Energy Owners Thread - Page 1437

Well the website let me put in the promo code before i paid via Amazon.com.

Sorry, which website? Could you explain the process you went through please?
Edited by 1080pee - 1/4/13 at 6:42am

WWstereo was cool about taking them back. They want to file a claim with UPS so I have to take apart everything again and take pictures. That is a real pain because I double boxed everything again and sealed them. I went ahead and just paid for another set so I will get them quicker because they wont refund until they get them and that means a long turn around. Oh well this stuff happens. With all the online shopping I do I hardly ever get an issue.

Hi everyone. Don't mean to hijack this thread. I'm a newbie here and was hoping someone could tell me if they have any experience with the Energy EAS-6C in-ceiling speakers? They're on sale at FS for $99/pair. Was thinking of grabbing some to use for whole-home audio. Any thoughts?

I just called to try and order three of these and they said they wouldn't/couldn't sell to a Canadian credit card. I really want to pick up a set. I guess I'll try to get an amazon card or something. Unless you can tell me the right way to do it.

I currently have two rc-70s up front with a pioneer vsx-1326k receiver (and some crappy surrounds and Center that I want to replace). Should I be trying to place these veritas speakers with this system? I was thinking of putting one as a Center and two for my rears. Or I could use the 70s as the rears and the 5.2s across the front. Any thoughts or suggestions are most welcome. I'm just getting into the decent HT systems.

Cheers.

Really straightforward process.

1.click on this link for the V5.2C
http://www.wwstereo.com/Energy/V5.2CPIANB

2. Add to cart and change quantity to 3 if you want 3 speakers.

3. Add promo code VER52WW and click APPLY


4. At bottom of page under checkout you'll see the discounted order total and the option to Pay With Amazon. Click on it.


5. It takes you to the Amazon logon and you fill out your info and you're done.
Edited by afrogt - 1/4/13 at 8:02am

Awesome. That was easy! Done and done. Three en route!!
Thanks so much !

Afrogt said it best. Enjoy your Veritas NathanG30, i know i will mine once i get them.

So it was mainly a case of UPS mishandling the boxes doing a bad transport job. Ufff. At least WWstereo were cool about taking them back.

You DO want to sell your LCR for $200.....
Edited by _Avarice_ - 1/4/13 at 8:48am

You're a boss afrog, thanks. I didn't see that Amazon link the first time.

It's too late now...since I've ordered them... but, what do you guys think, the three 5.2s up front with Rc-70s in the back or two 5.2s in the rear?

Thanks.

That's funny. Of course he could sell for less than $300 if he wants to be nice to a fellow AVS member, especially if he got one of those Meijer deals for $179.

I would go with 5.2's all around. The rears dont need to be that big, and you will probably get a better result with the better timbre matching. Just my opinion though.

If you do a lot of two channel music you'll probably want the RC-70's up front.

One thing, if you decide to sell your RC-70's and go with five V5.2C's you'll have no problem getting rid of the towers.

Do you think this sub would fit well with my setup: V-Minis for the front left/right, CC-10 for center channel, Micros for side/rear surrounds?

Thanks a lot guys.

I use my system 70/30 movies/music. I'll try it in different arrangements.
I likely won't be spending anymore on the system for a while at least not until next Boxing Day!

I also just picked up the Energy Power12 subwoofer at Futureshop on Boxing Day and now it is $30 cheaper. Is this a good sub for what my needs are. The room is not that large and is shaped awkwardly. Lol. Carpeted. 50" plasma. Open door at viewer end.

The PB-1000 is the sub i'm getting once i have the funds.

So I had all intentions of going with v5.2s across the front stage at that blowout pricing....but now I couldn't help myself and have procured a pair of RC-70s as well

So I may have RC-70 mains, v5.2 wides, v5.2 heights (which is why I was asking about the corner mounted bracket the other day) and a v5.2 center. I know that is not ideal to not have a matched front stage but I just couldn't pass up on the 70s as I feel stock will be drying up soon.

Now I wanted the 70s especially for music because, despite being a historically 90/10 guy, I have started to enjoy two channel listening a bit more recently. I can't imagine that it's going to be a big issue not being timbre matched for movies. How often are there lateral pans involving dialogue or music in a movie (which is the only place where I think it'd be noticeable). Is my logic wrong here or am I setting myself up for failure?

Can't wait to have a 9.2 system!

Those new Power subs are crappy! I wouldn't recommend them for anyone.

