It is true that proper speaker placement has a huge impact on sound quality. There are many different theories, but all rooms and tastes are different so it's impossible to specify a "correct" placement. We do suggest you experiment with a few different locations to see what works for you. As a general rule of thumb for the best soundstage balance, the speakers should be equi-distant from side walls and a different distance from rear walls.

No receiver or amps are needed as we’ve built the power amps into the speakers. However, if you wish to use Audioengine speakers with an existing stereo receiver just take the preamp out from your receiver and plug it into the Audioengine input (use the included RCA stereo “Y” connector to 3.5mm mini plug cable).

Our 3 friends would ask us over and over “hey speaker guys, are there any good speakers for my living room that I can just plug in my MP3 player and not buy a big bulky stereo receiver?” There are so many portable iPod speakers on the market so we decided that Audioengine should be about making great sounding speakers for your home or office that don’t cost a fortune.

Even though Audioengine speakers have built in subwoofers which will easily fill a room and rival floorstanding speakers many times their size, you can also connect an external sub if you wish.

Take them out of the box and place them where you want. We recommend using speaker stands. Plug in the AC power cord and connect the speaker wire from the left powered speaker to the right. Then plug in your iPod or dock into the top Combo Port and you’re ready to go. All required cables are included.

Audioengine speakers were designed to work with or without the Apple Universal Dock. There are so many iPod dock products on the market right now so we made a decision early on to spend our development budget and time on audio quality and other features (like USB charging). Some dock designs are fairly clever and some are just, well, sort of not so good.

Most TV’s, especially LCD, DLP, or plasma, now have variable audio outputs that work really well with Audioengine speakers. Just connect the left and right audio out RCA jacks from your TV to the 3.5mm mini-jack input on the left speaker rear panel (we’ve included an RCA to 3.5mm “Y” cable). Set the volume knob on the left speaker front panel and then use your TV remote to control the Audioengine volume.

Audioengine speakers were specially designed and tuned to make MP3 music files sound great. We spent over 6 months tuning each speaker and almost exclusively used MP3, AAC, and WMA 128 and 192kbps files during this process. We also tuned with lossless CD-quality audio, but found that MP3 files really do sound great on Audioengine speakers.

We recommend a place with a lot of movements of people, because it is a place that permits a big rotation of persons at any time. For breakfast, for those who want a Tapa or an aperitif, luncheon and those who want coffee or a drink in the afternoon, and for diners. It is however necessary to study each case on its own merits, because there may exist places with limited transit, but interesting by reason of little competition.

In order to best appreciate the wonderful spatial image our centre channel and surround sound speakers can create in your room, it is important that you take note of what we call best positioning practice. We understand you may not be able to adhere, to the letter, all of our recommendations. That's why we designed our speakers not to be too position critical. Following are the ideal placement positions.

Different placement conditions affect the spatial characteristics of Direct/Reflecting speakers, they are designed to perform well in a variety of locations.

Yes. The Cubes four front facing drivers were specifically placed for a tight radiation pattern to increase imaging and minimize and on-axis phase shift. The optimal placement for the "Cubes" is to toe them in so you are directly facing the front baffle, with the center of the speaker at ear level. Also, the enclosures are vented with a rear firing port.

Optimal speaker set up depends on the room environment and every room is different. When installing the speakers there are a number of considerations (listed below) that should influence speaker placement. Walls reflect the sound from speakers and these reflected sound waves can adversely affect the original wave forms. The best results are achieved in situations that have minimum reflecting surfaces in the immediate surrounding space.

The best place for your intercooler is directly in the path of the inflow of ambient air. Traditionally this has been right in front of the radiator in the front of the car, hence the term Front Mount Intercooler.

The Executive Committee has selected the speakers for their international expertise. There will be : CEOs, Authors and Executive Coaches, Professors and International Experts. The speakers and their bios are presented in the Speakers section of this web site.