Sweet sound. Nice bass. Really transparent.

Great product. Beautiful soundstage. I listen to vinyl. Running a 1980's planar 2 with a Grace 707 tonearm, a Carver C-1 preamp and an NAD 2200 amp. Sweetest sound. Even my wife, an audiophobe if thats the word, admits that these speakers sound great. More important. During Mardi Gras some idiot cranked up the system. One of the cones partially blew. I contacted the distributor to replace the cone at my own expense. He would not accept my money and sent me the cone under warranty free of charge. Great product with excellent service. Truly these speakers are worth twice the price I paid. I always watch e-bay for them and will spend up to twice the price for another pair. A+++++

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Absolutely stunning soundstage and breath. The bass, midrange, and treble are flawlessly integrated. Great dynamics and speed. Imaging is precise with bass down to 40 hz. Slim cabinet structure, will fit in most spaces. The sound just glows.

At this price I would be absurd to mention anything.

For this speaker to sell at $240 is a steal. When I bought these speakers off of ebay, I had absolutely no idea that they would sound this good. The soundstage is incredible (you would have to jump up in dow by a LOT to get this kind of performance). The bass was good when I was using my Denon AVR-2802 as the power source, but when a friend brought a Parasound amp over it really got a lot tigher and deeper. So I went out and bought an Adcom 5400 off of ebay (a steal in its own right) and use my Denon strictly as a pre-amp. I have an older Denon DCM 260 cd changer which I would eventually like to upgrade, but still kicks out good performance. I have monster cable interconnects and Straight Wire Stage's speaker cable. Back to the Aegis 2. The cabinet is well built, using MDF. Five way binding posts, although not bi-wirable (which shouldn't be an issue) with a 90.5 db sensitivity. So most amplifiers will drive these babies with ease. The vifa silk dome tweeter provides the silkiest of sounds. No harsh sounds at all and there's no hint of fatigue either. A glimpse through the rear reflex port reveals premium OFC copper wiring, a nice touch at this price level. I'm not sure what the woofer cone is exactly; some sort of alloy that's not specified. However, have no fears, it sounds rich, dynamic, good accurate bass (no it won't go south of 40 hz, but what speaker does for under $300), and the midrange/soundstage is phenomenal. These are British speakers (made in Maylasia though) and they do tend to have a warm sound. Ultimately, I had only heard of Acoustic Energy through a Stereophile ad of years past before I bought these speakers, but if the Aegis 2's are indictative of AE's other products, then they are a crown jewel in the rough. Highly recommended!

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Wilson Audio, B&W, Klipsch, Polk Audio, NHT, Definitive Technology

Very well built.smooth detailed sound.very good soundstage.Bass extentsion down to 40hz.Great value.As most speakers from canada are.They are destined to become classics.

No Bi-wiring.Thats it I can't find anything else

I have a rather small home theater 16x20.I have tried to get the best sound for the dollar as everybody else on a modest budget.I have had in my room,NHT super 2's whitch sounded good,but the tweeter was very laid back and with a sensitivity of 86db they required lots of power to get them singing,also the cabinets were very hard to keep up,next I bought B&W 305's,also nice sounding with a fine soundstage and great highs however they were not as refined as the NHT's and the soundstage was rather shallow,and the paper woofer showed signs of distortion at higher levels.so far none of the speakers were right for my taste.Moving up the ladder in price and quality I bpught B&W 602.5's.These by far were the best of the lot.Kevlar woofer and metal dome tweeter.What a beautiful speaker.Able to handle my Denon 2400A's 200 watts per channel of class a power with aplomb.Great build quality and high tech drivers for $600 a pair.However with metal dome tweeters you either love them or hate them.I didn't like them.They didn't distort or anything,but with the Denon Amp the highs were a bit shrill even after the recomended 100hrs or so break in period.Still not happy I sold the B&W's on ebay.There I sat no front speakers for my home theater.I hooked up my rear speakers,A pair of Paradigm Titans V2.You know the good ones with the binding posts and all.My what a nice sounding pair of speakers large stable soundstage,really detailed highs,But again the whole refinement thing reared it's head.I was not happy.By chance I was looking on ebay for an older "classic" pair of speakers mabey JBL L100's or something,But a good pair with the foam around the tweeter intact were going for $500+ and I didn't want to get stuck with old speakers that might need repair or have been abused.Thats when I came across the Acoustic Energy Aegis Two.The looked good and after doing a Google search I found some reviews.They were all good.Glowing in fact.For $200 a pair including shipping I bought them.I figured if I didn't like them I could use them in my family room to replace a cheap pair that came with the Awai mini system we use.I hooked them up to the Denon Amp and never looked back.These speakers are very well built.The silk dome tweeter is sweet and not to mellow.The woofer is an alloy of some kind.These speakers are just what I wanted.The sound stage is deep and layered.I could place every instrument in the classical music I played on them.Vocals both male and female sound natural.They sound very acurate,very detailed.I cant belive these speakers have gone unoticed this long and sell for so little.Are they as fine sounding as the B&W 604s3 I was going to buy when I got the money.No,but not by much.The cabinets are very well braced no,really well braced.A rap on the top produces a solid knock,almost like knocking on a thick solid oak door.I have used these speakers for 3months and have never been disapointed,using a digital power meter revealed the speakers were able to withstand peaks of 150 watts before clipping.Thats incredible for speakers rated at 120watts per channel,although the clip was a startling pop.But caused no damage.I am very impressed with these speakers they are well built and sound very nice.I cannot hear any distortion at all at any level.I notice these speakers are selling on ebay from the factory for $249.A bargin in my opinion.Had I heard these before buying them I would have been willing to pay twice as much,They are that good.P.S.I am not associated in any way with the people selling them.I just bought them and are very pleased with them.

