Edifier P12 Passive Bookshelf Speaker - 2-Way Speakers with Built-in Wall-Mount Bracket - Wood Color Pair - Needs

These speakers pack a massive punch for their little size. You will most likely need up the bass via EQ but these little guys can handle it. They sound phenomenal. Super clear and crisp. For the price these are really hard to beat. Since these don't come with an internal amp every dollar you spend is going towards pure speaker quality and it shows. The wood grain is gorgeous. These speakers look great with either the covers on or off. The only time I feel you'd need to pair these with a subwoofer is if you're into music with lots of sub bass like dance music and hip hop. I listened to the Doom 2016 soundtrack with these about two feet away from me at my desk and WOW. Couldn't believe what I was hearing was coming from these puny bookshelves. If you're on the fence just trust me, buy these. Read more

Excellent speakers & an excellent value! I purchased them for our hard-wired Sonos system. I was a bit hesitant, because all our other speakers are very high quality, but they got great reviews, so I gave them a chance. I’m glad I did! They were very easy to connect, their style looks great in our mid-century modern den and the sound is clear, crisp and has a nice range. They work great for our smaller den- I’m not sure they would be adequate for a large room- but they are perfect for our needs. Read more

I couldn't believe the sound quality from these bookshelf sized speakers!! Really good full range and plenty of bass without sounding buzzy or hollow or tinny. I have sensitive ears and really appreciate higher quality stereo equipment. Got these as a gift for my father in law to use with his old school Realistic monster receiver for the front channels, they really filled their huge living room with sound while I was getting the back channels set up. Would definitely be sufficient all by themselves. They sounded just as good as his old school Realistic Mach IIs that he had professionally redone, and that's really saying something! I really like the woodgrain, it looks nice with the maple/walnut wood tones on the vintage receivers. I think they sound better turned to the side, facing to the left and right of the listening space. You might want to pick up extra speaker wire, I found the wire to be a bit short myself, but I like a lot of separation between each speaker. Personal preference I guess. Great value overall! Remember these are passive speakers, not powered, so they are meant to be connected to an amplifier/receiver. Read more

I'm a casual music listener, so please forgive that I don't really know how to discus audio gear with authority. /UPDATE/ As described below, I have hooked up these speakers to my PC along with an inexpensive Fossi amplifier, and the sound is amazing. It is without a doubt, the best sound my ancient Lenovo Desktop has produced. Even though they weren't suitable for the task I bought them for, they remain high value for the money! /End/ I bought these (along with a Denon N10, reviewed separately) to partly replace my Como Musica AIO and internet radio . But Como went out of business in January of 2023 (RIP Como, you will be missed). Then my Como went dead from what appeared to be static electricity from my wife's hand. And THEN Frontier internet radio aggregator sent me a letter saying if I wat to continue using my Internet Radio, I need to pay a subscription fee! Enough whining! The sound of these speakers is quite good considering their size, though they are bigger than the speaker enclosure of my Musica. And they DO sound good. However, they are unable to replicate. . . the audio 'presence' of the Como. Even though the specs aren't all that different, the audio 'presence' of the Edifier speakers seem somehow thinner than that of the well tuned Como AIO. I hooked up a pair of 15 year old much larger Cerwin-Vega bookshelf speakers (model unknown, abt 3X the size, with maybe 5 inch woofers) to the new Denon AIO receiver, and the improvement was astounding. The improvement in presence (and the bass, which I suspect is key to what I am looking for, is better than the Como. I'm not going to return them, as I suspect pairing them with my very good, but cheapie, Fossi amp will improve the sound from my Desktop PC. I would buy them again, but not for the reasons I bought them. I clearly need more bass than these little guys can produce. They sound good, real good, and they are beautiful, but they can't do what I wanted them to do. Read more

I initially bought a pair of the P12 bookshelf speakers to see how they would sound in my medium size family room. I used them as my left and right channel speakers. I used an older speaker as a center channel speaker. I was so impressed with the sound of the P12s, room filling sound, very good bass and treble sound that I decided to purchase two more even thought I only needed one to use for the center channel. I have a separate subwoofer to increase the bass sound. I am very happy with my purchase and would recommend Edifier to anyone. Read more

For all the bigger these speakers are, they put out some high quality sound. Sound quality is clear even at higher volume. Lower volume is less dynamic, as you would expect. I have these powered by a small, 40w per channel Kinter 3118-2.1 amplifier with an 80w sub out. Bluetooth connection is excellent. I have these in a 12x14 office and they are more than sufficient. I will be adding the T5S powered long throw sub next week. They honestly don’t need a lot of help on the base, but the T5S will definitely take the sound to another level. Quite frankly, I was pretty skeptical about these speakers initially. I read many reviews before I bought them. I can say that I am pleasantly impressed with how well they sound. I would buy these again in a nanosecond!! Read more

I really like the sound ,range and appearance of these bookcase speakers. I hooked them up to a vintage NAD receiver and they sound great. I have several different brands of book case speakers, and these compare very well. I am glad I bought them. Read more