Pairing with the system takes seconds, and the HD3 can remember up to six devices, though it can only pair with one at a time.
The front face of the left speaker houses the power/volume dial, as well as a headphone jack and a button for Bluetooth pairing that glows or flashes white depending on what mode you're in. Each channel has a power rating of 15 watts RMS (30 watts peak). Both speakers feature a 0.75-inch silk dome tweeter and a 2.75-inch Kevlar woofer.
Removable grilles that snap on magnetically allow you to show off the drivers or hide them from view. The speakers have an output and bass reduction switch for this exact purpose-more on that in a bit. You can use them as your left and right satellites for a home theater setup, though adding in a subwoofer wouldn't be the worst idea in this scenario. Available in matte black or "furniture-grade" cherry or walnut wood veneer with aluminum trim, the left and right speakers each measure 7 by 4.3 by 5.5 inches (HWS) and are small enough to be used as desktop, computer speakers (wired or wireless), but powerful enough to fill a living room. With so many manufacturers focusing on all-in-one speaker design, it's refreshing to see Audioengine developing a wireless bookshelf-style speaker pair that allows for real stereo separation. For audiophiles on a budget, the HD3 allow for an ideal combination of high-quality Bluetooth streaming and wired playback at a reasonable price, earning them our Editors' Choice award. When there is low frequency presence, it is rich and full, but not booming and rumbling. Where other manufacturers try to coax bass depth of subwoofer-less systems with the now-ubiquitous "passive bass radiator," Audioengine just focuses on delivering pristine highs and rich, articulate lows and mids through the HD3's tweeters and woofers. Just don't expect the speakers to deliver intense sub-bass depth on their own. Want to use them with a subwoofer? No problem.
At $399, the new Audioengine HD3 are stereo Bluetooth speakers that can also be used in multiple wired scenarios. In an era of booming, tweaked bass and highly sculpted frequency responses, Audioengine continues to remind us what accurate audio is.
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