3DsoundSurge Reviews: Labtec Edge-418 Flat Panel Speakers


	Mikael Hagén puts Labtec's Edge-418 Flat Panel Speakers to the test

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Labtec Edge-418 Flat Panel Speakers

Mikael Hagén - Last updated March 26, 2001

Important Info:

Speakers By : Labtec
Price : $80 SRP
Power Output: (30 watts RMS total)
Subwoofer: 19 watts RMS
Satellites: 5.5 watts RMS x 2
Frequency Response: 35Hz - 20kHz

Minimum/Recommended System Requirements

Sound card or other audio device with analog stereo output.

Reviewer PC:

Mikael
- Win98SE/Windows2000
- Duron 750
- 256MB PC100 ram
- GeForce DDR
- 6.4 GB Quantum SE
- Sound Blaster Live

Specifications:

Frequency response: 35Hz-20KHz

Power output
Subwoofer: 19 Watts RMS into 4 ohms @100 Hz less than 10% THD
Satellites: 11 watts RMS into 4 Ohms @1 kHz less than 10% THD (5.5 W + 5.5 W)

5.25"/13 cm Max-X high-excursion subwoofer driver and 2 flat panel speakers

Power adapter: 15V DC 1000mA, UL/CUL or CSA approved

Cord length: 2.10m/7 foot front satellites to subwoofer

Introduction

Labtec is a name familiar to many PC audio users as one of the major players in the multimedia speaker market. Most of their speaker line-up consists of relatively inexpensive 2 and 3-piece system and few of them target the so called hard core gamers offering better midrange than bass for the price. This image has started to change a bit with some of the more recent models offering a fairly powerful subwoofer for the price. One of these systems is Labtec’s 2.1 flat panel system, the Labtec Edge-418

This is in the form of two 26x13.5 cm flat panels driven by 5.5 watts RMS each and a subwoofer that uses a 5 ½ inch driver driven by 19 watts RMS. In a design concept similar to Cambridge Soundworks FPS2000, the Edge-418 comes with an on/off switch and volume control that’s connected to the subwoofer/amp with an 8 foot cable. All of this comes at an affordable price of $80. In this review we will see if the Labtec Edge-418 has what it takes to be an effective entry into the value priced speaker market..

So on to detailed overview and installation