Bought a pair of Audioengines...
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Well they came in already. Set them up in the basement and casually listened for about an hour. Audioengine says no critical listening until 40-60 hours break in time so I made sure I was sufficiently distracted and was not listening critically. I didn't know what might happen, it simply isn't worth risking. LMAO
These things may very well be to big for my desk in my new office. WE shall see.
Oh ya, they sounded pretty darn good right out the box. I wish I could have A/B'ed them with the M-Audios I have been using. I hope based solely on price the Audioengines outperform them by a large margin.
These things may very well be to big for my desk in my new office. WE shall see.
Oh ya, they sounded pretty darn good right out the box. I wish I could have A/B'ed them with the M-Audios I have been using. I hope based solely on price the Audioengines outperform them by a large margin.
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Randy,
Make sure you do all of your "critical listening" (that you will EVER do with these speakers) between the 60th and 61st hours. That's most assuredly the "sweet time" when they will be at their best. After that they will simply continue to degrade at the same rate as they did for the first 40-60 hours, until they eventually sound no better than two rusty old soup cans joined by 100' of limp string.
Best.
Jeff
Make sure you do all of your "critical listening" (that you will EVER do with these speakers) between the 60th and 61st hours. That's most assuredly the "sweet time" when they will be at their best. After that they will simply continue to degrade at the same rate as they did for the first 40-60 hours, until they eventually sound no better than two rusty old soup cans joined by 100' of limp string.
Best.
Jeff
JeffMackwood said:
Jeff, Thank you for pointing that out. As intuitve as it may seem I had not considered that.
Wardsweb said:
WW,
Simply hooked directly up to the PC and to tell you the truth I cant even recall what sound card this machine has in it.
I will try getting pics soon but with the transition between jobs I have been SLAMMED!!!
I am still doing both jobs as my replacement has yet to be named. Fortunately I have A LOT of really good people helping me.
I am also doing something I have never done before. I am breaking in speakers. I have been running them for 48 hours now, varying the volume occasionally from normal to moderate listening levels.
I turned them way down before I go to bed, but still heard them a couple of times throughout the last two nights cuz my office is directly below my bedroom.
We shall see...
I turned them way down before I go to bed, but still heard them a couple of times throughout the last two nights cuz my office is directly below my bedroom.
We shall see...
I will try to get pics later today.
So my brothers, both computer nerds, were over yesterday and I told them to go down and check them out. I still had them running for a bit of break in. They cam upstairs and this was the conversation:
Oldest brother: so what sound card do you have in the PC?
Me: I don't remember
OB: the one that came with the PC?
Me" yes
OB: So you bought a $500 pair of speakers to run on a $5 soundcard? Sounds like a great choice to me.
Damn, I know some of you guys were thinking it, but damn leave it to your brother to pull no punches. LMAO
So my brothers, both computer nerds, were over yesterday and I told them to go down and check them out. I still had them running for a bit of break in. They cam upstairs and this was the conversation:
Oldest brother: so what sound card do you have in the PC?
Me: I don't remember
OB: the one that came with the PC?
Me" yes
OB: So you bought a $500 pair of speakers to run on a $5 soundcard? Sounds like a great choice to me.
Damn, I know some of you guys were thinking it, but damn leave it to your brother to pull no punches. LMAO