Today we're taking a look at Edifier's brand new MS50A wireless smart speaker. With a 4in woofer and 19mm silk tweeter, this speaker offers Alexa and Apple AirPlay 2 support, and if you buy two units you can pair them up in stereo mode. This stylish product certainly looks the part, but how does it perform and is it worth buying over other market leaders like Bose and Sonos?

Timestamps:

00:00 Start
00:41 Unboxing and design
01:31 Touch controls
02:13 Connecting to the speaker
03:12 Alexa – there’s a catch…
04:53 Stereo pairing
06:14 But what about the sound? With sound test
08:19 Any complaints from Jack?
09:18 Closing thoughts

Specifications:

• Driver Unit: Φ19mm silk diaphragm (Treble) + 4inches/102mm (Mid-Bass)
• Wi-Fi: 2.4Ghz / 5Ghz
• Bluetooth: 5.0
• Nosie Level: ≤25dB(A)
• Frequency response: 52Hz-18kHz
• Net weight: 2.26kg
• Supports: Airplay 2, Alexa, TIDAL, Spotify
• All-wood cabinet with walnut texture

The Edifier MS50A has a retail price of for £129.99 and is available from Amazon HERE.

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Pros:

• Stunning wood + fabric design.
• Build quality feels premium.
• Responsive touch controls.
• Stereo support.
• Alexa, Airplay, Spotify, TIDAL support.
• Great bass.
• Good loudness without compromising on quality.
• No microphone for improved privacy.

Cons:

• No microphone for Alexa control.
• Bass can be a bit much.
• Wood + fabric design could be considered outdated .
• For those avoiding animal products the tweeters use silk + wool.

KitGuru says: In general, this speaker performs brilliantly, the added support for stereo setups definitely makes it a viable option as a speaker set-up for Apple products that can fully utilise the Wi-Fi support with AirPlay 2. For Windows and Android users support is less flexible but Spotify and Alexa support is still a totally viable way to use this product. It's stylish, and it sounds great. I think it's worth buying. 

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