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New member Username: Jas78Post Number: 1 Registered: Sep-09 | Hi, I am considering to get the AE1 MkIII speakers, however, I have a few doubts/concerns that I hope you can help me to solve. 1.-I compared them aginst the AE1 MkIII SE version and I honestly was not able to see a difference that justifies 30-40% more the cost. I would like to know someone else's opinion about it. 2.-I have not been able to compare them against larger speakers of the same price. Could you please let me know up to what extent am I paying for the compact size of the AE1 ? 3.-Amplifiers. Currently I have an outlaw combo: pre/processor 990, pow amp 7125. I would like to know if, based on your experience, these amp should handle the AE1 nicely, or if I should upgrade it as well. I really appreciate your help and time on this. Regards. Josep. |
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Gold Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 2996 Registered: Feb-07 | I'm not familiar with AE speakers, but the Outlaw amp is no slouch. I suspect the combination would be just fine. |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 13368 Registered: Dec-04 | Here is 6moons take on the AE http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/ae/ae1_2.html |
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Platinum Member Username: NuckPost Number: 13369 Registered: Dec-04 | Josep, are you using the 7 channel Outlaw amp for stereo only? If so,you can bi-amp a stereo pair pretty easily, so maybe think about that when looking at speakers. |
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New member Username: Jas78Post Number: 2 Registered: Sep-09 | Thanks for the posts. Nuck. I currently have AE505 as front speakers, and Aegos neo 1 centre speaker. Since I am very happy with AE sound I wanted to upgrade to AE1 MkIII and temporary put the AE505 as rear speakers. So although I love music, I want to go also into the multi-channel world for movies. Since we are speaking of a considerable amount of money to spend, I wanted to make sure this was the right decision, without the need of upgrading my amplifier either. For instance, I saw the Spendor S8e (larger speakers) for a similar price but I have not been able to compare them. So I am not sure if anyone here has been in a similar dilema before. Thanks so much for your help. Josep. |
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Gold Member Username: DmitchellOttawa, Ontario Canada Post Number: 2997 Registered: Feb-07 | Good point Nuck. Even if you're using the 7125 for HT, if you have a 5.1 setup, you can use the two extra channels to bi-amp the AE's. |
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Gold Member Username: Stu_pittIrvington, New York USA Post Number: 3461 Registered: May-05 | I briefly heard AEs and was impressed by what they did for what they charge. I don't think they're difficult at all. They were powered by an Arcam Solo and an at the time entry level integrated amp. If you heard no difference between the the speakers, it may be due to a few things - the rest of the system wasn't good enough to pass on a better signal, the room sucked, or the recording quality sucked. If none of the above are true, then don't spend the extra cash. There's no point in spending extra money for nothing. |