AVS › AVS Forum › Audio › Speakers › Energy Owners Thread
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:

Energy Owners Thread - Page 540

post #16171 of 48174
12/21/09 at 11:47am
Quote:
Originally Posted by jp_tech View Post

Those rosenuts are a thing of beauty!!

If we're taking votes, I would vote that way also based upon the pictures. I have never seen either in real life, and probably never will unless I buy. I know of no stores in NE Ohio that displays these, but I would probably make a drive if I knew where to go. May have to call Energy. Hope to buy shortly after Christmas. Does Energy have any history of continuing sales after Christmas?
Reply
Reply

Gear mentioned in this thread:

post #16172 of 48174
12/21/09 at 12:52pm
newbie to avs here,

hello all, i recently bought the take classic pack and love it, and love the price even more! I've been running it for 2 weeks with a PA-120 sub and already got the upgrade bug from everyone in this thread.

I went ahead and ordered a pair of RC10 in black!!! I'm going to use these as my front LR mains, along with my take pack to finish up a 5.1 setup. I'll store the 2 extra takes for PIIz whenever i get a new house haha..

So my question for everyone, i also want to upgrade my center channel later down the road. Would the RC mini center be a good match for the RC10? has the black one ever went on sale???
Reply
Reply
post #16173 of 48174
12/21/09 at 1:54pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by htpcfanz View Post

Would the RC mini center be a good match for the RC10?

yes, it's a great match and will be much better than the Take center.

Quote:
Originally Posted by htpcfanz View Post

has the black one ever went on sale???

yes it has, but it's not that common as the blacks are the most popular color. You may want to keep an eye on ebay.


Quote:
Originally Posted by tomnan24 View Post

Does Energy have any history of continuing sales after Christmas?

First off, it's more the retailers than Energy... and most importantly, history doesn't help much as Energy as a company in flux (having been bought out by Klipsch) and many speaker lines are being discontinued. There can be no reliable predictions about what will happen in the future, so if there is a deal you like right now I would jump on it.
Reply
Reply
post #16174 of 48174
12/21/09 at 1:55pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by MT_WRX View Post

Thanks Batpig! You're the man, I don't care what subiefast says.


wait, what did subie say?
Reply
Reply
post #16175 of 48174
12/21/09 at 8:04pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by batpig View Post

wait, what did subie say?

I'm curious about that too....

...but I do agree, as far as energy stuff goes, you are the man
Reply
Reply
post #16176 of 48174
12/22/09 at 8:29am
What mounts will work for the Energy C-100 bookshelfs and then a pair of C-50 speakers (probably two different mounts)?
Reply
Reply
post #16177 of 48174
12/22/09 at 8:32am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bones82 View Post

What mounts will work for the Energy C-100 bookshelfs and then a pair of C-50 speakers (probably two different mounts)?

API macromounts
Reply
Reply
post #16178 of 48174
12/22/09 at 9:09am
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bones82 View Post

What mounts will work for the Energy C-100 bookshelfs and then a pair of C-50 speakers (probably two different mounts)?

They both use the same mounts.
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=ATMAC

You could always build a shelf too...
Reply
Reply
post #16179 of 48174
12/22/09 at 9:59am
Quote:
Originally Posted by David Rad View Post

I know this has been discussed at length, but I'm still curious about color difference of the RC series in Cherry/Rosewood.

The earlier production runs of the Cherry finish are quite a bit lighter (more orange) than the newer Cherry ones. But how about Rosenut?

Can someone who ownes both Cherry and Rosenut post some pictures of the two finishes next to each other? Batpig maybe?

