58%
Acoustic Energy AE SUB
The AE Sub is an all-new subwoofer from Acoustic Energy. Complimenting both the 100 and 300 Series’ the new AE Sub offers exceptional performance in both Hi-Fi and Home Cinema installations.
Utilising a 250watt (RMS) amplifier mated to a 12” high-excursion doped and stiffened pulp-fibre driver, the AE Sub naturally and seamlessly extends the low frequencies of the main speakers down to 26Hz (+/-6dB).
The AE Sub is ideal for the modern home where controlled bass performance is required without compromising the living space. Available in matte black or matte white the AE Sub is supplied with sturdy carpet-piercing spikes and is fitted with convenient rubber caps for use on hard flooring.
WATT RECOMMENDS
Save your favorites. Compare them anytime.
Create a free HiFi Hub account to save products to your Wishlist and compare your favorites side by side.
Professional Reviews 58/100
Kinda Soggy
Bass
52/100
Integration
50/100
Dynamics
50/100
Build Quality
52/100
Features Usability
83/100
Value for Money
85/100
The AE SUB brings deep, compact bass to music and movies, pairing a sealed 12-inch downward-firing driver with 250W of Class D power and useful tuning controls. ecoustics highlights its small-to-medium-room suitability, flexible placement and comprehensive inputs, while the 26Hz extension and high-level connectivity make it an especially adaptable partner for stereo or cinema systems.
What Reviewers Are Saying
Pros
Compact sealed design and 12-inch/250W platform are considered well suited to many small and medium home-theater rooms.
Comprehensive stereo RCA, LFE and high-level inputs, plus crossover and phase adjustment, support flexible system integration.
Compact dimensions may make placement easier without dominating the room.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Bass
52/100
The available coverage provides specifications rather than listening impressions: a sealed, downward-firing 12-inch driver is quoted with a 26Hz-120Hz response. Reviewers do not report on extension, control, texture, or real-room low-frequency authority.
Integration
50/100
The preview notes compact dimensions that may allow more flexible placement, but it does not describe whether the AE SUB blends seamlessly with main speakers, avoids boom, or remains difficult to localize. Features ≠ Integration; add outcome evidence or lower Integration.
Dynamics
50/100
The 250W RMS amplifier rating is listed, and the preview anticipates that the subwoofer can meet the needs of small and medium home-theater rooms. There is no listening evidence about punch, transient attack, headroom, or strain at higher levels.
Build Quality
52/100
The AE SUB is described as a sealed-box design with a high-excursion, doped-and-stiffened paper-cone driver, offered in matte black or white. The available review material says little about cabinet rigidity, finish quality, amplifier reliability, or long-term durability.
Features Usability
83/100
Connection options are unusually accommodating for a conventional subwoofer, including stereo RCA, LFE RCA, and high-level binding posts. Adjustable crossover and phase controls, switchable mains voltage, and compact dimensions should make it practical to connect and position, although there is no app, room correction, or onboard EQ mentioned.
Value for Money
85/100
The preview places the AE SUB at £699 and calls it a midrange-priced model suited to many small and medium home-theater systems. It highlights its compact size and comprehensive connections, but does not directly compare its value with competing subwoofers at this price.
Reviews
Forum Mentions
No forum mentions found yet
Verified Dealers
Online Dealers
All Dealers
Zoom out the map to see more dealers
Authorized dealers for Acoustic Energy AE SUB
- Absoulute Audio plus Video — in-store — Aiken, South Carolina, United States (website)
- Holt Hill — online and in-store — Andover, Massachusetts, United States (website)
- 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)
- Analogue Seduction — online and in-store — Whittlesey, England, United Kingdom (website)
and 88 more verified dealers