The AE1 Active does it again! This time picking up another ‘Best Buy’ honour from Martin Colloms at HiFiCritic Magazine. The full review and test results are available to subscribers only (you can subscribe here, and why wouldn’t you?) But to keep you going before your own copy arrives, here’s a quote from the review: “…it […]

The AE1 Active continues to blow away any competition as shown in the latest review from HiFi Starters. In fact, they impressed Phil Wright so much that he awarded them the very first HiFi Starter Royalty award. You can read the full review here but here are a few quotes: “The speakers sounded much bigger than they […]

Acoustic Energy is set to launch the AE1 Active at the Bristol Sound & Vision Show 2017. Marking 30 years in the Hi-Fi business for AE and coinciding with the Bristol Show’s 30th anniversary, the AE1 Active is set to be another milestone product in the brand’s illustrious history. Ideal for direct connection to audiophile DAC/Preamps […]

Stereoplay magazine in Germany are the latest to get their hands on the new AE1 Active. We can’t print the full review here, but we can present a few quotes translated by our German Distributor M.A.D. If you want to have a listen to the AE1 Active in Germany, give M.A.D a call! “Unobtrusive equipped […]

The AE1 Active continues it’s run of outstanding reviews, with the latest arriving courtesy of AudioTechnique magazine from Hong Kong. You can read the full, in depth, review on the link below, but here is the conclusion… Conclusion“Acoustic Energy has been famous for its bookshelf loudspeakers and the new generation of AE loudspeakers is still […]

The latest AE1 Active review comes courtesy of AVForums website. Whilst we won’t publish the whole review here, you can read it in full on the AVForums website, what we will say is that they awarded them 9/10 and a ‘Best Buy’ badge. Click here to read the full review and join the discussion.

It seems the reviewers can’t get enough of the AE1 Active, today we have a new review from AudioFi.net in Malaysia. The quotes below should give you a good idea of how the review went, but click the link to read it in full, it doesn’t disappoint… “So after getting the active treatment, does it […]

Another week and another AE1 Active review arrives, this time all the way from Russia courtesy of Stereo & Video magazine. The quotes below will give you a good idea of how the review went, but click the link to read it in full… “As far as AE1 Active is good in this genre, I […]

Ian White at ecoustics has chosen his top standmount speakers for 2022. From the 8 loudspeakers presented, we have taken 2 spots, with the AE100² and the AE1 Active. Head on over to the ecoustics website for more…

Having created massive interest at Sound & Vision Show in Bristol this weekend, we can reveal that the AE1 Active has received it’s first, exclusive review in the March issue of Hi-Fi Choice magazine. We are extremely happy to announce that, not only did they receive 5 stars all round, they were so well received […]

The global reviews of the new AE1 Active continue to arrive as Audio Video magazine in Russia publish their review. The overall verdict? A “Best Buy” badge. We’ve translated some points from the magazine, but please follow this link to read the full review. “Accordingly, the musical balance is seen intact, without the emphasis on […]

There’s a Whole Lotta Love for the AE1 Actives in the latest review from Stuart Smith of HiFi Pig. Check out why he awarded them a 5 heart badge and said… “Personally, I thoroughly enjoyed my time with the AE1 Active loudspeakers. They do a very good job at getting across a musical performance in a way […]

The Audiophile Man, also known as Paul Rigby, has recently reviewed the AE1 Active’s. You can read the full review over on The Audiophile Mans website but here are a few quotes… “I spun She’s Got Claws from Gary Numan’s Dance 2LP reissue. I was immediately impressed with the vast amount of air and space, […]

Another day, another fantastic review! This time it’s the AE1 Actives doing their thing in the hands of the guys over at Trusted Reviews. “The AE1 Actives are exactly the product Acoustic Energy should be turning out at this point. That they’re so very accomplished makes them exactly the sort of product to which you […]

The AE1 Active has done it again!YouTube reviewer Tarun (check out his channel at A British Audiophile) has spent several weeks listening to the AE1 Active and has awarded them the channels first ever “Outstanding” award… high praise indeed!Make sure you watch the full video, subscribe to his channel and join the discussion. But before […]

Russian blogger, “iamhear”, has recently published a review of the AE1 Active on Yandex, a very popular Russian media source. We asked our Russian distributor, HOMESOUND, to translate a few quotes for us: “This is one of the most impressive tabletop setups I’ve ever heard”.“The coolest thing about the sound is the incredible precision, positional and […]

Hot on the heels of the AE1 Active receiving an “Outstanding” award from Tarun at “A British Audiophile”, today he has released his highlights of the year… We are flattered to announce that the AE1 Active has now also been awarded his channels first “Product of the Year” award. You can view the full review […]

If you’re suffering from a Blue Monday then maybe this review of the AE1 Active will get you back in (New) Order… US based eCoustics took a pair of the AE1 Active’s and made a system around them, click here to read what they thought of them, but just to whet your appetites here are […]

Friday I’m in Love, we’ve got The Cure for that…This week the AE1 Active’s have received their first review in Canada by Gordon Brockhouse from Soundstage! / Simplifi. They maybe 5 years old, but they can still perform amongst the best in the world, in fact many would declare them as such.Here are a few […]

If you want to learn a little more about the award-winning AE1 Active then we’d highly recommend you check out this video by David Price and Mike Evans on their new YouTube channel, Hi-Fi Riff. They discuss all aspects of the speaker and then give their ratings at the end, what are you waiting for? Click […]