What I worry about buying a cherry mini cc from ebay is whether it matches the cherry from Vann's for the other parts. Talking to a Vann's rep, they said the cherry is more of a red and the rosenut is really dark. Not sure how true that is but I'd hate to buy a higher price mini cc from ebay and find out it still doesn't match.
Reply
Reply
post #16180 of 48174
12/22/09 at 10:00am
Hey guys, Question: I am currently running C-500s, a C-C100, and an S10.3 across the front, and a pair of older Axiom bookshelves as my rears. (I'm not sure what the exact designation is, but they are failry old, but really nice). I have a feeling I am going to need to upgrade my rears soon, so I was wondering, in your opinions, what bookshelf rears would match up best with my C-500s and C-C100 with the Energy sub?? Thanks!
Reply
Reply
post #16181 of 48174
12/22/09 at 10:03am
Quote:
Originally Posted by rymack View Post

Hey guys, Question: I am currently running C-500s, a C-C100, and an S10.3 across the front, and a pair of older Axiom bookshelves as my rears. (I'm not sure what the exact designation is, but they are failry old, but really nice). I have a feeling I am going to need to upgrade my rears soon, so I was wondering, in your opinions, what bookshelf rears would match up best with my C-500s and C-C100 with the Energy sub?? Thanks!

For less than $100 you could get a pair of C50's from audioadvisor. That would be perfect.

http://www.wwstereo.com/website/ecom...x?product=C-50
Reply
Reply
post #16182 of 48174
12/22/09 at 10:10am
Quote:
Originally Posted by tomnan24 View Post

When I think of the W.A.F., sometimes I laugh, sometimes I cry.

I love your sig. I really do. It made me chuckle out loud the first time I read it. I like all the talk about WAF around here, seriously, it's some of the most entertaining stuff in the thread...

However, with all this talk of "matching" cherries, rosenuts, etc., I think we may want to go a little easy on the women. When you all are talking about putting together a surround sound system, it reminds me of a woman talking about constructing an outfit, as in "see, this little bit of red on my sock matches the red on my belt" etc.

Nothing wrong with wanting your speakers to look as good as they sound, but still, it made me think...

LOL
Reply
Reply
post #16183 of 48174
12/22/09 at 10:13am
C-50s would be a better match for your front 3, but I wouldn't necessarily consider them better speakers than your Axioms.

You could probably use your Axioms in another room in a small 2.0 setup.
Reply
Reply
post #16184 of 48174
12/22/09 at 10:17am
Quote:
Originally Posted by tomnan24 View Post

What I worry about buying a cherry mini cc from ebay is whether it matches the cherry from Vann's for the other parts. Talking to a Vann's rep, they said the cherry is more of a red and the rosenut is really dark. Not sure how true that is but I'd hate to buy a higher price mini cc from ebay and find out it still doesn't match.


All those RC minis, centers, etc are manufactured in the same place. Its not like Vanns gets a special batch that would be different from what is available on ebay or wwstereo or any other vendor.

How picky are you going to be about cherry wood colors?

If you worry about it long enough, you wont have any to choose from...
Reply
Reply
post #16185 of 48174
12/22/09 at 10:27am
Quote:
Originally Posted by afrogt View Post

They both use the same mounts.
http://www.audioadvisor.com/prodinfo.asp?number=ATMAC

You could always build a shelf too...

Yeah, for a shelf, I decided to confiscate my kids play chairs (see attached - hope it works):
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iHXaYogqbO4/Sz...0/IMG_5161.JPG
Reply
Reply
post #16186 of 48174
12/22/09 at 10:31am
Quote:
Originally Posted by PoshFrosh View Post

For less than $100 you could get a pair of C50's from audioadvisor. That would be perfect.

http://www.wwstereo.com/website/ecom...x?product=C-50

Thanks for the tip!
Reply
Reply
post #16187 of 48174
12/22/09 at 10:36am
Quote:
Originally Posted by afrogt View Post

C-50s would be a better match for your front 3, but I wouldn't necessarily consider them better speakers than your Axioms.

You could probably use your Axioms in another room in a small 2.0 setup.

