Jump to content

Audioengine A5+ Installation Help.

M A J O R
By M A J O R
in Audio
 Share
Go to solution Solved by M A J O R,

Just to be sure, you're using the volume rocker on the actual speakers themselves right (or using the remote)?

I figured it out. The minijack wasn't plugged in fully but looked like it was. 

Posted

I bought a set of Audioengine A5+ speakers and I'm having some installation problems (No idea with audio equipment).

 

I've connected the AC Power as well as the speaker wire connecting the two speakers. I've checked that the exposed wire is contacting the connectors.

 

Lastly there is the mini jack and the RCA cable.  I've connected the mini jack from the speaker to the green port on my motherboard IO. After this I turned them on and tried them out. 

 

I'm getting some sound but I have to max the PC volume and it's still a very low sound. Do I have to connect the RCA cable to my PC as well? Like I said I have no idea. 

 

If so which colored ports do I connect them to on my mobo. 

 

 

Thanks in advance. 

Corsair Air 540 - ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Z170 - Corsair HX850i - Intel i7 6700K - Corsair H100i Pro - Gigabyte RX 5700 XT 8GB - 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 - Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Samsung 850 500GB - WD Black 4TB

Link to comment
https://linustechtips.com/topic/520069-audioengine-a5-installation-help/
Share on other sites
Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

Just to be sure, you're using the volume rocker on the actual speakers themselves right (or using the remote)?

AD2000x Review  Fitear To Go! 334 Review

Speakers - KEF LSX

Headphones - Sennheiser HD650, Kumitate Labs KL-Lakh

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted
  • Author
  • Solution

Just to be sure, you're using the volume rocker on the actual speakers themselves right (or using the remote)?

I figured it out. The minijack wasn't plugged in fully but looked like it was. 

Corsair Air 540 - ASUS Maximus VIII Hero Z170 - Corsair HX850i - Intel i7 6700K - Corsair H100i Pro - Gigabyte RX 5700 XT 8GB - 32GB Kingston HyperX Fury DDR4 2400 - Samsung 860 QVO 1TB - Samsung 850 500GB - WD Black 4TB

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

I figured it out. The minijack wasn't plugged in fully but looked like it was.

How do you like them? I'm considering them myself aswell.

Gaming HTPC:

R5 5600X - Cryorig C7 - Asus ROG B350-i - EVGA RTX2060KO - 16gb G.Skill Ripjaws V 3333mhz - Corsair SF450 - 500gb 960 EVO - LianLi TU100B


Desktop PC:
R9 3900X - Peerless Assassin 120 SE - Asus Prime X570 Pro - Powercolor 7900XT - 32gb LPX 3200mhz - Corsair SF750 Platinum - 1TB WD SN850X - CoolerMaster NR200 White - Gigabyte M27Q-SA - Corsair K70 Rapidfire - Logitech MX518 Legendary - HyperXCloud Alpha wireless


Boss-NAS [Build Log]:
R5 2400G - Noctua NH-D14 - Asus Prime X370-Pro - 16gb G.Skill Aegis 3000mhz - Seasonic Focus Platinum 550W - Fractal Design R5 - 
250gb 970 Evo (OS) - 2x500gb 860 Evo (Raid0) - 6x4TB WD Red (RaidZ2)

Synology-NAS:
DS920+
2x4TB Ironwolf - 1x18TB Seagate Exos X20

 

Audio Gear:

Hifiman HE-400i - Kennerton Magister - Beyerdynamic DT880 250Ohm - AKG K7XX - Fostex TH-X00 - O2 Amp/DAC Combo - 
Klipsch RP280F - Klipsch RP160M - Klipsch RP440C - Yamaha RX-V479

 

Reviews and Stuff:

GTX 780 DCU2 // 8600GTS // Hifiman HE-400i // Kennerton Magister
Folding all the Proteins! // Boincerino

Useful Links:
Do you need an AMP/DAC? // Recommended Audio Gear // PSU Tier List 

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

How do you like them? I'm considering them myself aswell.

 

I've had the A5+ for a few years now and have nothing but good to say about them, but I'd like to point out the very poor price:performance ratio they offer in comparison to what I would argue are overall better, such as the JBL LSR305.

 

Granted I did not pay $400 for the A5+, I got them for under $300. if I were to do it again though for this price range, I'd probably just grab the LSR305's. The 305's offer a sound that is more crisp without distorting at higher volumes where the A5+ seems to suffer, outside of that though the A5+ has been great, although the sound is much warmer than the 305.

MSI Z97M Gaming | i7-4790k | NZXT Kraken X61 | 16GB Kingston Savage DDR3 2400
EVGA GTX1080 Ti FTW3 | EVGA G2 750 | Phanteks Enthoo Evolv | 1TB 850 Evo | 2TB 860 Evo | 22TB DS918+

Scarlett 2i2 | WooAudio WA7 Fireflies | Fostex TR-X00 | Beyer DT990 | MrSpeaker Alpha Dog | V-Moda M-100 | JBL LSR305 MK2

Link to post
Share on other sites
Posted

How do you like them? I'm considering them myself aswell.

Amazing speakers, but expensive for what they are, thought they would need a sub but a year and half later I still haven't gotten a sub for them so...yeah.

 

On a similar note, god damn the new HD6's are expensive as hell, but I want them so bad >.>

AD2000x Review  Fitear To Go! 334 Review

Speakers - KEF LSX

Headphones - Sennheiser HD650, Kumitate Labs KL-Lakh

Link to post
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now
 Share
Go to topic listing Audio

×