Energy Owners Thread - Page 1410

Okay good luck.but remember it could get to the point that you could get ignored.

Yeah, batpig has been a godsend to us over at the Denon threads; I give a lot of weight to his opinion.

And thanks again to you for all your feedback!

here you go..... great informative website.

www.batpigworld.com

yes, they mean turning it to "full on" so it is sure to be "awake", not literally turning the sub off.

if you are using the "direct" input then it doesn't matter where the LPF is set because the whole point is to bypass the filter, but regardless, as it clearly states in the setup guides you want the crossover/LPF on the sub bypassed or turned all the way up.

after running Audyssey make sure to reset speakers to "small" and make sure the crossovers are 60-80Hz or higher, otherwise not much is getting redirected to the sub (which could be while you are not hearing much boom). Also remember that "boom" isn't necessarily good, a lot of people are used to flabby, overexagerrated bass. Audyssey will flatten the bass, plus the Veritas sub is specifically a very 'clean" sub with low distortion, so it may not sound "boomy" like you think it should but it is actually more accurate.

Well my RC-70s are already gone (sold ),I still have 1 RC-LCR center, 2- RC-R and 2- RC-10.Any one interested just pm me.

My CB20's just arrived and I see that they have a 3/8" diameter-16 thread per inch threaded hole on the back. The owner's manual is practically useless as a guide of any sort. So, is there a good quality (read STRONG) wall mount that can be used to attach this thing to a wall?

Also, does Energy make any kind of floor stands to elevate these to ear height in smaller rooms??? If not, does anyone have any good websites they purchase these kinds of things from?

Thanks!

Speaker Stand for CB-10 and RC-LCR

Any recommended stand for energy CB-10 and RCLCR....thanks

Speakers stands are easy to find. Sanus, Pangea Audio, Wood Technology and others make stands in various heights that will fit your CB-20's. just check on Amazon.

Energy and Mirage used to make the Macromount bracket for their bookshelf speakers but they're near impossible to find now. Omnimount also makes a bracket than can hold 20lbs and uses a 3/8" 16 thread screw.
http://www.amazon.com/OmniMount-Stainless-Steel-Speaker-Mount/dp/B00013BNLQ/ref=pd_sxp_grid_pt_0_0

You can also get the Pinpoint and VideoSecu wall mounts that clamp on the side of the speakers.

http://www.amazon.com/VideoSecu-Clamping-Mounting-Surrounding-3LH/dp/B000X9O8SI/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1354159557&sr=1-2&keywords=pinpoint+am40
http://www.amazon.com/Pinpoint-AM-40B-Clamping-Bookshelf-Speaker/dp/B002UV03MW/ref=pd_cp_pc_0

My denon does the same thing, always set my veritas as large not matter how I do the calibration.I have to set then manually as small.

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just FYI, but this IS discussed in my FAQ

Audyssey ignores all settings when you run it and wipes the slate clean, so you can't make the changes and the re-run Audyssey, because it will just reset the speakers back to "large". (or, actually, more accurately, the RECEIVER will reset the speakers to large based on the data provided by Audyssey. If Audyssey was in charge of this speakers would NEVER be set to "large" if you had a subwoofer.)

So AFTER you run Audyssey is when you then make some manual tweaks to the bass management, because the bass management is out of control of Audyssey and the receiver sets speakers to "large" so as not to offend buyers who have tower speakers. The important thing to remember is that the "small/large" setting is a misnomer, it's really just a "bass management ON/OFF" setting.

Here are some pictures of my new 7.2 Energy Veritas setup - Very happy with it

Nice set up

Was wondering what you guys think of using front wides instead of front heights? Is there a real benefit to heights over front wides if placement of speakers is no issue?
This is the gear I have to use for my HT set up downstairs.

Pioneer Elite pro-111 display
Pioneer VSX-33
Oppo-83
RC-70 fronts
RCLCR
RC-R for heights or front wides
RC-10 for side surrounds
VSW-10 x2
Also have an extra pair of RC-r's and could if needed for a better sound stage an extra pair of RC-70's
I have been using the extra set of RC-70's for 2 channel music, but also have an extra set of V6.2's I
could use for 2 channel music instead of the RC-70's I should say originally I was using the RC-70's for
side surrounds as well as fronts but replaced the sides with the RC-10's which I was fine with. Sort of
thinking out loud here would you guys use the RC-R's for front wides over the RC-70's for front wides?
Edited by baron2 - 11/29/12 at 11:27am

Well, first off you should move the RC-R to side surrounds and use the RC-10's for heights/wides. RC-R are much better suited for primary surround duty because of their bipole/dipole dispersion pattern.

Or better yet, if you try wides, go with the extra pair of RC70's because that would be bad ass.

The height vs. wide thing really depends on the room, the processor, and your preferences. Since you have all the gear you just need to try it yourself and see what YOU like best. If you had a receiver with Audyssey DSX I would definitely say to go for wides first, but Pioneer uses their own proprietary wide/height processing so you really need to try it and see what you like.

If you really want to get crazy, since you have all those speakers, my recommendation would be to sell the Pioneer and find a Denon 4311ci (available for a bit over $1k these days) and go whole hog with a full 11ch setup. RC-70's as front L/R and wide L/R, the two pairs of RC-R's as surrounds and surround backs, and the two RC-10's as heights

I was able to get a set of Energy Veritas 6.2's brand new since I had no luck with obtaining the RC70 or RC50's on the east coast new.

Question that I have is, I already had picked up 2 sets of brand new RC10's and a brand new RC-LCR. Am I going to have an issue with mixing a set of 6.2 Veritas with the remaining RC speakers?
I'm concerned that I made a mistake here mixing styles. Majority of my use is for movies, TV and gaming and Music is last.

Thanks

consensus is that RC and V are not a "perfect match" but close enough that you can get away with it. Since you already have the speakers, might as well try them out and see how it goes... if you have a receiver with Audyssey MultEQ (especially XT or better) it will help a lot to smooth out any minor tonal differences.

you always have the option of selling the RC's and picking up the V center and surrounds, although obviously there will be some incremental cost penalty. But I would go ahead and try it out in the meantime and see (hear) how it goes.

very nice setup, but the stands doesn't look safe ,if those fall on the hard floor .

Thanks appreciate it batpig

We already have the stands for a while used them with different speakers, they are safe in our house because we do not have small kids anymore so no problem The speakers are at the perfect ear height.

nice to see this setup, I was asking for pictures of 3 front v5.2 setup like this.enjoy them...
Edited by losservatore - 11/29/12 at 11:48am

VERY nice... What does the '.2' look like?

I see a HSU Research VTF-15H on the first picture, that will be my next purchase but in rosenut to match my rosenut veritas set up.

I just stood up, hit my head against the wall several times, sat back down and looked at this again. Are you kidding me!? That would be AWESOME!!! I'm not sure whether the bat or the pig came up with that, you are to be congratulated

Thinking about this and the guy who stacked RC50's as heights on top of RC70's is like Christmas come early.