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Pros & Cons
Pros
Amazon music hd subscription service allows you to stream a lot (not all) music at a rate of 24 bit - ultra hd quality they call it - which only makes the system sound better. Amazing clarity and the low end frequencies are punchy and smooth. Quality ... Read More
Piano, cymbals and percussion instruments sound great. The amplifier itself uses extra large size gapless core toroidal transformers which have a tighter radiated magnetic field. The snr is >96db.
There is a solid metal component to the remote and a circuit board that attaches with magnets. Immediately connected via bluetooth to the ipad and phone.
Cons
The a5+ has a massive heatsink on the back (addressing the problem of overheating common to the a5), but it is insufficient. Rave reviews on the original a5, with an actual heat sync and remote control. On sleep mode is even worst, the light starts to... Read More
What a disappointment and what a crummy product. Debating a return. They are not.
The bass is terribly boomy and muddled and completely overpowers the nice mids and highs. What disappoints me the most is that i think these things could be properly tuned with an accurate bass reproduction. Although the a5's provide a healthy low bas... Read More
Highlights
Quality
One of the best speakers the sound its amazing the quality of the bass i just fell in love with audioengine
Super easy to setup and the build quality is superb
Great products great build quality not so great service
Pay for quality get even higher quality in return
Price
Very few manufacturers use toroidal transformers as their production cost is high and lowers the profit margins for the speaker... Read More
Again good speakers and look great but sound not sure equals the cost
Competitiveness
I have these hooked up to my uturn orbit custom with an ortofon 2m red needle and they’re god damned impressive
These are my first spendy speakers ive bought
I bought my second pair along with my second audioengine s8 subwoofer
I tried with both presonus 26c and cambridge audio damagic 200m running audirvana on a mac m1mini
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I have had a very difficult time finding a cd player that takes advantage of the high quality of the speakers that is unpowered because the speakers have power and that transmits via wireless to avoid bluetooth compression
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Ive been playing them from my iphone using bluetooth so far and expect the upgrade will be dramatically better
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They sound quite good even playing youtube concert videos with almost certainly dismal frequency range
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I see reviews here claiming they’re “ok”
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This is the only speaker you’ll find that fits the description
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Pay for quality get even higher quality in return
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The sound stage is amazing but not very forgiving
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To sound their best they have to be in front of monitors or anything else
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