair of ears. They're so good.

[@Schwa83]

I'm a big fan of Edifier. Their quality/Sound to price ratio is generally pretty awesome. I bought their S350DB set from watching your review Zeos, and then upgraded to the S3000 Pro. Been very happy with them!

[@Lucas-ck1po]

Well, that was a bit of a jump lol

[@thanos1000000fc]

How was your experience with the S350DB? I'm thinking about buying them.

[@Schwa83]

@@thanos1000000fc I loved them. They never had any problems or issues and sounded so good for their footprint and price point. I heartily recommend them.

[@thanos1000000fc]

@@Schwa83 Did you connect them to a dac/amp?

[@Schwa83]

@@thanos1000000fc When I originally bought them, they were connected to my PC's sound card. At that point, I didn't know much at all about dacs/amps. When I started to learn more about that stuff, I bought the iFi Zen Dac v2 and had them hooked up to that. There was a pretty significant improvement over the sound card.

[@ItsYaboiiZac]

i bought these as a no nonsense pair of pc speakers that take standard analogue and was blown away by these, expectations have been exceeded nicely with these especially for the price

[@lazylonewolf]

Please make more Edifier reviews since that's pretty much the only brand that's available here in the Philippines, and thanks to your review I got the S350DB (about the most I'll spend on speakers) a while ago and I'm still happy with it!

[@tetarx2761]

Kabayan! He also reviewed several Hivi Swans and they are avaialble the orange app.

[@void8521]

Woaah didn't know may Swan pala sa S****e HAHAHAHAHA

[@lazylonewolf]

@@tetarx2761 I'm very happy with the S350DBs 😊

[@JayDpwnz]

With some slight eq tweaks these are a great budget option. You are correct about the bass, but they do better than most at their budget - they only go down to about 70hz. I would say at the $500 mark you could go to genelec 8010a which are small and sound great. You should review more genelec speakers.

[@Lon1001]

I have had these for a month now, agreed that with a flat EQ they are ok but very minimal tweaks makes them sound so great. As for the low end, the curve drops off a step at 75hz then drops off fast below 60hz however if you push the eq you can hear them putting out a hint of sub-bass down to about 25hz (they want to but just can't since there is nothing there to hit), also the dsp really reaches to output anything that low so I just put a high-pass filter around 25hz to save them the effort.

[@Platypi007]

On sale at Amazon for $85, black Friday 2024. I just picked them up to replace my old Mackie CR3s I was using as PC speakers. Caps blew and I was never happy with the sound of those to care about repairing them. Much happier with these! Thinking about getting the T5 sub with them.

[@district5rookie]

monitor mode sounds so much better. it really clears up the low-mid range. i'm amazed every single day when i listen to them and i got them for $80!

[@richh650]

Thank you for this review. You do a great job on your speaker reviews. Very well done.

[@BassThrashin]

Sounds like they are very similar to the baby Kanto YU2 that look very similar to this. They had awesome imaging and sound really good overall.

[@Autotrope]

Really hard to know how you'd react to the Edifier r1280db

[@3enphm]

have you heard of the mr3's? i can't find any info regarding their sound quality online. smaller 3'5" mid-low drivers so they go from 52hz-40khz versus 60hz-20khz. im wondering how these compare to the mr4s 2 years later.

[@jumpboots101]

These punch well above their value point. Purchased based off this review. They are great, Thanks!

[@rayzarlbeng8338]

I have the mr4.. good.. but lack of bass.. i hook it with the t5 subwoofer.. now the sound is dam good for its price

[@manu-singh]

how to attach a subwoofer with them and have balanced sound?

[@Patrick_Runnels]

Thank you for doing this review. I've been looking for something like this.

[@BenTan89]

Bought one recently at $80. Best fucking audio related purchase ever and I'm saying as someone who owns Ascend Acoustic Sierra Towers and a full STAX setup.

[@therealandtheunreal]

Hey im new to this whole space but am going to buy these soon. What a review! Wondering if you or anyone in the comments can reccomend a similarly well priced DAC for these?

