M-audio AV 40 and Audioengine 2 brief comparison

[iriverdude]

Should be at 100%, line level is fixed, isn't it 2.5v?

 

[kite7]

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Originally Posted by BoseFan /img/forum/go_quote.gif It might not be all that relevant, but when I first listened to the A2's I didn't know that if the volume knob is at (according to my foggy memory) 1/3 or less one channel will be louder than the other. When I lowered the sound in windows and turned up the A2's, it was like day and night, despite having read that I should keep the volume in windows and the media player at 100% loudness.

So I tried this today and I don't hear any difference with the volume high on the speakers, low in windows and vice versa. Well that certainly wasn't worth the hassle, unpackaging and repacking things

 

[Music3nthusiaSt]

i think this comparison not fair because u decide to make conclusion with only ur ears and experience...did u have high end studio monitors or ever listen to them? i also feel like u are underestimating this little gem...
 
steve gutternberg had review m-audio av40 and many others high end pc speakers....he is a freelance and has review too many from cheap to very pricey speakers/home theather/studio monitors and headphones....he is a long journey audiophile that has far superior exprience in music playback....but he decide to put audioengine 2 in his blog "top 10 great sounding speakers from $30 - $400"...
 
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13645_3-20099395-47/top-10-great-sounding-speakers-from-$30-to-$400/
 
this if proof that m-audio av40 is not offers like what audioengine 2 offers(although m-audio is quite good i think)....after i hear audioengine 2 with my own ears i believe this is the truth...
 
but if u really want top audio quality from audioengine 2 u need to fullfill a few steps :-
 
1. burn in 1-2 days and even much longer...it will get better because audioengine 2 making from very high quality compenent that seem like last forever(need patient behaviour)...
 
2. find something to make sure it stand high enough, tilting it back and also turn it to ur ears...
 
3. crank the volume until 3 o'clock(this instruction wrote in construction book that came with audioengine 2)....this is because audioengine 2 very need power from it implifier to make it shine and can give more vibrant, richness and clarity with crisp(but not fatiguing) performance....
 
4. make sure u have good dac/sound card to make sure audioengine 2 push out what it has until reach it limitation....