A wood-cabinet speaker that looks like a radio your grandpa owned
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- Best for
- a desk, kitchen counter, or bookshelf where a black plastic speaker would be visual noise and a real vintage radio would be unreliable
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The Edifier MP230 is a portable Bluetooth speaker in an MDF wood cabinet styled after a mid-century tabletop radio, with front controls and vibration-damping foot pads. Inside it is modern: DSP audio processing and a Class-D amplifier driving stereo output. Beyond Bluetooth 5.0 it takes AUX in, a microSD card, and USB soundcard input, so it works as a desktop speaker for a laptop as well as a phone speaker. The wood enclosure is the point, both for how it looks on a shelf and for the warmer character wood gives compared with a plastic housing. Best fit: a desk, kitchen counter, or bookshelf where a black plastic speaker would be visual noise and a real vintage radio would be unreliable.
Pros
- Real MDF wood cabinet, so it looks like furniture rather than a plastic gadget
- Takes Bluetooth, AUX, microSD, and USB soundcard, so it works with a laptop as well as a phone
- DSP processing and a Class-D amp rather than the bare minimum electronics in most retro-look speakers
- Damped foot pads keep it from buzzing across a hard desk at volume
Cons
- Only 5 reviews on this listing so far, so real-world reliability data is thin
Frequently asked questions
Is it battery powered or does it plug in?
It is a portable speaker with an internal battery, and it also runs plugged in. Check the listing's stated runtime for your use case.
Can it connect to a laptop?
Yes, three ways: Bluetooth, the AUX input, or as a USB soundcard over the USB connection.
Does it play from an SD card without a phone?
Yes, it takes a microSD card and plays directly from it, so it works with no phone paired at all.
Is the cabinet real wood?
It is MDF, which is an engineered wood panel rather than solid hardwood. That is standard for speaker cabinets because it damps resonance better than solid wood.
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