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Lt. Aldo Raine · 04-20-2009, 08:43 AM

im looking to buy new energy fronts to go with my c-c100 and got a couple of questions.
i found some energy xl:25's on kijiji, he is asking $275 for the pair, is that a good price if they are in good condition? will they go good with my center?
and another question, does the energy connoisseur line go good with the c series?
any help would be much appriciated

iceman

DeadDog · 04-20-2009, 01:53 PM

Are you looking for towers or bookshelves for your fronts? I assume towers as that's what you're looking at now.

You want to get speakers that are timbre matched to your center. For towers that would be either the C-300 or C-500. I believe most here wouldn't recommend using miss-matching speakers across the front. If you really wanted those XL-25's I would look into finding the matching center speaker.

As for the RC series, I think you would find that they outperform the C-series as well. I have limited experience with the C-series but I find the RC line to be a much cleaner, smoother speaker. AVS has an extensive thread on Energy speakers and they may be able to help you more. The Energy ownership on this forum is pretty light.

Good Luck with your searching.

callas01 · 04-20-2009, 02:41 PM

the best thing to match that center you have is either the C-300 or C-500 as DeadDog stated. Sorry I don't know any canadian web sites that sell speakers, but you may have to hurry, the C line is being discontinued and people in the States are selling out quickly.

Yeha-Noha · 04-20-2009, 08:11 PM

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Originally Posted by iceman_mw21

im looking to buy new energy fronts to go with my c-c100 and got a couple of questions.
i found some energy xl:25's on kijiji, he is asking $275 for the pair, is that a good price if they are in good condition? will they go good with my center?
and another question, does the energy connoisseur line go good with the c series?
any help would be much appriciated

iceman

Unless you are willing to endure the constraints of not having timbre matched fronts, you will just have to stay with the C-series. There are no other choices in the Energy line for matching the C-C100 center.

Not even the new entry level CF series towers matches it. However, I have heard that the CF series has a brighter sound. Assuming that is true, I would stay away from them.

I have also heard that the RC series is going to be discontinued. The prices for those will likely plummet as it did for the C series. But I don't know how soon that will be. If you really want to experience the Energy standard for natural, neutral sounding speakers and not spend a heck of a lot, the RC towers and matching RC mini center are going to be it in my opinion since those are still around. Finding a pair of C-500s or C-300s to match your C-C100 is not going to be easy and like Callas said, time is running out. Good luck.

Lt. Aldo Raine · 04-20-2009, 08:30 PM

timbre matching isnt a big deal to me, my front stage is already not matched and i dont really hear a big difference, and im not looking to buy a new center cuz i just bought a new one.. i guess i'll look around see what i can find

mattstat · 04-20-2009, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by rwojtalewicz

Unless you are willing to endure the constraints of not having timbre matched fronts, you will just have to stay with the C-series. There are no other choices in the Energy line for matching the C-C100 center.

Not even the new entry level CF series towers matches it. However, I have heard that the CF series has a brighter sound. Assuming that is true, I would stay away from them.

I have also heard that the RC series is going to be discontinued. The prices for those will likely plummet as it did for the C series. But I don't know how soon that will be. If you really want to experience the Energy standard for natural, neutral sounding speakers and not spend a heck of a lot, the RC towers and matching RC mini center are going to be it in my opinion since those are still around. Finding a pair of C-500s or C-300s to match your C-C100 is not going to be easy and like Callas said, time is running out. Good luck.

+1 Agree Completely with the above quote. Now granted I have the mini-centre mathced with my C-500's but I barely notice any issues with my front soundstage. I had the opposite issue, trying to find the center after having bought the C-500's... Good luck and if you happen upon a pair of 500's or 300's, you'll be very happy with the sound.

STARSCREAM · 04-20-2009, 10:28 PM

I just joined the ranks of Energy owners. I went with 3 identical speakers for the front. I got RC-70's for front left/center/right. I got RC-R's for side and rear surround duties.

