Edifier MP280

Wireless & Bluetooth Speakers / Portable

A Edifier wireless Bluetooth portable speaker system.

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What goes into the Overall Score?

Sound quality

/ 5

Ease of use

/ 5

Versatility

/ 5

Color

/ 5

Detailed Test Results

Sound quality: Edifier's MP280 had fair overall sound quality. Bass has little impact is subdued and deep bass is lacking. Midrange is somewhat hazy, congested and a bit nasal. Treble is a somewhat subdued, smeared and upper treble is muted. Does a so so job of recovering room ambience, sounds somewhat congested and is lacking in detail. Bluetooth and wired sound quality are similar. Provides a decent volume level in a small sized room.

Ease of use: We found the Edifier MP280 ease of use to be good overall. Volume controls are on side of unit but nothing to indicate that it is a volume control except + and - symbols, no index markings but has a indicator led to indicate when you reach the max volume setting. Also, the volume control is an unlabeled multifunction control for skipping tracks when press and hold. Source selection involves a low contrast labeled source selector button, with persistent but ambiguous led indicators for selection. Switching between Bluetooth, MicroSD and Line-in is intuitive with little or no delay. However, for line-in use the unit can no longer stand on its end. Bluetooth pairing is excellent - the unit is always in pairing mode when not already paired, shows a pairing mode indicator. Indicates when pairing mode has occurred and never times out.

About

A Bluetooth wireless portable speaker system from Edifier with line-in input and MicroSD slot.

Features & Specs

Features

IP rating

Claimed battery life (hrs.)

Adjustable tone settings

Wireless stereo pairing

Speaker phone w/built-in mic

Optional multi-room sharing

Remote

Power source

Battery/AC

Updatable software/firmware

Warranty (mos.): parts/labor

24/24

Other features

None.

Included accessories

Micro USB cable, audio cable and manual.

WiFi content sharing technology

Wake timer

Sleep timer

Specs

Wireless type

Bluetooth

Audio format

Stereo

Height (in.)

Width (in.)

Depth (in.)

Weight (lbs.)

Dimensions HxWxD (in.)

9.25 x 2.5 x 2.5

Connections

Stereo analog audio input

Yes

Optical digital audio input

Headphone jack

Active subwoofer pre-amp out

Other connections

Micro SD slot

iPod Docking

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Edifier MP280

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