Those look like re-branded BOSE speakers.
Through good engineering, a lot of the flaws can be somewhat compensated for so it sounds decent, but I think they compromised a lot by trying to fit everything into a tiny sealed enclosure with single full-range drivers.
The A2's also have a relatively small enclosure, small woofers and lacks a subwoofer, but I think audioengine trys to make up for that by boosting the mid-bass.
Don't get me wrong, I think both are very nice "PC speakers", and both should perform admirably but in absolute terms, i definitely think you can do better if you don't need the small/attractive form factor.
btw, I've only heard the a2's for a very short period of time... the bass did seem just slightly overwhelming and synthetic but not enough to be distracting. Still an overall enjoyable sound.
Edited by JamesL - 6/19/10 at 8:39pm
