This looks GREAT, but sounds...

This looks GREAT, but sounds... - Edifier QD35

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Transparent tech -- so hot right now. With a window into Edifier's new QD35 speaker, Dan's hoping to see big speakers, colourful lights, and... worms? Will Edifier delight, or is it all just a facade? Only one way to find out!
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Dan's weird desires
0:24 Included accessories
1:11 Ports, buttons, and design impressions
3:30 Sponsor - Paperlike
4:07 Thoughts on the RGB and displays
4:42 App walkthrough
6:20 Listening impressions
7:51 Weird design choice (kinda)
8:19 More listening
9:26 Teardown
10:30 Pricing, competition, overall thoughts
11:56 Outro

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@johnwolf2349 5 ай бұрын

This was one of those "am I made of worms?" days I see

@Tophatguy_vr 5 ай бұрын

First here

@thunderwolf8908 5 ай бұрын

OwO

@aarontuchardt7540 5 ай бұрын

Guys we need worms merch now. Little cartoon worms wearing headphones and jamming

@DamianoPodda 5 ай бұрын

Intrusive thoughts have made their way out 😂

@Preske 5 ай бұрын

which is weird because he's made from bread

@thegooddoctordeep 5 ай бұрын

Dan is the inner voice in my head that's come alive.

@ZekeTsoi 5 ай бұрын

wait. why does this make sense...

@pvtpain66k 5 ай бұрын

"I don't know if I'm full of worms or not..." God. Dammit, Dan. Now I have questions...

@Tophatguy_vr 5 ай бұрын

First

@RisingRevengeance 5 ай бұрын

the amount of people currently carrying around parasitic worms without knowing is higher than you wanna know :)

@blumac9801 5 ай бұрын

@@Tophatguy_vrJust for you bro: 🏅 🥇 🎖️ Congrats.

@heftycat 5 ай бұрын

The answer is probably sushi.

@danh6720 5 ай бұрын

Dan is a real life Wes Anderson character.

@Tophatguy_vr 5 ай бұрын

First

@jasonhubsmith 5 ай бұрын

Theres a slight Jeff Goldblum in there somwhere

@RavingDavith 5 ай бұрын

its the incoherant screams at home that brings his character to life

@biscuitdingus 5 ай бұрын

This is the best description of Dan ive seen.

@Dan_d00d 5 ай бұрын

Super accurate. Down to the pace of dialogue and lack of pauses to let each prior zinger sink in

@AnTiG1ZM0 5 ай бұрын

Dan is all of our intrusive thoughts "I don't know if I'm full of worms or not..." and the sticker

@Skyflairl2p 5 ай бұрын

Dan is great, he is so matter-of-fact that its just easy to absorb whatever he's talking about.

@maolcogi 5 ай бұрын

Worms in current year.

@freshfishonly 5 ай бұрын

He's very uncomfortable being a presenter. Makes for an awkward video, would rather have James review speakers, I don't know what Dan's day to day duties are but he's better off behind a camera

@Skyflairl2p 5 ай бұрын

@@freshfishonly I respectfully disagree. His cadence is fine and he gets the point across like a friend explaining a product to you. If anything I prefer this type of review/unboxing rather than some full of confidence puppet who says whatever pleases the sponsors lol.

@freshfishonly 5 ай бұрын

That's completely fine, to each his own I suppose.@@Skyflairl2p

@tom7e418 5 ай бұрын

Always nice to see Dan reviews!

@crisismcnoodle 5 ай бұрын

It always surprises me that people are in to home audio enough to have a standalone speaker like this but not enough to have real bookshelf speakers that genuinely sound good

@OnkyoGrady 5 ай бұрын

I do it for sure. I mean, I have an actual stereo in a different room, but I've bought lots of powered monitors. My biggest use case is for PC's. Adding a good amp to a desk setup is difficult to do without compromising heat, space, circuit wattage, em interference and/or most especially, wire management. Unless what you meant is just having one, as opposed to a pair, which I agree with big time. Think about it this way, a powered monitor setup is a massive step above PC specific speaker setups. It might be the largest single step in quality within home audio. Powered monitors are the laptop to the component home stereo's PC.

