Edifier M60

Sources split, mostly favourably. Erin measured a smooth response from about 100 Hz through the treble with only mild contouring, and Tom's Guide, The Audiophile Man, Stereo Guide, NikkTech, ON-mag and a two-year ASR owner hear it as balanced or "hi-fi". Audio-re's Korean lab, measuring the default Music mode, found the treble 4–5 dB up and the bass boosted, and called the balance further from neutral than Edifier's MR4; a Reddit owner with a phone analyser and one who returned it agree it needs EQ. The app's Monitor mode is the calmest of the four presets.

Sources split three ways. Most reviews — Tom's Guide, AppleInsider, KitGuru, The Gadgeteer, The Audiophile Man, ON-mag, My Tech Gear and owners on ASR — find it punchy and surprisingly full for 3-inch drivers. Audio-re measured a boosted, port-compressed low end, and from late 2025 Reddit owners reported a boomy resonance around 115–150 Hz that muddied spoken male voices; owners say Edifier's firmware 2.4.1 (March 2026) targeted that region, and two say it fixed it. Erin, NikkTech, Prime Audio and some buyers simply find it light: nothing below about 60 Hz, so a subwoofer helps — but the M60 has no sub output.

Mostly praised. Prime Audio, The Audiophile Man, Tom's Guide and NikkTech hear clear, open vocals with air around them, and an owner comparing it with the MR3 kept the M60 for its fuller body. The dissent is a few Reddit buyers who found the midrange missing or muffled — complaints that overlap with the upper-bass boom above.

“Its midrange is detailed and open, with plenty of space and air around instruments and vocals.”

David Becker, Prime Audio

“The vocal performance was excellent, and the guitar licks fizzled energetically through the speakers.”

Erin Bashford, Tom's Guide

“the sound seems to be missing few frequencies (mid-range?)”

praneeth03, r/BudgetAudiophile

Sources split. The Audiophile Man, Prime Audio, KitGuru, NikkTech and The Gadgeteer call it crisp, delicate and never harsh. Both Klippel labs see it rising: Erin says it will sound a bit bright on stands aimed at the ear and suggests sitting slightly above the tweeter or a gentle treble cut, Audio-re measured the top end 4–5 dB up in Music mode, ON-mag finds sibilants and cymbals not always natural, and Stereo Guide and Chifi hear occasional emphasis.

Strong agreement that it throws a wider, deeper stage than its size suggests at the desk — Tom's Guide, The Audiophile Man, Stereo Guide, ON-mag and HiFi Daydreaming, and a two-year ASR owner who hears it as almost surround. Most credit the angled stands. The ceiling is the short interconnect, which limits how far apart the speakers can go.

“the angle adjustment tricked my ape brain into thinking the music was coming from all around me”

Erin Bashford, Tom's Guide

“they seem to project sound really well, in a very 3d, almost surround fashion.”

Human Bass, Audio Science Review forum

“Pointing the tweeters directly at the ears improved focus and precision from the mids and treble while giving great imagery and structure from the soundstage.”

Paul Rigby, The Audiophile Man

Broadly praised. Stereo Guide singles out a stable, sharply focused image and credits the small baffle and closely spaced drivers; KitGuru, The Gadgeteer, AppleInsider, ON-mag and an ASR owner praise the stereo separation and the phantom centre. Both labs measured smooth, even horizontal dispersion of about ±60°. One buyer who returned it heard it as vague. An owner's tip: the active speaker goes on the right — swapping them swaps the image.

“The result is a stable, sharply focused and extremely vivid image that conveys a great impression of the recording situation.”

Stereo Guide

“Le centre est précis, avec une tendance légèrement montante sur les voix.”

Alban Amouroux, ON-mag ("The centre is precise, with a slightly forward lean on voices")

“Just be sure if you purchase them that you don't invert the speakers”

JustAnAudioLover, Audio Science Review forum

Mostly praised for clarity and separation for the price — KitGuru, The Audiophile Man, Prime Audio, NikkTech, HiFi Daydreaming and ASR and Reddit owners. A buyer who returned it for a Kali LP-UNF heard it as muddy and vague.

“The M60 speakers have shockingly good sound quality with punchy bass and great clarity.”

Mat Mynett, KitGuru

“Great separation and imaging — instruments and vocals are clearly layered and well-placed.”

