

i feel there is a limit to small speaker.?

They are nice for their size, but i feel underwhelmed after reading all those rave reviews.

I also currently still have the audioengine A2 (not A2+, i think only difference is bluetooth?) maybe i will get the ai41w again one day. I have since acquired a chromecast audio which would have solved my issue. fluance customer service is top notch, unfortunately couldnt resolve the issue and returned them.
Kanto yu 2 Bluetooth#
very very nice (aesthetically and acoustically), but i had issues with bluetooth random stutter and crackle (i wanted to use them with google home, lets not talk about how bluetooth streaming not as audio pleasing). I had the ai41w as apart of pre release in white bamboo. There's also the Mackie CR4-X at $160 currently. I've been considering the new'ish Fiio BTA30 ($119) to hookup via Bluetooth with the LDAC or aptX HD codecs to RCA inputs. You can get an $80 Fosi amp and $120 Micca MB42X speakers on Amazon and that combo will sound better than the YU2's or A2's. I know the built in DAC makes these YU2's appealing for desktop use but there are better sounding speakers and they are not the Audioengines A2+'s.įor the desktop I'd accept nothing less than a 4 inch main driver. The updated ai41's are due in May and they will be available in a white & bamboo scheme at ~ $325 list and I would expect them to go on sale in the ~$275 area. I now use these in a garage workout area but they could be used on a large desktop. In 2018 I acquired a set of Fluance ai40's with 5.25 inch main drivers. I use them now with a bluetooth receiver for background music in the living & dining rooms. They are OK on the desktop but need a sub to fill out the sound.
