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A5+ Home Music System

The foundation of the Audioengine family, the A5+ Home Music System will fit on your shelf, but fill up the room. And with no network setup or passwords to enter it doesn’t get any easier—or sound any better—than this. From hip-hop to heavy metal, symphonic to spoken word, the A5+ is a master of all trades.

Pro Tip Pair the A5+ Classic with the Audioengine D1 DAC for desktop applications. This bypasses your computer's lower quality audio components, with the D1 DAC significantly enhancing the sound quality.
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Best Use:

  • In the Living Room
  • Ideal for:

  • The Old School Music Lover
  • The Turntable Enthusiast
  • A5+ Speaker System

    If They Sound Too Good to Be True, They’re Audioengine

    Audioengine’s analog amplifiers are designed to give you a much warmer, clearer sound with rich, pure bass tones than the digital amplifiers you find in so many mass-produced speakers. Some people think analog is “old,” but it’s not. It’s experienced.

    Of course, it helps that our cabinets are hand-built and the sound is hand-engineered. With retro analog and modern design, the A5 is a classic home music system that just keeps getting better.

    Their Size Speaks Volumes

    Built with hand-tuned aramid fiber woofers, silk tweeters, and built-in power amps in precision-tuned and hand-crafted cabinets, the A5+ Home Music System is small enough that you might just overlook it. But turn these speakers up and they're impossible to miss.

    Reasons to Love It

    Here are just a few of the benefits to owning the A5+ System

    • On your bookshelf or on stands
    • 5” woofers
    • Analog inputs
    • Designed to connect seamlessly to a subwoofer, like our S8 Powered Subwoofer
    • Remote control

    Fast, Frustration-Free Set Up

    Whether you’re rocking a computer, tablet, phone, or turntable, setting up the A5+ Home Music System is easy. Plus, there’s no network setup or passwords to enter, so you’ll be listening to your favorite tunes in no time.

    A5-Home-Music-System
    A5+ (left) speaker
    A5+ (left) speaker - rear panel
    Power indicator
    IR (remote) receiver
    Volume control
    USB charging port
    Stereo mini-jack input
    Stereo RCA inputs & outputs
    Output to right (passive) speaker
    Power switch
    Voltage select
    Fuse
    AC power inlet

    Tech Specs

    Type
    Home Music System
    Amplifier Type
    Class AB
    Power Output
    150 W peak power total (50 W RMS / 75 W peak per channel), AES
    Drivers
    5" aramid fiber woofers 0.75" silk dome tweeters

    What's in the box

    1
    A5+ Home Music System powered (left) speaker
    1
    A5+ Home Music System passive (right) speaker
    1
    Remote control
    1
    Speaker wire (16AWG)
    1
    AC power cord
    1
    Mini-jack to mini-jack audio cable
    1
    RCA audio cable
    2
    Microfiber speaker bag
    2
    Microfiber cable bag
    1
    Setup guide

    Questions & answers about the A5+ Home Music System

    Absolutely!  You can connect any Audioengine speaker with an analog output to any Sonos product that has the Line-In feature.  You can also connect any Audioengine passive speakers into an existing Sonos system using the Sonos Amp.

    All turntables require a phono preamp stage before connecting to Audioengine speakers. Many turntables have this built-in , while others do not and would require an external phono preamp. Check the turntable manufacturer’s website or user manual. Some turntables may even include Bluetooth, in which case you can pair and connect them to the speakers wirelessly!

    Nope! Audioengine powered speakers have amplifiers built-in. This means you don't need any extra equipment, other than a source to play music on (smartphone, / tablet, a computer, CD player, Turntable, Etc). Just plug your source directly into the inputs on the rear panel of the left speaker with the included cables, and you're listening to music!

    The A5+ Classic is not officially supported by any universal remotes. It is possible to use a third party remote, but that remote needs to support IR learning. This is a feature that allows a universal remote to learn commands directly from the remote we supply. The Logitech Harmony remote, for example, is supported by the A5+ Classic.

    You wouldn't be able to use a pair of headphones directly with the A5+ Classic; in order to use headphones with the A5+ Classic, you would need to include something with a dedicated headphone amp, such as our D1. All you would need to do is plug the D1 into your computer (either with an optical or USB cable) and connect the D1 from its RCA outputs into either of the inputs of your speakers.

    Yes they do! They are equipped with a power-saving circuit that turns off the speaker's final stage amp. This idle mode activates right after you stop playing music. Due to this power-saving function, it's perfectly fine for the speakers to stay on all the time!

    Audioengine speakers can be easily connected to your TV set as long as there are analog outputs available. Any of our speakers will provide a greatly enhanced TV audio experience with a wider soundstage and better imaging than most sound bars.

    Sure, for A5+ Classic you will need about 100-120W.

    Yes, just switch the voltage selector on the rear panel to match the AC power in your country before powering them on. We recommend changing the fuse when using a different voltage.  For 220 volts, here's the value you would need:5mm x 20mm - 1.6 amps @ 250 volts - slow blow fuse. The power cable is detachable on our powered speakers which makes it convenient to replace the AC plug with a different type if you don't want to use an adapter plug.

    The A5+ Classic was designed with the user's listening experience in mind and are not marketed as pro audio mixing monitors. However, Audioengine has its roots in the studio monitor world and the A5+ Classic is quite good for this purpose. We've had customers tell us they use these for nearfield listening and music editing with excellent results.

    Our woofers are made of aramid fiber and the tweeter domes are silk. Both of these materials are very robust and can handle quite a bit, therefore we decided against grill covers for the A5+ Classic as they tend to negatively color the sound. Even though our speakers do not have grills they are still cat and kid-friendly!

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