Edifier S300 Hi-Fi Tabletop Speaker at $319.98 for Rich Home Audio

A tabletop speaker for music, movies and games

Amazon price

$319.98

Customer rating

4.1

Customer reviews

91

Typical price over 90 days

$365.21

Difference

$45.23 (12 percent)

The Edifier S300 is a powered tabletop speaker with 80W RMS delivered through Class-D amplifiers. Its driver array handles the low end of a bass line and the detail in a cymbal, and EDIFIER rates the response from 48Hz to 40kHz so both ends have somewhere to sit.

It suits a desk, a bookshelf or a living room where you want one compact system handling music, podcasts, movies and games rather than a full separates chain. The cabinet measures 13.82" × 8.03" × 9.09" in an MDF wood build with an ivory finish. We'd consider it for a listener who values that vintage look as much as the inputs. At $319.98 against a typical $365.21 over the last 90 days, you're saving $45.23, which is 12 percent off.

How your sources connect and what formats they carry

Your signal path starts with the source. USB-C and AUX take a wired feed from a computer, DAC or disc player, while Bluetooth 5.4, AirPlay 2 and the EDIFIER Home App cover wireless playback. High-resolution decoding reaches 24-bit/96kHz, so a compatible file keeps its resolution through the chain rather than being downsampled at the input.

Bluetooth adds LDAC at up to 990kbps for Android 8.0 and newer devices, and the radio can hold connections to two devices at once, which is handy if you switch between a phone and a laptop. AirPlay 2 is the Apple side of the wireless story: it streams ALAC to iOS and Mac devices and lets you send audio to more than one S300 for synchronized playback around the house.

Two S300 units can also be set as left and right channels in the app for a proper stereo spread. Check which codec your phone actually negotiates in its Bluetooth settings, and confirm whether your player, streaming service or TV can output the resolution you expect, because the speaker only passes on what it receives.

Where the S300 earns its place and when to skip it

This is a fit for a room where one tabletop unit or a stereo pair can cover the listening position without an amplifier, receiver or separate DAC. The 80W rating and 48Hz low-end figure point to a speaker meant to fill a normal living space, and the retro cabinet gives it a reason to sit in plain view instead of being hidden.

We'd skip it if your priority is a full surround system with a subwoofer, center channel and AV receiver, since the S300 is a stereo speaker rather than a home theater hub. Your phone, your network and your room will decide how much of the wireless feature set you actually use. If you want the highest wireless quality, pair it with an Android 8.0 or newer device so LDAC has a chance to engage.

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