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Audioengine 512 Portable Bluetooth Speaker | Outdoor Music System | Wireless Speakers Bluetooth, 20W Powered Portable Speaker, 100 Ft Wireless Range, 12 Hour Battery Life (Black)

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Color: Black


Features

  • SURPRISINGLY LOUD BLUETOOTH SPEAKER: Audioengine, an Austin, Texas-based company, has brought traditional high-quality audio into the digital age. Their Award-Winning products have been praised over the past 13 years by CNET, WIRED, GQ and PC Magazine to name just a few. The 512 Bluetooth Wireless Speaker is the first portable speaker in their line - with the same dynamic Audioengine sound!
  • SEND MUSIC FROM ANY BLUETOOTH ENABLED DEVICE: Wireless Bluetooth sets up in seconds from any device and any app. Tidal, Spotify, Pandora... all your favorite streaming apps play instantly. For devices without Bluetooth, an Aux input is also included.
  • UP TO 12-HOURS play time from the built-in rechargeable Lithium Ion battery.
  • WHATS INCLUDED: Audioengine 512 Bluetooth Portable Speaker, 2.6ft Charging Cable
  • WARRANTY: Audioengine builds quality speakers that we stand behind. All Audioengine products come with a 3-year transferrable warranty. COVERAGE: Stellar US based customer support and 3 year product coverage is included. Based in Austin, TX, Audioengine has been changing the way people listen to music since 2005. Our passion is creating products that sound great, are easy to use, and make people want to listen to music every day.

Description

512 PORTABLE SPEAKER The 512 portable wireless Bluetooth speaker has excellent sound, long-range wireless, and impressive battery life. Stream all your favorite music from any device. 12 HOUR BATTERY - WIRELESS THAT REALLY WORKS Created by a company with deep roots in audiophile design, the 512 is surprisingly powerful and was made to reproduce sound better than any portable speaker of its size. AUDIOENGINE 512 PORTABLE SPEAKER Don’t let its size fool you as this tiny portable speaker is packed with much more sound than you would expect. The 512 has a warm and inspiring voice, surprising imaging and a very large soundstage. Yep, sounds strange to write about things like soundstage and imaging with a little mouse speaker, but we wanted to bring something special to the portable speaker market. Tight, firm bass, solid midrange, and clean, singing highs are what we worked for and we know you’ll agree the 512 is more than just the typical battery-powered Bluetooth speaker. 512 Portable Speaker TECH SPECS Type: Portable Bluetooth speaker Amplifier type: Class D Power output: 20W RMS total (10W RMS per channel), AES Drivers: 2” woofers 3″ x 1.75″ passive radiator Inputs: Bluetooth, 3.5mm stereo mini-jack analog Battery life: Up to 12 hours music playing time Input bit depth: 16-bit Bluetooth receiver type: Bluetooth 5.0 audio WHY YOU'LL LOVE THE 512 PORTABLE SPEAKER FEATURES The 512 Portable Wireless Speaker has excellent sound, long-range wireless, and impressive battery life. Stream all your favorite music from any device. Loud, clear, full sound that can fill most rooms Up to 12 hours music playing time Wireless range up to 100 ft (30m) Fast and easy setup Aux audio input Custom full-range transducers Passive bass radiator USB charge cable included Read more A2+ Bluetooth Desktop Speaker A2+ Desktop Speaker A5+ Speaker B2 Bluetooth Speaker HD3 Speaker HD6 Speaker Built-in Power Amp ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Power Output 60W Peak Total 150W Peak Total 150W Peak Total 60W Peak Total 60W Peak Total 150W Peak Total Built-in DAC PMC2704C AKM AK4396 PMC5102A PMC 5102 AKM AK4396 Optical Input 24-bit up to 192kHz USB Input 16-bit up to 48kHz 24-bit (Upsampled) up to 48kHz Mini Stereo Input Mini Stereo Input ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ RCA Input ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Subwoofer Output ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Bluetooth AAC, aptx AAC, aptX, aptX HD AAC, aptx AAC, aptX, aptX HD AAC, aptX, aptX HD Remote Control ✓ ✓ ✓


Product Dimensions: 7.75 x 3 x 3 inches


Item Weight: 5.65 pounds


Item model number: 90028245


Batteries: 1 Lithium Polymer batteries required.


