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Review: Audioengine P4

A compact passive model from the masters of the powered desktop speaker
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted March 26, 2013
Audioengine is the darling of the desktop audio set, producing mostly small, affordable powered speakers that tend to be used on desks and credenzas. The P4 is the company’s sole passive speaker, with a 0.75-inch silk-dome tweeter, a 4-inch Kevlar-cone woofer, and a front-slotted cabinet. At 9 inches high, it’s the second most compact model in this roundup.

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Tech Trends 2012: Small is Beautiful

Desktop-scale audio components and digital docks stole the show at CES this year
- By Michael Berk
- Posted March 26, 2012
IT’S CLEAR THAT since the dawn of the iPod era, listeners and manufacturers alike have been struggling to figure out what kind of gear makes the most sense for a musical universe dominated by iTunes, and the rise of Apple rivals and music-streaming services has made matters even more confusing.

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Power to the Speakers: Three New Active Desktop Systems

Can the new computer companions from Audioengine, Audyssey, and Paradigm serve all of your listening needs?
- By Daniel Kumin
- Posted March 12, 2012
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Were we to travel to, say, Jupiter, and abduct its leading audio engineer (turnabout is fair play, after all), we might want to ask him (or it) this question: what’s the very best way to design a loudspeaker for the reproduction of high-fidelity music?
There’s no doubt in my mind as to how our Jovian guest would answer: “Active/powered!”

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Building a Better Wi-Fi Audio System

Why settle? For about the price of a single AirPlay speaker, you can get really great wireless sound.
- By Geoffrey Morrison
- Posted March 12, 2012
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A few weeks ago I reviewed the Altec Lansing inAir 5000. It wasn’t bad, but for $500 I would have hoped for more. That seems to be the case with many Wi-Fi audio systems these days, and that got me thinking:
For the same amount of money, could I build an audio system with similar functionality, similar footprint — and that actually sounds good?
Challenge accepted.

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Rocky Mountain Audio Fest Report, Part 2: Speakers, Amps, and More

The hottest trends and hi-fi gear from last weekend’s Denver show.
- By Brent Butterworth
- Posted October 19, 2011
The Rocky Mountain Audio Fest is growing up. A few years ago, it was known as a gathering of small (sometimes one-man) companies demonstrating exotic (sometimes downright wacky) audio products. Some of those guys are still there, but so now are most of the better-known high-end audio companies.

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