Acoustic Energy AE100 2 V vintage classics speakers

Here I review Acoustic energy A100 2
with rogers ls35a and Monitor audio Ma4 both vintage speakers .

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amplifiers
Linn wakonda pre amp
heed obelisk power amp 50 watts
Quad 306 power amp 60 watts
Quad 5020 f power amp 120 watts

[johnkendrick]

Just wanted to let you know that I listen to a lot of stereo people and you are the only person that I can actually understand what the speakers or the product really sounds like. You really do a great job at explaining and making people understand what a certain speaker or amplifier will give you. Long time subscriber keep up the great work love your videos man

[jozefserf]

Honest, direct and opinionated, Kelvin might well be the best subjective reviewer we have right now.

[zenfishbike]

Ahhh, another Sunday morning breath of fresh air with Kelvin, thank you!

[budgetaudiophilelife-long]

🙋‍♂️THANKS KELVIN 🤗 for enlightening us and showing us it’s the best time to be an audiophile on a budget 👍💚💚💚

[andrehb]

'Great to see an affordable pair of speakers being so well-regarded -- the first edition of the AE100 were also very well received/reviewed

[michaelvincent]

Finally found a pair of modern speakers you can live with god how many you tried before you got there

[iancatchpole]

I am Happy you've found a budget speaker that brings you joy, it shows in the way you have commented on there sonic quality's, Enjoy'd your impressions as allways, Nice one Kev.🎉

[thomasstone]

And another excellent video.
Thank you!!

[stevezeidman]

Loved the enthusiasm for these speakers. Keep them coming, Kelvin.

[philwalker]

Nice one Kelvin, when you do a video it is always nice to do a cup of fresh coffee, sit down, and have a watch. Very enjoyable as always.

[ianstreeter]

Great stuff Kelvin don’t let up on the reviews well presented videos as always .

[wykehammato]

The fact that it can be mentioned in the same sentence as the GOAT LS35a makes it a tremendous deal at these prices

[alangregory]

You really know how to do a review Kelvin it were not for you I would have never have found Sansui now have 101 & AU 9000 thank you so much just bought the Linton Heritage
very happy with them on the big Sansui

[stephenfurley]

Thanks. They do look neat. Always fancied their original budget Aegis One speakers.

[joeyjustin]

1:34. A Hard wood resonates a high frequency like 1k. I build using medium density and completely coat the inside of box with Alex plus caulk and that rubber toe kick that goes on the bottom of walls In houses. And that takes the resonate of the wood to 5hz. I have seen a thin mdf box wrapped in same black covering that produced 40hz really well. I was just saying you can get even better dampening the walls on the inside

[chrisblock]

With the bass you talked about for the LS3/5a, I've always wondered how the Graham SUB3 that is supposed to be designed for LS3/5a would work to fill everything out.

[haycrossaudio]

Great review as always. Sounds like a cracking little speaker. Id love to measure them and look inside

[jeffcline]

Again you touch another good point. If you notice they really started recording with a lot of bass heavy synthesizers and so forth. I recently bought some Polk XT 15 small speakers. When I bought them they were sold to me as being 4 ohm 150 watt. I called Polk and they said they compatible from 4-8 ohm. They even changed the website to that verbiage. But these newer speakers are like 86 sensitivity. 45 years ago I got good results with a Pioneer SX 450 (15 watts ?) and 30 pound Altec Lansing Model 3 fairly large speakers.

[amok]

Like your videos Kelvin. Regarding amplifier/speaker interactions - it's not just power output especially as when listening at the same level you're using the same power. Output impedance has quite a lot to do with it the lower the output impedance the higher the damping factor, a higher damping factor gives the amp a better 'grip' of the cone movements generally leading to tighter bass.
There are other factors such as the power supply and general characteristics of the circuit design, component quality etc.
Still like the review though.

[bobclarke]

Sound good, not expensive and look good. Don't see that often.