even_keeled
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This is not really a usual DIY, but it somewhat fits here. I used to own a pair of Audioengine which started giving me problems around 2 years in with right speaker (passive) producing a wheezing sound for no reason. That was my first suspicion of that the system was on the verge of death. Another thing I noticed was that if I kept the volume on the speakers to the max. and keep the volume low on PC, they used to sound really good. Little did I know, this was killing my A5s. The A5 amplifier has a known issue of poor heat dissipation and the amps gradually fry themselves. That said, I absolutely loved the sound they produced, way more than my friends' 50k+ gigantic home theater setups with their annoying roars and grumbles. So, when my A5s finally went kaput, I was too attached to let them go. Fortunately, converting the A5s to passive speakers was rather easy. There are simple instructions here that I followed:
Bought a faulty A5... you decide its fate - Page 2
After this, all I had to do was to connect them to an amplifier. Norge has a good reputation on these forums and I decided to go with them. I order a set from technoguru.in. One thing to consider is that these amps are really huge and heavy.
Anyhow, I am happy with the purchase, in fact the passivized A5s sound slightly better than they did with the stock amplifier. I will try and post a video review of my setup. Meanwhile, I hope my post comes handy to someone in same boat. The conversion is really easy to perform, I suggest people to give it try before tossing it out.
Bought a faulty A5... you decide its fate - Page 2
After this, all I had to do was to connect them to an amplifier. Norge has a good reputation on these forums and I decided to go with them. I order a set from technoguru.in. One thing to consider is that these amps are really huge and heavy.
Anyhow, I am happy with the purchase, in fact the passivized A5s sound slightly better than they did with the stock amplifier. I will try and post a video review of my setup. Meanwhile, I hope my post comes handy to someone in same boat. The conversion is really easy to perform, I suggest people to give it try before tossing it out.