Audioengine Insights

How Does Wireless Surround Sound Work? Few things match the visual and auditory experience of going to a great movie theater. You’ve got the sprawling wide-format display, the wicked-awesome previews (and the precursory trivia, if you’re lucky), popcorn, cherry cola, and especially the immersive surround sound setup.  Helicopter flybys are so convincing you might turn […]

Connecting Google Home to Bluetooth Speakers Consumer electronics designers are, and have been, on a perpetual quest to give users the most streamlined experience imaginable. At this point in time it seems like modern-day designers have exceeded the bounds of what most of us could have ever imagined in the first place.  Think about it, […]

Can Alexa Connect to Bluetooth Speakers? Remember how in old science fiction movies a character could just talk out loud to a spaceship and it would do anything they commanded? The idea of voice control technology has long been embedded in our expectations for the “future”, and even though most of those old science fiction […]

Audioengine works with Spotify and Pandora New music is everywhere. These days you can’t go anywhere without discovering some up-and-coming artist, or even a seldom-heard indie music hero.  Hardware stores, doctor’s offices, hair salons, the TV, the car, the bus, the airport... the world has evolved to help us discover what is otherwise nonexistent to […]

Audioengine Works With Tidal Despite the pull of two music industry giants -- Beyonce and Jay-Z Many avid music listeners are still not sure what exactly TIDAL is or why they should be using the platform.  In the world of music streaming services, TIDAL is still a less popular contender next to platforms like Pandora […]

Our Speakers Won't Spy On You Lately there's been plenty of concern surrounding smart devices. Moonlight pours across the desk in skewed rectangles.  A smart speaker waits patiently, inches back, tucked loosely into the shadows; its nose tickled by the dimming smell of coffee and cigarettes.  The speaker taps its fingers in a brief fit […]

What Is Bluetooth aptX HD? In short technical terms, aptX HD is an audio codec that supports 24-bit audio file transmission via Bluetooth and reduces signal-to-noise ratio, resulting in lower distortion. Now in plain terms, aptX HD allows you to send audio of dramatically higher-quality from your phone, tablet, or computer than other wireless formats. […]

Spoiler Alert: there's a cure. We have all heard a friend, foe, or even heard ourselves say, “man, I just don’t seek out new music anymore,” or, “I can’t listen to the music coming out these days.” Unfortunately, this trend is actually backed by some hard numbers. I read an article recently that claimed, and […]

Building the Ultimate Audio System Step 1: Powered Speakers A high-quality pair of powered speakers is the keystone of any home entertainment setup. Today let’s look at what our A5+ Wireless Speakers bring to the table. Our designers spent years perfecting the design, sourcing the exact right parts, and tuning every frequency of this inceptive […]

Tiny Living. Big Sound. There’s an epidemic upon us; a sudden mass hysteria surrounding the concept of tiny living. Whether it’s a tiny house, vintage Airstream, camper, schoolie, or converted van, the world is becoming obsessed with the idea of #vanlife. The real beauty of this trend is the hope to return to a simpler […]

Two Speakers are Better than One These days it seems most consumer electronics companies are releasing single speakers. Most of these systems have multiple speakers housed in the same enclosure - along with massive amounts of digital signal processing - but nevertheless the sound is all emanating primarily from the same point. Don’t get us […]

Why We Choose Bluetooth over WiFi It’s no secret that most players in the “smart” speaker market are primarily using wi-fi to wirelessly send audio around the house. So if Sonos, Bose, and other big name brands are using wi-fi through an internet router, why would Audioengine use Bluetooth for wireless audio in their home speakers? Easy […]

Which Speakers are Best for You? For their first few years Audioengine offered two products; the A2 Desktop Speakers and the A5 powered bookshelf speakers. And after seeing the success of these we decided to venture into more great products, eventually adding wireless capabilities, passive speakers, and other options to our lineup. These days if […]