Yeah, the Axioms are super nice speakers. They are "Millennia" series or something like that. My dad bought them YEARS ago to go with the Axiom Reference Monitor IIs he was running as fronts. The day I bought the Energy sub to replace a broken JBL sub that I had already repaired 3 times, the front right Axiom blew. They were over twenty years old, and the mid-cone on the front just disintegrated! Very sad. I went the next day to FutureShop, explained what had happened, and told them I had just dropped well over 800 bucks the night before, and they gave me a sweet deal on the C500s and "threw in" the 9 year warranty... I have been SUPER impressed by the C500s. A coupe of weeks later I replaced a plastic JBL centre with the C-C100. Thanks alot for your help, guys!!
Reply
Reply
post #16188 of 48174
12/22/09 at 11:42am
Quote:
Originally Posted by batpig View Post

wait, what did subie say?

Quote:
Originally Posted by subiefast View Post

I'm curious about that too....

HA! Sorry guys, just being my usual smartass sarcastic self, which usually doesn't get conveyed too well in these forum settings. I was appreciatively poking some fun since I've garnered a majority of useful information from the two of you, who also seem to back what one-another say on a regular basis.

Aaaanyway, I'm almost finished up with my modest build and so far have purchased:

Denon AVR 1910
2 Energy RC-10s (LR)
1 Energy RC Mini Center
2 Energy RC Minis (Rears)

And for a sub, I can't decide between the eD A2-300 or HSU STF-2. I understand that the eD is better suited for HT, which will be a majority of the use, but that the HSU is no slouch either, just probably better suited for music. Any opinions on which one to choose would be appreciated.

My real question out of this post though is ideally I would like wall mount all of these speakers. I know that the RC Mini Sats have the ability to be wall mounted, but can the RC10's and the RC Mini center be mounted in the same fashion? And is there a way to dampen the mounts to reduce vibrations transmitted between the speakers and the wall?
Reply
Reply
post #16189 of 48174
12/22/09 at 11:51am
Both the eD and HSU are great, great subs for the money. How big is your room? The eD will be the winner for maximum output and low-end extension, whereas the STF-2 will be no slouch and will be a little "tighter" and more "musical". If you want maximum HT impact, go with the eD.

In terms of wall mounts, the RC-Mini's come with a built in wall-mount. The Mini CC can also be wall-mounted with the same mount, but it must be bought separately (click here to buy it at Vann's).

The RC-10's can also be mounted, but they are big and heavy so you should use the proper API Macromount (afro posted the link about 10 posts up earlier this morning). You will probably want to plug the rear ports on the RC-10's if wall-mounting as they will be very close to the wall. Definitely mount the RC-10's to a stud!! That, and using a mount with the proper load capacity, will be your best way to dampen vibrations and ensure quality sound.
Reply
Reply
post #16190 of 48174
12/22/09 at 12:02pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by PoshFrosh View Post

I love your sig. I really do. It made me chuckle out loud the first time I read it. I like all the talk about WAF around here, seriously, it's some of the most entertaining stuff in the thread...

However, with all this talk of "matching" cherries, rosenuts, etc., I think we may want to go a little easy on the women. When you all are talking about putting together a surround sound system, it reminds me of a woman talking about constructing an outfit, as in "see, this little bit of red on my sock matches the red on my belt" etc.

Nothing wrong with wanting your speakers to look as good as they sound, but still, it made me think...

LOL

I agree it's some of the funniest stuff on the forums. Hey, it provides us a way to blame someone else if we, maybe, don't want the biggest, baddest thing out there.
Reply
Reply
post #16191 of 48174
12/22/09 at 12:07pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by MT_WRX View Post

HA! Sorry guys, just being my usual smartass sarcastic self, which usually doesn't get conveyed too well in these forum settings. I was appreciatively poking some fun since I've garnered a majority of useful information from the two of you, who also seem to back what one-another say on a regular basis.

Aaaanyway, I'm almost finished up with my modest build and so far have purchased:

Denon AVR 1910
2 Energy RC-10s (LR)
1 Energy RC Mini Center
2 Energy RC Minis (Rears)

And for a sub, I can't decide between the eD A2-300 or HSU STF-2. I understand that the eD is better suited for HT, which will be a majority of the use, but that the HSU is no slouch either, just probably better suited for music. Any opinions on which one to choose would be appreciated.