@FreeQuenzyBeats 5 ай бұрын

If you have it against a wall, you might feel some of the extra punch of bass being reflected off of the walls

@tionio7722 5 ай бұрын

Neighbor’s worst nighmare

@MEatRHIT2009 5 ай бұрын

Very much this. I have a pair of 7" bookshelves that are absolute beasts (extremis 6.8 drivers) and if you put them in the middle of a room they sound anemic because I designed them to be near-ish to a wall so they have only have ~3dB of baffle step compensation not 6 or more that you'd want for something used in the middle of the room. If you have them near a wall they are basically flat down to 40Hz but when it's out from the wall it drops off a couple octaves higher than that.

@unattributed1641 5 ай бұрын

I was thinking this too, there are quite a few speakers using this type of design that felt on being placed near a wall of similar backdrop for the bass to be reflected. Another reason that it's actually a good idea to actually look at the manual instead of idiotically throwing it aside. That being said Edifier tends to be known for having fairly low quality overall, so I didn't really expect anything from this plastic pile of $_&#.

@ms3862 5 ай бұрын

@@tionio7722lol poor people who live in apartments

@siffoine 5 ай бұрын

This is not some random tech KZfaqr doing this in his bedroom closet. He has a whole camera crew and rest of the studio in front of him. If it sounds too bassy like that, it would sound even worse had he wall in front of him.

@atoafriend 5 ай бұрын

"I don't know if I'm full of worms or not?" what a wonderful way to open a video, love dan

@25LQW 5 ай бұрын

Stereo makes a massive difference. I bought a google nest audio for the corner of my kitchen bench. I got another a week later and made a stereo pair and put it in the other corner. the sound was more than twice as good in a stereo pair. and probably cost less than this. I see this product being something like a desk/bench/bedside speaker.

@anomuumit 5 ай бұрын

Well yeah, obviously stereo is better but that applies to every speaker.

@pelagia1538 5 ай бұрын

And weve known that since what, 1930 or so? People shouldnt expect a singular bluetooth speaker to sound impressive.

@JasperSchwinghammer 5 ай бұрын

@@pelagia1538a mono speaker can sound great. If you miss frequencies on one speaker you will also with two.

@ihateracin 5 ай бұрын

Dan is my favorite cast member at this point, such a perfect show!

@Wintorez45 5 ай бұрын

I always enjoy Dan's appearances :)

@biaroca 5 ай бұрын

I love how Dan always makes the bleep button work when he's on SC.

@Techbusted 5 ай бұрын

i love dan when he does reviews. no filters and says it exactly as they are.

@4RILDIGITAL 5 ай бұрын

You discussed every feature in depth and that's impressive.

@mdump 5 ай бұрын

There is genuinely nothing I love more than a Dan hosted video

@iPodMacUser 5 ай бұрын

Dan is my favorite on camera personality! We need more Dan!

@trevfrancis88 5 ай бұрын

"I don't know if I'm full of worms or not" definitely got me to pay attention. Most effective way to turn second monitor content into main viewing 😅

@TheZoenGaming 5 ай бұрын

Seems like Edifier did something similar to Bose and you need the speaker in front of a wall for it to sound the best.

@necrojoe 5 ай бұрын

Yeah that was my first thought, too. I dont know too many people outside of corporate offices who have their desk floating in the middle of the room. Even outside of Bose, my cheap crappy Logitech speakers benefit from a wall. too.

@tomstev5026 5 ай бұрын

always nice to have more dan videos. love his reviews and his quirkieness.

@TheOystei 5 ай бұрын

Also note on the cord, at least it's a standard connection that can easily be replaced or changed.

@matyi1656 5 ай бұрын

I would have tried it with its back facing a wall, maybe that would help with the bass. I have an Akai BT speaker that fires down with the reflex tube, it often feels the superior config, but that also needs a solid surface.

@AtomikSheep 5 ай бұрын

The most entertaining videos are the ones hosted by Dan, I love it!

