Edifier, a manufacturer of high-quality speakers and headphones, has announced a new Bluetooth speaker that resembles a desktop PC. The Huazai Cyber, available in black or white, has been meticulously designed to resemble a modern desktop PC with featuring a transparent wrap-around cover with simulated cooling fans, two GPUs, and a CPU with an AIO cooling solution. In terms of size, it’s 293.6 x 150.7 x 213.6 mm approaches those of a small form factor build.
The faux AIO also features RGB fans that change colors and pulse to the music, along with a 2.8-inch LCD screen, which can be configured to display animations, song lyrics, a clock, and once paired to a PC it can also display live CPU, GPU, and memory stats. This 2.1 setup conceals its drivers in the bottom portion of the “PC,” where most builds would typically locate their PSU. At a quick glance, they might not be immediately noticeable, but they can definitely be heard.
Edifier (as spotted by VideoCardz), for the time being, is currently only offering the Huazai Cyber in Chinese markets for ~$210. The 60W speaker includes 2x 52mm 10W drivers along with a 100 mm 40W subwoofer. Ports include 1x USB Type-A and 1x USB Type-C, both of which support up to 35W charging, and a 3.5mm audio jack is also provided for connecting to other devices. Once thing is for certain, whether seen as a curiosity by passerbys who wonder why you have two PCs on your desk, or enjoyed for its audio and display options, the Huazai Cyber is an interesting product for those who want some extra flash with their audio experience. It also takes things a different direction with so many products these days focusing on retro designs, and instead seeks to combine many aspects of the present. Here’s hoping that Edifier chooses to expand the sales market globally, as there’s sure to be customers who would like one.
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Join Discussion →This is the most Chinese thing ever...
Well maybe not literally. But I can't see it being popular with that functionality (2x 2" mids, one 4" sub) and that price pretty much anywhere else?
Imagine the recurring looks of confusion from folks when someone plops one of these on a picnic table/blanket.
It's definitely well done, at least from the press photos.
And it probably doesn't sound bad, Edifier is absolutely a competent speaker manufacturer.
It just seems aligned with a very specific segment on a specific market!
I'd like to have one, but not at that price. Closer to $100-$150 would be good enough given that I normally trust their quality standards.
I mean in an office space where you're not permitted to have things like refrigerators or subwoofers attached to your PC speakers... it could prove an adequate device to bypass managerial oversite. :)
And it DOES look fun.. it would be even MORE fun if it had a built in battery. But it's not meant to be portable so I see no mention of a battery.
I saw no mention of that either. I'll have to double check their website when I get home and see if I can decipher anything on the product page. Seems to me that this should have a battery.
Tried to get to the source URL for the product and couldn't reach it from home. Might be blocking US IP's or something. Didn't bother to try in TOR.
At home I was able to get through using Google and it took about a minute or more to load (not wholly uncommon for some overseas manufacturer sites, I've seen it happen with MSI and Gigabyte as well). However when I tried Firefox it completely timed out twice and I gave up there.
I dunno about the speakers in the article - other than they look interesting.
But I have a set of Edifier desktop monitor speakers - and they sound pretty pretty good for the size and the cost.
That will sound horrible.
Does it simulate water pump noise and GPU coil whine for the authentic experience?
One day after warranty expiration it will spew water all over itself and your computer, killing both.