The Official Energy Speakers Thread

[callas01]

Please discuss your Energy speakers in this thread. You can include pictures, reviews, or any other comments regarding your speakers.

Manufacturer’s Website: http://www.energy-speakers.com/na-en/products/

REVIEWS:
Energy Take Classic 5.1 Review
C-Series Review
RC-70s Reiview
RC-70s
RC-70s again
RC-Mini S8.3 Sub
RC-10
Veritas system good luck finding these
Veritas 2.3 i
Vertias 2.4i review
Veritas 2.8i Review
CB-20 Review
CF-70s Review
CF-70 Review 2

Here is a list of all the current owners of Energy speakers that I could find so far, If you know of any others PM me and I will add them to this growing list.

-DLS- RC-R Surround Speakers
4TA23 Tempest II Outdoor Speakers
94GTStang C-500 Fronts C-C50 Center
aoray Energy Take Classic 5.1
boomslang06 C-500 and ESW-V10
Big Z Energy Take 5, ESW-8
Billh Energy C-100 Fronts C-C100 Center
Blown4.3 ENERGY RVSS sides surrounds
Blu Balls CF-50 Fronts CC-10 Center
bluray ne1 RC-LCR Fronts & Center RC-R Surrounds RC-Mini Surrounds S10.3 Subwoofer
boredandlazy Energy Take Classic 5.1
Brian408 Energy Take 5
browndk26 C-200 Fronts C-C50 Center
Bytor2112 CB20 Fronts & Surrounds CR10 Surround Backs ESW-V10 Subwoofer
bz1080p Take Satelite Surrounds
callas01 C-50 Surround Back
calvinjay C-500 Fronts C-C100 Center C-100 Bookshelfs ESW-10 Sub
cfurtado Energy:Fronts RC-70,Surround Back RC-10,Center RC-LCR,Surround RC-R,ESW V10 Subwoofer
Cpt_Dylan_Hunt C-500 Fronts C-C100 Center C-300 Surrounds ESW-v10 Sub and C-200 C-C50 ESW-v8 Sub
carro103 C-300 Fronts C-C50 Center CR-100 Surrounds
Danypca C-500 Fronts C-C50 Center C-200 Surrounds
DavidinGA C-300 Fronts C-C100 Center C-50 Surrounds
DeadDog RC-10 Fronts RC-Mini Center RC-Mini Surrounds ESW-8 Subwoofer
dkott Energy Take Classic 5.1
doubledip 008 RC-30 Fronts
Dxology C-100 Fronts C-C50 Center C-50 Surrounds
EquusBrokus Take Classic 5.0 S10.3 Subwoofer
FighterTown RC-10 Fronts RC-Mini Center
HC666 C-500 Fronts C-C100 Center C-300 Surrounds S10.3 Subwoofer
horror4life245 C2 Fronts XL-S8 Subwoofer
iceman mw21 C-200 Fronts C-C100 Center
Irishladdie Energy exL-28P Fronts C-1 Center
Imamuppet C-300 5.0 System: Fronts, Center and Surrounds
jjmbxkb RC-70 Fronts RC-LCR Center RC-R Surrounds
jvoorhees RC-70 Fronts
Jwilly019 3 RC-50s for the front soundstage.
k-fed2 RC-30 Fronts RC-LCR Center RC-R Surrounds S10.3 Subwoofer
Killahbee C-300 Fronts C-C100 Center CR-100 Surrounds
leonababy1 Veritas 2.3 Fronts and Center channel
Lojack1976 Energy Act 6 (bedroom)
Lij RC-70 Fronts RC-LCR Center C-R100 Front Heights RC-10s Rear Surround ESW-V10 Subwoofer
MaCruz Energy RC-30 Fronts RC-LCR Center C-100 Surrounds
Massacre1 RC-10 Fronts CB-10 Surrounds ESW-V10 Subwoofer
Master Shake714 C-300 Fronts
Mattstat C-500 Fronts RC-Mini Center C-200 Surrounds
Miker107 RC-10 Fronts RC-LCR Center
MobileES C2 Bookshelf Fronts
Monkey RC-30 Fronts RC-10 Surrounds
mtgredline C-50 Fronts C-C50 Center Take Classic Surrounds S8.3 Sub
namtab69 Veritas 2.4i Fronts
nothing.sound C-Series S10.3 Subwoofer
Oldbones Pro-22s
OMH C-500 Fronts C-C100 Center
Orange260z Fronts RC-70, RC-LCR Center RC-R surrounds
PaulWog CF-50 Fronts CC-10 Center CF-30 Surrounds
RB951 CB10 Fronts CC5 Center CB5 Surrounds
Rebel6666 C-500 Fronts C-C100 Center C-200 Surrounds S10.3 Sub & Take Classic 5.1
rwojtalewicz C-R100 Surrounds
sachinwalian Take 5 Classic
slimmer CF-50 Fronts Take Classic 5.1 Surrounds
Sousa86 Energy RC-70 RC-LCR RC-10
Spurrier Sucks Energy ESW-V10 Subwoofer
SSLAYERR C8 Fronts Veritas V2.0Ci Center RC MINI Surrounds & Back Surrounds
tang7969 RC-50 Fronts
Tech Freak C-300 Fronts, C-C50 Center, C-50 Surrounds
ThePope666 RC-50 Fronts
TheSoviet C-500 Fronts C-C100 Center C-100 Surrounds
Tim Leduc RC-30 Fronts RC-LCR Center RC-10 Surrounds
Tom Bars Energy Take Classic 5.1
tyz Energy Take Classic 5 Pack
Vanorge C-5 Fronts, C-C1 Center, C-1 Rears
Vitalius24 RC-70 Fronts RC-LCR Center RC-50 surrounds ESW-V10 Sub
will0775 Energy Take Classic 5.1
Wheatpin Energy C-200's Fronts and Surrounds, Energy CC-10 Center ESW-V8 Subwoofer
Yautja Energy C8 Fronts, Energy Veritas V2.0Ci Center, Energy RC MINI Surrounds & Back Surrounds
Zippo C-500 Fronts C-C100 Center C-100 Surrounds C-R100 Surround Back

