Energy Owners Thread - Page 1300

Originally Posted by afrogt

The MTS-02 go for $1400/pr while the RC-70's used to go for $2000/pr. You got an incredible deal on the RC-70's. You may not have a problem selling your RC's for $800-1000/pr. Based on the reviews of both speakers the build quality on the RC is much better, at least compared to the MTS-01. Maybe they upgraded the veneer on the MTS-02 so it might be improved now.

Listening preferences are subjective. You may like the SVS better, who knows?


According to the specs, the MTS-02 is 4 ohm nominal whereas the RC-70 is 8 ohms nominal. You're going to need some nice equipment to drive the MTS-02, dont expect a low end receiver to do the trick with 4 ohm loads. What receiver do you have Miles?

Originally Posted by neutro

You can just order through Amazon.com, or I guess you could also order through Vann's and pay using Amazon Payments. Amazon.com accepts canadian cards and let you register multiple delivery adresses if you want.

And yes you likely won't find anything cheaper. Note that the price is for a single V-S though.

Originally Posted by abuhafsa

I recently bought the s10.3 from new egg and the blue front light went out after a few weeks. Is this something worth filing a warranty claim for? The sub seems to work fine but I'm wondering if this indicates a bigger problem down the road.

Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by abuhafsa

I recently bought the s10.3 from new egg and the blue front light went out after a few weeks. Is this something worth filing a warranty claim for? The sub seems to work fine but I'm wondering if this indicates a bigger problem down the road.

Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by abuhafsa

I recently bought the s10.3 from new egg and the blue front light went out after a few weeks. Is this something worth filing a warranty claim for? The sub seems to work fine but I'm wondering if this indicates a bigger problem down the road.

Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by abuhafsa

I recently bought the s10.3 from new egg and the blue front light went out after a few weeks. Is this something worth filing a warranty claim for? The sub seems to work fine but I'm wondering if this indicates a bigger problem down the road.

Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by batpig

yeah, the only reason to upgrade would be if you need more features, like networking or the ability to expand beyond 5.1. Or if your room is large and you need more power.

a great option for sound quality bang-for-the-buck would be to snag a Denon 1712 on discount as the xx13 models are coming out. The 1712 has MultEQ XT (better than the standard MultEQ on your 591) and also has a GUI for on-screen volume and menu control.

if you want to add network features, the 2112ci should be around $400ish on closeout pricing as the xx13 models appear.

Originally Posted by N3okiller

I dont need more features. I have all the network features I need on the TV and bluray player. I just read a couple reviews about energy reference and veritas lines that suggested to have a good receiver to drive them. If you think (you and Afrogt) that the AVR-591 is good enough for them, then I will keep it. Thanks guys.

Originally Posted by baron2

Trying to decide on what speakers for my surround backs. I currently have rc-70 fronts rclcr center, rc-70 surrounds. vsw-10 sub and eswc-10 sub. Using a pioneer vsx-03 reciever. I have a pair of cf-70's I thought I would use for my back surrounds for a 7.1 set up. Would using the vs surrounds or rc-10's be better than using the cf-70's? If needed to know my room is around 28 x 19.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Macstatic

I agree with batpig. Try it out. See if you like the way the sound mixes. If you can tell the CF towers differ from your RC towers (if the transition in surround isn't smooth) then you might want to try the others. But while you have them there, why not try them?

Originally Posted by batpig

well, the reason you'd want wall mounted speakers is because you don't want (or have space for) a big tower speaker sitting there!

the primary benefit of a speaker like the V-S would be (1) the fact that it can be wall-mounted and thus save floor space and look cleaner, and (2) the fact that it has a lot of flexibility in terms of dispersion (dipole vs. bipole modes). The 2nd point is frankly more relevant for the SIDE surrounds than for the back surrounds, since they are usually the speakers that require more dispersion to sound "immersive".

the benefit of the RC-10 would be a better tonal match to the other RC series speakers in your setup, but again I would try the CF-70's first and if they sound fine to you then I wouldn't worry about it. Using what you have is free

Originally Posted by abuhafsa

I recently bought the s10.3 from new egg and the blue front light went out after a few weeks. Is this something worth filing a warranty claim for? The sub seems to work fine but I'm wondering if this indicates a bigger problem down the road.

Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by Hank Mardukous

I just picked up a pair of Pro .5s from somebody that "upgraded" to a Bose system. In all fairness she said that size was the first priority for the new speakers, but the Bose pride was bubbling over when she was explaining it to me. I fulfilled my obligation as a human being, and asked if she was happy with her new speakers. She said yes and that was all I needed.
I gave her $20 and took off.
Anyways, I just want to let people know that I think that these speakers would be very good to use as surrounds in a HT setup with the current RCs. I have had these hooked up with a set of RC-70s and they sound great together. They aren't as smooth, but there are enough similarities that they would make a darn good surround speaker to use with the RCs.
Also, these speakers have consecutive serial numbers. I have only seen this on three models of Energy speakers so far.
I am very happy with the bang for the buck.

Originally Posted by baron2

Only thing I got to say tonight is this crap is addicting. At least with video one can clearly state how many televisions does one need.And if you have 2 you can rationalize that since yes its nice to have one in the living room and another somewhere else in the house, like a theatre room that gets used more than just a weekend movie. But with these dam speakers you find yourself finding all kinds of places to put these, which leads to all kinds of off the wall rationalizing why one needs them there. I even read about a guy here that put enegry's in the dam bathroom. This is insane. It also doesnt help matters when you know and heard about a great speaker line like the RC that as of last summer was not in production anymore so you buy a nice setup that thanks to Vanns was great for the cheap blow out sales last summer thinking great I finally have a good home theatre set up that can double for music listening as well. I mean you can only listen the the famouse Pioneer HPM 100's so long before your chest hurts from the concussion it gives from the 12 inch woofers inside those monsters. (By the way I still love listening to those). Totally happy with my new set up last summer I move on to other pressing matters around the house. Then out of nowhere Vnns shows up with these so called discountinued RC line and you start reading the wow factores about them. 2 thoughts start going through my mind 1 is you better crab a few of these and make sure you get the biggest ones they make so somewhere down the line you dont wish you had and you dont end up wanting and wishing you could upgrade. 2nd thing now all of a sudden my prize CF70 lineup doesnt sound so good anymore and your trying to figure out what the hell to do with these things so you dont feel like you wasted a bunch of money for nothing. Was going to put them in the living room but I bought a cheap set of ps51's and the matching center for television watching. Hey they suck for music but are good for the television mode. I wouldnt blend those in another system it would be horrible for music so now I am wondering what I really should do with this whole cf & cc line. If your like me and I am sure there are a few of you around that are anal enough to not like the idea of unmatched speakers even if they are from the same company. So yes I am a little in debt over the 4 rc-70 towers rclcr and a new sub. Yes its overkill but it all matches, thankl GOD I got all black speakers again, wife wouldnt know the difference this way.
I know somewhere down the line when these are not around anymore I will be thanking myself for this crazy indulgence but at the moment its a bit insane. I did the same thing when I bought my 2 Kuro plasma and also did the same thing with recievers knowing products today are usually not as good as products produced in the past at least its that way with video and wouldnt be suprised if its the same for audio, it is with recievers I know that much. Its like I am preparing myself for the end of what we used to know was good audio and video.

My question is Am I Alone Here or have I found a whole mess of other crazy insane people???

Originally Posted by baron2

I mean you can only listen the the famouse Pioneer HPM 100's so long before your chest hurts from the concussion it gives from the 12 inch woofers inside those monsters. (By the way I still love listening to those). . . .

. . . . My question is Am I Alone Here or have I found a whole mess of other crazy insane people???

Originally Posted by cel4145

Sure. All crazy here

But if you like that kind of bass, you have yet to get the other crazy bug yet that's going around in the AVS sub forum. You just need a couple of JTR Captivators: JTR Captivator Pro Vs. Sleeping Bag . I can't even imagine what it's like to have that much subwoofer output in a room. LOL

Originally Posted by baron2

Congrats on your find Hank. Are these JBL's

Originally Posted by baron2

... I even read about a guy here that put enegry's in the dam bathroom. This is insane...