Edifier’s Huazai New Cyber speaker is what happens when someone decides desktop audio needs the full gaming PC treatment, transparent panels and all. At 1,499 yuan (roughly $210), this thing looks like it escaped from a high-end battlestation, complete with a three-sided transparent casing that exposes the power management unit, signal processor, and RGB ambient lighting like you’re staring into a shrunk-down gaming rig. There’s a 2.8-inch color display sitting up front, and the whole aesthetic screams cyberpunk in a way that’ll either perfectly complement your RGB keyboard and GPU sag bracket or look completely out of place next to your laptop and coffee mug. Available in Aurora White and Phantom Black, Edifier clearly knows their target audience skews toward people who think visible PCBs are a design feature, not a cost-cutting measure.
Edifier isn’t exactly known for extreme-style-over-substance products, and the Huazai New Cyber seems built to prove that point. The speaker packs a 2.1-channel acoustic architecture with a 4-inch subwoofer, two 52mm mid-high drivers, and three passive radiators delivering 60W RMS with 120W peak power. That’s solid output for a desktop speaker at this price point, especially when you factor in the dual Class D amplifiers and DSP processor handling distortion control and sound clarity. Preset modes for music, gaming, and movies give you quick tuning options without needing to become an audio engineer, while the custom mode exists for anyone who wants to tweak response curves themselves.
Designer: Edifier
The 2.8-inch display does more than just look pretty between bass drops. Connect the speaker to your computer via USB and it becomes a real-time system monitor, showing live CPU, GPU, and RAM usage right there on your desk. During Bluetooth playback, it cycles through dynamic lyrics, live wallpapers, system clock, and customizable text, giving you actual utility beyond just another screen to glance at. The TempoHub app handles all the lighting and display customization from mobile or desktop, and with 16.8 million colors and eight lighting effects in the RGB system, you can match it to whatever color scheme your setup is already running. It’s genuinely practical for people who want system stats visible without alt-tabbing to Task Manager.
Connectivity covers all the bases you’d actually use. Bluetooth 6.0 delivers better range and lower latency than the 5.3 standard most competitors are still using, which matters when you’re gaming or watching video. AUX input handles wired connections for anyone who prefers them, and USB sound card mode lets you route computer audio directly through the speaker. The dual fast charging ports are where Edifier shows they understand desktop workflow: one USB-A and one USB-C, each capable of 35W output. That’s enough power to fast-charge phones and tablets without sacrificing another outlet or digging behind your monitor for cables. The front-mounted rotary knob controls volume, brightness, playback, and source selection with physical feedback instead of capacitive touch nonsense that never works quite right.
At 293.6 × 150.7 × 213.6 mm, the speaker takes up meaningful desk space but isn’t absurdly oversized for what it’s delivering. Operating noise sits at ≤20 dB(A), which should keep it quiet enough that you’re not hearing fan whine or electrical hum during quiet moments. Edifier’s using braided visual cables and a modular acoustic chamber, suggesting they care about build quality beyond just the transparent shell. The $210 price point puts this squarely between throwaway Bluetooth speakers and serious desktop audio setups, which means it needs to justify itself on both audio performance and feature utility. Given Edifier’s recent track record with products like the Lolli Pro SE earbuds (43-hour battery, 48dB ANC) and the ES-Series Bluetooth speakers, they’ve been threading that needle successfully. The Huazai New Cyber looks like their most ambitious attempt yet to merge desktop utility with audio performance, wrapped in aesthetics that belong on a PC builder’s Instagram feed. Whether it sounds as good as it looks will determine if this becomes a cult favorite or just another RGB curiosity, but the feature set suggests Edifier built this for people who’d actually use everything it offers.
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