The only reason this doesn't have 5 stars is because my A5's have died on me, twice now. They originally lasted 2 years before getting a harsh crumbling sound from the speakers. They deemed them not repairable and sent me a new pair free of charge(after I had to pay for return shipping). The second pair they sent me lasted a year before dying out. They no longer turned on after one night of listening to them at moderate levels. I was charged for shipping again to return them back so they could look at them. The second pair they said they couldn't fix and they'd send me another pair. This time I asked them to upgrade them for me to the A5+ which they did with no problems. I'm realizing now with me paying for the shipping and insurance back to them twice, that I paid for my upgrade to the A5+ for the most part. I should've tried to push them to send me the bamboo ones instead of a replacement black set. Oh well.
Onto the actual speakers and sound:
The A5's are great. They really bump! I did need to add a subwoofer for when I really wanted to fill my room with sound but for the most of the time, I keep the subwoofer off. If you are looking at these speakers, you might've stumbled onto them from starting to shop around for audiophile equipment. Well, this is the entry into the world of audiophile gear. And then it continues on the rest of your life. You're looking to know how these speakers are? They are at entry level for audiophile gear, that's what you need to know. They will get a better stereo separation than most other bookshelves speakers.The EQ is flat which is what you're looking for with speakers for the most part in my opinion. For the entry of the audiophile world, these are really great. I would suggest them to anyone looking to start with some nice equipment without a huge budget. If you are into producing, spend a little extra and get these over the KRK Rokit's haha.
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Simple and elegant design and sound
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2009
I had the Bose Accoustimass multimedia speakers that I purchased 10 years ago. At the time they were the best computer speakers available with a hefty price tag to match (but back then thanks to the [...] craze I got them for half off retail). Those speakers were simple in that the bass module was also the receiver and with two cube speakers they were minimal yet sounded full size. Well those Bose speakers started to have problems after they were left on for an hour (sound started to get staticky and sound terrible).Thus I began my search to find a good replacement. I wanted something simple with no external amplifier needed. Did my research and settled on the Audioengine A5's. The price was comparable to what I paid for the Bose system a decade ago without any coupons needed. And the sound is great!! I'm no audiophile but I know great sound when I hear it and after a day of breaking in my speakers the other night I sat down for some good listening.I closed my eyes and listened to The Sounds "No One Sleeps When I'm Awake" that was encoded at 256kps and wow was I blown away. It was so crisp, I thought I had much larger speakers or DVD-audio. Also I got the Airport Express wireless and plugged them in (thanks to the AC outlet on the back of the left speaker) and I stream my music from my laptop. Also thanks to the dual inputs (something that was also important to me since my Bose had those) I could also have my TV plugged into the Audioengine A5's.My only cons is that when I plugged in my iPhone with the line-out from the dock, at the lowest level it was still kind of loud and I couldn't go any lower. Also I would have liked a Bass adjustment knob and Treble adjustment knob on the unit as well (the Bose had that). Not the end of the world since you can always adjust through the software equalizer, but it would have been nice.Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase and I hope these last a lifetime (or at least a decade).
Reviewed in the United States on August 27, 2009
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