@RyanMacabre 5 ай бұрын

Dan is easily my favorite member of the LTT crew

@AlphaLzr 5 ай бұрын

I have a Edifier S350DB and I actually love it a lot!

@Alactrium 5 ай бұрын

I could listen to this man review audio equipment all day, every day

@jeffw991 5 ай бұрын

Yeah, he’s a real earworm.

@kingofstrike1234 5 ай бұрын

I think they base the volume leveler to be based on your device, so depending on devices, laptop / phone / pc, etc it can be louder

@mikec9025 5 ай бұрын

Dan videos are an instant watch and upvote, always so entertaining. Edit: Worms worms worms!

@repent8or8perish 5 ай бұрын

These first 10 seconds are without a doubt the greatest intro in any video ever! Worms!❤

@brettadams1021 5 ай бұрын

Dan is an absolute joy... What a great asset for LMG.

@whirlybirdrc 5 ай бұрын

Dan has a very chaotic mind. The way he speaks, picks things up and sets it back down again. Feeling every knob, nook and cranny of this speaker. It is absolutely wonderful seeing Dan doing a review of this Edifier speaker. Dan is basically that little voice we have in our heads.

@Pieman93 5 ай бұрын

The bass port "sound lines" were going through the ports on the rear and then out through the speakers on the front (it was a transparent view through the speaker)

@VitorBarbosa 5 ай бұрын

Bought the Edifier r1700bt bookshelf speakers to use on my PC years ago. Amazing build quality and sound too! Definitely recommend checking the brand if you're looking for speakers

@techderaudios 5 ай бұрын

Sound wasnt bad on my unit but custom eq is needed

@rekalty4477 5 ай бұрын

When Dan is involved, the content is always After Dark.

@caseyrice768 5 ай бұрын

LOL that's quite the vertical throw for a mighty 3db eq change

@OhMyGadd 5 ай бұрын

It's 6db, it's starting point is -3

@OhMyGadd 5 ай бұрын

That being said, the UI is terrible so I see why you made that mistake lol

@shakeelali20 5 ай бұрын

Only Dan could begin a video by stating "I Dunno if i'm full of worms or not" and have me smashing the like button within the first ten seconds. Please never change Dan!

@--Dawid-- 5 ай бұрын

Awesome review, thanks Dan! :D

@fukov3400 5 ай бұрын

The video so nice I watched it twice. Thanks Dan!

@kjuju 5 ай бұрын

A wild Dan appears yet again. I love his way of witty yet savage information delivery.

@TheNiteNinja19 5 ай бұрын

I like the W-King line of speakers I have the D9 and it punches way above its $80 price tag. And it's lasted a year now being played 10 hours a day 6 days a week, often over-driven with equalizer tweaks.

@Das_Carstel 4 ай бұрын

I love this guy, every time he is in a video it is a joy.

@al21joscha8 5 ай бұрын

what I like best about the worms is the fact that they are not an eldritch horror

@jamesray9009 5 ай бұрын

ohh now I want one for a really odd build I wanna do .. gotta look into putting this one the list

@thatguycalledaustin4206 5 ай бұрын

I feel like you’re supposed to have it against a wall which theoretically would further diffuse and distribute the bass signal. It might not “fix” the audio problems but I think it would likely round out the sound of the speaker a lot more

@VitorBarbosa 5 ай бұрын

Yeah thought that as well!

@dotmd_ 5 ай бұрын

With the bass being funneled(?) out the back, would having the rear of the speaker against a wall have any real impact on the sound? Does bass reflect well? I imagine most real setups would have it on a desk facing a wall rather than their open set.

@who_is_marcus3517 5 ай бұрын

I'd be curious to see a review of the new refresh of the Mackie Stealth Bar. I have the v1 and for a small form factor daily driver when I'm not using headphones I've loved the sound stage and audio quality, especially considering the price point. Yeah, it's not going to be audiophile grade and DEFINITELY not monitor status, but I'd be lying if I were to say it's a bad product for the price. Plus the customer service for Mackie is insane. I had the first one take a dump on me and they sent out a replacement for free without needing the original one shipped back. Turns out when it "took a dump", it was because I was being a dummy and didn't realize my powered USB hub was the problem, so I basically got a new one for free when I didn't actually need it.

