True, in other words it means...listen to how it sounds, not what the specs sheet says...

Yes

I find that THX certified multimedia speakers got no big different with non certified at the same price range and type.

But THX cert. cinema got big difference with non certified

Went to ALL IT to test edifiers in Ikano today...very friendly salesmen there...let me test nicely

Tested M3300, M3300SF, C3, S330, S530

Well for the price, M3300 and M3300SF is really good clarity... but bass wise is very lacking, when bass heavy song the woofer gush out alot of air from the port and cause alot of "wind" sound from the port too.

C3, although cheaper than S330, i still think it sounds much better than S330. C3's treble extension is higher and bass is more punchy, but not loud. The best setting i found in that shop is 6/7 Sub - 4 Treble. Bass is punchy and clear, can hear every note clearly, but is sound quite dry, not much excitement. Not muddy at all with all the songs i throw at it. However at low volume the bass is almost non existent.

S330 on the other hand can provide more mid range detail, like the background crowd in the song Hotel California can be heard clearer than S330, but the woofer seems abit loose and can get boomy at times, often overdo the bass for the songs. Also i cant seem to find the right setting to give me the best balance.. The treble extension not as good as C3 too. I dont know, might be the placement of the speakers but thats what i heard to day

S530 dont need say much, best. Beat every speaker there hands down except its bigger brother S730. Even "THX" MX5021 loses to it

This post has been edited by andrew9292: Jul 18 2009, 11:58 PM

I see, regarding the C3 and S330 right? I've tested S330 a few places too, but still find the bass abit "messy" and cant seem to find the right setting for the bass knob to match the sats. S330's bass for me, abit too thick/big to match with it satellite speakers which sound clean and slightly thin. C3 on the other hand quite constant sound wherever i test it... bass usually around 6 and treble not exceed 4. C3's bass Quality is good but Quantity is lacking

Yeah, s530 got better vocal and instrument placing and the bass is not so "big/messy" until it overpowers the music...compare to logitech


i kena posion by c3 edy... s330 sounds abit imbalance for me lah...bass too "kao" plus its more expensive

This post has been edited by andrew9292: Jul 19 2009, 01:56 PM

I think i saw the R1900TIII at ALL IT ikano power center, not sure if it is actually R1900TIII, but based on google picts i found it looks very similar...but ALL IT have to order it 1st as they have no stock

loos very classic & retro, and sorry to say cheap. but that all wont matter if it sounds good ; )

Either way will do, u can use RCA(@C3)-3.5mm(@SC) or RCA(@C3)-RCA(@SC). just make sure your soundcard got RCA out if u want to use RCA RCA method. But my personal preference is RCA-RCA

oh i forgot C3 has an AUX (3.5mm) input infront the AMP too, means you can use 3.5mm@C3 -3.5mm@SC or 3.5mm@C3 - 2RCA@SC

it's really versatile, depends on what u prefer...but sound quality wise on the different inputs i cant comment because i dont own a C3...perhaps some c3 users wana discuss whether diff inputs give diff sound?

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erm...I read before somewhere that AUX input has higher sensitivity and this can give louder and fuller sound? Anyone can give some info on how this works?

when do we use AUX and do we use the RCA inputs?

This post has been edited by andrew9292: Aug 9 2009, 05:03 PM

someone's S550... in a small-medium size room

DAMN POWER! HOLY SHIT!

woofer and satellite are edifier s530... but this is 5.1??

I remembered last time Mr.Edifier told me that the reason why my M3400 woofer front LED and remote light will go dim when the bass slam is, the woofer needs more power to "slam" and thus it takes away the power from the LED, making it dimmer/blinking when the bass is loud/thump/slam.

So i thought, if i disable the LED wouldn't the woofer be less "hungry" for power.

I open the back panel of my M3400 today, to my delight i found out there is removable connector on the circuit board that says "LED 1". I removed the connector and closed the woofer panel and turned it on. The front LED if off.

So i played a song that has quite punchy bass, and wala! no more "crunchy"/underpower sound when the bass slams. Not only that, everything seems louder and more smooth than before. The LED backlight of the remote cant be disabled tho, but now even when i on it loud, the LED backlight on the remote does not go dim/blink anymore ; ) Which also means the woofer is not that "hungry" for power liao ;p

This post has been edited by andrew9292: Sep 16 2009, 08:02 PM

Dim quite a lot, but it really depends on the song. If loose bass songs like rave or house genre then it does not dim so much. But those tight bass songs where need to woofer to be really "quick" then it does dim down a lot.

good luck ; )

1st of all...noticed u joined yesterday... welcome to lowyat forums

Your analysis is correct...c3 is a masterpiece, for me after rounds and rounds of testing the models at shops, i will say i prefer c3...

S330 for me is too bassy and it's really heavy on the bass. Sat's are clear but overall soundstage, c3 wins. Plus c3 has a good sub actually, bass is tight. in other words, c3 has good bass quality but less in quantity.

s330 has more quantity in bass but less on quality... and s330 you wont the option of fine tuning the treble which is bad if you need to tune it to your room's acoustic...

also, c3 has a more sensitive input literally... because the shops uses cheapsake $20 cd player and a "audio router" to route the audio to all the speakers. When i use my handphone direct to s330, i cant really hear a difference, but with c3, indeed the sound improve a lot and actually IMO it sounds better than s330

This post has been edited by andrew9292: Sep 27 2009, 12:31 AM

What's the expected selling price?

I see.

Hmm... 1st time see Edifier woofer uses a long throw woofer.
If i not mistaken long throw woofer means the woofer is the type that has large excursion?

Like most Edifier woofer now the woofer cone move a little, but sounds loud, disadvantage is low volume the woofer move very little, bass is hard to hear but at high volume it will be and advantage because it can go loud without bottoming out easily. Long throw woofer means the woofer will move quite a lot despite at low volume and long throw produces more loose bass, like the kind of bass in cinema, which is suitable for movies...

Is that the difference between a normal woofer and a long throw woofer?

This post has been edited by andrew9292: Oct 6 2009, 06:15 PM

oh i see, didnt know that.

because i see all the altec lansing use long throw woofer and the woofer move a lot but the sound is not very low/loud... so i thought long those is those kind of woofers that move a lot...

still wondering what is long throw, cant find anything on google about it

This post has been edited by andrew9292: Oct 7 2009, 04:59 PM

Agreed... How many mm/cm of excursion is long throw? Then how many is short throw?

Long or short, Edifier still rocks ; )

May i know your sound setup (what Media Player & Sound card) you use?
Also, what songs you were listening to have echo effect?

What other sources you have? Cd player? Dvd player? Mp3 player?

In my opinion, both are nearly as good as each other in terms of sound and built quality.

It's down to which sound signature you prefer...

C3 does not have it's own "sound" and will follow the source, so if you use a poor source like on-board sound port, C3 will reveal it's flaws and sound weak especially in terms of bass.

Yeap, you will need at least a X-Fi series card to bring it out. If not more expensive cards like Asus or Auzentech...