Club1820;273737 Wrote: > Mark, can you clarify the finish on the A2s. Glossy Black or Matte > Satin? > > I ask because I originally bought the A5s but found they were just too > big for the desk. Although they sounded great and wanted to keep them - > they would be used on my wife's desk so it was a no go. > > I replaced them with the A2s, which also sound good. But the A2s came > with the Audioengine logo on the front/bottom of the speaker. Which I > think just looks terrible (nothing against the logo). It just takes > away from the clean, sleek look. > > On the webpage they dont have the logo. The A5s didnt have the logo > either. I emailed support and they said the logo is new and the > webpage hasnt been updated. They said they changed the finish on the > A2s from glossy black to Matte Satin because the glossy black was > easily scratched. They gave me the option of switching for the glossy > black without the logo since they still had a few in stock. > > So which did you have on the A2s, glossy or satin? and did yours have > the logo? > > Thanks.
Keep in mind, both speakers were the dealer's demo speakers because he can't keep these in stock! So it might be old stock and they might have been bashed around a little by customers less careful than I. The A2s were glossy black, a finish like the "new" SB3 IR remote. It did have the Audioengine logo right on the front above the bass port. I would have preferred it didn't, but it didn't look that bad, just a little large. The A5s were matte black. I found the fit and finish rather poor, there was a lighter grey ring around the woofer which had ragged, uneven edges in places. And the volume knob on the front felt and looked very cheap, it felt like it wasn't on flush and at a slight angle (i.e. not entirely parallel to the housing). Both were very good in terms of sound though, and that's the most important part to me. -- Mark Lanctot Ben Klass: "I won't even eat a pre-7.0 meal. Well, unless it involves bacon." SB2, Transporter, beta SBR, beta SBC, pre-production SBC ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Mark Lanctot's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=2071 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=40455 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
