Comments on: AudioEngine A2 Speaker Review

By: James

James — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 09:16:09 +0000

If you connect the mini-jack cable from the A2 to a Mac, use the headphone jack. The speaker connections on the Mac are already powered and will cause the extra hum through the A2 speakers.

For optimal sound quality, I recommend using an outboard DAC with USB or Optical connections.

You can extend the treble output a bit (some say the A2 are a too bass heavy) by lowering your A2 volume and ramping-up all the Mac volume controls.

By: Andy

Andy — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 21:35:50 +0000

Goggled “audioengine buzz” and found this site.. yes my power supply was buzzing during hookup. before I had everything hooked up, just as I turned over the ps to look for the light, it made a small “pop” sound and the light went off. it’s dead now. I will check with support…… This is not an isolated incident, and what’s worrying is it is over a year after the review was posted.
p.s. I live in Canada in a major city with no powerline issues.

By: a2soundsgood

a2soundsgood — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:02:32 +0000

I too got some A2s the power supply does indeed buzz noticeably as soon as you plug them in. The buzzing subsides as soon as you turn on the speakers though. So if it really bugs you, you can leave them powered on and it should get rid of it. I talked to support and they sent me a new power brick, but that does the same thing.

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By: sfposter

sfposter — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:06:06 +0000

these do indeed sound amazing. truly. however, they company has just switched to a satin black finish which looks a bit “ikea” but worse, they’ve screenprinted a 3in wide logo on the face of the 4in speakers (both of them).

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 23:05:49 +0000

Interesting, I just received a pair and mine also had a buzzing power supply. Then the light went out on the brick and the speakers just go thump, thump, thump until you unplug them. Waiting for audioengine support to respond…

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