[@ZReviews]

SMSL SU1 is a great cheap dac

[@therealandtheunreal]

@@ZReviews Will pick it up thank you. Sweet channel.

[@nikaizad1]

i can get these for half the price compared to Hivi Swan OS-10... are the swans still worth it?

[@KevinMajka]

These are great. I got a pair of black ones in a trade ad they are great for my work desk - even in a cube since they are so near field. I have JBL LSR305s on my desk at home - these have a great soundstage too. Thank you for the demo!

[@akizilkaya]

Would you recommend it for someone who is a loud listener?

[@Owen_MIW]

Same question as @akizilkaya

[@packer4769]

How do these compare to the M60s?

[@piotrpix]

How do the MR4's compare against the R1600/1700BT/1850? Is it worth the upgrade?

[@Josetouu]

I have the same question

[@piotrpix]

Worth mentioning that I have my R1600 hooked up Aune X1S. I know someone who does have the entire R-line and he thinks that with my amp they R1600 sound as good as the R1850. I have bought and returned the Airpulse A100 because I was disappointed that they only sounded 15% better (smoother, and silkier) than the R1600. In fact without the A1S amp the A100's sound kinda the same as the R1600 with the amp. I have noticed that the difference in sound is almost non-existing when listened in a bedroom, at normal volume levels... Things might change if the comparison test took place in a smaller living room and higher volumes. ... Curious what Z's thought's are on this one ...

[@abyssusnox]

How do these compare with the MR3?

[@eddierey5202]

This is such a great/hilarious review and damn glad I found it! I was this close 👌🏼to pulling the trigger on a pair of Presonus Eris e4.5s based on sound comparison alone, but after some digging I found out many Presonus models have a humming/noise problem, including the e4.5s and that was a dealbreaker for me. I can't find any dirt on these whatsoever, like NADA. Nothing but stellar comments and reviews across the board, and they're a fraction of the price! Thanks again, this was super helpful.

[@sahimuri]

In fact, it only costs $50 in China

[@sztomi90]

Edifier does have some magic with their DSP and stuff. I own their Noise Cancelling in ear headphones called the Neobuds Pro. You should try it out, it is amazing, it has parametric eq and a preset tuning called Dynamic mode, which sounds amazing with most tracks. Actually just today, as I am searching for some good speakers I realized I want a speaker with the same sound signature like the Neobuds Pro. This MR4 seems to have the same "edifier magic". I can also have for the same price a used Elac Debut 4. (would need some good cheap amp for that). Hard decision, I cannot try the Elac before buying it though. I guess I can still send back the Edifier if I don't like it.....I can also get a Elac Debut 6 for good price or a new Elac Debut 5.2 for a bit more new..... Hard decisions.

[@WMRhapsodies]

Testing right now MR4s + PreSonus Eris Sub8. I'm in heaven. Plus, I feel like the smartest audiophile/music lover/amateur musician ever :) Got the sub as used item in Amazon. It didn't work at first. Turned out the guy how returned it doesn't know what a fuse is!. And I don't blame him, I was confused also the first time one of my old Tascam monitors stopped working. Thanks much Z for helping me to decide to give the MR4s a shot before spending a lot more money. They'r awesome and the sub just gives them that low end which was the only thing I was missing. My settings right now are perfectly obvious and they work amazingly well. Sound card to sub in, sub out to the Edifier input (via RCA, turns out my Behringer UMC doesn't give enough power with balanced cables...doesn't matter much, no weird noises at all). Sub gain is like at 25%,, highpass filter is on, lowpass is set to 60 Hz -the lowest the MR4s go according to specs. Bass on the MR4s is low in volume but so tight, I don't think I want to take it away!.

[@chrischee4888]

Is this sound card you speak of in your computer? I want your setup!!!

[@CinemaDemocratica]

I love my Edifier R1850db 's -- which have a remote, a subwoofer output, and a much nicer speaker cable with what appear to be DIN connectors. They could be a *little* more audiophile quality, and as such this R4 model seems really interesting, but with all of that functionality missing. So my question is, do you think the R4 is enough of a sonic upgrade to justify the loss in flexibility?

