Audioengine A5+ Premium Bookshelf Speakers

Sale price$ 399.99
Color: White
Type: Powered

 

[ Overview ]

Audioengine 5+ (A5+) Premium Speakers deliver audiophile-quality sound and features at a price that continues to set the standard for affordable high-quality audio. Connect your iDevice, computer, TV, or any other audio component for great stereo sound in any room.

The goal of Audioengine is to provide a high-end listening experience at affordable prices with easy to use, high-quality products. The Audioengine 5 speaker system was Audioengine's flagship model and has become a best seller. The new A5+ has the same award-winning signature sound as the original A5 but includes customer-requested upgrades and features.

With custom Kevlar woofers, silk dome tweeters, and hand-built cabinets, the Audioengine 5+ includes a remote control, dual audio inputs and enhanced thermal management. You can charge your iDevice via the USB power port and also add a subwoofer to the variable output. Connect Audioengine 5+ to your computer's headphone jack or pair with a USB DAC to achieve an even higher level of sound quality. The Audioengine 5+ works with any computer and there's no software to install or settings to change.

Built-in power amplifiers save space and eliminate the need to connect 

You won't hear any enhanced super-mega-hyper-monster boomy bass from these powered speakers. As with the original A5, the low end from the A5+ is real bass, very near to the originally-recorded music. From rap to classical to movies, you'll get tight, punchy bass with an awesome growl that will make you smile - regardless of the volume level.

 

Features
  • Built-in power amplifiers
  • Remote control
  • Improved thermal management
  • RCA and mini-jack audio inputs (Powered)
  • Front panel volume control
  • USB power charge port
  • Variable preamp audio output
  • Gold-plated connectors
  • Full-size 5-way speaker binding posts
  • Custom Kevlar woofers and silk tweeters
  • Hand-built MDF wood cabinets
  • Magnetically shielded
  • Advance tuned cabinet with rear-ported waveguide
  • Stand-mount 1/4" threaded inserts
  • Cables included
Compatibility
  • Any computer (Mac or PC)
  • iPod, iPhone, and iPad (all iDevices)
  • Audioengine wireless audio adapters
  • Apple Airport Express + AirPlay
  • Any product with mini-jack or RCA outputs
What's in the Box
  • A5+ powered (left) speaker
  • A5+ passive (right) speaker
  • Remote control
  • Speaker wire (16AWG), 3.75 meters (~12.3ft)
  • Detachable power cord
  • Mini-jack audio cable, 2 meters (~6.5ft)
  • RCA to RCA audio cable, 2 meters (~6.5ft)
  • Cloth speaker bag
  • Cloth cable bag
  • Setup Guide
  • Product line brochure
Finish Options
  • Solid Carbonized Bamboo
  • Satin Black
  • Hi-Gloss White
Specs

Type

    • 2.0 powered (active) bookshelf-style speaker system

Power Output

    • 150W peak power total (50W RMS / 75W peak per channel), AES

Inputs

    • 3.5mm stereo mini-jack, RCA L/R

Outputs

    • RCA variable line-out, USB (power/charge)

Input voltages

    • 115/240V, 50/60Hz manually switchable

Amplifier type

    • Dual Class AB monolithic

Drivers

    • 5" Kevlar woofers, 3/4" silk dome tweeters

SNR

    • >95dB (typical A-weighted)

THD+N

    • <0.05% at all power settings

Crosstalk

    • -50dB

Frequency response

    • 50Hz-22kHz ±1.5dB

Input impedance

    • 10K ohms unbalanced

Protection

    • Output current limiting, thermal over-temperature, power on/off transient protection, replaceable external main fuse

Dimensions (each speaker HWD)

    • Left - 10.75" (27cm) x 7" (18cm) x 9" (23cm)
    • Right - 10.75" (27cm) x 7" (18cm) x 7.75" (20cm)

Weight (LEFT speaker)

    • 15.4 lbs (7 kg)

Weight (RIGHT speaker)

    • 9.6 lbs (4.4 kg)

Shipping weight

    • 31 lbs (14 kg)

Shipping box dims

    • 15" (38cm) x 22" (56cm) x 11.5" (29cm)

Power Consumption

    • Idle: 10W
    • Mute: 6W
    • Sleep: 4W

Environmental requirements

    • Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F
    • Non-operating temperature: -4° to 113°F
    • Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing

Custom Built

    • Audioengine designs and manufactures our own tweeters, woofers, and other critical components. In other words, these are not "box built" speakers with off-the-shelf parts but custom-designed to our specifications. What we do not fabricate directly in our factory we have made to our designs (parts such as transformers, magnets, and wiring harnesses, for example). The cabinets, drivers, bass port designs, amplifiers, and crossovers are all painstakingly tuned together for each Audioengine model. This, in turn, makes for a much more efficient system that requires much less power than passive speakers and a separate integrated amplifier or similar A/V components.

Drivers

    • Audioengine uses audiophile-quality, ferro fluid cooled silk dome tweeters with neodymium magnets. Silk tweeters hold up well under high power and the edge-driven design gives very smooth response. The woofers are Kevlar woven glass aramid composite with rubber surrounds. Kevlar is obviously very strong, which means that the woofer retains its shape when being driven at high levels. The speaker materials and construction are robust enough to stand up to some serious thrashing, so speaker grills aren't needed and they will sound and look great after many years of use.

Power Amplifiers

    • The amplifiers in Audioengine speakers are located in the left speaker and are a conservatively rated analog design. All components are tuned together for each model, which provides a much more efficient system requiring less power than passive speakers and separate amplifiers. Circuit boards for the power and preamp sections are mounted for maximum mechanical shock protection.

Power Transformers

    • Power transformers are a large contributor to the overall audio performance, especially in the low end. Again, no off-the-shelf parts. Audioengine uses gapless core toroidal transformers which have a tighter radiated magnetic field, directly translating to lower noise. They are lighter than standard, lower-cost "EI" transformers and also generate less heat.

Shielding

    • Both drivers are directly video shielded and allow the user to place the speakers within a few inches of a video monitor. This shielding also offers protection for hard-drive digital music players.

USB Power

      • The Audioengine 5+ includes a 5V, 500mA USB power supply that powers later generation iPod, iPhone, and most other USB "bus-powered" devices. The USB port is for power and charging, not for data transfer or music syncing.
Availability
  • Available in the US only

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