A6 or M5?

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Feedan (archived2)
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Posted February 9, 2021 at 17:39 GMT
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Hi all!

 

Im wondering what are your thoughts about getting an used A6 speaker or buy a new M5?

They are quite similar in price. 


But what about the sound?

I have some M3-speakers for multiroom today and they sound (in some) music pretty well in Chromecast stereo pair good.

The M5 is probably more bass than A6? But overall sound?

Or should I maybe go for the Beosound 1 for some hundredth euro more? A totally different speaker. But I like the clarity of the treble that lens hopefully offer in other hand.

Some advise? 

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laseralex
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Posted February 10, 2021 at 00:06 GMT
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I have one A6 and four M5s.  I first purchased an M5 then the A6.  The A6 looks great, but performance is disappointing.  For me, the M5 just sounds better, which is why I got more of them.  However, I haven't listened to them side-by side in the same room, so I admit I'm not 100% sure.  I'm away from home tonight, but could put them side-by-side tomorrow night and give them a comparative listen if you'd like.

I expect Beosound 1 would sound better than either, though I don't have one for comparison.  If BeoSound Level is within your budget, all reviews indicate that it's quite clearly the top performer of these smaller speakers.  I have one arriving tomorrow so I could include it in the listen against the M5 and A6. :)

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Curly
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Posted February 10, 2021 at 13:06 GMT
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My experience is that BS1 has noticeably less bass performance than M5. FYI. 

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Hiort
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Posted February 10, 2021 at 13:31 GMT
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I have M5, A6 and BS1 (and M3s).

I would rate M5 and BS1 before A6 and M5 slightly above BS1.

M5 is more "boomy" than BS1 and A6.

A6 has the benefit of wider soundstage, but is a bit "sharper" in the sound and may lack a bit in the midrange.

 

 

Location: Sweden

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