If you're serious about music but you currently listen to tunes through a pair of tinny, cheapo PC speakers, check out Audioengine's $319.00 A2 speakers. They can fill a room with sound without taking up much physical space.

Accurate music reproduction

Need a subwoofer if you're after tooth-rattling bass for movies and games

I've never given much of a fig either way about computer speakers. Oh, I know the gamers treasure a rumblin', tumblin', stumblin' sound system, all the better to capture the Birth of the Universe when Gonthrax the Inevitable pounds the Sacred Hammer of Flangedoodle . . . sigh.

Small dimensions, a pretty finish, power to spare, and two accommodating inputs, you can be sure Audioengine's Desktop A2 speaker system will augment your CD player, DVD player, computer, game console, portable music player, or any other product with a mini-jack or RCA output.

Beautiful appearance; Great frequency response; Strong bass output; Nice warranty and return policy; Portability

High treble; but not loud enough; Inconvenient volume knob placement; No speaker covers

After a two year gap between Thunderbird 2.0 and 3.0 Mozilla Messaging has released 3.1 in just 6 months. While the new version brings few new features, one of them, the quick filter bar stands out.

The quick filter bar makes it easy to filter only the messages you need; The automatic email account configuration tool has been much improved

Comparatively few feature updates for a release after 6 months

hooked up to my mini mac and looks nice

"When the folks at Audioengine offered to send me their new A2 powered speaker system for review I have to admit that I hesitated for a couple of days in saying yes. In photos the A2's looked very similar to the company's larger, more expensive speaker system, the A5, which I had already reviewed...

This is a Quick Look of AudioEngine's latest set of speakers the A2's . I've previously reviewed the "big brother" of these speakers, the A5's, and I was extremely impressed with them. Would these smaller speakers deliver the same calibre of sound as the bigger and more expensive A5's?

I've never given much of a fig either way about computer speakers. Oh, I know the gamers treasure a rumblin', tumblin', stumblin' sound system, all the better to capture the Birth of the Universe when Gonthrax the Inevitable pounds the Sacred Hammer of Flangedoodle . . . sigh.

If we sound critical, it's because the look – and the price – of these mini monitors so strongly recalls regular hi-fi speakers. They offer a neat physical presence, and some of the benefits of well-engineered hi-fi loudspeakers, although midband openness and stereo soundstaging didn't quite match...

We're fans of Audioengine's original 2 series speaker, the A2, which came out a few years ago and retails for $199.99. Now the company's released the A2+, an enhanced version of the same speaker that adds a USB digital converter, so you can plug the speakers right into the USB port on your computer.

While they'll cost you $50 more, Audioengine A2+ multimedia speakers improve on an already great product (the A2) with slightly better sound when hooked up to your computer via a new USB connection.

The Audioengine A2+ is compact set of attractively style powered stereo speakers that delivers impressive sound for its size; This new "plus" version adds a digital USB connection, an output for an optional subwoofer to the existing two audio inputs, and a redesigned smaller power connector.

The speakers lack a remote control, the volume control is inconveniently located on the backside, and there's no way to toggle between inputs; The Audioengines are also a bit pricey compared with less refined PC speakers.