I have become ahuge believer in the future potential of simplicity and stuff like SB + active speakers.
I am amazed by the price-performance ratio of the SB3->Audioengine5 combo. As people are probably getting tired of hearing, I have temporarily moved from my (larger) home to a studio apartment. In my home, I have been listening to music through a high end Accuphase chain feeding into artesan German speakers tweaked by a renowned audiolab. It is not an esoteric $100k+ system, but it is pretty nice, and has received plenty of acolades from fellow enthusiasts. So when I moved, knowing I could not be without music, and knowing I could not take my system, I was worried. Here I am, one month into this. The Audioengine 5s are probably still not entirely broken in, but it is amazing how musical and detailed they are. At a fraction of the price of my home stereo. The SB3 holds no surprises, I have been a hige fan since I bought one in January 06, and by now have 2 of them. I think the future belongs to the simple streamer-into-active-speakers concept. really. Elegant, simple, nice to look at, and very balanced at a fraction of the price. Wow. I am not yet done evaluating, I shall do so in a few weeks. But suffice to say: while I do miss my home system, I thoroughly enjoy and am incredibly grateful I get to enjoy the simple system I now use while away - it's a lifesaver, and an eye-opener. The high end audio game will tip that way. -- pablolie ------------------------------------------------------------------------ pablolie's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3816 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=39239 _______________________________________________ audiophiles mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/audiophiles
