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ANYTHING BETTER THAN AUDIOENGINE A5 FOR UNDER $300?

post #1 of 7
1/14/12 at 12:00am
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Like the title says

 

Which Speakers are better than the Audioengine A5?

 

My Maverick TubeMagic D2 DAC ($270) will be running the speakers. i also have a Polk Audio Subwoofer ($500)

 

Uses are Laptops, Piano, TV, iPod, PS3, etc.

 

I have about $300 to spend on speakers.


Edited by cssarrow - 1/14/12 at 12:02am
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post #2 of 7
1/14/12 at 1:26am

At $300 no, since their is no need for an amp. Are there better passive speakers at $300? Pretty sure. A5 is a solid product and performs very well for its price range.

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post #3 of 7
1/14/12 at 3:17am

Err many have owned the A5s and Swan higher end actives and the latter consistently offer better SQ/$$ and even then drop down to AVS forums and peeps would definitely steer u away from actives for TV/Living room audio set up L3000.gif


Edited by trog - 1/14/12 at 3:18am
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post #4 of 7
1/14/12 at 3:30am

different, yes. better, unlikely. 

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post #5 of 7
1/14/12 at 3:41am

Need to up that budget a bit.

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post #6 of 7
1/14/12 at 9:20am
Thread Starter 

Thank you guys.

 

I'll just stay with my A5's then since im a broke college student.

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post #7 of 7
1/14/12 at 10:06am

A pair of entry level psbs with a no-frills T-amp or such would probably be the closest you can get to being 'better' while still remaining inexpensive, but it would put you under 400, not 300.  Actives do have their purpose if you want to stay very low on the price.

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