I had heard that the RC-R's might not be being made anymore but haven't gotten any confirmation on that yet. I didn't want to chance not being able to find them later on so I just went ahead and got them now. I also didn't want to have to try and find surrounds that would match my RC-70's and not be able to.

DeadDog · 04-20-2009, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by STARSCREAM

I just joined the ranks of Energy owners. I went with 3 identical speakers for the front. I got RC-70's for front left/center/right. I also RC-R's for side and rear surround duties.

I had heard that the RC-R's might not be being made anymore but haven't gotten any confirmation on that yet. I didn't want to chance not being able to find them later on so I just went ahead and got them now. I also didn't want to have to try and find surrounds that would match my RC-70's and not be able to.

Let's see some pics! I would love to get some RC-70's

callas01 · 04-20-2009, 11:20 PM

What about these? I don't know what color your Center channel is but it appears that you can still get some C-500s here.

STARSCREAM · 04-21-2009, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by DeadDog

Let's see some pics! I would love to get some RC-70's

. I don't have them yet, I just ordered them today! I don't think they will get here until Monday unfortunately....I was really hoping to watch the XMEN trilogy this weekend

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crazyBLUE · 04-21-2009, 02:47 AM

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Originally Posted by STARSCREAM

. I don't have them yet, I just ordered them today! I don't think they will get here until Monday unfortunately....I was really hoping to watch the XMEN trilogy this weekend

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04-20-2009, 08:43 AM	#1
Lt. Aldo Raine Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:289 Blu-ray reviews: 11	energy speaker questions im looking to buy new energy fronts to go with my c-c100 and got a couple of questions. i found some energy xl:25's on kijiji, he is asking $275 for the pair, is that a good price if they are in good condition? will they go good with my center? and another question, does the energy connoisseur line go good with the c series? any help would be much appriciated iceman

04-20-2009, 10:28 PM	#7
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	I just joined the ranks of Energy owners. I went with 3 identical speakers for the front. I got RC-70's for front left/center/right. I got RC-R's for side and rear surround duties. I had heard that the RC-R's might not be being made anymore but haven't gotten any confirmation on that yet. I didn't want to chance not being able to find them later on so I just went ahead and got them now. I also didn't want to have to try and find surrounds that would match my RC-70's and not be able to. Last edited by STARSCREAM; 04-21-2009 at 02:43 AM.

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04-20-2009, 01:53 PM	#2
DeadDog Power Member Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Home Theater Gallery:12 Blu-ray collection:355 Digital collection:96 iTunes collection:125 Trading Score:360	Are you looking for towers or bookshelves for your fronts? I assume towers as that's what you're looking at now. You want to get speakers that are timbre matched to your center. For towers that would be either the C-300 or C-500. I believe most here wouldn't recommend using miss-matching speakers across the front. If you really wanted those XL-25's I would look into finding the matching center speaker. As for the RC series, I think you would find that they outperform the C-series as well. I have limited experience with the C-series but I find the RC line to be a much cleaner, smoother speaker. AVS has an extensive thread on Energy speakers and they may be able to help you more. The Energy ownership on this forum is pretty light. Good Luck with your searching.

04-20-2009, 02:41 PM	#3
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	the best thing to match that center you have is either the C-300 or C-500 as DeadDog stated. Sorry I don't know any canadian web sites that sell speakers, but you may have to hurry, the C line is being discontinued and people in the States are selling out quickly.

04-20-2009, 08:30 PM	#5
Lt. Aldo Raine Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Toronto Home Theater Gallery:17 Blu-ray collection:289 Blu-ray reviews: 11	timbre matching isnt a big deal to me, my front stage is already not matched and i dont really hear a big difference, and im not looking to buy a new center cuz i just bought a new one.. i guess i'll look around see what i can find

04-20-2009, 11:20 PM	#9
callas01 Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Riverside, CA Home Theater Gallery:42 Blu-ray collection:230 DVD collection:47	What about these? I don't know what color your Center channel is but it appears that you can still get some C-500s here.

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