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Are these desktop speakers any good? They go for £165 but in US $200 and that is around £125, so i will possibly buy them from the US. Anyway question is are the worth the cash?

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price performance wise those are great ;)

Don't buy them from the us though ... taxes + shipping will make this more expensive. 

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Massdrop often has drops on Audio Engine speakers, so wait for a sale if you can.

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Well that depends on what you expect from them.

Sound......

 

 

All i need is speakers to finish of my audio setup and i was wondering if they are worth the price in terms of quality? Plus the look nice :P

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Have you checked eBay? There's usually tons of good used bookshelf speakers over yonder.

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Sound......

 

 

All i need is speakers to finish of my audio setup and i was wondering if they are worth the price in terms of quality? Plus the look nice :P

Well if you're looking for booming bass, it's definitely not gonna happen. Neither is the volume to fill a large room. I was gonna pick a pair up, but my Stateside trip got cancelled.

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price performance wise those are great ;)

Don't buy them from the us though ... taxes + shipping will make this more expensive. 

Fair enough, thanks dude.

 

Massdrop often has drops on Audio Engine speakers, so wait for a sale if you can.

Some people are saying massdrop are bad for the time it takes for a product to get delivered from the US or am i wrong in saying that?

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Some people where saying massdrop are bad for the time it takes for a product to get delivered in the US or am i wrong in saying that?

 

Oh they do take their time....

But like I said, check eBay.

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Oh they do take their time....

But like I said, check eBay.

I check most of them are the same price or more. I'll just buy the ones on Amazon. Thanks.

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I check most of them are the same price or more. I'll just buy the ones on Amazon. Thanks.

 

No, I didn't mean check it for Audio Engine speakers, I meant check it for cheap used speakers that are still good. 

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Well if you're looking for booming bass, it's definitely not gonna happen. Neither is the volume to fill a large room. I was gonna pick a pair up, but my Stateside trip got cancelled.

Not booming bass for of guy and i have a medium size room so i might pick them up.

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No, I didn't mean check it for Audio Engine speakers, I meant check it for cheap used speakers that are still good. 

I see, okay i will do that.

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audioengine a2 are definitely no bookshelf speakers ...

 

Um... yes they are...

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They're considered active bookshelfs. Although me personally, I would use em in a desktop environment more than on a bookshelf.

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They're considered active bookshelfs. Although me personally, I would use em in a desktop environment more than on a bookshelf.

 

"Bookshelf" is just a form factor, not a use-case.  ;)

 

 

 

M-Audio's a good brand.

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"Bookshelf" is just a form factor, not a use-case.  ;)

 

 

 

M-Audio's a good brand.

They seem rather good for there price "£99"

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M-Audio's a good brand.

 

They seem rather good for there price "£99"

If you're looking at M-Audio, I'd thoroughly recommend the BX5 D2's. Also, take a look at DV247 for ordering audio equipment from the UK.

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If you're looking at M-Audio, I'd thoroughly recommend the BX5 D2's. Also, take a look at DV247 for ordering audio equipment from the UK.

M-audio stuff seem very bass heavy. Question is are they good for music like Heavy metal, classical and so on?

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I've never really thought of them to be particularly bass heavy. If anything they'd be around average at best.. I'd probably say that the Alesis M1 Mk2's were a more bass heavy monitor than anything from the M-Audio range.

 

In answer to your question though, I believe that they should do perfectly fine in your use case. I'd use them over the A2's, saying that however the BX5's only accept either an XLR or 1/4 jack input to each speaker instead of the single Phono input on the A2's. 

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Good speakers pretty much all sound the same if they reproduce the whole freq range

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I have them and they are really good. They produce a flat sound and are super clear.

Also they are some of the best looking speakers in my opinion

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I've never really thought of them to be particularly bass heavy. If anything they'd be around average at best.. I'd probably say that the Alesis M1 Mk2's were a more bass heavy monitor than anything from the M-Audio range.

 

In answer to your question though, I believe that they should do perfectly fine in your use case. I'd use them over the A2's, saying that however the BX5's only accept either an XLR or 1/4 jack input to each speaker instead of the single Phono input on the A2's. 

Don't know why but i like the av40's over the BX5's

 

I have them and they are really good. They produce a flat sound and are super clear.

Also they are some of the best looking speakers in my opinion

They do look really nice and small too.

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