Wood accents on PC accessories (like the Fractal North case or the Keychron K2 HE Special Edition) are a fairly new trend — and one that I personally love. But companies have been using wood cabinets to enclose loudspeakers since before the invention of stereo sound. And speakers with wood veneer exteriors — usually atop manufactured wood shells — remain popular, though more so in the bookshelf category than in typical PC speakers.
But as a pair of powered 5-inch powered speakers with RCA, Bluetooth 5.0, and optical connectivity, Fluance's Ai41 speakers can do double duty as a partner for the Canadian company's popular turntables, and / or for use with a PC if you want something more substantial than, say, the AudioEngine A2+. And they're available in one of three wood varieties, with black or white face plates. After testing them for a few weeks, I found Fluance's speakers to be pleasant, if not ground-breaking, with their 90W continuous (2x 45W) Class D amplifier able to drive the speakers effortlessly — even at max volume.
Also of note for those who like to frequently adjust bass and treble to dial in the best sound for music or gaming: The included remote has separate volume, bass, and treble controls. That's a handy feature that my Audioengine A5+ speakers lack, despite costing more than twice as much as the Fluance Ai41's $249. Just make sure you have a good amount of desk space for these (or any 5-inch bookshelf speakers), because at 10.9 x 6.5 x 7.6 inches (HWD), they're quite a bit bigger than most traditional 2.0 desktop speaker setups.
