For those in Australia, Tivoli Hi-Fi have the B&W A5 on sale for $299 which is an absolute steal! they retail for $799. I started with the B&W A5 speaker system and now have the bigger Brother, the A7 which has slightly more bass but I certainly wouldn’t ridicule the A5, at that price I bought an A5 for the kitchen, I have the A7 at my bedside. If you want to hear what all the fuss is about when it comes to B&W then the A5 at $299 presents the perfect opportunity to reward your ears. The A5 may not suit everyone of course as its designed to connect via AirPlay to other devices such as IOS devices, computers using iTunes or software that can stream audio via Airplay. The A5 does have an Aux-in jack for external sources. The system consists of 4 drivers each of which are driven by a 25 watt Class D amplifier, 100 wats in total.
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