[Bluray_ne1]

Originally Posted by lojack1976

I am the proud owner of THESE Energy Act6 speakers. Man do these sound good. I wish they would've come in black, but for the $200 I paid including shipping I can't complain in the least. HERE's a review for those who are interested. They can still be found on the cheap if you look around.

Looks perfect for a small room. I really like Energy's stuff. For the price, most of the line often compares well with other brands in higher price ranges. I've also heard that the RC-Micro 5.1 system sounds pretty good too.

[lojack1976]

Originally Posted by Bluray_ne1

Looks perfect for a small room. I really like Energy's stuff. For the price, most of the line often compares well with other brands in higher price ranges. I've also heard that the RC-Micro 5.1 system sounds pretty good too.

Yeah, these worked out great for my bedroom. They're loud and clear enough for late night enjoyment without annoying the neighbors too much. The sound blend between the sats and the sub is truly excellent. A couple of my friends came by and listened and they were totally shocked at how good they sounded especially when I told them how much I paid.

[mattstat]

No RC's but I sporting the C-500's for fronts and C-200 bookshelves for my rears... I have a RC-mini Centre because I could not find the C-C100 to timbre-match, sounds good though !!

Love Energy, I always take a long took at the RC's but am just too happy with the C series to make a change just yet.

[TimLeduc]

Originally Posted by Bluray_ne1

Ok, I'll go first...

Are there any other Reference Connoisseur owners out there?

I'm curious if anyone has the in-wall RC-6W or in-ceiling RC-8C speakers. I'd like to hear your impressions of them. I've been considering a pair as my surround backs.

Also, any Veritas owners here as well? Are they significantly better than the RC line?

I have RC 30 for front channels, RC 10 for rear channels, and RC LCL for center, and have been real pleased with how they preform.
The imaging is very accurate with both movies and music, I would highly recommend this setup to anyone!
As for the Veritas line...they are utterly amazing, a good friend recently bought a system ( cant remember which models) and he is pleased!
Most of the product lines that Energy produce seem to be good value for your dollar IMO, and all of the lines that I have heard over the years seem to preform well.

[Bluray_ne1]

Originally Posted by TimLeduc

I have RC 30 for front channels, RC 10 for rear channels, and RC LCL for center, and have been real pleased with how they preform.
The imaging is very accurate with both movies and music, I would highly recommend this setup to anyone!

Sweet! You'll have to post some pics when you get the chance.

[Bluray_ne1]

Originally Posted by mattstat

No RC's but I sporting the C-500's for fronts and C-200 bookshelves for my rears... I have a RC-mini Centre because I could not find the C-C100 to timbre-match, sounds good though !!

Love Energy, I always take a long took at the RC's but am just too happy with the C series to make a change just yet.

I've never had the opportunity to hear the "C" Series for myself, but everyone here who has them just loves them.

[DeadDog]

I have RC-10"s for fronts with the RC-mini Center (The LCR is too big for now).
Hopefully I'll find a good deal on a black pair of RC-mini's for surrounds in the future, but right now I need to save my money for school and other necessities.

