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Tech Specs
A2+ Next Gen Home Music System w/ Bluetooth aptX-HD
The A2+ Next Gen Home Music System is perfect for the desktop and can fill your rooms with full and clear sound. Setup is a snap, so you’ll be ready to rock in no time. Connect via USB-C audio from your computer, aptX-HD Bluetooth from your phone, tablet or computer, or kick it old school with an analog connection from that turntable or prized tape deck. The A2+ Next Gen also features an output so you can upgrade your system and boost your bass in a heartbeat by connecting a subwoofer, like the Audioengine S6.
Pro Tip For superior desktop audio, use the A2+ Next Gen’s USB-C or Bluetooth input. This bypasses your computer’s lower quality audio components, allowing the built-in DAC to provide a clearer, more detailed sound.
Technical Specifications

General Specifications
Type
Powered Bluetooth aptX-HD speaker system
Amplifier Type
Class AB
Rated Power Output:
15W RMS per channel at 4 ohms (measured in compliance with 16 C.F.R. § 432.3)
Peak Power Output: 30W per channel at 4 ohms (AES)
Total Peak Power Output: 60W (AES)
Drivers
2.75” aramid fiber woofers
0.75“ Silk dome tweeters
Inputs
3.5 mm stereo mini-jack, RCA L/R, USB, Bluetooth
Outputs
RCA variable line-out
Input Voltages
100-240 V 50/60 Hz auto-switching
SNR
>95 dB (typical A-weighted)
THD+N
Less than 0.05% at all power settings
Crosstalk
<50 dB
Frequency Response
65 Hz-22 kHz ±2.0 dB
Frequency Response w/ Bass Reduction Switch selected
N/A
Analog Input Impedance
N/A
Nominal Impedance
N/A
Input Impedance
10K ohms unbalanced
Crossover Frequency
N/A
Protection
Output current limiting, thermal over-temperature, power on/off transient protection
Power Consumption
Idle: 5W
Standby Consumption
N/A
Phase
N/A
Recommended Amplifier Power
N/A
Battery Life
N/A
Battery Charge Time
N/A
Bluetooth Specifications
Internal BT Receiver
Qualcomm QCC 3031/3034
Input Bit Depth
16 bit (SBC, AAC), 24 bit (aptX-HD, aptX)
Bluetooth Receiver Type
Bluetooth 5.3
Supported Codecs
aptX-HD, aptX, AAC, SBC
Supported Bluetooth Profiles
A2DP
Wireless Operation Range
Up to 100 ft (30 m) typical
Input Data Rate
Determined by Bluetooth
Wireless Latency
~120 milliseconds (ms)
USB Specifications
Connector Type
USB TYPE-C
USB Device Class
type 1.1 and above
Input Bit Depth
24 bit (padded)
Input Sample Rate
48 kHz
Internal D/A Converter
Weights And Measures
Dimensions (HWD)
Each speaker – 6″ (15.6 cm) x 4″ (10.6 cm) x 5.25″ (13.8 cm)
Weight
Left (active) – 3.6 lb (1.72 kg)
Right (passive) – 3.2 lb (1.51 kg)
Total Shipping Weight
10 lb (4.51 kg)
Shipping Box Dimensions (LWH)
15” (38.1 cm) x 7” (17.8 cm) x 10.5” (26.7 cm)
Environmental Requirements
Operating temperature: 32 degrees F to 95 degrees F
Non-operating temperature: -4 degrees F to 113 degrees F
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
Materials And Construction
0.24″ (6 mm) thick MDF cabinets
0.75″ (20 mm) silk dome tweeters with neodymium magnets
2.75″ (70 mm) aramid fiber woofers with advanced voice coils
Cabinets
To minimize unwanted resonances and distortion, Audioengine cabinets have thick high-resin MDF walls with extensive internal bracing. Heavy internal sound-damping material is used to reduce unwanted sound reflections inside the cabinet. All cabinet edges are rounded which look great and reduce high-frequency diffraction effects on the front baffles. The A2+ Next Gen cabinet contains tuned, front-port slots.
Furniture Grade Finishes
The A2+ Next Gen cabinets are available in several handsome, high-gloss finishes, including black, white and red paint, offering a modern compliment to any small space or desktop.
Custom Components
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.