75 watts continuous power
35hz bottom end.
26.8lbs

That's horrible for a 12" subwoofer

You can do much better. this Klipsch has the same frequency response but more power for the same price and its only a 10" sub.
http://www.futureshop.ca/en-CA/product/klipsch-klipsch-10-subwoofer-rpw-10-single-speaker-rpw10/10105923.aspx?path=ac30cc1fcb762a3581802d55b7ac2f47en02

I'd still want something with a lower bottom end so keep looking.
Edited by afrogt - 1/4/13 at 11:23am

Did you have another sub that it replaced? I think you could have done better on this, since this is only a 75 watt continuous, 150 watt dynamic sub with a freq. range of 35 - 120 Hz. The RC-70's go down to 31 Hz, while the 5.2c's go to 48 Hz. Much more than the frequency range, though is the power. This Klipsch sub (Synergy sub-10) has a freq. range of 28-120Hz, 200 watts continuous, 420 dynamic at 179 at Newegg (don't know if this works for you in Canada).

If you already had a sub, it might be better to save for a good sub in the 500 range down the line. Just my 2 cents.

I gotta say that I agree with the other guys. Its almost a travesty to have quality speakers like the V5.2's and RC-70s paired with that sub. I would return it if you could.

If you are looking to stay budget, check out the BIC F12 or V1220. Check out this thread on budget subs as well. Lots of good info:

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1396482/budget-subwoofers-discussions-opinions-and-questions-thread

But I'll agree with the other guys. Save up a bit more for a good sub. I went with the energy S10.3 myself.....but then again I am cheap and live in a condo where I can hardly use it.

Your Energy s10.3 is way better than the Power12.

I have a s10.3 myself and its great for home theater and music.

He is in Canada so his choices may be limited.

Indeed. All the good budget subs are either unavailable -- or available but not really at a budget price -- in Canada. And ordering from the US and getting it delivered to a Kinek point is nice but a bit ridiculous for a sub under $200. To add to that, the used marked is rather bleak for subs in Canada.

Even good subs are hard to come by. It's hard to argue against the ID brands but most of them don't ship to Canada, or will be expensive to import. Only SVS have a Canadian distributor (sonicboomaudio.com), which is great (spent thousands there already ) but the starting point is far above $200. No news on when SBA will carry the new entry level SB-1000 and PB-1000.

EDIT: SBA now sells the SB-1000 and PB-1000 for $499 which is a bit easier to swallow than the $700-to-$800 price tag of the NSD series.
Edited by neutro - 1/4/13 at 12:13pm

I currently use 2 vsw10 subs and was wondering how this compares to the svs pb-1000 and if it would be much of an "upgrade" and worth considering. What do you guys think?

VSW10 - 300 watts RMS, 1200 watts peak, frequency range of 23Hz-120Hz, 40lbs
pb-1000 - 300 watts RMS, 720 watts peak, frequency range of 19Hz-270Hz, 46lbs

Maybe it is an "upgrade" or maybe it's just my weakness for audio acting up again :-)
Edited by zdoggz - 1/4/13 at 12:16pm

I don't think the VSW-10 hits hard much below 30hz.. I remember seeing graphs before.

I bet the PB1000 does.

Thanks for the 'critique' on the Power12 and all of the advice guys, I appreciate it. It was somewhat of an impulse buy, it was boxing day, I was up early, I saw the regular price at ~$500 and the sale price of $230 made me snatch it up. I will be returning it and will save for a better sub/deal.
As for a previous sub that it was replacing...I was just borrowing my parents Polk (not sure what model) while their house was being renovated. I can steal it back at any time while I wait...

I live only 45 minutes from a US border, so I ship stuff to the border store and pick it up all the time, that's what I just did for the 5.2s. So, that said, if there is an amazing deal on a more preffered sub from the states I would have no problem picking one up.

Cheers.

Interesting...i got the vsw10s when they were on sale and got them for a really good price. I do hear good things about the svs pb1000 though so thats why i asked. I also see emotiva's xref12 sub (currently 599) that seems to be a good value, but i dont see nearly as many ppl talking about them as I do the SVS.

http://shop.emotiva.com/collections/speakers/products/xref12

the Veritas subs are very nice, they have awesome build quality and powerful amps and can hit very clean, but the PB-1000 is on another level in terms of output and extension. It's a much bigger box, and will hit hard down to a legitimate 20Hz.

So the real question is whether you want to go lower and louder -- the SVS's will be able to reproduce that "sub bass" stuff in heavy LFE movie action that the Veritas subs count. And they will play louder too before falling off. I doubt they will be "cleaner" though.

I think you are setting yourself up for AWESOME!