Product Description
The Audioengine P4 (AP4) is a high-performance bookshelf speaker pair with the same great looks and sound as our powered speakers. Experience the signature Audioengine sound and quality but without our built-in amplifiers. Beautiful, small, and affordable, AP4 is the perfect choice for your living room, bedroom or office and an ideal surround speaker for use with other Audioengine speakers in your home theater or stereo system.Why passive speakers?The AP4 passive speakers are full-sounding bookshelf speakers in a satellite-sized package. The goal with AP4 was to design a small but powerful bookshelf speaker for people that already have surround receivers or amplifiers and are looking for the same Audioengine sound and quality in a passive loudspeaker. Already have an amplifier?"If you already have an power amp or don't want to give up that big surround receiver then the AP4 is for you. The AP4 has excellent bass response for its size, which is evident when used either as stereo speakers or as satellite surround speakers in your home theater setup. AP4 sounds great sitting on stands, on a bookshelf, or mounted on a wall using the integrated threaded inserts which are compatible with most wall or ceiling mount bracket systems." Part of the FamilyAudioengine active and passive speaker models share a similar "voicing" and overall tuning so that you are assured a matched system no matter which of our speakers or Audioengine wireless adapters you decide to add to your sy
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Product Details
- Color: black
- Brand: Audioengine
- Model: P4B
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x 6.50" w x 5.50" l, 12.00 pounds
Features
- 2-way passive, 4" front ported design
- Gold-plated 5-way binding posts
- Silk dome tweeters with Kevlar woofers, magnetically-shielded
- Frequency response: 58Hz-22kHz
Customer Reviews
Most helpful customer reviews
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful.
By B. I. Sevilla
Well, it seems that it is not necessary to write another positive review for these fantastic speakers. There are too many out there and it seems redundant but I think they deserve to have one in this buying website for those who might be intrigued by all those good reviews and just want to confirm.
I have a decent audiophile quality system in my living room which is always my reference. Some of my friends also share this fascination for audio equipment and I also have listened to their expensive systems. In summary I kind of know when something sounds good or when it is just crap. I have my standards.
Some months ago I bought the Audioengine A2 for my home office and I was blown by the clarity and resolution of those little guys. I just like very forward speakers that bring all the music detail without being loud. That is what those guys did and that is why I went with Audioengine again. I had a couple of Cambridge Audio S20 connected to my Fatman tube dock and the sound was not crisp enough, I had to turn the volume up in order to get some musical detail. I knew this little amp could do better, this is my office system and I cannot crank it up without disturbing my colleagues. Based on my experience with the A2 I decided to try the passive AP4. What did I get? I got exactly what I was expecting. A crisp, forward, detailed sound without the need of excessive volume. The AP4 speakers deliver the quality of sound I want matching perfectly with the softness of the tube amplification making and excellent couple with my amp.
These Audioengine AP4 speakers are really, really good. I was searching and searching, just maybe like you are, and I do not regret to get this speakers at all. I am very happy with them. If you like detail, forward type of speakers these AP4 are very good for you. I highly recommend them.
PS. I waited for my colleagues to leave and turn the volume up; these guys can handle perfectly loud music without distorting. All the musical properties remain the same.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By S. C. Watts
Wow. I am really impressed with these speakers. I initially intended to power them with an extra receiver, but it turned out I didn't have room left for the receiver in my den. So I reluctantly sprung for the Audioengine N22 amp that's designed to pair with these speakers. I don't regret the purchase at all.
These replaced some Bose cube speakers. The difference is startling. The clarity of the sound coming from these Audioengine speakers is jaw dropping . . . this was a great purchase.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful.
By SonofSkywalker
Really love these speakers. If you want good sound at a reasonable price, these are excellent. If you want more details, read below. I'll start with my anecdotal experience, then have technical stuff at the end.
First and foremost, I love music. I've been looking for a good sounding audio solution for a while. I listen to computerized files on Klipsich S4 headphones, but this wasn't possible with my vinyl collection, which is growing. My cheapo speakers-and-turntable combo did have the noticeable warmth of vinyl, but it didn't bring out the clarity or details. I bought these speakers, as well as an automatic Audio-Technica turntable, and the difference was noticeable instantly.
Because I am a nerd, with probably too much time on my hands, I installed the turntable first with a set of very nice Logitech computer speakers that I had lying around. The improvement of sound quality from the old turntable was noticeable, but not revelatory. However, once I installed these guys, the real power of the sound came through. I used the White Album as a test, because it's a dense album with a lot of layers, and I am intimately familiar with each of the songs. These speakers brought out details that I had only ever heard on my nice headphones, and the immediacy and punch of the sound cut right through. The only downside is that, because this is an old record, the surface noise was a lot clearer too. These are very neutral speakers, so they bring out the details all along the audible range (including surface noise on my records that I didn't hear on the other turntable, or even on this one with the Logitech speakers).
These are PASSIVE speakers, so make sure that you have and amplifier to connect them to. All they have on them are standard speakerwire connectors (in gold, no less). In fact, these don't even come with cables (however, the N22 Amp that Audioengine intends for use with these does come with the wire, standard 16-guage speaker wire). It's not difficult to set them up, but you do want to be careful to attach them with the polarity straight (positive to positive, negative to negative). Once you have the amp, the whole thing can be set up in a matter of minutes.
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