Audioengine HD6 Premium 24 Bit Bookshelf Speakers – Wireless 150W Bluetooth – Powerful Home Music System – Home Theater Systems, Studio Monitors

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Gamers, Music and Movie Lovers

Award winning professional hardware sold at consumer prices.

Subwoofers Add More Audio

Complete your sound stage by adding one of our subwoofers and hear the audio you’ve been missing.

Hear More Audio via 24 bit

Audiophiles know – Hi-Fi audio files and professional equipment enhance music, gaming, movies, podcasts and more.

Speaker Stands Enhance Audio

Improve your sound stage by elevating your speakers at 15 degree angles on stands to enhance your audio by up to 20%.

Wood vs Plastic vs Metal

Enclosures made of wood offer less distortion than metal or plastic, which leads to greater clarity and more enjoyment.

13 Step Hand Painted Process

Our piano gloss finishes will impress. They look great anywhere in the home or office and are built to last.

Superior Craftsmanship

Real wood that lasts. The variety in the wood grain makes each bookshelf speakers set unique. Quality inside and out.

Professional Components

Our amplifiers, Bluetooth receivers, and Wi-Fi products are built with ease of use in mind. Most are plug and play out of the box.

How did we get our start?

Founded in 2005, our founders worked in the tech industry for many years with companies like Harman, Apple, Gibson Guitars, and Alesis.

What makes our products unique?

We take professional components used in high end audio equipment and sell them at consumer prices.

What problem are we solving?

The average consumer is missing audio they’re unaware exists. Better hardware and hi-fi audio files open a whole new sound experience for listeners.

A veteran owned company with engineering, design and phone support all based in the USA.

GREAT AS – Studio monitors, bookshelf speakers, computer speakers, home theaters
BLUETOOTH APTX-HD – Simple wireless connection from up to 100ft away with your smartphone or computer
HIGH FIDELITY – Crystal clear 24 bit high resolution HiFi audio ready for your streaming music or personal library
CUSTOM TUNED – Custom tuned by musicians for that signature audioengine sound
PLUG AND PLAY – Optical, RCA or 3.5mm AUX wired options
HAND BUILT – Made to last wood cabinets finished in a high gloss 13 step paint process, or real wood veneer
ROOM FILLING – A house shaking 150 watts of pure clean audio for your bookshelf, home theater or studio
FEATURING – 5.5 inch woofers, 1 inch silk tweeters, Bluetooth aptX-HD, optical, AUX and RCA in and outputs, Class AB amp, magnetic grille, remote control
WHY CHOOSE HD6 – Professional components, veteran owned USA Texas company, customer service with real people, not voicemail
INCLUDES – Remote control, 12ft speaker wire, power supply & cord, 6ft 3.5mm mini-jack audio cable and 6ft RCA audio cable

