We're well aware there are plenty of people who do all of their home music listening via a PC or MP3 player – we have a few such people in our office. So it was no surprise that we were so enamoured with the original Audioengine A5 active speakers, which delivered instant, good quality hi-fi for MP3 addicts. Allow us to introduce the smaller siblings then – the A2s.
Measuring around a third of the size of the A5s, the A2 speakers stand less than 10in tall, yet aim to produce a sound worthy of a serious collection of digital music, and in so doing offer a genuine alternative to a separates system.
Audio inputs come in the form of two phono connections and a 3.5mm minijack input, allowing connection to your computer or simply to a portable music player. There's a volume control on the rear of the speaker, other than which there's very little sign of set-up to think about.
The A2 speakers come packaged with mains and speaker cables, as well as a minijack cable, and will set you back £110. Look out for a review soon.
