Audioengine HD6 Premium Powered Bookshelf Speakers | 150W Audiophile-Grade Bluetooth 5.0 Speakers with aptX HD | 24-Bit DAC | Real Wood Veneer

I love these speakers. I have only had them for 3 days and out of the box, they DO NOT sound good, trust me. Tidal sounded muddled on day 1. You must break in the speakers for 40-50 hours as directed. I tried to accelerate that process by blasting pink noise through them while I'm at class and when I got home I was pleasantly surprised. I was recommended this brand on The Tech Guy show with Leo Laporte many years ago and I only got around to buying them. They LOOK amazing too. I got them in white. I'm glad I opted for the HD6's which are the largest offering because I am upgrading my setup in the future and these guys look HUGE on my desk, which I love. The build quality of the speakers seem excellent. I am buying the AE DAC later for 32 bit. I run an optical cable to my 24bit DAC to my Mac mini for my music production setup. They were well-packaged too. I am buying the A2+'s for my gaming setup. If you're used to having a subwoofer, you're going to want a subwoofer with these. I would recommend getting the S6 because the S8 is just overkill, unless you just think the S8 looks cute..--You will never need to crank the S8 (or even the S6) to 100% for enough low end in your room. I may update my review again once I reach the end of the 50 hour break-in period. I am at hour 15 right now. I am expecting detailed, crisp, clean audio bliss. HOUR 50: YOU MUST BREAK IN THESE SPEAKERS FOR 50 HOURS, YOU SIMPLETONS (I'm referring to the other reviewers here, otherwise they will sound profoundly BAD). I'm at roughly hour 50 and I'm blown away by these speakers. They are an absolute joy. My method was that I searched on Tidal for Pink Noise and looped it overnight every night for several days. They can get loud and they are very detailed. I NEED to buy the S8 or S6 sub. The subwoofer seems like a necessity as my old setup had one and round out the sound nicely. I came from a Logitech Z625.

When researching speakers I could not find much information about the HD6 from websites other than professional reviewers or from the manufacturer so I suppose I'll write a review after having owned these speakers for over 6 months. I am not an audiophile, but I do research audio equipment and make purchasing decisions as though I were one. Basically I am saying I don't have trained ears.Because of that I can't really make any definitive statements about the audio quality of these speakers. I can say that as a discerning layman I absolutely love the sound of these speakers. I am a proponent of getting your information from those qualified to dispense it so please take my comments as to the audio quality worth a grain of salt. In this review I mean to elaborate upon the hardware/setup and capabilities as I have experienced them. I bought these to reduce clutter in my room. I had a receiver and it required remotes, shutting on an off every time I wanted to use it (They used too much power to leave on), extra space, a separate bluetooth receiver, and wires. It was basically a headache to use so I didn't use it much. These speakers eliminate the need for a receiver and thinking back to what I had before, I am very glad I made this purchase. I have these speakers connected to my television via the Optical input for viewing television/movies. Please note that if you plan to do the same, these speakers only interpret a PCM signal. Dolby digital signals will not play through these speakers. With regular cable on a panasonic Viera television from 2012, most channels use a Dolby signal. Most modern televisions allow you to alter the audio output settings and will convert to one format or the other, but some older ones like mine did not. I've since bought a newer samsung television and it alowed me to change the signal to PCM so now all channels play through these speakers. Even on the older television which did not convert to PCM, without altering any settings it played the audio of my playstation 4 just fine. The PS4 was connected via HDMI to the television, the television directed the audio to the Optical out. My newer television does the same. If after connecting the audio isn't playing, check your television's audio settings to be sure it is playing through the optical out and in PCM format. With automatic settings it will output the format it is given which may or may not be PCM. I use the speakers in equal measure to listen to music. Audiophile communities typically dissuade people from transmitting audio via bluetooth so I was a little hesitant to use bluetooth to play my music on these speakers. I have found that I can't tell the difference and for the sheer convenience I listen to far more music than I used to. There is also an aux input which is the gold standard really, sometimes I use it when I don't want to use bluetooth. The speakers must be on to establish a bluetooth connection (of course) and the speakers have their own remote which can put it into/out of sleep mode. I used a Kill-a-Watt meter to check the power consumption when in sleep and when on. I don't have my readings in front of me but the power usage difference amounted to only a few dollars every year, like 4 or 5 (cost was 7-11$ per year I think). So I choose to leave them on. This means I don't need to fish out a remote when I want to play music, I only need to select it from my list of bluetooth devices and can play music within seconds (without getting out of bed!). Volume is controlled via a knob on the speaker or by the remote. Your audio input device can control the volume up to the max output of what the speaker's volume is set at. These speakers seem to have a priority list when receiving multiple audio signals. I have not tested every situation but I can say with certainty that Bluetooth signals are prioritized over optical. This means I can be watching television and when audio plays through my phone (or whatever is connected via bluetooth) it will mute the television audio and play the phone's audio. There is a very minimal delay when switching sources, probably a second before the phone's audio comes on. What I love is that I can have the phone connected by bluetooth and as long as the phone is not producing audio it will continue playing the other source (television), when I start a song on my phone it switches over. When I pause the song or turn the music off it will switch back to the optical (television's audio output) after a second or two. The transitions are virtually seamless. For movies the speakers have a great low end, but nothing that will shake the house unless at very high volumes. Unless playing in a very large or crowded room I would not worry about these speakers not having adequate volume. If you plan to use them for parties I would do further research. I would venture to guess that they are loud enough for house parties. For playing video games the high and mid ends are excellent. The low end is significantly better than anything that is not a subwoofer. I've no experience with computer subwoofers so whether these are better than small subs I cannot say. I did pair these with an SVS SB2000 subwoofer which is 12" and noted a significant improvement in wow-factor. I used the speakers for a month or two without the sub. When a grenade goes off in a videogame you feel a thud in your chest and sense of terror that was not present without the added subwoofer. Unless at higher volumes without a subwoofer you don't feel the music (as in literally being vibrated by the low end) and you won't really feel explosions in games/movies. I elaborate on this because it was a concern of mine before buying these. I can't say these fail by not having unrealistic, distortedly loud bass though, as speakers I don't believe they could be improved upon significantly. A subwoofer really can't be substituted for as it is simply something that requires a certain size. (More powerful smaller ones though can to some degree imitate a larger sub). TLDR: To replace a full sound system with a receiver, these are amazing. I can hardly imagine going back to my old clunky setup. The high, mid, and low ends were impressive to me but because I like feeling explosions I added a subwoofer to my setup. For music I really don't think I could ask for more. Playing music by bluetooth on these if very simple, as the power draw is low enough that you don't need to turn them on/off so you can connect at any moment. If anybody who has read this has any questions or comments let me know! Thanks for reading.