[@danielsowers4960]

Wonder how they compare to the self powered Neumi's?

[@Bassahaulic]

I was looking at these after Erin did a video... then saw this. Bought them same day. Loving them!

[@IndieAlternative27]

“I have a thing for balls” - Zios 2022

[@marcelanddog3171]

9:45 " I have many face holes"

[@marijnfly]

Today I got myself a pair for 99 Euro's. That's a good deal. Finally a worthy succesor for my old Creative T40's.

[@Jason22Douce]

How do you feel sbout these a yr after your video ?

[@andrewfaull9404]

How would they compare to the Kali IN series or the Yamaha 5 monitors?

[@i386enki]

PI throwback. What a lit soundtrack. When aronofsky was still making art.

[@Alberturkey54]

I must say I really respect this guy.

[@jedics1]

Looking at this kind of thing for my mums tv, the only place she will tolerate them is in the tv cabinate below the tv, so enclosed boxes with no door, being ported at the back is it going to mess with the sound to much?

[@mickybottoms4170]

I just ordered these to replace my auidio engine a5s I got stupid cheap that don't fit on my new desk. I hope they work well. Between these and my new HD 58x I should be good for awhile

[@nicholaslepp1502]

My super old Thunderbolt audio converter TAC-2 (the Zoom brand of the original UAD Thunderbolt interfaces) is also "clicky clicky" on the main volume knob, and that is great for mastering to me because your master file needs to compare to other master files at the exact same volume knob setting. You're making these sound like mini mastering-room mids Lol ...These might sit on my desk stands between my KRKs on floor stands in the near future. Thanks, Z. These really may complete my fantasy Holy Trinity of crazy cheap Music Creation for poor people kit from over the years with my SHP-9500 for editing that i got for $60 a week after you made that video as the third. You really do cover the whole field of audio and are quite generous with your knowlegde and i genuinly appreciatte that! I even have the KZ IEMs you said were good for the price and they sure the fuck are Lol. Thanks again, Z 🙏

[@libertysoutlook5160]

I’m hoping Zeos will review something in Edifier’s Airpulse line and compare to the larger 3000Pros and the Swans. 🙏🙏

[@mukulmourya7612]

Is it good for music production?

[@DonnyDonnMendoza]

What particular sub would you recommend with this? Dope review btw

[@mr_fredman2561]

Surprisingly the music mode was much more flat than the monitor mode in my experience.

[@stevenholt5484]

One note : Zeos says that these are desktop speakers, and that's true -- but they would work equally well in an apartment living room.

[@ZReviews]

Only if you like your neighbors.

[@Autotrope]

Steve Holt!!

[@edithboozy1000]

@@ZReviews "Only if you DON'T like your neighbors"

[@lakicar1989]

They looks so much like Presonus Eris line. Even the bass drivers look the same, just different texture.

[@Darkos134]

What stands are those? Look really nice!

[@ZReviews]

A pair of Rockville. amzn.to/3PCArmp

[@andrenought6731]

could u review the kanto yu2? its a tiny speaker like the iloud and the vanatoo. I feel like for small desktop speakers the iloud and the vanatoo are outside of a lot of people's price range while the yu2 can be found around $180

[@kristophergurley585]

I really would like to say fuck the algorithm and stick with the long form videos. Those are the ones I like the best but it’s probably not best for you. Sucks. Does anyone know what would happen if you did just a bunch of short like sub-30 second “previews” and then continue with the regular 30 - 40 min vids for the actual review? Would that bump you up?

[@ZReviews]

I mean YT shorts are a thing. I was trying to do 2 a week but its hard to figure out what to film.

[@faizamir7608]

Do you need a dac for these? Or are they able to be used without them

[@ZReviews]

5:40 Only Analog Inputs so technically, Yes you need a dac. Not one with a volume if you don't want it.

[@behystudio]

which one would you suggest; Edifier MR4 or iloud micro? mostly for listening to music, no mix or mastering.

[@ZReviews]

oooooooooooooo you killing me. Both are exceptional. PROBABLY these... The Micro's if you are taking them places.