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Imaging, Soundstaging, balance. They just get it right as my friend from Sweden stated in a previous review.

Will need a sub for movie buffs.

Being a poor audiophile, I generally lunge at products that approach the "high end" sound without killing my cash flow. I heard the Aegis 2's at a high-fi hut and was impressed with them right off the bat. At $399, though, I thought I see if there were any on E-bay. Oh yes! $175 later(about $215 with shipping) I was able to grab a pair. Although intended for my bedroom, I immediately hooked them up in my rompus room. B&K pre and 140 power, Creek cd35 playing discs, I loved their imaging. This was even before placement tweeking. I thought their sound was as expected until I moved them about 8" from the wall behind and that's when I heard the unexpected bass. Beautiful and honest. The tiniest loss of imaging gave way to bass that I felt. No boom , just solid speed. These puppies are fast. I had factored in a subwoofer when I bid on these but know I think that I'll live without it. Mind you, I'm not into boomy home theater setups. I like music. Even orchestral passages(Beethoven's 5th&9th, Prokiev's Alexander Nevsky via LAPO) they really impressed me. The very bottom octaves may have been missing but I'd rather them absent than inaccurate. They never chickened out and rattled nor did they get tizzy in the highs. The silk dome tweeter stayed smooth as silk. Although not biwireable, the 2's are well-constructed. One rap on the cabinet tells you that they are like rock. They can also be filled with sand which I plan to do. The more I tweeked, the greater I was rewarded. These two are just honeys. My wife first liked their pleasant appearance but has since grown to dislike them as I don't get to bed at a decent hour any more. My main speakers have been Mission 763's. Also Klipsch Heresys spend a lot of time in that room which is 550+ sq. feet. Yes, these little cuties performed in such a room. Again, tunes only, no movies. I'm thus far very satisfied with their performance. I can't wait to try them with tubes. Yummy!

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A highly engaging well built loudspeaker with detailed natural sound,good separation and sound stage. An unobtrusive slimline floorstander that delivers bass you can feel!

None

I upgraded from wall mounted Castle Trents, good little performers in their time but a compromise choice of loudspeaker due to limited room space. The difference the Aegis Two's made was noticeable with the first piece of music played and I am no working through my CD collection hearing things I never heard before! The Aegis Two's are not bi-wireable and frankly with the sound they produce it is not necessary. Coupled with an old Quad 33/303 amplifier set up the system now sounds completely different, which has made me reconsider selling the old Quad! In short, at £250 and having tested more expensive floorstanders I have found them hard to beat. Go and buy a pair

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Tannoy M3, KEF 35s, Morduant Short 25i's, Mission equivalents tested but did not compared.

accuracy sound,reasonable price

For home theater must use subwoofer

I think the sound from the speaker is clear if you start more than 150 Hrs. If you set this speaker about 170 - 175 cm. (my room is 3.5 x 4.5 x 3 and use diffusers around the wall) and the range of back wall about 120 cm. you will hear the sound of the truth.My system are Classe cap 150 (integrate amp) ,micromego stage 6 (cd),monster cable M1000i & cadas cross (interconnector cable),flatline cable biwire & red dawn cable (speaker cable). The sound of this speaker send the sound stage & focus of the singer in 3D (test with janis ian:breaking through the silent). If you test with classical music it will not send all of music to you but must think of this price too.If you want to use with home therter you must user sub woffer to complete system you could get a lot of entertaining in your room . However it is the good speaker at this price .Have you ever been listen to?

Well built, sleem, ecurate soundstage, hard bass - not bummy, very "english" sound - great for jazz music.

not the easiest to drive, for av systems needs sub.

i had an old pair of solid JBL lx44 with titanium tweeter. i did not like the crispy sound , and when you drove those speakers loud, the sound was quite bad and not accurate.
the AE are just the oposite - very accurate sound and truly enjoyable to listen to at almost any level for a normal living room.
i use a denon avr-2800 and it drives them wonderful.
i suggest you to try them.
great speakers.

