Acoustic Energy’s AE320² Released - Completes New 300 Series

Acoustic Energy's AE320² is the company's latest new floorstanding loudspeaker and joins the recently launched, reimagined 300 Series lineup. Benefitting from a new cabinet design and larger form factor based on the Corinium driver array, the new AE320² promises improved performance, design, and value in the mid-range loudspeaker market.

The AE320²'s all-new mid-woofer is crafted from a unique blend of paper and coconut husk, which is said to deliver a smooth, natural tonal balance with the dynamic punch of Acoustic Energy's traditional aluminium cones.

It certainly seemed to do the trick in the AE300² standmounter, which StereoNET's David Price remarked gave it

...an impressive and rather unusual combination of sophistication and fun.

Joining that driver is a newly developed soft-dome tweeter derived directly from the Corinium, which the manufacturer tells us enables "open, delicate, and natural high frequencies."

The AE320² also boasts Resonance Suppression Composite (RSC)- a first at this price point. This clever cabinet tech was initially developed for Acoustic Energy's Reference Series and is designed to dramatically reduce cabinet colouration, allowing the drivers to perform with exceptional clarity and precision.

The AE320² also debuts a sleek new aesthetic, featuring a durable 'silk-touch' matte finish in walnut, black, or white, with colour-matched trims and premium grille fabrics. Solid aluminium feet provide both stability and a refined visual touch.

Mat Spandl, Managing Director of Acoustic Energy, told StereoNET:

The development of the new 300 Series has been a journey of innovation and discovery. By leveraging the insights from our Corinium project, we have been able to push the boundaries of what is possible in loudspeaker design at this price point.

The AE320² are available from late June from authorised retailers for £1,999/ AU$4,385.

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