Audioengine A5B Powered Bookshelf Speaker System - Black Finish
Small Speakers, Big Bass. You won't hear any enhanced super-mega-hyper-monster boomy bass from these speakers. The low end from the Audioengine 5 is real bass, very near to the originally recorded music. From rap to classical to movies, you'll get tight, punchy bass with an awesome growl that will make you smile - regardless of the volume level. Kevlar woofers for powerful bass, silk dome tweeters for smooth highs, built-in power amplifiers, truly useful connections, and a clean industrial design all allow the Audioengine 5 to integrate perfectly in your living room, bedroom, or desktop. Custom-designed and handcrafted wood cabinets with high-gloss professional piano finish make the Audioengine 5 a true work of art. All these (and more) have been carefully considered to create an authentic soundstage for your valuable multimedia components - the sound as it was originally mixed in the studio. Vocals are clearly placed and each instrument occupies its own space.
BR> It works with: Flat panel TV Mobile phones and PDAs CD and DVD players Videogame players Digital radio and satellite receivers All other products with 1/8 mini-jack or RCA outputs! The 2-way speaker system employs a 5 Kevlar Woofer coupled with a 20mm silk soft-dome Tweeter to deliver a wide frequency response range from 50 Hz up to 22,000Hz. The 1 thick MDF cabinet offers excellent audio support to deliver an authentic, rich soundstage that rivals much larger speaker systems. ipod power charger port 2 audio inputs Built-in power amplifiers, no receiver needed - 45 Watts RMS per channel Wireless-ready! Power outlet for Airport Express Front panel volume control Custom Kevlar woofers for super low end / Silk dome tweeters for smooth highs Subwoofer output for adding an optional powered subwoofer High-quality speaker connectors Auto-sleep power saving mode Hand-built and finished cabinets Video shielded Au
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Audioengine A5B Powered Bookshelf Speaker System - Black Finish Reviews
When off these speakers are silent, when on, they have a very pleasing sound. I was sent a speaker immediately. I just ordered 2 more pairs for my livingroom and bedroom.
One speaker had problems and like the other reviewer said, the customer service was an amazingly good experience. I simply enjoy listening to these with all types of media. I have had these for about a year now.
These speakers are very nice, and very well priced.
Very slight nasal honkiness-small amount of loose fill in port fixed it.Probably caused by reflection of port off back wall. Support was responsive but only said that you have to use the input source level control as volume and could not use the front of speaker control if you want use a sub. NICE packing, a comprehensive set of cables etc. Sound very non fatiguging. its a non adjustable full range "line out" meaning the sub stays at the same volume no matter what the front panel knob is set at.
Plays loud and clean. Have only one complaint-the advertised "subwoofer jack" is no such thing. Generally excellent product all the way round. Shocking good imaging even on my asymetric cluttered desk.
I envisioned the usual nightmare of having to ship it somewhere for a repair. To my immense relief, I was told to bring the broken one into the store to receive an immediate replacement. Although it was disappointing to have one break, this is the best customer service that I can imagine. Alas, two nights ago, one of the speakers stopped working - at least the woofer did. I was surprised and gratified when the friendly fellow I spoke to told me they would ship a replacement speaker out to me immediately, and include a UPS label to send them the broken speaker at no cost to me.
I phoned AudioEngine's tech support line. I live a few blocks from Westworld. But he also suggested that I call the retailer who sold them to me - Westworld Computers in Vancouver, BC. That, on top of the speakers' sound quality, makes them an excellent buy. The end of the story: I had a new speaker back in my livingroom within 15 minutes, working perfectly.
I bought a pair of the A5s two months ago, after reading the many rave reviews here.
Absolutely fantastic. Great for live jazz recordings (think Horace Silver and Wynton Marsalis). I've found myself buying more blu-ray movies and super audio discs to show them off to my friends and myself. My brother spent $550 on some studio-reference monitors and wishes he had come across these. These are really the only speakers I've seen for less than $1000 that still let you feel like an audiophile. The only thing is, now my 128 and 192 kbps mp3 files aren't good enough. These little beauties really let you hear all the little digital compression found in these smaller file types. I've connected these to my PS3 and use them for music, movies, and games.
Cannot say enough about the sound coming out of these smallish speakers, I'm beginning to re-think my "Made in China" preconceptions.very strong buy. Thanks to all the positive reviews, I went ahead and got the A5s factory-direct.
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