One thing you can certainly say about Edifier's new e10 Exclaim speakers is that you're unlikely to have seen a design like this before. This twin set looks like a pair of misplaced exclamation marks but there's certainly nothing out of kilter when it comes to their performance.
The press release says that Edifier intended these speakers for PC's, televisions and mobile devices but one look at them tells you they should ideally find a home next to your entertainment oriented laptop.
Although they are highly seductive pieces of hi-fi eye-candy, each speaker houses a total of three active speaker drivers and two passive radiators which manages to give a much richer sound than you'd expect from most laptop speakers on the market.
The long upright silver sections each contain two 1.5" midrange tweeters and a 1.5 x 3" passive radiator with the chunky round base sections housing a 3" woofer and a 3" passive bass radiator. Thanks to the use of full integral DSP (Digital Signal Processing) and DRC (Dynamic Range Compensation), the resulting levels are kept in balance and free of distortion even at close to max volume.
Operation is simple as the speakers are connected to your PC or music device via a 3.5mm jack lead and the power and volume buttons are integrated into the design of the right speaker column.
The first time you experience the quality of the sound is similar to that of finding an oasis after trudging through miles of burning desert - you almost can't believe both the volume (up to 35W), bass response (admittedly mostly in the mid-to-low range) and clarity of the voices and instruments from a bi-amp system that costs a mere £80.
Whether you just want your music playing in the background while you type or if you want to receive a more authentic feel of the action ffrom Call of Duty, Edifier's e10 Exclaim speakers have to be a must for all PC users fed up with tinny squawking coming out of their built-in audio systems.
Score: 4.5/5
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