Oh boy. These are expensive. What a pain it was to surpass the guilt of buying them. But I did it. And oh, what a GREAT buy it was. Worth every single penny. Yes, these sounded awful out of the box. Thank god I had read all reviews before panicking. I was wary of having made a mistake. I have a pair of A2 and I can almost agree they sounded better than these out of the box. Thus, give them a chance. They can blow your mind. Just really good in all departments. No weaknesses I can think of. Just really well all-around. Even at low volumes. If you are into electronic music and are playing in a medium sized to large room, consider having a cheap sub, but bare in mind its low end is superb already. Really tight and crisp. Just not ground-shaking. It DOES distort at loud volumes. Make a try by itself first of all. You won't be disappointed. I bought these over the A5+s and am really glad I did it. These little beasts have a built in premium amplifier, DAC, and an AWESOME BLUETOOTH INTERFACE. I was worried I would not use it much because of sound quality compromise (to which I am really picky). But wow, USING aptX (DON'T forget to make sure it is being used!) is REALLY comparable to a cabled connection (normal connection, not audiophile in any way). There are ways to ensure this, just search for it on the internet. Many recent products are able to do it. Only iPhones and iPods can't. Macs certainly do, don't let anyone tell you otherwise. I can really pick an aptX connection vs. a normal bluetooth codec connection. I partly associate these speaker's awesome performance to its built in DAC. Using bluetooth ensures you are using the built in DAC and it makes a lot of difference vs. you normal built in DAC from your phone or computer (coming from a 3.5mm to RCA in). These are everything you need. You really don't even need cables. And this just makes me use them more and more. I acknowledge I would sometimes be more lazy to use it otherwise. Oh, and I didn't even touch the fact that they are unquestionably beautiful (especially the walnut model).

Sound quality: These speakers don't come with built in treble/bass adjustment system. So if you're planning on buying this for use with PC, for example, then make sure you have either an additional equalizer device or dedicated PC equalizer program (preferrably the one that comes with your motherboard or sound card) as the sound that comes from these speakers out of the box ir very dull and muffled. But once frequencies are set up properly these speakers sound pretty great for their money. Very clear high and mid range, low end is pretty good too but for ultimate audiophile bass experience I think they still require a separate subwoofer. Also, make sure you have a big enough table or separate stands as their sound gets better depending on position - don't put them too low to the floor, too close to the wall, or too close to each other. Overall, excellent for everyday PC usage (music, movies, games), waaay above any PC gaming speakers, can't ask for more on that front. And a pretty good option for audiophiles too that won't break the bank. Build quality: Very solid overall and screams quality. Remote control can literally kill someone if thrown as it is made of one piece, polished thick metal frame with a detachable circuit board on which resides coin battery slot (rather weird engineering decision). Removable magnetic grills are pretty great for easy cleaning, or you can just ditch them for raw look. No audio ground loop noise detected, they stay silent. Connectivity options: Pretty excellent. Speakers have a variety of connection options - analog, digital optical and bluetooth. Speakers come with bluetooth antenna so this option works great on long distances. One minor gripe is that there is no bluetooth security protocol - anyone can connect to these speakers, your neighbours, for example. Thankfully this can be averted by switching them to sleep mode when not listening to music, or using wired connection as it has priority.

Exceptionally prompt order acceptance and dispatch given the order was placed between Christmas and the New Year. It arrived couple of days late but completely understandable, given the time of year and expected delivery was a Friday. Extremely well packed in three covering boxes. All components accounted for and everything was pristine out of the box. The variety of connection options is superb. Set up was easy. Will complete the 40 -50 hour break in period before making a final assessment of the sound quality. Very happy to this point.

Excelente relación calidad precio. Gran conectividad y realmente fácil de configurar. El sonido es realmente bueno, pero necesito más tiempo para poder dar una opinión más formada. La primera impresión es realmente buena. Editaré mi reseña mas adelante con más horas de haberlos disfrutado

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