There are 2.0 Speakers and there are Bluetooth speakers, and rarely will you see one of good quality. Edifier took a bold move with the R1700BT, incorporating Bluetooth inside the 2.0 bookshelf speaker; and that's not all. The speaker boasts excellent acoustics and ease of use bringing fresh experience to users.

Since the first introduction of the traditional 2.0 speakers with the R1000TC in North America up until the new R1600TIII and R1800TIII, the 2.0 speaker format has proven to be quite popular. User habits have since changed and the need for new technologies is therefore of utmost importance. This is why the new R1700BT is developed based on this concept.

The exterior of the R1700BT is similar to the R1600TIII's acclaimed trapezoidal design. This is proven to not only give it a unique aesthetic appearance, but effectively generates better sound quality.

To differentiate between the R1600TIII and R1700BT, Edifier changed the colour to a dark-brown walnut tone. This maintains the elegance of the speaker and adds to a HI-FI style appearance. The front of the unit has an inverted tandem hole layout covered behind the high quality fiberglass mesh that also serves as a dust filter. Another thing worth mentioning is that the R1700BT adopted the 10 ° angled elevation design at the front so that users may have an ideal listening experience.

Metal knobs on the side are easy to handle allowing fine detail adjustments to the treble, bass and volume. The R1700BT also comes with a remote control where users can easily tweak the aforementioned settings as well as switching between several different input sources. This design greatly expand the scope of R1700BT; No longer is this just a desktop PC speaker, but also possible to be paired with a TV or even a projector to be used as living room stereo or home theatre.

The R1700BT Φ19 silk dome tweeter speakers are specially developed to deliver soft and delicate sounds. The 4-inch Nomex composite woofer churns precise, low frequency sounds. The combination of these excellent qualities have been fully verified by many enthusiasts.

DSP processing circuit architecture effectively reduced non-linear distortions of the system. With the Treble and bass having two independent power amplifiers, distortions are further reduced and further improved from the R1600TIII's design with better sound quality.

With the popularity of smart handheld devices, more users are accustomed to listening to music via their smartphones. Based on this requirement, the R1700BT is fitted with wireless Bluetooth function. Using the latest Bluetooth 5.1 module from CSR that offers good speed, low-power consumption and long distance connection. With the use of the remote control, one can easily access a variety of digital audio to enjoy music anytime, anywhere.