Comments on: Audioengine A5 Speaker System

By: Slacker G2 Dock Review — The Gadgeteer

Slacker G2 Dock Review — The Gadgeteer — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 21:47:35 +0000

[...] tested the dock by connecting it to my iMac for charging, and to my Audioengine A5 speakers to test the audio out capabilities from the headphone and line out [...]

By: Steve Hulbert

Steve Hulbert — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 00:10:36 +0000

I’ve been looking for a pair of speakers like these for ages. I am, or was a bit of an audiophile but am now partially disabled + living in a smaller space. I’m unsure whether the A5’s would be okay on a ‘desk top’ or an old wooden cabinet supporting my LCD TV. Some other reviewers suggest they sound best on stands + are way too good for an ipod!!
Like the reviewer, I’d not just ‘like’ but realistically need a remote + easy way to turn off from a wheelchair….
Re the old post from Altema, is there any way to contact him\her? I’d love a pair of speakers like he describes to replace my horn loaded classic 1950\60’s speakers… Please feel free to pass my details on, I may be able to help with a worthwhile world-wide marketing option at a very affordable cost.
Thanks. Steve.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:59:10 +0000

granarch:

I heard that they came out with a Black set. That’s great news about the connection points. Please do let us all know what you think of these speakers. I still love mine!

By: granarch

granarch — Mon, 09 Oct 2006 17:47:43 +0000

I just got a pair of A5’s in Black. Not only that, but the speaker cable connections are to posts and “Out” L&R sub ports have been added. They must read your reviews.

By: Altema

Altema — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 05:05:32 +0000

Julie wrote:

Altema:

I wish you good luck on your relocation.

You work for a company that makes speakers?

Thanks! (hope it happens soon)

I don’t work for a company that makes speakers, I do pro audio and system design. Being in Motown worked well for me because I got my audio engineering training from Barry Gordy’s mastering engineer, Bob Dennis. That, along with being already experienced in live sound, motivated me to invent the speakers I mentioned in the previous post. I think I’ve mentioned them here before, but everywhere I do a demo or concert, there are people walking around with their mouths open in disbelief. For one theatrical event, a sound company had a $60,000 Bose system that had been fine tuned for three days. The chief engineer asked me to bring a pair of mine so he could hear them. We threw up a pair with no EQ or processing, and after two minutes of listening, he said “Get rid of the Bose”. His crew literally tore the system down and used one pair of mine instead. People in the audience actually thought they had a live orchestra.

I was attempting to market them, but the company I paid so much for ended up knowing NOTHING about speakers

Ironicaly it was Bose who took the hardest look, but word came back that the design was too unconventional, despite easily outperforming every one of their products. Oh well, I’m looking at going into manufacturing now… something that the marketing company worked so hard at talking me out of.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 21 Mar 2006 01:04:30 +0000

Altema:

I wish you good luck on your relocation.

You work for a company that makes speakers?

By: Altema

Altema — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 22:06:33 +0000

Just inside Detroit. The area was ok when we bought this as our first house, then got worse the last few years. The police here were overworked and stretched too thin, then our mayor hit them with layoffs and closed the station in our area. The thugs were celebrating… as now they can have meetings in the street, go rob a house, and carry the stuff off in broad daylight.

And that’s why I moved my speakers, as the ones at home were the production prototypes for the patent… not something you can go out and replace at the local audio store! The speakers that have been sold can’t be bought back, as they won’t let them go at any price.

Yeah, we’ve been looking to relocate, but a house for a family of eight on a single income is not that easy to come by.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:41:32 +0000

Altema:

No, as far as I know, there are no available covers for the speakers.

I’m curious, where do you live?

By: Altema

Altema — Mon, 20 Mar 2006 21:16:54 +0000

Sounds like a good system to me, I’ll have to give them a listen for those areas that are outside of my main listening area. Of course right now, my primary sound system has been moved to a production studio, as the area where we live has declined to a severe state of lawlessness. Besides, 1400 watts at 0% distortion is a little overkill for a livingroom. My wife seldom put the system past 10 watts when it was home

I’ll have my system back home AFTER we move, but these look like a good alternative until then. Do they make covers for the speakers?

By: Julie

Julie — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 22:17:06 +0000

dgallina:

Exactly. I tested this feature and it worked perfectly.

By: dgallina

dgallina — Sat, 18 Mar 2006 18:07:03 +0000

Good review! Sounds like buying these to use with an Airport Express is a no-brainer if you’re looking for audio in another room without the extra amplifier and etc.