AE22-04 Active Active Studio Monitors Left and Right Pair description:
The Acoustic Energy AE22-04 Active monitor incorporate high quality class A-B power amplifiers totalling 160 Watts for each speaker and including EQ presets to provide adjustment of tonal balance and low frequency bandwidth.
The Acoustic Energy AE22-04 is a low distortion, closed box speaker with an exceptional time domain performance (better than 40dB down within 5ms) and good horizontal off-axis consistency.
It doesn’t have the flattest anechoic amplitude response you’ll ever see, nor the widest bandwidth, but from 60Hz to 25kHz it is about as musically accurate as moving-coil driver technology can achieve at the price.
A high visibility LED display gives clear indication of all user settings ensuring both speakers are set up identically.
The AE22 bass/mid driver is unusual in a number of respects. Its use of a metal cone ensures a linear amplitude response and minimal time-domain errors up to frequencies well above the crossover point. The metal cone also acts as a heat-sink that increases thermal power handling and reduces thermal compression. The driver also has an ‘underhung’ magnet/voice-coil system (see diagram).
An under-hung system — a short voice-coil in a long gap — is inherently more stable and linear than the more usual, and far cheaper, over-hung arrangement. The voice-coil is 50mm in diameter (25-38mm is typical at this price point) and has a black anodised aluminium former — again to increase thermal power handling and reduce thermal compression.
The AE22 tweeter is a proprietary unit chosen for its good linearity, low compression, high power handling and ability to operate with a relatively low crossover frequency. It is often seen in high-end hifi speakers and is characterised by a clean and detailed sound with better than average high frequency dispersion.
Acoustic Energy AE22-04 main features include:
- 2 Way Closed-box loaded design for minimum colouration
- 25mm "Ring Radiator" H/F driver with Neodymium magnet
- 200mm Pressed-alloy L/F driver, 50mm (Dia.) underhung voice-coil
- 60Hz - 40kHz (+/- 3dB) Frequency response
- LF Amplifier - Class A-B - 100 Watts RMS
- HF Amplifier - ClassA-B - 60 Watts RMS
- Balanced input (XLR and 1/4"Jack)
- Variable Input sensitivity
- Textured black finish
- 250 x 350 x 300mm (H x W x D)
- Weight 15Kg each
Acoustic Energy AE22-04 Active Active Studio Monitors Left and Right Pair (code 57632)
[Bundle] Incorporating high quality class A-B power amplifiers totalling 160 Watts for each speaker and including EQ presets to provide adjustment of tonal balance and low frequency bandwidth.
£805.00 (inc vat)