[PabloDiner]

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I find the A5 to be fairly revealing. With a bad DAC/source they don't sound very good, but paired with high-end equipment, they scale up quite nicely.

I am inclined to agree, and looking forward to the scaling. i purchased a stf-1 sub to pair and am currently running 3.5mm out to the audioengines from a laptop with itunes lossless cd rips. And don't get me wrong it sounds pretty good, but not the detail i was expecting for the money, though they are not very expensive, just ordered a Little Dot Dac-I and am excited to hear the difference in quality. I say go for em, they are a little cumbersome, take up a bit of space on a desktop but not unmanagable, but were a dramatic improvement over some old USB logitech speakers. And i read hundreds of reviews, good and bad, and feel that i made the best decision for the price, as do many others who own this set.

 

[skdmatthews]

Dear All;
 
I have a pair of the wonderful A5's.
 
1) How can i elevate the speakers to the ear level?
 
2) Anyone did any cable upgrades?
 
Any other tips to make the best out of these speakers are welcome.
 
Thanks a lot,
 
Best Wishes.

 

[AmanGeorge]

1) I built a hutch on my desk to raise my A2s to ear level

 

[a_recording]

Consider if you can get your hands on them the Aktimate Minis. They are similar to the A5's (though I think they are larger), and equally as well reviewed. I have a pair, and they are absolutely thumping, though still articulate. I use a Super Pro 707 DAC with them.
 
Considering your question about the iPod, whats nice is that the Aktimates have an inbuilt iPod dock. I don't use it very much, but its certainly a convenient addition and makes them great for parties.
 
http://www.aktimate.com/Features%20AktiMate%20Mini.htm
 
Don't mind the dodgy website, have a read of some of the reviews...

 

[pinoyman]

hi...
i have my ipod as source, docked in the apple universal dock.
but still, there were something missing...
 
what should i do to make the ipod sound good with my A's?

 

[darknessproz]

Get a dock that allows digital output, like the wadia dock, feed it through a high-end DAC and into the speakers. Probably overkill though.

 

[weibby]

http://audiohub.com.sg/blog-entries/audioengine-a5-powercord-tweak/
And a whole lost of other tweaks I've done... now when the warranty over, the next ultimately tweak will be opening up the amp and changing out the internal wires and caps.
 
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Dear All;
 
I have a pair of the wonderful A5's.
 
1) How can i elevate the speakers to the ear level?
 
2) Anyone did any cable upgrades?
 
Any other tips to make the best out of these speakers are welcome.
 
Thanks a lot,
 
Best Wishes.

 

[pinoyman]

i have a plan...
 
buy myself the wadia transport dock then the MAVERICK AUDIO d1 as my DAC then ipod and audioengines.
 
what do you think guys?
will this make a good sound?

 

[weibby]

For the money you can build a decent Mini itx music server with a nice digital interface for reclocking purposes.

 

[pinoyman]

^what is mini itx music server?
and what is reclocking???

 

[325xi]

I use A5 for 2 years. They are very far from my main Revel M20 monitors, but for background music or any other kind of no-immersion listening they're fairly good.
Just don't place 'em next to the wall, bass is boomy

 

[weibby]

Mini Itx music server is a tiny computer which measures 17 x 17 cm for the mobo and it runs a full fledge pc.
 
Then you get a digital interface like a sound card with a clock to minimize jitter..
 
I stuffed polyester into the back ports, the bass is quite okay when you do that.
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I use A5 for 2 years. They are very far from my main Revel M20 monitors, but for background music or any other kind of no-immersion listening they're fairly good.
Just don't place 'em next to the wall, bass is boomy