Hi all, I've been referring to myself as a "budding audiophile" for a couple years now, and I think the time has come to upgrade to "audiophile in early bloom" (approaching 30 ... toys are getting more expensive). I have some money to spend ($200-300) and am trying to choose between the Audioengine A2 and A5 speakers. (I could be convinced to shell out more than 300 if worth it.)
I will be using them in connection to my computer (RCA outs on my 5 year old Audiophile 2496 sound card - I assume the DAC is satisfactory enough on this card). They will be located in my office - an approximately 15' x 15' room in my basement - three walls are drywall on studs on concrete with dirt behind, and the fourth wall is drywall on studs with a french door to the hall. Ceiling is drywall with a kids playroom above (only a factor when the kids are playing :) ). Only potential sources of noise is my computer (contained in a compartment of my computer desk which I may want to insulate depending on impact to PCs ability to cool). There are no air supply / return ducts, which is nice for noise but a problem if I want to keep the door shut for long periods of time (the doors are pretty tight to the carpet, and a man needs to breath!). Besides the computer, I will also be using the speakers with an old record player I have via its headphone out (either connected through the 2496 or directly to the speakers). I'll also want to hook up a CD player of some kind directly to the speakers (old boombox or discman) to listen to music in periods when the PC is unavailable. But the main use will be with my PC. It's a given that I'll at least buy the A2s. I'm trying to decide if it's worth popping for the A5s. If I do go with the A5s, is it worth upgrading to the bamboo for an extra $100? I like the look but don't know about what additional performance I may get with it. Thanks in advance, I love being able to tap this vast wealth of knowledge. -- mattbrown521 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mattbrown521's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13220 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=67800 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list audiophiles@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/audiophiles
