Acoustic Energy Loudspeakers

British speaker maker founded in London in 1987, now based in Cirencester. Made its name with the metal-coned AE1 studio monitor.

Founded: 1987
Founders: Phil Jones, Tim Bailey
Headquarters: Cirencester, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom
Manufacturing: Designed in the UK, built in China
How to buy: Sold through specialist hi-fi dealers and online retailers
Known for: Metal-cone drivers, the AE1 compact monitor

Currently, we have 11 Acoustic Energy loudspeakers in our database. Below you can find the list of these speakers with their main specs and links to their review pages.

Acoustic Energy Passive Bookshelf(3)
Acoustic Energy Passive Floor-standing(6)
Acoustic Energy Passive Center Channel(2)

Acoustic Energy Passive Bookshelf Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
AE100 Mark II	51Hz - 26kHz	87 dB	6Ω	1 x 5.2"
AE300	45Hz - 30kHz	86 dB	6Ω	1 x 5.2"
AE500	45Hz - 28kHz	87 dB	6Ω	1 x 5"

Acoustic Energy Passive Floor-standing Speakers

Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
AE109 Mark II	41Hz - 26kHz	89 dB	6Ω	1 x 5.2"
AE120 Mark II	39Hz - 26kHz	90 dB	6Ω	2 x 5.2"
AE309	38Hz - 30kHz	89 dB	6Ω	1 x 5.2"
AE320	35Hz - 30kHz	90 dB	8Ω	2 x 5.2"
AE509	32Hz - 28kHz	89 dB	6Ω	2 x 5"
AE520	30Hz - 28kHz	90 dB	6Ω	4 x 5"

Acoustic Energy Passive Center Channel Speakers

	Model	Frequency	Sensitivity	Impedance	Woofer
	AE107 Mark II	55Hz - 26kHz	90 dB	6Ω	2 x 5.2"
	AE307	42Hz - 30kHz	89 dB	6Ω	2 x 5.2"

About Acoustic Energy

Acoustic Energy arrived in 1987 with the AE1, a small two-way with a spun aluminium mid-bass cone at a time when almost everything at the price used paper or plastic. Recording studios bought it as a nearfield monitor and the hi-fi press treated it as a giant-killer, which set the brand pattern - small cabinets, metal cones, more output than the size suggests. The AE1 has been reissued more than once since.

Phil Jones designed the AE1 and later went on to Boston Acoustics and to his own bass-amplifier company.

Notable models: AE1 Classic, AE300, AE500.

Official Acoustic Energy website

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