Lesu;315096 Wrote: > I am intending to equip a new conservatory with an SB3 with powered > speakers. It seems that Audioengine produces what I'm looking for. The > room is 5m x 3.5m and 3m tall. Probably will contain a lot of hard > surfaces, tiled floor, glass sides etc. > I'm uncertain whether to go for A5's, which I understand need to be > brought away from the walls, because of their rear venting, or go with > A2's. Do A2's have the same back wall restriction and would they fill > the room adequately with sound? > I'd hate to get the wrong item and then have to upgrade later.
I think it comes down to budget and type of listening. If the price of the A5s is not part of the equation, get the A5s. Speakers are the most important part of any system and I recommend buying the best you can afford at the time. The other components can be upgraded over time without a need to upgrade the speakers (which is not the case here). Next issue would be the purpose of the listening room. If it is just background music, the A2s would probably be enough. If you are actually listening, I would go with the A5s. -- iPhone *iPhone* 'Last.FM' (http://www.last.fm/user/mephone) Media Room: Transporter, VTL TL-6.5 Signature Pre-Amp, Ayre MX-R Mono Blocks, Vandersteen Quatro, VeraStarr 6.4SE 6-channel Amp, VCC-5 Reference Center, four VSM-1 Signatures, Runco RS 900 CineWide AutoScope 2.35:1 Living Room: Duet, ADCOM GTP-870HD, Cinepro 3K6SE III Gold, Vandersteen Model 3A Signature, Two 2Wq subs, VCC-2, Two VSM-1 Bedroom: SB3, NAD C370, Thiel 2.3 Home Office: SB3, Parasound Vamp v.3, VSM-1 Sigs Mobile: SB3, Audioengine A5 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ iPhone's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=13622 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=49257 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
