A new converted A5+ comrade reporting for duty!



Please ignore the speakers setting, I know it's a bad setting but it's temporary. Will get a proper speaker stand and replace the position of my book shelf with that. Anyway, I don't get it when people complained bout the lack of bass as for me, the bass coming out from the speaker are adequate enough, if not at times can be a bit overwhelming. I did get the whole set (DAC + S8 Sub), but most of the time I didn't turn the sub on (if I do, I only set it to like 1/10 of its volume) as it is too much for my ears to handle. But again, I'm not really a bass fan and most of the time I listen to music (.flac / 320kb mp3s) and occasionally some movies. Even when I listen to my analogue set, I always set my Marantz to 'Source Direct'.

As for first impression, these speaker sounded really good in the audition room but when I plugged in mine fresh out of the box, the bass (as the bass from the speaker not the sub) is a bit boomy to my liking, and on certain songs, murky. Audioengine suggest at least 30-50 hours burn in, but I'll stick with my 200 hours. Will come back with results after the burn-in and as soon as I figure out the speaker's positioning (this speaker needs a really good position, especially in a small room like mine). But all in all, I can say it's a really good speaker. Worth every cents spent! Go frigging get it!

This post has been edited by AutaAutistik: Dec 20 2013, 02:43 PM

RM3.1k including the S8 sub and DAC. And yes, from Digital Audio Studio. Mr Chin is a really nice guy!

This post has been edited by AutaAutistik: Dec 20 2013, 03:09 PM

I'm well aware of that. Like I mentioned earlier, it's just a temporary set up for the break-in period. Will get a proper stand and put it on side of the table where currently my book shelf resides

I didn't audition the AktiMate Mini but have a chance to test the AktiMate Micro. To be frank, I adore the AktiMate Micro more than the Audioengine. It's really good with vocal and the mid-range is lively and super sweet. The only reason why I opted out with the Audioengine is because it sounds better on the type of music I listen to the most. I did bring my benchmark CDs (The S.I.G.I.T - Hertz Dyslexia EP / Terrorizer - World Downfall / Orchid - Capricorn) to audition both speakers and found that Audioengine surpass the AktiMate Micro when it comes to agility, speed, consistency and details

Will definitely check that. Thanks boss!