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Reviewer: Patrick Tracy
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great sound without the complexity
Review: I came across these speakers while looking for ways to modernize and streamline my secondary music system. These powered speakers serve to replace an Onkyo stereo receiver and a pair of Infinity speakers, both of which I found pleasing to the ear, but a bit long in the tooth. They had served their purpose, and it was time for something more modern.In pricing a solid integrated amp, either in combination with an external DAC or featuring one, I found that it would set me back, a tidy sum. Adding Bluetooth capability would further complicate and add to the expense. Then there was the matter of finding a high quality set of speakers that were prettier, smaller, and yet still carried enough palpable weight to enjoy challenging music. Cheap speakers abound, but they typically look cheap, and I was not interested in trading down in regard to sound quality.They say all roads lead to Rome. Well, it seemed like all roads were leading me back to the Audioengine HD6s. I read a lot of reviews of the A5+ and HD6, looked at the price, and hoped for the best.I was impressed by the care in which Audioengine packaged the speakers. They came (Triple!) boxed, such that I had packing material strewn about the room before I caught a glimpse of the soft gray bags that come for both speakers and all the peripheral cables.These are pretty speakers up close. If you’re familiar with real hardwood furnishings, you can tell that these are veneer over MDF, but they look sharp and feel substantial. I will note that my pair didn’t have nearly the reddish tones that the picture on the site features. Much more biased to brown/gray/black tones. Which, I suppose, is more accurately walnut. But I digress.The included cable is of good quality, but I elected to sub in a heavier gauge RCA cable to attach my CD player (Onkyo 7030, also newly-purchased). Everything went together as expected, powered on, and had a reassuring solidity to it. I let the system stand for several minutes to warm up, then loaded in a disk.No malfunctions followed. The speakers played, the remote altered the levels as expected (you have to aim a bit carefully with this remote). After a few disks had played, the bass began to open up. I don’t think a long or stultifying break-in is required with these units, but giving them a few days to burn in and seat the voice coils in the speakers before getting too critical of the sound is probably the best course.And onto the sound. If I had to describe it, I suppose “natural” would be the most apt word. These are good sounding speakers, that have the ability to play quite loud and produce punchy bass if it is present in the program material. Now, you’re not going to shake coffee mugs off of the table or fully communicate T-Rex footfalls. Physics is physics, and 5.5″ drivers can only push so much air. That said, for purely music listening, especially if your tastes run to small group jazz, chamber music, and classic rock, you could easily produce satisfying volume and sweep with these speakers. The caveat being that you’re not trying to fill an enormous room.The silk dome tweeter is not as incisive or “hot” as a metal dome. It is quite detailed, but errs on the side of being laid-back and slightly gentle at the top end, rather than being bright or sharp. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it a dark upper register. Rather, it lets you look with some depth into the soundscape, while avoiding being unfriendly or strident.The midrange is rendered very well. On a CD such as Bill Frissell’s “Guitar in the Space Age”, the sound of the guitar, the amp, and the level of overdrive or reverb being used is beautifully drawn.The bass is solid and taut, fairly deep but not, perhaps, as authoritative as some will be used to. The lower registers are in no way boosted. There is no “loudness” feeling to this system. It is not foreflushing in the mid-bass to mask a lack of extension or impress over the short run.Overall, the speakers are friendly, inviting, and non-fatiguing. When paired with a well recorded piece of music, they allow you to think of the sound, not the source, which is good praise for their size and price, I think.One thing to consider is this: if you have the intractable urge to twiddle with EQ levels, these are not for you. They sound how they sound. Unless the source component has some ability to introduce EQ settings into the mix, they are not present on the HD6 itself. For me, this is fine. I almost never use EQs, and choose a source direct option to cut them out of the signal chain if possible.I didn’t buy the HD6 simply to play from a component disk player, however. If that had been the case, saving some cash and purchasing the A5+ would have been the wise course. My plans included streaming FLAC audio from a tablet that I would use as a media center. I have found that my (aptX capable) Android tablet (Asus Zen 8) easily paired with the speakers, had a solid BT connection, and sounded great. No issues while sitting across the room, reading an e-book or browsing while the device cast the music to the speakers. The underpinnings for bluetooth and DAC conversion seem solid and well implemented here. I like that incoming signals are upsampled to 24/192. Streaming music from Amazon Prime Music still resulted in a good sound. No glare, no major veiling, no grit or heavy treble attenuation.After playing the HD6 for several days on their own, I paired them up with a Klipsch subwoofer, crossing the sub over at around 65-70 hertz to let them roll naturally in at full volume as the main speakers began to drop off. Integrating a sub can be rather a hassle, but I was able to get a satisfactory blend within about 45 minutes of tweaking. To be honest, the first twenty minutes yielded a good blend, but I kept a/b testing and being obsessive a while longer. The addition of the sub is a somewhat subtle thing, at least with speakers that aren’t too anemic in the lower registers. If the change is too obvious, the sub level is probably too high.With the sub in the mix, that hint of authority that is required for upright bass and kickdrums tuned without a lot of polyfill is added in. Very nice.In the end, I’m very pleased with the purchase. They are nice looking, compact speakers, and a lot more. Using a product like this, it’s possible to create a very streamlined, uncluttered sound system that will fill a small to midsized room with excellent sound. If all the products that these speakers replace are tallied and checked for cost, it’s something of a bargain. It might not seem so, as the price seems a bit princely for a small speaker system, but you would be awfully hard pressed to improve upon it for a similar fee, even with less attractive or integrated components.One last note: some people might consider purchasing these as high end computer speakers. Now, they do sound very nice in the nearfield, with no audible hiss and none of the face-melting over-brightness of a speaker ill-suited to monitor duties. However…they are quite large, and I think they would be overkill for the bulk of your desktop setups. They’d look more at home above a mixing board than flanking a computer screen.
Reviewer: Pedro
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Worth Every Cent – Audiophile Quality Without the Fuss
Review: These speakers sound ridiculous — in the best way. Clean highs, tight bass, and wide, detailed stereo imaging. I’m hearing layers in tracks I’ve listened to for years. They fill the room without breaking a sweat.Bluetooth works flawlessly. Wood veneer looks sharp and actually feels premium, not cheap vinyl. Setup was simple, just plug and play.Perfect for a living room setup, home office, or even casual studio use. If you’re on the fence, just get them. You won’t regret it.
Reviewer: H.
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: 👍 Audioengine 👍
Review: 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.
Reviewer: Konrad Milan
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Ich benutze die Lautsprecher hauptsächlich mit einem Plattenspieler. Der Klang ist sehr angenehm und warm und verteilt sich gut im Raum. Ich hatte ein Problem mit der Fernbedienung aber der Produktsupport von Audioengine ist wirklich hervorragend und hat prompt reagiert. Würde sie nochmal kaufen!
Reviewer: customer
Rating: 3.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Un vrai casse tête avec un Dac audio Engine D2, car les enceintes sont par défaut en bluethoo, et audioEngine donne des explications très douteuses pour régler le problème : aucun récepteur bluethoo allumer dans la maison, le Dac interne se substitue au Dac externe, antenne des enceintes vers le bas, et autres “bricoles” de ce genre. le Dac interne se substitue au Dac externe : complètement faux puisque audio engine lui même propose un Sac D2 avec ses enceintes, pour pouvoir avoir de l’hiles. Bon une fois que les enceintes sont connectées au Lac, alors là c’est un super son HiRes, un vrai régal.
Reviewer: Stevie Gee
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: Absolutely fantastic sound quality, I waited until they have been run in which is 60hrs playing to leave a review and these standalone speakers are a great replacement for old hifi systems. Giving a clean tidy look to your setup and delivering room filling sound. Even at low volume no richness of sound is lost. Genuinely a fantastic buy worth every penny. 5 star plus.
Reviewer: Minter
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
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Review: I have the A2+ speakers, as much as i love them these are simply on another level entirely. Truely. The most important thing is to run them in for a couple of days as this really seems to improve the sound.
Reviewer: Lee Boon Siong
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title:
Review: Good