moshulu;188151 Wrote: > Funny - this very evening I set up a pair of Audioengine 5s. So I can't > help responding, even though I cannot provide the desired comparison. > My new speakers are installed in a tiny kitchen, on top of the > refigerator. They are driven by a Zune - Microsoft's Ipod clone. I > like the sound very much, and the esthetics/workmanship are very high. > Overall, they exceed my expectations, especially considering the price > (alas, the same in euros as the US price in dollars). I only wish the > power switch was in the front. The USB charging port is a nice > feature. > > I sometimes listen to the Zune through Grado SR125 headphones, so I > think that I understand the limitations of the MP3 player and format. > Given this, I would say that the AE5s are very nice bookshelf > amplifier-speakers, but by no stretch of the imagination do they > qualify as audiophile grade. > > Just for yuks, I set the AE5s up in the living room first, next to the > Klipsch RF5s which are driven by my home-built 300B single-ended > monblocks. These are tricked out with lots of "boutique" components > (Black Gates, Jensens, etc.) and get their inputs from an SB3 via a > battery-powered Monica2 DAC. I played the same tunes through the > SB3/Flac and the Zune/MP3. Well...let's just say that the Audioengines > are going to remain on kitchen duty. > > moshulu
I thought you might want to make a closer comparison by connecting SB3 and DAC to AE5 and listen to the same flacs... -- 325xi ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 325xi's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=5661 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=33632 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