[@behystudio]

@@ZReviews Thanks Zeos, This is like sophie's choice to me. I love both companies and the fact that they're both compact and also comes in white color. But I think I'd get the Edifier as well. 🙌🏻

[@keponen331]

Can you recommend something this size/price or smaller with Optical in?

[@J_Al_Dente]

.Im having a Class D vs Class AB power section questioning issue. I believe and ran the Mackie CrX3's. The Mackies produced a much larger "sub 2 room" (Sometimes way annoying bottom response uncontrollable output, unless APO'd" experience, which does add another variable to the Reference accuracy of them. The definition all of the lowend depended upon distance behind the speakers themselves, added material. Tube and Port adjustment became noxiously difficult. These included neutrik balanced inputs TRS plus XLR as part of the equation. Just to add that. thanks again! Would you and your opinion, advise these having treble and bass attenuator, vs the Mackie CR-X 3's LTD? Any advice seeing that you monitor comparisons give your view on how that should be considered. thank you!

[@GioDrago]

comparison these to sony sscs? 80$-$140 on sale.

[@necrodh]

I like most of all Edifier stuff from the tinnyest bt speaker, monitors, soundbars, the stax spirit 3, all sounds like music, its like you only need a good dac aand music, and you are very near to a end game for the cheap

[@dose1euro]

is mr4 good for a tv-small living room solution?

[@Cyber-Letho]

How do they compare to the Vanatoo T Zeros

[@ZReviews]

Probably image a bit better. Those do the bass for days tho.

[@Lon1001]

These are the perfect computer speakers for me (well, almost perfect, could have usb in and built-in dac but that's not a dealbreaker for me as I just have these coming from my audio interface anyways). I don't need them to be loud or powerful just clean and clear, which they are.

[@mattscomp]

Love this review 😄 entertainment+ just got the speakers too. Looking forward to trying them out!

[@bla_ank]

Would this be a major upgrade over the Micca MB42X?

[@ZReviews]

yes

[@mclloveland]

Is the Edifier R2850DB worth it?

[@CarlosDelcristo]

I may get one of these now,,,, thax for the review,,,, BTW who play that song that will demonetize the video?? it sounds GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@_red4tr]

mr4 with a sub (no dac or amp) or the s351db please answer

[@Ober1kenobi]

I got these today for $109 AUD $73 USD or something RB42S are like $330 free shipping AUD and need an amp They're still like $300 if I get them from Amazon US with international shipping So very happy with these for the price

[@NeRR2]

Are you happy with them so far? About to pull the trigger on these as well.

[@Matiazletsplay]

hey the T5 will work with this? 🤔

[@Justacapybara9000]

For budget these or an swan m10 plus?

[@jeromalan7251]

Sorry newbie here can mr4 connect to an extra subwoofer? If yes how? Thanks!

[@0views372]

How are these compared to the jbl 104 ?

[@homeryap]

I think these are the same size as their s880db. What do you think of those sir?

[@GreatVomitto]

I got them for 80$ and were actually surprised that they are pretty decent for a pc speakers.

[@ashxen-3829]

I'm leaning towards to this speaker, but I'm hoping to get a subwoofer ranges between 100-200. What would you recommend?

[@goobfilmcast4239]

SU SU SUDIO....just say the word, Z !

[@BastyTHz]

how much signal drop if u use 2x1 to 2 rca, one go to sub, another one go to MR4

[@impulsivedesigns]

I have 2 pairs. They are fantastic sounding computer speakers.

[@koupdude]

Hey Z, how do these compare to Vanatoo Transparent Zero? I know it's a different price category, but I would like to know how big is the difference if there is any.

[@tz7813]

What sub could/would you pair these to?

[@helsonly722]

how are these vs kanto yu 4 ?

[@twoc400s5]

These seem like a great pairing for an SMSL SU-6 as a source. Gives you good clean signal and a nice, easy to control interface with a remote.

