Audioengine 5

I received mine a bit over 3 years ago, after reviewing stellar reviews. The blue power light stopped working almost immediately, but customer service, as the speakers, has been stellar. Brady B at… AudioEngines optioned me with replacement or a partial rebate. Blue's cool, but I took the rebate, since I didn't want to part with the speakers for the necessary interim. It's now 3 years later, and I am using and abusing the little buggers at this moment. By that I mean: --Stone floor. -High ceiling. -14' x 30' room. -Not small, no siree, Bob. -And I'm mildly hearing impaired, to boot. So, I'm currently working on further noise-induced hearing loss. In short, these little suckers have been flogged mercilessly for 3 years and, as I say, I am enjoying them as I write. Disclosure: Though largely unnecessary, because of the room size and because I had an extra, I use a powered subwoofer. Here's the only reason I don't give 5 stars: The input from the Airport Express is a simple headphone plug-in; No other easy in-put. It's sometimes hard to get a good connection to both speakers. Disclosure 2: I live in Kailua, Hawaii: Windward, salt-laden, corrosive atmosphere beyond the understanding of anyone that hasn't lived here. That the connection works at all after 3 years is, in itself, amazing. Another thing that I won't deduct stars for: I believe I mentioned I flog these puppies. Ambient temperatures here are low 70, high 90 with 100% humidity. The things do get hot when you push the volume. Fortunately, they are overload protected. Unfortunately, that tends to get in the way of my late night floggings, so this has been my fix: I have fashioned a bra for the back of the left speaker, in which I place a falsy consisting of a ziplock freezer bag filled with ice and water, held snugly against the hot back. In this way, I can listen to Janis Joplin repeatedly sing Bobby McGee at ridiculous volumes without interruption (except from the neighbors). I used to feel bad about this equipment abuse, but the little buggers haven't complained yet. Mucho mahalo to Brady and AudioEngines, BTW.

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I have been an audiophile for a long time, but have been looking for something new to play music on from my iMac laptop computer. These speakers satisfy the audiophile in me while delivering an innovative… product that is perfect for today's music streaming web sites. I use these speakers in our family room to play music from iTunes and Pandora, and it works very well. I also purchased the Audioengine wireless audio adapter so I didn't have to attach the computer's audio output directly to the amplifier input on the left speaker. As other reviewers have noted, the sound is terrific and the bass is quite good even without a sub. I also considered the Sierra Sound speakers, which are similar (and a less expensive), but decided to go with Audioengine based on the many positive reviews I read. After living with these speakers for several weeks, I am very satisfied with them and am enjoying them immensely. They play quite loud without distortion and work well for all types of music. They are far better than anything you find available in the big-box stores.

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Read the review by Roquentin CAREFULLY!! I can't think of anything to add except that this has been one of the most satisfying purchases I have made in recent years. I purchased the AS-5's and the AS-8… sub-woofer. They KICK-A**. These are as close to PERFECTION as it gets for their size and price. I have a $10,000.00 home audio system and know what I am talking about. I have these hooked up to my computer. When I play Virtual Pool 3 you would swear you are in a pool hall. If you decide to order these, wait until you see how they are packed (I will not be a spoiler here) this company is a CLASS act harkening back to the years past when companies really cared about their product.

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I just finally set this up and all I can say i am stunned. After searching for 'audiophile speakers' for the mac, i stumbled upon these. Well after reading a whole bunch of reviews all I can say is they… are spot on. These sound amazing on the pc. Now, I know you can purchase regular speakers, run them through an amp, hook up to your pc...etc etc etc... However, these standalone for simple are absolutely great. No regrets at all! they absolutely sound great. I replaced a set of Klipsch 2.1 thx and a logitech z cinemas as i was not satisfied with either of those systems. The A5s finally sound like a speaker should and all my efforts to take my library 192kb was worth it. the sound is awesome. they cost more, but consider i've paid twice what they cost since i bought two other systems before i found these. so at the regular price, they are a super bargain! i may get the sub, but really don't think it's necessary...yet :-)

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