I kind of like “nasty” gear. When I first saw the Edifier G2000 Pro, that’s exactly what I thought. It’s an angular speaker set with lucid panels on the sides that cast RGB featherlight onto your eyeballs. It has a 2000s feel unlike anything I’ve experienced with any of the speakers I’ve tested in the last few years.
Its extensive connectivity options and that look already made it stand out, but $200 is a decent amount of money to spend, and we buy technology for more than just its looks. And the answer to the question “does this sound good?” It turns out to be much more refined than I thought after testing.
Edifier G2000 Pro specifications
Power: 32 W
Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.8 x 4.9 inches (each)
Frequency Range: 75Hz–20kHz
Communication: Bluetooth 5.4, USB Type C, USB Type A and 3.5 mm
Price: $250 | 150 pounds
The G2000 Pro setup process is effortless and basic. There’s a power port on the back of the right speaker, as well as a USB Type-C port, an auxiliary input, headphones, and a cable for the left speaker.
The cable between the two speakers isn’t detachable, but it’s just under 1.4 meters long, so you shouldn’t have any problems running the G2000 Pro even on long tables.
This wealth of ports means the G2000 Pro has phenomenal connectivity. It has two modes of physical and Bluetooth connectivity. The USB Type-A to USB Type-C cable even comes with a Type-C adapter in the box, which is a nice touch.
During testing, the speakers disconnected several times via Type-C. Although this was not repeatable and stopped after a while.
Ultimately, great connectivity and eye-catching looks mean little if the sound isn’t up to par, and the sound coming out of these speakers is rather odd. At high volumes, the bass absolutely rocks, and the rest of the mix has the clarity and depth to balance it out. However, all this is let down by mediocre performance at low and medium volumes and muddiness of lively sounds.
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Elysium’s pulsating chorus flows well with Disco Elysium, and the meager trumpet is as evocative as it sounds. During these staid, moving moments, the speakers have a clarity and depth that works well.
The blindingly quick and varied dynamics of the Japanese math rock band Jyocho fare worse in my time with speakers. When the soundstage is cluttered, everything seems more confusing than I would like. This cluttered sound persisted in all communication modes.
This mud doesn’t just apply to music. Playing through the FMV horror game with Dead Reset’s time loop, nothing seems unclear, but in the most rushed moments, everything gets a little blurry. In the right context, this could add to a hectic horror scene, but I doubt it’s intentional.
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In slower, more methodical games, even those with textured, uninteresting sounds reminiscent of a visual horror novel Higurashi: When they crythe bass is wonderful and the drones seem particularly evocative. A cacophony of cicada cries rolls through the miniature town of Hinamizawa.
The snowstorm at the beginning of Borderlands 2 really shakes as the wind howls and Claptrap’s voice echoes in your skull. However, once the shooting starts, problems still occur at low volume levels. If you just turn the speakers up all the way, you may notice this problem less, but I spend most of my time with the speakers at medium or low volume levels, and $250 is a decent amount of money to spend on a set of speakers with this flaw.
This isn’t helped by the fact that the G2000 Pro’s software is pretty terrible. You can turn off the lighting, but the equalizer settings are completely grayed out. Honestly, the idea of having EQ settings and graying them out is worse than just not having them at all – like a glass case right in front of my eyes, hiding the potential for balanced sound just out of reach.
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The RGB pulse mode (assuming it doesn’t make assumptions about my health) flashes arbitrarily and aggressively and is apparently only available in software. You also can’t adjust the intensity of the RGB lighting, so you choose a mode that pulsates, keeps it on continuously, or turns it off completely. I hope the situation will improve over time, but unfortunately this is not always possible with software.
Buy if…
✅ You only stutter at high volumes: When cranked high, these speakers rumble, with a real bass rumble – although they get muddier the lower you go.
✅ You love RGB: The G2000 Pro is probably the brightest set of speakers I’ve ever used, and with the right lighting it can brighten up your entire desk.
Don’t buy if…
❌ You want something tactful: From the booming bass to the retro look and all that RGB, these speakers really turn heads.
❌ You like the intricate and peaceful sound: at lower volumes the G2000 Pro tends to have a muddy lively noise, especially when there are a lot of instruments in that noise.
Although setting up the G2000 Pro is effortless, the user manual is not very comprehensive. It is text-heavy and poorly explained. For example, the sound effects area says you can switch between Game Mode, Music Mode, and Movie Mode by pressing the G button on the top of the right speaker, but there’s no hint of what exactly this does with the EQ.
Finally, our pick for the best midrange speakers, the Logitech Z407, is half the price of the G2000 Pro and delivers solid sound and a few unique features of its own. The bass isn’t that large, but for everyday operate I prefer a cheaper set (and the extra cash in my pocket won’t go to waste).
There are times when I operate the G2000 Pro and I really understand what it is trying to sell. Turned up high, with horns blaring or blood gushing in a particularly brutal shooter, the bass thumps the desk and is deafening enough to mildly annoy my neighbors. However, in these quieter moments, the G2000 Pro doesn’t shine as brightly as its translucent casing.
