Studio display audio question

[brentg33]

Hi all,

I ordered a studio display and had a question about its potential audio quality
I current use an audioengine d-1 dac and that is connected to a pair of audioengine a2 speakers. (All currently hooked up via a dock to my 2016 mbp)

I will also be getting a Mac studio.
When I get the display do you think it be better using just the display 6 speakers or still go with my audioengine setup?

Thanks

 

[casperes1996]

Hard to say when nobody has heard the Studio Display yet, but in general there are physical limitations to putting speakers into a display like that. The A2s are pretty small already so the physical difference might not be huge though. My best recommendation is to get the AudioEngine A5+ instead - they're great, haha

 

[4sallypat]

I use the iFi Zen DAC 2 with my M1 Mini and love it.
Ordered the Studio display but won't expect it sound as good as the 150W 3 speaker system...

 

[brentg33]

I use the iFi Zen DAC 2 with my M1 Mini and love it.
Ordered the Studio display but won't expect it sound as good as the 150W 3 speaker system...

I was thinking about when listening to Dolbly Atmos stuff with the 6 speakers - that might sound better than my current 2 speaker set up
Guess I will try without first and see how it goes.

 

[joker00]

I'm just got done comparing my A2 speakers to the Studio Monitor. Source is Apple Music, listed to a bund of stuff, spacial/non-spatial and Youtube TV.
The A2's are connected to the headphone jack at the back of my new Mac Studio.

The A2's are clearly a better sound.
More lively, less tinny, more base. More range..
I was really really hoping the monitor would have been just as good to clear up my desk.....

For those that us a DAC... I could only wonder how much of a difference would it make?