Based On Studio Monitor Designs
Studio monitor speakers are used by producers and engineers in recording and production studios. They are designed with a theoretical flat frequency response which allows the engineer to create a final mix in such a way that the recorded music will sound good on most other speakers. Although Audioengine speakers are not designed to be up-close “nearfield” studio monitors, we do carry over much of the same higher-end technology, components, and design philosophy for all Audioengine speaker systems.
Efficient Integrated Design
The speaker cabinets, drivers, innovative bass port designs, amplifiers, and passive crossovers are all critically tuned together for each Audioengine model. This, in turn, makes for a much more efficient system that requires less power than passive speakers and a separate integrated amplifier or similar A/V components. We build all this goodness into the left speaker cabinet to make it super-easy to connect your smartphone, tablet, computer, TV, network player or any other audio product.
High-quality Bluetooth Audio
The Bluetooth built into the A2+ Next Gen Wireless speakers features aptX-HD coding which is an advanced Bluetooth audio codec with very impressive sound. And even if your phone or tablet does not have aptX-HD, the A2+ Next Gen Bluetooth solution is backwards-compatible with aptX, AAC, SBC codecs, so you can wirelessly stream music from any Bluetooth-enabled device and still enjoy all your music. High-fidelity Bluetooth aptX-HD that really works and sounds great.
Extended-range wireless. Most Bluetooth implementations have very limited range, typically within just one room. But with careful signal management circuitry and antenna tuning, we offer a superior solution that has up to 3 times the range of standard Bluetooth for multi-room use, with no degradation in audio quality.
24 bit DAC
The A2+ Next Gen Bluetooth receiver utilizes the PCM 2704C DAC, known for extremely-low quantization noise in the audio band, with a built-in analog low-pass filter that removes the high-frequency components of the noise-shaping signal.
Amplifier Design
The amplifiers in powered Audioengine speakers are located in the left speaker and are a conservatively-rated class A/B analog monoblock design. This is a more traditional speaker/amplifier configuration which provides excellent quality audio and greater flexibility. All circuit boards for the power and preamp sections are vertically mounted for maximum mechanical shock protection.
Driver Designs
Audioengine uses audiophile-quality, ferrofluid-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 aramid fiber woven glass composite with rubber surrounds. Aramid fiber is obviously very strong, which means the woofer retains its shape when being driven at high levels.
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.
Quickstart Guide
A2+ Home Music System w/ Bluetooth aptX InformationType
Powered Bluetooth aptX speaker system
Amplifier Type
Class AB
Rated Power Output:
15W RMS per channel at 4 ohms (measured in compliance with 16 C.F.R. § 432.3)
Peak Power Output: 30W per channel at 4 ohms (AES)
Total Peak Power Output: 60W (AES)
Drivers
2.75” aramid fiber woofers
0.75“ Silk dome tweeters
Inputs
3.5 mm stereo mini-jack, RCA L/R, USB, Bluetooth
Outputs
RCA variable line-out
Input Voltages
100-240 V 50/60 Hz auto-switching
SNR
>95 dB (typical A-weighted)
THD+N
Less than 0.05% at all power settings
Crosstalk
<50 dB
Frequency Response
65 Hz-22 kHz ±2.0 dB
Frequency Response w/ Bass Reduction Switch selected
N/A
Analog Input Impedance
N/A
Nominal Impedance
N/A
Input Impedance
10K ohms unbalanced
Crossover Frequency
N/A
Protection
Output current limiting, thermal over-temperature, power on/off transient protection
Power Consumption
Idle: 10W
Standby Consumption
N/A
Phase
N/A
Recommended Amplifier Power
N/A
Battery Life
N/A
Battery Charge Time
N/A
Internal BT Receiver
Qualcomm QCC 3031/3034
Input Bit Depth
16 bit
Bluetooth Receiver Type
Bluetooth 5.3
Supported Codecs
aptX, AAC, SBC
Supported Bluetooth Profiles
N/A
Wireless Operation Range
Up to 100 ft (30 m) typical
Input Data Rate
Determined by Bluetooth
Wireless Latency
~30 milliseconds (ms)
USB Specifications
Connector Type
Micro-USB
USB Device Class
type 1.1 and above
Input Bit Depth
up to 16 bit native
Input Sample Rate
up to 48 kHz native.