@JasonEllins 5 ай бұрын

I'm not even a little interested in this product but Dan makes it seem interesting. W Dan

@reshba 5 ай бұрын

MORE DAN! I love the way he speaks to my soul

@gregoryharen3057 5 ай бұрын

I get real “Welcome to night vale” vibes. Now I want hidden night vale stuff in every Dan episode

@PAPO1990 5 ай бұрын

"it sounds better from the back" maybe it would sound better in front of a wall to bounce the bass reflex output off of?

@FishyFelix 5 ай бұрын

I was more excited about the worms rather than the speaker unit. I wanted to see worms!

@noredine 5 ай бұрын

This Dan model doesn't have worms in him. We stopped making that model long ago

@RJenkins6586 5 ай бұрын

Definitely look forward to dan videos.

@Sonic6293 5 ай бұрын

Have you looked at the Sony HT-AX7? It's touted as a "portable theater system" with detachable satellites that costs $500. For that money, one could buy a Minirig 2.1 setup.

@colinmartin9797 5 ай бұрын

I'm guessing, as with basically everything that's reflex ported behind itself, that it has a specific distance from a wall or other large flat surface it wants to be (usually mentioned in the manual). The wall reflects the bass around, giving it a larger feel and less directionality. Wouldn't help with a mids scoop though. This was a weird miss for edifier - kind of their entire thing is affordable bookshelf speakers that punch way above their cost. I like the look but with an open grill like that, I'd prefer the tweeter be an AMT and a larger 4 or 6 inch woofer. and maybe send it with some kind of protective cover you could put over the drivers. I like the look of uncovered drivers but am always paranoid. A pair of the hivi swan OS-10's is $150, they're bluetooth, wired, sound amazing. Or the edifier R1280BS for the same.

@keiz_ 5 ай бұрын

My favourite implementation of a clear speaker has to be the Lyric Speaker, but it is freakung expensive. Amazarashi did a really cool music video with one.

@KEVLAR-db3ke 5 ай бұрын

im a minute in and i need mor Dan in my life lolz. He needs to unbox more!

@CMDRunematti 5 ай бұрын

try with a wall behind it? since the ports are on the back?

@nedimmutapcija9186 5 ай бұрын

I got a Panasonic SC-UA30 for $150 which is one of those giant standing-up speakers and it's 300W. It does Bluetooth and RCA in and it is loud af. If you are looking for a speaker for music maybe you want to check it out. I'm thinking of getting another one for the other side of the table so it's stereo

@therumbler 5 ай бұрын

would love to know if there's any input latency on the aux input. Surprisingly, most consumer bluetooth speakers push the aux audio through some sort of Digital Signal Processing, introducing latency. Any latency would make it unsuitable for live music creation (plugging a digital piano into it. DJing etc.)

@ShaneT5S 5 ай бұрын

If it's better with bass behind the speaker, what if you place it right next to a wall so the more bassy sound reflects off the wall? I imagine people would have this next to or against a wall more than in the middle of a room

@Mishotaki 5 ай бұрын

Team17 needs to sponsor a Dan video with their next Worms game ^_^

@michaelroberts5191 5 ай бұрын

It would mostly likely be in a place with a wall behind it or in a case so it probably was a reflection thing

@theycallmegtt 5 ай бұрын

whats that "simulated audio" track called and where can i get it?

@SirSilvia 5 ай бұрын

8:30 it's probably because it's supposed to be sitting against a wall and the bass ports would reflect off the wall so that it doesn't feel so empty when listening from the front side. Definitely not made for open air

@user-me5eb8pk5v 5 ай бұрын

I got the Cody 3D sound bar from 2010, it is so loud that just turn youtube down to 1% with THX at 100% and it makes bass with windows sonic. It was really cheap, 20$ bucks for 400watts, there was a shipping label; 87$ bucks shipping from Hongkong, no cheap Asia back then.

