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About the same Bev, was the sweet spot after a lot of faffing about.Originally Posted by Ninanina
Tried a few pair of active 'hifi' speakers on my computer (JBL Control 5's, recent Wharfedale Diamonds and the like) and none have been as good as the Aego M's to me.
Again, good choice Bev.
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Thanks Gary...About the same Bev, was the sweet spot after a lot of faffing about.
Tried a few pair of active 'hifi' speakers on my computer (JBL Control 5's, recent Wharfedale Diamonds and the like) and none have been as good as the Aego M's to me.
Again, good choice Bev.
I am absolutely amazed how such tiny speakers can sound so good... they are very musical as well.. very foot tapping...
Did you use anything under the little speakers to isolate them ? I've just 'plonked' them down on the desk at the moment
Bev
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Nope.
An avid 'plonker' myself, I just put them on my desk and enjoyed.
The sub handles the 'rumbly' frequencies where isolation n such actually matters and being Acoustic Energy they have already thought of this stuff in advance.
My experiece, just put the boxes where you need 'em and enjoy.
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Hardwired 10kVA balanced mains powering entire system
AMPS
Meridian 557 power Amp (Modded) / PS Audio BHK Preamp (Modded)
SPEAKERS
Wharfedale Evo 4.4
DAC
PS Audio Directstream (Modded)
TURNTABLE
Pro-Ject X8 balanced output via XLR / Ortofon Quintet Blue cartridge
PHONOSTAGE
Pro-Ject DS3 B balanced Input (TT and Phonostage powered by Pro-Ject Power box RS2 linear psu)
DIGITAL
OPPO 203 (Modded: Linear PSU, i2s output to Dac) - Roon Endpoint, HDMI input used for all things Streaming/ PS5 /AppleTV ... also good for movies apparently?
MUSIC PLAYBACK
Tweaked AP-Linux based Roon Server into Oppo 203 as Roon endpoint
Ipad Roon Remote.
Apple Music/ YouTube via AppleTV, fed to Dac via Oppo HDMI input/i2s output to Dac.
SPEAKER CABLES
Biwired: Duelund DCA10GA (Bass) Duelund DCA16GA (mid & treble) Duelund 12DCA used as jumpers (On "Blackcat Cable" Chris Sommivigo's advice - yup, even with biwire it sounds better - and it does)
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All Balanced: Ghost+ recording studio XLR cables
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Plonked seems ok to me
I have the sub where I can reach it at the moment but will probably 'hide' it somewhere underneath the desk in a while
Well happy with the AE's and for what I paid they seem a complete bargain to me
Bev
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still using my creative labs ones. had em for years and sound great. Kevlar driver
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I had a pair of Creative GigaWorks T20's for a little while and they didn't sound anywhere near as good as the 42's. I did not have them long enough to try against the AE's but they wouldn't have stood a chance against them to be honest
I think the T40's might have been a bit closer sound wise though
Which Creative's do you have Grant ?
Bev
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Got my TDK S60 NXT system rigged up in here. Had it for a long time, sounds decent enough. Got a beautiful Cyruslink setup in the other room.
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Love the look of the TDK Geoff... and I'd never heard of the Cyruslink ... nice
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no idea... Had them for an age. up until recently was running a dac into them too. TBH they aint used much, bar occasional music searches and videos. They can go quite loud. I dont like subs
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Oh my god! There's nothing wrong with the bidet is there?
“Nothing discloses real character like the use of power. It is easy for the weak to be gentle. Most people can bear adversity. But if you wish to know what a man really is, give him power. This is the supreme test. It is the glory of Lincoln that, having almost absolute power, he never abused it, except on the side of mercy".
“You see these dictators on their pedestals, surrounded by the bayonets of their soldiers and the truncheons of their police ... yet in their hearts there is unspoken fear. They are afraid of words and thoughts: words spoken abroad, thoughts stirring at home -- all the more powerful because forbidden -- terrify them. A little mouse of thought appears in the room, and even the mightiest potentates are thrown into panic.”
"You don't have free will. You have the appearance of free will.”
“There's a war out there, old friend. A world war. And it's not about who's got the most bullets. It's about who controls the information. What we see and hear, how we work, what we think... it's all about the information!”
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I was the same as you Grant in not liking subs that's why I went for the 42's but now having the AE's has kinda changed my thoughts about subs...
The AE's are so very good and I am still amazed that such tiny little speakers can sound so superb.... I've been listening all night to the AE's and am very impressed
The little speakers only measure about 10cm x 7cm and I have absolutely no idea how they create the sound they do
Bev
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