^ there is no harm in experimenting to get the best bang for the buck for HT
as we've experienced with the compact 1, all you need is a sub and voila - audio bliss
anyway,
a bit of AE history
I stumbled upon this japanese website selling pre-owned speakers
http://www.hifido.co.jp/KWb/G0201/E/710-10/C11-57989-03475-00/A 1995 AE classic: The AE2 Signature
![](http://www.hifido.co.jp/photo/11/034/03475/a.jpg)
selling 380,000 yen pre-owned (at 2011 prices).
and a stereophile review of these AE2 Signature in 1995
http://www.stereophile.com/standloudspeakers/1195ae/index.htmlMeanwhile, the AE1 Signature (circa 1995)
![](http://pic4.audiogon.com/i/c/f/1277314288.jpg)
and the speaker model that made AE synonymous to 'studio' standard mini-monitors, making a dent in audiophile history
![](http://www.acoustic-energy.co.uk/Sites/Acoustic%20Energy/library/images/Main%20product-AEi%20reference%20loundspeakers.jpg)
AE1 Classic (circa 1993)
aka AE 1 in 1987
History class is dismissed!