I guess there is more Energy owners here than I thought. Good to see!

[Bluray_ne1]

Originally Posted by DeadDog

I have RC-10"s for fronts with the RC-mini Center (The LCR is too big for now).
Hopefully I'll find a good deal on a black pair of RC-mini's for surrounds in the future, but right now I need to save my money for school and other necessities.

I guess there is more Energy owners here than I thought. Good to see!

Nice setup DeadDog! Very clean. The RC-Mini center is bigger than I thought it would be. Nice that it's right next to the PS3 for perspective.

[Bluray_ne1]

Originally Posted by callas01

Yep I have C-300 and love them, I would have liked to have found some C-500's but they weren't on sale when I was shopping so I got the 300's, and they are really nice.

Love the gloss black finish!

[callas01]

Originally Posted by Bluray_ne1

Love the gloss black finish!

Thank you, so do I.

[dkott]

So I recently purchased the Energy Take Classic 5.1 system. Since the speakers have the mini 5-way binding posts, I've seen that the speakers cannot accommodate larger speaker wire.

If I use banana plugs, does the wire gauge matter? I would like to get the speaker wire from someplace cheap like Blue Jeans Cable, but they only have 12 AWG wire. Will 12 AWG wire with banana plugs work with the Take Classic speakers?

Thanks.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by dkott

So I recently purchased the Energy Take Classic 5.1 system. Since the speakers have the mini 5-way binding posts, I've seen that the speakers cannot accommodate larger speaker wire.

If I use banana plugs, does the wire gauge matter? I would like to get the speaker wire from someplace cheap like Blue Jeans Cable, but they only have 12 AWG wire. Will 12 AWG wire with banana plugs work with the Take Classic speakers?

Thanks.

If they can take banana plugs, I would think they can take any speaker wire even without the plugs. That being said though, if they can take banana plugs, the plugs will definitely take 12AWG.

Well, just make sure and check- it'll usually say in the description. However, all of them that I've seen take 12AWG.

[Yeha-Noha]

Energy. Yes!!!

I like classical music and opera. I go the concerts pretty often. And of the speakers I have owned over the past 20 years, the Energy C-series reproduce strings, woodwinds, and brass the closest to the those I hear when I'm at a concert. I had been a big fan of KEF and Tannoy for years which are ones I've kept the longest until I fell in love with Energy speakers.

I have been a happy owner of Energy speakers for several years. The C-series fit my budget quite well and I am very pleased with the sound which is natural, uncolored, and pleasant to the ear. The C-series are under priced for the excellent sound they deliver.

During the past year, when the C-300s were discontinued and the prices dropped, I added a pair of those to replace the C-200s for the fronts. The C-200s became the side surrounds and the C-100s the rears. I have a C-C100 center. The C-300s blended with the C-C100 perfectly too. The C-C100 center produced a lot more bass than the C-200s, and the C-200s as fronts just didn't keep up as well as I would like. The C-C100 makes an excellent center channel with the clear distinct dialogue even well off axis. The sound stage was widened up a lot more after adding the towers.

And just recently, I replaced the C-200s and C-100s with four C-R100 bipoles for the side and rear surrounds. The sonic improvement I obtained was even better than the upgrade from the C-200s to C-300s for the fronts. Those bipoles provided a more realistic theater like experience for the sound while watching movies.

[Monkey]

RC-30's and RC-10's here, love them

[DeadDog]

Originally Posted by Monkey

RC-30's and RC-10's here, love them

Let's see some pictures already!

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by DeadDog

Let's see some pictures already!

old setup.. I'm not running a home theater at the moment as I'm kind of in transition, just the RC-10's on my PC. My RC-30's are Cherry in the picture but I have Rosenut ones now for when I set up a home theater again.

http://www.geocities.com/briankmonkey/DSC01861.JPG

[arrt vandelay]

just got my c-500 pair today with a c-c100 coming tomorrow, haven't really had a chance to audition them, but they look awesome at least...

[Yeha-Noha]

Originally Posted by arrt vandelay

just got my c-500 pair today with a c-c100 coming tomorrow, haven't really had a chance to audition them, but they look awesome at least...

Congrats! I don't know where you found them (C-500s). They are hard to come by. Believe me, you'll love them.

The C-500s were still around when I bought my C-300s last year. But the dealers were asking about 3X the price of a pair of C-300s. I gave up and bought a pair of C-300s. If you have a larger room, the C-500s are what you need.

BTW, where did you buy the C-500s?

[Old Bones]

My mains are a pair of Pro-22 from the 1980s and they are still awesome for their age .
Some day soon I will upgrade the system , but I will never get rid of these fine speakers !!