Well if you have listened to both then only you can tell which one is more appropriate for your own taste and preferences. Let your ears be the judge. They don't sound alike so you must prefer one over the other even by the slimmest of margins. I believe you can AB them at AA while being driven by HK receiver ...
I prefer the Dali Concept 6 because it sounds big, dynamic, lively and vibrant - and is capable of midrange nuances and timing not usually heard on HT speakers. The midband is remarkably natural sounding for the price too probably because of the wood pulp cone - and this is something not heard from most speakers with fancy synthetic cones in the same price range. The AE sounds more like your typical high end HT speaker - still nice of course especially in terms of tonal balance and you can always boast to your friends that it got a nice What Hifi review but it does sound a bit too restrained and timid resulting to tepid musical reproduction that is less holistic and less engaging in my opinion. A friend even commented that he might fall asleep while watching movie on the Evo3 ...
