Audioengine 5 or m-audio studiophile av40, cant decide!

[lamerica80]

I´m looking for some good active studio monitors and ive narrowed it down to:

Audioengine 5
or
M-AUDIO studiophile AV40

They differ a bit in price but do they differ that much soundwise? Has anyone compared the two?
Thanks

 

[macsander]

Go for the AudioEngine's m8, you will certainly be very happy, the m-audio av40's are the low low end studio monitors and studio monitors don't have a very friendly sound and the low ends are not that good. trust me you will be astonished by the A5's

 

[lamerica80]

Thanks, i will get the audio engines. They also look so much nicer in white!

 

[junior]

What's your purpose for the monitors?

 

[lamerica80]

Home studiomonitors (playing piano on my midi keyboard, making music with logic) and regular music listening (mp3).