Hi -
I realize that this thread has been stale for a few months, but I hope that more people (and the author) are still monitoring it and interested. This is a great review for what is sure to be a great speaker set.
I'm writing now because I'm interested in slowly getting back into high quality audio, after many many years of sacrifice for the sake of convenience (ipods, cheapish portable BT speakers like Jambox; etc), and am considering starting with either these speakers, or the Swans M200MKIII+ (about $100 more). Let's face it, I'll probably still stream my music, news etc through the iPhone, but I don't mind having speakers in one place, fixed in the room, if that will give me similar sound to what I grew up with as a teenager. Eventually, I'd even like to pair them with a high end amplifier/receiver and maybe even a turntable. No fix plans yet (yes, I know: both sets have built-in amps... and I'm not sure if that makes them completely incompatible with standalone hifi amps etc down the line...) The TV pairing will come first, certainly.
The reason for this post is a simple question, since both speakers are getting rave reviews everywhere, and we must get down to the details. Should the fact the Swans embraced the newer BT 5.0 standard as opposed to Edifier's BT 4.0+APTX (a lower standard, with about 1/4 of the streaming rate) be a decision maker in your opinion? The Swans are also 100W vs 50W for the Edifier (more capacity, but I'm not looking for 'loud').
Thank you for your comment!
PL