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Acoustic Energy AE320
The AE320² is a new floor-standing loudspeaker with a larger form-factor based on the Corinium driver array for maximum performance / value. Suitable for medium to large sized rooms it features new cabinet design and drivers with considerably improved performance in all areas whilst maintaining the same competitive pricing as the previous model.
The AE320² utilises brand-new paper/coconut-fibre bass-mid drivers which were developed using research derived from the CORINIUM project. These drivers, along with an all-new soft dome tweeter are housed in an inert, slimline 18mm constrained-layer RSC™ MDF/bitumen cabinet – offering a significant step up in both audio and material quality at this price point. The slot shaped duct port on the rear of the speaker augments the bass output and has been carefully developed to reduce the effect of air turbulence with a clean, undistorted bass performance.
The cabinet is available in a choice of walnut or newly developed ‘silk-touch’ matte black or white finishes featuring screen-printed logos with trims and grilles which are colour matched for each finish. The new AE320² is also supplied with aluminium feet and spike covers which will easily integrate within any home décor while being considerate to any floor surface.
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Professional Reviews 94/100
Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
93/100
Build Quality
94/100
Value for Money
96/100
The AE320 delivers deep, rhythmic bass, an open midrange and polished treble with the scale to make music and film feel effortlessly cinematic. David Price praised its expansive staging and high-level composure, while The Ear Editor found it engaging across genres. A serious, refined floorstander for spacious listening rooms.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Deep, powerful bass stays rhythmic and controlled rather than smearing the beat.
Capacious, convincing soundstage with clear vocal and instrumental placement.
Maintains detail, coherence and dynamic authority at both modest and very high volumes.
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Cons
Its large-scale output can overpower smaller rooms; medium-to-large spaces are a better fit.
Low-level detail resolution is not quite at the level of more expensive speakers.
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 93/100
Reviews consistently describe a full-scale, musical and highly composed presentation, combining unusually forceful bass with an open midband and refined treble. It remains coherent at modest levels, yet has the headroom and control to fill larger rooms convincingly.
Bass
94/100
StereoNET found the low end deeper, more powerful and more visceral than that of similarly priced floorstanders, while still keeping time well and avoiding blurred rhythms. The Ear also praised the triple-driver array's bass reproduction, and AVComfort heard extension toward 30Hz with tactile impact, strong control and little tendency to boom near walls.
Mid
93/100
StereoNET heard a clean, open midband free of the nasal or hazy character often encountered in affordable towers. Vocals were rendered with intimacy and fragility, while the integration with the bass and treble was described as smooth and tonally even.
Treble
92/100
The treble was widely regarded as polished and well judged rather than overtly showy. StereoNET heard crisp, clean hi-hats without obvious brightness, and AVComfort likewise called the tweeter's presentation delicate.
Soundstage Imaging
93/100
StereoNET reported a capacious, unexpectedly large and engulfing stage, with Bryan Ferry's voice suspended almost ethereally within it. The Ear found voices beautifully placed and instrumentalists credibly arrayed behind them, while AVComfort also praised the expansive dispersion and well-formed stage.
Dynamics
94/100
Reviewers found the AE320 rhythmically agile as well as physically emphatic, from visceral drum strikes to subtle orchestral shifts. The Ear said it handled dynamics superbly and continued to hold together at very high levels, including with hard rock, without losing detail.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
94/100
The cabinet receives particularly strong praise: reviewers note 18mm MDF walls, substantial bracing, damping and an inert-mass-loaded lower section to reduce coloration. The Ear called the fit and finish exemplary, praised its stable substantial spikes, and found the slim enclosure attractively unobtrusive in a room.
Value for Money
96/100
Against its listed 2389-2899 price range and comparable floorstanders, reviewers repeatedly portray the AE320 as an unusually compelling buy. StereoNET called it an object lesson in what is possible at its price, while The Ear said it would be hard to match nearby and described it as a bona fide hi-fi bargain.
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- Absoulute Audio plus Video — in-store — Aiken, South Carolina, United States (website)
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- A1 Futureshop — online and in-store — North Rocks, New South Wales, Australia (website)
- Acoustica — online and in-store — Chester, England, United Kingdom (website)
- Akalın Muzik Ltd. — in-store — İstanbul, Turkey (website)
- Alen Audio — in-store — Extramurs, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain (website)
- Alex Audio Video — in-store — Sofia, Sofia City Province, Bulgaria (website)
- Ambiance Concert — in-store — Angers, Pays de la Loire, France (website)
- Anagram Audio — online and in-store — Bury St Edmunds, England, United Kingdom (website)
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