When I get home from get off work every day, I unload my equipment and turn on my computer and speakers first to get ready for another life. Although there are no special requirements for sound quality, it seems that audio products are inevitably used every day. Earplugs, Bluetooth speakers , active speakers, etc. are all tools for transmitting music. Recently, I rarely use active speakers, so I once again experienced a pair of boxes from Audioengine , Audioengine A5+.
I just chatted with the leader a while ago that in Shouzi’s hometown, many families like to use a lot of wood and bamboo style things in their decoration. In contrast, the simple or European style that is popular in some big cities or other places is rarely seen here. Later, it was concluded that wooden products can be used for a longer period of time. Coupled with the customs and people's aesthetic preferences here, such a style has been formed.
Indeed, compared to the simple and refreshing European style or industrial style, the bamboo decoration style with a large number of mahogany and the like in eastern Guangdong is more durable and durable. The European style is more youthful and energetic, and is more of a preference for young people. In the long run, wooden-style products or decorations are better able to withstand the ravages of time.
For me, who is not an audiophile, I usually use Bluetooth speakers as desktop audio tools to save space. As for Audioengine, they used the pair of A2+ boxes as desktop speakers for some time before, but they later gave them away. Compared with the A2+, the A5+ I experienced this time is larger in size.
This pair of A5+ uses a bamboo box, which looks more classy than the black and white version. Thin people will also have a better impression of wooden and bamboo products because they won’t get tired of them so easily.
active speakers, the A5+ has a very square shape, nothing special. The edges of the bamboo box are polished and smooth, reducing the rigid visual feel of the square shape. The front of the main box is equipped with a power indicator light, a remote control sensing area and a volume adjustment knob, while the back is densely populated with various interfaces.
Relatively speaking, the secondary box is relatively simple, and there is only a connector on the back to connect to the main box. My first impression of this pair of boxes is that they are heavy. Made of real materials, such a pair of boxes weighs close to 12kg, which is quite heavy, but stable enough.
Although there is a volume adjustment knob in the front corner of the main box, the Audioengine A5+ is independently equipped with a wireless remote control that can be adjusted remotely. Shouzi hypothesized a scenario where such remote control equipment would be very useful, that is, when you use this pair of boxes as speakers in the living room or home theater, the boxes are often far away from us, so the remote control can display Its important role has been revealed.
Since it is a speaker, of course it must have a satisfactory sound to be considered a good speaker. From an unprofessional perspective, song is a cultural carrier that spreads emotions and sustenance. Each song has its own characteristics, and each person has his or her unique voice. Only when the sound from a speaker is more delicate and richer can you better feel the story you want to express.
In the daily life of thin people, they listen more to some pop music. In addition, they also like to listen to some electronic music to refresh themselves when they are sleepy. The one I use most every day is NetEase Cloud. Its rich audio resources can meet my needs at different times. So let’s briefly talk about some of the feelings that Audioengine A5+ brings to me from a music perspective.
I don’t know when I started to like listening to Eason Chan . Maybe it’s because I didn’t understand love songs in those years, or maybe Shouzi is a person with stories. Eason Chan has become extremely popular in recent years. Even to buy a concert ticket, he has to fight to the death. When it comes to Eason Chan, there are not as many songs released in recent years as before, but songs like "Black Hole", "That's Okay", and "Main Theme" are songs that I never get tired of listening to.
Eason Chan alternates between high-pitched and hoarse, and he can interpret the story in a song very well, especially those series of love songs that express helplessness. People can feel the joy, anger, sorrow and joy in each song and integrate into it. Audioengine A5+'s more delicate performance, listening to the live version, has a wider sense of atmosphere, allowing you to clearly distinguish the cheers and screams from all directions, as if you are in the middle of it.
For pop music, it is more about the singer's voice interpretation characteristics to express the story and emotion in the song. So when it comes to pop music, what’s more important is the vocal performance. In Audioengine A5+, when listening to my favorite singers such as Eason Chan, Priscilla Chan , Li Ronghao, Karen Mok , etc., the vocal performance has its own characteristics. The vocals will be clear, but not too prominent. Careful taste can allow you to feel the different vocal characteristics of different singers and feel the emotions they want to bring you.
The electronic music mentioned above, I usually take a break after dinner, and I like to do some simple exercises in my small room. After all, the body is the capital of revolution. The process of exercising is often boring, so accompanying me with some emotional songs can help me exercise better and relieve the boredom of the process, so I fell in love with electronic music.
Electronic music songs mostly have a heavy metal flavor, with powerful bass rumbles and obvious rhythmic percussions, which are good things to activate tired cells in the body. There are a lot of electronic music playlists in NetEase Cloud. At first, I would randomly click on some songs to play randomly, but I found that I didn’t like some of the songs very much, so I gradually started to listen to some of my favorite songs. Collect them to form your favorite playlist. Among them, "seve", "fade", "happy", "Boom Boom Pow", "Unity", etc. are all recycled daily. Thick bass that bombards my ears. Listening to "seve", while "killing the black chicken" and tearing up the abdominal muscles along with the keep, it seems that I have more energy to persevere.
As an engineering male who doesn’t play games, in addition to listening to music during his free time at home, the remaining time he uses the speakers is probably watching movies. I recall that when I was in school, I would turn on a 15-yuan pair of speakers during lunch to watch classic bloody police and gangster Hong Kong dramas. At that time, it was really just to make the sound louder. And when I have a decent pair of boxes like the Audioengine A5+, when watching movies, I can turn off the lights and put on a projector, and it feels like a private cinema, which is also a kind of enjoyment. The
main and auxiliary speakers are placed at a certain distance, and the lingering sound field is more enveloping. In my small room, it is enough to render the surrounding feeling of the distant environment of the movie. Watching movies in this situation will be more enjoyable.
For audio products like Audioengine A5+, Shouzi believes that it is perfect as an audio device in a small family environment. Of course, if you want to use it as a desktop product, you first need to have a large enough table. And as an environment such as a room, living room, study, etc., it is more suitable. The A5+ with a bamboo shell has a more durable visual appearance and is relatively not as big as a traditional speaker. At the same time, the sound quality is enough to meet the needs of mass families. From a consumption level perspective, it is exactly the same and can be regarded as a balanced and excellent choice.
