Acoustic Energy cooks up a batch of limited edition AE1 speakers

by Steven Kim posted Aug 20th 2008 at 8:18PM

In today's rush to crank out new models, it's refreshing to see some steady benchmark pieces of gear. The speaker world has its share of stalwarts -- in no small part due to its high-end audio roots -- and Acoustic Energy's AE1 qualifies as one of those long-time references. We remember reading about the AE1 back in the late 80's, and the model is still in existence today (albeit in a Mk III iteration). To celebrate this continued success, Acoustic Energy has made up a special edition batch of 100 pairs of the speaker, appropriately dubbed the AE1 Mk III SE. It features a laundry list of audiophile features, like a steel-lined 18-mm thick cabinet, 110-mm aluminum mid-woofer, 38-mm ring-radiator tweeter and a crossover constructed with top-shelf parts. Available in a variety of finishes for a no-kidding, audiophiles-only price of $5,000 per pair.

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Leonardo DiCrapio @ Aug 20th 2008 9:11PM

Those speakers look like they have little tits sticking out of them. No wonder they are $5,000 per pair.

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clara @ Aug 25th 2008 12:01PM

The tweeters are Vifa ring radiators, and they're very, very good.

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silentfool @ Aug 21st 2008 12:03AM

i don't have the need or money for these, but I am a big fan of AE speakers. I have a full 5.1 system in my living room and 2.1 on my mac. I haven't heard a better speaker for the money...and they're cheaper in the UK!

Glad to hear that they're still in the business of making good stuff

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