Date First Available: February 12, 2019


Manufacturer: Audioengine


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  • Great Speaker Held Back By Bluetooth Implementation
Color: Black
This is a hard review to write, I own three other sets of Audioengine speakers and two of their DACs and thought the 512 would be a no-brainer, audio-quality first, no-nonsense purchase. This is the first product I'm not completely impressed with. THE GOOD: This speaker does inherently sound amazing. It sounds like a much larger and more robust speaker and can get very loud. There is a good sense of stereo separation and touches every part of the spectrum in a way that doesn't sound forced. The bass isn't booming but it is present and comes off conservative/balanced, never artificially boosted. This is what it sounds like with a wired connection. THE CATCH: Bluetooth audio is awful on this because it only supports the SBC codec. High frequencies suffer, instruments like cymbal crashes and vocals become distorted by the compression. Because this is a good sounding speaker you hear every imperfection in the compression. Bluetooth does not have to sound like this, and Audioengine knows this. Other Audioengine Bluetooth products support AAC as well as AptX and do not suffer from this same problem. I have a B2 speaker as well and I'd be hard pressed to tell the difference between wired and Bluetooth for a 320 kbps streaming music service. With the 512 it makes me want to stop listening or switch to a wired connection immediately. Both my phone and laptop have a BT 5.0 chipset and I couldn't get a good experience out of either of them. BOTTOM LINE: Amazing speaker hardware held back by poor codec quality, which kind of defeats the purpose. Really surprised given Audioengine's good track record with BT in the past. EDIT: Ended up returning the speaker. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 6, 2020 by Marfoo

  • As noted by others, potentially great speaker ruined by bad bluetooth
Color: Forest Green
Although this speaker sounds very good for the price in many genres of music (classic rock, oldies, jazz, soft rock, world, etc) I noticed a specific and glaring sound reproduction problem which was present in numerous songs from the hard rock and heavy metal metal genres (e.g. from bands like AC/DC, Halestorm, etc.) I contacted Audioengine and one of their representatives, at my request, did some testing of a particular song which highlighted the problem by comparing how it sounded on the 512 (which only offers SBC bluetooth) versus how it sounded on one of their other models which offers the more advanced Apt-X and AAC bluetooth codecs. His reply confirmed: "It seems most prominent with the distortion used in the synth/guitar tracks in the chorus of that track. The specific way that track was mastered, with the distortion effect they used, typically doesn't 'play nicely' with the SBC codec. When streaming the audio via Bluetooth to our A2+'s, the audio sounded the same as when using a wired connection -- which would make sense considering the A2+'s utilize the aptX and AAC codecs (in addition to SBC). Though I'd love to have a way to resolve this for you, unfortunately we do not have a firmware update that can be applied to allow the 512 to support aptX. I can certainly respect if this is a deal-breaker for you with the 512, but I'd rather be honest about the results of our testing with this particular song than to act as though another unit will behave differently with this track." As you can see from that reply, it confirms the issue is not just with my 512 but with all of them. It manifests because the 512 only offers the SBC codec whereas it doesn't manifest on their A2+ speaker with Apt-X and AAC. Lastly, in response to my request that they provide an updated firmware to resolve this issue on the 512, they declined. In a follow-up message, I asked if the 512 was being discontinued or if a replacement was forthcoming. The rep indicated an updated model was not planned at this time. I find it very disappointing that Audioengine has acknowledged the issue as being present in all 512s and yet, despite the fact there is no upcoming replacement and they are continuing to sell the 512 to customers, they won't provide a firmware to resolve the situation. As such, due to this confirmed issue with the 512 and no resolution, I have no choice but to return mine and make others aware of this deficiency via this product review. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2021 by Amazon Customer

  • Very musical speaker, but can't do loud or bass.
Color: Forest Green
I really wanted to like this speaker, I love a number of other Audioengine products, in fact I just gave a friend a pair of A2+ speakers for a birthday present. It has a very clear balanced sound, sounding like a more traditional audiophile speaker than a typical bluetooth speaker. If you listen to jazz, classical, vocals at moderate volume, these are probably better than just about anything else in a portable form factor. My issue was that if you like your music above moderate levels, it does start to sound harsh, and the bass distorts. It also does not really play bass below about 100hz or so. Also if you play music like EDM or some Pop that has lots of bass, it can distort at even moderate volumes. Adding some EQ into the sound to compensate for the bass just creates distortion too. I listened to it with Bluetooth and it sounded ok, but I could hear some compression artifacts from the Bluetooth codec. I preferred it with the Line In/AUX input it had more clarity and smoother sound. The speaker has four small rubber nubs on the bottom to stand on. I didn't like how wobbly it was on them, and it's easy to tip over. From a design point of view those feet can't be good for the sound, as the speaker does not have a solid footing (which usually affects bass and even treble in some cases). The speaker is also heavier than it looks, and if you travel and have weight considerations for baggage, this might be an issue. Overall I still prefer the Bose Soundlink Mini II for sound quality, it has good sound, gets very loud, and has prodigious bass. With the Aux/Line in as source it does a surprisingly good job, and it's smaller and lighter. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019 by Tuckers Kahuna

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