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    HD3
    A AudioEngine wireless Bluetooth home speaker system.

    CR Expert Take

    How did it perform in our expert lab testing?

    What goes into the Overall Score?

    Ratings

    EXPERT LAB TESTS

    Sound quality

    Sound quality

    Sound quality represents the speaker systems tonal accuracy and ability to reproduce fine sonic detail. Sound quality judgments are made with the system optimized using its own tone controls and/or pre-set tone settings (if any) adjusted for the most balanced sound.

     /  5
    Ease of use

    Ease of use

    Ease of use indicates how easy it is to set up the system and use controls on the speaker and/or it's remote control.

     /  5
    Versatility

    Versatility

    Versatility score is based on the presence or absence of useful features.

     /  5

    Detailed Test Results

    Sound quality: AudioEngine's HD3 had good sound quality overall. Bass has decent impact, is somewhat subdued, and deep bass is lacking. Midrange is a bit thin, grainy and hazy. Treble is somewhat prominent, smeared and upper treble is subdued. Does a so-so job of recovering room ambience, sounds a bit congested, and lacks fine detail, No significant difference between Bluetooth and wired sound quality. Provides a decent volume level in a medium to large sized room. Because these are two separate speakers they can be placed to provide better stereo separation than many other models.

    Ease of use: We found the AudioEngine HD3 ease of use to be good overall. Bluetooth pairing is excellent where the unit is always in pairing mode when not already paired, shows a pairing mode indicator. Indicates when pairing mode has occurred and never times out. The volume control is good although it is an unlabeled multifunction knob which has a tactile indicator when max volume is reached. Switching between sources allows simultaneous playback from Bluetooth and aux inputs. Have to turn off audio from source so no overlap. Unambiguous.

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    A AudioEngine wireless Bluetooth home speaker system. In our tests the sound quality, the daily ease of use functions and the versatility of provided features are assessed.

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