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Pros & Cons
Pros
Cambridge a2 24-bit dac has better audio quality than audioengine d1. Audioengine also has a dac with a headphone jack but the question do you want a dac that has a headphonejack or one with more of a historical hi-end audio history?
The sound is crisp and clean. The highs and midrange are also really crisp. The soundstage is outstanding.
Easy to set up and connect via bluetooth. Built-in woofers and silk dome tweeters. Magnetic circuit board attaches to the tweeter.
Cons
What a disappointment and what a crummy product. I resent audioengine wasting my time with false advertising. Time is our most precious commodity, so beware this model.
The sound is very muddy. It's not rich or warm, it's also not boomy or bassy (which i would not want), it's not tight or crisp sound. The high range isn't crisp and the mid range is sometimes distorted.
Left speaker has a defect or may be the amplifier circuit is faulty. Having to connect and disconnect every night and every morning the speakers. I tried swapping out the dac, the tube, the inputs, etc and the common denominator is the a5 speakers.
It's hard to discern if they are any better at all than my small bose pc speakers. However they have one absolutely fatal flaw- they overheat very quickly when played at high volume. They build these speakers to break so that they can charge you half ... Read More
Highlights
Quality
The quality of sound and build of this system is amazing at any price
The build quality is outstanding the bamboo veneers on my set are flawlessly applied and the cabinets are quite heavy for their... Read More
Caution these speaker with the s8 subwoofer can easily make neighbors upset at higher volume
There is a screw hole on the bottom of each speaker and the stands come with an articulating mount with the correct size screw
Price
Very few manufacturers use toroidal transformers as their production cost is high and lowers the profit margins for the speaker... Read More
Packaging/appearance
You could clearly see where old mailing labels had been cut off of original packaging
Close up 3 feet away on my desk below my dual monitors still gives them a solid sound field with proper stereo imaging and pair... Read More
Of note the remote control was broken in the box
So make sure everything works to your liking as i believe your only recourse is save all packaging and return if unable or unhappy
Competitiveness
Paired with audioengine s8 subwoofer makes these perfect for gaming and movie watching
I bought my second pair along with my second audioengine s8 subwoofer
I decided to bypass the built in bluetooth with a newly purchased douk audio mini bluetooth tube preamp purchased to add blueto... Read More
This feature is available in audioengine products at a higher price point
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
great, good, quality, bass and better. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
- Our engine has discovered that over 90% high quality reviews are present.
- This product had a total of 1,707 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 14 2023.
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Definitely needs to be paired with a decent subwoofer to get the most out of these
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Without one i dont know how anyone can find the overall sound quality acceptableid say youd be far better off buying a less expensive set of computer speakers that includes one or plan to add one later
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have them off my desk using 2 smallrig selection camera desk mount table stands and just above the wide screen monitor pointed slightly down
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
There is a screw hole on the bottom of each speaker and the stands come with an articulating mount with the correct size screw
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Not sure though if i would want to use those in an earthquake prone area given how top heavy it is
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
When i received the unit and listened to it for a while i decided that it sounded a little thini was hoping that a subwoofer would not be neededso i added an audioengine s8 subwoofer
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I had to spend well over 800 to get something that only approaches it
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