Article: Review | Heavenly Soundworks FIVE17

[The Computer Audiophile]

Thanks so much for the review @bobfa. I hadn't heard of these speakers or the company. Perhaps I need to pick my head up for my keyboard a bit more :~)

 

Great to read about your enthusiasm for the FIVE17. Really neat. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

1 hour ago, Cadguy said:

Great review, I found it most helpful.  I used to be really into high end audio back in the 80s and 90s but I could never find that elusive  perfect combination of components. and have been out of it for almost 20 years. I'm just starting to get the bug again but all the new technologies, room correction and brands I've never heard of are very daunting. The combination of active speakers with built in AD and DA conversion as well as room correction makes these types of solutions very appealing. I just worry that this is such rapidly evolving tech that if I buy in now I'll have regrets in a short time when the next "game changer" comes along. I don't want to get back on that treadmill of buying, selling and trading in equipment that caused me to become disillusioned and leave the high end audio scene. 

The one thing to keep in mind is that all systems that sound great when purchased, don’t sound worse when new equipment is released. They are just as great on year 10 as they were on year 1. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

3 minutes ago, fas42 said:

the size of the woofer has very little to do with how well the bass content is reproduced

My IEMs have pretty good bass :~)

[The Computer Audiophile]

12 minutes ago, morespin said:

PS. Qubuz is only available in the US. Might be helpful to share Tidal or Spotify playlists :)

Qobuz is available in many more countries than just the US. 
 

 

Qobuz is currently available in 18 countries 

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Denmark

Finland

France

Germany

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

New Zealand

Norway

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

United Kingdom

United States

[The Computer Audiophile]

4 hours ago, morespin said:

Unless your ears are at the same distance from an IEM and a speaker, your logic makes very little sense. A 75 inch TV will look better than a 45 inch TV (simple visual physics), but one doesn’t argue that by saying “but my phone also looks clear”... well duh, the phone wouldn’t look as clear if it was kept on the wall. Your IEM is in your ear. Different principle. 
 

I’m sure a well executed 5inch woofer can go low. But there’s a reason Genelec has 8331, 8341, 8351... 

it’s called a joke. 

[The Computer Audiophile]

Hi Guys, I just posted Bob's October 2021 update to this review with a video. Here's the direct link - https://audiophilestyle.com/ca/reviews/review-heavenly-soundworks-five17-r984#update