Acoustic Energy AE-26-06B - Amazing PC Speakers

January 16th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under

Acoustic Energy AE-26-06BI decided to buy a new set of speakers for my bedroom t go with my laptop Media Center, as my bedroom is actually the biggest room in my house, so I needed something with more power than my TV speakers.

I plumped for some some small PC speakers to plug into my laptop that wouldn’t take up much space. I’ve never actually purchased PC speakers before, as the set I received with my first PC back in 1998 (Altec Lansing ACS495) are so good I’ve never replaced them, so I went online and did a bit of research to see which PC speakers were best.

Eventually, I decided to purchase some Acoustic Energy AE26-06B AEGO M 2.1 active speaker system speakers. Nearly every site gave them top marks and rightly so, as they are amazing sub £100 speakers.

The packaging for the Acoustic Energy AE-26-06B tells you that they mean business. Quality speaker wires are included, with proper speaker connections, rather than the flimsy wires that most PC speakers have. The main speakers are really sleek and small which made them ideal for my bedroom, but the sound quality is amazing. They give the much more ‘expensive’ Tannoy speakers in my front room a serious run for their money, and fill the room with a very rich and warm sound.

What is really amazing with the speakers is their power. I’m not sure what the actual wattage is, but even when I’m blasting out my music I never have the volume higher than around 1/8. In fact, I have to keep the volume control on the units themselves quite low, so that I’m able to adjust the volume using the laptop’s remote.

The subwoofer is extremely high quality as well, although it can be a bit boomy. There are 3 bass levels, and I’ve managed to reduce some of the boom by setting the sub to the middle setting and tweaking my equaliser. I probably could remove the boom by experimenting with the position of the Acoustic Energy AE-26-06B subwoofer, but I’d rather it stay hidden than potentially placing it in the middle of my bed!

I’m glad that I purchased these speakers as I think like my Altec Lansing speakers, I will find a use for them for many years to come. If you are looking for a set of compact speakers for a spare room, a iPod dock or a PC then you should check out the Acoustic Energy AE26-06B AEGO M 2.1 active speaker system .

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Everton is based in London and has worked in the internet and mobile space for over ten years now, and before that worked in corporate strategy and consulting. He has a degree in Economics from Cambridge University, and currently runs the Portal and online operations for one of the largest ISPs in the UK. He also writes for Windows 7 News.

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  1. #1

    Comment by Joseph Plazo on 18 January 2008:

    Hmmm.. I can imagine the bullets whizzing past watching Private Ryan with that setup!

  2. #2

    Comment by rutherford on 18 January 2008:

    Independence Day. Now that’d be the bomb

  3. #3

    Comment by Everton on 18 January 2008:

    @rutherford

    I love that film and I watch it every couple of months! It also brings back good memories - the night I watched it in the cinema was the start of a brilliant date, the evening after it came on Satellite was one of the best nights I’ve had clubbing in my life (went Ministry of Sound until 8am!) etc etc

    It’s one of the films I use to test speakers, as well as Phantom Menace and the THX thingy with the storms.

  4. #4

    Comment by Mosey on 20 January 2008:

    I actually own some Logitech 5.1 speakers that I love to bits. Unfortunately I’ve managed to lose the remote+cable whilst moving, so am absolutely gutted that I can’t actually use them (still wondering what to do, since Logitech no longer have any spares) and I really miss the fantastic sound effects when watching movies. I may purchase another set of speakers in the future if I really can’t find any parts, so thanks for the review!

    p/s: It’s meant to be sub 100 speakers, but for some reason most people are charging over the 100 mark? I’m a little confused now.

  5. #5

    Comment by LinziR on 5 February 2008:

    I really want to know how these speakers work alongside an ipod… all the places I’ve found selling them online don’t really describe this feature ;) Hoping you can fill me in. Thanks :)

  6. #6

    Comment by Everton on 5 February 2008:

    @LinziR

    They will work brilliantly - just plug the 3.5m jack straight into your iPod

  7. #7

    Comment by Mosey on 8 February 2008:

    Just found them on the BT shop site (discontinued unfortunately) as 90W in total.
    DCSPLC mentioned the dimensions to be “Sub Woofer: 265 x 190 x 350mm Satellites: 68mm x 103mm x 90mm” which are alot smaller than I thought :)

    p/s: Logitech z5300s for anyone who was wondering. I bought them for just over 100 pounds, although they were initially priced at under the 200 mark before the digital speakers came out (z5500s)

    p/s2: When I first looked at the Amazon site, 3rd parties were selling these for over 100. It seems Amazon have them back in stock again! :)

  8. #8

    Comment by Everton on 8 February 2008:

    @Mosey

    They are really tiny and discreet. Let me know if you buy a pair - you won’t be disappointed.

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