HiFi Daydreaming

“Without knowing technical descriptions they seemed 'muddy' 'vague' muffled'”

drmjb88, r/BudgetAudiophile

Sources split, and the setup explains most of it. My Tech Gear, Chifi, AppleInsider, ON-mag, Stereo Guide and Prime Audio found it loud and clean — Chifi filled a 40 m² room, and nobody heard it distort, because a limiter steps in first. Erin and Audio-re measured that limiter: Erin estimates 86–90 dB at 1 m at most and calls it a speaker for low-to-moderate levels at arm's length, and Audio-re saw strong compression at 96 dB. Amazon's volume mentions run 31 positive to 14 negative.

A near-field speaker that rewards care. The included 15° stands make a large difference (Tom's Guide, My Tech Gear, The Audiophile Man, Reddit owners). Both labs found narrow vertical dispersion: Erin says never sit below the tweeter and not more than about 10° above it, and keep it within arm's length. The rear port can boom near a wall (an ASR owner fixes it with the app's EQ), the light cabinets pass vibration into the desk (Stereo Guide, HiFi Daydreaming — isolation pads help), and the short four-pin interconnect limits how far apart the pair can sit.

“Definitely do not sit below the tweeter level.”

Erin's Audio Corner (video review)

“I was truly amazed by how much of a change these inconspicuous little mounts made”

Erin Bashford, Tom's Guide

“The 1.8 m connection cable between the speakers severely restricts the stereo base”

Stereo Guide

“It can have a a little midbass boom depending on the song and proximity to a wall, but that's very easy to EQ down in the Edifier own app and really happens in a small minority of songs.”

Human Bass, Audio Science Review forum

Generally judged enough for a desk: USB-C, a 3.5 mm input and Bluetooth 5.3 with LDAC, plus an app with four presets and a six-band EQ. The repeated gaps are no subwoofer output, no RCA or optical input (an RCA-to-3.5 mm cable is included), no AAC or aptX, and no remote. Stereo Guide reports that USB plays only 48 and 96 kHz natively, and NikkTech that LDAC has to be switched on in the app.

“I’ll get the negatives over and done with: there’s no sub out, no RCA connectivity, and the features consist of EQ adjustment.”

Erin Bashford, Tom's Guide

“However, anyone who rips CDs may be bothered by the fact that 44.1 kHz is not supported.”

Stereo Guide

“I really wish Edifier had included a subwoofer output”

David Becker, Prime Audio

Sources split. The Audiophile Man, Prime Audio, AppleInsider and Chifi like the backlit touch panel that wakes as your hand approaches. Tom's Guide, KitGuru, My Tech Gear and HiFi Daydreaming find it fiddly — one button cycles inputs, there's no haptic feedback, and the panel can't be seen once the stands tilt the speaker back. Volume doesn't sync with a computer over USB or AUX, the app only reaches the speaker over Bluetooth, and the most common Amazon complaint is unreliable USB or Bluetooth connection on Macs; Amazon's control mentions run 17 positive to 20 negative.

Sources split, mostly favourably. ON-mag found the cabinets inert when tapped, and KitGuru, NikkTech, Prime Audio, The Gadgeteer and Amazon owners (build mentions 33 to 1) call it solid and surprisingly heavy for its size. Against that: Stereo Guide and HiFi Daydreaming found the small cabinets shake the desk, there are no grilles to protect the drivers, an ASR owner thinks the proprietary link cable flimsy, a few Amazon pairs died within months, and one ASR owner hears an unexplained echo-like distortion on the AUX input.

Widely seen as strong value. The Audiophile Man, Stereo Guide (9.7/10 for price-performance), HiFi Daydreaming, Prime Audio and My Tech Gear rate it highly; Erin calls it a reasonable buy at $170, and an owner of both says it is nearly the M90 on a desk at half the price. Tom's Guide notes Edifier is no longer cheap, and the price has since risen to $200. A few Reddit owners call it overrated or too dear next to a Kali LP-UNF, and Erin ranks the cheaper MR3 slightly ahead on sound.

“The value for money here, considering the excellent sound quality, is through the roof.”

Paul Rigby, The Audiophile Man

“At 170 bucks, I think it's a reasonable buy.”

Erin's Audio Corner (video review)

“For close-up listening, like on a desktop, the difference is minimal.”

treasoro, r/BudgetAudiophile (M60 vs M90)

“Honestly, they're overrated for the price.”

Plus_Bar1693, r/BudgetAudiophile