Years ago I got the A2+ to check out what the hype was about. Complete rubbish. There was an audible disconnection between the woofer and tweeter, it was not seamless at all. I had them sitting in free space with the little stands for them and everything.
The Creative Labs T3 2.1 killed it for bass (no surprise because its a sub/speaker 2.1) but more importantly killed it on clarity, clean highs and transparency. All the audiophile stuff we look for.
So I did not bother with the A5. But I don't want to write it off as its a different product and gets reviewed very well. Maybe those who have had the A2 and A5 can let me know what they thought comparing them.