Energy RC-70????

I wouldn't do that. I just was checking if any of you thought Martin logan electrostatics would be a bad idea if the room is too narrow not allowing enough airspace around them. I have heard they have a small sweet spot so they wouldn't sound as good to others in the room who weren't sitting in the "perfect seat."

Do you guys think the outlaw 200 watt/channel amp would be too much for my room or should I go with the 140 watt/channel amp?

i'm using the energys in my tv room and i'm very content--they're not life-altering, but are a very solid speaker which i'm unlikely to replace. the paradigm studio series sound very similar to the energys to me--neutral, detailed, well-rounded--and are also a very solid, hard-to-go-wrong pick. i've only heard the ml aeon briefly in a 2ch setting and i was slightly disappointed--although the high end was extremely open and airy i thought the integration between the drivers was less than seamless, and i heard a midbass hump. i haven't heard 'em in an ht system, however, and a sub might very well tame 'em. i do see the energys are deeply discounted (50% off), which might sway to choose them among your other credible candidates.

Thank you Loomisjohnson. I just wanted to make sure the energy speakers are in the same league as the other two before looking into them further. I'm very excited in a couple of weeks I'll get to demo them.

sooner, i'm confident you'll be pleased. energy doesn't get a ton of play on these pages, perhaps because they market heavily to the ht crowd, but their stuff is consistently solid--their parent, which I believe also owns Klipsch, is a big corporation which spends a ton on R&D (partly subsidized by the Canadian government)and puts forth a high value product. let us know your reactions.

Thanks again, I'll let y'all know!