My real question out of this post though is ideally I would like wall mount all of these speakers. I know that the RC Mini Sats have the ability to be wall mounted, but can the RC10's and the RC Mini center be mounted in the same fashion? And is there a way to dampen the mounts to reduce vibrations transmitted between the speakers and the wall?

Very very envious. I'm still hoping of the same speaker mix with the 1610. When it was $279 I had planned on the ESWV10 for the sub as I have heard good things, dimensions were small and the price was right. Did you consider it at all?. The price is now up but I wasn't going to finalize the sub part until I'm ready to order after Christmas.
Reply
Reply
post #16192 of 48174
12/22/09 at 12:13pm
After seeing all of this talk about Subs I'm thinking I might purchase one of these ED's. Those stand for Elemental Designs right? Right now I'm using a Yamaha Sub from a HTIB solution my friend had, I think it kinda sucks

Is a downfiring or straight firing (is that even the correct term) sub better?

I mostly play videogames and watch movies, would ED subs be preferable?
Reply
Reply
post #16193 of 48174
12/22/09 at 12:18pm
The eD subs are great for home theater and gaming applications. I would definitely suggest one, the A2-300 is a fantastic choice and is probably one of the best in its price range. Down-firing and front-firing are the terms, I can't comment on their sound differences but if you have neighbors below you, down-firing might not be the best choice.
Reply
Reply
post #16194 of 48174
12/22/09 at 12:45pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by batpig View Post

How big is your room?

15'x15' with 18' ceilings sloping to 8' with the backend opening up into the dining room.

Quote:
Originally Posted by batpig View Post

The RC-10's can also be mounted, but they are big and heavy so you should use the proper API Macromount (afro posted the link about 10 posts up earlier this morning). You will probably want to plug the rear ports on the RC-10's if wall-mounting as they will be very close to the wall. Definitely mount the RC-10's to a stud!! That, and using a mount with the proper load capacity, will be your best way to dampen vibrations and ensure quality sound.

Thanks. Now here's the lamentation... I want the very best of these speakers, but I feel like to get that, I will be somewhat confined in the 'liveable space' department. We have a large and intrusive couch and chair that takes up the majority of the space in the room. Moving the RC10s out enough from the wall, as they deserve to be, would make them awkwardly close to the chair and couch. I don't really want to modify the speakers (as recommended to plug the rear ports), but honestly am more inclined not to do that because I'm thinking that it would take away from the sound, but not sure. What I am sure of is that I would hate to compromise the sound just because I can't come up with a better way to mount these speakers.

And what about the Mini CC? Would that run into the same issue as the 10s? How far away from the wall should I be mounting that speaker? Or am I just overthinking all of this??

Quote:
Originally Posted by tomnan24 View Post

Very very envious. I'm still hoping of the same speaker mix with the 1610. When it was $279 I had planned on the ESWV10 for the sub as I have heard good things, dimensions were small and the price was right. Did you consider it at all?

Thanks! I did highly consider the ESWV10, especially since the price was tantalizing through Crutchfield, but in doing more homework, I soon realized there was a considerable step up in quality and output if I coughed up a few more dollars to go with the eD or the HSU. Being in San Diego, running up to Anaheim to grab the HSU free of shipping is a consideration, but I continue to read great things about the eD, which is very much the direction I'm leaning.
Reply
Reply
post #16195 of 48174
12/22/09 at 12:58pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by MT_WRX View Post

15'x15' with 18' ceilings sloping to 8' with the backend opening up into the dining room.


Thanks. Now here's the lamentation... I want the very best of these speakers, but I feel like to get that, I will be somewhat confined in the 'liveable space' department. We have a large and intrusive couch and chair that takes up the majority of the space in the room. Moving the RC10s out enough from the wall, as they deserve to be, would make them awkwardly close to the chair and couch. I don't really want to modify the speakers (as recommended to plug the rear ports), but honestly am more inclined not to do that because I'm thinking that it would take away from the sound, but not sure. What I am sure of is that I would hate to compromise the sound just because I can't come up with a better way to mount these speakers.

