location and for the best bass response we recommend at least 6 inches of clearance between the rear of the
speakers and the wall behind them.
Here are a few more suggestions, assuming you have some edibility regarding where you place your speakers. No
need for concern if your situation and listening environment dictate the speakers’ position.
Both speakers should be equidistant from your primary listening position.
Placing the speakers at least 6 feet (1.8m) apart usually provides the best imaging.
Try to keep the speakers near the front edge of shelves or cabinets.
Allow at least 6 inches of clearance between the rear of the speakersand the wall or surface behind them.
If you need to turn the speakers on their sides, position the tweeters toward the outside.
If used on a desktop for computer speakers, it’s best if they are placed on a solid surface
Step 2 – Connecting the Speaker Wire
The Audioengine 5+ speakers have amplifiers built into the left cabinet and the included speaker wire is used to
connect both speakers to each other. The A5+ uses high quality, five-way gold plated binding posts that will accept
heavy gauge bare wire, banana plugs, spade lugs, or pin terminators.
1. Use your thumb and finger to unscrew the binding post connectors on the back of each speaker.
2. Insert each speaker wire into the holes on the side of binding post connectors, making sure to connect the
positive (+) terminal on the left speaker to the positive (+) terminal on the right speaker.
3. Retighten the binding posts with your fingers.
4. Verify that only the exposed portion of the speaker wire is secured only in each connector.
5. Make sure that none of the speaker wire strands have come in contact with an adjoining terminal.
Note:
As the Audioengine 5+ speaker system includes built-in power amplifiersers, do not connect the speaker terminals to
the speaker outputs of a stereo receiver or amplifier.