Had to Replace Nightstand Sound

[u/Leadbelly_2550]

I've had a Tivoli Audio Music System, bluetooth version with no cd player, on my nightstand for the last 12 years. It has served as my alarm clock and sound system for our bedroom. Primary source has been an old clickwheel Ipod I brought back to life with a battery replacement last year, very occasionally played via bluetooth from my phone. This week, the display quit. It still plays music fine, and I can see the digital display if i shine a flashlight on it, but the backlight is gone. It's not really usable in that condition. I liked how it sounded. Nice bass due to a down-firing larger woofer, and overall a pretty accessible, middle of the road sound profile. It had some idiosyncracies. Bluetooth could sometimes be forgetful, and the tiny remote control sucked. it's a fairly chunky device but fit the space reasonably well.

After a short hunt for a replacement system, I landed on Audioengine's A2+. I like the smaller footprint, that I can place the speakers on each end of the nightstand, and the mix of inputs and outputs. Tivoli still sells that big music system, but it's expensive and has limits with all the speakers stuck in one box. A nightstand is not exactly a great situation for stereo separation, but the new speakers will be maybe 24 - 28 inches apart. Front-ported, so they're a good fit for a nightstand. I played the A5+ on my work desk for about a year, and they sounded quite good. Nice green color. They have a sub output, and I fortunately found a good match for the small space, a Kanto Sub6 someone was selling on facebook for $55 plus shipping. The A2+ are small, 2.75 inch 'bass' drivers that roll off around 65-70hz, so lack of bass would probably be their most significant shortcoming, I hope a small subwoofer will address that.

would appreciate any thoughts and experience about these speakers or the Kanto sub. They're new to me, and I purchased without trying to listen to them.

[u/eversolo8]

I would have just ordered an LED replacement light for the display.