Acoustic Energy has added a new flagship to its Neo range of speakers with the Neo 4.
Acoustic Energy Neo 4 Acoustic Energy Neo 4
It’s a three-way floorstanding design with four separate drivers. It stands 120cm tall, and has 200W power-handling, 91dB/W/m efficiency as well as a frequency response from 28Hz to 40kHz.
The cabinet has three separate ports and mounts the drivers in a 32mm thick baffle, which Acoustic Energy claims is “significantly chunkier than on many manufacturers’ designs costing twice the price”.
The drivers inlcude AE’s own 38mm wide-bandwidth dual ring radiator tweeter and 13.3cm aluminium-alloy midrange driver. Beneath them are a brace of 16.5cm base drivers which also have aluminium-alloy cones.
Mat Spandl, Acoustice Energy’s chief designer, said: “The Neo 4 presented a big challenge in creating a large yet affordable loudspeaker that would embody the high-energy musicality for which the existing Neo range has been praised. A very heavyweight cabinet with ultra-thick baffle was required to ensure tight and potent bass response down to very low frequencies. Twin LF drivers were chosen to deliver greater linearity and speed than could be achieved using less-expensive single driver and ABR configurations seen on competitor models.”
The Neo 4 is available now in Vermont walnut finish or plain black, for £699 a pair. It’s also available as part of the Neo Max 7.1 surround package with Neo 3 and Neo 1, a Neo Centre, and a Neo Subwoofer for £1,900.