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hey the one Jimmy with Jimmy's review room I had reviewed the audio engine hd6 a while back and I absolutely loved them not only great performing speakers but the connections came with made it very versatile auto engine sent me the little brother to my HD 6 these are the HD threes retailing for 399 dollars what I'll do is I'll place my Amazon links in the video description below click on my links and they'll give you the most updated prices in real time so without further ado my channel is here to help you make a purchase decision welcome everyone to another review go over the physical features first these come in walnut cherry and what I have here is satin black it's a very smooth finish and cool to the touch almost resembling a metal box rather than feeling the traditional woodgrain veneer and the walnut and cherry options now overall build quality looks and feels top-notch from my testing here nothing really complain about that fabric grille is magnetized and can be easily taken off to expose those Kevlar woofers and dome tweeters now in person they're surprisingly quite small and they fit perfectly on my desk here right up to the edge 9 that left speaker specifically is your on/off /vy knob to the right is the 3.5 millimeter port to connect your headphones then the HD threes do work as an integrated amplifier helping to get a bit more performance in detail from your headphones now looking at the back of that left speaker going down the list of connections traditional left and right RCA cables three-and-a-half millimeter input to the right a USB input for audio directly from your computer and last on the top right is for the supplied antenna as like the HD six the HD 3s can connect through Bluetooth moving down simply the terminals for connecting the left speaker to the right base reduction switch if you do decide to plug in your subwoofer with the HD 3s here and very last is the power connection but jumping to the wires really quicker positive screen if you have to to see what is in the box here and what length they are to ensure that they meet your desk space needs the one area that I particularly liked and think is essential to any speaker the are they connects between the left and right channels is it banana plug stop or quick plug and play but the terminals on the back of the left speaker itself gives you the option of connecting your own wires so if you're not out of luck if you just need a certain kind of length anything longer than what is supplied not testing bluetooth I was able to walk through my house here with no problems at all with my pixel Excel the signal had never cut out on me testing these with headphones I didn't sense improved audio performance on either my Sennheiser HD 598 name my RH 80/40 earphones versus simply using my cell phone in comparison the one thing that was missing from the HD 6 was a remote control but considering I sit so close to these things here they're always with an arm's length while my HD sixes were more for entertaining monitoring and movie watching I set of course much further away from them but the one thing that I really wish this had though was an optical in or a speed of port and that's how some people pronounce it here for that guaranteed lossless wired experience either from your PC and if you're a gamer maybe from your gaming console Xbox or Playstation it's not a big deal but you do get a little bit more performance with those applicants versus three half millimeter wires or the RCA cables not to mention another input source but let's get to the audio test here I'll play some quick samples for you guys and then I'll give you my verdict afterwards - phone Oh multiple contusions detected yeah I detected that Oh God you lost this those wings two seconds and there you have it folks of course audio recorded at my end and then play through your speakers are not the best depiction of audio quality but hence my review here the first thing I noticed right off the bat is sounded as though there was an audio source right in front of me as though I had a center channel not I'm sure I didn't have my previous speaker plugged in and set back a second time just to be sure here and ran through those same tests the soundstage simply is impeccable and that would be no questions here something that you will experience yourself for the first time when you do put put these in at your desk and try these it's surprising how well these two speakers just these two speakers performed and not only audio separation basically left and right audio channels but also provide an audio reproduction as if you're right there now I listen to a live performance by John Legend and you can hear them on stage in an open stage in an open arena what-have-you while my other speakers I'm currently testing right now cannot reproduce you simply didn't hear the quote airiness from channel legends voice when he performed in such an open space now based on audio engines recommendations I had these pairs of speakers here for several weeks and surely performed at least 40 hours of burning time for the drivers to stretch their legs a bit and again that's per audio engines recommendations here for a 2.0 system bass is full and very much enjoyable for not having a subwoofer at times for very few select John Rose though or songs where low bass resonates there is an ever so slight amount of droning at higher volumes now of course those desire for that added punch a two point one system or better yet adding your own sub does help with the matter as you'll have the bass reduction switch on the back turned on now the mids are plenty clear and the soundstage again helps greatly with the overall immersion of any audio experience here I would personally prefer a slightly brighter mid-range and have the vocals stand out just a little bit more but overall the audio characteristics are accurate coming directly from the factory the highs never attained or was ever ear screeching there's no listening fatigue from my experience and that's worth listening with these for some time and even gaming on these for two to three hours straight I can at least say the HD 3s will sound phenomenal to most people especially to the average consumer playing with these same high-quality flat files on my desktop through that wired connection and switching it to bluetooth my cellphone here you can tell Bluetooth sounds slightly lower in volume and you do lose some of the very fine my new details even though there's apt decks involved or included with these speakers for the average consumer and even myself though audio is of course objective but my reviews again are geared towards the average consumer if I didn't switch them back and forth from Wired and Bluetooth I honestly could not tell now testing these with gaming hands down the best 2.0 systems I've used so far again that soundstage is impeccable and when I'm not using my headsets the openness of these speakers as it does for music gives almost this 3d effect as if I'm actually bear watching these with movies at times especially sitting close to these and listening at higher volumes there is an ever so slight droning of bass especially in action movies but overall it's not bad or wouldn't deter anyone from purchasing overall you really get what you paid for you get an amazing 2.0 sound system in such a small package and keep in mind you still get Bluetooth or wireless performance out of a traditional looking bookshelf speaker I love these now if you're planning on using these mostly at the desk forget the HD sixes save yourself some money the HD threes are plenty again if you're using this right at your desktop again the biggest selling point on these is how loud these little things get the clarity and fidelity you also achieve with a wired connection and last the openness of its soundstage absolutely makes the HD threes shine so that's it for this review here be sure to show your support by liking and subscribing to me to this channel here and be sure to follow me on Facebook Twitter and or Instagram you guys take care now see you and the next one bye you