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Acoustic Energy Aelite 5.1 review

A throwback to the days when speakers were speakers

Our Score 4.5

Last reviewed: 2005-04-25April 25th 2005

Price at launch £1,800.00
Centre Speaker Details Aelite Centre
Centre Speaker Dimensions 450 x 180 x 297
Centre Speaker Drive Units 25mm neodymium tweeter
Centre Speaker Frequency Response 55Hz-23kHz
Centre Speaker Power Handling 150
Centre Speaker Sensitivity 90dB
Centre Speaker Weight 8
Front Speaker Details Aelite Three
Front Speaker Dimensions 230 x 920 x 297
Front Speaker Drive Units 25mm HF unit; 110mm MF unit; 2 x 125mm LF units
Front Speaker Frequency Response 34 Hz-27 kHz
Front Speaker Power Handling 175
Front Speaker Sensitivity 89dB
Front Speaker Weight 18
Rear Speaker Details Aelite One
Rear Speaker Dimensions 186 x 291 x 231
Rear Speaker Drive Units 25mm HF unit; 110mm LF unit
Rear Speaker Frequency Response 40Hz-23kHz
Rear Speaker Power Handling 100
Rear Speaker Sensitivity 89dB
Subwoofer Dimensions 488 x 369 x 365
Subwoofer Drive Units 220mm pulp cone
Subwoofer Frequency Response 26Hz-180kHz
Subwoofer Power 200
Subwoofer Weight 23
Woofer Details Aelite Sub, Motorised volume and frequency controls

Product Summary

Aelite 5.1

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Price at launch

£1,800.00

For

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Great looks

uperb build

Big, silky smooth sound with music and movies

Against

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Relatively big boxes for most living rooms

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