Enjoyed reading your review, also appreciate the great quality photos and the classy layout of your site in general.
AE speakers have always impressed me on demos but never owned any or had any here at home.
Just one point, your review specification lists them as a three way speaker, 'The Ear' review has them as a two way.
I think, from looking at the quite sparse info available, that they are actually a two and a half way design, with the upper driver doing midrange and bass, and the lower one just bass. Which would be typical for an MTM design, although there's some MTM designs where both drivers receive an identical signal, they are rare. HK used to offer one back in the 90s.
Current Lash Up:
TEAC VRDS 701T > Sony TAE1000ESD > Krell KSA50S > Troels Gravesen Faital 3WC-15.