Internal D/A Converter
Dimensions (HWD)
Each speaker – 6″ (15.2 cm) x 4″ (10.2 cm) x 5.25″ (13.3 cm)
Weight
Left (active) – 3.6 lb (1.6 kg)
Right (passive) – 3.2 lb (1.4 kg)
Total Shipping Weight
10 lb (4.6 kg)
Shipping Box Dimensions (LWH)
15” (38.1 cm) x 7” (17.8 cm) x 10.5” (26.7 cm)
Operating temperature: 32 degrees F to 95 degrees F
Non-operating temperature: -4 degrees F to 113 degrees F
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
0.7″ (18 mm) thick MDF cabinets
0.75″ (20 mm) silk dome tweeters with neodymium magnets
2.75″ (70 mm) aramid fiber woofers with advanced voice coils
To minimize unwanted resonances and distortion, Audioengine cabinets have thick high-resin MDF walls with extensive internal bracing. Heavy internal sound-damping material is used to reduce unwanted sound reflections inside the cabinet. All cabinet edges are rounded which look great and reduce high-frequency diffraction effects on the front baffles. The A2+ cabinet contains tuned, front-port slots.
The A2+ cabinets are available in several handsome, high-gloss finishes, including black, white and red paint, offering a modern compliment to any small space or desktop.
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.
Studio monitor speakers are used by producers and engineers in recording and production studios. They are designed with a theoretical flat frequency response which allows the engineer to create a final mix in such a way that the recorded music will sound good on most other speakers. Although Audioengine speakers are not designed to be up-close “nearfield” studio monitors, we do carry over much of the same higher-end technology, components, and design philosophy for all Audioengine speaker systems.
The speaker cabinets, drivers, innovative bass port designs, amplifiers, and passive crossovers are all critically tuned together for each Audioengine model. This, in turn, makes for a much more efficient system that requires less power than passive speakers and a separate integrated amplifier or similar A/V components. We build all this goodness into the left speaker cabinet to make it super-easy to connect your smartphone, tablet, computer, TV, network player or any other audio product.
The Bluetooth built into the A2+ Wireless speakers features aptX coding which is an advanced Bluetooth audio codec with very impressive sound. And even if your phone or tablet does not have aptX, the A2+ Wireless Bluetooth solution is backwards-compatible with SBC and AAC codecs, so you can wirelessly stream music from any Bluetooth-enabled device and still enjoy all your music. High-fidelity Bluetooth aptX that really works and sounds great.
Extended-range wireless. Most Bluetooth implementations have very limited range, typically within just one room. But with careful signal management circuitry and antenna tuning, we offer a superior solution that has up to 3 times the range of standard Bluetooth for multi-room use, with no degradation in audio quality.
16 bit DAC
The A2+ Bluetooth receiver utilizes the PCM 2704C DAC, known for extremely-low quantization noise in the audio band, with a built-in analog low-pass filter that removes the high-frequency components of the noise-shaping signal.
The amplifiers in powered Audioengine speakers are located in the left speaker and are a conservatively-rated class A/B analog monoblock design. This is a more traditional speaker/amplifier configuration which provides excellent quality audio and greater flexibility. All circuit boards for the power and preamp sections are vertically mounted for maximum mechanical shock protection.
Audioengine uses audiophile-quality, ferrofluid-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 aramid fiber woven glass composite with rubber surrounds. Aramid fiber is obviously very strong, which means the woofer retains its shape when being driven at high levels.
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.
Troubleshooting
A2+ Home Music System w/ Bluetooth aptX InformationType
Powered Bluetooth aptX speaker system
Amplifier Type
Class AB
Rated Power Output:
15W RMS per channel at 4 ohms (measured in compliance with 16 C.F.R. § 432.3)
Peak Power Output: 30W per channel at 4 ohms (AES)
Total Peak Power Output: 60W (AES)
Drivers
2.75” aramid fiber woofers
0.75“ Silk dome tweeters
Inputs
3.5 mm stereo mini-jack, RCA L/R, USB, Bluetooth
Outputs
RCA variable line-out
Input Voltages
100-240 V 50/60 Hz auto-switching
SNR
>95 dB (typical A-weighted)
THD+N
Less than 0.05% at all power settings
Crosstalk
<50 dB
Frequency Response
65 Hz-22 kHz ±2.0 dB
Frequency Response w/ Bass Reduction Switch selected
N/A
Analog Input Impedance
N/A
Nominal Impedance
N/A
Input Impedance
10K ohms unbalanced
Crossover Frequency
N/A
Protection
Output current limiting, thermal over-temperature, power on/off transient protection
Power Consumption
Idle: 10W
Standby Consumption
N/A
Phase
N/A
Recommended Amplifier Power
N/A
Battery Life
N/A
Battery Charge Time
N/A
Internal BT Receiver
Qualcomm QCC 3031/3034
Input Bit Depth
16 bit
Bluetooth Receiver Type
Bluetooth 5.3
Supported Codecs
aptX, AAC, SBC
Supported Bluetooth Profiles
N/A
Wireless Operation Range
Up to 100 ft (30 m) typical
Input Data Rate
Determined by Bluetooth
Wireless Latency
~30 milliseconds (ms)
USB Specifications
Connector Type
Micro-USB
USB Device Class
type 1.1 and above
Input Bit Depth
up to 16 bit native
Input Sample Rate
up to 48 kHz native.
