A2-HD

Pull them out another 6" and see what happens to the sound. Any speaker not designed to be placed against a wall is going to sound "bloated" close to a wall boundry, so you'll need to account for that. I had a pair of the original AudioEngine A2's and I could make them sound like totally different s

Love my audioengine a2+. Changed how I listened to music. Added the sub a couple months later, and when I plugged it in? Just WOW. Should have been wearing my white pants. Added the DAC just to squeeze a little more out of them, didn't need it, but wanted the volume control and headphone jack on my

As someone who just got a sub to pair with my Audioengine A2+, I'd say its very much worth it to get one for a stereo set up. Music now sounds much more complete and fuller and more real. I guess it also depends which speakers you have as the ones I have really can't dig deep so a sub most definitel

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+ are very good speakers for a desk. They are quite small and the sound is pretty good. I have the A1 and I added a S6 subwoofer and I've been pretty happy with them for the last few years.