[@AaronSkone]

Planning on doing something similar with my SMSL DO100. I have the HO100 with it for headphones and it still pushes audio through the 1/4” even when it’s using XLR, so I can hotswap between RCA out from the DAC for these and XLR out to the HO100 even with my headphones that don’t have the option for balanced.

[@max-6035]

Hey, I just bought the argon audio forte a4, those are quite epic bookshelf speakers, active and bluetooth aptx only. For chromecast, airplay and spotify connect, they have the agron audio solo, a streaming hub, 250$ tho. I’ll probably use toslink from the tv and my k9pro with rca out to the set. And now forget all of the above, I just wanna make you aware of the danish brand argon audio, they make epic budget friendly hifi.

[@LucrashDK]

Anyone knows how these compare to the R1280T?

[@virennathan1411]

How do these compare to the Jamo S 803 (for nearfield)?

[@Hikikomori34]

Senjou best girl 😎

[@TotalneRozczarowanie]

How do edifier compare to iLoud Micro?

[@ZReviews]

oooooooooooooo you killing me. Both are exceptional. PROBABLY these... The Micro's if you are taking them places.

[@aaronfrench8322]

How do these compare to PreSonus Eris 3.5/4.5? If anyone has some insight, let me know!

[@ju1cycrackfa1ry]

These or Kanto Yu4?

[@xvnbm]

Do you hear his sound from these? I would use them as pc speakers, but if they are making sound all the time and especially when nothing is playing (or breaks during speech) that is a total dealbreaker for me.

[@shuuji2001]

is this far better than Edifier 1700BT?

[@francohic]

have the same question. I now own the 1700BT but dont like them so much actually

[@mohanrajr6466]

How does it fair with Swans m10.. pls suggest..

[@PUR3H8]

Will we get a review of Edifier Stax Spirit S3 headphones?

[@Koopagamelouda]

Output Frontier. I like those.

[@wizard44]

What is the best (and hopefully equally cheap) way to hook these up to a computer?

[@wizard44]

@@scorpioassmodeusgtx1811 Hmm true, what about something that gives the option to add a sub?

[@keithjohnson2863]

As already mentioned 3.5mm to RCA works for connecting these speakers to a computer. To step things up put a DAC in between the computer and the speakers. A USB dongle DAC like the Fiio x Jade Audio KA1 is a cheap solution, USB C (with adapter to A) in, 3.5mm out. It retails for $50, I was able to get it on sale for $32. Regarding connecting to a sub, find one that has low level in and out RCA connectors. Connect your analog source to the sub RCA inputs, connect the RCA outputs from the sub to the speakers.

[@jackstyler8672]

Edifier MR4 vs Sony SSCS5...........which is better..........please help me choose one

[@ZReviews]

Edifier. Go my child. Be happy

[@jackstyler8672]

@@ZReviews 🙂

[@riccardocattozzo2579]

Can i feed these with an ifi zen dac? Can i do it without losing the headphone output on the zen?

[@olegkushnir7735]

via balanced output

[@riccardocattozzo2579]

@@olegkushnir7735 rca out will work too?

[@turbo_wrath]

can they handle bass amp simulator?

[@hostidz]

alright alright I'm buying these then :D

[@Diegooo140]

Who is the artist that he mentioned playing the guitar??

[@SleepyCameras]

@Z reviews Give the Genelec G series a try as a pair of studio monitor!

[@ballabingoaug9533]

What song is it at 13:14?

[@ZReviews]

Something Monogatri

[@ronnysiri2934]

These are $80 US Amazon - Nov 24

[@PANTHERA369]

Yes Just Bought A Pair Today

[@AnyawGG]

Hello Z can you do review on edifier r1280dbs?

[@TheHuckeberrie]

Should I return my 1280db's? I got them on prime day for like 140ish...

[@ZReviews]

Everyone loves those too. I don't think you need to fret.

[@Autotrope]

Neither the r1700 or MR4 is all that much of a big upgrade from the r1280, if you got them for a good price might as well keep them. Same goes for r1380 etc, the upgrades are incremental, like the tweeter is a little better.

[@ronalddaglibriones4428]

What if i don't have any of them??? What speaker have the superior sound quality? 1700bt or mr4?