Internal D/A Converter
Dimensions (HWD)
Each speaker – 6″ (15.2 cm) x 4″ (10.2 cm) x 5.25″ (13.3 cm)
Weight
Left (active) – 3.6 lb (1.6 kg)
Right (passive) – 3.2 lb (1.4 kg)
Total Shipping Weight
10 lb (4.6 kg)
Shipping Box Dimensions (LWH)
15” (38.1 cm) x 7” (17.8 cm) x 10.5” (26.7 cm)
Operating temperature: 32 degrees F to 95 degrees F
Non-operating temperature: -4 degrees F to 113 degrees F
Relative humidity: 5% to 95% non-condensing
0.7″ (18 mm) thick MDF cabinets
0.75″ (20 mm) silk dome tweeters with neodymium magnets
2.75″ (70 mm) aramid fiber woofers with advanced voice coils
To minimize unwanted resonances and distortion, Audioengine cabinets have thick high-resin MDF walls with extensive internal bracing. Heavy internal sound-damping material is used to reduce unwanted sound reflections inside the cabinet. All cabinet edges are rounded which look great and reduce high-frequency diffraction effects on the front baffles. The A2+ cabinet contains tuned, front-port slots.
The A2+ cabinets are available in several handsome, high-gloss finishes, including black, white and red paint, offering a modern compliment to any small space or desktop.
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.
Studio monitor speakers are used by producers and engineers in recording and production studios. They are designed with a theoretical flat frequency response which allows the engineer to create a final mix in such a way that the recorded music will sound good on most other speakers. Although Audioengine speakers are not designed to be up-close “nearfield” studio monitors, we do carry over much of the same higher-end technology, components, and design philosophy for all Audioengine speaker systems.
The speaker cabinets, drivers, innovative bass port designs, amplifiers, and passive crossovers are all critically tuned together for each Audioengine model. This, in turn, makes for a much more efficient system that requires less power than passive speakers and a separate integrated amplifier or similar A/V components. We build all this goodness into the left speaker cabinet to make it super-easy to connect your smartphone, tablet, computer, TV, network player or any other audio product.
The Bluetooth built into the A2+ Wireless speakers features aptX coding which is an advanced Bluetooth audio codec with very impressive sound. And even if your phone or tablet does not have aptX, the A2+ Wireless Bluetooth solution is backwards-compatible with SBC and AAC codecs, so you can wirelessly stream music from any Bluetooth-enabled device and still enjoy all your music. High-fidelity Bluetooth aptX that really works and sounds great.
Extended-range wireless. Most Bluetooth implementations have very limited range, typically within just one room. But with careful signal management circuitry and antenna tuning, we offer a superior solution that has up to 3 times the range of standard Bluetooth for multi-room use, with no degradation in audio quality.
16 bit DAC
The A2+ Bluetooth receiver utilizes the PCM 2704C DAC, known for extremely-low quantization noise in the audio band, with a built-in analog low-pass filter that removes the high-frequency components of the noise-shaping signal.
The amplifiers in powered Audioengine speakers are located in the left speaker and are a conservatively-rated class A/B analog monoblock design. This is a more traditional speaker/amplifier configuration which provides excellent quality audio and greater flexibility. All circuit boards for the power and preamp sections are vertically mounted for maximum mechanical shock protection.
Audioengine uses audiophile-quality, ferrofluid-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 aramid fiber woven glass composite with rubber surrounds. Aramid fiber is obviously very strong, which means the woofer retains its shape when being driven at high levels.
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.

