- Edifier reveals 3 speakers, from countertop to super-laptop
- 6W, 34W and 60W speaker models
- New ANC headphones with 92-hour battery life
I’m a big fan of modern tech in retro clothing: Give me a hi-res sound player that looks like an old AM radio and you can take my money. And I’m also a fan of corporate PR -Wrap. So the launch of the new Edifier ES series of speakers and headphones has put me in my happy place.
Corporate PR -nonsens first: The letters es carry “layered meaning” because e means “elegant”, s stands for “excellent (or luxurious)” and if you put these two letters together they stand for “Edifier Sound”.
Nonsense aside, I love the look of the speakers: There are three models for increasing extension that begin with the super-sweet square on the ES20 that extends into the rectangular ES60 and then the larger box on the ES300. And the specifications are impressive for all three.
EDIFIER ES20, ES60 and ES300: Key features and pricing
The flagship here is the ES300, a 60W, handmade wooden speaker with leather-look-accents, a braided grid and a metallic control panel. Behind the grid there is a 4-inch long-throwing center/bass driver and double 1.25-inch silk dome-tweeters.
The ES300 has hi-res sound up to 24-bit/96 kHz, and it has WiFi and AirPlay with double ribbon and AirPlay 2.
ES300 is $ 399.99 in the US, £ 299.99 in the UK* and AU $ 399 in Australia.
The portable ES60 is smaller, but still punchy, with 34W current through its double 22 mm tweeters, oval mid/bass driver with neodymium magnets and passive bass radiator. It has Bluetooth 5.4 with multipoint and stereo pairing, USB-C for audio input and charging and promises 9 hours of playback. Like its larger siblings, it also has built -in lighting.
ES60 is $ 199.99 / £ 119.99 / AU $ 199.00.
Last but not least, there is the Teeny ES20, a 6W portable bluetooth speaker with a 43 mm full-row neodymium magnet driver and a 55 mm passive bass radiator and a class D-amp. It is IP67 classified, has Bluetooth 5.4 and includes a high sensitivity microphone for calls; Once again there is a built -in ambient lighting.
ES20 is $ 89.99 / £ 49.99 / AU $ 99.
Edifier has also launched a set of headphones, ES850NB. They are wireless over-ears with the cable and wireless hi-res sound certification, 40 mm dynamic drivers and support for LDAC as well as the usual AAC and SBC. There is active noise cancellation, AI calls clarity and up to 92 hours of battery life.
ES850NB -Headphones are $ 169.99 / £ 119.99 / AU $ 179.
All four models from the EDIFIER ES series are available now.
* American prices are from Edifier’s press release; UK and Australian prices are from retailers’ websites.