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price,soundstage,accuracy

bass

I do not own these speakers. My brother decided to enlist my help as he was ready to purchase a real stereo and dump his mini system. I think having visited me recently and enjoyed my system might have influenced him a bit. My mains are Aerial model 8's, my rears are my old mains-Dalquist dqm 7 compact (truely wasting these sweet speakers),the sides are klipsh, the center is b&w and sub is velodyne. these are hooked up to ATI 1505 and 1502 amps and pre/pro is lexicon dc-1 with dolby digital upgrade. Now I'm not bragging about the equipment, after all, one can spend five times as much for one pair of speakers as my entire system. But how was I to approximate the sound quality my brother was impressed with for only around $1500? Fortunatly we auditioned the Aegis speakers. We live quite a ways apart so we really only had one afternoon to accomplish this. After going from store to store, the speakers were the only concern as at this price range a Denon A/V receiver was an obvious choice. Seperates were out considering even Outlaw or N.A.D. were a bit out of his price range. So finding stores that had the usual suspects was the plan. P.S.B. Mission, Tannoy, Kef, polk audio - all fell short of these amazing Aegis speakers. I was with a friend as well as my brother and his wife and I recall both of us simultaneously look at each other with the "uh huh, these are it" look. So the decision was made to match up with Aegis one's for the rear and acoustic energy center along with a small Energy (not Acoustic energy) sub. All finished, we made it back to my brothers' house on $1800- a little more than we wanted but the salesperson didn't try hard enough to "give us a deal". Oh, some of these audio salons. We ended up with a Denon, I forget which one but it's 70 watts per channel-the 3800?- and all together in his living room my brother had his real stereo. He loves it and for budget speakers I can only say yes the bass is lacking but what bass there is is not falsly boomy like you hear in low end polk audio and the sub he got seems to fill out the bass pretty well after proper positioning. One other thing-the value rating for the aegis one's should be five stars as they are essentially the same as the two's but at a couple hundred less which one would have to get stands to use as fronts and a slight sacrifice in bass to boot. The two's I would like to give 4-1|2 stars but the rating system doesn't allow that and I wasn't about to rate these 4 stars.

Small speakers

Could use sub woofer

I would like to thank all of the people on this board who reviewed the Bose Acoustimass speakers for your help in making my purchase this morning. I read with great interest all who had written about the Bose Acoustimass speakers. My wife and I were blown away when we first heard them before Christmas and then again when we visited a demonstration last month in California. Prior to our purchase we decided to check out other small speakers available at several stores and none could compare in sound even come close to the small Bose size. My wife wants the speakers to be almost invisable, hence her interest in the Bose line.

I was directed by a friend to check out this Audio Review chat board and in one note someone had written about the AE Aegis One speaker as being superior and costing $299. I went to the AE website and found only one dealer here in Connecticut who has them. On Friday afternoon we went to Bristol CT to hear the speakers. We were impressed with the sound but disappointed in the book shelf size. We were then shown the NEW Aego2 and it was instant satisfaction. The speakers are the size of the Bose cube but the sound is incredible. We picked them up today for $600 which includes the self powered woofer.

I would recommend the AE Aego2 to anyone who is considering the Bose Acoustimass speakers. They are just as cute, have better sound range and a fraction of the cost.

This sound system will be used for stereo CD's only for a small sun room so it is more than adequate.

DavID

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Musical, coherent, clear sound. Presence and perspective.

Slightly low on dynamics and deep bass.

I mostly agree with the others. These are great speakers at a great value. As you can see from my summary above, I have very little to complain about at all. Quite simply, they have a great overall sound. Voices and instruments sound natural, and the soundstage has both presence and depth.

The only compromise, is that the sound can be somewhat "small". By this I mean that the deepest bass is missing or has no thump, and the dynamic range isn't quite as large as it could be. They can play rock good, but a classical orchestra using their full dynamic range are somewhat flattened. On the other hand, they cost only £250 and if something has to go, this is what I'd sacrifice first.

There are two other speakers I've listened to extensively. The Acoustic Energy AE109 seem to have been replaced by a more expensive "Special Edition" which doesn't sound any better (in my opinion), but they used to be only slightly more expensive than the Aegis Two are now. The AE109 are more purely "rock speakers", and Aegis Two's weaknesses are AE109's strengths. However, they lack perspective and can easily be too pushy if the rest of the equipment and the room aren't just right. They also lack much of the musical feeling the Aegis Two have.

The B&W 600S2-series have received much acclaim, but to me they share a common weakness, all the way up to (but not including) the 805: coherence. 602S2 are worst of all, and to me they sound as if someone has taken a larger design and simply removed the mid-range element. 603S2 are more acceptable, and the treble is handled wonderfully (if somewhat over-analytically), but I still think they sound incoherent, and even clumsy in the bass. Just so you know where I stand.

In short, again, great speakers. They have no problems that can't be cured by using the right equipment in the rest of the system.

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