A2-HD

Yeah they are often touted as the best in their price range, but when everything in that price range sucks anyway, I guess you have no choice. My first speakers were the creative pebble+ (the version that came with a sub) and it served me well enough until I got a used set of audioengine a2+ with an

adam d3v are a really good option in that price range. I actually went with that over the audioengine a2+ and kanto after trying both those. Havent tried the neumi so cant say on that. It does lack in the fact that its only a wired speaker but adding streaming capabilities shouldn't be hard via some

I just installed (April 2026) replacement drivers for my Audioengine A2 speakers, bought in 2013. A simple email to Audioengine support did the trick. Cost was $50 ($40 for the pair of drivers and $10 shipping). They arrived promptly and were easy to install with the instructions provided. An expand

You may also want to post this in the budgetudiophile subreddit. If you're starting from scratch and like the idea of experimenting to find great sound on a budget you may want to look into budget class d mini amps and used hifi bookshelf speakers. You can get much better sound than an honestly over

audioengine a2! got it gifted by a friend so im extra grateful, theyre rather expensive tho. really nice audio

Option One: WiiM Amp plus used PSB Alpha B1 speakers (eBay). Option Two: WiiM Ultra streamer/DAC plus AudioEngine A2+ active speakers. These are both streaming systems. Use Tidal, Spotify, or Qobuz Connect. This allows you to stream lossless (CD quality or better) using a mobile phone to control the

Audioengine A2+, great little speakers, a bit pricey but they should last a long time.