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Energy RC-70????

Local guy is pushing these speakers as his favorite brand. Haven't had a demo yet. Also considering Paradigm studio 100s, or some used Martin Logan Aeon i.

What is your opinion on these choices?

Haven't heard the Paradigms either, me neighbor has Logan Aeon i and cinema center and I think it sounds great.

Room is about 13ftx20ft with vaulted ceiling, all chocolate brown dedicated movie room.

It will be used about 95% for moves and 5% music

Also considering using a separate processor and amp to run the speakers
soonermike67
soonermike67 OP
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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.
loomisjohnson
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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.
soonermike67 OP
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Thanks again, I'll let y'all know!
soonermike67 OP
4 posts
 
Got to listen to B&W CM9 pair and was impressed with their detail and clarity. I could get into these used with a CM center and ds3 surrounds for about the same price as the rc70/rclcr/rcr setup new. I'm still waiting to hear the rc's, hopefully the dealer will have a set to demo soon, but I'm tempted to just get the CM9's.

Do you guys feel that CM9's would compare to rc70's?
goblue711
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While I have not heard the RC-70's, I would suggest you move up the line and try to find a pair of Veritas 2.3i's. I auditioned last year next to Paradigm Studio 100's and S8's. To my ears, the Energy's were far more resolving and better integrated than the 100's. While the S8's--at more than double the cost-- had the slight edge in treble refinement, they could still not top the expression of the Veritas' dome midrange.
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