Yes! With the A1, use any Bluetooth enabled phone, tablet or computer to wirelessly stream all of your favorite music services, including TIDAL.

Step 1: Connect the included speaker wire from the A1 left (powered) speaker to the right (passive) speaker, observing proper polarity to each speaker connector.

Step 2: Verify that the volume/power knob on the rear panel of the left speaker is in the OFF position by rotating the knob until it clicks off..

Step 3: Connect the cable from the external power supply to the A1 left speaker rear panel.

Step 4: Connect the Ac power cord to the A1 left speaker rear panel and plug the other end of the cable into a functioning power outlet.

Wireless Connection

Step 1: Turn power on via the rear panel volume/power knob.
A1 will automatically go into Bluetooth "pair mode" and the Pair button on the rear panel will start flashing.

Step 2:: On your device (phone, tablet, computer, etc), turn on Bluetooth and go to Bluetooth preferences.

Step 3: Select "Audioengine ONE" to pair and connect. The Pair indicator on the A1 rear panel should be solid.

Step 4: Play your music and adjust volume levels on A1 and your device.

Step 5: To add additional devices put A1 back into pair mode by disconnecting A1 from your device or by pressing and holding the Pair button on the A1 rear panel until the pair indicator starts flashing. Repeat steps 2 & 3 to connect another device.

A1 can wirelessly connect to only one device at a time, however it will pair with and remember up to 6 different devices.

Wired Connection

Step 1: Connect an audio cable between your device and the input on the A1 rear panel.

Step 2: Play your music and adjust the volume on the speakers and your device to the desired listening levels.

For the full setup guide, download the attached PDF: 

A1 Quick Start Guide

The following troubleshooting tips can help diagnose and correct most concerns with the A1. We have attempted to make this list as comprehensive as possible, so some of these may not apply to your issue, but please go through each tip.

If the power indicator on the A1 is not illuminated, try these tips:

1. Make sure the AC power cord is connected to the power supply unit and to a working AC power outlet.
2. Check that the cable at the other end of the power supply is correctly connected to the rear panel of the left speaker.

If the power supply light is on but you are experiencing an audio-related issue with a wired connection, try these tips:

1. Verify that the volume/power control on the rear panel is not turned all the way down or powered off (we recommend setting the volume to at least the 10 o’clock position)
2. Check that the volume level of your audio source components or devices is not set to minimum volume or powered off.
3. Check speaker wire connections from the left (powered) speaker to the right (passive) speaker. Confirm this by removing the speaker wire from on each speaker and reconnecting.  Also check the speaker wire polarity by verifying that the wires are going to same terminals on both speakers.
4. Check that the cable from your audio source to the speakers are properly connected. Confirm this by unplugging the audio cable and then reconnecting.
5. Decrease the volume of the input audio source and increase the volume of the speakers.
6. Try using different audio input sources and/or devices to see if the problem follows.
7. If you are using a computer with your A1, make sure the volume is up on your media players, internet radio, master control, device volume, etc. and the balance control is centered.

If your input source has its own EQ, please make sure the low end is at a moderate level, as having too much bass can cause distortion.

• If you are using a wireless adapter, preamp, or external DAC with these speakers, remove them (temporarily) and connect the audio input source directly to the speakers.
• Move your speakers to a different location to see if something is causing interference in the current setup.  Something as simple as a wireless internet router, cordless or mobile phone, or halogen lamp near the speakers can cause interference.

A1 troubleshooting tips – Bluetooth

1. Verify that the A1 is connected to power and that the front volume knob is turned clockwise past the detent position (you should feel a click).  If you haven’t already, power-cycle your speakers by switching them off and back on.
2. If your A1 is already connected to a device via Bluetooth, the Bluetooth pair light on the back panel of the left speaker will be on and solid (note that if your A1 has been idle and not connected to a device for more than 2 minutes, the Pair light will automatically turn off).  Tap the Pair button and it should begin blinking (or pair to your A1 using your source device, and the LED will go from off to on and solid).
3. Try playing audio from more than one application on your phone/tablet, or computer.
4. Check to make sure your source device (computer, tablet, phone, etc) is running the most up-to-date version of software available. For Mac OS users, be sure to check the App store to see if there's a newer version of Mac OS you could be running.
5. Try disconnecting from and forgetting the A1 through your device’s Bluetooth settings, and re-pairing to the A1.
6. Try using a different source device with your A1 to see if the issue follows.  Also be sure to test your A1 using the analog input as well.
7. If possible, try your A1 in a different location to see if something is causing an issue in the current setup.  Something as simple as a wireless internet router, cordless or mobile phone, or halogen lamp near the speakers may be causing interference in your setup.

You could use these two systems separately, with their respective apps, and separately through Airplay. Sonos speakers are not able to be integrated into a B-Fi system, though. The Audioengine Connect App is only able to recognize B-FI connected audio systems, and the Sonos App will not recognize B-Fi wireless music streamers. So there wouldn’t be a way to group them together.

The B-Fi uses the ES9023 DAC. As the B-Fi uses your home wi-fi network, it is lossless and no compression is needed.

Sending audio to multiple B-Fi units at once will not impact the audio quality.

Any audio source can be used for multiroom playback through your B-Fi(s) when using AirPlay, or when streaming audio via DLNA / UPnP, or using the streaming services integrated into the Audioengine Control App. The B-Fi(s) need only first be configured into groups using the Audioengine Control App.

For music streamed through Audioengine Control App, or from streaming applications built into the Audioengine Control App, the B-Fi streams music directly over your WiFi network. The stream will continue whether your device is taken out of range or turned off altogether.

Airplay, generally speaking makes a connection between your source device and the B-Fi, through your network. If your device goes out of range of the network, or the application on your source that is playing audio is closed, playback will stop.

The B-Fi doesn’t include a YouTube Music integration into the Audioengine Control App, but YouTube Music will work via Airplay on an Apple Device. So you’d be able to stream YouTube Music to the B-Fi from your iPhone, iPad, or Mac computer, no problem.

Both Audioengine Bluetooth and WiFi-based solutions are capable of delivering very high quality audio! Bluetooth is an extremely convenient way to quickly pair to a speaker for easy wireless playback. WiFi solutions are great for multi-room setups with custom groupings with different music or simultaneous playback to all which can be easily controlled with the B-Fi app.

The B-Fi doesn’t include any MQA specific hardware, but you can still enjoy the benefits of MQA through software decoding with services like TIDAL, where you’ll have access to up to 16-bit 44.1kHz high resolution audio.

Gapless playback works great when streaming to the B-Fi as long as the music app you are using supports gapless playback as well, such as Spotify. You would not need to adjust anything with the B-Fi or within the Audioengine B-Fi app.

Windows 10 supports sharing the media on your computer via DLNA.  To set this up, you’ll need to:

1. Click start and search for "media streaming options".
2. Turn on media streaming.
3. Name your media library whatever you’d like after turning it on.
4. From the Audioengine Control app on your Smartphone or tablet, go to My Music-> Home Music Share, and look for your media library name.

From here you can play audio stored on your computer to any B-Fi(s) on your network.  Just keep in mind that your computer will need to be powered on.