so i was initially happy with my edifier order but cancelled it after seeing the whole 11.11 ps5 thing(felt it was worth waiting till the 11th for that chance at a ps5). And after getting exposed to the Aego 3 and the Ruark M1, I decided to take the day off and try them all out.
Started at challenger tired Promedia 2.1. It was pretty nice. A step up from my current 4 year old creative sound bar(i have been using DT990pro and my x3 for most of my audio in the last year). But i noticed there was a bit of muddiness to the sound and the bass was just too strong even at the minimum.
Tried the Ruark M1 next. I loved them. OMG the sound was so clear and distinctive. I did notice the lack of punch from the bass but i didn't mind it too much. it's on sale at challenger for $666 atm. huge bonus points for the design. i can not state enough how much i love the design.
Walked down to Audio Basic. Tried the Aego 3 sub/sat. tbh I had the lowest expectations for this.My first impression was no way this can sound good. And after seeing the the M1 i really didn't the all metal Aego3. Until it started playing music. I listened to a few songs, left very confused and came back and listened to some more(was worried about hissing/ a few songs sounded a bit off the first time I listened to them) . I was blown away. I didn't notice any hissing.Its also much cheaper at 450. Unfortunately I didn't get it cause they only had the Soundbar. Might drop by bukit timah plaza this weekend to see if they have it. I might also skin it with like some 3m vinyl that I have left over from a furniture project.
Thanks for all the input guys