New Speakers on budget

[callas01]

The C-C50 center channel will match very well to the C-300s, There is a thread for Energy owners and it has on the first post all the owners and the speakers they have paired together in case you want to PM them to ask how they like the speakers matched up.

In comparison, I can say that hearing both, here is what I have noticed. The Energys will be a warmer more laidback speaker. Mid-range will be smoother and more detailed and have a fuller sound. Highs will be more accurate. Lows will be about the same, focusing more on Mid-bass rather then Low End thumping. The Polks will have a brighter sound. That will make them sound 'louder', but also give them a tinny sound. The one weak spot that I think the Polks have is music. Not that it will sound terrrible, but side by side, not as accurate. Music will be much more accurate on the Energys, and here is the test, play a fast paced piano on both sets and you will see where the Polks cannot produce the sounds as accurately or as detailed. Lets say you only listen to rock/grunge/alternative, both will be similar in SQ playing that genre of music, but with a Piano, acoustic guitar or a female vocalist, you will start to see the more defined musicallity of the Energys. To me this is the litmus test for speakers. Speakers that do this well or very well also make for awesome HT speakers.

That said both are excellent ways to being a HT setup. Both of these speaker lines have been discontinued, so I wouldn't wait to long to jump on the speakers. Also, please note that I am not putting down polks, I think they make very good speakers.

If you have the chance to audition them, please do so, otherwise, I can say that both are easily very good blind buys. I wouldn't say that about too many speakers.

Let us know what you decide.