And what about the Mini CC? Would that run into the same issue as the 10s? How far away from the wall should I be mounting that speaker? Or am I just overthinking all of this??



Thanks! I did highly consider the ESWV10, especially since the price was tantalizing through Crutchfield, but in doing more homework, I soon realized there was a considerable step up in quality and output if I coughed up a few more dollars to go with the eD or the HSU. Being in San Diego, running up to Anaheim to grab the HSU free of shipping is a consideration, but I continue to read great things about the eD, which is very much the direction I'm leaning.

How does the A3S-250compare to the A3-300. The footprint is much smaller and matches my layout better.
Reply
Reply
post #16196 of 48174
12/22/09 at 2:37pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Trojita View Post

Is a downfiring or straight firing (is that even the correct term) sub better?

I think you would be better off to ask that in the sub forum. Although I am not positive on this, I was told it doesn't matter between front and down firing because low frequency sound waves are non-directional so the drivers positioning is irrelevant, it has more to do with the design of the enclosure.
Reply
Reply
post #16197 of 48174
12/22/09 at 3:23pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by MT_WRX View Post

HA! Sorry guys, just being my usual smartass sarcastic self, which usually doesn't get conveyed too well in these forum settings. I was appreciatively poking some fun since I've garnered a majority of useful information from the two of you, who also seem to back what one-another say on a regular basis.

Aaaanyway, I'm almost finished up with my modest build and so far have purchased:

Denon AVR 1910
2 Energy RC-10s (LR)
1 Energy RC Mini Center
2 Energy RC Minis (Rears)

And for a sub, I can't decide between the eD A2-300 or HSU STF-2. I understand that the eD is better suited for HT, which will be a majority of the use, but that the HSU is no slouch either, just probably better suited for music. Any opinions on which one to choose would be appreciated.

My real question out of this post though is ideally I would like wall mount all of these speakers. I know that the RC Mini Sats have the ability to be wall mounted, but can the RC10's and the RC Mini center be mounted in the same fashion? And is there a way to dampen the mounts to reduce vibrations transmitted between the speakers and the wall?

Most of the stuff I say is stuff I repeated from listening to batpig. lol.

I have an SVS pb-12 nsd which is comparable to the ED, and HSU subs you listed, and I love it. As for bang for buck in HT applications, the ED should be a monster. If I was strictly going the HT route, I'd go with the ED.
Reply
Reply
post #16198 of 48174
12/22/09 at 5:31pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by linux426 View Post

Yeah, for a shelf, I decided to confiscate my kids play chairs (see attached - hope it works):
http://lh6.ggpht.com/_iHXaYogqbO4/Sz...0/IMG_5161.JPG

That is freakin' awesome! Completely my style! I hope you are seriously using that and not joking. (Or at the very least for testing placement, etc.)

I jury rig speaker solutions all the time using everything from cardboard boxes to monkey hooks. Note the setup I'm currently using (pic attached): monkey hooks for the Take rear surrounds and a white cabinet and a Sanus stand on the dining room table for the C100 side surrounds.

Again, I love/envy the chair shelf so much! Kudos!

P.S. I also liked the picture batpig posted a couple pages back where it looks like the speaker was hovering in the corner with no support. Both that and the chair-mount have a abstract art aesthetic all their own.
LL
Reply
Reply
post #16199 of 48174
12/22/09 at 7:29pm
Does anyone know if they sell stands for the Energy take classics 5?

thanks
Reply
Reply
post #16200 of 48174
12/22/09 at 7:52pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by afrogt View Post

All those RC minis, centers, etc are manufactured in the same place. Its not like Vanns gets a special batch that would be different from what is available on ebay or wwstereo or any other vendor.

How picky are you going to be about cherry wood colors?

If you worry about it long enough, you wont have any to choose from...

True enough.
Reply
Reply
New Posts  All Forums:Forum Nav:
  Return Home
  Back to Forum: Speakers

Gear mentioned in this thread:

AVS › AVS Forum › Audio › Speakers › Energy Owners Thread