@WolfSheep 5 ай бұрын

@Dan .. do a review of the Wheel record player in the background. keep in mind the Kickstarter took years longer, and the company forced pledges to pay more to get anything apparently. Still curious how it turned out.

@joec1995jc 5 ай бұрын

Would be curious for you guys to look at a Klipsch equivalent. Like "The One 2" (yes unfortunately that's a real product name) but i have one and it sounds pretty amazing to me. Would be curious what Dan thinks.

@nendemenne6686 5 ай бұрын

Great taste in music Dan! tbh i would like a measurement from the audio guy.

@rwe52496 5 ай бұрын

This guy talks the way I do when I try to microdose but over-do it. I love his style and the worms jokes were gold😂

@RobCarter04 5 ай бұрын

I think the intention here was really to make a modern "clock-radio" type product to sit on a night stand in the bedroom. Makes a lot of sense to integrate a good quality 35W PD charger into it. What's strangest about this though is that Edifier uses those exact drivers in a number of really solid powered stereo monitor pairs that deliver great sound quality.

@dogbot55 5 ай бұрын

I can think of at least half a dozen speakers I would buy before this one

@arkd1711 5 ай бұрын

Speaking for all of the internet here... we need more Dan in videos, he's great!

@MrRinre 5 ай бұрын

Nope

@ZenakuShinobi 5 ай бұрын

now im invested in Dan's intrusive thoughts...time to go and watch all the reviews with Dan specifically.

@OnkyoGrady 5 ай бұрын

I kind of dig the 35W label on the side of the case, if only because in terms of powered monitors that's a relevant figure. The way I'd read it is they are demonstrating that it's a tier up from the industry norm of about 20W per speaker on $100-ish monitors. That being said, it doesn't mean it's better, as all things are very much not equal with those material choices.

@elliottsw 5 ай бұрын

BEST introduction sentence I've EVER heard

@jondilly1974 5 ай бұрын

Bass response would be best if it was coupled against a wall or corner instead of the middle of a table.

@ComputerGeeks-R-Us 5 ай бұрын

With the charging ports, it seems these are more targeted for use as desktop speakers. The size of the speakers relative to the drivers seems like a poor use of real estate. I think I'll stick to my Aiyima D03 DAC/Amp, bookshelf speakers, and 10" powered sub under the desk.

@jeppeuhd 5 ай бұрын

Couldn’t you do stereo with the aux connector?

@nixkdn 5 ай бұрын

Danggg Dan. Never thought I would see "de staat" on short circuit. Nice

@kamenriderblade2099 5 ай бұрын

Dan, can you review the ELAC Uni-Fi 2.0 UB5.2 bookshelf speakers

@DerangedCoconut808 5 ай бұрын

we need more see-through stuff like those LAN line phones back in the 90s/2000s. sometimes they're full of water.

@LumberZaks 5 ай бұрын

Need more Dan videos!

@garrettsguitarden 5 ай бұрын

Dan does my favorite reviews. he makes me want to watch short circuit.

@WeaponsArtist 5 ай бұрын

I'm confused why the simulated audio after the initial sound test with crab rave... DMCA?

@ghomerhust 5 ай бұрын

dude, im getting Flight of the Navigator space ship vibes from the RGB chrome bits. i kinda dig it

@painboy66 5 ай бұрын

just a Sunday morning, on the way to work, watching a short-circuit video on a transparent Bluetooth speaker😊

@Transit_Biker 5 ай бұрын

Do they sell a stereo or 2.1 version?

@elbeetlebeasto 5 ай бұрын

I used to refer to him as Dial-tone Dan, but I think he's more of a Busy Signal Dan now good video btw

@boricns 5 ай бұрын

For now on this guy gotta do ALL THE REVIEWS 😂

@Amegadeez 23 күн бұрын

Please review the qr65's!!

@Thatonefuckinguy 5 ай бұрын

Dan is just casually a serial killer.

@IrisCorven 5 ай бұрын

"It'd be really sick to have a little transparent panel right here. I don't know if I'm full of worms or not." That's the most Dan shit that Dan has ever said.