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I just bought both the A2 and A5 and they are really nice. I'm a band director and do a lot of band recordings. I used to edit on my computer speakers, cut a CD and take it home to listen on my home system (Spendors, tube gear, etc) and was always surprised how different they sounded. At home there was a deeper sound stage, warmer, reverb seemed much longer, etc. Now the two sound nearly alike and I'm able to match the two up really nicely. I was struck by the depth, being able to hear all the way until the end of the reverb in the hall. Tones are so warm and realistic and yet with a lot of air around the sounds. Even things like timpani were well defined on both speakers. The A2 sounded much deeper than the satellites plus subwoofer it replaced. I happen to be reaching for something and was surprised at the amount of air movement in the A2 slots during a particular large bass drum. And no hint of whistling. I'm really excited about these speakers. Some of my students are out looking f