My Edifier R1280DBs speakers are not, and never have been visible as an output device.

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My Edifier R1280DBs speakers are not, and never have been visible as an output device.

Bobbie Blaise 0

My speakers do not appear as an output device. I have done all the update drivers, disable this and disable then, remove device then re-pair the speakers and nothing I do makes any difference. I cannot believe this is un unsolveable problem.

Does anyone have a solution that actually works?

Thank you.

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Answer 1

Welcome Bobbie Blaise,

I understand how frustrating this is, especially since the speakers pair successfully but have never appeared as an audio output device.

Since you have already updated the drivers and removed/re-paired the speakers, I would check whether Windows is detecting them specifically as an audio device:

Open Device Manager, expand Sound, video and game controllers, then select View > Show hidden devices Check whether the Edifier speakers or any Bluetooth audio device appears there. If nothing relevant appears, select “Action” > Scan for hardware changes
Open Settings > Bluetooth & devices > Devices. Under Device settings, change Bluetooth devices discovery to “Advanced”, then check whether the speakers are detected differently.
Display disabled or disconnected playback devices
1. Press Windows key + R to open Run
2. Type mmsys.cpl and select OK
3. In the Sound window, open the Playback tab.
4. Right-select a blank area inside the device list.
5. Enable:
  - Show Disabled Devices
  - Show Disconnected Devices
6. If the Edifier speakers appear, right-select them and choose Enable
7. Right-select them again and choose Set as Default Device
8. Select Apply, then OK, and test the sound.

Looking forward to your update.

Bobbie Blaise 0 Reputation points

2026-10-11T02:32:32.55+00:00

I did that, again, and they are recognised as headphones when not connected via bluetooth and not recognised at all when connected. I have reached out to Edifier, still waiting.

Answer 2

Dio Xavier 297.1K Volunteer Moderator

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