Price When Reviewed

$109.99

Best Prices Today: Edifier G2000

$109.99

$109.99

When it involves pairing audio system along with your PC, you even have plenty of selection. You’re not restricted solely to fashions marketed for that function—you too can cross over into Bluetooth audio system (for a cleaner desk setup) or bookshelf audio system (in case you’re extra of an audiophile).

But there’s one thing to be mentioned about pc audio system, with their mixture of smaller footprint and extra highly effective output. Case in level: The Edifier G2000, a set of multi-device audio system that leans onerous right into a gamer vibe.

Further studying: See our roundup of the best budget computer speakers to study competing merchandise.

Edifier G200 design and options

At $110, the G2000 might look like a tough promote in comparison with the extra highly effective and marginally costlier $120 Edifier R1280T, which provides extra direct management over treble and bass, and in addition will get fairly loud. But these 32W desktop audio system mix into a pc setup extra simply, measuring simply 4.17 x 4.13 x 5.11 inches (106 x 105 x 130mm)—they tuck neatly beneath a monitor. You may join a number of units to them, with USB, 3.5mm aux, and Bluetooth 5.1 all supported. And as a part of the gaming vibe, they naturally have RGB lights, too. Our evaluate unit got here in white, which matched properly with our light-colored desk, however you too can get them in black, pink, or red.

A non-detachable wire connects the 2 audio system, with the controls positioned on the aspect of the proper one. There’s a button that swaps the connection mode in case you press it, and in addition powers down the audio system in case you long-press as an alternative. Below it’s a rocker swap for quantity—which seems fairly slick, however in follow is slightly annoying. (You want your complete hand to be able to crank the amount up, whereas a quantity dial would’ve been far simpler for one-handed changes.) Underneath the amount rocker is one other button that controls the EQ settings between Movie, Music, or Gaming presets in case you press it, and the RGB lighting coloration in case you long-press.

The proper speaker additionally homes all of the bodily connectors. In addition to the wire connecting it to the left speaker, there’s a USB port, two jacks for 3.5mm aux and connection to a subwoofer, and the ability port. You’ll want an obtainable wall outlet for the G2000, by the best way—they run off of AC energy, fairly than a USB connection.

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Clarity on these audio system is sharp, with only a reasonable quantity of bass. I personally discovered mid-range and excessive frequencies so crisp that they bordered on having a harsh edge, however others might like this brightness. Moving between the completely different preset EQ settings doesn’t change this sound profile, both—as an alternative, what will get emphasised within the combine modifications. Music mode makes vocals extra outstanding with out minimizing the bass, whereas gaming mode pushes mid-range sounds (e.g., voices and audio cues) to the foreground. Real discuss, although: If you’re severe about your gaming, you’ll personal headphones anyway, particularly for the reason that audio sounds even slightly extra hole on this mode. For its half, film mode is essentially the most balanced.

But no matter what EQ mode you’re in, you possibly can push these audio system fairly loud—sufficient to simply fill a bed room or workplace. I often stored the amount proportion across the excessive 20s to mid 30s in Windows for mild listening in a quiet atmosphere, which left loads of room to crank it up.

Should you purchase the Edifier G2000?

If you need tidy, sleek-looking audio system with respectable audio and a gamer vibe, the G2000 fills that area of interest properly whereas additionally supporting different units. But its comparatively excessive price ticket could make competing merchandise (together with Edifiers personal well-regarded R1280T bookshelf audio system) look extra interesting, particularly given the G2000’s less-than-ideal bodily controls. A quantity knob might not look overly slick, nevertheless it’s way more helpful than a rocker swap.