Acoustic Energy AE300 £600

Combining virtues the brand holds dear, the AE300 has some useful additional attributes

Entirely in keeping with Acoustic Energy tradition, the constituent parts of the AE300 include a 25mm aluminium tweeter partnered to a 125mm aluminium mid/bass driver. The modern twist comes in the way it’s implemented. The tweeter is set within a waveguide that the company calls Wide Dispersion Technology, which aims to produce a more even dispersion and reduce distortion. The mid/bass driver mixes aluminium and ceramic to give a light but stiff driver promising improved slam and overall power handling. Around the back the slot-shaped port is intended to offer the same cross-section as a conventional circular port, but with a lower velocity of air exiting it to make it less affected by proximity to walls and with lower port noise.